Creative Charms projects: a layout and card

Creative Charms gave me such fun boyish embellishments to play with this month, from the Playtime Boy embellishment pack.  I knew these would be perfect for a layout of the biggest boy in my house ;) playing with his new Lionel trains, on the train table that he recently built.

I used the felt words in the pack to create the title, after brushing just a bit of ink around the edges.  That's a page from a Maya Road chipboard album, which I covered in the Bo Bunny Mamarazzi patterned paper to create a fun focal point "base" for my title work.  I also used October Afternoon letter stickers and vinyl Thickers.

Now, I know what you're thinking...  the Mamarazzi line did not exactly "scream" to me "TRAIN LAYOUT" when I first saw it, either!  But I just loved the slightly grungy, distressed feel of these papers, and I thought the colors worked well for these pictures!

The train made a fun little accent for the bottom of the page.  You can also see here, and in the photo above, the background stamping with PTI's Round & Round set. I think it adds just the right little something to the page... and don't those circles remind you of train wheels??

I also made a fun little card to share this month:

I accented my card with a couple of the sweet little felt butterflies from Blooming Garden, added a blue Gradient Gem Brad to the center of my flower/sentiment, three Gradient Gem Stickers along the bottom scallop, and some blue Polka Dot ribbon.  I love how quickly these fun embellishments made this card come together!

I hope you enjoy these projects!  Be sure to check out the Creative Charms website for more great products, and the June Deal of the Month!