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Best In Show

Kitties And Stencils

Hi scrappers! This week I bring you a cute page built entirely around some playful pink and orange polka dot paper by Vicki Boutin. I based my color palette around it and raided my stash for matching components. I find it easier for my to come up with a color palette first and will use patterned paper or an embellishment, photos, or even a phone app that generates color palettes so I know what to look for in my stash.

The photos I used were taken serval years ago of my husband holding my kitty Europa. We had found cute little Pikachu costume and put it on her. Although she wasn’t exactly thrilled about it, we snapped these funny photos before she managed too wriggle out of her outfit.

I paired some basic white cardstock with my Vickie Boutin Photos and Things paper. Some mac n’ cheese colored cardstock from the DCWV Brights stack made matching photo mats. I used a 12 X 12 stencil by The Crafter’s Workshop along with their stencil butters in Fuchsia and Marigold. This design reminds me a little of a fingerprint and makes for an interesting design element in combination with the polka dotted paper. Some pink dotted masking tape by Making Memories was the perfect shade of pink for this page. Some little tags by K and Company and some kitty stickers from a Sticko sticker book finish this playful page.

This page was created for the Sketches in Thyme July challenge. I used only two photos instead of three, but kept the title size and location the same. I used a stencil for my circular element (because every time I try and cut out a circle freehand, it looks s little wonky) and instead of stars, I used hearts, cats and little tags to embellish my page.

This page was also created for the Lasting Memories challenge:

LM #607 - Create a layout with new and old. It might be a newborn with an older relative or comparing an old look with a new one or using both old and new products.

The photos I had were several years old and the K & Company tags I used I have had in my stash for at least a decade. The Vicki Boutin paper I used was brand new from this month’s Cherry Box from A Cherry on Top Crafts.

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

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Beach Please

Blue Waters And Seashells

Hello again. Summer is in full swing and I bring you yet another beach-themed page. It turns out I have lots of old beach photos that need scrapping. Is there a location/theme of photos you have in your stash that you need to get to? Theme parks, holidays, family reunions? For me it seems to be trips to the beach and to the forest.

I started with some bright blue cardstock from The Paper Studio Splash stack. This cardstock has a subtle texture and is on the thicker side. It makes for a good background because it supports the weight of all the things I layer onto it. I added in some dark aqua damask paper from the My Mind’s Eye Lost and Found - Breeze stack as contrast for the paper I based the entire page around: some glittery diagonal striped paper from Recollections Pretty as a Peacock stack.

I broke in my new Big Shot machine and used some Sizzix Square Framelits die cuts. I used the biggest one to frame my large title sticker and decorated the others with some ephemera from Simple Stories Simple Vintage Coastal collection, some seashell brads by Eyelet Outlet and some (of course) enamel dots.

This page was made for A Cherry on Top Craft’s Becky Fleck challenge #284. I liked the number element along the right side because I had never included something like that on a page before and always end up with a bunch of numbers (and left over “Z’s” and “Q’s”) left over when all the vowels are used up. Can we all agree that sticker pages should include a bunch of extra 2’s and 1’s for the people wanted to include a date? There’s never enough 2’s to make 2022!

This page was also created for the Bingo challenge at Scrap Our Stash. I used the top row which included:

• Stars (I used starfish)

• Cutfile (Square Die Cuts)

• 2 Word Title (Beach Please)

• Sticker (Title and tabs around photo)

• Wood (Ephemera hearts have woodgrain design)

Thanks for stopping by. I’ll be back next week with another (possibly beach themed?) layout. You can find me on Instagram and YouTube at thescrapattack.

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Rainbow Bright

All The Colors!

Welcome back scrappers! This week I bring you a super colorful page with some pretty unique photos. These selfies were taken with my phone at an interactive art exhibit in Las Vegas called Omega Mart. This place was huge and even though we were walking through it for hours, I’m not sure we saw everything inside. There was a wall covered with fake flowers that were all painted white and colorful light designs were projected onto them. This is where I took these photos and they turned out pretty cool! I wanted a colorful page to go with my colorful photos.

This month’s Cherry Box from A Cherry on Top Crafts came with some beautiful double-sided Vicki Boutin papers. I used The Horizon paper and cut one and a half inch strips to go around the edge of a sheet of Rainbow Swirl paper. (I used the opposite side in case the name of the paper doesn’t make sense.) Normally I would just cut down my center paper and paste it in the center of my background paper but in this case, I wanted to use some of The Horizon paper as a photo mat too. This technique allowed me to use that extra paper rather than keeping it one big piece that I partially covered. I used adhesive tabs at the corner of my strips to make sure they were tacked down really well to try and disguise the fact that the outer frame is actually four separate pieces. A perfectly sized piece of black cardstock from my last page made for a nice thin photo mat.

I used some Vickie Boutin texture paste in Blueberry Sour along with The Crafter’s Workshop Stencil Butter in Orchid and Fuchsia over a Vicki Boutin Bubbles stencil. The Crafter’s Workshop products are metallic while the Vickie Boutin paste is matte so I got a unique combination of finishes when I mixed them together.

I just received my first order from Kawaii Pen Shop (unboxing coming soon to my Instagram) and included in the package were some colorful vintage ticket stickers. I added a few in matching colors as well as some Dylusions washi tape by Ranger. My Cherry Box also came with some alpha puffy stickers by Thicker. I used some Art-I-San acrylic markers to color in the word “Rainbow” in shades of pink, purple and blue and paired it with some watercolor alpha stickers by EK Success.

Some layered flower stickers and stickers from the Color Study sticker book by Vicki Boutin complete the page.

This page was created for the Sketch N Scrap July challenge. I liked the super thick frame since I usually make thinner outer frames on my pages.

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

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Live Colorfully

Rainbows And Paper Piecing

Hi scrappers! This week is all about rainbows! I used a picture taken near Yosemite National Park where I was wearing a very colorful dress and wanted to create a page to match. I love how the dark red and purple background created contrast for all the other bright embellishments I layered on top.

When I start with a page, I usually have some paper that I want to build the layout around. In this case, I wanted to make an effort to use a page torn from one of the many bujo pads I have. I bought a bunch and I love them, but I don’t use them as much as I thought I would. I flipped the little book open at random and it happened to be the image of the rainbow and trees. I built this whole page around that image and happened to have the perfect photo to match.

I used some cardstock from the Ombre Energized stack that matched the hues in my dress. This came in the June Cherry Box from A Cherry on Top Crafts and I love it so much that I’ve used it for nearly every page I have created this month. The stack brings lots of color and brings interest with the ombre effect but the texture is subtle enough that it’s not to busy once I add all of my embellishments on top of it.

I used an oversized tag from Vicki Boutin’s Sweet Rush embellishment collection. The tag was thicker and stiffer than anticipated since it was designed to make a tag journal so when I layered my photo over it, I used some foam mounting tape on three of the corners to make it level and provide some support. I found some Simple Stories embellishments from the Sn@p! collection that I have had for quite a while and found some perfect rainbow ephemera , one of which I used for the title. I added in some metallic rainbow and cloud stickers by Sticko (aren’t the happy little clouds the cutest?) and added in some circular stickers and enamel dots by The Paper Studio.

This page was created for the Sketch N Scrap June challenge. I liked the uneven stripes in the sketch as well as the contrast against the black background. Rather than use different colors for each stripe, I cut stripes from the same piece of ombre paper and alternated the directions I placed the strips in.

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

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Enjoy Island Island Vibes

Shakers, Stencils And Ephemera

Hi scrappers! It’s definitely starting to feel like summer here in California. This week I bring you a page that’s all about summer! This photo was taken in Hawaii a year or two ago. The water was so warm and clear! (Not like California at all since you need a wetsuit most of the time and the water is so cloudy.) I love how all the teals, blues and pinkish-purples work together on this page and the assorted beachy ephemera really bring the feel of summer!

I started with some teal arrow-print paper from the Summer Dream stack by Craft Smith. I had a large scrap of water print paper in my scrap stash that matched my photo perfectly. To add some texture to my background, I used a Well Rounded stencil by The Crafters Workshop and used stencil paste in Gamboge, Fuchsia and Orchid to make some variegated circles. I found a piece of sparkly blue paper that reminds me of the sun reflecting on the water and used it as a mat for my photo. I used some ephemera from Simple Stories Simple Vintage Coastal collection as part of my title. Check out the shaker kit by Sizzix which I got in my Cherry Box this month from A Cherry on Top Crafts. I filled it with some Sizzix silver sequins and some shell ephemera from Mintay’s Sunset Beach collection. I received some complimentary diecut frames as well that would cut out a frame to perfectly fit over the shakers, but didn’t have the corresponding Sizzix machine to use them. I finally broke down and purchased a Big Shot. It’s not here yet but I’m so excited to try it out when it is! I scattered some more Sizzix sparkles around the page and glued them down with Elmers Craft Bond glue.

This page was created for the Challenge Yourself June challenge which was a very peachy mood board. I tried to work in just about every element from the bicycle, to pebbles to feathers. I love how the inspiration pic inspired me to bring all of these elements together in the ultimate summer page!

This page was also made for A Cherry on Top’s Becky Fleck 281 challenge. I added in a shaker and found that my circular stencil was perfect for replicating the embellishment in the sketch.

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

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Lazy Weekend

Fresh Fruits And Flowers

Hi scrappers! This week I bring you a fresh and fruity page in bright tones of yellow and green. My parents have several fruit trees in their back yard and when I went to visit, apples were in season. The afternoon light was beautiful so I took the opportunity to snap a selfie.

I started with some paper from Colorbok’s Ombre Energized stack I received in the June Cherry box. I like how all the papers have a subtle yarn knit pattern to add some texture to the page. I used some green botanical paper from the One Two Canoe Summer Afternoon stack and added in some green scraps of paper, including some photorealistic apple print paper that perfectly matched the apples in my photo. I added some green washi tape and transparent yellow flowers and used a sticker from the Create 365 Rainbow sticker book as my title.

This page was created for the Sketch N Scrap June challenge. The sketch was pretty simple this time so I jazzed it up with lots of embellishments including some New Day puffy stickers by Echo Park Paper Co. and some Bo Bunny rhinestones.

This page was also created for the June challenge over at Color, Stories, Inspiration. I used the following “clues” while creating the page:

• Flowers

• Greenery

• Layers

• Hearts

• Something Transparent

• Cakes, Lemons, or Other Foods

That’s all for this week. Thank you for joining me and I’ll see you next week with a brand new page!

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Wanderlust

Purple And Craft

Hi scrappers! Welcome to June! This week I bring you a very purple page featuring a photo that was taken in Las Vegas at Area 15. There is a bar there with a big tree where the leaves light up and change color. That’s what all those lights are in the background of my photo. It was a really unique place and made for a unique photo.

I started with a piece of ombre paper from the Colorbok Ombre Energized stack that came in the June Cherry Box from A Cherry on Top Crafts. I layered over some text print kraft from Craftsmart’s Kraft Basics pad and added some purple patterned paper that mimics the lights in my photo from DCWV’s No Prob Llama stack. I had recently received some TCW stencil butter in a previous Cherry Box and I liked it so much I bought some other colors. I used the orchid color and a this stencil to create some textured embellishments. A laser cut tag by Bo Bunny and some metallic flower stickers from The Happy Planner Pressed Florals sticker book add different textures and finishes. I added some purple enamel dots by The Paper Studio as a finishing touch.

This page was created for the Becky Fleck 279 challenge at Cherry on Top. I used one horizontal photo instead of two vertical ones but kept the title placement and the tag embellishment pretty much the same.

This page was also created for the Kraft + June challenge which was monochrome. The color I picked was obviously purple and I tried to vary the textures and finishes I used to make the page more exciting. Glitters, metallics and mattes come together with materials like cork, tule and silk flowers.

That’s all for this time. Thank you for visiting! For more content, you can find me on YouTube and Instagram at thescrapattack.

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Be Your Own Kind Of Normal

Every Shade Of Blue

Hi scrappers! This week I bring you a very blue page. It’s amazing how many blue products I found in my stash and how many different shades and tones of blue there are. This photo was taken pre-Covid at the Flutter Experience in Los Angeles. This particular photo was taken in a room covered in constantly changing projections.

I used some deep blue cardstock from the Splash stack by The Paper Studio and layered some basic white cardstock over it. I painted some abstract blue designs with watered down acrylic paints and some shimmer watercolors by Yasutomo. I ended up covering up most of it in the end but it created a nice effect around the edges. I used a combination of paper strips and washi tape on the left side of the page, including some of these that I found on Amazon and the blue polka dot design from the Dylusions set by Ranger. I used some Vicki Boutin ephemera as a fun and unique title and some puffy stickers from the Echo Park New Day collection.

This page was created for the White…With 1 May challenge where this month’s color was obviously blue. I drew inspiration from the watercolors and how the colored pencils look like stripes. I also wanted to incorporate all the different shades of blue as well.

This page was also created for the May challenge at Sketch N Scrap. I loved the rainbow ribbons down the side and recreated it in various shades of blue.

That’s all for this time. Can you believe we’ll be in June next week?! I’ll see you all then!

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Life Itself Is The Most Wonderful FairyTale

One Pattern, Many Products

Hi everyone! These week I tried to cram as many products from the May Cherry Box as possible into one page. I used some photos taken up near June Lake, California. I had packed a two-toned vintage dress I found on Etsy because I know the color would go great with the changing Fall foliage. My husband took some pretty great photos and I paired them with lots of whimsical florals, butterflies and fairies.

I used some deep red damask paper from The Paper Studio’s Affinity stack as my background and used some DCWV neutral cardstock as a mat since the red paper was very thin. I created a paper collage using some solid colored paper scraps and two sheets from Memory Place’s Enchanted origami squares. added matching ephemera and washi tape as well as some journaling cards, using one as a title and the other I cut into tags with a Marvy Uchiha punch. Lastly, I embellished with some Bo Bunny brads and K & Company stickers.

This page was created for the Sketches in Thyme May challenge. I liked all the paper layering and made something similar with the paper pieces I had. I used a circular floral piece of ephemera and placed it where the large circle in the sketch was. Both tags and the title placement were kept the same as the sketch as well.

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

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Travel Far

Wonderful Watercolors

Hi scrappers!I’m back again with a teal toned page. I used a photo from a trip to Hawaii and my swimsuit ended up being the Inso from this teal and green page. This page was also great for using up weird little bits and bobs in the corresponding colors, like that little green star and big multifaceted rhinestone. Want to use up one-off items in your stash? Give this layout a try!

I started off by painting stripes in various heights using Yasutomo shimmer watercolors which I received in my May Cherry Box from A Cherry on Top Crafts. While the pictures don’t do it justice, the water colors catch the light and reflect beautiful iridescent shimmer. The one problem I had is that the white cardstock I used is definitely not watercolor paper. I used too much water and my paper warped a little. In the future I will have to use these paints for splatter effects or something else that uses minimal water when painting on standard cardstock.

I used a couple of paper scraps to mat my photo and then used a variable grab bag of embellishments. Some teal stickers by Zdolakids were the perfect color. I bought a big bag of random stickers and some of them I honestly wasn’t sure if I would ever use, like the big emerald jewel sticker. It ended up being a great match with the colors on this page. Some wave stickers by Jolee’s Boutique and enamel dots by The Paper Studio looked nice scattered around. Some skinny green washi tape by Create 365 and Bo Bunny jewels add some finishing touches.

This page was created for the Artastic May challenge. This year, each month’s inspiration is a different store display. I really liked the plants in this one and the blue stripes gave me the perfect reason to use my new watercolors. I painted stripes in shades of blue, green and teal in a similar pattern to the inspo pic. I then embellished with anything and everything teal in my stash. This time, I didn’t use any sort of sketch for a reference which is something I hardly ever do. I like having at least some sort of guideline that I can visualize as I put my page together. This time I just winged it but I still like the end result!

That’s all for this week. For more content, you can find me on YouTube and Instagram at thescrapattck.

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Bring A Little Sunshine, Leave A Little Magic

Brilliant Botanicals

Hi scrappers! This week I bring you lots of leaves and flowers in this English garden inspired layout. This picture of my sister and I was taken in my parent’s backyard. My mom has always maintained a beautiful garden so it’s only fitting this page be covered in flowers.

I started with some double sided paper from the Enchanted collection by Memory Pace. I immediately fell in love with the vine and lantern detail across the top soI wanted to make that a focus on my page. I tore out that detail along with the text in the bottom right hand corner which I used as a title. I pasted that onto some Fairy Tale paper from the same collection that had a similar color palette. I matted my photo using the reverse side of my title paper as well as some green paper from the Entirely Textures stack by The Paper Studio. Some matching ephemera and some transparent flower stickers finished the page.

This page was created for Becky Fleck Challenge #275 at A Cherry on Top Crafts. This was another sketch where I thought I knew what I watched to do, but ended up changing it up halfway through. This particular page strayed pretty far from the original sketch since I only had one photo instead of four and moved where my title was. I replaced the additional photos and tag embellishment with flower stickers, and rather than a straight linear stripe along the top of my page, I used my asymmetrical torn plant detail.

That’s all for now Thank you for joining me and I will see you next time!

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Birthday Boy

Cookies And Ice Cream

Hi scrappers! This week I bring you one more page featuring products from the April Cherry Box from A Cherry on Top Crafts. My May box is already here and I can’t wait to start creating, but I found such a perfect photo to go with the cute ice cream print paper in last month’s collection that I decided to wait a week.

This photo was taken a couple of years ago at BJ’s restaurant where we got a birthday Pizookie for my husband. If you’ve never had the pleasure of eating one, it’s a deep dish cookie topped with ice cream. I think in this photo we got cinnamon pull apart monkey bread instead of the traditional cookie. It’s definitely a tasty treat!

I knew I wanted to use the cookie paper from Paper Pizazz’s Yummy stack. I’ve had these papers a very long time but they are so bold and specialized that it’s had to use them without the perfect photo. I cut down my ice cream paper from Echo Park Paper Company’s New Day collection and matted it on some basic white cardstock. A matching tag and stickers continued the ice cream theme. A sticker from The Happy Planner’s Modern Farmhouse sticker book made a nice background for my title The page looked unfinished so I added lots of enamel dots for a simple, yet adorable page.

This page was created for Becky Fleck Challenge #274 at A Cherry on Top. I liked the thick boarder because that allowed me to display the perfect amount of cookie patterned paper. I used one big photo instead of the three smaller ones. I feel like I never have photos I can crop that small! I replaced the smaller circular embellishment with a tag instead.

This page was also created for Lasting Memories. Their challenge this week is as follows:

LM #597 - Something Old - use something old on your layout (an old photo, scrapbook paper, or supplies you've had for 10+ years, etc.)

When I say I’ve had that cookie paper, for a long time, I mean it. I can’t remember when exactly I bought it, but there is a copyright date inside the cover of the paper stack from the year 2000! I’m not even sure Paper Pizazz exists as a company anymore! I still have quite a few pages in that booklet to use up. Hopefully I find the perfect photos for all those future pages!

That’s all for this week. I’ll be back soon with a page made with some enchanting new items from the May Cherry Box. You can find me on YouTube and Instagram @thescrapattack. See you next time!

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You Belong Among The Wildflowers

Rainbow-Colored Flowers

Hi scrappers! This week brings another Spring-themed, flower-filled layout using products from the Echo Park Paper Company’s New Day collection. I used more photos from my trip to the Carlsbad Flower Fields because they work so well with all these pretty papers!

I started with the pink plaid side of Echo Park’s Full Bloom paper. I used the reverse sides of paper left over from a previous page that were both rainbow florals and cut them into large triangles. I spare piece of lavender card stock was a great color to use as a mat for two of my photos. I used flower stickers from The Happy Planner’s Pressed Florals Sticker Book along with some New Day tags, one of which I used as a title. Some New Day brads, bits of purple ribbon, and some puffy star trim finish off this colorful page.

This page was created for the April challenge at Scrap Our Stash. I like their unique, geometric sketch since I don’t usually cut my papers into triangles. I included the star trim as my star-shaped embellishment.

This page was also created for the Challenge Yourself April challenge which was also all about stars!

That’s all for this week. Thank you for joining me and I will see you all in May!

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Celebrate Today With Naps

Primary Colors and Paper Quilting

Hello everyone! This week I take a break from pastels and florals to bring you a bright and bold look with primary colors. I used a 5 X 7 photo of my kitty Jupiter. She loves to curl up like a croissant while sleeping and I snapped this photo during one of her naps. She looks so cozy!

I started with some blue paper with a subtle pattern from The Paper Studio’s Entirely textures stack and layered some basic black cardstock over it. I then raided my paper stack for any red, blue and yellow papers I had and cut 1 1/2 inch squares. I arranged a grid of both solid and patterned pieces in sort of a paper quilt and placed my photo over the top. I used stickers by Amy Tangerine, Dear Lizzy and Shimelle along with some cute cat ephemera by Photoplay. A few brads and a bow and enamel dots by The Paper Studio make simple yet impactful embellishments. An epoxy metal clip by Simple Stories finishes the page.

This page was created for the April challenge at 1 2 3 Challenge Blog. I like the fact that this sketch gave me the opportunity to use up a lot of my little scraps by utilizing paper piecing. My guillotine cutter came in extra handy for making uniform squares. Instead of using two photos, I turned the smaller square into my title.

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

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Keep Flourishing

Spring Pastels

Hi scrappers! This week I bring you another page using the Dear Lizzy New Day collection by Echo Park Papers that came in the April Cherry Box from A Cherry on Top. This is the perfect collection for Spring with their floral patterns and pretty pastels. I used a photo on this layout that was taken at beachside flower field. We had gotten a lot of rain that year so many places in Southern California were experiencing a super bloom. The flowers grew nearly right down to the sand and were so dense, you had to keep to the trail. I don’t think I’ve seen that same area bloom like that since.

I started with basic white cardstock because I know I was going to be mixing a lot of patterns. I cut a large rectangle of Echo Park Paper Company’s Beautiful Blooms paper and used the green side. I matted my photo with pale green cardstock, leaving thicker borders than what I normally do and then cut three long strips from Hand Picked and Bee Buddies papers and arranged them under my photo. I added a couple of New Day tags and stickers and used some baker’s twine to create four little pennant flags that matches the color palette of the page.

This page was created for Color, Stories, Inspiration’s April challenge. I used the following “evidence” inspirations as well as the provided color palette :

• dots

• flowers, leaves

• banner

• hearts

• circular embellishments

• string

This page was also created for Sketch N Scrap’s April challenge. I like the simplicity of the sketch because it allowed lots of room for interpretation. I used one photo instead of two and added plenty of small embellishments instead of one big one. I liked the opportunity it presented to use so many patterned papers.

That’s all for this week. Happy Easter to those who celebrate and I will see you all next week!

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Happy

Emphasis On The Paper

Hi scrappers! With April comes the New Day collection from Dear Lizzy that I received in my Cherry Box from A Cherry on Top Crafts. I couldn’t wait to try out these products emphasizing fresh spring prints and pastel rainbows. The photos I used were taken at the Carlsbad flower fields where they had a giant blue chair you could take fun pictures with. Since I was so posed in these photos and clearly look like the photo op it was, I like the ideas of using the camera print from the Pretty as a Picture paper.

The paper I used is double sided and I knew I wanted to feature both sides so I cut it into three parts and used the smaller pieces on the edges with the camera print showing. The dark blue was a better contrast for my photos and I felt would have been too busy if I had them beneath the camera print. The paper I used to mat my photos was the Sizzix paper roll in Limoncello. The color paired nicely but I had to use some really strong adhesive dots since the paper curved dramatically after being rolled up in its tube.

It was really nice having so many products from the same collection because all the colors and themes matched and I could easily mix and match what I used. I used New Day chipboard as well as some Frames and Tags and some fake flowers I already had on hand. Lastly, I added my favorite embellishment to this page which was a circle of pastel rainbow brads.

This page was created for the Sketches in Thyme April challenge. I took a lot of liberties with this sketch since I didn’t have four vertical photos. Instead I used one horizontal and one vertical photo plus some tags and chipboard to fill the same space. I liked the two vertical stripes framing the page but didn’t add the additional shapes because the camera print was already so busy. To replicate the circle in the sketch, I used pastel brads spaced evenly apart which made for a simple, yet impactful embellishment.

That’s all for now. Join me next time as I continue to play with this fabulous new collection of products. You can find me on Instagram and YouTube @thescrapattack

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Let The Good Times Roll

Desert Themes And Earthy Tones

Hi scrappers! Welcome to April! Spring usually means flowers and bunnies and rain showers, at least here in the USA, but this week I bring you a desert-themed layout featuring cactus rather than flowers and earth tones rather than pastels. I took a trip to Borrego Springs last year and ventured out onto a dry lake bed. Golden afternoon light is always the most flattering so I snapped a few selfies. (Yes these have been run through FaceTune. My skin is not that perfect!)

I started with a piece of brown text print paper that looks old and distressed from the Everyday Heroes Collection from Heartfelt Creations. I matted it with some green cardstock from DCWV’s Neutrals stack. I then raided my stash of paper scraps for pieces that would match my color palette and cut 2” X 3” rectangles. A tag from Prima Marketing’s Golden Desert ephemera collection fills the gap as well as provides a title. It was a little too large so I had to cut it down. A couple of cactus from the same ephemera pack pair well with some golden washi tape by The Paper Studio and some stickers from the Carpe Diem Beautiful mini sticker tablet. I keep buying these sticker books made for planners and using them on my pages. They work so well and there’s so many cute ones on the market!

I think my favorite detail is the prickly pear cactus wearing sunglasses. This came from the green bujo pad by JHGCVX. I like how these are organized by color. It makes really easy to find an image that will work with your current page and color palette. I finished off with some enamel dots by The Paper Studio and Simple Stories because enamel dots are my favorite!

This page was created for the Color My Heart Color Dare #489 challenge. It was a tic-tac-toe challenge and the three colors I chose were Ballerina, Sage and Mocha. However, I added in some Gold and Desert Rose as well to give the page more variety.

This page was also made for Becky Fleck challenge #270 at Cherry on Top. Since the photos I was using were much bigger than those in the sketch, I made the rectangles a little smaller and rearranged them around my photos. I used washi tape to replicate the vertical banding on the upper left square, and embellished with a cactus rather than a bicycle. I really liked using this sketch for inspiration while tweaking it to fit the photos I had.

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

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Wild

Kitties And Glitter

Hello everyone! This week I bring you another pet-centric page featuring my kitty Jupiter. She likes to sit in front of our slider door and sunbathe. In this picture, she’s hoping I’ll let her out so she can sit on the patio for a while.

Once again, I used paper from the Amy Tangerine Brave + Bold paper stack that came in my March Cherry Box from A Cherry on Top Crafts. I used some bright pink petal paper and some blue and green striped paper left over from a previous page I made with the same paper collection. I used a piece or orange cardstock from the American Crafts Spring cardstock stack to mat by background paper. I had some yellow and orange paper scraps that weren’t quite big enough individually to be photo mats so I used them both to create a dual-toned design.

Some acrylic paint and craft glitter paired well with a stencil by The Crafters Workshop and I used it to create some circle embellishments both over and under my paper layers. a photo frame by Heidi Swapp proves a great space to add some cat puffy stickers by The Paper Studio. additional circular stickers by Doodle Bug and matching stickers from the Brave + Bold collection tie the page together.

This page was created for the Scrap Our Stash March challenge where I had to use circles on my layout.

This page was also created for Color my Heart challenges. The challenge was to use at least three of the provided colors but I ended up using all five as well as black, white and a little bit of gold which were freebies.

That’s all for this week. Time is flying because I’ll see you all next time in April! Happy scrapping to all!

Scrapbook Challenge

Make A Life You Love

Mixed Media Collage

Hi scrappers! This week I bring you a pretty mixed media page featuring nature themes and Autumn vibes. The photo I used was taken near June Lake in California just as the leaves were beginning to change colors. I happened to be wearing a yellow cardigan that matched the pretty foliage and made for a striking photo.

I used a brown piece of paper from the DCWV Letterpress stack. The flower detail on the right is embossed into the paper and reminded me of some of the prickly foliage in my photo. I used a piece of pale yellow vellum and used some adhesive squares to tack it down. I covered where the adhesive was showing with some Idea-ology ephemera by Tim Holtz. The one with the bird nest was perfect because it matched my outdoor theme.

At this point I used some Jacquard Lumiere acrylic paint in Sunset Gold and a Crafters Workshop stencil that came in my March Cherry Box to add some metallic accents and texture. I used some green paper from The Paper Studio’s Entirely Textures stack and some lavender cardstock to mat my photo and a sticker from the Amy Tangerine sticker book as my title. I used a pictured from a green themed bujo pad and a little metal owl charm by The Paper Studio as final nature-themed touches.

This page was made for the Lasting Memories March challenge which was as follows:

LM #589 - "Trims" - Ribbon, twine, washi tape, or paper strips - use some sort of trim on your layout.

I used some purple floral washout tape to help tack down my vellum as well as some very skinny green washi tape by Me & My Big Ideas.

This page was also made using Becky Fleck sketch #268 at Cherry on Top. In order to feature the embossed design on my background paper, I used a much thinner strip of paper beneath my photo and shifted it to the left. I kept the idea of vertical stripe embellishments but moved them around a little. I used my Fiskars squeeze punch to create a similar circle like in the sketch as well. This punch is so handy and one of my favorite tools.

That’s all for now. Thank you for visiting and I’ll see you next week!

Scrapbook Challenge

Flower Memories

Mixing Patterns And Keeping It Simple

Hi scrappers! This week, I continue to play with products from the March Cherry Box from A Cherry on Top. This picturesque photo is the first photo of many we took at the Carlsbad Flower Fields. We spent the afternoon walking amongst gorgeous ranunculus fields in a rainbow of colors and got some amazing photos. The bright colored flowers in the background really go well with the Amy Tangerine papers that came in my Cherry box.

All patterned papers on this page are from the Brave & Bold stack. I also used some butterfly stickers from the same collection. Since there’s a lot of bold prints going on, I kept the embellishments super simple and just used a few enamel dots from Pinkfresh and Simple Stories. I found a piece of dark pink handmade paper that I used as a mat for my photo. I have no idea where it came from or how long I’ve had it. Does that happen to anyone else? Warning: normal rubber cement did NOT work on this paper and I had to revert to some super sticky adhesive dots to attach my photo. Some light blue cardstock from American Craft’s Spring stack worked well to break up all the contrasting patterns on the page. Some floral alpha stickers by Recollections were the perfect addition to this page.

This page was created for Sketch N Scrap’s March contest. The four panels behind the photos provided a great opportunity to showcase all the great spring time patterns on my page. I made sure to pick a light and a dark paper so I could alternate them and have some good contrast.

This page was also created for Scrap Our Stash’s theme challenge which was “Springtime.” I Used flowers both in in my patterned paper and alpha stickers. The photo I used was also full of lots of spring blooms!

That’s all for this week. To watch time lapses of putting all my scrapbooking pages together, you can find me on YouTube at thescrapattack. Thank you for visiting and I will see you next time!