Love in Bloom with Basic Grey's Fresh Cut Collection

Hi everyone! I'm here to share a layout today I did using some of the new fabulous 'Fresh Cut' collection by Basic Grey. I have been dreaming of spring colors, warmer days, and this collection has it all! I think we can all agree that spring can't get here soon enough in the US. Its been a cold one, especially being my first winter in Oregon! We got snow!!

Here are a few close ups:

I started my layout without a picture in mind this time....I picked 2 of the geometric patterns with shades of green and anchored my layout at the bottom with some flowers- all fussy cut from one of the other papers. For dimension, I pop dotted some of them over top of the others. I had the perfect hot pink ric-rac the add to the bottom with staples for some more texture.

As I have been doing on alot of my projects lately, I used some more of the Studio Calico wood veneers, These were colored with a regular colorbox inkpad this time, an older one that I re-wetted and the wood seemed to soak the color right up. 

I enjoyed doodling around the wood hearts and bee stamps to create some movement up from my flower cluster at the bottom. I used stickles from the FD store as well as a white gelly roll pen. One last look:

That is all for today! I hope you enjoyed my share and are able to get your hands on some of this wonderful collection before it sells out!! I like the mix of geometric and floral patterns, it makes it very versatile for any occasion like most BG papers are, that's w:hy they are my fav!! Have a great weekend and I hope you get some time to get crafty :)

Products used from the Frosted Designs Store:

Basic Grey 'fresh cut' 12x12 collection pack

Ranger Dylusions ink spray 'white linen'

Maya Road metal trinkets- heart bubble

Studio Calico wood veneer hearts

Gelly Roll pen white

Stickles- frosted lace & fruit punch

sister, or seamonster? {purple pumpkin january sketch challenge}

Happy Saturday everyone! If I had to choose a 'theme song' for this post it would be 'SEALION by Feist. LOL you'll see why in a bit! I hope y'all had a good week and are looking forward to a relaxing, productive weekend. I have to work today and tomorrow and won't be off again until Monday. With Mardi Gras season fully approaching, this will be my last week with 2 days off! Then a month of only 1 day off per week. Kinda stinks, less time to do crafty things not to mention keep the house clean, but that's what I've got my honey for right?? It will be a full on push until Feb 21st, Fat Tuesday, then the craziness will subside. Lots of caffeine and brain power to get me to that day! Wish me luck! 

I was able to spend a few hrs last night in the craft room to do the Jan Sketch challenge over at Purple Pumpkin. I think this LO is a different kind of style for me, more 'minimal' I guess than my normal stuff. I was inspired by a fish button that I had in my mixed lucky dip bag from PP. For the sketch, I used 2 square photos and 1 smaller one, and stacked them on top of one another inside of next to each other to make the paper squares on the background work a little better. This was the original sketch:

The title of this LO is 'Sister, or Seamonster?' Kind of a funny title, I had a picture of the sand face we made and I thought it would be cute with the fish button. Of course, in real life she is my sister, not a seamonster! This is my take on the sketch:

To make my background papers go better with the red tickets and dark red fish button, I sprayed them with a mix of smooch spritz in cherry ice and gold glow. 

 Close up of this little cluster, the PP fish button that I added a googly eye to, and also a spotty button.

 The red tickets I wrote on and also added a pirate sticker. 

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So that is about all for today... need to get going and get to work soon! Hopefully I'll get some more scrappy time in tonite after work if it's not too late. Short day Sunday, so between now and then maybe I'll get inspired! I really wanted to get started on our vacation album from the Portland trip soon.  Until next time my scrappy friends, Peace Y'all~ VV

Supplies List:

blue damask paper, chipboard tag and minis, fish brads, pearl brad, googly eye, white sticker letters-stash

flip flops and sunnies stickers- Jolee's embellishments

sea creatures paper- "water words" collection, 'splash dance' by Imaginisce

paper strips- Basic Grey 'Ambrosia' collection "fresh squeezed"

blue jean paper, polka dot paper, photo mats- My Mind's Eye 'home' collection

Colorbox chalk inks in lipstick, seafoam and butterscotch

Smooch Spritz in cherry ice and gold glow

light blue dew drops by the Robin's Nest

Aqua stickles

blue twine, red tickets, teal spotty button, fish button- Purple Pumpkin Crafts