Technique Tuesday: Memory Keepers & Fresh Cut Studio: January - Sweet As Candy!

Hi Friends! 

Welcome back for more Technique Tuesday inspiration! 

Today I am sharing a scrapbook layout created with the fabulous January edition of the 

Memory Keepers & Fresh Cut Studio products! 

This month's release is Sweet As Candy & looks like this....

Oh how super sweet, indeed! 

Such a super cute stamp & coordinating die set!

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OR

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Here's what Technique Tuesday has to say about these delicious new products, 

"If you're like a kid in a candy store and want it all, this Sweet as Candy stamp set with matching craft dies is a dream come true! These coordinating stamps and dies with a candy jar can be filled with your favorite pile of sweet treat stamps. Children will love getting a Valentine you made featuring their favorite jar of sweets. Or make a colorful tag to go on a box of candies you're giving a friend. Use the small individual candy clear stamps and dies to scatter treats on cards or party decor, or create a whimsical candy border. These matching stamps and dies with a jar and candy will tempt every sweet tooth!"

***Shop the Sweet As Candy Stamps & Die Set HERE***

Here's my super sweet 8.5" x 11' scrapbook layout created with these products....

"Love You"

Sigh! Could it get any sweeter?!

Technique Tuesday Supplies: Sweet As Candy Stamp & Die Set, Candy Jar Crafting Dies, Say It 2 - Love You Crafting Dies, Oval & Rectangle Stitched Labels Crafting Dies. 

Other Supplies: Crate Paper Main Squeeze & La La Love You scrapbook collections, American Crafts - White & Gold Glitter Cardstocks, SpiegelMom Scraps Malibu Sunset sequins, Scrapbook.com ink pads.

Here's a closer look at my layout.....

February really does make everything sweeter!

How divine are those teeny stamped sweets?!! 

I just adore them! & the best part?

 Technique Tuesday clear stamps are always super crisp and a pure delight to work with! Love! 

Here's a closer look at those stamped wrapped sweets....

SO cuuuuute!

You'll also spy that I stamped one of the Sweet As Candy sentiments (You make everything sweeter) onto some white cardstock, and then used the Technique Tuesday Oval & Rectangle Stitched Labels Crafting Dies to cut it out and look all fancy! Such a fabulous lil label! 

But it's the sequin shaker, sweets jar that I am especially smitten with....

Oh how good is this?!! 

I can't get enough of that darling Candy Jar Crafting Die!!!

I cut mine out in golden glitter cardstock, (as well as the tiny hearts included in this set) and really made a feature of them! Gor-jus!

You'll see that I arranged the candy jar lid to be 'open' and have stamped an array of sweets sprinkling out of it.....

Gosh, it's just so darn cute!!! 

The perfect Memory Keepers & Fresh Cut Studio set for documenting my sweethearts!

Sweet As Candy Stamps & coordinating Crafting Dies are ideal for Valentine's gifts and cards!

But, I hope my project has inspired you to use this month's Memory Keepers & Fresh Cut Studio release for documenting your loved ones too! 

Visit Technique Tuesday for more Memory Keepers & Fresh Cut Studio inspiration!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, 

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

The Cut Shoppe: Tic Tac XO - I Like You Lots!

Hi Happy Arty Days Friends!

Welcome back for more digital cut file inspiration with my latest creation for The Cut Shoppe! 

Today I am sharing more of the love theme for February!

What can I say, I love all the heart day things!

Here's my layout of my two darlings being very sweet together,

"I Like You Lots"

Nawww! SO adorable!

I have featured the awesome Tic Tac XO cut file & combined it with the Crate Paper: Main Squeeze and La la Love lines. Super sweet!

That Tic Tac XO digital cut file is all kinds of awesomeness!

Here's a closer look at it...

Such a fun design - LOVE!!!

Grab the Tic Tac XO cut file from The Cut Shoppe HERE.

I've cut it with Main Squeeze pattern paper, Spark, and machine stitched the grid lines onto the white cardstock base.

I just adore the tiny hearts pattern paper! Perfect for this larger designed background cut file!

I 'fill' the empty squares of the design with chipboard & ephemera pieces,

and layer my photo onto the heart center.

Lots of pretty heart embellishments adorn my central photo! You'll spy chipboard, glitter, stickers, die cut ephemera and even puffy sticker hearts embellishing this cluster. Love it! 

SO super adorable! 

Those smiley heart faces are perfect for my happy two, & are just the cutest! 

I like you lots, indeed! 

Such a darling layout for my two cherubs! 

I hope you liked my layout, & feel inspired to use the Tic Tac XO cut file in your love theme projects! 

Get this fabulous file from The Cut Shoppe HERE.

Thanks so much for visiting, 

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Shimmerz Paints: Main Squeeze Scrapbook Layout & Process Video

Hi Shimmerz Friends! 

Amanda here, & I hope you had a wonderful Valentine's Day!

I just can't get enough of Happy Heart Day creating - 

so here's one more scrapbook layout sharing the February LOVE!!! 

"Main Squeeze"

Oh isn't this sweet?!! 

Lots of Shimmerz lovelies here, & as this layout is for my album, it must feature a pop of blue! 

Let's take a closer look.....

So awesome! 

Such a beautiful color combination! The peachy pink with the pops of blue and striking red, are just too gorgeous for words!!!

Beneath my photo cluster, you'll spy a fabulous mixed media base created from 

Shimmerz Paints: Vibez: Pop Art Pink, & Quit Yer Wine-n, 

Spritz: Ruby & Cotton Candy, 

and Dazzlerz: Spun Sugar.

Just divine!!!

You'll also spy our favorite paints on the cut file hearts! 

I have used Shimmerz Paints:

Vibez: Pop Art Pink, Sweet Heart & Snow Way Man

And Spritz: Ruby

See the techniques, and how-to, in my process video HERE.

https://youtu.be/zBuhbVaKVuQ

I hope you enjoyed watching my video! 

Here's a couple of close ups for you....

So super cute & so much fun!!!

Who would've thought that Snow Way Man would be my new fave Valentine's color?!!

I urge you to give this color scheme a try - it's so beautiful! 

I love the subtle Spun Sugar stripes in the mixed media base! 

Perfect!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! 

I hope my layout has inspired you & that you enjoyed watching my process video! 

Order you fave colorz in the Shimmerz Paints store HERE.

And don't forget to earn yourself some free paint too.....

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

The Cut Shoppe: Happy Valentine's Day!

Hi Friends! 

Happy Valentine's Day!

Today I am sharing a sweet Happy Hearts Day page for The Cut Shoppe. 

( 'cos there's no such thing as too many hearts, right? ) 

This one is a super sweet n fun, mom & son layout.....

"Happy Valentine's Day"

Sigh! Such a sweetheart! Love this boy! 

I have featured the fabulous Cross My Heart cut file, and combined it with Crate Paper's Main Squeeze collection. Such a fun & playful page! 

Here's a better look at the Cross My Heart file....

Awesome, huh?!

Such a fun digital file, & it also comes in a 12" x 12" size in the same download. 

Get yours from The Cut Shoppe HERE. 

Here's a few close ups for you.....

Nawww! So Sweet, indeed!

I have backed the cut file with the Specialty Red Glitter Hearts Cardstock. 

Love those tiny sparkly hearts! Super effective! 

I foam mount the Cross My Heart file to the white cardstock base, creating both gentle dimension & interest. I then embellish the cut file hearts with a few Puffy Stickers from the Main Squeeze collection - aren't those rainbow ones just adorable?!!

My photo cluster and titles are layered over the mounted cut file, & I embellish the layout with a few more hearts. Perfect! 

So simple, SO SWEET! 

Happy Valentine's Day, friends! 

Thanks so much for stopping by today,
til next time,

Happy Arty Days, 
Amanda xo 

The Cut Shoppe: XOXO With Love!

Hi Friends! 

Welcome back for more The Cut Shoppe digital cut file inspiration!

Today I'm sharing a Happy Heart Day themed layout featuring the awesome With Love file!

"XOXO"

Sigh!!!! 

All.the.heart.eyes for these two darlings! 

Absolutely gorgeous!!! 

And the best part? 

The With Love file is a FREE one! Yessss! 

Love me a freebie!

Here's a closer look at the file.....

Download your Freebie FriYAY With Love cut file HERE. 

Let's take a closer look at all this Valentine's sweetness......

I cut the With Love file in a pretty watermelon red cardstock, then back it with pattern papers from Crate Paper's Main Squeeze collection. Using my Fine Liner, I glue the back of the cut file - but only along the outline of the large heart. I attach it to my big photograph, and once dry, I fold all the connecting smaller hearts (a bit like butterfly wings) & then fussy cut the excess photo away. 

The result is simply stunning!!! 

The large black and white photo is so striking against all that pink & red! 

& I just love the texture and dimension the folded hearts create!

For added interest, I create a light layer of mixed media to mount the With Love file & photograph onto. I've used Shimmerz Paints Vibez in Sweetheart & Razzeldazzel Berry around the edge of where the heart  will be positioned. So many pretty splatters and droplets! 

**Remember if you're shopping in the Shimmerz Paints store HERE to type code AMANDA in the comments section of your order to receive a FREE paint** 

(no minimum spend, not valid with any other offers & code has unlimited order use) 

I use the glossy black Main Squeeze 6 x 12 Puffy Phrase Stickers for my title, & subtitles. The remainder of my layout is lots of embellishing with an assortment of puffy hearts, heart stickers, glitter hearts and even sequins! 

Simple, sweet & a perfect cut file for any of your Heart Day projects!

I hope I've inspired you today! 

Grab the With Love file from The Cut Shoppe store HERE! 

Thanks so much for visiting, 

Hope you all have a very Happy Heart Day on the 14th! 

Happy Arty Days,

Amanda xo 

Paper Issues: March Scraplift Sunday Wk1

Hi Everyone! 

It feels like ages since I played along with the awesome Paper Issues Scraplift Sunday challenge! 

So good to get back to it & have some much needed scrappy time!

Today's lift is courtesy of the very talented Wendy Tipton and her layout looks like this....

Isn't this something?!! That banner, that stitching, SO much awesomeness!!!

And here's my take on it....

"So Cute"

Oh how super cute is this!?!!
Just adore these two! And I think this layout says it all!
I stuck fairly close to Wendy's original design, but gave it my own 'feel'.
Hope you like it!

I have used Crate Paper's Main Squeeze collection & I am just adoring that specialty paper,
Red Glitter Hearts - it's so pretty!
You'll also spy pattern papers Just Love, & SWAK as well as tons of super cute heart embellishments!

Here's a closer look for you....



Oh gosh! The Heart Tassels, the Puffy Stickers, the Ephemera... I heart it all! So stinkin' cute!!!

And speaking of cute, how about that Sweetest Puffy Thickers title.....

Gor-jus!!!

There's so many divine embellishments in this collection!

You'll even spot Chipboard Stickers, and 6 x 12 Stickers too.....

Gah! Sweetness overload!!!

What a pretty take on this week's Scraplift Sunday!

Needing more Crate Paper in your stash?!

Visit the Paper Issues store HERE

& REMEMBER: Code AMANDA will save you 20% off your total spend - YAY!!!

I can't wait to see your interpretation of this week's Scraplift Sunday!

Upload yours in the Paper Issues Friends & Fans Facebook group HERE 

& you'll go in the draw to win a Paper Issues Gift Card.

Goodluck!!!!

Thanks so much for visiting, 

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo