"Me & You" scrapbook layout //DTfor Butterfly Reflections Ink //Doodlebug Designs

Hi crafty friends! I hope you are having a great week and had time to play with some paper today!  I have been so busy and unfortunately, means I have been behind on posting here....I don't mean to neglect you all.....I have projects to share and will be busting them all out soon! I appreciate your patience and loyalty!
This layout is my 3rd design team project for Butterfly Reflections Ink.  If you missed my announcement post...I have been given the honor to be a part of their summer design team and I am super excited!!
Without further ado....this layout is all about the Hello collection from Doodlebug Designs.   After three layouts, I have so much product left for probably another few layouts!  This layout is of my daughter and husband out on a "daddy-daughter date"...so sweet!

This layout came together so much quicker than normal , but it was easy when I had all of these adorable speech bubbles from the Hello Collection chit chat package.  I couldn't narrow down the ones I wanted to use because they all had such cute messages...so I add them all!

I started with a 12 x 12 piece of black cardstock and started laying down the speech bubbles I wanted to use...spacing them out like a puzzle.  I have been reaching for a lot of black cardstock lately because I love the way the bright colors look against the dark background...Once I had them placed the way I wanted, I glued them down and every other, or just about, I popped up on fun foam.

I even added some of the cute little enamel shapes from the Hello shape sprinkles to some of the speech bubbles to add some texture against all of the paper pieces.

I layered a few of the matching heart die cuts from the same chit chat package plus the itty bitty enamel hearts from Doodlebug tiny little hearts shapes...I love these....they are too cute!  However, because they are so small, I have found using tweezers to place them makes it so much easier!

 To create my title, I used one of the awesome large phrases from the chit chat package which are perfect for any title...I used the "Me & You" die cut...well because it said it all...and to complete my title, I added tiny alpha stickers from Webster's pages.

Lastly, I added some splatters with my Prima Oil pastels for a little bit of messiness and wrote my journaling with a white gel pen.

 

I hope you liked this layout and are inspired to check out the Doodlebug Designs products over at Butterfly Reflections Ink online store!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great week!

 

"Memories" scrapbook layout Created for Butterfly Reflections Ink

Happy Saturday, crafty friends!
It's Heather and I am so excited to be sharing my first Butterfly Reflections Ink. design team project with you!

When I came across the Hello collection from Doodlebug, I knew it was just perfect for the photos I had of my mother celebrating her most recent birthday...(no, mom, I won't tell everyone how old you are!)

 

I usually scrap with just one photo, but I couldn't possible choose between these...she just looks so happy! so, I decided a grid format was the best way to go...that is the easiest way to get in more of the beautiful patterned papers, plus I was able to sneak in one of the large chipboard words from Dear Lizzy.  I thought when I received those I would be painting them in some way...but I love the way the white title looked against all of the colors in this layout, so I left it!

 

 

 

I started with a piece of American crafts white cardstock....at this time, Butterfly Reflections Ink does not offer 12x12 papers, but what goes on that piece of cardstock is soo much more important...you can get the background anywhere...its the layers and embellishments that make a layout awesome!!

 

After adding a layer of clear gesso, I used some of my Tim Holtz distress inks to create my colorful background by "smooshing" the ink with some plastic packaging...so easy to do...anyone can be an artist with this technique!

 

 

Next, I matted each photo with a couple of pretty papers from the 6 x 6 paper pad as well as pulled papers to create the other sections of the grid design....these will house my journaling and lots of gorgeous embellishments!  There were so many pieces included to work with, I had a hard time deciding which to use...so I layered several together and popped some up for dimension! I even used the teeny tiny enamel bow for my itty bitty birdhouse from the shape sprinkles.  They are too cute!!

Once I had all of the papers layered as I wanted them, I added some foam adhesive to my photos and some messy stitching to some of the papers with my sewing machine for texture.  I also used a border punch from my stash....yes, I said punch!!  The notebook edge style punch is one of my favorites and I like to pull them out once in a while...you will also notice some pink and blur thread peeking out behind some of the clusters....I like the texture and pops of color thread adds...

 



 

I loved all of the flowers included in the Odds and End's embellishment pack!  I decided for on my sections, I would layer a bunch with some popped up on foam adhesive...I love the way it turned out!! 

This section I stitched in a way so that it would open and I could add my journaling ...I am not a big fan of journaling....but yes, I am a scrapbooker...I know odd, right?...but I also tend to write crooked or miss a word...so I love finding ways to add it so it is concealed and it doesn't distract from the rest of the page....if you don't have a sewing machine, you could create this same detail with washi tape, or you could just score a folding line on the top of the patterned paper...

 



 

You will notice some of the adorable little tiny heart sprinkles and sparkly sequins from Pretty Pink Posh ...

Thanks so much for sticking with me through this long post, but there are so many gorgeous details in this collection that I had to share!  You can also check out my process on my YouTube channel linked below....

https://youtu.be/jnm1ZV8MxaM

 

  I hope you found some inspiration of your own and will check out the store over at Butterfly Reflections Ink....I am sure you will find a ton that you fall in love with ! Have a great weekend! 

Butterfly Reflections Ink. Design Team! ***I am a Butterfly Ink-er!***

 

 

Happy Monday!! and it is certainly a happy Monday for me!

I recently was informed that I had been selected to be a part of the design team for

Butterfly Reflections Ink.  It is an online store featuring stamps, die, and scrapbooking supplies! 

I am very excited for this opportunity and to share this company with you!  The customer is excellent and Vanessa, the owner is a pleasure to work with.    She has also just opened up her first brick and mortar shop in her home town of New Hampshire!  I wish I was local so I could shop in store, but the next best thing is her online store!  However, if you are in her area, you definitely have to make a trip...I mean, who doesn't love shopping for craft supplies in person!!

 

 

If you haven't already shopped there, please check out the store linked above to check out all of the latest and greatest the crafting community has to offer!  Happy Shopping!!

 

Stay tuned for my first design team project coming soon!