Hello everyone!
We are so happy to share our February Guest Designer with you - ASHLEY HORTON! We are fans of Ashley's love for color and clean lines, and love everything she creates. But before we share what she has created with the Possibilities kit, let's get to know her.
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Q & A with Ashley
· When did you start scrapbooking?
I started scrapbooking in 2006, when
our daughter was born. I thought it
would be a fun way to document photos, rather than doing the typical baby book.
· What is something most people would not know
about you?
I love bagpipe/Celtic music. Most people find bagpipes annoying, but I
LOVE to hear them!!
· What are the 3 scrapbooking products you
can’t live without?
Wood Veneers, Clear Stamps and
Chipboard
· What do you love about the February
Life Crafted kit/ Life Crafted Album?
The February Life Crafted Kit has a
fun mix of products and can be used for a lot of different themed
projects. And I love that I can create
outside the page protector or add my pages to the various page protectors that
come with the Life Crafted Album, if I choose to.
·
Finish this sentence “If you could see my desk now . . . “
You
would think I’m hard at work…but it probably just needs to be cleaned!
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When I opened up and looked through the
February Life Crafted Kit, I was so excited to get started with it! I love that the products can be used for
various themed layouts. The notebook
patterned paper and wood grain patterned paper jump started the idea for this
layout in my Traveler’s Notebook.
I started by cutting a heart shape in the
center of the notebook patterned paper and then backed it with a bit of the
wood grain paper. Then I stitched around
the edge of the heart to add some texture.
I debated what I wanted to do in the center of the heart and decided on
adding my title there. I used the
AMAZING It’s All About the Numbers Stamp Set.
I LOVE THIS STAMP SET! You will
notice, I used it a few more times on the layout.
For my photo, I chose to document a cute
one of our doggie Baxter. He is a pro at
naps! I changed my photo to black &
white and sized it to fit across the 5 inch span of my patterned paper. Before I printed the photo, I typed in “I”
and “Naps” in a typewriter font to coordinate with the It’s All About the
Numbers Stamp Set. Then, once my photo
was printed, I placed a heart sticker from the Puffy Stickers sheet in between
the words.
Once I had my photo in place, I felt like I
needed another patterned paper to separate the photo from the wood grain
paper. I cut a thin strip of the heart
patterned paper and then used a notebook punch to give it a fun look. I also decided to add another strip of the
heart paper on the left-hand side of the layout, to give it some balance.
I finished my layout, by going through the
embellishments in the February Life Crafted Kit. I used some of the die cut pieces, and Puffy
Stickers to create a visual triangle on the layout. And here’s a fun tip – when you’re looking
through the die cut pieces, if there’s something you may not use as is, cut it
up and just use part of it. I did that
for the Keepin’ It Real phrase at the top of the page on the left side. I wanted another word phrase there, and I
thought it worked out perfectly after I cut it from a larger die cut piece.
Thanks so much for stopping by today to
check out my project. I hope you found
some inspiration for using the Possibilities Life Crafted Kit! I’ll be sharing more inspiration later this
month, and make sure you’re visiting the Blog and Instagram to see how the
Design Team is using the Kit!
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Thank you Ashley for the beautiful layout and sharing a bit of you with all of us. We are so lucky to have you as a guest this month. Remember to stop by Ashley's Instagram feed to be amazed by her pages.
XO
Lovely!
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