Posted by Noey on July 13th, 2015 — Posted in 5 Photos, CREATE, Single Page Layout
Please stop by and see all of the amazing projects in July’s CREATE Magazine HERE!


We got a summer themed color challenge for the July CREATE magazine. Red, 3 shades of blue, tan, and white. I don’t usually get very many photos for the fourth of July but the red made me think of berries! These are pictures of us picking strawberries in our front yard. What a treat!
Products used: Patterned paper: DCWV, Little Yellow Bicycle, sei; Letter stickers: Little Yellow Bicycle; Tag: imaginisce; Dies: Silhouette Samantha Walker, PPbN Designs; Sketch: Scrapbook Generation
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Posted by Noey on July 11th, 2015 — Posted in Cards

A quick and simple card for a friend’s baby shower.
Products used: Patterned paper: Creative Memories, Heidi Grace
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Posted by Noey on July 9th, 2015 — Posted in 1 Photo, CREATE, Single Page Layout
This layout was designed for the May 2015 CREATE magazine. See it HERE!


For the May issue of CREATE magazine we were asked to show off Paper House and their fun themed papers and embellishments. I got the Family Vacation set:

I picked out a silly photo of our son hitching a ride through the airport on our extra tall rolling suitcase.
Products used: Patterned paper: Paper House, My Mind’s Eye, We R Memory Keepers, Cosmo Cricket; Stickers: Paper House, Heidi Grace; Journaling block: Paper House
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Posted by Noey on July 7th, 2015 — Posted in 8 Photos, CREATE, Double Page Layout
See all the great projects in the May 2015 CREATE magazine HERE!


For the CREATE journaling challenge this month, we showed off how to use a list. We went to this favorite park 3 days in a row while visiting San Jose so a list was a great way to recap the overall experience.
Products used: Patterned paper: My Mind’s Eye, Authentique, Basic Grey, We R Memory Keepers, October Afternoon; Letter stickers: Authentique; Stickers: Heidi Grace; Journaling block: Technique Tuesday; Washi tape: We R Memory Keepers; Dies: Cricut Type Candy Font
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Posted by Noey on July 5th, 2015 — Posted in 8 Photos, CREATE, Double Page Layout
View the May 2015 CREATE magazine HERE!


This layout was created for the birthday theme challenge for CREATE. I took photos of Calvin at his 1 1/4, 1 1/2, 1 3/4, and 2 year “birthdays” for comparison. They really turn from babies into little kids during the second year.
Products used: Patterned paper: Recollections, Fancy Pants, Crate Paper, We R Memory Keepers; Letter Stickers: Basic Grey, Authentique; Stickers: Bella Blvd; Journaling block: jillibean soup; Brads: Making Memories; Dies: Silhouette Scrap N Fonts
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Posted by Noey on May 21st, 2015 — Posted in 3 Photos, CREATE, Single Page Layout


This layout was so hard for me! I was challenged by the March issue of CREATE to used chipboard. I’m not a chipboard user. 😉 But I took my assignment VERY SERIOUSLY and thought long and hard about to do something a little different. I decided to recreate the railing to our tree fort with chipboard to emphasize the photos. I actually used a needle and stitched rafia through the chipboard for dimension. Read more about it in the magazine!
Products used: Patterned paper: Recollections, My Mind’s Eye; Cardstock: Bazzill; Letter Stickers: American Crafts; Stickers: Creative Imaginations, American Crafts, My Mind’s Eye, Martha Stewart; Dies: Sarah Bailey (Silhouette), Nathan Jenne (Silhouette)
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Posted by Noey on May 19th, 2015 — Posted in Cards, CREATE


These are my takes on the card and tag sketches from CREATE magazine, March issue.
Card products: Patterned paper: Studio Calico, SEI; Cardstock: Bazzill; Letter stickers: American Crafts; Rubon: Pebbles Inc; Journaling block: Anna Griffin; Dies: Cricut Create a Critter 2
Tag products: Patterned paper: We R Memory Keepers, My Mind’ Eye; Cardstock: Recollections; Letter stickers: American Crafts, Authentique; Wood: Studio Calico; Dies: Cricut Baby Shower
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Posted by Noey on May 15th, 2015 — Posted in 3 Photos, CREATE, Single Page Layout


One of the themes for January’s issue of CREATE magazine is LOVE. Here are the photos I thought of first!
Products used: Patterned papers: Creative Imagination, My Mind’s Eye, Echo Park; Cardstock: Core’dinations; Letters: White Blossom; Stickers: Heidi Grace; Embellishments: Recollections; Sketch: Scrapbook Generation
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Posted by Noey on May 13th, 2015 — Posted in 7 Photos, CREATE, Double Page Layout

Ice skating with Tobin on a “Mom and Tobin Adventure Day” last winter. I used the January sketch from CREATE magazine to pull this together!
Products used: Patterned papers: heidi grace, SEI, Doodlebug Design Inc, We R; Cardstock: Bazill; Letter stickers: Sassafras; Stickers: Doodlebug Design Inc, TPC Studios, American Crafts, heidi grace; Other Emb: Prima; Washi Tape: Little B; Die cuts: Cricut Type Candy Font
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Posted by Noey on May 11th, 2015 — Posted in 8 Photos, CREATE, Double Page Layout


I really branched out on this layout. I used GOLD! As inspired by the color challenge in November 2014’s CREATE Magazine. I showcased photos of my mother’s famous Christmas tree garden. It makes it’s appearance under the massively tall Christmas tree each year.
Products used: Paper: Echo Park, My Mind’s Eye, Basic Grey, SEI, Crate Paper, Recollections, DCWV; Embellishments: Adorn it, Making Memories. Martha Stewart, American Crafts, K&Company; Letters: We R Memory Keepers, Pressed Petals; Tools: Cricut Cuttin’ Up cartridge
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