💙🐾One Special Little Girl🐾💙

I'm the guest designer again at LASTING MEMORIES. This month the challenges are focused on numbers. This week the number is ONE, so the challenge is ONE photo, ONE circle, ONE embellishment and ONE word title on your layout.

Here's the layout I created.

Some photos are more than just pictures—they hold an entire memory, and this one of our sweet Lexi is definitely one of those.

Lexi was such a special part of our lives, and we were lucky enough to capture so many beautiful pictures of her. She absolutely loved to pose for the camera, and somehow she always seemed to know when it was time to put on her best face ! Looking through all of her photos brings back so many happy memories and reminds us just how much joy she brought into our lives.

For this layout, I wanted to keep the focus on Lexi and her sweet personality. I chose a beautiful turquoise background and layered a soft aqua circle behind her photo. The torn patterned paper adds a little texture and interest, while the flower and dimensional “cutie” lettering give the page a fun, playful touch.

Lexi may have left us in 2023, but she will always have a special place in our hearts. We miss her more than words can say, but we are so grateful for the years we had with her—and for the countless photographs that let us keep her memory close.

Our sweet Lexi… always a cutie, always ready for her close-up, and forever loved.

Materials-Recollections cardstock, Basic Grey patterned papers, Prima flowers, American Crafts Thickers letters

Sharing my project with:

~Art Nudge-photo inspiration

~Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap-anything with patterned paper

~Let's Craft & Create-distressed paper (torn paper strips)

~Triple B-blooms

~Ellibelle's Garden Party-anything in or from a garden

~Allsorts-creatures

~Classic Design Challenge-anything goes

~Creative Fingers-anything goes

~Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends-anything goes

~Ally's Angels-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

🎅❤️Holly, Jolly & Oh So Festive!❤️🎅

There’s nothing quite like a classic red-and-green Christmas card !

I started with a bright red cardstock base and added a festive holly and poinsettia patterned paper as the main background. A Santa sticker takes centre stage with his jolly smile and traditional red suit, while the “Have a Holly Jolly Christmas” sentiment adds the perfect finishing touch.

I added a few dimensional embellishments, including the shiny holly berries, candy cane and sweet little heart stickers, along with the scalloped border across the bottom. All of those little details give the card plenty of Christmas sparkle and dimension.

I love how cheerful and festive this card turned out. It definitely puts me in the mood for a Holly Jolly Christmas!

Materials-Recollections cardstock, Echo Park pattern paper and stickers, pearl gems (Dollar store), scalloped border (can't remember, I've had it for MANY years!!)

Sharing my project with:

~Jingle Belles-Stickers (stuck on you) I have 3 stickers on my card-Santa, candy cane and heart cookie)

~Heart's Quest-anything with a heart

~Rudolph Days Challenge-anything Christmas

~Girlz Creative Christmas-anything goes Christmas

~Peace On Earth-Christmas project

~Holly & Ivy Christmas-anything Christmas

~Try It On Tuesday-inspired by a song (Have a Holly Jolly Christmas)

~ABC Christmas-R is for rectangles

~CRAFT-Christmas

~Girlz and the Art of Letters-H (Holly Jolly and holly leaves and berries)

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

🧜‍♀️📖Between the Pages & Under the Sea📖🧜‍♀️

Look at how sweet this cute mermaid bookmark is ! I went with a soft pink and aqua color combination and added sparkle to the stars for a little extra magic. The adorable mermaid reading her book was the perfect focal point, and I finished it with the sentiment "Dive Into Stories" The pink-and-white twine adds a fun finishing touch and makes it easy to slip between the pages of a favorite book. Who wouldn’t love to dive into a good story with this little mermaid along for the adventure?

Materials-Recollections cardstock, Stickles glitter, twine (bought via Peachy Cheap)

My Mermaid Dive Into Stories bookmark can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Creative Moments-cute

~Dream Factory-books

~Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge-anything fantasy goes

~The Little Things-something little (bookmark) and mermaid (option)

~Creative Fingers-anything goes

~Allsorts-anything goes

~Ally's Angels-anything goes

~Classic Design Challenge-anything goes

~Conjurer of Dreams-anything goes

~Creative Crafting Uncles-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

🎃🐭A Mouse, a Pumpkin & a Lot of Halloween Fun!🐭🎃

Soon be that time of the year ! I loved creating this cute Halloween card. I paired an adorable little mouse and pumpkin image with a bold black, orange, and white chevron background. The "Happy Halloween !" sentiment adds the perfect finishing touch.

Right now this image and 9 other Halloween/Fall images are FREE at WHITE SPRUCE STUDIO, but only until the end of August, so get over there are nab them ! Details are pinned at the top of the posts.

*I printed them all off and I'm making Halloween cards for the children in the daycare where I work.

Sentiment no longer available (from Imagine That!)

Sharing my project with:

~Creative Moments-cute

~Art Nudge-photo inspiration

~Sparkles-animals

~Cupcake Inspiration-in the garden

~Ellibelle's Garden Party-anything in or from a garden

~Girlz Creative Splash It with Color-orange and/or yellow

~Girlz and the Art of Letters-H (Halloween)

~~FAVORITE WINNER~~

~Send a Smile 4 Kids-anything goes for a kid

~613 Avenue Create-anything goes

~~TOP ROCKER~~

~A Place To Start-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

🐝🌼 Queen Bee in Her Happy Place🌼🐝

Sometimes the best scrapbook pages are the ones that capture the little things that make us happy. This layout is all about my happy place—my craft room, where I can put on my headphones, listen to my favourite music, and get lost in creating.

I chose a cheerful combination of floral patterned paper, black-and-white buffalo plaid, and warm yellow accents. The little bees, flowers, honey details, and touches of lace add so much personality to the page.

I love how the two photos capture me enjoying my creative space, and the handwritten journaling adds an extra personal touch. The title “This Is My Happy Place” says it all. 

For me, crafting isn't just about making things—it's about taking some time for myself, getting creative, and simply enjoying the process. This page is a little reminder of just how happy my craft room makes me !

Materials-Echo Park pattern paper and stickers, Prima flowers, lace (from dollar store)

Sharing my project with:

~Lasting Memories-#813 (favorite place) My craft room. I always have had a craft room in any house I've lived in and I alway love listening to music there.

~Farm Quest Home-anything home-related

~Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap-anything with patterned paper

~Beautiful Blossoms-flowers are focal

~Moving Along With the Times-feminine

~Night Owls-bow

~I Spy With My Little Eye-something yellow

~Little Red Wagon-X3 (Prima flowers)

~Ellibelle's Garden Party-anything in or from a garden

~A Place To Start-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

🌱Planting Seeds of Encouragement🌱

The challenge at STAR STAMPZ is "water, water, everywhere or anything goes".

I used a digi called "Little Seedling".

I loved creating this cheerful encouragement card ! I love how the little girl watering the tree represents nurturing something and watching it grow. The “You Can Do It” sentiment adds the perfect touch of encouragement. I used pretty vintage-style patterned paper as the background and added a few red enamel dots for a little extra dimension. This would be a great card to send to someone who needs a little reminder to keep going and believe in themselves !

Sentiment is from White Spruce Studio.

Sharing my project with:

~Creative Moments-cute

~Word Art Wednesday-anything uplifting/encouraging

~Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap-anything with patterned paper

~Moving Along With the Times-feminine

~As You Like It-favorite coloring medium-Copic markers. I really love how amazing these markers are

~Ellibelle's Garden Party-anything in or from a garden

~Inkspiration-

~Sweet Stampin'-Summer fun

~Paper Funday-anything goes

~613 Avenue Create-anything goes

~~TOP ROCKER~~

~~FRONT PORCH WINNER~~

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

✏️A Pencil Full of Wishes✏️

It’s hard to believe that summer will soon be coming to an end and it will be time for the kids to head back to school !

I made these fun pencil-shaped cards for my daycare afterschoolers who will be starting back to school in September. I personalized each card especially for them, making each one a little reminder that I’m thinking of them as they begin another school year.

The bright yellow pencil, pink eraser, and fun details make this card perfect for celebrating a fresh start. Inside, I added the sentiment “Wishing you a wonderful school year”.

I hope these little cards put a smile on their faces and help make the first day of school a little more special !

Materials-cardstock

My Wishing You a Wonderful School Year pencil card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Crafting Happiness-back to school

~Shopping Our Stash-back to school

~I Spy With My Little Eye-something yellow

~Word Art Wednesday-anything uplifting/encouraging

~A Place To Start-no rectangles

~Creative Friday-landscape format

~Send a Smile 4 Kids-anything goes for a kid

~Paper Funday-anything goes

~Creative Inspiration Challenges-anything goes

~Allsorts-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Sweet Girl, Sweet Memories

Today I created a scrapbook layout featuring our sweet Lexi and a special Christmas memory from 2014. Looking back at these photos brought back so many happy memories of our beautiful girl.

I kept the layout bright and festive with cheerful Christmas colors, patterned papers, layered photo mats, and a playful “Sweet Girl” title. Sometimes the older photos are the ones that make the sweetest scrapbook pages—and this one was definitely a joy to create.

Materials-Basic Grey pattern papers (PB & J kit), American Thickers alphabet stickers

Sharing my project with:

~Critter Crazy Challenges-anything with a critter

~Lasting Memories-LM # 811 favorite brand-my favorite brand is and will always be Basic Grey. I still have LOADS!! I wish it was still available.

~Daisy Chain-animals

~Sparkles-animals

~Neglected Stuff Challenge-old, neglected stuff are Basic Grey patterned papers from WAYYY back.

~Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap-anything with patterned paper

~Classic Design Challenge-anything goes

~A Place To Start-anything goes

~Creative Crafters-anything goes

~Ally's Angels-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

☀️🐝🌻Bee Happy, Bee Sunny!🌻🐝☀️

I had so much fun today creating this cheerful card with my Cricut ! I combined bright yellow sunflowers with fresh green leaves, a cute little bee, and a black-and-white plaid accent for a fun country-inspired look. The honeycomb embossing adds some wonderful texture to the background, while the pops of yellow bring everything to life.

I love how the bold sunflower takes center stage and the sentiment, “Wishing you Sunshine Today” adds the perfect finishing touch.

A little sunshine, a little creativity, and a whole lot of Cricut fun!

Materials-cardstock, plaid and sentiment is print and cut from Cricut, honeycomb embossing folder (gift from crafting friend), distressing ink (Ranger Ink)

My Wishing You Sunshine Today sunflower and bee card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Beautiful Blossoms-flower is focal

~Inspiration Station-photo inspiration

~Craft-Alnica-sunflower

~I Spy With My Little Eye-sunflower

~Critter Crazy Challenges-anything with a critter

~Alphabet Challenge-I is for insect

~Do Al(l) Kreatives-weather

~Can You Handle the Pressure-embossing folder and option-bees

~Sparkles-animals

~613 Avenue Create-anything goes

~~TOP ROCKER~~

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

💕Pink, Polka Dots & Happiness💕

Today I'm sharing a bright and cheerful card featuring one of my favorite things—pretty patterned paper !  The combination of pink, coral and soft neutrals creates such a fun and playful background.

I added a wide pink ribbon along the left side and finished it with a sweet little bow and a glossy red gem. The sentiment, “Enjoy the Moment” is the perfect reminder to slow down and appreciate the little things in life.

A few coordinating gems add the finishing touches and help tie the colors together. I love how this card came together with simple elements, but still has plenty of texture and personality.

Sometimes a pretty piece of patterned paper, a little ribbon and a few embellishments are all you need to create something special !

The sentiment comes from a wonderful motivational bundle at WHITE SPRUCE STUDIO. So many ways this bundle can be used. I printed them all off and have a beautiful set of sentiments to create cards.

Sharing my project with:

~Word Art Wednesday-anything uplifting/encouraging

~Word Power-sentiment is main focus

~Crafter's Cafe-anything goes

~Creative Crafting Uncles-anything goes

~613 Avenue Create-anything goes

~Creative Crafters-anything goes

~Crafty Gals Corner-anything goes

~Paper Funday-anything goes

~Creative Inspiration Challenges-anything goes

~Pammie's Inky Pinkies-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Beachy Christmas Wishes

Who says Christmas has to be cold and snowy ? For this card, I decided to bring a little Christmas cheer to the beach!

I created this fun beach-themed Christmas scene featuring a cheerful sand-snowman enjoying a little sunshine while sporting his Santa hat and a festive lei. The soft beach background gives the card a relaxed tropical feel, while the bright colors add plenty of holiday fun.

My favorite part is the use of real seashells as embellishments. I love adding natural elements to my cards, and the shells are the perfect finishing touch for this seaside Christmas design.

The inside sentiment says, “Christmas is Better at the Beach” and I think this little sand-snowman would definitely agree !

A little sunshine, a little sand, and a whole lot of Christmas cheer!

My Christmas is Better at the Beach card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Dragonfly Dreams-beach/seaside

~Peace On Earth-Christmas project

~Holly & Ivy Christmas-anything Christmas

~Craft-Alnica-the sea

~Cardz 4 Galz-blue skies (anything the color of blue sky)

~52 Christmas Card Throwdown-

~Just Us Girls-water

~Krafty Chicks-Christmas

~A Place To Start-no rectangles

~~RISING STAR~~

~Creative Crafting Uncles-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

A Touch of Vintage Christmas Magic

There’s something so special about vintage Christmas images, and this jolly Santa was the perfect inspiration for my holiday card !

I went with a soft, muted color palette of icy blue, cream and sepia to really capture that nostalgic, old-fashioned Christmas feel. The beautiful vintage Santa image takes centre stage, while the wide blue ribbon adds a fun pop of color and texture.

I finished the card with a few little gold snowflake embellishments and a cheerful “Have a Holly Jolly Christmas” sentiment. I love how all the elements come together to create a card that feels like a little piece of Christmas past.

A little vintage charm, a little sparkle, and lots of Christmas cheer !

Sharing my project with:

~Merry Little Christmas-anything Christmas

~Girlz Creative Christmas-Christmas and blue

~Peace On Earth-anything Christmas

~Holly & Ivy Christmas-anything Christmas

~Cardz 4 Galz-blue skies (anything the color of blue sky)

~Crafty Gals Corner-anything goes

~Pammie's Inky Pinkies-anything goes

~613 Avenue Create-anything goes

~~TOP ROCKER~~

~Paper Funday-anything goes

~A Perfect Time to Craft-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Birthday Cheer in Every Strip

Happy to say that I'm a guest designer at GIRLS REBEL CHALLENGE. The challenge this time is "washi tape AND a diecut". There's a new rule that a diecut must be used on your project.

This birthday card came together with washi tape ! I layered several colorful strips in a variety of patterns to create a bright and playful background. It's an easy way to add lots of color and interest without needing patterned paper.

To make the design stand out, I added a skipping girl die cut that creates a striking silhouette against the vibrant background. The "Happy Birthday" die cut ties everything together, while a few glossy enamel dots add the perfect finishing touch and a little extra shine.

I love how simple elements can come together to create a cheerful card that's full of personality. Washi tape is such a fun way to experiment with color and pattern, and no two cards ever turn out exactly the same !

Sharing my project with:

~Heart's Quest Celebration of Love-birthday

~Moving Along With the Times-feminine

~Sparkles-kids

~Try It On Tuesday-make it colorful

~Paper Funday-anything goes

~613 Avenue Create-anything goes

~~TOP ROCKER~~

~A Cut Above-diecut and anything goes

~A Place To Start-anything goes

~Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends-anything goes

~Creative Aunts-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~