Java Jen Creations

Happy Thursday!  It's my turn to be a guest designer over at SHE'S A SASSY LADY  today so I am revisiting a project that I shared over a year ago. (Life has been a little crazy and busy so I pulled this one out of my archives!) :-) I'm sharing a memory file that I made for a friend's 16th birthday.  I love Heidi Swapp's memory files so I created one to help my friend remember her special day! Here is a picture of the completed file and then I'll go into more detail. I started with a plain, standard size file folder. Next, I covered it with paper and stamped the corners with some decorative stamps in my stash. I then began making some elements and embellishments for the cover and inside. I used several Cricut cartridges, including Fabulous Finds, Graphically Speaking, Art Philosophy and Tags, Bags, Boxes and More. I stamped them with stamps I had. Next, I made a mini book to go inside for putting pictures. I, again, used stamps from m...

Happy Thursday to everyone here and over at  THE BUGBYTES ! It's my turn to be guest designer over there! Today I want to share a memory file that I made for a friend's 16th birthday. I love Heidi Swapp's memory files so I created one to help my friend remember her special day! Here is a picture of the completed file and then I'll go into more detail. I started with a plain, standard size file folder. Next, I covered it with paper and stamped the corners with some decorative stamps in my stash. I then began making some elements and embellishments for the cover and inside. I used several Cricut cartridges, including Fabulous Finds, Graphically Speaking, Art Philosophy and Tags, Bags, Boxes and More. I stamped them with stamps I had. Next, I made a mini book to go inside for putting pictures. I, again, used stamps from my stash to decorate the pages. You will notice that all the edges are inked. I like how that really completes the look. I jus...

Hi everyone! This is the layout that I did this week for the Weddings with the Cricut blog, ( www.weddingswiththecricut.blogspot.com ) . The background paper is from a big K & Co. paper pad called the Best of K & Co. Too.  The metallic paper is from Walmart. The other papers are from my scrap stash!  All of the cuts are from the Graphically Speaking cricut cartridge. "Me & You" is on page 29 and is cut at 3.63"H. "Together" is also on page 29 and is cut using the jumbled feature at 1.95"H.  "Memories" is on page 31 and is cut at 1.95"H, also using the jumbled feature key. "Journey" is on page 48, is also 1.95"H and also cut with the jumbled feature. I added some flowers and some bling to perk things up a bit! All in all, this was a very simple layout that would work for a wedding, engagement or anniversary pic! It would also look great in a scrapbook page frame as a home decor piece! Thanks for looking and have ...