Z Mini Album: Layouts 5 and 6

Hi guys. I'm back with the mini album I created for my son. Today's section has some interactive pages...as well as some half pages for some memorabilia or quotes/stats. 

So here's the left page....

  

It folds open to reveal more layouts:

This section has extra "half pages" between the two layouts....

...these are "pocket pages" and have an "insert". I haven't quite decided what exactly I'm gonna do with the inserts. But at least the decorating part is done. :)

The front:

The backs:

Right Page:

Interactive photo strip:

Left side full view:

Right side full view:

It was fun to get creative with this album! I love the interaction that it has going on. Thanks for dropping by to take a look. :)

Birthday Gifts

Hi guys. Another birthday card to showcase and enter into challenges. Today's card is basically using up scraps. It was a little out of my comfort zone, but I had fun with it....and I think I'll be making more of these in the future. They're cute and simple....and clean up a few scraps!!! WIN WIN WIN!!!!! :)

Challenges:

w is for wishes

anything goes

use a sentiment

use patterned paper
anything goes

anything goes

lots of layers

Bold and Bright Birthday

Hi guys. Today's card took me out of my comfort zone. I have a lot of pattern papers in my stash, but I find myself reaching for cardstock and my Cuttlebug folders for backgrounds instead of using the papers!!!! Yeah, just hoard the patterned paper forever!!!! :p

So I challenged myself to use some patterned paper for a card.

I absolutely love this paper line -- very brilliant and bold!

I also reused some flowers from a card I had received. I find it very difficult to throw out any cards I receive ....but there's just too many....and so I have started taking embellishments off the cards, so I can at least reuse them a bit...and not throw everything away.

So the flowers are from a completely different collection, but the colors fit together nicely, I think.

Of course I also added lots of bling...cause I love to make my cards sparkle! :)

Challenge complete! I love everything about this card! :) I'm happy....and gonna be making more cards with this patterned paper for sure! Super easy...and pretty. :)

Challenges:

http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.ca - happy birthday

http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com.au/ - w is for wishes

http://pictureandscrap.blogspot.ca/ - anything goes

http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes

http://justkeeponcreating.blogspot.com.au/ - anything goes

http://craftingmusketeers.blogspot.co.uk/ - use a sentiment

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.co.uk/ - patterned paper

http://elisabethbellsworldchallengeblog.blogspot.com.au/ - button it up
http://worldwideopendesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com.au/ - anything goes
http://thesistersofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes

Tied with a Bow

Hi guys. Another very quick birthday card to showcase. I loved working with the Cuttlebug "Happy Birthday" folder. Embossing makes a card look elegant all on it's own...and you really don't need much else to "spruce it up'. So todays' card is very Clean and Simple - just the way I love them!

I simply added a ribbon from my stash and some tiny white bling all over the background.

Challenges:

http://7kidschallengeblog.blogspot.ca/ - anything goes

http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.ca/ - anything goes

http://thecraftyaddicts.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes

http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes/ bling

http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.ca/ - anything goes

http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.ca/ - anything goes

http://cuttlebugmania.blogspot.co.uk/ - embossing

Tag-y birthday

Hey guys. I made a bunch of birthday cards recently, so I'm entering them into challenges. Today's card is a masculine or neutral one.

I had this stamped tag lying in my stash and decided it was time to use it. Pretty simple, but turned out nicely.

The stars are popped up to give it some dimension.

Challenges:

http://cuttlebugmania.blogspot.co.uk/ -- embossing
http://lemonshortbreadchallenge.blogspot.nl/ - anything goes
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.ca/ - anything goes
http://stampartpapel.com/category/comunidad/ - anything goes
http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.ca/ - anything goes
http://www.retrorubberchallengeblog.com/ - anything goes
http://aaacards.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/game-53-anything-goes.html - anything goes