Christi hearts Banana Frog

I've known Christi for a while (she was my Valentines swap on UKS one year!), she is an American who used to live in the UK but has now moved back. Christi contributes to a number of magazines and has her own blog.

Christi used the Take Note, Greenwhich Park and Circus Stories sets to make two gorgeous layouts and a card. She has used photos taken by the super talented Kara Bryant in both the layouts.

So, over to Christi...

For this layout, I used the Take Note set. These stamps are clear acrylic so it is very easy to create a decorative edge like the one that I did here around the Kraft paper and have it lined up perfectly. I LOVE that about clear acrylic!!

Isn't this photo just the cutest? I tried to stay with a very simple design for this layout.

Look at this gorgeous journaling stamp that is in this Take Note set. I just added brads on the ends to give it a bit of dimension. I also stamped a detail line from Circus Stories around the outside edge of the whole layout just to give it a bit more dimension.

For the butterflies, I stamped the swirl of the bracket on an orange paper and then strategically punched using my butterfly punch.

Finally the card...I love this, but only because I love these stamps so much!!! Look at those cute stamps from Shimelle...the set is called Greenwich Park. Everytime I stamp that little deer, it just makes me happy!

I just hand-wrote the "thanks" sentiment into the stamped oval.

Thanks Christi for some great ideas!

Let us know how you use your stamps, we would love to see your layouts, cards etc.