I always love a fun cluster design! And, this one was a especially fun to create since it was stars on stars framing a larger star. (Just an FYI - I love creating with stars!) I started off by cutting a large star out of white cardstock. Then I added the chain link stitched border around the edge in a dark blue. I used my Silhouette to cut out lots of stars in a variety of patterned papers and in a variety of sizes well. To add those stars to the edge of the stitched star, I cut a straight...

This layout has three things I absolutely love... A rainbow color scheme Hexagons A grid design To create this grid design I started off by drawing the lines for the white stitched lines. Doing this first made it so much easier to arrange those hexagons in straight lines! To create the rainbow, I wanted each column of hexagons to be one color family going from red and coral on the left to pink and purple on the right. For each color I punched a different patterned paper in various shades of...

I love photos of all sizes, but it's hard not to admit that layouts using all 4 x 6" photos come together so fast! Supplies used - Cardstock: American Crafts; Patterned paper: Simple Stories, Bella Blvd., My Mind's Eye, American Crafts, and PhotoPlay; Circle die cuts: Cocoa Vanilla; Circle punches: Fiskars; Star punches: Fiskars and Recollections; Foam alphabet: Simple Stories; Acrylic title: Color Cast Designs; Embroidery floss: DMC; Computer font: Century Gothic This layout design is so...