School Rocks!

It’s that time of year again and all my little ones are in school! It’s a little bitter sweet having all three kids in school! I suspect I’ll enjoy a little peace and quite but then again I’m really going to miss having them all around!  I guess it’ll leave me with more time to scrapbook!  I think it’s only fitting that I start with all the back to school pictures! 

 

 

I’ve created this 12x12 layout using paper from the Simple Stories Smarty Pants collection.

 

I used the "Back to School Pencils 2014" from ScrappyDew Creations.  This boy and pencil car is 3 1/2" tall.  I ran the pencil part through my cuttlebug and inked all the edges in chestnut brown ink.  I used my embossing folder from Paper Studio that is a notebook paper design.  I should also mention that this files comes with a little girl and a title.  I decided not to use the title because I felt like my layout was getting a little busy. 

May your joys be as deep as the ocean, your sorrows as light as its foam.

It was so much fun creating this 12x12 layout!  I just love this photo of my son running along the beach without a care in the world.  To me it just screams innocents and pure joy! 

 

May your joys be as deep as the ocean, your sorrows as light as its foam

 

 

  I used a 12x12 corrugated paper for the background.  Next, I layered an 11x11 background paper.  I layered strips of inked and distressed paper in a variety of sizes.  Within the layers I used a Lori Whitlock scalloped border from the sil store.  I also used burlap ribbon as some of my layers.  My photo is sized to 5”x7”. 

To create this layout I used two files from Scrappydew Creations.  I used the Searching for Sand Dollars 2014 and Welcome Fall files.  The fence is from the Welcome Fall file and the rest is from the Searching for Sand Dollars.

 



 

For the awesome seagulls I inked the edges in a gray ink and then folded the wings up before gluing them onto my page to add some dimension.

 

The grass and sand are glued flat to my layout and then the fence is popped up on foam.

 

The sand dollars were inked in gray  and the large one was popped up on foam.

 

Other products used: Paper Studio Beach House paper stack

A Deployment Wish.....

Today, I’m sharing a 12x12 layout I created for a photo that I’ve been holding onto for a few years now. I have a photo of my daughter who was 2 years old at the time making a wish on a dandelion during my husband’s year long deployment.  What she had wished for broke my heart! She wished for her daddy to come home. :( Knowing we were only a couple weeks into the year long deployment I knew right then and there this deployment was going to have a bigger impact on her then what I had anticipated.  Anyways, when I saw the "Wishflowers 2014" from Scrappydew Creations I knew this was exactly how I wanted to document that moment.  

 

 

The little girl measures 6” and I duplicated the dandelions and added them to the top of the layout.  I inked everything in either gray or white ink. The dandelions were inked in gray ink and then painted with Diamond Stickles.  I love how they turned out! The photo corners and tag came from the silhouette store.

 

Other products used: Echo Park Mini Themes Yellow Submarine Collection Kit.  Iroc gems on the shoes.  We R memory Keepers Bakers Twine. 

Teacher Gift

Today, I’m sharing a gift I created for my son to give to his teacher on the first day of preschool.  I wanted to go with an old fashion style and the paper piecings and paper were perfect!

 

 

The sticky note holder file was purchased from the silhouette store.  I decided that I really wanted to dress it up and the scrappydew files were exactly what I wanted!

 

 

To create this sticky note holder I used a couple files from Scrappydew Creations.  For the school building I used the Back 2 School 2011 set which can also be found in their vault. For the apple I used the Back to School 2013 set.  Scrappydew just came out with a new school file which has both a school building and an apple. So, which ever files you have will work perfectly! 

 

The school measures 3” and the apple measures a little more then 1”.

Other products used: Back to Old School digital paper from etsy store and irock jewels.

~Melissa~

Gone In Ten Minutes

What an adorable way to document your child learning to ride their bike! I wanted a way to show the action of my son learning to ride his bike without training wheels and I think this layout did the trick!

To create this layout I used “My First Bike" from ScrappyDew Creations and the film strip and chevron is from the silhouette store4 Borders #24503. I used the negative space for the chevron.

The photo mats fit a 4x6 and 3x4 photos. The film strip fits 4 photos measuring 2.4 x 1.6.

The background papers measure 12x12, 11.5 x 11.5, and 11x11.

Journaling was printed on the 11x11 background.

The boy on his bike measures 4.9”

I created the title using the Airstrike font from Dafont.com. I used an extra wheel from the bike and sized it to fit the title.  I then created 2 offsets and added doodling to finish it off.

Additional products used: Echo Park We Are Family By Lori Whitlock and homemade enamel dots.

~Melissa~ 

Yappy Birthday

At what point do I say enough is enough with the card in a box? LOL! I just can’t help myself and they’re sooo easy to throw together. They’re just so versatile and all kids love to receive them! My daughter was invited to her friend’s birthday party and her friend asked for a donation to an animal shelter as her girft. So, I decided to use theLittle Yorkie file at Scrappydew Creations to create this.

 

 

 

Yappy Birthday was created using the Lakesight font from dafont.com. I created this by making an offset and then using the print and cut feature in the silhouette software. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have you ever wondered how you’re supposed to write a little message on this style card or how to add a little money or gift card? Well, here is my solution to all this! I created a back panel to write a little sentiment on and also added a little pocket to add money or a gift card too.  This specific sleeve is item #23185 at the Silhouette store.

~Melissa~ 

The World Is Your Playground

Today I’m sharing a 2 page layout I made using a couple files from Scrappydew Creations.  I used the Tree House Fun and the Slip and Slide Kids 2013 files.

 



 

Tree House measures 10.3”

Sun is from the Slip and Slide Kids 2013 file and measures 2.7”

Photo mats are 3 1/2”x 4 1/2”

 

Title was created using font from dafont.com called Beautiful Every Time.

Little girl and tree measure 9.5”

Photo mats are 4 1/2”x 3 1/2” and 6 1/2”x 4 1/2”

Girl and tree were flipped horizontally in the silhouette software. The girls hair was replaced with the “Michelle” hairstyle from the Scrap Factory Doll Factory.

 



 

Other products used: Carta Bella Cool Summer and Best Of Basicgrey 12x12 paper stack.

~Melissa~

Baseball Card in a Box

In the hustle and bustle of planning my son’s 7th birthday I totally forgot about his birthday card!! I couldn’t understand why my son kept asking if it was ok to come into my craft room today. Then I realized he must have thought I was making his card!LOL!  He has been requesting a card in a box since I made my daughter’s back in March.  After realizing what was going on I knew I had to get busy!  My son LOVES baseball and so I used the Scrap Factory Sports Expansion Pack to create this card. 

I used the accessories from the Sports Expansion pack (ie glove, ball, bat) to decorate the card. 

Probably my most favorite of the card…I used a wood grain embossing folder and my cuttlebug to add the wood grain on the bats! I love the details it gave them! 

I did a print and cut Happy Birthday with an offset.  The font is Brannboll and is from dafont.com

Faux Stitching

I also added nesting stars to fill in some empty spots in the card.

Thanks for looking!!

~Melissa~ 

Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust

Today I’m sharing a 12x12 layout I made using a few files. The Fairy is part of the new Fairy Expansion pack from Scrap Factory. The mushrooms and butterflies are all from ScrappyDew Creations Garden Gnomes and Butterflies files.

 

Thanks for looking! 

~Melissa~

 

Down by the Seaside

Good morning! Today I’m sharing a 12x12 layout I made using theLighthouse 2013 from Scrappydew Creations.

 

The lighthouse measures just about 6”. I got the font from dafont.com and it’s called Motion Picture.

The flowers are handmade and I colored them using Lindy’s Stamp Gang Nantucket Pearls Starburst sprays.  I love, love, love this stuff!

 



 

The wooden compass embellishment is by Kaisercraft.

 

Lost My Tooth

Today I’m sharing a 12x12 layout I created using the Wheres My Tooth 2014 file from Scrappydew Creations. 

~Melissa~

A Whole New World

Good morning! Today I’m sharing my “A Whole New World” layout I made using the new and adorable Aladdin - 2014 file from ScrappyDew Creations. TFL!

~Melissa~

Kindergarten Graduation

It’s that time of year now! School is ending and there are lots of graduation photos that need scrapping. Here is a layout I made for my son’s kindergarten graduation using the Scrap Factory Bears Expansion Pack and Graduation Expansion Pack. 

Visit my Facebook page for videos on this layout www.facebook.com/LissaLeigheDesigns TFL! DT~Melissa

This Is How I Roll

Layout created using the Road Trip USA and My First Trike - 2014 pattern files. 

~Melissa~

How Time Flies

Today I’m sharing with you a layout I made using the awesome Butterflies file. I absolutely love this file because there are 2 different styles of butterflies and the options are endless!

~Melissa~ 

We're All Ears

Today I’m sharing my “We’re All Ears” layout I made using the Mouse Memories - 2014 file. TFL! 

DT~Melissa

Nautical Theme Card in a Box

For this weeks project I made a card for my friend who just had a baby over the weekend. The baby’s nursery is decorated in a nautical theme so I used the ScrappyDew Sailor Bears pattern file and the card from DT Ken’s Blog. For more pics www.facebook.com/LissaLeigheDesigns 

TFL! DT~Melissa