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Mr. Photographer

Handmade Tags And Masculine Colors

Hello scrappers! Winter has finally hit California with intense rain and snow. I’m spending this rainy and chilly afternoon sharing my latest page. I used some pictures of my husband from when we went to North Lake a few months ago. He’s a professional photographer and was so excited to capture the colorful fall foliage since we don’t get much of it down south.

I started with some mottled gray paper from DCWV’s Old World stack and mounted it on some golden yellow card stock. I used some double sided paper from DCWV’s No Prob Llama stack and made some custom tags using both sides along with some paper scraps. Some bronze colored brads embellish the tags and adhesive glass Curio stickers by KaiserCraft add a masculine touch. I also used some stickers from the American Crafts Dear Lizzy sticker book and some vintage camera stickers by Navy Peony.

This page was created for the Scrap the Boys December challenge. The criteria was a large title and I used some blue punch-out letters to form the very long word “Photographer.”

That’s all for this time. Stay safe, stay warm, and I’ll see you next time!

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Into The Woods

Shades Of Green And Forest Themes

Hi scrappers! Welcome to December. This week I bring you another layout in green tones. It wasn’t intentional I swear! These photos are from a trip to June Lake in California. It’s my second year in a. row going in the fall when the leaves start to change colors. It’s a beautiful place and a great place to go for the weekend.

I started with some dark green polka dot paper from the DCWV’s Country Manor stack. I paired it with some tree and critter patterned paper from the same collection. Some green paper (that you may recognize from the previous page I made) helps break up the busy background. Some alpha stickers by K & Company and some Tim Holtz Idea-ology stickers make up the title. Some washi stickers and pearl enamel dots by Bo Bunny complete this page.

This page was created for the Lasting Memories December challenge. I didn’t use the holiday theme but I kept the placement for the photos and title. I also used some Idea-ology Small Talk stickers to replicate the strips in the bottom right corner.

This page was also created for the More Than Words December challenge. My photos were taken inane actual forest and I also incorporated lots of tree themed elements like the leaf stickers and forest print paper, complete with cute little woodland critters.

That’s all for this installment. Happy December and I’ll see you next week. If you’re looking for more Scrap Attack content, you can find me on YouTube and Instagram @thescrapattack.

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Weekend Love

Green Botanicals

Hi scrappers! This week I bring you a layout featuring some photos taken at June Lake last year. These were taken in the fall when all the leaves were turning colors. Despite the autumn tones in the photos, the page features exclusively spring green tones that really make my pictures pop.

I started with three separate green patterned papers from the same stack. I’ve lost the cover sheet to this stack that tells me the manufacturer so I have no idea who makes it. All I know is that the paper is very thin so I definitely can’t use it as a base without some thicker cardstock beneath it. I cut some various strips, some on a diagonal, and used the to frame the top and bottom of the page. I added additional stripes with thin green ribbon and the thinnest washi tape I’ve ever seen by Create 365. I created a tag with my Marvy Uchida punch and decorated with some gold foil leaf washi tape by Bentoto House. I used some green wreath stickers (I think the brand is Miss Time?) and a real leaf preserved in acrylic. I always check the clearance items in the jewelry making section of my local craft store. Sometimes I find great embellishments! Some paper flowers, brads by Bo Bunny and some botanical washi tape stickers complete this leafy page.

This page was created for the Sketches in Thyme November challenge. I love this sketch and I love how my page came out even more! I don’t use a lot of diagonals so it was nice to do something a little different. I feel like the diagonals on this page were especially striking. Most of my pages feature one or two photos but hardly ever four! I cropped them way down so they would fit and flipped their orientation from the original sketch.

This page was also create for the White…with 1 challenge. I always love their challenged. I wish there were more weeks in the month so I could participate every time! I used baker’s twine and washi tape on my page, although if I had green herringbone print paper in my stash I certainly would have included that too.

That’s all for this time. Can you believe the next post will be in December? 2021 was so short! If you would like more Scrap Attack content, give me a follow on Instagram and YouTube.

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Create Our Own Fun

Bright And Bold!

Hi scrappers! Thanksgiving is approaching fast! I hope you all eat lots of turkey, pumpkin pie, or whatever foods you choose to share with loved ones this year. This week’s page features my favorite loved on, my husband. These pics were taken while we were at a friend’s wedding over the summer. Does anyone else feel like they put on makeup and dress up less and less these days? Now that I work from home, it has become a rare occurrence! Since we both made an effort to look nice, we had to take a picture or two!

I started with some purple cardstock from the Bright stack by Paper Studio. I found this loose sheet of orange swirly paper in my stash that is absolutely ancient. I finally got to use it for this page! All the other paper on this page was from my stash of scraps.I used some deep purple vellum pieces from a bujo stack (it’s all in Chinese so I don’t know the brand) along with some Happy Planner and Amy Tangerine stickers. I used some Bo Bunny brads to attach some fake flowers and an old piece of raffia to string some K & Company tags. I finished off with my favorite, some enamel dots by The Paper Studio.

This page was created for the 123 Challenge Blog over on Facebook. This was a really fun layout and perfect for someone already prone to paper layering. I normally use, black, white, kraft or some other neutral tone on my page along with the brights or pastels. In this case, the given color palette was all brights!I was worried this page would be too overwhelming and while it is pretty loud, I also love the way it turned out.

That’s all for this week. For more scrapbooking content, you can find me on Instagram and YouTube @thescrapattack. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone and I’ll see you soon!

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Baby Face

Rose Gold And Pink

Hello scrappers! This week I bring you a sweet layout featuring my kitty Europa. She loves to lay belly up on our area rug. Doesn’t she look content? If you look closely, you can see her snaggle tooth poking out in the second picture. I used lots of pale pink and rose gold tones along with kraft and white that creates a soft and feminine look.

I started with some striped metallic paper from DCWV’s Blush Kraft & Rose Gold stack. The pale pink paper is from the same collection. I always thought kraft was explicitely brown, but apparently kraft can be pale pink? I used some embossed kraft (in traditional brown) by DCWV along with some bold polka dot paper from the Maggie Holmes Bloom stack by Crate Paper. I raided my stash for all things rose gold and found some cute heart print washi tape by The Paper Studio and some small square brads. I couple of different Heidi Swapp ephemera packs by American Crafts had the perfect mix of pink, rose gold and cuteness. Mini stickers by Carpe Diem and some enamel dots by Echo Park make the perfect final touches.

This page was created for the Sketch N Scrap November challenge. I added lots of embellishments but kept the layout pretty similar.

This page was also made for Kraft + Challenge. This month, the theme is animals! I have two cats and my phone is full of photos of them. This month was a perfect oppertunity to showcase one of my furry babies on a page.

That is all for now. I’ll see you all next week and if you are on YouTube or Instagram, you can find me there @thescrapattack.

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Summer Sun

Neutral Tones And Hexagons

Hello scrappers and welcome to November! Can you believe 2021 is almost over? I certainly can’t. Where does the time go? This week I bring you a page featuring a photo that was taken earlier this year when I was at a wedding. (The iPhone camera has come a long way. This photo was taken with a phone which is pretty amazing!) The wedding was late July, early August, so while my page title references summer, I chose more neutral tones and themes that weren’t overtly “summer” but went well with my photo.

I started with some college ruled paper with a pretty bird detail from the Lost & Found Breeze stack by My Mind’s Eye. The teal striped paper I used is also from the same stack. The hexagon print paper is also by My Mind’s Eye from their Follow Your Heart 6 X 6 stack. This paper is double-sided and I cut and flipped a small piece to display the white grid design on the other side. I tried something new on a whim and cut out some of the hexagons from the pattern and made it look like they were breaking away from the paper. I really love how this design element turned out. It definitely adds interest to the page! The title is made up of two sets of chipboard stickers, both by American Crafts. I cracked open some washi tape from Taperlogy and cut out a few designs to use as stickers. I pulled the vellum flower stamp from a little bujo stack and wondered what Moldova meant. I assumed it was the name of the flower. A quick Google determined it is not a flower but a country in Europe. Who knew? Not me. This photo was not take in Europe, but in the less exotic, Southern California. Some absolutely ancient butterfly stickers by The Paper Studio finished off the page.

This page was created for the ARTastic challenge blog’s November challenge. I haven’t participated in one of their challenged in a while but their inso pic by artist Emma Use was so striking. The criteria was to use a portrait photo and I definitely had plenty of portrait photos to choose from to feature on my page.

This page was also created for the Scrap Our Stash scrap lift challenge. Usually when I start with a sketch or an existing layout, my page ends up pretty closely resembling the original, at least as far as the layout goes. That did not happen in this case but I swear I started with this sketch as inspiration. I used one vertical photo on the upper left side of my page. I layered paper under my photo and used a doily (or two!) and used a hexagon detail instead of the half circle detail in the lower right corner. Apart from that though, I sort of went off the rails. Even though this page came out so different, I do really love the final result.

That’s all for this time. I’ll see you next week and I hope you’re getting a head start on your Christmas shopping and getting all of your Thanksgiving goodies together. See you soon!

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Happy Together

Gold Glitter And Fall Leaves

Hi scrappers! It seems I am getting in my fair share of fall-inspired pages this year! This page features a photo of my husband and I in Iceland back in November of 2018. We spent the afternoon hiking to a magical waterfall and took some truly amazing photos that day. The warm browns and yellows in the photo go great with the autumnal leaves and glittery golds I chose for the page.

I started with some paper from Momenta’s Black and White stack. It has a nice subtle pattern that isn’t too distracting. I layered over some gold polka dot paper from The Paper Studio’s The Shoppe on the Square stack and some black floral paper from Pink Paislee’s Auburn Lane 6 X 8 stack. 6 X 8 is such a weird size for someone who usually works with 12 X 12 dimensions but in this case, the paper size worked well. I had a large piece of yellow-orange cardstock in my paper wrap stack that completed the paper collage.

I took some acrylic page and a large sponge applicator and dabbed some orange and white along the edges of my black and orange papers. I used a paper napkin to dab and blend the paint and create some texture. An embossing punch by Momenta was used to make some leaves in various colors and put some of them in a shaker a made from some black paper and a gold-striped transparency from Heidi’s Swapp’s tag kit by American Crafts.

I thought using little glue dots along all the edges would be sufficient to contain all the glitter I put in my shaker but it was definitely not. The next morning when I picked up my page, I quickly realized the glue had become unstuck and large amount of glitter fell out the bottom into my carpet where it will probably remain forever. I regret using such fine micro glitter because it keeps working its way out of my shaker and all over my house!

Lastly, a mini MAMBI banner, Some gold vellum tags, and some stickers from American Crafts’ Crate Paper book complete the look.

This page was created for A Cherry on Top’s Becky Fleck 248 sketch. Once again the provided a very spooky Halloween sketch and I took it in a totally different direction. My page turned out more sparkly than spooky.

This page was also created for the Color, Stories, Inspiration October challenge. Even though all of the photos on their mood board were Halloween-themed, I still found inspiration for my page.

Evidence Used:

• Polka dots

• Autumn themed elements

• leaves

• flowers

• gold elements

• punches

• wood

• something transparent

• paint

• banners

That’s all for this week. Thank you for visiting and have a safe and spooky Halloween. I will see you all in November!

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Don’t Let The Silly Little Things Steal Your Happiness

Black & White & Neon Pink

Hi scrappers! Welcome back! Last week I brought you kraft and red. This week it’s all about pink! I must confess, pink is not my favorite color. (I’m more partial to purple actually.) However, I absolutely love the abundant (dare I say, obnoxious?) use of bright pink on this layout. It picks up some of the colors in my dress and pairs so nicely with the black and white elements. I was amazed at how many things I had in my stash that were this aggressive color. It made for a very striking page to pull them all into one layout.

I started with some basic white cardstock from The Paper Studio’s Bright stack. This is good quality stuff that is thick and textured. Highly recommend. I paired this with some neon pink paper from The Paper Studio’s Entirely Textures stack. This paper is actually very thin and is a little too flimsy to serve as a base paper on it’s own, which is why I matted it with something thicker. I used some hot pink paper from DCWV’s Spring Cardstock stack along with some black and white paper to triple mat my photo. I then created a collage of black and white paper scraps. This is one more example of why you should always save your scraps!

I colored in some of the letters on the printed paper with an Art-I-San acrylic pain marker. I picked up a few packs of these on clearance and wasn’t sure I was every going to use them, but I cracked a set open for the first time on this page. The color matched with my background paper almost perfectly and really helped tie the whole page together, plus, I found colored super cathartic. I haven’t colored in ages!

I used some paper flowers and brads, both by Recollections along with some Shimelle and Create 365 Rainbow stickers. I added in a few stickers from Tim Holtz Idea-ology Small talk collection and a Vicki Boutin die cut frame. The bottom right corner of my photo was a little bent up, so I hid it with a big bow. Nobody would ever know when looking at the final page.

This page was created for the Challenge Yourself October challenge. The challenge this month was to create a black and white layout plus one color. I obviously chose the color pink and it really stole the show. I love how the color pairs both with my photo and black and white.

This page was also created for a layout challenge at Cherry on Top. I love this store and all the amazing products they sell. This is the first time I’ve participated in on of their challenged. I love their sketch but I ended up taking it in a very non-spooky direction.

That’s all for this time. Thank you for stopping by and have a safe and spooky Halloween! For more Scrap Attack content, you can find me on YouTube and Instagram @thescrapattack

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Cosplay 2010

Red, Kraft And Anime

Hi scrappers! Welcome back! This week I dug into the photo vault and found some pictures from 2010! Back in my college days, I was really interested in anime and cosplaying. 11 years (and 20 pounds) ago I was cosplaying as Asuka Langley from the show Neon Genesis Evangelion. If you’re interested in watching this 1995 classic, I believe the series and at least one of the related movies is on Netflix. It’s weird and exciting (and sometimes horrifying) and definitely NOT for children so make sure the kids are in bed.

I used some star print paper from Craft Smart’s Craft Basics stack and some white cardstock as the base. I found some desktop wallpapers online of the character I was cosplaying as and printed them as 4 X 6 photos. I chose my favorite and cut the character out of the background to use as an embellishment. I used Thickers Kraft chipboard stickers for the title along with some wooden tags by Recollections, some red enamel dots by Simple Stories and Vicki Boutin stickers by American Crafts. I used my Fiskars squeeze punch to create some circles and a sheet from a bullet journal pad. Disclaimer: I have no idea what it says!

This page was created for the October challenge at Kraft +. Isn’t their mood board for this month badass?? Being a massive anime fan, I was super excited by this challenge and knew I had to dig in my stash of photos for some pictures I that would fit perfectly.

This page was also created for Sketch and Scrap. I used some ribbon to create the strips in the background. I like that this was a layout for three images so I could showcase multiple photos on this page.

That’s all for this week. If you get the chance, please check me out at Instagram and You Tube at thescrapattack.

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Cute + Loved

Country Core Meets Shabby Chic

Hi scrappers! This week I bring you a cozy page with a feminine farmhouse feel. The warm tones of the page really match the vibe of my photos which feature my kitty Europa soaking up the sunshine. I know I say I love every page I make but seriously, this is one of my favorites!

I started with a piece of soft minty paper from American Crafts Wildflower stack. I took three 6 X 6 pages of the same print from Jodie Lee’s Nature Garden stack. I cut them up into strips and scattered them over the page. A floral tag and a piece of burlap from 7 Gypsies Junk Journal goodies added to the country feel of this page. I love the unfinished edges of the burlap. It adds a lot of texture and character. I used some Bo Bunny brads to tack down some of the stickers to the burlap since they weren’t adhering to the the rough texture very well. All stickers were from the Maggie Holmes sticker book by American Crafts.

This page was created for the Sketches in Thyme October challenge. I offset my paper strips in the background and used a rectangular accent instead of a circular one. I used roses in place of small circular embellishments and added in an extra tag.

This page was also created for Lasting Memories’ October challenge. This month’s theme is designers. I incorporated her use of pastels and vintage inspired prints in the colors and papers I used. All stickers are from her sticker book and of course I had to include her famous roses! The words making up the title are from her sticker book as well.

Thanks for visiting! You can find me on YouTube and Instagram at thescrapattack. I will see you next time!

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Adventures Fill Your Soul

Feathers And Ferns

Hi everyone and welcome back! This week I bring you another cozy, forest-themed Fall page. This picture was taken on a trip to Yosemite Nation Park when the leaves were just starting to change colors. We had a really great trip and I love this picture of us together!

I started with some leathery textured paper by The Paper Studio. I added some gold and white feathered print paper and some matching ribbon. Some orange card stock from DCWV’s Spring stack made the perfect mat for my photo and a piece of green paper from Artsy Collage’s Textured Paper book. Some paper doilies and buttons made for the perfect embellishments along with ephemera by Pink Paisley and Simple Stories. A few transparent fern stickers and feather stickers by The Paper Studio complete the page.

This page was created for the If You Give a Crafter a Cookie September challenge. I was inspired by both the color palette and the feather theme and incorporated both into my page.

That’s all for now. Thank you for visiting and you can also find me on Instagram and YouTube @thescrapattack.

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Daydreams

Autumn Gold

Hi scrappers! Fall is here! While you’re all sipping your pumpkin spice lattes, take a look at this autumnal layout. These photos were taken last Fall near Mammoth, CA when the leaves had already started to turn. I had bought an old vintage dress off of Etsy just to wear un fun photoshoots with my husband and I love how it looks against the green and yellow leaves.

I started with some sandy colored paper by Heidi Swapp and layered over some orangey botanical paper from The Paper Studio’s Eclectic Remix stack. I used some paper scraps and some patterned paper from Echo Park’s For the Record 2 stack to create tags with my Marvy Uchida punch . I embellished with some washi tape stickers, star brads by Recollections and ephemera from Prima Marketing’s Golden Desert collection. I used paper cutouts from the Alphabet Tiles #2 book by Paper Pizazz to create the title.

This page was created for the Color My Heart Color Dare September challenge. I used the colors Shortbread, Gold and Paprika.

I also created this page for the Sketch-N-Scrap’s September challenge.

That’s all for now. Thanks for stopping by!

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Wild At Heart

Blue Tones And Gilded Washi

Welcome back scrappers! I just got back from a vacation in beautiful Hawaii and was inspired to create something beachy! The photos I used were not taken in Hawaii but in Laguna Beach about a year ago. Once I get all my photos printed, I’ll have tons of new Hawaii-based photos to scrap.

I knew from the beginning that I wanted to use the new washi tape a got from The Washi Tape Shop. Their Summer Solstice collection is so pretty! I think the jelly fish design is my favorite and perfect for a page featuring images of the ocean. I chose three of the prints and used strips along the side of a piece of cardstock from The Paper Studio’s Splash stack. I also cut out some patterns from all three washi designs and used them as embellishments. I used some stickers from The Happy Planner’s Dream Seeker sticker book for the title and other embellishments on the page. Silk flowers, brads by Bo Bunny (from the Floral Spice and Double Dot collections) and circular puffy stickers by The Paper Studio complete the look! I used some teal text printed paper to mat my photos. Since I didn’t have enough, I had to cut strips to mount around the second one but the print really helps disguise the break between the different paper pieces.

This page was created for the More Than Words September challenge. I love their beautiful insp pic and knew that shades of blue would work well with the washi tape I wanted to use. “Ahoy” reminds me of boats and boats remind me of the ocean! I love how their prompt inspired my page.

That’s all for this week. Please visit me on YouTube and Instagram if you get the chance. You can find me at @thescrapattack.

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Destination: Snow

Paper Piecing And Washi Stickers

HI everyone! This week I bring you a very snowy layout. It doesn’t snow where live very ofter. Ever, actually. But depending on the time of year, the snow is a just a short drive away. We took a trip to the city of Julian for a snow day (and to eat some apples which they are so famous for.)

I started with some 6 X 6 paper from Bo Bunny’s Altitude collection and used four of them to create my background. I cut a paper doily in half and used some paper scraps and vellum around the edges of my photos. I also used some washi stickers and washi strips from 49 Market as well as some dimensional stickers by the Paper Studio. I made the title with layered chipboard stickers by Bo Bunny and some travel themed stickers by MAMBI.

This page was created for the Sketches in Thyme September challenge. I used two photos instead of four and embellished with snowflake brads and words cut from some paper from DCWV’s Black and White stack.

That’s all for this week. Thanks for visiting! I can be found on Instagram and YouTube @thescrapattack. Come follow me there!

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Dreamer

Washi Tape And Paper Scrap Mash-Up

Hi everyone! It’s officially September and that means Fall is on the way here in the Northern Hemisphere. This week I bring you a layout featuring a photo taken in Yosemite Park in California. I love this photo! I was on a dance team for many years growing up and I was impressed that I can still kick this high! The skirt makes for a colorful and dramatic picture but made climbing up on this giant tree stump a little difficult.

While it looks like we are deep in the forest, we were actually within view of a gas station and a main road. No hiking required!

I started with some deep red paper from Prima Marketing’s Midnight Garden stack. It matches the skirt I was wearing but is still pretty muted, which is good because there is a lot of other stuff going on with this page. I used a mix of paper scraps and Kovano washi tapes to create a custom background. I love all the little nature details like the deer and trees and woodgrain.I tore most of the paper edges to match the Washi tape but left a few clean edges for variety.

I used some cutouts from the Tim Holtz Field Notes ephemera pack which went great with the forest theme. Some Bo Bunny Double Dot brads and a large sticker from the MAMBI Dream Seeker sticker book also made for some perfect embellishments.

This page was created the Scrap Our Stash September Scrap Lift challenge. I loved all the paper strips and turned mine horizontal since some of the washi tapes had patterns that would make more sense if displayed that way. I did end up using 5 patterned papers. Can you pick them out from the washi?

This page was also created for the Use Your Stuff Challenge. This month, it was Anything Goes! No moodboard, color palette or theme so I was free to create a page that really went with my photo.

That’s all for this week. Thank you for visiting and happy Fall!

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Today Is The Best Day

Ombre Paper And Tropical Vibes

Hi everyone! Summer is winding down here in California (although it feels hotter than ever!) and I’m bringing you a very summer themed page this week. These photos were taken with my husband in Laguna Beach a couple of years ago. I love the big floppy beach hat and clear water in these photos.

I started with some green and pink ombre paper from The Paper Studio’s Be a-Hue-Tiful stack. This paper gives me some serious summery vibes and reminds me of watermelon! I used some basic white cardstock to provide some contrast and used some leftover paper scraps to mat my photos. Some double-sided paper from Echo Park’s Creative Agenda 6 X 6 stack matched the colors on my page. I used both the white side with colorful plus signs and the navy side with teal arrows. My Marvy Uchida lever punch made punching out tags quick and easy.

I had ordered a pack of random stickers made for laptops, skateboards, etc off Amazon a while back. Within it was the giant watermelon slice sticker which works so perfectly on this page! I used some stickers from the Stick-A-Bilities Beach Bum collection as well as some little cocktail stickers by Jolee’s Boutique and some sunglasses stickers from La Petites Watercolor Fun dimensional stickers. I also used some vibrant stickers including the one used as the title from The Happy Planner’s Memory Planning and Rainbow sticker books.

This page was created for the Sketch-N-Scrap August challenge. I love this cute layout and its use of tags. I stayed pretty true to the sketch except for moving my title and swapping out the butterflies for lots of beach-themed embellishments.

This page was also made for the Color, Stories, Inspiration August challenge that definitely epitomizes summer.

Evidence Used:

• Solid white background

• Stripes

• Cursive font

• Sunglasses

• Lemons or other fruit

• Flip flops, hat

• Enamel Dots

That’s all for this time. Thanks for stopping by and I’ll see you in the next edition!

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Perfect In Every Way

Washi Tape And Paper Layering

Hi everyone! Welcome back. This week I bring you a page that once again features my kitty Jupiter. Like most cats, she spends a large amount of her day sleeping. This shot shows me clearly interrupting her cat nap by taking this photo. She’s annoyed, but also very cute.

I started with some plain blue-gray cardstock and used some paper scraps as well as some wash tape by Saien. I love the little cats! I used a frame from the My Mind’s Eye Hello Gorgeous ephemera collection and put a big kitty sticker in it. Some mint and gold arrow stickers and brads, both by The Paper Studio, and some bows by Recollections were used to embellish.

This page was created for Scrap Our Stash’s August scrap lift. I used some navy striped paper from Vicki Boutin’s Mixed Media stack to mat my photo. The diagonal stripes are subtle and pair well with the blue-gray background.

This page was also done for the Double Trouble Challenge blog who partnered with 2 Crafty Critter Crazies for the month. I used some cat phrase stickers by The Paper Studio which contained the perfect cat pun for this page’s title.

That’s all for this time. Thank you for coming bye. I’ll see you all next time. Keep scrapping’ everyone!

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Showtime With Stan

Neon And Kraft

Hi scrappers! This week I bring you some loud colors and pictures from a loud concert! My husband’s band opened for Thrice a few years back and I took these photos of him during the performance. He rarely plays anymore so it was really fun seeing him rock out again with his friends. The stage lighting was really vibrant and inspired the color scheme for this eccentric page.

I used a page from DCWV’s Embossed Kraft stack for my background and matted it with some neon yellow cardstock from The Paper Studio’s Affinity stack. I splattered the page with some watered down acrylic paint but then proceeded to cover up about 90% of it with all the other things I added to the page. Oops. I found a packet of mixed media materials in my stash that didn’t even have a brand name on it, but did have the most perfect blue and yellow papers pre-cut to be great photo mats for my pictures. I added in some neon yellow striped paper from Prima Marketing’s Rock Out Bro stack and some polka dot paper from DCWV’s Kraft & Gold 6 X 6 stack. I’m amazed a finally used the yellow paper because it’s so loud and crazy, I didn’t think I would ever use it up. I guess I have to take more photos with neon yellow lighting in the background because the paper really shines here.

I used my Marvy Uchida lever punch to make a few tags and my Fiskars circle punch to cut up some paper scraps. I used my guillotine paper cutter to cut the circles into halves and quarters because I am incapable of cutting a straight line. I arranged all the pieces along with some miscellaneous buttons and some flair buttons by Project Life, adhesive chipboard by K & Company, and puffy stickers by The Happy Planner. I have no idea who makes the glittery kraft star stickers because I didn’t save the packaging with the brand name.

You can watch me put this page together start to finish in the video below:

This page was created for the Sketches in Thyme August challenge. This sketch was so fun and I made sure to incorporate certain elements like the tags and paint splatters. Instant of Polaroid embellishments, I used circle fragments instead.

This page was also made for the Kraft Plus August challenge that was inspired by…pie graphs? It was an unusual prompt but ended up inspiring a really unique page. I never would have though to use my circle punch in this way and I like all the curved lines in contrast to my straight-edged photos. Thank you Kraft Plus for such a unique challenge!

That’s all for this time. Thanks for joining me and I’ll see you soon!

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Good Vibes, Great Times

A Pastel Palette And Accumulated Clouds

Welcome back everyone! I tried to squeeze in one more scrapbook challenge for the month! This week’s page features my husband and I with the iconic Golden Gate bridge in the background. We we visiting family in Northern California and my husband had never seen the bridge in person! We stopped by so he could get some beautiful shots of the legendary landmark before continuing on our way.

I started with a very old piece of teal cloud paper from Paper House. I couldn’t even make a guess at what year I bought it, but it found a perfect home on this page. I double matted it with orchid and aqua cardstock from AC Cardstock’s Spring pack. It looks really nice but made the page so thick that the hand sewing I did later proved pretty difficult. I matted my photo with paper scraps and some pale pink paper from Artsy Collages’ Textured paper book. (Pretty sure this company doesn’t exist anymore but i probably bought this book in 2005.)

I really love how the dual tags came out on this page. I used some basic white tags by Paper Studio and assorted wash tapes and a bujo pad to decorate. See products below:

• Crate Paper Washi Rolls Here + There Collection

• 49 and Market Lilac Washi Strips

• Bentoto House Constellation Washi Tape

• Yuxian Bujo Pad

I used an item I have never used on a previous page and I’m not even sure how this item made its way into my stash. I used a transparent overlay by Colorbok and then layers one of the tags and some stickers from my Happy Planner Colorful Boxes book, Shimelle sticker book, and Paper Studio Bottle Cap sticker book. I also painted some small wooded embellishments with acrylic paint so they matched the color theme. The speech bubble sticker worked so perfectly with the little wooden couple!

This page was created for the 123 Challenge Blog Facebook Group. Their sketch for the month is so cute! Instead of flowers, I used a variety of other embellishments, but replicated the large heart by making a template from some printer paper and then stitching the outline with four colors of embroidery floss. I had four different needles threaded at once and it got a little chaotic, but I like the result much more than if I had used just one color.

I found a sticker in my stash that said “Good Vibes” and matched the color palette. The “Good Times” came from tiny pennent stickers by Hazel & Ruby.

That’s all for now. The YouTube video showing how I created this page is in the works so stay tuned!

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Scrapbook Challenge

Museum Of Ice Cream

Woodgrain, Gold, And Bananas

Hi scrappers! Welcome back to my blog! This week’s page features a photo taken when my husband and I visited the Museum of Ice Cream in Los Angeles. It was a really fun pop-up art installation complete with ice cream samples and lots of great photo opportunities. This particular room was full of plastic bananas hung from the ceiling. They also had a swimming pool full of sprinkles!

I started with some simple woodgrain paper from The Paper Studio’s Dendrology stack and paired it with some pink cardstock from American Crafts Spring stack. I found some really pretty pink paper from the DCWV Be Mine stacked cut a large piece to sit under my photo. However, by the time the page was finished, had I covered most of the design. Go figure. I used some dessert printed paper with gold foil from Recollections Day Dream paper pad. This pad is 5.8 X 8.8 rather than the usual 12 X 12 or 8 X 8 so I’d never used it until now. I love the pretty gold writing and how the images perfectly match my dessert theme. Some gold brail alpha stickers by Recollections and some white and pink tag stickers by Doodlebug Designs makes up the bold title.

This page was created for the If You Give a Crafter a Cookie July challenge. I love their inspo photo and start craving cookies just looking at it. I drew inspiration from the pink, green and white color theme as well as the woodgrain background. I also added some flower stickers, although mine are gold and sparkly by EK Success rather than pink.

This page was also done for Sketch N Scrap. Rather than use three photos, I used one along with two dessert embellishments, all matted on basic white cardstock. Rather than stars, I made embellishment clusters with some of the following products:

• Bow embellishments by The Paper Studio

• Rose charm by The Bead Landing

• Gold metal rim tags by JoAnns

• La Petities sakura flower sticks by The Paper Studio

• Summer Bliss chipboard accents by Echo Park Paper Co.

• Green brads by Bo Bunny

• The Happy Planner puffy stickers by MAMBI

• Assorted tags by K & Company

That’s all for now! You can now follow me on Instagram @thescrapattack