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!

Get this amazing bundle in the Technique Tuesday shop HERE

OR

Find out about becoming a Technique Tuesday Member HERE and save even more!

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 

SpiegelMom Scraps: Scraplift Challenge!

Hi Friends!

Welcome back for more sparkly inspiration with my latest project for the Sparklers DT! 

Today's layout is for the scraplift challenge being hosted in the Spread The Sparkle Facebook group!

If you haven't seen it yet, we're lifting this fabulous layout by papercrafter, Katie Scott....

Gorgeous, huh?

Apart from those stunning sequins, 

I was instantly taken in by that fabulous heart cut file, the partially backed puzzle pieces & the embellishment cluster at the base, on the right hand side. 

Here's what it inspired....

"Baby Girl"

Sigh! Soooooo pretty! 

I have combined the That Summer Feelin' and Happy Vibes sequin sets to create this gorgeous page!

Best part? These sequins are still available in the SpiegelMom Scraps Shop HERE & code AMANDA15 will save you 15% too! Yay!!!

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

Just stunning!

I have also used the beautiful Just A Lil Lovely collection from Pinkfresh Studio, as well as one of their brand new digital cut files, Heart & Floral. Inspired by the partially backed puzzle pieces, I decided to partially 'fill' my cut file with sequins. In particular, the leaves and blooms!

I just LOVE how effective this looks....

Super sparkly, & just divine!!!

And how cute are those tiny scattered hearts from the That Summer Feelin' sequin set?! 

LOVE!!!

Here's a look at those sequins adorning my sweet girl's photo....

Absolutely gor-jus!!!

And there you have it!

My take on the October Scraplift Challenge!

I hope you feel inspired to play along too! 

And good luck! (There's a $15 Gift Card prize up for grabs!)

Get all the details in the Spread The Sparkle Facebook Group HERE

Thanks so much for visiting, 

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo

SpiegelMom Scraps: Captured Layout & Process Video

Hi Friends!

Welcome back to the Happy Arty Days blog! 

Today I am super excited to be sharing another sparkly creation for the SpiegelMom Scraps, Sparklers Design Team!

Here's a quick look see at my project....

"Captured" 

Oh isn't this pretty?!!

You'll spy the following SpiegelMomScraps sequins on this layout....

- Vintage Dowry

- Into The Woods

- Sparkly Effervescence

&

- Hazy Summer

You can shop ALL the lovely sequins HERE

& remember: code AMANDA15 will save you 15% off! Yay!!!

I teamed these pretties with the beautiful Cocoa Vanilla Studio: Unforgettable collection, to create my lovely Fall themed layout. 

Wanna know more?
Please stop by my channel to watch the process video for this pretty page....

Thanks so much for watching & subscribing to my channel - your support means so much! 

I hope I have inspired you to get creating!

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Technique Tuesday: Thankyou & Gratitude Stamping Inspiration!

Hi Friends!

Welcome back for more Technique Tuesday inspiration!

This month we're focusing on all the fabulous Thank You & Gratitude Stamps! 

Just in time for you to start documenting all those wonderful Fall, Thanksgiving & Grateful memories!
And speaking of Giving Thanks, Technique Tuesday would like to offer you a small token of appreciation by inviting you to their

Season of Thanks sale! 

From now through Thursday, 10/24, you can save 20% on thank you, grateful-, and Thanksgiving-themed stamps and dies.

•    If you are a cardmaker, here's a link to the thank you stamps and dies that are on sale now.
•    Or if you are a scrapbooker, you can save 20% off stamps and dies designed to help you capture your Thanksgiving memories and celebrate the people who bring blessings into your life.
•      And if you are a DIY kind of person, you'll find stamps and dies you like in both of those places!

Don't forget to use coupon code Thanks19 when you checkout! 

Here's a look at the fabulous stamp & die set bundle that I am featuring...

Perfectly Wonderful Stamp Set

Blessed Crafting Dies

All kinds of awesome, huh?! 

You can shop ALL the amazing Thanksgiving memory keeping products in the Technique Tuesday store HERE

Now, onto my project....

"Thankful, Blessed, Grateful"

WOW!!!

Isn't this gor-jus?!!

You'll spy most of the stamps from the Perfectly Wonderful Stamp Set here, and I couldn't help but use all the metal dies too!

Here's a closer look for you...

Absolutely stunning!!!

I've combined the August 2019 Hip Kits (in particular lots of Pink Paislee: Paige Evans: Truly Grateful collection), and the Gum Drops sequins from SpiegelMom Scraps with the Perfectly Wonderful Stamp & Blessed Crafting Dies set to create this lovely page.

I started my layout by die cutting my two titles (and a few leaves) in smooth goldfoil cardstock. 

I just love how effective this looks! 

I mean, those script words are errrrything!!!! 

SO incredibly good! 

& even better, they cut like butter!!! 

Yay for user friendly, beautiful script, word dies!

Here's an even closer look....

You'll also spy that amazing arrow stamp! 

I repeat stamped it onto some smooth white cardstock in black ink. I fussy cut the arrows out, foam mounted them for added dimension and used them to embellish my title.

Speaking of repeat stamping, you'll notice that I repeated the leafy vine in clementine dye ink to trim the base of my layout. I also stamped up a variety of the leaf & vine stamps onto my page using both red & orange inks. Gorgeous! 

To build up the page, and add even further texture & dimension, I used the leaves metal dies on some  pattern paper from the Paige Evans Truly Grateful collection. This really creates interest to the design, and adds that extra wow!

For finishing touches, I stamped a number of the sentiments in black ink across my scrapbook page. 

So very beauti-Fall!

I hope I have inspired you to get creating with these wonderful products!

Be sure to grab your favorite Thankyou & Gratitude Stamps (and discounted bundles) from the Technique Tuesday store HERE. 

And remember if you shop between now & Thursday 24th October, 2019 the coupon code Thanks19 will save you 20% off when you checkout! Yay!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! 

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Shimmerz Paints October Color Kitz Inspiration & Process Video!

Hi Friends! 

Welcome back for more Shimmerz Paints inspiration! 

It's the first of the month, and that means new Kitz! Yayyy! 

Here's  what the Shimmerz Paints October Color Kitz looks like.....

So.much.gorgeousness!

This stunning kit contains the following: 

1 x Spritz: Tuscan Sun 1 oz

1 x Vibez: Hot Fudge 1 oz

1 x Creameez: Jolly Green Giant

& 

1 x Shimmerz: Pumpkin

PLUS 

 1 pkt of the Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice Dotz

These are the perfect colors and embellishments for heading into Fall!

 And speaking of Autumn, here's what I created with the October Color Kitz....

"Happy Moments" 

Oh my!!! Isn't this just beauti-Fall?! 

I just LOVE that  Shimmerz: Pumpkin color!

Soooooo super pretty & full of shimmery goodness!
And the funny part?
 I dislike creating with orange. It's so not my color!
Give me all the blues & pinks, but never orange.
And this is exactly why I love the Color Kitz!
They encourage me to step away from my set 'favorites' & get me to try new colors that I wouldn't normally choose!
Since creating this layout, I'd have to say Shimmerz Pumpkin is going on my 'must-have' favorite Shimmerz colors list!
And it wasn't just the Shimmerz Pumpkin that won my heart....
I'm also smitten with the Creameez Jolly Green Giant!
That green is errrrything!
Absolutely divine!

But enough chatter, here's a closer look at my layout....

Such a fun & whimsical page! Happy moments, indeed!
I've combined our beautiful October Color Kitz with scrapbook supplies from Elle's Studio & sequins from our friends at SpiegelMom Scraps. They coordinate together perfectly! 

I started my layout by painting all the inset pieces of the Fox cut file (courtesy of the Silhouette Design Store). I thought the fox would really showcase that fabulous Shimmerz Pumpkin, and the florals would be perfect for highlighting the Tuscan Sun & Jolly Green Giant colors. I also used Hot Fudge to paint the nose and eyes. Super cute! 

Next, I painted up a few pieces of smooth white paper in Creameez Jolly Green Giant. I used these pretty green papers to die cut a selection of leaves & foliage, which I arranged around the inset shimmery fox.

I just love how effective this bright pop of green looks against the Pumpkin fox! Gor-jus!  

I tucked my darling photo into the curve of the fox's tail, and embellished with the Thankful Dotz from the Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice set. I also used the floral Dotz to adorn the flower crown on the fox....

So very beautiful!

& how good does the Hot Fudge look for the nose & eyes?! 

So rich & warm! LOVE!

I embellished my layout with hearts, labels, phrase stickers & sentiments from Elle's Studio, then added a bunch of splatters with my new fave, Shimmerz Pumpkin! 

For finishing touches, I sprinkled SpiegelMom Scraps Lovely Day and Into the Woods sequins throughout the page. 

Want to see more? 

Please be sure to check out my process video on the Shimmerz Paints channel HERE. 

Thanks so much for watching!

I hope you enjoyed my video, and feel inspired to get creating with the gorgeous

Shimmerz Paints October Color Kitz! 

Don't forget to check out this month's stunning Missy Whidden Color Kitz too!

***Shop both of the Shimmerz Paints Color Kitz HERE***

Thanks so much for stopping by!

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Cocoa Vanilla Studio & Retro Hip Magazine!

Hi Friends!

Welcome back for more Cocoa Vanilla Studio inspiration! 

Today I am sharing a slightly different take on the Throwback Thursday post!

That's right folks! 

I have been getting my 'retro' on and created a Cocoa Vanilla Studio: MORE THAN WORDS delight for Issue 8 of Retro Hip Magazine! Yay!!!

Normally you have to purchase the magazine to see the full projects, but as a special treat for all of you, I have the editor's permission to share this wonderful layout,

"Sweet Thing"

Oh my heart!

Isn't this stunning?!! Throwback Thursday never looked so fresh & new! 

Such an exquisite page!

This layout was created for a special feature on how to make white space work for your designs. I just LOVE using white space to draw attention to my photos, and maximize overall design interest. I used one of my all time favorite Cocoa Vanilla Studio collections; MORE THAN WORDS, some light mixed media and a whole lotta fussy cutting to create this lovely layout. 

You can read the full article in Issue 8 of Retro Hip Magazine here, and by the way, code FRIEND10 will save you 10% off this issue!

In the meantime, here's how I made this beautiful layout....

I started with 12 x 12" white cardstock which I trimmed to 12 x 11 1/2". Next, I machine stitched a half inch strip of pattern paper, CV-MT001 PRECIOUS onto the right hand side of the layout. I used the packaging technique with Shimmerz Vibez in Pop Art Pink, and added a few splatters too! While this dried, I began fussy cutting butterflies from pattern papers, CV-MT003 GOSSAMER, CV-MT004 COLLAGE, & CV-MT006 TREASURE. I also fussy cut the sweet thing wreath from the TREASURE paper too. I then arranged the butterflies, with my sweet photo onto the peach watercolor base.

Here's a closer look....

I tucked in a few DIE CUT EPHEMERA blooms into the photo cluster, and added a DIE CUT sentiment banner onto my photograph too. SO pretty!!!

Next I added that fussy cut sweet thing wreath, and a CHIPBOARD STICKER butterfly....

So many pretty details!

You'll notice that I used a few pretty sequins from the Summer Morn' set from SpiegelMom Scraps, as well as a good sprinkling of the MORE THAN WORDS ENAMEL SHAPES. 

For the finishing touch, I fussy cut the sweet heart sentiment from pattern paper, CV-MT006 TREASURE, and layered it over one of the butterflies with foam tape. I just love how effective this looks!

Such a pretty page for my sweet girl!

And there you have it!

Simple, beautiful, elegant!

Throwback Thursday made fresh and pretty!

I do hope you'll check out my article in Issue 8 of Retro Hip Magazine for all my tips on maximizing white space for your scrapbook layouts!

**Oh, if your shopping in the Shimmerz Paints store, type AMANDA in the comments section of your order for a FREE paint! ** 

Thanks so much for stopping by,

til next time,

Happy Arty Days,

Amanda xo 

Shimmerz Paints: August Color Kitz Inspiration & Process Video!

Hi Shimmerz Friends & Fans!

Amanda here, & today I am sharing a lil inspiration 

(complete with process video) 

with our gorgeous August Color Kitz!

This month's Color Kitz is absolutely stunning! 

Such pretty colors! &  just check out that exclusive ice cream cut file!!!

Colorz featured are:

 Vibez Hermit the Frog

Coloringz Heidi Ho Blue

Inklingz Sunkissed

Shimmerz Pink

Plus Sprinkle Time! sequins from our friends at SpiegelMomScraps.

If you're super quick, you *might* be able to snare one still before they completely sell out!

Shop August Color Kitz HERE

I couldn't wait to get creating with this beautiful kit! 

Here's what I came up with.....

"Bloom & Grow"

Oh my heart! Isn't this so pretty!

And before you ask about the ice cream cut file, let me tell you that my moody cutting machine ate every single one of those ice cream cones! I know, right?! So frustrating!

On the upside, digital files keep forever, & I'll try cutting it again after I've updated my software, lol!

I've also opted for a 'clean look' mixed media page - lots of controlled painting for this sweet page!

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

Whoa! So.much.pretty!!!

Turns out you don't have to use the cut file to maximize the awesomeness of this kit! 

I began my layout by painting a bunch of blooms and leaves from the Cocoa Vanilla Studio "Sophisticated" pattern paper (Midnight collection) using ALL the colors! 

Where's the Heidi Ho Blue, I hear you ask? 

Well, to create those darker green leaves I mixed Coloringz Heidi Ho Blue with Vibez Hermit the Frog - so you kinda get a bonus 'extra' color in your kit ;)

Once dry, I fussy cut all the florals and arranged onto the 12 x 12 white cardstock base.

Next, I sprayed some scrap paper with pure Coloringz Heidi Ho Blue. 

With this newly created blue paper, I punched a few butterflies, and even backed it to my photograph for added interest. 

In keeping with the butterfly adornments, I just couldn't resist using the beautiful

 Butterfly Beauties Dotz

Aren't they the perfect embellishment?! 

You can shop them HERE

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

Beauties, indeed! 

The pretty yellow & lime butterfly coordinates perfectly with the Vibez Hermit the Frog painted leaves. Love it!

For finishing touches, I add my title Bloom & Grow also from the Cocoa Vanilla Studio Midnight collection, & end with scattering lots of Spinkle Time! sequins onto my page....

So many lovelies to look at!

Absolutely gorgeous!!! 

And such a 'clean' approach to using paints on your projects! 

Wanna see how it all came together?

Please watch my process video HERE

I hope you enjoyed watching my process video

& feel inspired to get creating with your August Color Kitz! 

Thanks so  much for visiting!

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo