Scrapbook Challenge

Going Places

Coastal Hues

Hi scrappers! I’m back again with a beach, tropical page created using some photos taken in Bimini, Bahamas. The resort had an incredible view at the dock and the water was so clear that you could clearly see sharks and rays cutting their way through the water right off the dock.

I started with some mint green paper from Arden’s Seasons of Joy cardstock stack as my background. I found a collection of 12 X 12 transparencies that I’d never opened and chose a section out of a chevron patterned page. I positioned it on the left and then tore some edges of a scrap of peach paper and used it as a boarder at the top and bottom of my page. I used mix of spray inks from Stamperia and Ranger to color some white doilies, and then used some pale blue text paper to mat my photos. I added a stenciled element in the corners with some Glossy Glaze and a stencil by Vicki Boutin and embellished using ephemera by Simple Stories, Minty Papers, and albumlovehandmade. The enamel dots are from several different sheets by Altenew.

This page was made for Amanda's Park It Right There NSD Challenge where we needed to created a project with a color palette inspired by a National Park. I chose this one for Dry Tortugas National Park because I liked the beachy vibe.

This page was also made using sketch 707 from Sketches in Thyme. I used doilies for the large circular elements and 2 photos instead of 1.

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

Scrapbook Challenge

Fun In The Sun!

Ice Cream Colors

Hi scrappers! I don’t usually create back to back pages. Work, other hobbies and life in general limit my scrapbooking to about once a week. But in honor of National Scrapbooking Day, I’m going to try to create a few more pages than usually since there are literally dozens of scrapbook challenges currently going on at A Cherry on Top Crafts!

This page is made using some photos of my kitty Jupiter. I matched the warm tones in these sunny photos with some peachy papers from 49 and Market and DCWV. I matted the smaller peach square and my photos with white cardstock and then rounded some of the corners on a scrap of heart paper and some polka dot paper from the Hello Little Girl 6 X 8 stack and layered them behind my photos.

I then added some peach fibers and affixed them to the page with little peach brads. I used Carta Bella chipboard stickers from the Soak Up the Sun and Good Day Sunshine collections as well as some dessert stickers from an unknown brand to create little embellishment clusters. I used a stencil by Aall & Create and stencil butter by The Crafter’s Workshop to add some mixed media elements and finished with 2 little clusters of enamel dots.

This page was created for Flasher’s Ice Cream Truck challenge, running until May 18 for National Scrapbooking Day. The challenge is to create a page inspired by one of the sweet treats above. I chose the strawberry shortcake bar because that’s my favorite and to this day I will occasionally buy a box of them from the store. The stenciled elements are meant to look a little bit like the crumbs on the outside of the bar and I chose to use white cardstock to mat my photos and the peach square to simulate the ring of vanilla ice cream inside.

This page was also made for the Soul Scrappers’ May Sketch Challenge. I stayed pretty true to the sketch for a change, including the use of a tag, fibers, and 2 photos.

That’s all for this layout. I may be back sooner than you think for another National Scrapbook Day challenge!

Scrapbook Challenge

Cheers!

Antique Florals

Hi scrappers! May means it’s National Scrapbook Day on May 2nd! In honor of this auspicious occasion, I will try and participate in all the additional challenges that are happening at A Cherry on Top. I wish there were more hours in the day!

The photo I chose was taken at a wedding reception for one of my dear friends. I feel really blessed that I still have a core group of friends from collage (we all met in anime club!) that I still see multiple times a year.

I started with some subtly patterned paper from the 49 and Market Curiosities in Willow Grove collection as my background. All the other papers used on this page came from my stash of scraps, including the antique floral paper that I tore at a diagonal and inked and distressed the edges with a paper towel (very high tech) and Mixed Media Aqua Color by Stamperia in the color Leather.

I used a die set by Momenta to create three tags and added brads and different fibers to each. I created a collage around my photo using various stickers and ephemera, including Ephemera and Bits & Pieces from Simple Stories’ Junk Drawer collection. The aesthetic of these embellishments really matched the look I was going for! I added in a chipboard piece by 49 and Market, enamel dots by Honey Bee Stamps, and some metallic gold fringe which I affixed to the page with tiny gold brads.

I made a similar cluster to hold my title which is a mixed media sticker by Momenta. I framed it all with a sticker by an unknown brand that looks liked layered paper and lace, another perfect find for this page.

This page was made for Ann’s Grab 5 NSD Challenge. A list was provided with items that could be used in our project and we had to pick 5. Below is the complete list with the bolded items I chose:

1.  sequins
2.  flower cluster
3.  the color green
4.  chipboard
5.  at least 1 photo
6.  pattered paper
7.  2+ stickers
8.  enamel dots
9.  washi tape
10. stars
11. distressing
12. butterflies
13. journaling
14. stamping
15. a punch

This page was made using this sketch that I found at Lasting Memories. I liked the triple tag element and torn borders at the top and bottom.

That’s all for this week! Are you also going to celebrate National Scrapbook Day? If so, what challenges are you planning on participating in?

Color Dare Design Team Challenge 702

Bixby Creek Bridge

Bold Title With Fussy Cutting

Hi scrappers! I’m back from a quick vacation to the Pacific Northwest that was lots of fun and very refreshing (and also my excuse for not making very many new pages this month.)

The page I have for you today uses some photos taken in front of the famous Bixby Creek Bridge that’s located along California’s central coast. It’s very old and very unique, not to mention surrounded by beautiful ocean views. It’s a popular spot for travelers to stop and take pictures on their way to places like Big Sur or Carmel by the Sea.

I used purple paper by 49 and Market because it matched my jacket in the photos. I then chose a piece of paper with gray and green flowers (brand unknown) and fussy cut some flowers and leaves out to use as embellishments. I also used some die cuts by Tim Holtz with this same paper to make my bold title. It really stands out against the dark purple paper!

I double matted my photos with scraps I already had and used the last bit of purple insect paper left over in the lower left corner. I added a paper scrap with green foliage to the upper right corner for balance. I’m thrilled to say I actually used up two items from my stash: Some Simple Stories ephemera and brads by Bo Bunny! Does that justify the roughly 10 new products I just bought this month? Nope! But at least I’m working through older items!

I finished with some bejeweled metal stickers, pearl enamel dots by Craft Consortium, bunny brads by Eyelet Outlet, and some laser cut elements by 49 and Market. I was going to mist the page with some new, slate gray ink I got, but opted for white paint because the contrast would be better. I think it was the right call!

Join us at Color Dare and create a project using 2 or all of the colors shown. I feel like this was a really unique color combo and I had fun putting my page together.

This page was also made for the Cherry Lift challenge at A Cherry Top Crafts. I chose the sketch above by barefootscrapbooker. I rotated it 90 degrees clockwise to fit the photos I had.

That’s all for this week. Thank you for stopping by my page! I post on Instagram and YouTube with additional scrapbooking content!

Color Dare Design Team Challenge 700

Live Less Out Of Habit And More Out Of Intent

Coastal Colors

Hi scrappers! This week I created a page using some photos taken in Catalina. The island is a popular destination for scuba divers and the steps I was standing on lead down to the entry point in the ocean.

For my background, I used navy paper from Arden’s Seasons of Joy Solids stack. I cut down some pale paper by 49 and Market and then layered an assortment of paper scraps vertically. I used a tag punch to create some tags and then added stickers by Bo Bunny and American Crafts. The title is a sticker from the Quotes sticker book by The Happy Planner.

I used my Mary Uchida punch to create some tags and decorated them with stickers. I used a spare piece of twine and threaded it through one of the tags. I added a scattering of enamel dots by Echo Park Paper to finish the page.

Join us at Color Dare for challenge #700 and make a project with the colors shown above. I used all 4 colors but you can pick any 3. We’d love to see what you make!

I used Sketch N Scrap’s sketch #327 for this page. I used more than 2 strips behind my photo since I had lots of paper scraps that fit the color palette of this page. I added some tags to add some additional interest. Even so, I feel like this page isn’t as embellished as the ones I usually make.

That’s all for this installment and I’ll see you next time! Join me on Instagram and YouTube if you are looking for more paper crafting content!

Scrapbook Challenge

Lovely You

Shades Of Yellow

Hi everyone! I’m back with a new page all in shades of yellow! I used some photos taken in a hammock during a trip to Bimini, Bahamas. I liked that the buildings in the background were also yellow and matched what I had planned for my page.

I started with some basic white cardstock by American Crafts and then created my own background with a combination of alcohol ink and acrylic paint. I trying using watered down paint with a Kaiser Craft acrylic stamp just to see what kind of effect I would get. I lost a lot of the detail but you can see the rows of diamonds that the stamp created. I also used some stamps by 49 and Market with a black ink pad to further build my background.

I matted my photos on pale yellow cardstock and then cut down a piece of dotted paper to go behind it. I also used a paper scrap with bigger dots to make the accent strip on the side and added other polka dot triangles as photo corners. Basically, I discovered I have a lot of yellow paper with various dots. I used some washi ticket stickers and a large circular doily sticker as well as stickers from Crate Paper, 49 and Market and Bo Bunny. I finished with a few buttons, tags and a stencil and stencil butter to add another yellow dotted element to this page.

This page was made for Colorful Options. Their April challenge is all about yellow!

This page was also made for White…with 1. Their April challenge was to make a monochromatic page on white cardstock using either red, yellow or blue as the main color.

That’s all for this week. Thank you for joining me and I will see you all soon for another challenge!

Color Dare Design Team Challenge 698

Magic Moments

Pink And Teal

Hi scrappers! I’m back with Color Dare for a new challenge, this one using shades of pink. I used a selfie I took during a trip to Fiji for this page since the lip color I was wearing was also bright pink.

I used some cute bobby pin paper by We R Memory Keepers which set the tone for a girly toiletries page. I used some pieces of ribbon from The Paper Studio that featured lipstick, lips and eyes with colorful eyeliner. I also used a sticker book and ephemera from Shimelle’s Glitter Girl collection and used an ephemera piece from Prima’s Majestic pack as my title. I added in some stickers from The Happy Planner’s Quotes sticker book as well as some assorted buttons from my stash and enamel dots by Simple Stories and Altenew.

Join us at Color Dare for challenge 698. Choose a color of your choice to go with shades of pink. I chose a greenish teal since the background paper I chose had a few green bobby pins mixed in with the pink and black.

This page was also made for the Make the Cut Challenge at A Cherry on Top Crafts. 5 paper dimensions were provided and could be arranged any way I wanted. This month’s measurements were:

2 1/4 x 2 1/4
1 1/2 x 6 1/2
6 1/4 x 7
4 1/2 x 9
4 1/2 x 10 3/4

That’s all for this week. Thank you for visiting my site and I will see you soon with another page. If you are looking for a new paper crafting challenge to participate in for the month of April, check out the Taylor Swift-themed one I host here.

Scrapbook Challenge

Spa Day

Purple And Green Pastels

Hi scrappers! I am back with some cute pictures of my husband and our cat Europa. My husband is definitely her favorite person so he can get away with clipping her claws and she will grudgingly cooperate. Here are some photos of her getting her regular mani-pedi!

I used some basic gray cardstock as my background and then added a square of spring green paper with a very subtle diagonal line pattern. This paper came from a gigantic stack whose manufacturer has been lost time. The paper is so thin that it can’t stand as a background paper on its own but it works well here and I’m trying to use it up!

I added a scrap of Typewriter Font paper by Recollections that I had left over from a previous project and tore the edge at the top for a distressed look. I created my title using an alpha die by Echo Park and added a mixed media element with stencil butter and a stencil by The Crafters Workshop. I love their stencil butters because they are thick but spread easily (like butter!) I have tried several other texture mediums and they have all completely dried out after only a coupe of uses. I have had this one for several years and it it has only dried a little around the rim of the container. I highly recommend!

Almost all the other products I used are from 49 and Market, including fabric tape, laser cutouts, chipboard, and ephemera bits from their Viken collection, and laser cutouts from their Color Swatch Lavender collection. I sprinkled in some adhesive pearls by Honey Bee Stamps and splattered the edges with purple acrylic paint to finish.

There are never enough days in the month for me to get to all the challenges I want to participate in, but when I saw this color palette at Color, Stories, Investigation, I knew I had to try to squeeze this one in.I love the combination of purple, green and gray. I also used the following “evidence” from their list of suggested prompts:

• Stripes

• Washi Tape (I used a washi ticket sticker)

• Flowers

• Leaves

• Fabric (I used fabric tape)

• Paint Splatters

• Labels

• Ribbon (I used laser cutouts of ribbon)

This project’s sketch comes from the Weekly Sketch Challenge at A Cherry on Top Crafts. I used mixed media elements for the dotted line circles and was able to replicate the text background paper pretty closely. As always, I gave it my own flair with lots of extra embellishments.

Lastly, this page was made for the This or That challenge at Soul Scrappers. I was shocked that I had organically pulled most of the required elements for this page before double checking their list!

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

Scrapbook Challenge

Look For Beauty In The Every Day

Many Many Mushrooms!

Hi scrappers! This week I scrapped some photos from last fall from a trip to Mammoth Lakes in California. My husband and I have gone several times in the past to look at the leaves when entire groves of trees turn brilliant yellow!

I used a sheet of pinkish red paper from Vicki Boutin’s Evergreen & Holly stack, once again using Christmas paper for a non-Christmas project! I then cut down a piece of Momenta polka dot cardstock and paired it with some woodgrain paper by The Paper Studio. I used a sheet of neutral cardstock by American Crafts to mat my photos and then found some additional paper scraps in my stash to create some clusters and accents. I then used some laser cutouts by 49 and Market and Arden (which worked amazingly well together. You can’t even tell they are from different manufacturers) and layered them behind my photo and created a border along the bottom of little mushrooms. I added a tag by Simple Stories because it was the perfect color and matched the theme of the page. Some adhesive brads and enamel dots also by Simple Stories finish the page.

The color palette for this page comes from Soul Scrapper’s March Color Board challenge. The fall-inspired colors on this page worked well with my photos and I liked the way the vibrant yellow-green contrasted with rust red and brown.

I used Sketch N Scrap sketch 326 for this page. The sketch was simple but allowed for lots of embellishment. Instead of an accent stripe along the bottom, I created a border detail with mushroom punch outs instead.

That’s all for this installment. I’m hoping to squeeze in one more page for the month of March. I’ll see you next time! Join me on Instagram and YouTube if you are looking for more paper crafting content!

Color Dare Design Team Challenge 696

Wonderful Kitty

Spring Pastels

Hi everyone and welcome back to make page! I return with Color Dare for another colorful challenge, this one featuring bright Spring hues. I used a photo of my cat Europa sitting on our entertainment center next to one of many stacks of books that won’t fit in my bookshelf!

I used a peachy watercolor pattern paper from Vicky Boutin’s Field Notes collection for my background. From there, I used lots of paper scraps as well as some 6 X 6 papers from Echo Park and My Mind’s Eye along with a Sizzix die cut to make sure I got perfect squares. I then cut all the squares in half diagonally and began to arrange then in a chevron pattern, letting my background paper show through in-between the rows. I then combined some old punch-out letters I had with some stickers by Maggie Holmes to make my title. I added some kitty stickers by Recollections (appropriate because we got Europa through a cat rescue) some peachy ephemera by Pebbles Inc. and some enamel dots. I also created a tag using a sticker from a sticker book by The Happy Planner, an eyelet and some peach fiber.

Join us at Color Dare and create a project using at least 4 of the 6 colors above. I used all 6 on my page because I thought they all worked well together and I happened to have all the colors in my stash.

This page was also made for the March Cherry Lift challenge at A Cherry on Top Crafts. I chose to lift this amazing layout by Helen W. I liked her use of twine and the little heart tag she added. I found a yellow heart charm of my own and used a fiber that matched the rest of my page to attach it.

That’s all for this time. If you’re looking for another scrapbooking challenge to try, check out the Taylor Swift-themed one I host monthly here. This month is all about track titles from Life of a Showgirl!

Scrapbook Challenge

Life Documented

Rainbow Washi

Hi scrappers! This week’s layout celebrates spring with lots of colors and florals. I used some photos taken last year when all the local hills were covered in yellow mustard flowers..

I used some simplistic lined paper as my background from the Curiosities in Willow Grove stack by 49 and Market. I then used two separate fabric tapes from the Spectrum Gardenia collection and arranged them perpendicular to each other. From there, I alternatively layered skinny paper scraps and washi by Bo Bunny to create the framework for my page.

I used two different paper scraps to mat my photos and them embellished by cutting rainbow flowers out of some washi by Pinkfresh. I wish these were pre-cut because even lazy fussy cutting around all these flowers and leaves took forever! I used the circular daisy chain to frame my title which came from Simple Stories’ Simple Vintage Life in Bloom Bits & Pieces pack. I finished off with a chipboard goose, watering can and butterfly by Stamperia, and sprinkled in some enamel dots, also by Simple Stories.

I used sketch 699 from Sketches in Thyme for this page and turned it 90 degrees. I built my clusters with Stamperia chipboard and ephemera rather than flowers and circles.

This rainbow page was also made for Colorful Options, which is always accepting ROYGBIV-colored projects.

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

Color Dare Design Team Challenge 694

Museum Memories

Green And Orange

Hi scrappers! I’m kicking off March with this layout made with photos of my sister and I at the Los Angeles Natural History Museum. I hadn’t visited since I was a kid and it has changed a lot since then. They have an incredibly robust dinosaur and prehistoric mammal exhibits and we were left awe-struck walking around the fossils of incredible creatures from the past.

I wished I had more dinosaur-themed stuff in my stash but I don’t so I had to make do with what I had! I used a sheet of green grid paper from American Craft’s Evergreen and Holly stack as my background. The paper already had a built in scalloped border but I added more with washi tape by 49 and Market and Mugoo.

I used paper scraps to mat my photos as well auto create my title and a spiral notebook embellishment using dies by Sizzix and Aall & Create. I created a collage of nature-based ephemera, using products by Tim Holtz, 49 and Market and Jen Hadfield. I also included some stickers by Amy Tangerine and 49 and Market. Lastly, I added some brads by Bo Bunny and a few enamel dots by Arden.

Join us at Color Dare for challenge number 694! Use both orange and green in your project and share your creations with us!

That’s all for this time. If you’re looking for another scrapbooking challenge to try, check out the Taylor Swift-themed one I host monthly here. This month is all about track titles from Life of a Showgirl!

Scrapbook Challenge

Opalite

Layered Stencils

Hi scrappers! For this page I relied entirely on mixed media to create a pattered background! I used a photo taken in the winter a few years back where we brought some fairy lights out to a lake and wrapped them around a small tree to take Christmas photos.

I started with some thick gray cardstock by Arden. I needed something on the thicker side so I would have minimal warping when I added wet mediums. I started to build a background using Jacquard acrylic paint and a floral stencil, leaving a blank rectangle for my photo. I used a damp sponge and tapping motions to fill in the stencil but this method results in soft, blurred lines. I then went back with the same stencil and some white stencil butter and added a second layer of flowers. This medium gave me a much sharper line and better defined flowers. I then used a stencil by Vicki Boutin and som Distressed Mica Stain by Tim Holtz and added patches of spotted patterns over the top.

Once my background dried. I added three pieces of similarly sized paper, one acting as a mat for my photo. For embellishments, I built clusters using items from 49 and Market, Simple Stories, Bo Bunny, Stamperia and Craft Consortium. The title was made with little pink alpha stickers from the Journal Studio sticker book by Crate Paper.

This page was made for the February This or That challenge. I used the “This” option, adding a little red lady bug so the color red was included and included some adhesive pearls too.

This page was also made for the February Progressive Challenge at A Cherry on Top Crafts. Each week, a new step was added for us to follow along with as we created our page. This was a different way for me to work, resulting in this page taking the whole month to make instead of an afternoon!

That’s all for now! I will see you all soon with another page.

Scrapbook Challenge

Pause For Paws

Pastel Pink And Purple

Hi scrappers! I’m back with another page featuring my cat Europa. I used shades of purple and pink that made this layout feel both feminine and playful.

I used some light pink cardstock by American crafts as my background and then played a 6 inch doily over the top. I used a combination of Distressed Oxide and Distressed Mica sprays by Tim Holtz to spray over the doily, simultaneously decorating it and leaving a stark outline of it once I removed it from the paper. I shifted it down a little bit so both the negative space left behind and the newly painted doily could both be displayed. I used purple yardstick to mat my photos and some stickers from The Happy Planner’s Free Spirit sticker book to build some clusters. The title is made up of alpha stickers by Sticko and Doodlebug and I added in some laser cut elements by 49 and Market over my photos since they were the perfect color. Lastly, I added some round and heart-shaped enamel dots to finish off the page.

This page was made for Colorful Options using the beautiful February color board! I included multiple shades of pink, purple and peach to make this pastel layout.

I lifted this layout by Deanna13 as part of a Valentine’s Day challenge at A Cherry on Top Crafts. I liked the use of ink on the background and wanted to do something similar with the addition of a doily.

That’s all for now. Thank you for joining me and I will be back soon with a brand new scrapbook page.

Color Dare Design Team Challenge 692

Theater Photograph

Coral, Green And Yellow

Hi scrappers! I’m back with Color Dare for another color palette challenge. Scroll down to see more on the rules!

The photos I used were taken in San Louis Obispo at the historical Fremont Theater. We went to go see one of my favorite podcasts And That’s Why We Drink live! Why is there a mummified lemon you may ask? On one of their first tours, one of the hosts Christine found an old, hard lemon under her bed and insisted on keeping it, much to the dismay of her co-host Em. It’s become a running bit where they now take the lemon (named Lemon) on tour with them. It’s a whole thing.

I used a paper from the Evergreen & Holly collection as my background and then cut a piece of green paper by Arden in half diagonally and covered the seam with some washi tape by The Washi Tape Shop. I used some Sizzix paper as photo mats, although this paper was a little thick and retained the curve from being in the tubes I wouldn’t really recommend it for this. I think it’s supposed to be used with die cuts and I’m not sure I’ve ever used it for its intended purpose. Oops!

The ephemera I used are from Simple Stories My Story and Simple Vintage Junk Drawer packs and also 49 and Market’s Curiosities in Willow Grove collection. The title comes from some Tim Holtz dies and I think this is the first time I actually used both the letter and the shadow together. They look really cool but were double the work gluing them all down. I added in some washi ticket stickers and an assortment of enamel dots that matched the color palette.

Join us at Color Dare for our latest challenge. You must use at least 2 of the colors displayed above, but I used all 3. We can’t wait to see what you create!

This page was made as part of the Cherry Lift Challenge at A Cherry on Top Crafts. I lifted this layout by Shoorn because I liked how it prominently featured two contrasting papers.

That’s all for this week. Thank you for joining me and I will see you all soon for another challenge!

Scrapbook Challenge

Sweet

Rainbow Treats

Hi again scrappers! I found this photo in my stash that was taken many years ago (when I was several dress sizes smaller) when my husband and I went to The Museum of Ice Cream in Los Angeles. It was a really cool, interactive exhibit with lots of sweets-inspired photo opportunities. I’m posing here with a giant gummy bear statue.

Since the background of my photo is bright and colorful, I decided I would reflect that throughout the entire page. I finally had an excuse to crack open up my Gradient Color Glitter stack by Recollections. The glitter is really fine so the paper texture is fairly smooth compared to some other glitter papers I’ve used.

I found a paper scrap in my stash with an animal cookie design which matched my sweet treat theme. I cut 3 squares and matted them on light blue cardstock and then used a textured pink and white paper scrap behind my photo.

I added in some purple doilies by Doodlebug and added in some washi tape by Amy Tangerine. The definition stickers are from Heidi Swapp’s Sun Chaser collection and the title and layered stickers are by Momenta. Lastly, I added some Rose Reverie tags by Aall & Create and some enamel dots by Waffle Flower.

This page was made for the Colorful Options challenge which is always accepting rainbow-colored paper projects.

I used the February sketch from Soul Scrappers and converted it to a 12 X 12 format. Instead of sunflowers, I used a sweets theme and substituted the big flowers for doilies which were the bases from embellishment clusters.

This page was also made for the 3 in a Row challenge at A Cherry on Top Crafts. I used the left column “Journaling Strips, Any Shade of Yellow, Ribbon, Fiber or Thread.

That’s all for this week. Thank you for visiting my page. Join me on Instagram and YouTube if you are looking for more paper crafting content!

Color Dare Design Team Challenge 690

Meadow Flowers

Pastel Hexagons

Hi scrappers! I have been a little lax in my crafting this month since I have had a lot going on (don’t we all?) but was able to squeeze in one more page in January although this blog won’t post until February.

This photo was taken a few years ago when all the wild mustard in our area bloomed. While it looks gorgeous, turning entire hillsides neon yellow-green, it’s incredibly invasive and chokes out indigenous plants. Since the blooms only stick around for a few weeks, we took some photos while they were at their peak and I wore a pretty, gauzy dress that I could swish around for some cool shots.

I used some off-white paper by American Crafts as my background and then used a 1-inch hexagon punch and oodles of paper scraps to build my background. I also used a few scraps to make a partial mat for my photo. I embellished with some fake flowers and fuzzy brads by Doodlebug, some foam stickers and ephemera by Simple Stories, some puffy stickers and some enamel dots. I also splattered some pink paint to break up all the plain white background, and added some wispy pink fiber in with my flowers.

Join us at Color Dare for challenge number 690. Create a project with at least 3 of the colors shown here and share it with us! I used all 4 on my page because they all appeared in my photo.

That’s all for now! I will see you all soon with another page.

Scrapbook Challenge

Actually Romantic

Grape, Fig and Beige

Hi everyone! I tried create this page last minute because I found an online challenge whose color palette I really liked. By the time I found it, their challenge only had a few days left to participate so I spent my Sunday afternoon throwing this together!

The photo I used was taken poolside in Las Vegas. I liked the purple pops of color in the photo because I knew I would have that color in the layout too.

I started with some paper from 49 and Market as my background because I liked its subtle, collage-like design. The only paper scraps I used on this page are the beige paper around my photo and orange leafy print strip behind it. Almost everything else I used is also by 49 and Market with a few exceptions. This includes laser cut ephemera from their Color Swatch Lavender, and Curiosities in Willow Grove collections, Plum Grove ephemera bits, and filmstrips both from the Color Swatch Lavender and Nature Study collections

I experimented with drawing a square on my layout in pencil, and then using a stencil along the edges. I used the Concerto stencil by Tim Holtz since the straight edges on it were easy to match up with the square, and used Apricot stencil butter by The Crafters Workshop. Because the mixed media elements added texture. I used adhesive dots and foam tape to tack down most of my embellishments to make sure they would stick well to the uneven surface.

The title was made with die cut letters by Tim Holtz. It is also the title of a trading song. Can you name the artist? I finished with some wax seal stickers and some little pearls by Honey Bee Stamps.

This page was hastily made for Cupcake Inspirations. Not only would I really like to eat these beautiful cupcakes in the inspiration picture, but I loved the color combo. Purple is my favorite and I feel like I don’t use it enough! This is another case where I never would have paired these colors together (because who intentionally picks beige??) but I love how the page turned out.

This page is also made for the February Sketch with a Twist challenge. Instead of stitching the square outline, I got creative with stenciling. I liked the page’s simplicity so I could add to it. I ended up embellishing so much on the right side that I decided to omit some elements on the left. The twist was to add pearls or bling and I happened to have pearls in the right color!

That’s all for this time. Thank you for stopping by. I will try and create a few more pages than normal this month since I feel like I wasn’t as prodicutove in January. If you would like to participate in a monthly challenge I host, click here. This month it’s all about calling out your state of province.

Color Dare Design Team Challenge 688

Sometimes You Just Need To Make Your Own Luck

Yellow, Green And Red

Hi scrappers! I’m back with Color Dare with another color palette challenge! I used this particular photo of my husband and I for this page because of the green foliage in the background. It ended up going really well with my background paper! Our faces also fit into the hexagon die cut I used so that was a big plus!

This is the second page in a row where I have used paper from the Curiosities in Willow Grove stack. I used a subtlety patterned green paper for the background here and then used red and yellow paper scraps with a Sizzix Thinlits die cut. I used additional small paper scraps to make botanical pieces that I clued in clusters around the large hexagons. The title comes from the Amy Tangerine sticker book and I added in some red and green ephemera by Simple Stories and Memory-Place. I created some additional texture with a Tim Holtz stencil and some stencil butter by The Crafter’s Workshop and added in a few paper flowers and enamel dots by Eyelet Outlet.

Join us at Color Dare for challenge #688 and use at least 2 of the 3 colors above in your project. I used all 3 since I liked how the colors looked together.

This page was also created for the Cherry Lift Challenge at A Cherry on Top Crafts. I chose this layout by CarrieG and modified it a little to fit a 12 X 12 format. I liked the large heinous she used and knew I had a diet that would allow me to recreate something similar. Instead of large palm fronds, I added in little groups botanicals with die cuts from the same pack.

That’s all for this week! Thank you for visiting and I will try and squeeze in one more layout for the month of January.

Scrapbook Challenge

Sky Above. Earth Below: Peace Within.

Fabulous Ferns

Hi scrappers! This week I made a page using a photo that is actually fairly recent. Often O print photos and then don’t scrapbook them for years but this photo was taken this past summer when I took a trip to Big Sur.

I used my double-sided 12 X 12 Curiosities from Willow Grove paper pad for the first time, using some light blue paper from my background and then some fern and green text paper, alternating the sides displayed to make a pattern of light and dark stripes. I used paper scraps to mat my photo and cut a doily into two pieces to display by my photo and at the bottom of the page. I used some fern rub-ons by 49 and market as well as matching Willow Grove laser cutouts to embellish. The filmstrip and enamel dots I added are also by 49 and Market.

I used this sketch from the January 2026 Sketch with a Twist challenge over at A Cherry on Top Crafts. I liked the stripes of patterned paper and if gave me a chance to display both sides of my double-sided paper.

This page was also made for the January Counterfeit Kit challenge where the inspiration kit this month just happened to be Curiosities in Willow Grove! It was the perfect opportunity to use the papers and laser cuts I owned that I hadn’t even cracked open yet! I added in other 49 and Market products that matched the vibe of the papers I’d chosen.

That’s all for this week! Thank you for stopping by and I will be back soon with an all new page.