The amazingly talented Ashley Fowler (Blog: Ashley Fowler | Instagram: @ashleylaurabu | Pinterest: @ashleylaurabu) is our Circles Week Guest Designer!
Short bio: Hey y'all! My name is Ashley Fowler, a Texas girl, born and raised, loving the Lord and this crazy life of mine. I am a wife, sister, daughter, and friend. I am a therapist for adolescents and in my free time I create scrapbooking layouts, shop for scrapbooking-related items, blog about scrapbooking, and scrap some more. Occasionally I eat and sleep 🙂 Being creative is extremely therapeutic for me and the best part is that I am making memories for years to come. I'm also always on the lookout for fancy new tools and anything related to paper!
How did you get started scrapbooking? I started scrapbooking in high school when my parents bought me an old-school starter kit from Michaels. I fell in love buying embellishments, kindergarten construction paper, and those decorative “alligator teeth” border scissors. Currently I cannot get enough of new products and the creative aspect of scrapbooking!
What is your favorite American Crafts product? Anything Dear Lizzy!
YOU MAKE ME #SMILE by Ashley Fowler
It’s all about the circles so I decided to start out by cutting different sized circles and layering until I was pleased with the outcome. Then I added my photos and different elements from collections such as #Summer, Daydreamer, and Plus One.
Supplies: Dear Lizzy (366789)- Veneer Set, Dear Lizzy (366783)- Rub-ons, #Sunscreen (366971)- Bits, Kal Barteski (366832)- Thickers, Match (366833)- Thickers, #Vacation (366964)- Bits, Adhesive Badges (366906)- Flair, Adhesive Badges (366795)- Flair, Match (366819)- Plus One, Companion (366824)- Plus One, Co-Pilot (366810)- Plus One, Buddy (366812)- Plus one, Sidekick (366813)- Plus One, #Coldtreats (366957)- #Summer, Party of Two (366815)- Plus One, #Sunnyday (366947)- #Summer
LOVE STORY by Ashley Fowler
This is my favorite layout representing circles because it’s not what you would expect when making a “circley” layout. I mostly used the Dear Lizzy Daydreamer collection on this layout for a softer and whimsical feel. Hope you love it too!
Supplies: Make Lemonade (3667449)- Daydreamer, Seesaw (366758), Daydreamer, Match (366819)- Plus One, Juggling (366757)- Daydreamer, Kick Ball (366747)- Daydreamer, #Blueskies (366953)- #Summer, Sidekick (366813)- Plus One, Tic Tac Toe (366765)- Daydreamer, Fabric Brads (366852)- Elements, Dear Lizzy (366787)- Clothespins, Dear Lizzy (366789)- Veneer Set, Dear Lizzy (366783)- Rub-ons, #Sunscreen (366971)- Bits, Kal Barteski (366832)- Thickers, Cut Outs (366058)- Thickers, Dear Lizzy (366790)- Pockets with Inserts, Adhesive Badges (366906)- Flair, Adhesive Badges (366795)- Flair, Dear Lizzy (366778)- Accent and Phrase Stickers, #Vacation (366964)- Bits, #Sunscreen (366971)- Bits
BRIDE TO BE by Ashley Fowler
This layout was the most challenging of them all. I decided to print a silhouette cut that “screamed” circles and then I placed it on my busy background for a base. I built layers of paper and embellishments off of the silhouette cut and loved the end result!
Supplies: #Roadtrip (366948)- #Summer, Companion (366824)- Plus One, Part of Two (366815)- Plus One, Match (366819)- Plus One, Co-Pilot (366810)- Plus One, Buddy (366812)- Plus One, Sidekick (366813)- Plus One, Combo (366804)- Plus One, Jumprope (366753)- Daydreamer, Dodgeball (366745), #Swimsuit (366956)- #Summer, Adhesive Badges (366795)- Flair, Remarks (366840)- Accent and Phrase Stickers, Dear Lizzy (366776)- Accent and Phrase Stickers, Match (366833)- Thickers, #Sunscreen (366971)- Bits
OUR LOVE STORY MINI ALBUM by Ashley Fowler
The mini album is focused on our love story from the time we met until now. I used chipboard for the front and back of the album and began cutting the papers to the correct size. Each page has a circle element, whether it is the mat for my photo or the embellishments around the photo.
Supplies: Make Lemonade (3667449)- Daydreamer, Seesaw (366758), Daydreamer, Juggling (366757)- Daydreamer, Kick Ball (366747)- Daydreamer, #Blueskies (366953)- #Summer, Sidekick (366813)- Plus One, Tic Tac Toe (366765)- Daydreamer, Co-Pilot (366810)- Plus One, Paper Planes (366748), Jump Rope (366753)- Daydreamer, Love Notes (366764)- Daydreamer, Party of Two (366815)- Plus One, Partner (366814)- Plus One, Enamel Dots (366785)- Daydreamer, Dear Lizzy (366789)- Veneer Set, Printed Chipboard Accents (366060)- Amy Tangerine, RSVP (366190)- Thickers, Kal Barteski (366832)- Thickers, Match (366833)- Thickers, #Vacation (366964)- Bits, Dear Lizzy (366778)- Accent and Phrase Stickers, Die Cut Shapes (366789)- Dear Lizzy, Adhesive Badges (366906)- Flair, Dear Lizzy (366790)- Pockets with Inserts, Cut Outs (366058)- Thickers, Adhesive Badges (366795)- Flair
HELLO I LOVE YOU CARD by Ashley Fowler
I am not much of a card maker but I try my best 🙂 I went the simple route and focused on Dear Lizzy papers and elements then sewed everything together for extra interest.
Supplies: Dodge Ball (366745)- Daydreamer, 6×6 Paper Pad (366767)- Daydreamer, Enamel Dots (366785)- Daydreamer
LET FAITH OUTWEIGH THE FEAR by Ashley Fowler
I love that I was able to do my layouts focused on circles because it challenged me to change up “my style” and step outside the box. I decided to use larger circles for this layout so that I could build up lots of layers! I’m lovin’ the layers these days.
Supplies: Seesaw (366758)- Daydreamer, Match (366819)- Plus One, Dodge Ball (366745)- Daydreamer, Jacks (3667555)- Daydreamer, Juggling (366757)- Daydreamer, Kick Ball (366747)- Daydreamer, Tic Tac Toe (366765)- Daydreamer, Combo (366804)- Plus One, Fabric Brads (366852)- Elements, Dear Lizzy (366789)- Veneer Set, Dear Lizzy (366790)- Pockets with Inserts, Adhesive Badges (366906)- Flair, Dear Lizzy (366778)- Accent and Phrase Stickers, #Vacation (366964)- Bits, Yo-Yo (366772)- Thickers, Kal Barteski (366832)- Thickers
So many amazing circle-featuring projects by Ashley – be sure to check out her blog: Ashley Fowler | Instagram: @ashleylaurabu | Pinterest: @ashleylaurabu