You Are My Happy Layout - Leslie Ashe

Hi everyone! 
It's Leslie here today sharing a layout I made using Teresa Collins
brand new mid season release:  You Are My Happy

in fact...my layout is titled just that:  You Are My Happy!

The colors and design in this line are absolutely beautiful!
Pinks, whites, blacks and the amazing kraft color...divine!
Some of my very favorite colors to create with right now.

When I saw the paper with glasses, along with the chipboard 
embellishments & stickers I knew the PERFECT photo to use for my project.

This sweet little girl is my niece, Presley. She LOVES to play with her
MeMe (my sister, her grandmother)'s reading glasses. We call her
Mini "ME" when she does this. Isn't she DARLING? I love that baby girl.

I decided to use A LOT of the You Are My Happy die cuts 
from the collection as my background for my tiny photo.

First let me tell you how I built my easy to recreate page:
-I trimmed a corner triangle from one of the papers in the collection 
 &  added to my top right corner.
-next I trimmed 2 more strips of different papers in 1.5" and adhered under
 the corner, going down.
-next, I used one of the border strips and 3D adhesive to make it stand up
 just under the strip of paper above
-then I used a small border strip and added it to my 2nd strip of paper
-I trimmed another strip of paper and added it just under the 3D strip
-next I adhered my photo to the book card die cut, added the chipboard 
 glasses & word "true" above
-I cut the die cut tag (with the cut out heart) in half & used the top 
 half under the doily die cut, adding my smaller photo with the 
 polaroid frame die cut to the top & a sticker just above.
-I glued the die cut "2" to the left side of the larger photo.
-using a liquid adhesive, I added the flags to the top of the smaller
 photo
-I added die cut banners to the bottom & a flag on top just under smaller  photo
-then I added the bottom half of the tag I cut above to the bottom center of my layout,
 layering the flower die cut, words, word stickers, another pair of glasses, some 
 sequins, epoxy dots & buttons as my final touch.

several steps, but easy to do steps, so you can make this layout for yourself.
I hope you have fun recreating & show us on the Teresa Collins FB page!

Thanks so much for letting me share with you today.
I hope you have a wonderful day,

Santa's Nice List - layout by Leslie Ashe

Hi everyone!  Happy Monday!

Today I'm stopping by to share a layout I made
using the absolutely GORGEOUS Santa's List collection:

I love the look of the bright reds, bold blacks & stunning touches of white against the kraft background.

For my layout, as simple as it is...

I used a plate to trim a circle for my background, behind my photo:

here's the rest of my simple steps to complete this fast
and easy creation
-I trimmed patterned papers in different lengths, such as 2", 3", 4" and even 4.5".
-next I folded them over at the bottom (pinching together) and snipped a "v"
 creating a banner.
-I printed my in 5x7, in black & white and placed it on my page (
-before adhering, I simply played with my banners, figuring how to place
 them behind my photo in a fanning out pattern.
-next I added chipboard embellishments to my photo
-I tied twine in a button and added that above the embellishments
-I trimmed a strip of patterned paper "special delivery" and placed it along the right side
 of my layout.
-my final touch is placing the enamel dots on the polka dot pattern paper

I hope you've enjoyed my inspiration today!
Get yourself this collection - you will LOVE all the creations you'll be making
with every single piece. It's made me ready for Christmas early!

Have a wonderful day,

Time For A Masquerade Party - Leslie Ashe

Hi everyone!

It's Leslie here again sharing 2 projects I've made recently 
that I just ADORE.

Halloween is so fun. Seeing all the kids dressed in their costumes 
Trick or Treating, I mean really...how CUTE are they? Going to pumpkin
patches, whatever...this time of year is one of my favorites! I love it.

For my projects today I've created those very things!
Masquerade Party makes it so easy to create fun fall layouts:

My precious niece at the pumpkin patch and getting ready to go
Trick or Treating:

First up, 
Trick or Treat:

with this layout, 
I simply punched circles using a 3" circle 
punch (from several of the papers in this line).
Next, I placed them 4 in a row, 3 rows down.
Using black & white photo's of "Snow White",
I placed them in a row of 3 right in the center of my layout.

The file folders in this line make for GREAT mattes for pictures.
As you can see, I used one for one of my photo's.

The chipboard borders make it SO easy to add to any part of your layout.
Here, I placed mine at the bottom of my layout, with the bottom

part of my title right on it.
I also used a border at the top with my title.

Around 2 of the circles, you'll see journaling and just some extra penmanship.

Such an easy layout to recreate! so fun to do!

and now, let's take a visit to the Pumpkin Patch:

How PERFECT are the colors and designs for little Presley

 

 

I chose lots of orange to represent the season.
By layering a bold on top of a bold, really makes the photo's stand out.

Starting off, I simply cut the bold orange background to 10" all around

and added to the center of my base. I wanted to damask print to show as my frame.

Then I cut 2 small borders, added to the left side, with my title in letter stickers

going up...meeting with my chipboard "Halloween" which serves as the other

part of my title page.

and I just made this one simple by using several elements in the

embellishments and chipboard for my title and my extra little "pow" 
to these photo's. Again...this one is EASY to recreate. You can use one big photo,
or several wallet sized like I did here.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, I hope you enjoyed my Masquerade Party!

My Home - A Family Stories Layout by Leslie Ashe

It's Monday! Hi everyone! Hope you're having a GREAT
start to your week. It's Leslie here again to share
another Family Stories layout with you.

For some reason, when I think of my husband & creating
something about him, us or even just our family - hearts come to my brain.
Maybe because they're my FAVORITE shape of all the shapes, but 
probably because I just love the chance to use them...on my favorite person.

With this layout, I decided to take and punch a TON of hearts
from papers in the Family Story collection:

It's so easy to just sit and punch away while I watch a movie
in my scrap area. After I get them all punched, I arranged
each heart (almost like a puzzle) a certain way on my page.
After changing it up, what felt like a million times, I became 
happy with my final outcome:

After I laid my photo & arranged my hearts, I simply added
a couple of strips of patterned paper, as well as embellishments, chipboard
pieces (all from the Family Stories line)  & came up with a fast, fun & easy
layout of my sweet husband.

I hope you've enjoyed my little piece of inspiration today!
Thanks for stopping by!

My 2 Happy Memories Layout by Leslie Ashe

Hi everyone! 
Leslie here today sharing a layout I did 
using one of my FAVORITE new lines - Memorabilia:

This was one of the easiest (and fastest) layouts I've put together
in a long time! That's how Memorabilia is. This line makes 
everything so easy. The amazing details in each piece
were perfect for my photo & described my 2 Happy Memories
perfectly. That's what I LOVE about this amazing line.
It does that! 
With any project you're working on. 
It works withvintage, current, babies, girls, boys, family, etc!
Choose your subject, your tools, & gather all your Memorabilia
to create some of your most favorite projects!


Here's how easy it was for me:
1) I started by cutting my main background page Snippets 10" x 10" & adhering
to my cardstock base so I could have a framed background

2)  Then I added strips to the top and bottom of my page.
(1 strip is cut from the Chalkboard patterned paper, the other 2 strips are from the 
Borders pack.)
3)  Next I added my photo (with the photo corners) 
4) After that I decided to add letter stickers from the Layered Stickers Sheet 
& cut my title (and journaling) from the Memorabilia Quotes Paper.

5)  Another touch I added was some of the die cuts from the Die Cut Sheet
at the bottom (Memories), as well as some chipboard pieces from the Chipboard set
(Love This Time, boy/girl silhouettes, "and")

6)  As a final touch, I added some embellishments (buttons, stars) 
from the Buttons set.

With just a few simple steps, you can create something for your lifetime memories.
thanks for letting me share with you today!