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May How-to Layouts by Sandi

Do you have lots of girl layouts to do, then this is the absolute best kit for YOU?!!!

You can get it at Crop Addict!

Here's how to make 2 of my layouts that I made this month with the kit

and some up close pics of the products that I used to make it!

Hope you enjoy!!!:)

Pigtails Sweetie Layout This is a picture of my daughter who will turn 15 in November!!! Love this picture because it truly shows her personality and all that sass she has!!!  I am truly enjoying scrapping pics from years ago!!!

1. Use the 12X12 red shade of bazzill in your kit and spritz with some glimmer mist.

2. Distress the edges of your cardstock and add some dark brown colorbox chalk ink to it.

3. I cropped my picture at 4 X 5 3/4". Finally, I cut Allie 3 1/2 X 10 1/4."

Then used Emma from Paper Doll collection in the May Crop Addict kit and cut it to 4 3/4 X 6 1/2." 

Next, I cut Ashley from Paper Doll collection in Crop Addict's May kit 5 1/4 X 8 3/4". 

Finally, I cut Allie from Paper Doll collection in the May Crop Addict Kit 3 1/2 X 10 1/4."

 4. I laid the scallop sticker from the Paper doll journal stickers down on the side of the paper and then layered each piece of cut pattern paper on top.  See picture for details.

I zigzag stitched along the outside edge of the scallop sticker and the Allie pattern paper.

5. Then I embellished the page with several chipboard embellishments.  I inked the edges with my dark brown colorbox chalk ink pad.

(You get 1 sheet of these in the kit option! I had so much fun with mine!)

6. I added the pigtail sticker to my journaling spot from Maya Road.

(These come in different colors in the kit.  I think white or pink.  Mine were pink!)

There you have it! Very simple and fun!

Here's my other how to layout...

Cute Little Cousins

This is another picture of Kati, but much more recent. 

Just realized they both have to deal with her hair (LOL!)

1. I created my pictures on Picasa and used the collage with the polaroid settings. 

I just messed around with it until I found something I liked.

2. I sewed a straight stitch around the outside edge of the Paisley Girls Paperie pattern paper and then every once in awhile turned my stitch to zigzag.

2. I laid the My Little Shoebox Imagine a Forest Fresh Air diecut on the paper and then cut off what I didn't want with scissors.  It was easy to do because of the lines that are on it. 

3. Then I added the border sticker on the edge and used a strip of  Katie pattern paper.  I used my EK Success spiral punch along the edge of it and then tucked it under the edge of the sticker.

For placement of the pictures refer to my page.  Next I added journaling stickers and some chipboard stickers.

4. I tucked the Bazzill library pocket under the edge of the die cut paper,

added a sticker and a Maya Road journaling sheer. 

5. Then I placed the sparkle chipboard dress hanger on it and added the Making Memories puffy alphabet stickers.  I also placed the word cute above the alphabet stickers to give it more dimension.

Didn't I tell you this kit was all about the girls? It's just great!!!

Go check it out here!

Look at what's available

for the June Kit at Crop Addict!



  Hope you'll stop on over at the forum too.

I'm the Featured Designer for June!

June Monthly Kit

Even though we're calling the June Kit, Boys and Their Toys, these papers will work great for all your photos.  Check out Lisa's layout, We Girls, and see a very feminine layout using these papers.

The June Kit is now available in the Crop Addict shop.

 

Want a add some dimension to your titles?  Check out the June Kit Option and the dimensional chipboard alphabet set.  

Weekly Challenge 5/30/11 - 6/6/11

This week's challenge is to create a greeting card. The only requirement is that the card has to have one homemade embellishment on it. 

Post your card in the May Weekly Challenge gallery by Monday, June 6th @ midnight PDT and be sure to link it back in the Crop Addict forum too! 

Here's my example. I created this card using leftovers from the Crop Addict May 2011 Kit and I created the pleated flower from scratch (see my step by step instructions here). 

{Nap Time} by Monique Liedtke

 Hi everyone! Today I want to share with you how I created this layout "Nap Time", using the fabulous May Kit  from Crop Addict, called "Thank Heaven for Little Girls"!!!

Gather your supplies: Crop Addict May 2011 Monthly Kit, Crop Addict May 2011 Monthly Kit Option, two 3.5”x5” vertical photos (color), twine, sheet of music paper (3”x4”), a few flowers, the butterfly die cut sheet from your Crop Addict April kit, spray ink, butterfly punch, 2 border punches, stamping ink to ink some of the edges, journaling pen, trimmer, scissors, foamdots, stapler.

Take the light dotted sheet of patterned paper (Crate Paper), put the butterfly die cut sheet (back side up) on top of and spray ink. Then take your border punch and punch around the entire page. Adhere to the pink cardstock sheet.

Cut three strips (1.5”x10.75”) of paper (Crate Paper) all with a different design and use a border punch to punch along one of the edges. Ink the edges and adhere to your page, one a bit overlapping the other.

Adhere a photo matt to your centre photo and arrange your two photos and the piece of music paper above (a bit on) these 3 strips of paper. Use your journaling pen to draw a “faux stitched line” around these.

Choose one of the “Crate Paper Sparkle Chips” and add to the sheet of music paper (using a foam dot) and add a flower. Add the title under the centre photo and add a flower as well. Add a piece of twine “in loops” over the strips of paper and title. Adhere with stapler.

 

Stick some stickers from your Crate sticker sheet in the left top corner of your page and add flower. Add some handwritten journaling in one of the stickers.

Punch two large butterflies (ink edges) and adhere to the right top corner of your page. Draw the "feelers".

 

This is it!!

Happy crafting!

Monique

May Monthly Kit

Oops, here I thought I had already posted this month's scrapbook it.  But apparently not....

Here's the May Monthly Scrapbook Kit which we're calling Thank Heaven For Little Girls.

These papers are perfect for your little girl, teenager, yourself, or even your little guy.

Stop by the Crop Addict shop to get the May kit.

The May kit option is also available in the shop.

Weekly Challenge 5/23/11 - 5/30/11

This week's challenge is simple - Create a layout that utilizes three tags minimum. 

Here's my example. I used two tags to hold the initials and one tag on the background. Upload by PDT Monday May 30th at Midnight to the Crop Addict gallery. 

Be sure to link your layout back to the Crop Addict forum too.
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Little Bean by Lisa Spiegel

 

1) Trim Brown Cardstock to 8 1/2 x 11.
2) Trim Gingham Paper to 8 1/4 x 10 1/4.
3) Trim Floral Paper to 8 x 10.
4) Hand cut flowers from floral paper.
5) Adhere photo, tucking flowers in as shown.
6) Using collage paper, trim the pink ledger and white ledger out, layering under the flowers.
7) Add Title.  I colored the white letters with a Brown Sharpie for a little more contrast.

Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Lisa Spiegel

 

1) Use green polka dot paper as background.
2) Cut circle die cut at 6 1/2" Trim 1 3/4" from edge.
3) Adhere large side to layout 3" from bottom of page, with cut edge against the right side of layout.
4) Adhere smaller piece over the larger.
5) Adhere small piece of circle to the upper left corner of the layout.
6) Using backside of purse paper, punch a decorative edge on a 1" strip of paper, adhere below the circles.
7) Create layered flowers with Heidi Swapp flowers. 
8) Cover chipboard circles with pink paper, ink edges
9) Add American Crafts ribbon above the punched edge.
10) Add Maya Road flowers below the Heidi Swapp flowers
11) Cut or punch one large, three mid size and two small butterflies, ink edges and adhere to layout as shown.
12) Layer photos into the Heidi Swapp flowers.
13) Add small piece of vine trim behind the photos.
14) Apply Rub on Title to bottom left of layout.

{Little One} by Monique Liedtke

This month I’m going to explain to you how I created my layout “Little One” using the Crop Addict May 2011 Monthly Scrapbooking Kit and the Crop Addict May 2011 Monthly Scrapbooking Kit Option.

 

1. Gather your supplies: Crop Addict May 2011 Monthly Kit, Crop Addict May 2011 Monthly Kit Option, two 3.5”x5” photos (color) photos – one horizontal and one vertical -, twine, little beads, butterfly punch, border punch, stamping ink to ink some of the edges, journaling pen, trimmer, scissors, gluedots, stapler.

2. I used the yellow/white chequered patterned paper for my background (The Girls Paperie) and added two border strips on top AND on the bottom of this page (both The Girls Paperie).

3. Just below the middle of the page I adhered a 3”x12” strip of paper (The Girls Paperie) and below and above this strip I added a small border.

4. Add the two photos: the vertical one on the right side of the page (wind a bit of twine around this photo) and the horizontal one on the left side of this photo and slightly underneath. Slip one of the Maya Road journaling cards above and underneath the photos just left of the middle.

5. Cut out the title from your sheet of velvet sayings (MM) and adhere above the horizontal photo. Cut out another saying from this same sheet and adhere under the vertical photo.

6. Add the flowers and some punched butterflies. Staple the two little strips of paper in place and draw a striped line around the corners of your photos.

7. Cut six small strips of paper (0.25”x12”), wet them just a little and roll them around the end of pencil. Adhere 5 of them with gluedots below the horizontal photo and fill them with some beads. Adhere the sixth on the right hand side of the vertical photo.

 

8. Add some handwritten journaling.

This is it!!

Happy crafting!

- Monique -

Weekly Challenge 5/16/11 - 5/23/11

I am really on a border kick right now. Borders really define a layout and there are so many different supplies you can use for a border. So this week's challenge is to create a layout using three different supplies to create borders. 

Post your layout in the May 9-16 weekly challenge gallery by midnight PDT on Monday May 23rd and be sure to link your layout back to the Crop Addict weekly challenge forum too! 

Here is my example! I used a strand of pearls, ric-rac and a border sticker to create three different borders.