I {heart} My Lil' Monsters!

Hi everyone!

Julie with you here today and I have two layouts to share with you using My Lil' Monster and Get Well Soon!

My first layout is a funny one!! When my son was younger (he is 15 now!) he decided to wear hi underwear outside his jeans and also put some on a Spongebob Squarepants doll he had!! I knew these would make great blackmailing photos someday! lol!!

My last layout today is using the Get Well Soon collection! For those that follow my personal blog - my daughter was born with a skin condition called Port Wine Stains and she has laser surgeries to remove the "stains"

Thanks so much for stopping by!

School is so COOL with Nikki's papers!

Hi everyone!! Julie with you here today and I am sharing an altered frame and a layout I made with the School is Cool collection!!

First my frame!!!

And now I am going to share how I made it!!

I started off with an old frame that I had!

And some basic tools, Beacon's Zip Dry, scissors and a ruler... and of course the School is Cool collection!

I took 12x12 sheets from the collection, cut them into 2 inch strips (that the length of the wood on the frame I used) and then cut the 12x12 strips into half.... 

Also in this photo you can see my 'pokey stick'... well that's what I call it *wink* -- it's actually a paper piercer -- but it is what I used to roll the now 2 inch wide by 6 inch length paper strips

Once I had each strip rolled, I adhered the end seams using Beacon's Zip Dry -- and I held them until they were sealed dry. (Which doesn't take long as it is ZIP dry!) 

After I rolled enough papers to go all the way around the frame, I glued each one down and then added more of Nikki's School is Cool punch outs and stickers and my frame was complete!!

Here it is again! 

And I also wanted to share a layout I made for today!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!!! 

And don't forget Nikki's card kit available for purchase this month!! It is AMAZING!

Summer, Summer, Summer!

Hi everyone!

It's Julie with you today and I wanted to share two layouts and a card using the fabulous Summer collection!

Thanks for stopping by!

Basically Bare and Nikki Sivils Day Two!

We are starting the Day Two blog swap with Basically Bare and the Divas have knocked it out of the blogosphere again.  In case you missed Day One go back and check it out!  Basically Bare not only has unique and fun mini books to alter, but they have bare chipboard, canvas, arcrylic, and cardboard embellishments to make your own to match your layouts with the paper collection you are working with!

We will also be having a giveaway, but you will have to comment here on the blog and also over at Basically Bare's blog.  Their designers have created some FUN FUN FUN stuff and I can't wait for you to see it!  But, let's look at what the Divas created first! 

Julie Tucker-Wolek created a cute little address book out of a Basically Bare mini album!  She is planning on adding some things to it, once she starts putting names and addresses in.  She used the Messages collection and I would say it's a great combo!

(Be sure to check out Julie's blog, because she will have the full address book on there!)

Jennie McGarvey worked her magic on a layout using the Basically Bare Gears in Acrylic form. These are perfect if you want embellishments, but still want to keep the focus on your pictures.  She used the Noah collection for her layout also.

I knew as soon as I saw those gear acrylic shapes that I wanted to use them.  This page turned out to be the perfect page because they add enough to make the page more interesting, but they are definitely not over powering at all.  The focus is on the photos, which is where I like it to be!

Stacy Rodriguez used the Messages collection for this layout below...there is a story behind every layout and this one is no exception!

So I was soooooo excited last year since it was my first trip to CHA....not only was it my first time look at the two super cool divas I got to meet!!!  How much fun is that, and now scrapping it about with Nikki's line was simply perfect!  For this layout I used Messages, I thought the colors were an excellent fit for this layout.  The fabulous design on this one is from Sketch Support. I created the fun little banner under the photos using a scallop circle punch and then cut them in half.  I however wanted a little something different in the banner so I used Blossoms from Basically Bare.  So many fun possibilities with this line!!

Melissa Pablo and Jennie were thinking along the same lines!  Using the Gears and the Noah collection, Melissa created a fun and funky layout about her boy, Justin!

Marielle LeBlanc just got back from Disney, so Exit Here was a perfect collection for her to create a mini album about their trip.  Here is the cover page and I am in love with it.  Marielle will have the entire album on her blog today, so make sure and give her a visit!

Did you get some ideas?  Are you wanting to get your hands on some Basically Bare and Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker goodies?  Well, we can help you with the Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker part!  Leave a comment below and we will draw one winner for a collection kit of your choosing. Basically Bare has a giveaway on their post also! Be sure to comment on yesterday's post, because we have a separate giveaway on that day also!

Sketch Support Friday-One Page

It's One Page sketch week over at Sketch Support and once again some of the Divas have played along!


The MAIN Diva herself, Nikki Sivils, created this sweet layout about Willie B...her inspiration.....

Nikki Sivils

Exit Here collection

Julie-Tucker Wolek

Exit Here collection

Melissa Pablo

Messages collection

Marielle LeBlanc

Noah collection

Be sure to check out the blog over at Sketch Support for their design team's take with Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker products!