Bo Bunny Gabrielle Double Page Layout

 Here is a colorful two-page layout of Humayun's Tomb in India. I love the coral and turquoise color combination. 

 Our guide told us that the coffins in the front belong to the architects who designed this tomb. They were killed so that the building's design could be kept a secret and not be replicated. 

 A view of the pretty title:

 I used an precision cutting knife and slit the designs of the paper to act as photo pockets. I did this in several places and really liked the effect.: 

As you can see here, I cut the edge of the butterfly so the photo could slide under the paper: 

Love,
Tashina

Riding Indian Elephants: Double Page Layout

I have another double page layout to share with you! These were taken at the Pink Palace and the Amber Fort in Jaipur, India. I've been hard at work on these India photos from 2003. I'm making a small dent in my pictures, but I still have a HUGE box! After I finish, then I'll start Thailand! I've also been itching to scrap some of my current photos, so I actually broke down and decided to put some of my Paris scrapbooking supplies to use. So you'll see a layout with more current pictures this weekend. Stay tuned. :) 

I can't even tell you how much I love this paper. Love. The colors are so vibrant and the elephants went perfectly with my theme! The paper is from the Creative Imaginations Marrakesh Collection- Bombay. I used the Fancy Frames Cricut Cartridge that Jinger Adams gave to me for this layout page: 

The font is from the Cricut Elegant Cakes Cartridge and the journaling shape is from the Storybook Cartridge: 

The gold elephant was cut from the Cricut Destinations Cartridge. I added the swirl shape from the Cricut Elegant Cakes Cartridge in my Gypsy and created a mirror image of it and welded the shapes together. This creates a shape so the elephant has an ear, but the whole swirl also looks like draping fabric: 

I added some rhinestone bling to the elephants here: 

Hope you enjoyed my new layout!


Love,
Tashina

Jaipur, India: Close to My Heart Wings Double Page Layout

This layout was made using the Close to My Heart CTMH "Wings" line. I saw the man with the camel walking along side a highway in India! What an amazing country! 

Love,
Tashina

Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge: Double Page Layout

Here is a simple and quick layout with 6 photos. This would be really easy to recreate, but with your own embellishments and theme. The font is from the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge. The pictures were taken from when I was caving in India. 

 I used chipboard embellishments that my mom gave to me from Basic Gray: 

Pretty simple and fast!


Love,
Tashina

Pretty Peacock Scrapbook Layout: Close To My Heart Magnifique

I usually only make double-page layouts, with the exception of a last page in an album. I'm still scrapbooking my India photos, which it turns out will be a series of albums rather than just one. Haha. A little excessive? Maybe! But these are my memories...right? 

I love those little glass beads: 

I cut the letters in silver paper on my Cricut. 

Love,

Tashina

Echo Park For the Record: Double Page India Layout

I promised that I would have multiple layouts this week! This is a new style for me. Normally, I tend to keep photos straight on my layout and everything tends to be neat and geometric. Collage style scrapbooking has come into vogue and so I figured I would try my hand at it.

 

The banner is made from chipboard accents from the Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934 line. I punched holes in the chipboard using my Crop-i-dile so that I could string some twine through. I've been using clear nail polish to seal the ends of the twine, but I know it isn't acid free. I saw on another blog how a woman tied a small knot at the end of the twine to keep it from raveling. Genius! Why didn't I think of that? 

 The majority of the paper is from the Echo Park For the Record line: 

I really like the wood letters: 

The vintage tassels are from Jolee's: 

 Aren't the mini scrabble tiles the cutest? 

Here are some of the products that I used: 

Close to My Heart Magnifique: Double Page Scrapbook Layout

I really have to give kudos to the scrapbookers who maintain regular blogs and post items daily. That was of course my intention with this blog, but it's tricky when you work full-time. That said, I have tons of layouts to share, so this week I will post a lay out every day! I thought that the Close to My Heart Magnifique line was perfect for these photos from India: 

 This is such a beautiful peacock stamp that I embossed and added jewels to: 

The date and surrounding frame were cut from the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge. 

Love,

Tashina

Exploring the City Double Page Layout

It has been awhile since my last post. It has been difficult for me to update my blog because I've been traveling a ton and I'm also getting ready to move from sunny Arizona to the east coast! Most of my supplies will soon be boxed up, so it may be awhile before I can craft again. Sniff sniff. Here's a layout for you to enjoy! The papers and embellishments are from the Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934 line. 

This girl is just like me, a world traveler: 

Love, 

Sheenie