Popcorn and a movie!

I recently made this adorable popcorn container, complete with film strip and popcorn!

To make this I used my Silhouette to cut out the form of the box as well as the film strip and popcorn. The stripes were also made using my Silhouette. However, a few years ago I made a different version using a template that I found via google. A picture of that project can be found here.

How cute would this look with some yellow tissue paper representing popcorn and a gift card or movie tickets?

remember this...

It is amazing to think that this time last year I had just graduated from the University of Mary Washington with my Master's of Science in Elementary Education. One of the best parts of being a graduate is going to UMW's Grad Ball. To help remember this amazing night I wanted to create a layout that was just as fun. I was super excited to find some older Teresa Collins paper that was exactly what I was looking for.

For this layout, I used Flower Melody by Alison Kreft as the background paper. To play up the birds on the paper, I used my Silhouette and gray cardstock to cut out the birds on a line border. I used the same gray paper as the border to help give some weight to the pictures. Using pop dots, I added a flower from the Teresa Collins line Spring Fling and added some crystal effects on the center to add some dimension.

To give the pages some much needed shine, I used a gold glitter border from the Teresa Collins Summer stories line. I used pop dots to attach the gold border to the page.  Finally, I created the title using Teresa Collins Freestyle: Words. I cut out the header that I wanted and attached it to the page using pop dots.

Once and eagle, always an eagle.

This weekend my best friend from college graduated with her Master's of Science in Elementary Education! It has been a long road for her and I am so proud that she has finally made it! I made a card for her to celebrate the occasion using my Silhouette Portrait . At first I thought about using UMW's school colors (gray and blue) but I know Kelsey better than that, so I went with a bright blue, yellow and green! I am really happy with how it turned out!

Congratulations Kelsey!

Eagle Scout

I posted earlier about the best brother in the world becoming an Eagle Scout and now I have created one of my favorite layouts to commemorate the occasion! As I have grown as an artist and have learned new techniques I have discovered I have an issue with papers that are overly themed. However when I found the Jillibean Soup New England Chowder: fresh thyme paper I got so excited! I loved how earthy it looked while still having a pop of color.

Using the fresh thyme paper as the background, I layered Nikki Sivils paper Messages: "Log It" to give some weight to my title page. I then used My Mind's Eye kate & co. "oxford Lane" triples paper and Cosmo cricket Pots and Pans paper to make half inch banners.

 I layered these along with a fleur dis lis border by Authentique "glory". I also used the same details from Authentique "glory" to create the title and quote. In addition, I used the Teresa Collins he said she said line photo corners on the corners of my picture.

On the opposite page I used the same Jillibean Soup New England Chowder: fresh thyme paper. Using a block of the blue and white polka dot paper by My Mind's Eye to anchor the pictures, I cut the pictures into 3x3 squares. I used a rectangle of the Messages: "Log It" at the bottom of the blue and white polka dot square just to help tie the two pages together.

 

My favorite element on the page is the red banner across the top made with the Cosmo cricket Pots and Pans paper. I used my Silhouette to cut the different shaped pennants and attached them using pop dots. I then added a piece of twine to complete the look.

Finally, I used a fleur dis lis detail by Authentique "glory" and attached it in the bottom corner using pop dots.

so many reasons why I love you

I absolutely love My Mind's Eye line of paper and embellishments and "the sweetest thing" line by Jen Allyson is one of my favorites! With mine and Ray's anniversary coming up in a few weeks, I decided to make a card using "the sweetest thing" line.

 

The base is made from plain white cardstock. I used my Silhouette to cut the lattice work out of another sheet of white cardstock. To make the lattice work pop, I layered it o ntop of Bluebell "Smile" Beam paper by My Mind's Eye. I added a rectangle at the bottom of the lattice work (Lavender "Fabulous" Berries Paper) with a smaller rectangle of Bluebell "Smile" Bouquet paper layered on top. Then, using pop dots, I added The Sweetest Thing Lavender Reasons Title from My Mind's Eye.