SAY I LOVE YOU

Hi and welcome to the last stop on the  #HeidiswappSayILoveYou  Media Team Blog Hop!
 Our aim today is to get back to giving an old fashioned card and gift instead of texting and emailing ! If you haven't already started with Heidi Swapp's project make sure you do! She has some freebies to *giveaway* as well so be sure not to miss out on those.

Love can be shown in all different ways, I love the act of giving it always warms my heart. I chose to create my card using the new Color Magic heart card. I wanted to make my card as a token of appreciation and thanks for my youngest son's teacher  who started his first  year of school last week, I wanted to thank her for helping him settle into school so well.

To create the window I used one of the Color Magic Ephemera heart pieces  which was the same heart shape to trace around on the front of the card.

I then used my craft knife to trim around it. I then  added some heart glitter between two pieces of clear plastic and adhered that to the back of the heart on the inside of the card.

I misted my card with Chartreuse Color Shine and added paper from the Hello Today paper pad on the inside of the card. I then added an acrylic butterfly to the front of my card by bending up the wings.

To complete I stamped the word thank you using the  new wooden stamps and created some banner pieces. I then tied a piece of silk ribbon to hold it closed.

Yesterday he shyly gave her the card and small gift I had made for her, it was such a sweet moment and she was very touched.

                      **If you have missed any of the other girls blogs here is a list for you**

Heidi Swapp

Maggie Massey

Jamie Pate

Jennifer Evans

Lindsay Bateman

We would love to see your handmade cards and gifts and sharing how you express your love to others. If you wanted to play along be sure to use the hashtag  ‪#‎HeidiSwappSayILoveYou‬  on both IG and facebook so we can find you and see what you have made and gifted to others.

his curls...

Today on the Heidi Swapp blog I am sharing a  fun tutorial for creating the misted background on my layout. You can find the  step x step here. I used the new layered stencils and HelloToday collection . 
I created this layout about 2 weeks ago just before I had to take him to the barber for a big trim before he started school. I love and adore his curls to bits!

I used my machine to stitch a wavy border.

The heart stencil is so fun to play with!

The Mini Stamps are definitely a favourite!

Extra photos of his curls under the Color Magic note!

AWESOME!

Over at Scrap the Boys there is a new challenge for the month of February. This month the challenge is  to create a layout about your boys and someone that is important to them. My first thought was my boys are important to each other! They play all day together when they can, usually at the lego table ( LOL), so my choice was easy.

I have combined the Heidi Swapp Mixed Company collection with  a little older Bella Blvd and October Afternoon! I added some heavy vellum over the black and white striped paper from Mixed Company to tone it down a little.

A new found love, stitching over chipboard words!

That lego washi tape was the perfect finishing touch to my layout!

 I hope you get a chance to play along for a chance to win some fabulous prizes!

Just choose happy

The night before CHA Heidi handed me the new Heidi Swapp Dreamy collection and said go and create...well I couldn't go past this 'choose happy' pattern paper from the collection, I think it is just so fun. I tried out a different layout size which was also fun to work with. I layered a few pieces of the pattern papers from the collection then added the Ephemera pack pieces too.

 

The puffy stickers are to die for.

 

I love how the acrylic and card stock pieces  from the Ephemera pack layer so nicely. And those bow ties are definitely my favourite!

I cannot wait for this collection to hit the shelves in March you will love it!

 

JOT magazine issue 4

Exciting news to share today, JOT magazine issue 4 is live here!

I have a number of projects in the magazine but today I want to share just 2.
This layout was for the Celebration gallery.  That backround confetti paper from the  Heidi Swapp Mixed Company collection is one of my all time favs.

I added some extra photos and journaling on some tags in the  glassine bag.

 ...and this layout was created for the cotton/thread gallery.

I tangled some gold thread behind the feather and added some red and white twine too for some texture. Those gorgeous gold rubons are Pebbles and that fun flair is from Greatest View.

Be sure to take some time to look through the magazine because there is just so much eye candy!

The Memory Planner...

I am so over the moon excited to finally share the new Heidi Swapp Memory planner being revealed today. This collection will only be available in Michaels and excitingly soon in Australia.... Details coming soon  !

It's my new way of documenting the everyday happenings of my family.  I wanted to decorate the cover a little differently so I created a She Art collage piece on the front of the planner. I modge podged some pattern paper on the front of the album to create a base. I then  misted a Color Magic butterfly to form the wings and then built up my 'girl' with pattern paper from the collection.
I then used the mini stamps and background stamps to create texture and interest.

Isn't that crown stamp so fun! You can see I added some glitter to the butterfly for a bit of sparkle.

Heidi has designed some fabulous 3 in one masks and stencils , I have used one of them with some texture paste to create some raised elements on my cover.

Upon opening,  each month has 3 parts that can be used for documentation.

Firstly on the left, there is a page to write down your thoughts for the month. There is room to add extra photos if you want.

Next there is a pocket page to hold your photos and memorabilia.

Finally there is a calendar page that you can embellish as you like with the stamps, stickers and extra embellishments  in the collection. I completed my calendar up until the 6th of January when I left for the US and CHA. I have taken the planner with me and each night I can note down the day's highlights and then add my photos when I return home.

I am so excited to continue with this monthly project and I plan to share more of each month as I go.

The adventure begins...

I created this quick little mini to take away with me to the US as reminder of my family. I used the Glitz Color Me Happy collection that I had in my stash.

I used my Epiphany Crafts tool to create this cute little charm.

My favourite photo of us all together.

My crazy boys...

and the love of my life...