Would you like to join our workshop this month? I received some beautiful layouts featuring wooden embellishments in unique and fun ways. Wooden embellishments are hot right now and they come in different shapes and forms such as wooden paper, buttons, alphas, doilies, flags, clothes pins and so much more. I love how these embellishments can add a little homey feel to your project.

Looking at these beautiful layouts, wouldn’t you agree that they feel like home? I just love how Renea hand stitched through the wooden doilies to help make them her own. I like how Ashley kept it simple by leaving her wooden alphas naked; this goes to show that these embellishments can look beautiful in their simplest form.

I Love My Family by Renea Harrison

Supplies: Paper: Prima Marketing, Simple Stories. Bling, Chipboard and Flowers: Prima Marketing, Alphabet and Stickers: Simple Stories Documented, Wooden Doilies: Kaisercraft, Specialty Paint: Puffies, Glitter Glue: Stickles, Thread: Coats and Clark, Floss: Iris, Sketch: Scraps Of Darkness Monthly Sketch by Suepup. Tools: Electronic Cutter: Cricut Expression, Cartridges: Forever Young, Die Cut Machine: Sizzix Big Shot, Dies: Sizzix Flourish, Punches: Martha Stewart, Other: Hello Kitty Sewing Machine, Handcrafted Butterflies, Zutter Distress It All.

Design Notes: Stacking up the flowers, chipboard and hand crafted butterflies, brings depth and dimension to the layout.

I love Viseu by Lise Moutoumalaya

Supplies: Paper: My Mind's Eye, Echo Park, American Crafts, Cardstock, Thickers and Wooden Buttons: American Crafts, Flowers, Tags and Chipboards : London Market, Smash clip: K&Company, Tools: Border Punches: Martha Stewart, Baker Twine: Doodle Bug Design, Other: Masking tape.

Design Notes: Don't be afraid to use a strong color for your background, I used turquoise). Moderate it by choosing a contrast color (such as orange) and a soft color (here white and brown). If you put a frame around your picture, it will also help to focus on it.

Journaling: Enjoying outdoor lunch, next to the cathedral of Viseu. Weather and food are great. I just love this town located in the north-east of Portugal.

When We Said, "I Do" by Ashley Horton

Supplies: Paper: Echo Park, Alphabet: Pink Paislee, Echo Park, Ribbon: Webster's Pages, Pearls: Zva Creative, Brads: The Paper Studio, Pens: Zig Memory System, Thread: Janylynn, Baker's Twine: They Twinery, Other: Doily-Hobby Lobby.

Design Notes: I decided to frame my photos with a large, die-cut heart shape, to reinforce the love theme behind my page.

Journaling: Who knew we would be the parents of 3 children? Who knew you would be growing an independent Insurance Company? Who knew I would be a Stay at Home Mom and Home School Teacher? Who knew we would be more in love, than the day we got married? 1999-2012