You Float my Boat

Hi everyone! Mandy with you today to share a traveler's notebook spread that I created!

We were super lucky to go on a 9 night cruise in November to New Caledonia (from Australia)... We had such a great time and I came home with lots of beautiful photos to scrap! I decided that the best way for me to document these photos is going to be in a traveler's notebook. I think that if I try to do a 12x12 album, that it'll take me forever, and I'll never get around to completing it. So this is the first page that I've completed in this notebook...

The Nautical Notions cut file set was absolutely perfect for documenting this photo, and I think I'll definitely be using it multiple times throughout my traveler's notebook!

Here are some closeups...

I love this phrase from the Nautical Notions cut file set, and I knew that I had to use it on a page of my husband and I together! I cut it out of patterned paper from the Amy Tangerine Finders Keepers collection and then added some foam tape underneath to give it some extra dimension.

I added some layers of patterned paper behind the photo and then popped an acrylic heart and a little word/phrase sticker to the bottom right hand corner of the photo.

I cut the anchor using another cut file from the Nautical Notions set and added foam tape behind this as well. I finished the spread off with some journaling and a few enamel dots.

Thanks so much for joining me on the blog today! Why don't you head on over to The Cut Shoppe etsy store to check out this cut file as well as the new Christmas themed ones that have recently been added!

Spring Has Sprung! A Flair For Buttons & The Cut Shoppe Day 3

Welcome to day 3 of our swap with A Flair For Buttons! I loved the spring flair Shelly sent me, the sun in particular, in fact the idea for my layout is centered on that sun. I decided the fun buttons would be the perfect embellishments for my kayaking trip in Costa Rica. I first cut out Star Light Star Bright in some yellow paper. I thought it got lost on my background, so I outlined with a pen, then added the fun sun flair in the center. I used my favorite cloud cut, Happy Clouds,  cut from some fun, bright paper to mimic the clouds in my photo. The 3 flair added by my photos just really sum up how bright and fun the day was. "You Float My Boat" from Nautical Notions was the perfect title for my day! It was so much fun to kayak in this really cool place with someone special.

The Cut Shoppe is giving away 2 Flair Sets from A Flair for Buttons...the Spring Flair set and a set of your choice.

How to enter:  Comment on The Cut Shoppe Blog from April 7th-April 10th, and one random winner will be chosen from all of the comments, and announced on Monday, April 11th!

And A Flair for Buttons is giving away a $15 Gift Certificate to The Cut Shoppe, so make sure you check out the information to enter!

Now, before you head over to the A Flair for Buttons Blog, check out the discounts happening in both Etsy Shops!

Guest Designer | Sarah King

Happy Saturday everyone!  Today, we have an awesome Guest Designer joining us!  Let's welcome Sarah King!  Sarah is one of my fellow Team members on Hip Kit Club, and she always does an amazing job with cut files.  We are excited to have her on the Blog today, and to check out the gorgeous layout she created.  Before we get to Sarah's layout, let's get to know a little bit more about her.

My name is Sarah, I'm a stay at home mom of 4 kiddos and and awesome hubby,  I love them all so much! Ive been scrapping off and on for 21 years now and it never gets old. I love to play with paper and other pretty things. I love my firends and family, they keep me doing what I love.

Thanks so much for designing for us today, Sarah!  Let's see what she created!

I love that Sarah used a tone on tone look with the Geo to Go background cut file and added some fun layers with the Nautical Notions cut file set.  The pops of color look great against the White background!  Beautiful work, Sarah!

You can find more of Sarah's work and Social Media links by visiting her Blog, Scrappin My Little Royals.