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You know, when I saw this lovely creation from Nichol–all that diecutting goodness, I thought to myself, “Is there really anything I could say to do it justice? Should I just let the photos speak for themselves?”

Well, I think I shall let you be the judge. Look closely at every little detail. It is divine.

[ Shapes | Heart Backgrounds / twentyTHIRTEEN (2013) / This & That: Love (tag) / XOXO (hearts) / Summer Lovin' (hello) / Picture That [Squared] (resized to 5.75″ to fit after adding photos) / This Everything (quote) / Design Team Picks (thought bubble) ]

 
Well? What do you think?
Wow, right?

Here’s what Nichol has to say:

Even though it’s halfway through April I’m just now getting around to creating the title page for my 2013 Project Life Album. I’m glad I waited to make the title page as I had started it a couple of times and both times it just wasn’t coming together in a way that made me happy. I switched out the more traditional Project Life sheet protector design for this one featuring 4 – 6×6 pockets and the design just fell together really quickly! I love how this quadrant style sheet protector allows for 4 “mini” style scrapbook layouts! I approached each pocket as it’s own “page”. By using similar colors and theme(s) on all 4 “pages” it creates a cohesive and well coordinated 12×12 page but each square can stand alone as well! ;)

To keep dimension to a minimum in my album, I am keeping things like buttons and brads and badges to a minimum but I still want to “embellish”. Ranger’s Glossy Accents is my best die cutting embellishment friend next to stamps! By adding a bit of glossy accents (on this page I added it to several of the heart accents and two of the words in the quote) and allowing it to completely dry, it gives the illusion and appearance of a dimensional sticker without the bulk! Love that! 

To see all the handwritten word kits, click HERE.

To download this file, click on the image or click HERE.

We are on an Easter roll here this week so far! More springtime fabulousness from our darling Miss Nichol!

[ Shapes | This+That: Spring (chick) / Bloom ("easter", "eggs") / Design Team Picks (thought bubble) / Life Additions #2 (file folder) ]

Oooooh, the layers…the layers…and the layers. Always scrumptious!
love.

Here’s what Nichol has to say: 

 One of my favorite die-cutting techniques is to use multiple shapes on one page to create maximum effect. I die cut 11 file folders from different patterned papers and then embellished each almost as an individual “page” and then adhered them to my page background. I intentionally left one space “empty” and instead added a grouping of a cute die cut chick, thought bubble and words for the title. 

I can hardly believe it. I know I say this all the time, but seriously, where does the time go??? Only two more months left of my baby being in high school. That’s just crazy!

April. We’re at April already!

I gotta figure out how to make time slow down. If it can speed up, surely we can slow it down–just a little. Right?

I can only imagine that must be what Nichol was thinking when she created this page of her cute little daughter–who isn’t so little anymore!

[ Shapes | Educationish (number square) / Label It (frame) / Here Kitty, Kitty (title) / Sunflower Freebie ]

I love how Nichol used the numbers within her blocks! That’s such a wonderful look. And using the labels as a frame too? adore.

Here’s what Nichol has to say:

I loved the title from the Here Kitty kit and thought that it would work for subjects other than pets when I came across these older photos of my daughter being a messy eater. I wanted to use a bunch of photos from the pre-digital era so I ended up cropping them. A couple of the photos I wanted to use were from a previous layout created years ago and to make them work with the new design, I resized the label frame to fit over the photo. So that I wouldn’t have to cut around these already small photos I also cut the frame from a 3×3 square of patterned paper, popped the small square photo behind it, then layered the frame shadow and frame on top. Easy peasy!

For all the areas on the “border” of this page that didn’t have a photo, I used 3×3 squares of patterned paper. To add interest I die cut the numbers square from the same colors of patterned paper and from solid cardstock and adhered them on top of each. It gives subtle texture and adds interest to the frame without overpowering the photos. :)

Yeah, so my office is pretty much gone right now. Okay, so maybe it’s not necessarily ‘gone’ since all that stuff is now in the middle of my front room. But you know what I mean. And  I sent off my old desk to my sister’s house–found it a new home. So it’s looking pretty empty right now. Oh, and there are carpet samples that I keep flopping around at the various times of the day. Lighting changes and all. Gotta make sure it goes. So excited to get rid of the ugly dark brown carpet.

Feeling a little lost without my big mama Mac. Luckily I do have a laptop that can help me bide my time.

So I went out to dinner with my hubby, just got back from taking the dog for a walk, and I’m finally taking a moment to relax in my bedroom this evening, and I have my laptop . . . well, in my lap, and I’m listening to the last part of Sherlock Holmes. SI I thought it might be fun to take this moment and suprise you all with a page this fine Saturday evening from our darling Miss Nichol.

[ Shapes | Need Directions? ("love it" phrase) / Here Kitty Kitty ("meow", paw prints, kitty) / XOXO (hearts) / Life Additions #2 (file folder card) / Freebie Negative Frame ]

Nichol has such an amazing way of including so many details. You literally have to pour over her pages to see what she’s done. And all together, it’s just a masterpiece.

Here’s what Nichol has to say:

Here lately I am addicted to using negative frame die cuts on my pages, especially for framing up older photos (pre-digital days!). The ability to resize them to suit my specific photo/layout needs makes them an ideal way of emphasizing the photos, even when they aren’t the best quality of photos. This free file Kerri put up ages ago continues to be one of my all-time favorites! The original has a die cut “u.” along the bottom (wider) edge and one of the frames has the phrase “love this” along one edge. With just a tiny bit of manipulating I ungrouped the image, then removed the letter “u”. I duplicated the plain cut out frame and replaced the frame with the phrase with the plain one. Then regrouped the image for a bit more “plain jane” negative strip! To customize these even further, I added one of Kerri’s more recent designs “love it” from her Need Directions kit to the bottom of one of the filmstrips.

Instead of die cutting the paw prints and adhering them on top of the layout I chose to die cut them from my background paper instead and pop a contrasting paper behind. Makes it much easier than trying to piece the paw prints back together. :)

Well, it’s Christmas Eve day in a good chunk of the world today.

And something that seems somewhat of a rarity ’round these parts at Christmas time has taken a turn for the good today . . . that would be SNOW! Big ol’ white fluffy flakes of wintery goodness.

Seems like we haven’t had much of it on Christmas and today it’s just a-dumpin’!

Been out driving in it too and it’s been absolutely glorious!

Kept saying to my hubby, ”I’m so happy!”

I’m tellin’ ya, it’s been rare to get a snow storm on Christmas . . . the one day your really want it.

So now I leave you to enjoy your holidays with this page from Nichol. With Santa coming tonight and all, I thought it a very fitting page to share on this Christmas Eve day.

[ Shapes | Letters To Santa (mailbox & title) / Star Background (12×12) / Penguin / A Dog’s Life (fire hydrant) / This & That: Winter (sled, stocking hat, envelope) / December Addtions: The Extras (Santa envelope) / This & That: Christmas (Santa hat, stack of gifts) / Christmas Countdown (bird) / Here Comes Santa Claus (hanging star) / Snapshots #1 (photo strip)

Oh my gosh! How stinkin’ cute is this???
Eye candy, I tell ya! Eye candy!

I wanna know where this girl’s mind goes at night.
She must have visions of storybooks dancing in her heads or somethin’.

Then penguins and the hats are killin’ me!

 Here’s what Nichol has to say:

I thought it would be fun to cut multiple penguins (one to represent each of my kids) and create a die cut scene of the penguins taking their letters to Santa to the mailbox! I included the awesome new star background to add interest to my page. The envelope pocket was perfect for including my children’s letters to santa. I’m able to “hide” them but still access them at some point. It will be fun to look back at these someday!

I’ll be checking back in with you later in the week.

I hope you all have a Merry Christmas,
Happy Hanukkah and all that good stuff!

 xoxoxo,