Here's a bit of the detail:
I also took a photo from the side so you can see the dimension to the frame:
Supplies:
Crate Paper Season Art Brads, Chipboard, and Friendly Patterned Paper
Jenni Bowlin Studios Alphas
Photos were taken by Van Maanens Photo Studio
One more note, I'm headed for vacation next week, so you may not hear from me until after the 4th, but I promise to have lots of good stuff again then!
And here's my page:
I started with the sketch and the theme. Then, I decided to use paper from the Breaking Free Series (Sun Kissed All Girl Itsy Bitsy, Sun Kissed All Girl Teeny Weeny Stripe, Flip 'n' Flirt Summertime Girl Sandy Shores, and Wild Ride Summer Roller Coaster). After that I picked the photo, and had the idea to cut the Summer Time background on my Silhouette. I really think that background adds a lot to the page. The ribbon is 2 different ribbons that I glued together and then tied with twine. I really love how this layout just seemed to come together.
My boys think their Dad is the coolest person in the world, so when I saw this paper from Fancy Pants (called Like Father Like Son) I knew it would be perfect. Not only is dad extremely cool, he has amazing toys. I'll treasure these pictures of them with Dad on the snowmobile forever! The border punch is Upper Crest from Fiskars. The alphas are from Basic Gray, and the chipboard is from Cosmo Cricket. 
I can't believe it's already the last day of the Mark's Finest Papers June Blog Hop... and they just might have left the best for last! I loved playing with all of the sets this month, but Cupcake Birthday may have been the most fun. At least it gave me the excuse to bake some really yummy cupcakes!
These were so easy to make. I just punched out a few shapes from MFP's card stock, stamped, colored, and glued onto tooth picks.
And, in case you missed it, here's the card I created last week with this set. 
By now you should know the drill: All 4 sets are available TODAY! For your chance to win BLOG CANDY, visit and comment on each of the following design team members' blogs on June 8, 9, 10 and 11t, 2010. On Saturday (June 12, 2010) a winner will be chosen FOR EACH DAY from those participants who visited all the blogs listed for that day! (4 different winners, one winner for each day.) (THAT MEANS IF YOU MISSED A DAY, YOU STILL HAVE OTHER CHANCES TO WIN! And, you can go back and comment, as the winners will be chosen Saturday morning!)The 4 Winners will be announced on the Mark's Finest Papers Blog on June 12, 2010. Each winner will receive 1 Stamp Set that will be released NEXT month!
I thought I'd make a treat pouch with today's set. The pouch is made from one sheet of cardstock that is stamped on both sides. You can find the directions here on Splitcoast. The dog on the front of the pouch was stamped, cut out, and attached. What puppy wouldn't love getting this?
I have a layout I did for my in store design work at A Walk Down Memory Lane a few months ago. Most of the time you have to check out my AWDML work at the store or at AWDML's blog. But....American Crafts is having a spotlight challenge. They're challenging people to spotlight one of their favorite AC creations. Well, this layout is easily one of my favorites. 
I love the colors, I love the modern feel of American Craft's Travel Line, I love that I got to use Flair, and I especially love that I was able to incorporate the menu from this special event into the layout.
Welcome to day 2 of Mark's Finest Papers 4 day June release blog hop. There are 4 new sets we will be showcasing this week. All 4 sets are available TODAY! For your chance to win BLOG CANDY, visit and comment on each of the following design team members' blogs on June 8, 9, 10 and 11t, 2010. On Saturday (June 12, 2010) a winner will be chosen FOR EACH DAY from those participants who visited all the blogs listed for that day! (4 different winners, one winner for each day.) (THAT MEANS IF YOU MISSED A DAY, YOU STILL HAVE OTHER CHANCES TO WIN! And, you can go back and comment, as the winners will be chosen Saturday morning!)The 4 Winners will be announced on the Mark's Finest Papers Blog on June 12, 2010. Each winner will receive 1 Stamp Set that will be released NEXT month!
Today is day 1 of 4 for Mark's Finest Papers June release blog hop, and since I'm a guest designer this month (yeah!!!) I get to join in the fun (double yeah!!!). All 4 sets are available TODAY! and we'll be showing off one of those sets per day for the next 4 days. For your chance to win BLOG CANDY, visit and comment on each of the following design team members' blogs on June 8, 9, 10 and 11t, 2010. On Saturday (June 12, 2010) a winner will be chosen FOR EACH DAY from those participants who visited all the blogs listed for that day! (4 different winners, one winner for each day.) (THAT MEANS IF YOU MISSED A DAY, YOU STILL HAVE OTHER CHANCES TO WIN! And, you can go back and comment, as the winners will be chosen Saturday morning!)The 4 Winners will be announced on the Mark's Finest Papers Blog on June 12, 2010. Each winner will receive 1 Stamp Set that will be released NEXT month!
I wanted to showcase a few things with this card. First up is the beautiful ribbon. It comes in so many colors you're bound to fall in love with it. There's no trick to creating these flowers, I just pleated a few times, added a stitch to hold it in place, and then repeated the process until it was the size I wanted. I also had to display MFP's great charms. Instead of tying these charms on, I used some super strong liquid glue and adhered them to the underside of the center flower. To create the background of the card, I used a technique called emboss resist. I stamped the images from "Believe in You" in brown pigment ink, added some clear embossing powder, heat embossed, and then sponged on some yellow and pink ink.
I've been having a blast playing with fabric this weekend. I have so many projects to show you that I'm just going to jump right into it.
I don't have a sewing machine right now, so you read that right - I was crazy enough to sew it by hand. I saw these flowers on the amazingly talented Carina Gardner's site. You can snag the template for them free on her sight by clicking here. They're really easy to make and so, so pretty! I just knew this card would be perfect for the current challenge going on at the Moxie Fab World Blog. All you have to do to play along is make a card that uses fabric. Mission accomplished!
A Tank-top for me:
Baby boy gifts:
Baby girl gift:
and a gift for twins (I got this super cute idea from the3littlelonis):
A few tips and tricks:
This set is seriously delish. Ok, so here's where I admit that I can be a little weird at times. I love working with kraft as a neutral, but I'm really picky about what kraft paper I use. I was over the moon when I got this kraft paper from MFP. The color is perfect, and it even has little flecks of color throughout it that make it look like linen. Love it!
The shades of blue these ribbons come in make me giddy!
I water colored the flowers with watercolor pencils to add a pop of purple and green to the card.
The patterned paper is from Basic Gray's Max and Whiskers 6x6 paper stack, which you can also find at MFP. 
I have 2 more items to share today that were created today with Scraptiv!ty's June Kit. 
As you can see, I used the game pieces to highlight the fact that he's 3 (I think I made that fact clear here...he he he).
Pretty fun! See you back tomorrow for release part 2.
