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You Are The Best

Playing With The March Cherry Box

Hi everyone! This week I am working with some special products because I received my very first Cherry Box from A Cherry on Top crafts. I know there’s subscription boxes for everything these days: makeup, clothes, candy, etc. I was skeptical when I heard there was a box for scrapbooking since I already own more crafting supplies (paper especially) than I could ever hope to use, and wasn’t sure if what would come in the box would be something I would actually use. I received a subscription as a Christmas gift and finally got around to activating it last month. My first box came last week and I was delighted with what came inside. I tried to incorporate as many products as possible into this week’s layout. My job was made a little easier since many of the products came from Amy Tangerine’s Brave and Bold collection so they had complimentary designs. You can see all the products I received in my Cherry Box below. P.S. I didn’t get paid to collaborate or promote these products. I just wanted to share how I used the products I received.

Most of the paper used on this page came from the Brave and Bold stack by American Crafts with a few added solid colored paper scraps to mat my photo. My title and the large circles all came from some large grid printed paper and I used my Fiskars circular squeeze punch to create circle details. A new product I had never used before was stencil butter by The Crafter’s Workshop. I hadn’t used any sort of texture paste or anything like that on my pages previously so this was totally new to me and a product I probably wouldn’t have bought for myself. I received the color Terre Verde which picked up some of the green tones in the Amy Tangerine papers. A 12 X 12 stencil template also by The Crafter’s Workshop was included and I used the stencil butter to fill in some of the circular shapes both before and after gluing down my photo and embellishments. Some matching Brave and Bold stickers, some colorful bows by Recollections, and various circular brads and punches complete this vibrant page.

This page was created for the Sketches in Thyme March challenge. I kept the single photo layout and the circle motif, although I mixed stencils with paper punches for more variety. I also used the Brave and Bold pens that came in my box and replicated the dashed line squiggles in the original sketch.

This page was also created for the More Than Words March challenge. I used a Shakespeare quote from a DCWV vellum quote stack and created a tag behind it out of textured cardstock.

That’s all for this week. You can find me on YouTube and Instagram at thescrapattack for more crafting content.

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Happy Here And Now

Gold And Teal Textures

Hi scrappers! This week I bring you a page featuring some photos taken back in 2018 when I went to Iceland. It turned out to be a trip of a lifetime and we saw so many amazing things. We spent a day at the famed Blue Lagoon which is a geothermal pool and spa. If you ever get the opportunity to go, I highly recommend it.

I started with a sheet of paper from the Metallic Collage stack by Paper Pizazz. This paper alone already had a lot of textures and elements that I didn’t want to cover up . I added some gold geometric paper from The Paper Studio’s Mint to be Fab stack as well as a leftover scrap of teal damask paper and decided this added enough layers and interest as papers go. I used a pale blue and gold frame from Heidi Swapp and filled it with picture from a tear away bujo pad. Stickers from Vicki Boutin and Journal Studios and glittery gold brads by Recollections add final touches.

This page was created for the Becky Fleck Sketch Challenge #265 at Cherry on Top. I definitely strayed from the wild animal theme shown in the example sketch but I did some similar paper layering and kept my title in the same place (which I feel usually doesn’t happen.) I used some big feather embellishments by Jolee’s Boutique in similar places as the animals, and threw in lots of extra details as always, making sure to include lots of gold to match the gilded floral detail on my background paper.

That’s all for now. Thank you for taking the time to visit and I will see you all next time!

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Sweet Aloha

Yellow, Mint And Tropical Touches

Hi scrapers! This week I bring you another warm and summery page with contrasts greatly with the cold, dreary weather outside. Even here in Southern California, we are missing our usual sunshine. The photo featured was taken during a trip to the island of Oahu and I’m definitely missing their beaches, food and island vibes.

I started with some dark kraft-colored cardstock from the Affinity stack by The Paper Studio. I used some double-sided paper from Authentique’s Utopia collection. Pineapples, teal scallops and tiny sea turtles all fit well with my Hawaiian-themed page. The title is made up of a mixed media sticker by Momenta and a sticker from the Mambi travel sticker book. Chipboard stickers from Echo Park’s Good Day Sunshine collection and puffy stickers from American Craft’s Goldenrod collection add more beachy embellishments. I also used some Heidi Swapp ephemera in yellow and mint tones and some Jolee’s Boutique shells.

This page was created for the Sketches in Thyme February challenge. I loved all the paper layering in this layout because that’s something I do on a lot of my pages anyway. Using double-sided paper allowed me to feature more paper patterns and some of the color coordinating was already done for me. I kept a lot of the same elements like a piece of twine on a tag and arrows. I used a vellum arrow and secured it with some brads by Love + Lemon. As always, I added lots of additional embellishments to jazz up my page.

This page was also created for Kraft + Challenges. The theme this month was fruit! I used lots of pineapple and citrus elements on my page from paper, to tags to stickers. I love the bright and fresh feel the yellow fruity elements bring to my page!

That’s all for now! For more Scrap Attack content, you can find me on Instagram and YouTube at thescrapattack.

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Forest Stories

Sparkles, Bunnies And Flowers

Hello everyone. This week I bring you another page with some nature vibes. These photos were taken in Mammoth, California when the leaves were changing colors. I found this dress at a thrift store and thought the green color would go great with the yellow leaves.

I used some double sided paper from DCWV’s Country Manor stack. I wanted to display both sides so I used a second piece and cut a strip to display the sparkly blue side. I added some puffy stickers from One Two Canoe’s Goldenrod collection and some Heidi Swapp ephemera. Some transparent floral stickers, and stickers from The Happy Planner’s Modern Farmhouse sticker book all add nature elements and lots of green. Some bunny brads by Eyelet Outlet perfectly match the bunnies in the patterned paper.

This page was created for the Becky Fleck 262 challenge at Cherry on Top. I moved my title since the Amy Tangerine alpha stickers I used were so big.

That’s all for now. Thank you for visiting my page and I’ll see you next time.

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Turtle & Chill

Teal, Tropics And Texture

Hi scrappers! It’s still chilly and windy here but this week I bring you a fresh and summer-inspired page that’s sure to make you feel a little warmer. This photo was taken in Hawaii where sea turtles abound. Turtles were once endangered but thanks to strict conservation laws enacted by the local government, they have made an astounding comeback. However, there are still strict laws in place including not being allowed to even touch the turtles. This little guy swam right up to me since a rock I was near was covered in the vegetation but I made sure to keep my distance. Even though they are gentle, their fins can pack a punch and I was not in the mood to get turtle slapped, accidentally or otherwise!

I started with some yellow-green ombre paper from The Paper Studio’s Be-Hue-Tiful stack. I layered over some various paper scraps including some swirly magenta paper that matched the swimsuit I was wearing. A large, square text sticker by Recollections and a sparkly turtle die cut by K & Company were the perfect colors to go with both my background paper and my photo. A dimensional sticker of the Hawaiian islands and some flip flops and towel by Jolee’s Boutique were the perfect tropical accents. They also add a lot of texture. The towel is actual embroidered fabric and there is real sand around the flip flops! The title is made up of Thickers and Stick-A-Bilities alpha stickers and a sticker from the American Crafts Amy Tangerine sticker book. I finished with enamel dots (of course!) and mini tags by K & Company.

This page was created for the Becky Fleck 261 challenge at Cherry on Top. I used a larger single portrait oriented photo rather than two smaller landscape ones. Apart from moving the title down a little bit and adding lots of extra embellishments, I stayed pretty true to the original sketch.

That’s all for this time. For more Scrap Attack content, you can find me on YouTube and Instagram at thescrapattack. See you all soon!

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Getaway Memories

Travel-Themed Embellishments

Greetings scrappers! This week I bring you another outdoorsy-themed page. This photo was taken during a trip to North Lake just as the fall leaves were turning and the lake was starting to freeze. I had never been here before and it was an absolutely beautiful view!

I started with a piece of dark green paper with a subtle pattern from The Paper Studio’s Entirely Textures stack. Since this paper is quite thin, I used some DCWV khaki cardstock from their neutrals stack as a mat. I used two sheets of paper from the Bo Bunny Altitude stack beneath my photo. This paper features mountains and signs for skiing so I thought it was a good fit for a page with a photo taken in the mountains. All other paper on this page were miscellaneous scraps that I had pulled from my stash since they matched the color scheme.

I had a very old sheet of travel themed stickers by the Paper Studio and tried to use up as many of them as I could. I used them to make the title, arrows and both globes. The colors were a really great match for my color scheme. I was missing the dot over the “i” in “memories” but fortunately I had a brad that was a close size and shape to make a suitable replacement. A glass embellishment from Kaisercraft’s Journey collection was a nice touch over a tag die cut I found.

I used the image of the boy running outside from a bujo (bullet journal) tear pad. I wish I knew the brand but it’s all in Chinese. Since this particular tear pad is all vellum, it’s always a challenge to adhere them to the page since I can’t use my normal adhesive taps on transparent paper. I used a combination of multi-faceted enamel dots and some stickers from The Happy Planner Dream Seeker sticker book to hold the sheet of vellum in place.

I put my color palette together with the help of Color My Heart Color Challenges. The four colors I chose from the provided options were Sapphire, Glacier, Habour and Shortbread.

This page was also created for Sketches in Thyme #501 sketch. I liked that this entire sketch was on an angle since I don’t do that very often. The photo I used was much bigger than the one in the sketch so it took up even more of the page. I didn’t have a large paper doily soI cut a smaller one in half to keep the same feel.

That’s all for now. Thank you for stopping by my page and I will see you next time scrappers!

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It’s A Cat Thing!

Red, Red, Red!

Hi everyone! This week I bring you a two page spread, which is something I tend to not make very often. I don’t always have enough photos from one event to make two cohesive pages. I usually follow a sketch and since most sketches are single page, I tend to stick with that. I suppose I could use the same sketch and rotate or flip it, but I never do. When you make your pages, do you prefer one or two page spreads?

I started with some basic white cardstock and added strips of red grid paper from Prima Marketing’s Rock Out Bro stack. I used that same paper as a mat for two photos stacked horizontally. Some raid paisley print paper and red chevron washi tape were layered in. I used a square of red polka dot fabric I’ve had in my stash for years (I think I originally got it because it was part of a little sachet that was a wedding favor or Christmas gift) and added that in too along with some fake flowers, buttons, enamel dots and brads by The Paper Studio. My favorite part of the page (besides the photos of my two kitties mid-play) are the vintage kitty postage stamps. I’m not sure if they are actual stamps or just imitations, but either way, the red toned ones were the perfect embellishments for this page.

This dual page spread was created for the White with 1 December/January challenge. The color this time was obviously red and it was fun finding vibrant and cat-themed red items in my stash. This challenge came with an accompanying sketch that was a two page spread which is why I didn’t just make a single page this time.

That’s all for this time. Thank you for checking out my page. You can find me on YouTube and Instagram @thescrapattack for more crafting content.

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Travel: Life Is An Adevnture

Mountains And Maps

Hello everyone! This week I bring you another travel-inspired page. These photos were taken a few years back in Yosemite National Park. While it’s a relatively short drive from my home to get there, it’s a destination for people all over the world. These pictures make for a great travel-themed page.

I used some pale green cardstock by American Crafts and paired it with some kraft paper from Craft Smart’s Kraft Basics stack. Two sheets from The Paper Studio’s Uncharted stack made for a nice background for my photos. I took a mini manilla folder and filled it with die cuts from Kaiser Craft’s Native Breeze collection. Wooden tokens by Maya Road and Momenta Mixed Media stickers also add to the travel theme.

This page was created for the Kraft+ January challenge which is, of course, all about travel! I think local national parks are the only destinations I’ll be traveling to any time soon. How about all of you? What are your future travel plans?

This page was also created for Sketch N Scrap’s challenge #240. The sketch was so simple that it left lots of room for interpretation. I added some additional embellishment clusters to jazz up my page.

Thank you for visiting. To see more of my work, you can follow me on Instagram and YouTube @thescrapattack.

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Iceland Icebergs

Hi scrappers and welcome to 2022. May it bring better things that what we have seethe past few years. This week I created a page featuring photos taken at Jökulsárlón in Iceland in 2018. This world famous beach is right next to huge icebergs in the ocean. Ice chunks will break off and wash up on the black sand beach and when the sunlight hits them, they look like a beautiful art installation. It used to be that ice only broke off in the summer and reformed in the winter but due to global warming, the icebergs now shrink year round. In only a few years, there will be no icebergs left to go see which is a very sad thought. I’m glad I got to experience them when they were still around.

I used some pale teal paper from the DCWV All Chalked Up stack. This paper has a unique texture and really does resemble a chalkboard! I used 2 pages each from the Echo Park Getaway and Bo Bunny Altitude 6 X 6 books to create quadrants for the background. I used some watered down acrylic paint to create a wash of color in some of the corners. Enamel dots and snowflake stickers by The Paper Studio and a picture of hot cocoa from a vellum bullet journal pad make for cozy winter embellishments. I also found an old bag of die cuts in my stash and one of them happened to be a snowman. While I did not build a snowman at the beach, it makes for a nice addition to the page.

This page was created for the Color, Stories, Inspiration January challenge. I matched the background of my layout to the background color in the Inso pic. I also used the following “evidence”:

• Dots

• Snowflakes

• Winter-themed elements

• Mug/tea/hot cocoa

• Die cuts

• Watercolor or ink in the background

This page was also created for Becky Fleck sketch 257 at Cherry on Top. I only used 3 photos and made the fourth spot an embellishment cluster since I didn’t have an extra photo. I also didn’t have any horizontal pictures but made it work with what I had.

That’s all for this time. Thank you for visiting and I hope your 2022 is off to a happy and healthy start.

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Rainbow Connection

Bright Colors And Kraft

Hi scrappers! I hope everyone’s winter holiday was wonderful, festive and above all, safe! One of the gifts I received was a brand new paper cutter to replace the ancient one I have been using. You can see it in action in the video below. It’s sharper and a lot quieter than my previous creaky squeaky cutter.

This page features some photos that were taken this summer on our way home from Las Vegas. Off the freeway, there is an art installation called Seven Magic Mountains. From a distance, it looks like a colorful stack of children’s blocks, but up close, you realize it’s actually giant painted boulders. They contrast starkly with the monotonous brown of the desert and made for a fun backdrop when my husband took some pictures.

I started with some fabulous rainbow paper from Vicki Boutin’s Mixed Media stack. This is one of those prints that I’m attracted to immediately, but am not quite sure how to use it since is so bold and can be overwhelming. Fortunately in this case, my photo had some equally bright colors so it could hold its own. I would usually use a smaller piece of this bright paper on a more neutral background but since the whole page was going to have a rainbow theme, I went all in and used the entire page. I paired it with some scraps of kraft-colored paper so I had some neutrals to contrast with all the vibrant colors. Some Heidi Swapp ephemera, Shimelle cardstock shapes and circular puffy stickers by The Paper Studio are make for a great mix of colorful embellishments.

This page was made for the Kraft + December challenge. The theme this month was rainbow and I had a lot of fun mixing bright colors with neutral kraft tones.

This page was also made for the Becky Fleck 256 challenge at Cherry on Top. I rotated the sketch 90 degrees to fit with my vertical photo. I used some Art-I-San markers to simulate stitching around my squares and added a brown chipboard tag in roughly the same location.

That’s all for now. Thank you for stopping by and I will see you all in 2022!

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It’s A Beautiful Day

Washi Petals And Vintage Elements

Greetings scrappers! Christmas is almost here but this week I bring you a very un-Christmasy page. These photos are from several years ago when California got lots of rain and the following spring brought with it an impressive super bloom. All the flowers made for a beautiful backdrop for these pictures.

I used a piece of polka dot paper from The Paper Studio’s Affinity stack as a matte for some yellow and blue floral papers, both from the Eclectic Remix stack also by The Paper Studio. Some rub on letters by Heidi Grace and layered chipboard by Bo Bunny made the page’s title. Does anyone else use random ephemera as their titles rather than just accents? Sometimes it’s easier than thinking up one on my own, especially if the alphabet stickers I want to use don’t have all the letters I need. I used some washi petals by The Washi Tape shop to create little accent flowers. This is the first time I’ve used a product like this and I really love it. There’s something so satisfying about peeling and sticking little petals to build your own flowers.

This page was created for the Cherry on Top Becky Fleck challenge #255. I loved the cute puppies in the sketch but I of course went in a totally different direction. I used two large photos instead of six smaller ones but kept the same general paper layering. I used a large clock face from a Tim Holtz ephemera pack as my circular embellishment but I moved my title since it wouldn’t fit.

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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

Scrapbook Challenge

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.