OPA! Fun Layout

Hello everyone!  I have a fun layout to share with you all.  Last year, we had this super fun night at a new club called "OPA!"and I had a ton of great pictures.  I wanted the layout to be girly and fun and I wanted to put a ton of pictures - I put 11 pictures on this layout!!

I knew that I wanted to use this great cut from Rock Princess cartridge, "Rowdy" with the girls dancing and rocking out.  So it sort of became the inspiration for the layout.  Now, to kinda match the font used in the rowdy cut, I used Storybook for the "OPA!" title.  The swirls are from Rock Princess, too.  I also cut "dance" using Wall Decor & more.

I had one more problem to deal with, I wanted to journal all about the night, but I didn't really have any space and I didn't want to clutter the look of the layout, so I decided to create an interactive element by creating a little flap where I placed the circle photo, added bling around it and the word "fun times" to use to pull open and read the story inside.

I also came across a new blog that I really like called "Whimsical Wednesdays" and they have challenges each week.   I'm entering this layout into their "Interactive Fun" challenge. 

Come back tomorrow for yet another layout!  I'm on a roll!

Have a great day everybody!

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Camel Ride Layout

I have a layout that I'm excited to share.  I had sketched this on my gypsy almost a year ago, but I hadn't gotten around to finishing the layout until recently.  The most difficult part for me was finding the right paper to go with these type of pictures.  I finally found it with basic grey, so I finally was able to create the layout.  I wanted a shape to take up most of both pages and I wanted a large camel that was life like.
Here is the completed layout...

The left page close up...

The title is welded using Don Juan...

The right page close up...

To create a realistic camel, I used flocking powder in two tones to create the look to match the actual camel we rode.  I love the way it came out!

Hope you've enjoyed the layout!  I have another to share tomorrow, so be sure to come back and check it out!  

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Layouts for a Cause - FCCB DT Project

This week at Fantabulous Cricut we are creating projects for a cause.  So today I have my DT project to share as well as two other layouts based on this.  This was a great challenge for me because it forced me to really have to think of how I was going to use my cricut on this.  The other two layouts that I will show you after do not use the Cricut at all (I know, big shocker, coming from me, lol!).  So I decided to scrapbook the pictures from an event my nephew helped coordinate that I got involved with and involved my students in called "Run for Respect" which was aimed to raise money and awareness for fighting domestic violence/abuse.  I knew I wanted to use Don Juan for the title, it just fit.  Now for the embellishment, I wanted to use sneakers, but I wasn't sure where to find the ones that would work with this page in my wide variety of cartridges.  This is when I went to the trusty cricutsearch.com and it showed me the perfect ones on a cartridge that I of course own but haven't really used much, Paisley.  So the layout came together very quickly after that and I really love the results.  Now take a look...

Since this week we are creating for a cause, I also wanted to share two other layouts of mine with the same theme.  The first is one for breast cancer in honor of my cousin...

The other is another cause that is dear to me, finding a cure for autism.  Two years ago my students raised over $1000 and we all took part in this event together...

So I hope you're inspired to create for a cause this week.  Each of us has something that is dear to us, so create a project and be sure to link up to Fantabulous Cricut this week!

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Have a great week everybody!

Bling - Sofi's Baptism Layout

Today I wanted to share a layout I made for my sweet Sofi's Baptism.  I used one of the decorations that I had created for her baptism reception as the title for the page.  On the bottom of the right page is my copy of a word book I created for each guest filled with pictures of my daughter.  The best part is that on the back of the little book I made for each guest, I added a picture of each guest carrying my daughter just minutes before during the baptism (I LOVE my HP portable printer!!) and handed it to them at the reception.  

For this layout, I wanted soft colors for the page and I stuck with pink and white.  You can't really tell in the photo, but the background paper is pink with white polka dots.  There is lots of bling throughout this layout, you will see in the closeups.  I'm entering this layout in two challenges this week, the "bling" challenge at My Sheri Crafts and the 3 flower challenge at Cooking with Cricut.  

I also wanted to share that I made Top 3 at Frosted Designs for last week's challenge and I now have a new blinkie!  Woohoo!

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Memo Holders

For Christmas, I wanted to make the girls in the office a personalized memo holder for each of their desks as well as one for a friend of mine and one for my principal who loves Mickey Mouse.  I had previously made these for teachers, but this time I decided to change it up and make them suitable for each person's individual likes and tastes.  I love the way these came out!  Check them out below...

This is the view from the other side...

And here are each individually...

There's a little embossing, doodling, stickling and popping (of course, lol) and my cricut always seems to be used.  I just love how different they can all look.  I hope you like them, too!

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Candy Cane Reindeer & Teacher Gift Frame

This past week we worked on another craft project for school.  Since Friday was the last day, we made candy cane reindeer for MJ to take to school and give to his friends and teachers.  It was a family project and even little Sofi got involved.  She would get two candy canes and hold them while I wrapped them with brown yarn.  My hubby would cut the yarn and MJ would create the face all on his own with glue dots.  He was so proud that he had such an important job!  Check out how cute...

But next I had to figure out how he was going to transport them to school.  I was searching in my scrap room when in runs MJ, "Mama, I found a bucket we can use" which cracked me up - he is so resourceful!  When I looked at it, though, it had an easter bunny, so it was time to scrap it.  I let MJ choose the paper to cover it with and then we added a snowman that he had made of foam and I cut a tag on the Cricut and wrote in the title.  Here it is...

For his teacher, I decided to create a 12x12 frame.  I had made one before for his previous teacher, so I used the same idea and tweaked it a little.  I wrote her a heartfelt message and glued it to the back of the frame as well.  Take a look at the finished product...

I'll have more "scrappy" things to share tomorrow.  Thanks for stopping by!

Princess Fairytale Layout

Sorry I've been m.i.a. lately, but this has been an insane week with 3 events at my school that I was in charge of plus all the other things in my life.  Today, I finally got to scrap with my friends - I haven't been to a Friday GNO in forever.  When I got to the scrapbook store, they had just gotten the new imaginisce princess line and I was instantly inspired.  So I started cutting paper (one of my favorite past times - cortando papelito! LOL) and popping.  I found the perfect pictures of my little girl on her actual birthday with her princess vanity.  So I printed them right away to add to the layout.  This line also has a cute stamp which I cut around and stickled.  Here is the finished layout...

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