Kate Hadfield Designs - Easter Memories

   Hello, my friends!

Today I have a fun new project for Kate Hadfield Designs,

It's hard to believe that Easter is already less than two weeks away. 
I was reminiscing with my husband the other day,
and that is how this "Easter Memories" page came about. 

This is another page for my 8 x 8 memory album.
I have left a spot open to slip my journaling behind the page.

Here's my page

When I was a little girl, I always got a new Easter dress to wear to church.

When I was about 5 or 6, I got a pretty yellow dress with ruffles.
I also got a special Easter bonnet that year.
It was a white straw hat with a pretty blue ribbon. 
I was so thrilled with my special Easter outfit.
I actually still have the little hat! ;o)

The background was my first foray into a photo editing program.

First I inserted one of the papers from the Painted Pretties Papers,

as my background.

Then I added the title using the Spiral Bound Alpha.

Finally, I printed it out.

As someone who is used to printing and fussy cutting everything,

this was a big change...a fun change.

Here's a closer look at the image. 

This is one of the sweet digital stamps from Egg Hunters Stamps.

Since I saw this image right after my reminiscing,

I just had to colour her up in my Easter outfit! :o)

Here's one final look at the page.

I really like the texture of the beautiful background,

and the memories the image brings to mind.

Kate Hadfield Designs Products Used:

Painted Pretties Papers,

Spiral Bound Alpha,

Egg Hunters Stamps.

Other Materials Used:
Spectrum Noir Markers.

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Thank you so much for stopping by! 
I'll be back very soon with more creative fun!

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Here are all the links:

Kate Hadfield Designs Shop

Kate Hadfield Blog

Kate Hadfield Facebook

Kate Hadfield Designs - Our Guinea Pig Page

   Hello, my friends!

Today I have a fun new project for Kate Hadfield Designs,

Last month Kate released a really fun new collection of pet themed doodles.
I was so excited to see a Guinea Pig in the collection,
and it just happened to resemble the pet we had when I was a child. 

I made a really cute memory page for my 8 x 8 album.

I started with a base of white cardstock.

Then I added the pretty yellow page from Sketchbook Pages 1.

I used Print/Cut in Cricut Design Space to cut out all the fun elements from:

My Kinda Pet, Pet shop, and Art Joodles: Mixed Bag 3.

The title was done using the Summer Camp Alphabet.

About the title...our sweet Guinea Pig's name was "Guinea"! lol

One of my brothers must have come up with the name.

I'd like to think I would come up with something a bit more creative! ;o)

I was hoping to find a good photo to feature in the layout.
I only managed to find some small old photos,
of questionable quality! 

I copied the photos and fussy cut Guinea out of them.
His cage was actually just like the one from the collection
but it didn't have legs and just sat on the floor.
I was going to cut the legs off but decided to keep them to position Guinea against it.
In the actual photo Guinea was propped against the trunk of the Christmas tree.

This was such a fun page to put together,
and it brought back some sweet memories too! 

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Kate Hadfield Products Used:

My Kinda Pet,

Pet shop,

Summer Camp Alphabet,

Sketchbook Pages 1,

Art Joodles: Mixed Bag 3.

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Thanks for stopping by today!
I'll be back with more fun doodle project soon!

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Here are all the links:

Kate Hadfield Designs Shop

Kate Hadfield Blog

Kate Hadfield Facebook

Southern Ridge Trading Company - Loveable Layout

Hello, my friends!

I have a fun new post for Southern Ridge Trading Company!

 After yesterdays break from the theme,
I'm back today with another sweet Valentine project!

Most of you know that I always have several 8 X 8 Albums going. 
Some are seasonal, like the Winter one I shared last month. 
Some are filled with assorted pages that I've been inspired to make.
This is one of those pages.

It was the beautiful Abstract Heart Frames,
from Southern Ridge Trading Company,
that inspired this page.

I started by gathering all my supplies.

I dabbed the heart chipboard frames with embossing ink,

sprinkled them with the embossing enamel, and heat set. 

I repeated the process using the pink embossing powder,

on the "Loveable" and the three little hearts. 

I laid the smaller heart frame onto an old photo of my daughters.

This was taken back in the day...when they were still "Loveable"! lol

 Using my blade, I cut the photo to fit the frame. 

If you don't like using a blade, just draw around the frame, 

and cut out with scissors. 

Here's a close-up of the intricate frame, and the sparkly enamel. 

The "Loveable" is so shiny and pink!

 I adhered the 6" decorative paper to the center of the 8" cardstock base.

I adhered the large frame in place first, and then added the word in place.

Next, I added foam tape to the back of the framed photo,

and adhered it in place.

Finally, I added the three little hearts to the page.

I know that the word and little hearts would have shown up

much more clearly on the first paper I had chosen.

However, I really wanted something more whimsical and pretty.

So that's why I decided to go with this paper!

Southern Ridge Trading Company Products:

Abstract Heart Frames

Word Mix #1

Little Hearts.

Other Materials Used:
  Recollections - Cardstock, Bo Bunny - Crazy Love;
Stampendous Embossing Ink;
Stampendous Shabby Pink Embossing Enamel;
Glitters Galore Shabby Pink Embossing Powder;
ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever and No Clog Writing Cap.

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Thanks so much for stopping in today!

I'll have another project share for you in very soon!

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In the meantime, here are all the links for you:

Southern Ridge Trading Company Store

Southern Ridge Trading Company Blog

Southern Ridge Trading Company Facebook

Fall, Beautiful Fall!

Happy Tuesday, my friends!
Today I'm sharing another one of the projects I completed on Saturday. This project was inspired by the season. We have had such a fantastic Fall! I'm not a fan of summer heat but when you have those warm summer temperatures at this time of year it's a different story! The addition of cool evenings and crisp mornings are a beautiful thing indeed! We have been taking full advantage of the weather and enjoying ourselves immensely! It all began with a Riverboat Cruise down the South Saskatchewan River. I took LOTS of pictures but I'll just share a couple with you here. :o)
Anyways, I decided I better make a mini album for all my photos and I think this will be the cover. The plan is to actually print out my photos and fill the album this time to show you. Yeah...we'll see how that goes! lol
Hope you all have a beautiful day! :o)

Materials Used:

Papers: Colorbok - Cardstock,

Making Memories Autumn Splendor;

Embossing Folder: Sizzix - Autumn Sunflowers;

Stamp: Stampin' Up - Day of Gratitude;

Ink: Stampin' Up - Basic Brown;

Dies: Cheery Lynn Doily - English Tea Party,

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Standard Circles (LG),

Classic Scalloped Circles (LG);

Bling: Studio 18 Rhinestone Words, My Stash.

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Linking Up to Just Keep On Creating - Challenge #4 - HERE

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Here are my photos!

This is the Riverboat:

Saskatoon is known as the City of Bridges; with eight bridges. This is one:

This photo shows three more bridges:

We had a little company on the river:

I hope you enjoyed a peek at my wonderful day! I hope to share more of my fantastic fall soon! 

I might even be back later today with my LATE Hymn and Scripture Page! :o)