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Always And Forever A Dancer

Gray And Gold

Hi scrappers! This was officially my last layout of January, although it’s taken me a few days to get this post up! These photos were taken at a wedding this past summer and I loved the sparkly dress I wore. However, it shed copious amounts of glitter everywhere I went. I ordered it offline and didn’t realize how much of a mess it would make. It was an explosion of glitter when I opened the bag. I had glitter in my hair and on my body for days after the event. It’s been over six months since I wore the dress and I still find the occasional sequin or glitter speck in my house somewhere.

I was quite excited to use the gray ballerina paper by Karen Foster Designs. I’ve easily had this paper for fifteen years and didn’t know when I would ever use it. I was a dancer for a large portion of my life but it’s been a long time since I have been in a dance class or performance. I wasn’t sure if I would ever have an occasion to use this paper. These photos however, not only went well with the gray color, but I feel show my dance background in the way I move.

I paired this paper with some gray cardstock from the DCWV Neutrals stack to give it some extra structure. From there, I used some Champagne Gold Stencil Butter with a mini stencil, both by The Crafter’s Workshop to add some texture to the right side of the page. Some gray and gold paper from Pink Paislee’s Auburn Lane 6 X 8 stack made a nice photo mat for my images. I added golden stickers from the American Crafts Crate Paper Journal Studio sticker book and used a Fiskars squeeze punch to create the tags for my letters. I strung them on some old elastic I had and used some Tim Holtz Chit Chat stickers to make my title. I used a lace die cut from 49 and Market’s Vintage Artistry Essentials collection and on a whim, put some metallic gold washi tape beneath it so it would shine through all the lace details. Some paper and lace flowers by Jolee’s Boutique finish the page.

This page was created for Sketches in Thyme’s sketch #550. I loved the little pennant flags in the bottom corner and definitely wanted to integrate that into my own layout. I chose to use the lace die cut because it also had a scalloped edge like the sketch. Instead of paint splatters on the background, I used texture paste and a stencil to create background details.

This page was also created for A Cherry on Top Craft’s January mood board. I was inspired by flowers, lace and crystals featured in the mood board but also by the pretty sparkly dresses. It seemed the perfect choice for the photos I had!

That’s all for this week. I will be back with my first February sketch. See you all soon!

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Outdoors

Designing With 49 And Market

Hi scrappers! It feels like it has been while since I posted even though it’s only been a week. My free time and motivation finally synched up and this week I bring you a page featuring a newly printed photo. I just got a pack of new photos in the mail with some images from some recent weekend trips my husband and I took and this is the first photo of the bunch I am scrapping. This picture was taken in Borrego Springs, California at an area that overlooks a large, impressive canyon below. It was sunset and my husband set up his tripod and snapped a few shots of us. I love how they turned out!

I started with some polka dot paper from the Plum Grove paper stack by 49 and Market. In fact, all products on this page are 49 and Market unless otherwise stated. I paired it with some lavender woodgrain paper from the My Mind’s Eye Bramble Rose Stack and peach paper from American Crafts One Canoe Two Saturday Afternoon stack. I had the deep blue floral paper in my stash of leftover scraps and it worked well here. All these papers pick up the sunset colors in my photo!

I used some rub-ons from the 49 and Market Plum Grove collection and cut out the two decals in purples and blues. Laser die cuts from the Plum Grove and Viken collection as well as some fabric tape really bring the page together. I used some washi stickers from the Vintage Artistry Hike More collection for the title.

The sketch for this page comes from the January challenge at Sketch N Scrap. I like how simple the sketch is, allowing me to add my own elements to it. The paper layering allowed me to incorporate lots of colors and patterns.

This page was also created for the Book Lovers contest over at A Cherry Top Crafts. The book above was the inspiration with the optional prompts being either to use Mother Nature as a theme or the use of alliteration in the title. I obviously chose Mother Nature, choosing a photo taken in a national park with some botanical elements and the Outdoors title.

Lastly, this page was made for the January Color My Heart challenge. I combined peach with blue and purple tones. I really like how all the colors work together. While this page was fairly simple to put together without using a ton of products, it makes a big impact!

That’s all for this week. Soon we will be in February. Can you believe it?? Lets be friends on Instagram and YouTube! I go by thescrapattack in both places!

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Fields Of Gold

Khaki, Green And Gold Botanicals

Hi scrappers! This week I bring you a page featuring some photos taken out in the desert after a rain. There were little yellow flowers everywhere and it made for some really gorgeous pictures!

I started with some sparkly yellow paper from the DCWV Stardust stack as my background. The warm tones in the paper paired really well with the flowers in my photos. I used some basic kraft cardstock as well as some paper scraps as a mat for my photos. I embellished with some baseboard frames and Field Notes ephemera by Time Holtz. I added some products I bought from an online stationary store including some green stickers by Yuxian and fern stickers by Infeel Me.

This page was created for Kraft Plus challenges. The challenge this month was to pick any of the past challenges and I picked on from March 2022 which was Frames. I integrated three frames into my layout and placed my title in one of them.

This page was also created for Becky Fleck challenge #310 at A Cherry on Top Crafts. I flipped the photo orientation 90 degrees and used a large frame in place of one of the photos.

That’s all for this week. Thank you for visiting my page and I will see you all soon!

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Magical Moments Together

Desert Rose, Peach, And Sage

Hi scrappers! This week I bring you a layout featuring a photo that was taken in front of some street art in downtown Los Angeles. The peach tones in the background ended up working really well with the tri-color palette I used.

I started with some papers from the Recollections Desert Blooms stack. I had bought this paper stack a while ago but hadn’t tried any of the papers yet. I used the solid background as my background and cut a smaller square of the sun and moon print paper for the center. The rest of the papers used were all scraps from my stash. The floral paper ended up having the exact colors that really worked with the rest of the layout. I used Golden Desert Ephemera by Prima Marketing and some stickers from the Home is with You sticker book by The Happy Planner. The title was made with some puffy stickers by American Crafts.

This color palette came from Color My Heart’ s Color Dare #530. The colors definitely evoke pictures of desert landscapes. The cactus and succulent ephemera in my stash matched the colors perfectly.

The layout for this page comes from the Cherry of Top Crafts January scrap lift. I chose this layout by Sandy Jay. I liked all the the paper layering as well as the potential for embellishment clusters. The large title was spread across the page which isn’t something I normally do so I gave it a try.

That’s all for this week! I will be back soon with another scrapbook page.

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Love You

Gold Foil And White

Hi scrappers! This week I share my first official layout of 2023. Have you had a chance to handwrite a 2023 date yet? I inevitably wrote 2022 as the year and had to correct it. I feel like I do that every year!

The photos on this page were taken at a wedding at the Muckenthaler house in California. We were in front of a big window and were backlit which created these dreamy photos!

I started with some gold striped paper from The Paper Studio’s Shoppe on the Square stack. All of the gold foil papers on this page are from the same collection. I added a 9 X 9 square of white cardstock in the center and then added a bunch of gold embellishments. I was able to use up the feather stickers and glitter bows, both by The Paper Studio. That means I can buy more stuff, right?? I also added some hexagon stickers by The Paper Studio, Heidi Swapp ephemera by American Crafts, and mixed media stickers by Momenta. I couldn’t resist adding enamel dots by Simple Stories as a finishing touch.

This page was created from White…with 1’s December/January challenge which features gold! Isn’t their mood board pretty? I was inspired by the different textures, glitter, chrome, etc. and incorporated those into my page.

This page was also made for the Sketches in Thyme January challenge. I turned the sketch 90 degrees to accommodate my vertical photos.

That’s all for this week! Thank you for visiting my page and you can see more of my work on YouTube and Instagram, including my first ventures into having a bullet journal/fitness planner! See you next time!

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Here Comes The Sunset

Shabby Chic Kitties And Butterflies

Hi scrappers! This may be my first post of 2023 but it’s about my last layout of 2022. I created this page last week but haven’t had the chance to blog due to holiday activities. This photo is of my kitty who was watching the sunset through the blinds. The lighting was so good that I snapped this photo on my phone.

I started with some basic brown paper from The Paper Studio’s Tattered and Worn stack as my background and mounted it on some pale blue cardstock by American Crafts for more stability since I knew I would be using heavy chipboard pieces. I had a large paper scrap in my stash with musical notes on it that I cut on a diagonal and bordered it with some blue checkered tape by Making Memories. From there I used die cuts from Stamperia’s Orchids and Cats collection and Sunset Beach Die Cuts by Mintay. I arranged them around my photo and added the chipboard clock as a major design element and fastened it with a Bo Bunny brad. Lastly, I used some Again and Again alpha stickers by American Crafts as part of my title.

This page was made for the December challenge at Sketches in Thyme. I ended up mirroring the sketch because when I cut my diagonal paper, I cut the diagonal the wrong way. Oops! My title ended up being smaller and I moved it lower since my music note paper was so busy, I didn’t think the brown letters would show up.

Thanks for visiting! I hope 2023 fins you all happy and healthy and I will be back soon with the first official page for the new year!

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Step Into Christmas

A Very Merry Layout

Happy holidays scrappers! I usually don’t make Christmas pages because I never remember to take photos. However, a couple years back, my husband and I did a holiday shoot with our cats who don’t really enjoy being held for long periods of time. The results were a little…chaotic. We ended up with some very comical shots and these are just a couple.

I wanted a basic background so I used some white textured cardstock by The Paper Studio. I had bought the green double-sided loose leaf paper by Basic Grey because I initially liked its reverse side. However, the Christmas side with trees and snowflakes was perfect for this page. I paired it with some red paper by Paper House which also felt very festive. The patterned papers were really the stars of this page, but I also embellished with some K & Company chipboard stickers, glittery red brads by The Paper Studio, green Bob Bunny rhinestones, and some washi stickers by an unknown brand. I cracked open some American Crafts alpha stickers for the title and only used letters that were red or green. I think this page came out festive and fun!

This page was created for the Scrap Our Stash December challenge which was to add at least two triangles, hexagons or diamonds to a page. I loved design team member Stacy Harper Watson’s layout so much that I did a scrap lift of the whole page but tweaked it for horizontal photos and the embellishments I had. The little handmade triangle met the criteria so perfectly and allowed me to use up some very old fiber.

This page was also made for Color, Stories, Inspiration’s December challenge. Usually they provide “Evidence” prompts but this time it was left all up to the creator. Apart from being inspired by the color palette, I imitated the white background and overall Christmas theme. I added in some gray snowflakes like the inspo pic and used some alpha stickers that had diagonal stripes like the little heart next to the coffee mug.

Lastly, this page was made for the December music challenge at A Cherry on Top Crafts. The challenge was to use Elton John’s song “Step Into Christmas” as the page’s title. It took me a minute to find some appropriate alpha stickers that had all the correct letters I needed, but I did it! Considering my cat’s lack of enthusiasm, maybe a more fitting title would have been “Dragged Into Christmas.”

That’s all for this time. I’m hoping to squeeze in one more page before the new year. Fingers crossed! I hope you all have a merry and safe holiday season!

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Live Life

Paper Scraps, Buttons And Washi

Hi scrappers! This This week I bring you a cozy fall page featuring a picture of my husband during a trip to the woods. This page came about because I challenged myself to pull a paper scrap out of my stash at random and create the whole page around it. After I had spread all the scraps across my coffee table, I ended up blindly picking the patterned paper with leaves on it. I can’t even remember the original page I made with the rest of the paper since I’ve had it so long.

I used some dark brown cardstock from the DCWV Neutrals stack and splattered it with some white acrylic paint. It kind of reminds me of a speckled bird egg. I arranged some solid colored paper scraps around my photo and used a Marvy Uchida corner rounder on them. I found some mushrooms and labels from Tim Holtz’s Field Notes ephemera and some wood veneer buttons to match my forest theme. I cracked open some ginkgo leaf washi tape and used a long strip down the left as well as some smaller pieces near my photo.

This page was created for Becky Fleck #306 challenge over at A Cherry on Top. I didn’t have a punch to make the notebook edge or pinking shears, but I used the corner rounder to change up my solid colored paper scraps.

This page was also made for the December Grab 5 challenge, also at A Cherry on Top.

The 5 items I picked from the list to use on my page were:

  • Buttons

  • Wood Vaneer

  • Tiny Tags

  • Circle

  • White Splatters

That’s all for this week. Thanks for visiting my page and I will be back soon with a new layout!

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Escape The Ordinary

Mixed Media On Patterned Paper

Hi scrappers! This week I bring you a layout where I played with mixed media and a limited color palette to create this vibrant page.

I started with some red woodgrain paper from The Paper Studio’s Entirely Textures stack. Since the paper in this collection is very thin, I glued it to some black cardstock to give it some structure. I then mixed together some Delta Ceram Coat acrylic paints in Black, White and Blueberry to create some blue-gray accents with a wide, dry brush. I then mixed some Orchid Stencil Butter from The Crafter’s Workshop with American Crafts Texture Paste in Sour Blueberry to create a custom navy shade which I used with 6 X 6 Ledger and Specimen stencils, also from The Crafter’s Workshop. I found a box of Tim Holtz Idea-Ology pocket cards that had gotten buried in my stash that I forgot I had and used a blue floral card cut in half along with part of a red paper frame from Bo Bunny’s Star-Crossed Ephemera pack. I added some tags embellished with red and blue string as well as some metal Thought Tokens by Tim Holtz. I used a sticker from The Happy Planner’s Dream Seeker sticker book as my title and scattered some generic rhinestones over the page as a finishing touch.

This page was created for the December scrap lift over at A Cherry on Top Crafts. I chose this layout to lift by aheatfan because I liked the tag embellishments and mixed media look. I used stencils with texture paste in place of the leaf details and replicated the distressed paper look by dry brushing some gray paint in various direction.

This page was also made for A Cherry on Top’s November mood board. I love the moody colors featured here and ACOT always has the prettiest mood boards!

I drew additional inspiration by adding butterflies, adding in some purple-blue tones and including a floral print.

That’s all for this week. You can find more Scrap Attack content on both my Instagram and YouTube. Thanks for stopping by!

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I Haven’t Been Everywhere, But It’s On My List

Desert Views And Kraft

Season’s greetings scrappers! I know I say this every month but I can’t believe another month has passed, and now we are into December! I hope the holidays fine you all merry and bright and your camera rolls full of wonderful memories ready to be scrapbooked!

This week I bring you a page featuring some photos taken in Death Valley, California. These photos were take in January or February where there was snow on all the mountains surrounding the valley, but the valley itself was a pleasant 70 degrees, at least when we were there in the afternoon. I had just bought this dress from Free People and knew it would make for some dramatic photos. My husband was looking for water since he wanted to take some photos with reflections, but finding water in Death Valley is pretty rare. The only water we found was a shallow, muddy puddle. However, you would never guess when looking at the photos how shallow and gross the water actually was. Fortunately, all the mud and salt washed out of my dress (and the car upholstery) easily.

I started with some embossed kraft cardstock by DCWV and cut a quarter inch off two sides before matting it on some basic red cardstock. I sponged some Jacquard Lumiere paint in Sunset gold at random on my background and then used some Apple Barrel acrylic paint in Bright Red and a 12 X 12 stencil by The Crafter’s Workshop to make some circles. From there, I basically broke out all the embellishments that were kraft, brown or desert themed. I added in some burlap scraps from 7 Gypsies On the Road Junk Journal Goodies collection for some interesting texture. As you can see from the video, it took me a long time to move all the embellishments into a configuration I liked. I really spent a long time playing with the arrangement of all the elements. A list of what I used is below:

The color palette for this page came from Cupcake Inspirations 558 challenge.

This page was also made for the scrap lift challenge over at Kraft +. I used two photos instead of three and spread my embellishments out a little wider. I emulated their circle embellishments with a stencil, even though the one two the left on my page ended up mostly covered. I of course swapped out sea foam green for vibrant red that matched my dress in the photos.

That’s all for this time. If you’re reading this, thank you for stopping by in the midst of your holiday chaos. it is much appreciated. I will see you all next time.

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Swish

Botanical Die Cuts And Golden Accents

Hi scrappers! As November comes to a close, I bring you a layout with Fall vibes and a cute kitty belonging to my sister. His name is Pirate and he loves sleeping with a paw over his face. My sister says it looks like he just threw a basketball when he’s in this pose, hence the title “Swish.”

I used some warm gray cardstock from the DCWV Neutrals stack as my background paper and added in some leafy die cuts made with Tim Holtz Garden Greens Thinlits. I added some golden accents with stickers from Crate Paper’s Journal Studio and The Happy Planner’s Pressed Florals sticker books as well as some little flake seal cat stickers by BGM. Lastly, I added some journaling strips from Tim Holtz’s Chit Chat sticker book.

This page was created for the November sketch challenge at Lasting Memories. Instead of stars, I used lots of leafy die cuts.

This page was also created for Color, Stories, Inspiration’s November challenge.

“Evidence” Used:

  • Labels

  • Gold

  • Leaves

  • Flowers

  • Banner

That’s all for this time. Thank you for stopping by. For more Scrap Attack content, you can visit me at Instagram and YouTube.

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Thankful

Mountain Themes In Shades Of Blue

Hi scrappers! Thanksgiving is practically upon us so I thought I would post a layout this week that reflects on how thankful I am for the moments captured in all the photos I scrap. I’m thankful I live in a place where I can travel to so many beautiful places, both local and abroad. I’m thankful I’m happy and healthy and have the means to hike, dance, and pose in these photos and I am especially thankful for my husband and photographer who is the one who gets me off the couch and out of the house. Otherwise, all my photos would be of my cats or of me reading a book or sleeping in on the weekends. Not nearly as exciting. These particular photos where taken near Mount Whitney in California.

I used some blue cardstock from the Colorbok Ombre Energized stack as my background paper because it matched the blues in my dress. I paired it with some pale blue leafy paper from the Sara Papers collection from Paper Pizazz. These papers are so old I doubt they exist in any marketplace anymore. You can see in the video that the book is falling apart. I’m trying to use them up but I keep buying new pretty paper. I used a “Thankful” die cut from Pink Paislee’s Auburn Lane ephemera collection as my title. Some scrap pieces of paper were tuned into tags with some Momenta die cuts and my Sizzix machine. Stickers from Crate Paper’s sticker book and a Yuxian sticker book along with some wintery washi tape (brand unknown. I got it off Amazon.) add to the mountain theme.

This page was made for the November sketch over at Sketch N Scrap. The photos I had worked so perfectly since I only had three and was able to cut them down into squares.

This page was also created for the 3 in a Row challenge at A Cherry on Top crafts. I used Banner (little yellow banner sticker,) “Thankful,” and Any Shade of Green. It also qualifies for the November music challenge also at A Cherry on Top. The journaling “I go back to December all the time” is a lyric from a Taylor Swift song. These photos actually might have been taken in January or February. I can’t remember for sure, but the lyrics still seemed appropriate.

That’s all for this week. I’ll see you next week when it will almost be December. Can you believe it??

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Be A Rainbow

Incorporating Busy Collage Papers

Hi everyone! This week I created a page with some pictures taken about this time last year at the beach. I really loved the rainbow sweater I was wearing and made it the theme of the page.

I started with some really pretty collage paper from the Memory Place Welcome to Paradise collection. This paper is so pretty and detailed that it could really stand alone with just photos, but I can never make anything that simple! I cut down the paper a little and paired it with some deep teal cardstock from the DCWV Chalk it Up stack. This paper has a very unique texture, like an actual chalkboard! This was the perfect chance to crack open some watercolor washi tape by Bentoto House. It’s so pretty but I’ve never worked it into a layout until now. I did have some trouble getting it to stick to the chalkboard paper texture so I placed some of my other embellishments over it to help stick it down. I added some ocean images from some washi stickers books, including the Rimo Sunset Romance book. Some washi ticket stickers by Infeel Me me were in the perfect pastel colors and paired nicely with some Memory Place die cuts, Amy Tangerine and Dear Lizzy stickers, and a scattering of enamel dots.

The color palette was inspired by Color Dare challenge #521. I decided to use all 6 colors because they paired so nicely together. The melon accents on my page really stand out. I had a tough time finding something “mist” colored. In fact, the background cardstock I used was literally the only thing I had, which is astounding because I own enough scrapbook paper to practically open my own store! I felt like all my pastel colors needed the darker green color as contrast and I really like how it turned out.

This page was also created for Lasting Memories where this month they are hosting some layout challenges. I opted for a single page layout instead of a double page spread, using mostly elements from the left side but added in some journaling strips from the right using Heidi Swapp Hawthorne stickers.

Thank you for visiting my corner of the internet and I will see you next time with a brand new page!

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Autumn Leaves

Stickers, Brads And Tags

Hi scrappers. This week I bring you a autumn inspired page with vibrant colors, patterns, and botanical elements. I used photos taken at June Lake several years ago when the fall foliage was at their brightest. I paired the photos with bright pink and deep green papers that were a nice contrast to all the yellow tones in the photos.

I started with some deep green hexagon paper from the Recollection’s Green House stack and paired it with some pink paper from Paper Pizzazz’s Great Jewel Backgrounds collection. Some pale green paper from DCWV’s Copper Luxury palette made a good mat for my photos. I added in some tags and embellished with Yuxian forest stickers and plant washi bujo pads. For the title, I used Sadie alphabet die cuts by Echo Park Paper Company. I cut squares from an ombre piece of paper and labeled each with a letter of my title so I could keep them in sequence and preserve the ombre fade.

This page was made for the November scrap lift at A Cherry on Top. The above sketch by Sharman was the inspiration for my page. I also used a cursive die cut for my title as well as tags and journaling strips from the Cape Diem Beautiful Mini Sticker Tablet.

That’s all for this time. Thank you for visiting and for more Scrap Attack content, you can find me on Instagram and YouTube.

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Love You To Pieces

Patterns And Textures

Hi scrappers and welcome to November. This week I bring you a page featuring Ninja the kitty again. He’d fat and lovable and very sweet and has a very photogenic face. Like most cats, he spends a lot of time lounging in the sun so I scrapped some photos of Ninja doing what he does best.

I started with some red and cream striped paper from The Paper Studio’s Kellerkurtz & Company stack. This paper is very thin so I used some red cardstock to add some structural integrity. Th leaf paper I sed has been in my stash for easily over 10 years. I have no idea what the brand is but I would be surprised if it is still being sold anywhere. I layered over some orange die cuts and puffy stickers from the One Canoe Two Goldenrod collection along with some red Kimono washi taped some burlap flowers by The Paper Studio. I found a scrap or corrugated paper in one of my junk journal packs and it adds a lot of texture to the page.

This page was created for Becky Fleck sketch 300 over at A Cherry on Top. I didn’t have any apple, pear or lemon products that matched my color palette but the orange slices fit in perfectly.

This page was also created for Color, Story, Inspiration’s October challenge and I got it done just in time.

Evidence Used:

  • Textured Paper

  • Apples or Other Fruit

  • Wood

  • Flowers

  • Leaves

  • Something Tiny

  • Burlap

That’s all for now. Thank you for visiting and I’ll see you all next time when I start exploring all the fun new November challenges that were just posted!

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Live Loud

Utilizing Die Cuts

Hi scrappers! This week I bring you a layout featuring an impromptu selfie of my husband and I taken in Laguna Beach. The water was such a pretty color the day! It feels so good getting my favorite selfies printed and off my phone. Now I can put them in an album or hang them on my wall. Is. anyone else excited to get their prints in the mail, even though you already know what all your images look like?

I started with some basic beige paper by K & Company. This stack doesn’t appear to have a name, but it contains solids and polka dots. I had a scrap piece of paper I had embossed using the Mosaic Jewels embossing folder by Sizzix which I cut in half to span across the page.

One die cut really was front and center on this page. The Bee Hive die cut from Sizzix really came in handy and I love that it allowed me to mix and match hexagons since they were all cut the exact same size. There’s no way I could hand cut any of these and have them look the same. I also added in some hexagon stickers from the Carpe Diem Beautiful Mini Sticker Tablet and some Scrap Yard die cuts by Kaiser Craft.

This page was made for the October 123 Scrapbooking Challenge. These were colors I don’t think ever would have put together but that’s what made me want to try it. I also was drawn to all the hexagons, plus, that scrap piece of embossed paper was similar to the doily print in the sketch and it was the right color! The hexagons I used were small than the sketch so I used more of them. I love how this page turned out!

That’s all for this week. I’ve been busy posting on YouTube with their new Shorts feature so check that out here if you get the chance. I’ll see you all next time!

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Relax

Teal And Red

Hi scrappers! I’m back again with a new layout featuring my sister’s cute kitty named Pirate. I wanted to make her some scrapbook pages for Christmas so I am getting a head start and putting some pages together.

I started with some teal floral paper from the Eclectic Remix stack and some maroon paper from the Entirely Textures stack, both by The Paper Studio. I layered over some various paper scraps into some collages along with some stickers from Amy Tangerine’s Brave and Bold collection and from The Happy Planner Rainbow sticker book and the Vicki Boutin sticker book. I added some puffy kitten stickers by The Paper Studio and some journaling strips by Tim Holtz. I finished off with some enamel dots (as always) scattered throughout the page.

This page was made for the October scrap lift at A Cherry on Top where I had to choose a layout to remix by Amy Jo. I chose the one above and added a third picture to the bottom left corner. I liked all the little embellishment clusters since that’s something I already include on most of my pages.

This page was also made for the Cherry on Top October Mood Board. This month’s board is so beautiful and contains red and teal tones. I also incorporated the use of the color black since several of the photos include darker colors. I also was inspired to include the photo of Pirate sleeping on my mom’s knitting project because of the kitty photo on the mood board. Lastly, I chose the teal floral background paper because of all the foliage in the inspiration pictures.

That’s all for this week. You can find me on YouTube and Instagram with more content. See you next time!

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Cat Tree

Colorful Kitties

Hi scrappers! This week I bring you a layout featuring my kitty who loves lounging in the cat tree all day. She was particularly lazy and cute this day with her front leg dangling so I snapped a photo.

I started with some pastel tree paper from the Shingle Little by Little stack. I had no idea what I was going to do with this paper at first. It seemed to whimsical and childlike for the fall foliage photos I have and the colors didn’t really match. It ended up working perfectly here where I didn’t have a photo of a literal tree, but a cat tree.

I used some handmade paper that has some large wood particles in it. It added some nice texture but rubber cement absolutely does not work on it because it soaks it all up like a sponge. I used adhesive dots and mounting foam to tack down a photo frame from a Heidi Swapp ephemera pack and some butterfly trim that I cut into a couple pieces. I also used some Color Study stickers and Sweet Rush ephemera, both by Vicki Boutin and various stickers and embellishments by Amy Tangerine, Art C and Momenta. The title was made with some sparkly newsprint alpha stickers by Sticko. I added some little kitty brads by Eyelet Outlet to finish.

This page was made for Becky Fleck challenge 297 over at A Cherry on Top Crafts. I used one big picture and a picture frame rather than three smaller ones.

This page was also made for the 3 in a row challenge at the Cherry on Top message board. I ended up getting 3 in a row twice with Any Shade of Green, Free Space, 2 or More Photos and then Decorative Frame, Free Space and Journaling Strips.

That’s all for this week. Thank you for visiting and I will see you next time with a new scrapbook layout!

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Hello Love

Wildflower Die Cuts

Hi scrappers! Welcome to October! California weather is still in the 80s so it doesn’t feel remotely spooky here so instead of bringing out the Halloween themed pages right away, I’m kicking off the month with a page I made for a wedding we will be going to soon. I always keep the wedding invite or save the date card and try and create unique gifts like this. You don’t have to worry about someone else buying the same thing off their registry! Since I wasn’t sure if the couple wanted to keep their anonymity, I’ve blurred out their faces.

I started with some double-sided paper from My MInd’s Eye that’s probably ancient by now. So many of the products I use end up sitting in my stash for years before I use them. This is also true of the metal martini sticker by Momenta I used. I probably picked those up in the 2010’s!

A new toy I have been getting plenty of use out of is my Sizzix Big Shot machine and wildflower die cuts by Tim Holtz. This is yet another great way to use up random paper scraps. I tried to get as many die cut pieces out of my two chosen scraps as possible and arranged them with some junk journal tags which came with dried flowers (yes they’re real!) that I also used. The moon sticker I added is one of my favorite parts of this page!

I used some enamel stickers by 49 and Market for the title and finished off with some paint splatters.

This page was created for the October sketch over at Sketches in Thyme. I emulated the textured background by sponge painting with some acrylic paint and moved the title up higher. The floral patterns in the sketch inspired me to use the flower die cuts for a similar effect.

I used the color palette from the Lasting Memories October challenge. The blues and teals matched what the couple in the photos was wearing so it paired nicely. The dusty teal became the dominant color with dark blue, gray and white accents.

That’s all for this week. You can find more at Instagram and YouTube at thescrapattack. See you next time!

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Shades Of Purple

Hi scrappers! This week I bring you a very purple page to wrap up September. These photos were taken out in Death Valley, California. I can see why so many movies are filmed there because the landscape is so unique. These shots were taken at Bad Water Basin and that white stuff on the ground is actually salt even though it looks like ice. Fun fact, Death Valley is the hottest place on the planet with a record of 134 degrees. Fortunately it was only in the high 90s when we visited.

I used some basic white cardstock as my background because the purple tile paper I used by Recollections was so busy. I paired it with a scrap of polka dot paper I had and and some very thin purple strips that I had saved even though they were so small. They ended up working out well on this page.

I used a 12 X 12 stencil and stencil butter in Orchid by The Crafter’s Workshop to add some circular details and then added stickers from The Happy Planner Pressed Flowers and Beauty in Florals sticker books. I finished with some enamel dots and word strips from Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Small Talk sticker book.

This page was created for the White…with 1 September challenge where the color for this month was purple. I was inspired by all the different shades of purple in the mood board and used paper that had lots of different purple tones.

This page was created as part of a scrap lift over on A Cherry on Top Crafts. This was the original sketch by CynthiaB that I was inspired by. I made stenciled circles rather than stitched ones and kept the big, bold, two word title.

That’s all for now. Thank you for visiting and I’ll see you next time in October. Can you believe September is already over? Spooky season awaits!