Monogram Notepad (Frosted Designs Cardstock Only Challenge)

This week at Frosted Designs, the challenge is to use colored cardstock only (no patterned paper).  Sounds easy?  I thought so too!!!  

I decided to make a note pad for me (for a change) and had a hard time with the design that would use all solid colored cardstock.  Here is what I finally came up with!

I put a 3x5 rectangle on Layer 2 of my Gypsy so I knew how to size my letters.  On Layer 1 I put several "L"s within the 3x5 rectangle.  

In the center is Creative Memories Reminisce Accents (Monogram Shift Lock)  sized to 1.59 inches.

From top to bottom, left to right:

CM Storks Delivery (LC) sized to 1 inch

Martha Stewart Elegant Cake Art (UC) sized to 1.82 inches

Paper Lace 2 (UC) sized to 1 inch

Rock Star (UC) sized to 1 inch

Songbird (LC) sized to 1 inch

Paper Lace (LC) sized to 1 inch

Sans Serif (UC) rotated 90 degrees sized to .80 inches

Quarter Note (UC) sized to 1 inch

Pooh Font Set (UC) sized to 1 inch

I welded the letters all together.

I cut it out of purple cardstock.

I put the design on a 3x5 piece of green cardstock.  I lowered the design so when I punched the holes at the top I would not punch through it.  I cut out a 3 1/8 x 5 1/8 piece of chipboard and purple cardstock for my cover.  The top of my cover looked a little bare so I added some purple ribbon and green twine.

I used my ATG gun to adhere the cover.  I used my Bind-It-All to complete the note pad.  I have a tutorial HERE for making note pads with the Bind-It-All.  I use blank 3x5 notecards for my paper.

I am delighted to design for Frosted Designs!   I hope you consider entering our challenge this week!!

St. Patrick's Day LO {Frosted Designs Sketch Challenge}

Here is my take on this week's Sketch Along Tuesday at Frosted Designs.   Tanner was so excited about St. Patrick's Day this year!

Here is the sketch.  Of course, I had to "Boy it Down" quite a bit :o)

I cut out the title from Designer's Calendar in green and then added green stickles to it.  I glued down the gold coins he found at preschool.

I cut out a shamrock from Paper Doll Dress Up and journaled around the edge of it.  Tanner made this bracelet in Preschool on the 16th and was soooo worried about getting pinched if he didn't wear green ~ he slept with his bracelet on!!!

I had to include a photo of him wearing his bracelet.  Nice face paint too!!

I found this celtic-looking lace from Paper Lace to use as a background.   Put it all together and you have one awesome memory!!

Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to check out the other layouts at Frosted Designs!!!

Frosted Designs Challenge ~ Quote

Here is my deisgn for Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday Challenge today.  I had "crafter's block" trying to find a quote that would work with any of the pictures I had!  I kept thinking of "click it or ticket" and "there is no crying in baseball" but those would not work!  I even went online to look up quotes.  Finally, I looked at my entryway wall and saw this quote in vinyl and just knew it would work!

I used Paper Lace to make a background paper and the font.  On Layer 1 I put the heart mesh on the screen and sized it to 8.0w x 7.77h.

On Layer 2, I put the title.  The smaller words are 1 inch tall and the larger words are 1.31 inches tall.  I welded the smaller words together, and left the larger separate in all caps. 

On Layer 3, I put the shadow of the heart mesh.

Here is the heart mesh cut out.

I was not sure which color I wanted the background of the mesh, so I cut it out in black first.  This way, my words were positioned on my page right where I wanted them.  I decided against the black background and chose white instead.

I ran my letters and words through my Xyron.  I put my "negative" paper on my background paper and stuck the letters and words on.

This way my words are straight and centered.

I carefully pull up the "negative" paper.

Here are the words on the paper.

I did not have the right flowers, so I took these white paper flowers and inked them silver with Tim Holtz silver alcohol ink.  They turned out super shiny!

I added a scrap of black and white paper and some silver ribbon behind the mesh.  I added the silver flowers with red gems.  I filled in one of the hearts with black diamond stickles.  These family photos were taken last week when we were visiting friends.

This layout is a little bit busier than my typical style, but I like it!