Crate Paper | I Love You This Much

This is a personal blog. All editorial content and projects are intellectual property of ashleyhortondesigns.com. I do receive compensation and material product from Crate Paper to develop my craft posts, but all ideas and opinions are my own.

I am super, super excited to stop in today and share my first layout with you for the Crate Paper Design Team.  I have to admit, when my Design Team box arrived, I took everything out, so I could look at every piece of the collections we received!  And I was definitely excited to find out that my first assignment was creating with the new Bloom collection by Maggie Holmes.  Everything about this collection is amazing, and it was so hard trying to decide what to start with.

I wanted to incorporate my favorite go to patterns, colors and techniques, so I started with the Lizzy patterned paper as the background for my layout.  Wood grain is one of my favorite patterns, and I love that you can use this pattern to create a subtle look in the background.

I love finding ways to incorporate die cuts on my layouts, so I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut various sized circles to create frames on my layout.  I wanted to create a soft look on the layout, and the circles were perfect for creating frames for my photo, title and embellishments.  I alternated the embellishments on my layout, to vary the texture, color and dimension.

The Ephemera Pack with the Bloom collection, gave me lots of options for embellishing my layout.  I love the die cut flowers included in the pack and placed several of them around the layout.  I also incorporated fussy cutting, to add the fun scalloped circle shapes around the die cut circles.  And the plus symbols were fussy cut from the Blossom patterned paper and placed in a few of the open spaces on the layout.

I'm looking forward to sharing more inspiration with you, over the next year!  Keep an eye out on my Blog and the Crate Paper Blog for what's to come!

ETSY STORE 

Pink Paislee Valentine's Titles | La La La Love You

This is a personal blog. All editorial content and projects are intellectual property of ashleyhortondesigns.com. I do receive compensation and material product from Pink Paislee to develop my craft posts, but all ideas and opinions are my own.

Happy Day (after) Valentines!  I hope you had a great weekend, and that you're looking forward to a great week.  I'm here today, to share a layout that went up on the Pink Paislee Blog last week.  The Design Team created some beautiful layouts, focusing on Valentine's Titles.  I loved working with the C'est La Vie collection on this layout, and the mix of alphas included in the collection.

You can see, that I followed the design of the background paper to add my title.  I mixed the mirror Thickers, chipboard alphas and acetate alphas to create a large title.  I used the angles of the background paper, to "point" my title to the photo.

Once I had the title and photo in place, I used a mix of embellishments on the left hand side of the page.  I like the look of the larger design on the left hand side, fading into a smaller design on the right hand side of the layout.

Now it's your turn to find fun ways to use the C'est La Vie alphas on your next layout!  There are so many possibilities!! 

ETSY STORE

Hip Kit Club | Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful

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Hi, I'm stopping in to share my first layout with the February 2016 Hip Kit & Add-On Kits from Hip Kit Club!  I seriously always make my first layout, the day my Hip Kit arrives in the mail.  There are just so many products, that I can't wait to use!  My must use product for this layout, was the Delighted patterned paper from Maggie Holmes, included in the February 2016 Main Kit.

I knew I wanted to use a lot of the pattern, without overwhelming the photo and embellishments.  I decided to cut the paper along the divisions between the chevron design and arrange it over a piece of White cardstock from the February 2016 Cardstock Add-On.  I loved the motion this created on the page, and the White space for adding my photo, title and embellishments.

I just had to find a way to incorporate the amazing Maggie Holmes Fringe Hearts, that are a part of the February 2016 Embellishment Kit.  I can assure you, if there is a heart within 5 miles of my scrap area, it is going to be used on a layout!  And I made these even more heart-y by adding a Studio Calico wood veneer heart from the February 2016 Project Life Kit, right in the center of the fringe heart.

I used most of the embellishments in the White space on the layout, because I didn't want to cover up the pattern that I love so much.  But I felt like it needed a little touch of something else, so I splattered Black Color Shine over the layout (I always decide to do this at the end, so if you're like me, make sure you cover your photo).  Then I added a few of the Simple Stories enamel dots down the center of two of the patterned paper strips.

If you haven't had a chance to pick up the February 2016 Kits, then make sure you head over to the Hip Kit Club website.  You definitely want to get your order in, before it sells out!  And look for the reveal of our March 2016 Kits, coming up on February 15th!!

ETSY STORE

Big Picture Classes | Photo Focus

I hope you've had a chance to check out my classes on the Big Picture Classes website!  Today, I have a brand new class, called Photo Focus!  In this class, I share ways to focus on your photos...the main reason we scrapbook...while still adding fun, creative touches to your pages.  I hope you'll come join me for the class, if you are already subscribing to Big Picture Classes.  If you haven't joined, check out the Membership tab on the BPC Website for more information on signing up!

And while you're there, you can still check out my other classes:

Old Favorites with a New Twist

Mini Made Easy

Make the Cut

See you in class!  

ETSY STORE 

Hip Kit Club | Love Love Love

This is a personal blog. All editorial content and projects are intellectual property of ashleyhortondesigns.com. I do receive compensation and material product from Hip Kit Club to develop my craft posts, but all ideas and opinions are my own.

I'm here to share a new layout with you, using the January 2016 Hip Kit & Add-On Kits! I have to admit, that I might have been hoarding the cute Crate Paper tags included in the January Embellishment Add-On. So I decided to use all of them as the focus of my layout this week!

I arranged all of the tags and my photo in the center of the background paper. Then I used a mix of embellishments from the kits, to add over and around the tags. I also wanted to add a bit of mixed media, so I used some of my watercolor paints in the background of the layout. And one of our Weekly Challenges a couple of weeks ago, was to use confetti, so I used several of the Crate Paper stickers over my watercolor, to create a fun confetti look!

And, the February 2016 Hip Kit & Add-On Kits should be making their way here in the next few days!  I can't wait to start creating with it!  If you haven't had a chance to check out all that's included for February, make sure you visit the Hip Kit website ASAP!!

ETSY STORE 

Pink Paislee | Desk Home Decor

This is a personal blog. All editorial content and projects are intellectual property of ashleyhortondesigns.com. I do receive compensation and material product from Pink Paislee to develop my craft posts, but all ideas and opinions are my own.

I am so excited to share my first project with you, as one of the 2016 Design Team members with Pink Paislee.  Today, I have a home decor project, that can be displayed on your desk.  I don't know about you, but I love home decor pieces that are fun and functional!

I picked up this wood tray at my local craft store...don't forget to use your coupons, when you're shopping, to get a great deal!  I wanted something on my desk, that would work as a display for photos and some of my favorite Pink Paislee products from the C'est La Vie collection.  I started the project by cutting the wood grain patterned paper from the C'est La Vie collection to 10x10, and adhering it to the inside back of the tray.  I also picked up a few hooks at the craft store, and placed four of them on the inside edge of the tray.  I wrapped thin wire around each of the hooks, to have a line to hang my photos and Pink Paislee products.

 
And I couldn't resist covering some mini clothespins, with patterned paper.  The clothespins are perfect for hanging my photos and products from the wire.  To save patterned paper, I used the manufacturer strips from the C'est La Vie papers, to cover the clothespins.

This is such a fun project to display in your home.  And I love that it's something that can be changed out, if you want to update your photos or add different embellishments.  

 Collection Used:  C'est La Vie

ETSY STORE 

Crate Paper 2016 Design Team!!

Dreams do come true, and I am beyond excited to already have several dreams that are becoming a reality in 2016...and I'm here today, to share a BIG one!  I can't tell you how I honored I am to join the Crate Paper 2016 Design Team, with these very talented Ladies!

I will begin sharing projects soon, using the gorgeous Crate Paper collections, so stay tuned for upcoming inspiration.  And make sure you're following me on Instagram (ashleyhorton75).  I always share my projects and sneak peeks on Instagram!  Also, make sure you check out and follow each of the Ladies, on the Team this year.  You won't want to miss their gorgeous work!