You Have To Kiss Many Frogs To Find A Prince

Hey yall! How are you today? It's 'Go Kreate' Wednesdays at The Cuttlebug Spot. You can view more here: http://thecuttlebugspot.blogspot.com/ .

This week, I was asked to create a project for our featured die. The die this week is the cutest little frog you have ever seen. Here is the featured die from The Scrapping Cottage:

http://www.scrappingcottage.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=3335

I love these dies! They are so fun and easy to work with! If you can, definitely go over to their site and check out their cute dies!

I decided to create a layout this week. This layout is called "You Have To Kiss Many Frogs To Find A Prince." Of course, it's a layout about my hubby, Brandon. All paper is from 'My Mind's Eye,' one of my favorite paper lines. I decided to do some paper piecing on this one. I used the Cricut Disney "Happily Ever After" cartridge for my castle. It is the 'Sleeping Beauty' castle. I cut the castle out at a 10". I pieced it together and added Stickles Glitter Glue for some added bling. Next, I cut my grass out using the Cricut Paper Doll Dress Up Cartridge at a 1 1/2". I used some ink on the tip of my blades of grass to help them stand out a bit. Then, I cut out my frog using the die from The Scrapping Cottage. I used the Swiss Dots embossing folder on the lower portion of his body. I also used Stickles Glitter Glue to bling up his crown. Next, I cut the clouds out using the Cricut Storybook cartridge and inked the edges with some blue ink. I ran these through the Cuttlebug using D'Vine Swirl. Next, I tried something a little different. I used Glossy Accents over the embossed portion of my clouds for some added dimension. It really gives them a fun and unique texture. I used Making Memories Tiny Alpha's for the top portion of the title. I used the Cricut Storybook cartridge for the 'Prince' portion of the title. I also used Stickles Glitter Glue on the 'Prince' for some bling. This was such a fun layout to create. Here it is:

Isn't he the cutest froggy ever?! I adore him! I also used a little brown chalk to bring out some of his features.

Here is a close up of my castle. This really was so easy to do. I know alot of people are intimidated by some of the paper piecing on the Disney cartridges, but I promise, if I can do it you can. The castles are so easy and quick to pull together.

Up close of my alpha's:

Up close of the clouds to show the use of Glossy Accents.

To show some dimension:

I hope you like it. I had so much fun creating this one. I would like to thank Nilda from The Cuttlebug Spot for giving me the opportunity to work with this adorable die. Thank You Nilda! I hope you all have a wonderful day! Take Care!