Scrapbook Challenge

One Fine Day

Bold And Beachy

Hi scrappers! This week scrapped some photos from a trip to Hawaii that we took last year. We found a pretty lagoon where many movies and TV shows were filmed where the waves were nice and small. Hi husband snapped these photos and I finally decided to scrap them.I normally don’t love swimsuit photos of myself since I’m definitely heavier than I used to be (and I struggle with body image issues like so many of us do. I was a ballet dancer for the entirety of my young life up through college and was very thin. It wasn’t until my mid thirties that my genetics and metabolism caught up with me and now I struggle with how I look. My lovely husband told me for much of the trip how he licked how I looked in this swim suit in particular so I’ve decided to move forward and scrap this page. I have several other photos like it and even more swim suit photos from previous trips that I hope I get the courage to scrap soon.

I used some deep blue cardstock from The Paper Studio’s Bright Cardstock stack. I had a large scrap of orange paper so I used a tropical leaves embossing folder with my Sizzix Big Shot to add some texture. Since the scrap was so big, I had to run it through twice. The seam in the design is masked by my photo placement. I cut a strip of striped paper from My Mind’s Eye’s Everyday Tango stack. I liked the bold colors and how the reds and greens matched my photo. I added in some coconut palm stickers by Jolee’s Boutique and Viken chipboard pieces by 49 and Market. I also added in some very old beach stickers I had in my stash from Trinity Paper Arts that had the same bold color palette.

This page was made for the September Title challenge over at A Cherry on Top Crafts. We were given the choice of making a page with the title “One Fine Day” or “Moments that Matter.” I chose the former and created a little banner with baker’s twine and alpha stickers by Hazel & Ruby.

This page was made using sketch 280 from Sketch N Scrap. I followed this sketch pretty closely for a change and even kept the title and cluster placements the same.

That’s all for this week. I will see you all soon with a new page!

Scrapbook Challenge

Explore Your World

Foliage And Fungi

Hi scrappers! Even though it’s still pretty warm here, September feels like it should be fall and has inspired a very cozy autumn page. This photo was taken in the Mammoth Lakes area a few years ago when the leaves were changing colors. After a long, hot summer, I can’t wait for cooler weather and pretty foliage.

I used some olive green cardstock from DCWV’s Neutrals stack. I added some paint splatters and then added some woodgrain texture with a stencil and stencil butter in Chocolate, both by The Crafter’s Workshop. I then cut up some double-sided paper from Wild Whisper’s Tidbit Travels collection and alternated the strips so that both sides were displayed. I also added in a strip of washi tape from London Gifties. I love all the fall imagery and this was the perfect page to use it on. I used die cuts by Tim Holtz and 49 and Market to surround my photo with autumn foliage. I used foam core mounting tape on some of the pieces to create a 3D effect.

This page was created for the 3 in a Row challenge over at A Cherry on Top. I chose the bottom row: Free Crafter’s Choice, Any type Mixed Media and Washi Tape.

I used this sketch that I found at Lasting Memories. I didn’t have time to make a page using this layout last month but I loved this sketch so much that I used it anyway. The stripes were both a perfect way to display double-sided paper, and thick washi tape.

That’s all for this week. I will be back soon with a new scrapbook page and if you get the chance, join me at YouTube and Instagram at thescrapattack for more scrapbooking content!

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Free As the Flowers

Hexagons And Washi

Hi scrappers! This week create a page using minimal products that make a big impact! I used photos that were taken several years ago when I was a bridesmaid in my friend’s wedding in Sacramento. She got married at a historic hotel in a beautiful ceremony and husband snapped these photos out front when we were getting ready for the official photographer.

I used some sage green paper from the DCWV Shimmer Stack. It’s hard to tell in the photo, but this paper is very metallic and definitely has a different finish from the other papers on the page. I used a one inch hexagon punch to cut out dozens of little shapes, a few in vellum, the rest in both solid and patterned cardstock. I used up lots of little scraps in my stash as well as a piece of double sided cardstock from the DCWV Copper Luxury stack. I also used a page from this stack as a mat for my photos. Since this paper had some chrome rose gold accents, I added in some washi tape that also had rose gold accents. I tacked down my vellum pieces with little rose gold brads and used a large sticker from the Pressed Florals sticker book by The Happy Planner as my title. As a finishing touch, I used up whatever stickers were left from a Jolee’s Boutique sticker sheet I had.

This page was made using the sketch for Lasting Memories Challenge 663. As soon as I saw the sketch I knew I wanted to use it. I love hexagons and had just gotten a new inch I hadn’t used yet. This was the perfect chance to try it out and I love the way the page came together.

This page was also made for the Manufacturer with a Twist challenge at A Cherry on Top Crafts. The challenge was to use a manufacturer with a three word name (I ended up using The Paper Studio and The Happy Planner) and then use an element or technique that starts with one of those letters (for me either Punch Or Hexagon worked.)

Thanks for visiting and I will be back in September (how did we get here so fast??) Stay safe in this hot weather and keep scrapping!

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Among The Wildflowers

Purple Florals

Hi everyone! This week I created a page with lots of florals. The pictures were taken earlier this year after record rains in California and weeks later, record amounts of wildflowers followed.I took this selfie while surrounded in a field of little purple and yellow flowers. There were so many different kinds, many which I’d never seen before!

I actually started with a scrap of washi tape that was sent as a sample when I ordered a batch of tapes from London Gifties. I knew I wanted to use this in my project somewhere and built the page around it. I pasted it on some plain white paper to make sure the colors and contrast really showed through and used a corner rounder punch on the corners. I found some cardstock in deep purple and then cut an 8 1/2 X 11” piece of lavender leaf paper from the Sara Papers stack by Paper Pizazz. I had a scrap of Thumbnail paper from the Vicki Boutin Color Study collection. The purple and pink color swatches worked really well with the color palette of my page. I added some flower-patterned washi strips by 49 and Market and several stickers from the Pressed Florals sticker book by The Happy Planner. I added both puffy stickers and decorative brads from Echo Park Paper Company’s New Day collection and created my title from Double Takes alpha stickers by Doodle Bug. As usual, I used enamel dots by Simple Stories and The Paper Studio to finish.

This page was created using sketch 279 from Sketch N Scrap. I used two vertical photos instead of a vertical and a horizontal but replicated the spray pattern on the background by using Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Spray in Saltwater Taffy. I’m not sure if it’s the spray pump or user error but I kept getting big drips all over my paper. Good thing I ended up covering up most of the mess.

This page was also created for the August Book Lover’s challenge at A Cherry on Top Crafts. The challenge was to build a page by numbers inspired by the themes of the book:

Numbers play a significant role in Ruby’s life, so for Option 2, we’ll build a page by the numbers. Your page must have the following:

• 1 best friend who stands by Ruby through everything = 1 solid-colored cardstock background page

• 2 people in Ruby’s life with diabetes = 2 photos on your layout (ONLY two photos, NOT “AT LEAST” two photos)

• 3 murders she’s actually committed = 3-word title

• 4 murders she’s accused of committing = 4 patterned papers

• 5 at the end of each age Ruby was when she committed the murders (5 yo, 15 yo, 25 yo) = 5 of the same embellishment (ie: 5 hearts, 5 stars, 5 paw prints, etc.)

That’s all for this week! I will be back soon with yet another page. Keep on scrapping everyone!

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Jupiter

Paper Tearing And Paint

Hi everyone! This week I put together a page featuring my kitty Jupiter. I got her as an eight week old kitten when my boyfriend at the time brought her home for me unexpectantly. Apparently his co worker discovered a coyote trying to get at her where she was hiding under her porch. She was feral and feisty at first. In fact, she’s still pretty feisty even 12 years later. She is my sweet, chatty baby and I love her.

I started with some brown and white pixelated chevron paper from the Bramble Rose stack by My Mind’s Eye. I matted it on some basic kraft cardstock and then used some white acrylic paint and a sponge to add some texture at the top and bottom edges. I tore pieces of patterned green paper from The Paper Studio’s Kellerkurtz and Company stacked pasted them alternating left to right. I used a roll of Sizzix textured paper in Limoncello as photo mats. I think this product is actually made for use with die cuts but it’s just the right size for 4 X 6 photos. I used a two pack of washi tape by the paper studio to add accents on a cardboard heart and some chipboard pieces from 49 and Market’s Plum Grove collection. The leaf details are from Heidi Swapp’s Honey and Spice ephemera pack and the three brads I used are from Bo Bunny’s Mocha Double Dot Brads pack.

This page was created for Color Dare Challenge 561 over at Color my Heart Challenges. I used Honeybutter, Sage and Mocha as my three colors with a healthy dose of white and kraft brown.

Lastly, this page was made for the August Pick-A-Day challenge at A Cherry Top Crafts. I used day 17: Adopt Homeless Animals day since little Jupiter didn’t have a home before she was brought to me.

That’s all for this week! Thank you for visiting and I will see you all soon. Swing by my Instagram and YouTube accounts if you get the chance, both under thescrapattack.

Guest Designer Challenge

Nautical Nonsense

Boat Memories And Nautical Ephemera

Hi scrappers! This week am thrilled to announce that I was a guest designer for the month over at Color, Stories, Inspiration. For this layout, I used some photos taken on a boat during a trip to Bimini, Bahamas. I snapped some silly selfies of my husband and I and this seemed like a great set of photos to use for in a nautical layout.

I used some brown woodgrain paper from Paper Studio’s Dendrology stack as my background and mounted it to some basic brown cardstock from DCWV’s Neutral Cardstock stack. I cut down some abstract blue striped paper from the Eclectic Remix stack, also by The Paper Studio and added in some compass print fabric a from the On the Road Junk Journal Goodies pack by 7 Gypsies. Most of my embellishments came from the Tim Coffey Travel Die Cut pack by K & Company and Cape Cod Cardstock Stickers by The Paper Studio. From there, I added a few buttons and enamel dots from Simple Stories Color Vibe Fall, Winter and Basics packs.

As I said earlier, CSI was kind enough to invite me to guest design for the month of August. I used the following “evidence” as inspiration form page:

• Stripes

• Woodgrain

• Nautical-Themed Elements

• Boat

• Buttons

• Envelopes

• Circles

• Fish/Seagulls/Seashells

  I also put some of my decorative elements into an envelope like the inspiration photo.

I also used an old Becky Fleck sketch for this page just so I would have something to reference. I actually used this sketch previously but the two pages turned outlooking nothing alike. I love how different I can make two pages, even when starting from the same sketch.

That’s all for now. Thank you for visiting and I will see you soon!

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So Much Fun

Lots Of Little Squares

Hi scrappers! This week I’ve created a bright and tropical page featuring another photo from last year’s Hawaii trip. We were at a wedding for a friend of ours and took this selfie with a. very pretty beach in the background.

I started with some pretty teal and lime ombre paper from the Colorbok Ombre Energized stack. These papers are great for a vibrant background that’s not too busy since all papers have a subtle yarn knit pattern. I then cut lots of paper scraps into 1 1/2 inch squares and arranged them in columns. I embellished with some Miss Time boxed stickers and some Vicki Boutin Color Study stickers. I also added in some American Crafts daisy stickers and some Bo Bunny adhesive jewels.

This page was made for the August mood board challenge over at A Cherry on Top Crafts. Aren’t these colors so pretty together? I was also inspired to include a window, some flowers and kiwis/fruit.

This page was also made as a scrap lift of QueenBee89’s page. I loved all the little squares since I knew I could use up a lot of little paper scraps in my stash. I tried to in the edges of some of my squares just like the original and used a border sticker by Me and My Big Ideas in the same way that she used an arrow border as an accent. I was more heavy handed with my embellishments, as per usual and added in a larger sticker from The Happy Planner’s Colorful Boxes sticker book and some more embellishments to the right of the title which the original sketch did not have.

That’s all for this week. I will be back soon with a brand new page! See you next time!

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Awesome Vacation

Pink And Teal Patterns

Welcome to August! This week I scrapped some old photos from a trip to Iceland in 2018.Yes, this is the same trip that all my other Iceland photos were taken. I’ve only been once (but am dying to go back) and I still have quite a few photos to get through. These photos were taken at The Blue Lagoon which is a geothermal hot spring and one of the coolest places I’ve ever been! There are bars you can swim right up to in the middle of the pool, hence the drink in my hand. Though the water was hot and steamy, the weather, like most days though, was cold and gray.

I started with some basic teal cars stock from The Paper Studio’s Splash collection. I used the pink patterned side of Vicki Boutin’s Color Study Thumbnail paper and then found the most perfect scrap of pink and teal paper in my stash to go with it. I added several long strips of Dylusions washi tape and created my title from Amy Tangerine stickers. Some mixed media elements made with a stencil and texture paste from The Crafter’s Workshop and some Simple Stories enamel dots finish the page.

This page was created for Color My Heart’s Color Dare challenge #558. I used the bottom row from their tic tac toe grid featuring Lagoon, Mink and Raspberry. I’m so glad I found these perfect photos in my stash! I didn’t use a ton of the mink gray color but there’s a little in the photo mats, enamel dots and chevron patterned paper.

This page was also made using Becky Fleck sketch 337 over at A Cherry on Top. I used two photos instead of three and added a big title since this page didn’t have one. I also took some liberties with the journaling space and added a big camera and beaded water paper instead. Maybe someday I will journal more when I don’t hate my own handwriting, but today is not that day.

That’s it for this week. I will be back (hopefully soon?) I have so much going on in the next few weeks, plus I can’t stop playing Final Fantasy XVI. It’s so good! I am looking forward to all the fun scrapbook challenges August has to offer!

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Choose Joy

Spring Flowers Meets Fall Leaves

Hi again everyone! Can you believe July is almost over? Summer is speeding by and I’m not sure whether to lament not going to the beach enough or look forward to cooler weather ahead. This week’s page harkens back to fall in the forest when all the leaves were turning yellow. I always bring a dress with me when my husband and I travel in the event that there will be a photo op like this! The yellow dress matched the fall leaves perfectly and this ended up being a really fun photo shoot.

I started with some basic yellow cardstock and cut a smaller piece from Vicki Boutin’s Sweet Talk paper from the Sweet Rush collection. I liked how the text in darker yellow matched my background paper pretty closely. I cut a seven inch piece of fabric tape by 49 and Market and hid the uneven ends with thin paper scraps from my stash. You’ll recognize the green scallop pattern paper from my “All Because Two People Fell in Love” page from a few weeks back! I relied heavily on stickers from The Happy Planner’s Pressed Floral sticker book and I used a whole sheet of 3D floral stickers from The Paper Studio. I liked how the antlers and arrows felt more like fall. The have been in my stash forever and I was glad I ended up using them all rather than leaving one or two stickers on the sheet which I will then horde for another eternity. I added some metallic leaf brads and enamel dots by Simple Stories as finishing touches.

This page was made using Becky Fleck sketch 336 over at A Cherry on Top Crafts. I used two photos instead of three and swapped out owls for large autumn leaves and lots of little flowers.

This page was also created for the July Book Lovers Challenge. Using the book cover as inspiration, the challenge put forth this month was to use lots of yellow! The requirements were the following:

• At least 50% of the page must be yellow

• Solid yellow background

• At least one patterned paper with yellow in it

• At least one yellow embellishment

• Yellow in at least one photo

That’s all for this week. I will see you soon in August with a brand new page!

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Dance Is A Song Of The Body

Grayscale With Pops Of Red

Hi scrappers! This week I have a layout that’s a little different from my usual creations. Most of my pages are brightened colorful, but this one is totally black and white, except for the vibrant red accents. This technique really brings out the red dress in my photo and provided a fun challenge as I raided my stash for anything and everything gray.

I started with some grayscale paper by Momenta. I’ve had this paper stack forever but don’t use it very often because, like I said, I usually like a lot of color. However in this case, this was the perfect collection of papers! I found some scraps of diamond and woodgrain print papers in my stash and matted them and my photo with gray and white cardstock. I used a sticker frame but didn’t punch out the center so I would have better contrast for the sticker I was using at my title.  I used a piece of black and white Golden Desert ephemera by Prima as well as a scrap of red paper and turned them into a tags with a couple of eyelets. I added some fiber and lots of stickers both from 49 and Market’s Vintage Everyday Essentials collection and Carpe Diem’s Beautiful Mini Sticker book. The red details are from rub-on transfers and laser cut leaves, both from 49 and Market’s Spectrum Gardenia collection.

This page was made for the July 2023 Mood Board Challenge over at A Cherry on Top Crafts. This month we had a choice of two separate mood boards, but could draw inspiration from both. You can probably guess which one I chose. As soon as I saw the photo of me in the red dress in my stash of photos, I knew I was going with the red theme. The three elements from the mood boards I chose to add were:

• Dance

• Butterflies

• Flowers

This page was also created for a scrap lift challenge. I was inspired by the layout above originally created by SandyK1967. I mirrored the layout so I wouldn’t cover up all the elements of my background paper. I liked all the floral details along the edge of the paper but my simple diamond patterned paper didn’t have anything like that. I created my own details by arranging a row of various gray embellishments from my stash.

That’s all for this week. This layout was so much fun and maybe I’ll play with grayscale ore in the future. What color would you choose as your colorful accent on a grayscale page like this?

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Wander Often, Wander Always

Floral Clusters And Brads

Hi everyone! This week I made a page using one of my favorite photos that was taken in the desert during a super bloom a few years back. Withal the flowers, came an incredible amount of caterpillars! When we stood still and listened, we could actually hear the sounds of them moving around and eating since there were practically dozens of them on every single plant.

I started with some green striped paper from the Lost & Found Breeze collection by My Mind’s Eye. I added in some teal patterned paper from the Eclectic Remix stack by The Paper Studio and cut it down a little. The blue and floral papers came from scraps I already had. The title comes from the Day Dream 5.8 X 8.8 stack. Those are kind of weird dimensions and I’m not sure what this paper would be traditionally used for, but I cut it down a little and feel like it fits really well since the highway photo has a greenish tint. My favorite details are the Simple Vintage Lemon Twist Brads by Simple Stories. The teal and yellow tones work perfectly withy color palette and the lemon slice design is so cute! Some paper flowers by Michael’s and The Paper Studio add the final touches to the embellishment clusters I created around the page.

This page was made using case file 415 over at Color, Stories Inspiration. The second I saw the mood board I knew I wanted to make a page inspired by it. It’s so bright and summery and I love the color palette or green, yellow, white, teal and navy. I used the following “evidence”:

• Striped

• Photo Realistic Paper

• Summer-Themed Items

• Clouds

• Dandelion or Other Flowers

• Cursive Font

• Berries or Other Fruit (Lemons)

This page was also made using sketch 276 from Sketch N Scrap. I ended up tweaking this one a lot by shifting my photo and title position.

That’s all for now. I hope to be back soon but I have several trips and concerts coming up so I may not have the time I usually do. In the meantime, join me on my Instagram and YouTube at thescrapattack for more photos and videos!

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All Because Two People Fell In Love

Beachy Greens and PET Tape

Hi scrappers! This week I’ve created a page with some very special photos. These were taken on a beach in Bimini, Bahamas. It was absolutely beautiful there and we took these fabulous photos just before sunset. This was an amazing trip where we spent a lot of time on a boat snorkeling and swimming with sharks, dolphins and exploring shipwrecks!

I started with some green scalloped paper (brand unknown) and pasted it over some basic white cardstock since it’s too thin to support all my embellishments. The star of this page was the Bluish Nature Collage PET tape by London Gifties. It wasn’t beach themed but the colors worked so well and it did match the romantic ambience of the page. I adhered it to some white paper first and then added some green geometric washi tape. I used a couple of film strips from the Rouge collection and Viken ephemera bits, both by 49 and Market. I did play up the beach theme with some stickers by Recollections and added enamel dots by Simple Stories to finish.

This page was made for the Sketch with a Twist challenge at A Cherry on Top. The twist was to use an animal embellishment. There is a bird within the PET tape design. There is a bee as well but ended up mostly covered by the film strips.

This page was also made for the Country Song challenge. This is probably the longest title I’ve ever used that wasn’t already printed on a sticker or embellishment and I’m so happy that I had a book of stickers by American Crafts that had enough stickers all in the same font so I could make this title!

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

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CA, The Golden State

Cozy Fall Vibes

Hi everyone! It’s hot and summery here but the page I bring you this week has all the cozy autumn vibes. This picture was taken in the Mammoth Lakes area in California several years ago. My husband wanted to photograph the autumn leaves and I came along. It was the perfect time of year where it was chilly but not freezing and the colors were at their peak. To be clear, we absolutely did not camp, despite what my background paper says. I am not a fan or camping, even in the car since a never get more than a couple hours of sleep because I am always so uncomfortable. I am so envious of people that can get a good night’s sleep anywhere. I can’t even sleep on an airplane and wish I could. Traveling to different time zones would be so much easier! After a day of seeing all the pretty leaves, we promptly went back to our hotel with hot water and comfy beds.

I started with some fun black and white camping design paper from Wild Whisper Designs. This paper has more of a glossy finish than most papers. I had briefly considered using some watercolors to color in a few of the designs but decided against it since I didn’t know how the paper would fare. I did however end up using my Yasutomo shimmer watercolors to add some golden spatters instead.

I used some dark wood grain paper from The Paper Studio’s Dendrology stack and cut it down to the width of my photo. The paper in this stack is very thin and the stack is so huge. I’m not sure if I will ever use it all up! Fortunately, wood grain is pretty versatile and something I use a fair amount, especially since I have a lot of photos that were taken outdoors. I added in all kinds of outdoorsy embellishments like some vellum leaf stickers and California puffy stickers, both by Jolee’s Boutique. I finally used up the puffy stickers by turning them into a title. They have been in my stash for years and I’m sure were discontinued a long time ago. It feels good to get them out of my stash! I also added a few neutral pieces from Tim Holtz’s Field Notes Ephemera pack. I bought two of these by accident so I’m sure I’ll have these until the end of time, but again, they are pretty versatile and look great on my numerous forest-themed pages. Some decorative brads by Simple Stories were both the perfect color and theme for this page. I love when that happens! Lastly, I added in some mini compasses I bought in the jewlery section at Hobby Lobby since they were on clearance. I doubt they actually point North, but they do really move around!

This page was created for Case File 412 over at Color, Story, Inspiration challenges. I loved the colors and knew it would be perfect for all the fall pictures I had. I also hadn’t cracked open the Tinbit Traveler paper pack after buying it months ago (who else is guilty of this?) and this would give me a good reason to. I used the following “Evidence” prompts:

• Plaid or Grid Pattern

• Solids

• Wood or Wood Grain

• Camping-Themed Items

• Signpost

• Bear

• Lantern

• Compass

• Mix Different Alphas

This page was also made using Becky Fleck sketch 333 at A Cherry on Top crafts. I changed a lot of things up like using one photo instead of two, substituting numbers for leaves and replacing the subtitle with a big bear. By the way, I did not make this bear. I have no idea who did or how I acquired him. I just know he’s been in my stash for about 20 years (not an exaggeration) and I never really thought I would actually use him. Here we are with this mystery bear now living happily on this page and he looks adorable.

That’s all for this week! Maybe next time I will make something more in line with summer? Who knows though. My crafting muse does what she wants so it could be summer Halloween or cats. Whatever. Either way, I hope you’ll join me soon both here and at my YouTube and Instagram accounts!

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Lovely Beach

Purple And Peach

Hi scrappers! Now that summer is in full swing, I bring you a photo taken on a beach in San Diego somewhere. There was a really vibrant sunset that night and I didn’t realize my husband was taking a photo of me taking a photo!

I used a piece of photorealistic paper showcasing the ocean at sunset from Craft Smith’s Summer Dream stack. This paper actually had the word “summer” across it in large font but the word placement didn’t work with the sketch I was using. I was able to strategically cover it up and added my own title to the left. I played up the purple by adding some paper scraps from my stash including a large piece of 49 and Market’s Color Swatch Lavender paper and some Viken Chipboard pieces. I also added some peachy elements from Mintay’s Sunset Beach die cut pack. These were so perfect for this page! I used foam core tape on some of them to add depth through a 3D effect. I used some stickers from a couple washi sticker tears pads in purple and orange. These tear pads are made mostly for bullet journals but I like using them on my scrapbook pages instead.

This page was created using Becky Fleck sketch 332. Rather than use two smaller photos, I used two washi stickers.

This page was also made for the June mood board at A Cherry on Top. Purple is my favorite color and I have plenty of beach photos I’ve been meaning to scrap so this was the perfect challenge. I played up some of the peach tones since they were already visible in my background paper and was also inspired by the following:

• wood grain

• sea shells

• ocean

That’s all for the month of June! I will see you all next time in July. Thank you for visiting and keep on scrapin!

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Think Pawsitive

Using Double-Sided Paper

Hi scrappers! This week I bring you another pet-centric memory page featuring my kitty Jupiter sunbathing. This page turned out pretty simple without a ton of products or details, but the double-sided paper I used was so busy that I kept it simple to let the paper shine.

I made the double-sided Tag paper by Echo Park Paper Company my focal point. I knew I wanted to use both sides and cut the 12 X 12 paper down into two smaller rectangles. I also had enough paper left over to make a little tag using my Marvy Uchida lever punch.I arranged everything on some basic blue cardstock and used a large leftover scrap of orange paper as a backing for my three photos. I believe this paper originally came from the Rock Out paper stack by Prima. I added a large cat sticker by recollections and stickers from both the Sticko Animals sticker book and The Happy Planner’s Rainbow sticker book. Bits of ribbon both threaded through the tag and along the right side of the page add the final touches.

This page was created for the June Sketch with a Twist challenge at Cherry on Top. The twist this month was to use ribbon or twine.

That’s all for now. June comes to a close soon so I’m hoping to be back with one more page before the end of the month. I will see you all soon!

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2gether

Rainbow Brights And Rub-On Transfers

Hi everyone! This week I bring you a page made primarily with 49 and Market products. I absolutely love their new Spectrum Gardenia collection and all its bright colors. I picked up several items from this collection and used them with some products from the Viken collection which I already had.

I started with a piece of Euphoria paper from the Spectrum Gardenia 12 X 12 paper pack. These papers are double sided which makes me a little sad because they are so pretty that I want to be able to use all the sides! I used a frame from the Viken laser cut elements pack along with some tags from the ephemera bits pack. I also added some Rouge film strips and some bits of baker’s twine.

I used a dinner plate and stenciled around it to make a circular guide for my wreath. I then arranged laser cut leaves along the penciled line, using both adhesive tabs and foam tape to create alternating dimensions. I also added in some Spectrum Gardenia butterfly rub-on transfers and some paper flowers and brads by Recollections. Lastly, I added some glittery alpha stickers by The Paper Studio for my title.

This page was created for sketch 568 at Sketches in Thyme. I knew the circular wreath featured in this sketch would be a perfect change to use the laser cut leaf elements I had just bought. I moved my title since I wasn’t sure if it would fit within the circle.

This page was also created for the 3 in a Row challenge over at A Cherry on Top. I used:

• Ribbon or Twine

• Free Space

• Title with a Number

That’s all for this week. I can’t believe we are already halfway through June! There are so many scrapbook challenges around the web that I still want to participate in. Hopefully I will be back ASAP with a whole new page!

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Home Is Not A Place, It’s A Feeling

Sparkly Washi And Die Cuts

Hi scrappers! This week I bring you a soft and elegant page featuring a photo from the past! This is my mom, sister and I posing for a photo during “Country Days,” a tradition in our small town. Every fall, there is a parade featuring local marching bands, kids sports clubs, dance teams, beauty queens and the like in a parade. There is also live music, vendors and good food! We used to go every year as a family and in this photo, we are all wearing dresses my mom made herself! I don’t have access to a ton of photos from my childhood since most of them have already been cut down small and scrapbooked by my mom, so when I do have older photos, it’s exciting.

I started with some really pretty paper from the Wildflower stack by American Crafts. I love all the shades of green and picked up those tones in the other papers I chose. I used Botanical Frame die cuts by Sizzix. Die cuts are great for hexagons since there’s no way I could cut one out freehand and have it be perfect and accurate, especially if you are trying to fit them together. I used some thin, sparkly washi by The Happy Planner to outline each hexagon which was very time consuming, but also very striking. I used the same washi on simple white tag by the Paper Studio and added some Quaint Village Girls PET stickers by London Gifties. I love how well they work with this page! A circular detail from the Along the Way ephemera pack was used as my title. I few brads by Bo Bunny and Echo Park Paper finish the page.

This page was created using sketch #567 from Sketches in Thyme. Instead of oversized flowers, I used the big hexagons and added the patterned paper strip to the left because I loved the paper so much and wanted to showcase more of it.

That’s all for this week. Thank you as always for visiting and make sure to follow me on YouTube and Instagram for more scrapbooking content!

Scrapbook Challenge

Bimini Bliss

Stripes And Woodgrain

Hi scrappers! This weekI combine all kinds of patterns to make a page featuring photos from our trip to Bimini last year. Bimini is one of many islands in the Bahamas and is so small, we were able to walk from one side to the other in about eight minutes. The water was crystal clear and the most amazing shade of blue I have ever seen. We spent a lot of time on a boat where I took.a photo of my feet hanging over the edge. The turquoise woodgrain pattern was actually a photo I took of the wall of the local dive shop. Everything there is painted bright, beautiful colors and I decided to cut up this picture and use it as a design element.

I started with some plain kraft paper from the Craft Smart Kraft Basics paper stack. I cut down a piece of brown woodgrain paper from The Paper Studio Dendrology stack and added some strips of Blue Wag Pattern paper by Recollections. I used that same paper to mat my photo. I then raided my stash for slender paper pieces and all those half inch paper strips I saved came in handy. I also added in some orange arrow washi from the Crate Paper Here + There collection. I created my title from a Mini Banner by Me and My Big Ideas and some alpha stickers from the Crate Paper Journal Studio sticker book.Tweezer were very helpful in handling the tiny, delicate alpha stickers. I also added some glittery wave stickers by Recollections and (surprise!) enamel dots by Echo Park Paper Co. and Simple Stories.

The color palette was inspired by the June challenge over at Kraft Plus Challenges. They had a striking mood board this month and I knew I had items in my stash that contained these elements. I had the exact pattern in blue instead of orange so I used that instead and just added in some other orange elements as well. I included some woodgrain as well as several black and white striped elements including a tag from the My Mind’s Eye Hello Gorgeous ephemera pack and a sticker from the Bottle Cap sticker book by The Paper Studio.

I made this page using a sketch from a challenge at A Cherry on Top. I was really intrigued by this sketch and wanted to give it a try. I really had to search to find enough photos from the same event that would work with the colors and patterns I had chosen and also allow me to display three small photos. I actually ended up using four small squares because I cut down two photos into two squares each.

That’s all for this week. Thank you for visiting my page and I will see you all soon for a brand new layout.

Scrapbook Challenge

Live Podcast

Fussy Cut Washi And Embossed Paper

Hi scrappers! I’m kicking off June with some spooky paper! It took me a little bit to find the photos that would work with this paper, but I found some! My husband and I went to go see one of my favorite podcasts And That’s Why We Drink live in Los Angelos. They are a true crime and paranormal stories podcast so this skull paper fit the theme, plus the red matched the theater seats in the photos. We had a ton of fun and even though my husband didn’t really know what to expect, he still had a good time.

I started with this striking embossed red skull paper. I didn’t want to cover up all this gorgeous paper so I made sure to leave at least one skull showing. The red bokeh prink paper was a leftover scrap from a previous page and was the perfect size for this page. I also used an old scrap of wood print paper from The Paper Studio’s Dendrology stack to mat my photos and added in some pretty geometric washi. I also fussy cut some floral shapes from London Gifities Warm Florals & Fruit washi tape. I added in some more skulls by Jolee’s Boutique and finished up with some enamel dots by Simple Stories and Echo Park Paper Company.

This page was created for Becky Fleck sketch 329 over at A Cherry on Top Crafts. I ended up tweaking this sketch quite a bit, combining two photos to make a large element on the right and using only one photo instead of four on the left. I also threw in a tag and shifted my title around.

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

Scrapbook Challenge

Choose Happy

Stencils And Mixed Media

Hi scrappers. May was full of lots of fun events including my birthday and a weekend get away. I even when to go see a ballet company! As this month comes to a close, I bring you one more layout featuring a photo from another wonderful event last year when we went to a friend’s wedding. Isn’t the flower wall in the background pretty? We took a quick selfie in-between dancing since the backdrop was so nice.

Both the flower paper and pale green carsick are from the ancient depths of my stash. The patterned paper is Green “Handmade” Leaves by Paper Pizzazz and I couldn’t even find a brand on the cardstock. They are both finally out of my stash and a part of this lovely page. I used two green-toned paper scraps and some bird print paper from Prima’s Nature Garden 6 X 6 pad. My title and the golden flower stickers are from the Pressed Florals sticker book by The Happy Planner. Over the top, I layered some mixed media elements using a 6 X 6 screen print stencil and Pearl White stencil butter, both by The Crafter’s Workshop. I also splattered some pale pink metallic watercolors by Yasutomo but it doesn’t really photograph well. Lastly, I used some pretty Indigo chipboard stickers by Prima and various elements from a junk journal pack that even had real pressed baby’s breath flowers.

This page was created using sketch #566 at Sketches in Thyme. I used a strip of washi tape in place of the scalloped detail along the bottom. Instead of a tag, I used a large chipboard sticker and and added in lots of stickers and texture.

This page was also made for the April/May mixed media challenge at A Cherry on Top. They had a beautiful mood board for the challenge which inspired my color palette. I also was inspired to use birds, add in pink flowers, baby’s breath flowers, and use the word “happy” in my title.

That’s all for the month of May! I will see you soon with another layout and a new set of scrapbook challenges!