"My Boys!"

Happy Friday!!

What a wonderful day!  I'm sitting here, sipping my coffee in my new favorite coffee mug and excited to share one of my latest single page layouts with you!

This layout centers on a picture that Bob and Tyler took at Karly's grad.

 "My Boys" is a simple layout, with the focus on the one picture that turned out.

 

I started by prepping my daisy white cardstock (1385) by taking a small paintbrush (Z3188) and a little bit of watercolour paints (Z3132) and "tapping" the paint onto the paper.  I just wanted a slight, dotted look for a little background color.

 

The accents on the page are from the Basics Fundamentals Sticker Pack (Z3166). I love the gold on this page! Especially the PML Watercolor-Gold card (Z3217) which I colored with our Watercolor Paints (Z3132) and the Waterbrush-Medium Flat brush (Z3226).  I love this brush as the water is in the chamber, you squeeze and it makes 'painting' so fun and easy for me!!

 

I finished the page by adding a little 'manly' bling, our Artisan Studs (Z1816). 

 

All paper that is on the page came out of my scraps bucket...

I do recognize a piece of Adventure Fundamental Paper (Z3125), Fern cardstock (Z2650) and the fantastic Magical Paper Pack (X7209B).

Thanks for Looking and have a great weekend!!
    Gwen
"Enjoy the Little Things!"

Watercolor and Circles!

Happy Day!  How could life get better when you have a layout with watercolor, circles and great pictures from a fun-filled day?! Even though my picture is a little crooked, I am very pleased with the layout!  I'm loving my Z3132 CTMH Watercolor paints, my Z3217 PML- Watercolor Cards-Gold and the absolutely, fantastic Z3226 Waterbrush-Medium Flat. There is still a little bit of time to grab the C1644 Beyond Awesome Stamp Set, X7208B Florence Paper Pack and use up your CTMH Fundamentals!

*Just a note...when using your watercolor paints, be prepared to play!  I started off using just orange on my PML card, but didn't really love the look.  I was thinking that I had to throw it out.  When I added the red, I LOVED it!!  Mistakes are just untried Craftiness!!  lol  When it came to 'adding' to my page, I honestly tried flowers, but I'm not a flower person and my circles just seem to finish the page adding dimension and color! The 'flags', are of course, my journal boxes!

Thanks for looking!
   Gwen
"Enjoy the Little Things!"

Loving Color!

Hello!

When searching for a couple of pictures for my daughter's Graduation, I found some great pictures that I felt 'needed' to be scrapbooked! I'm sure that they are already in a scrapbook, but why not give them another 'go'!  I love the color that the Adventure Fundamentals Sticker Pack (Z3163) and the (unkown, but CTMH) PML cards offer to this page!!  I am also loving layering at an angle under the pictures! Don't forget to add some Everyday Life Washi Tape (Z3211) and  
Aqua Shimmer Trim (Z3086) for an accent or two!

 Thanks for looking!
    Gwen
"Enjoy the Little Things!"

A Blast From the Past!

 Good Morning, Everyone!

Today's single page layout is definitely a 'Blast from the Past'!

With the release of Close To My Hearts new Annual Inspirations in August, I'm trying hard to use up paper and accessories that have been retired or are retiring!  Sometimes its good to use up the items that we already have and make room for the great 'things' that are to come!!  All items used on today's layout are CTMH and hopefully will inspire you to get crafty today!!  Our area has been getting a downpour of rain the last few days, so it will be a crafty/coffee kind of day for me!!

Grad Day June 28, 2016

Ps...I promised my daughter that I would attach an updated photo...

Thanks for looking!
Gwen
"Enjoy the Little Things!"