Scrapbook Challenge

Dreamer

Green And Gray

I’m back after a short hiatus and feel refreshed after a fun trip to Seattle! I have lots of fun pictures from my trip that I need to print, but this week I decided to scrap a photo my husband took with his fancy camera of our cat Europa. She is so photogenic!

I started with some olive green weathered wood paper by Cloud 9 Designs that I’ve had in my stash for a while. I cut it down a little and used some gray paper from Momenta as my background. From there, I layered lots of 49 and Market products including some rub-ons and die cuts from the Vintage Artistry Nature Study collection. I used foam core tape on the back of my plant die cuts as well as some cat die cuts by Minty to add dimension. I added in some silver brads by Recollections that look like little screws.

This page was made for the November mood board challenge at A Cherry on Top Crafts. This month’s mood board was so pretty and very cat-centric. It was perfect for all the cat photos I need to scrap. I incorporated the following elements:

• ferns/plants

• woodgrain

• gardening tools (watering can)

• and cats, of course!

This page was also made for the Sketch with a Twist challenge. The twist was to use washi tape which I added along the top. I put the tape down over white paper first so the colors would look more vibrant.

That’s all for this week. Thank you for stopping by and check out my accounts on YouTube and Instagram at thescrapattack.

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Love This Adventure

Paper Scraps And Texture Paste

Hi scrappers! This week I created a layout using lots of paper scraps. The photo was taken in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. This is another time when I brought along a maxi dress to the forest in order to get some fun photos!

I used an olive green striped paper from the Goldenrod stack by American Crafts as my background. All papers besides my background paper and the photo mat were from my stash of scraps. You may recognize some reused papers from my recent Spooky Fun and The Best Day Ever pages. The photo mat was a piece of handmade paper I had that had pieces of straw and plant matter in its that further matches the theme. It’s a little hard to work with when trying to glue down since it completely absorbs rubber cement and my adhesive dots kept peeling off but I finally was Abe to stick it down. I added in a piece of vellum with a torn edge and added some Apricot stencil butter and a circular stencil from The Crafter’s Workshop for even more texture. The title was created using chipboard words by 49 and Market.

The color palette comes from case file 421 over at Color, Stories Inspiration. I loved the unusual fall color palette that included pink. I also used the following ‘evidence’

• Autumn-Themed Items

• Leaves/Trees

• Moon

• Starburst

• Grid Design

• Labels

• Vellum

• Texture Paste

I used sketch 585 from Sketches in Thyme. I liked all the layers and the fact I had some stencils very similar to the circular coffee stain designs included on the sketch. I cut my 5 X 7 photo down to more of a square and added lots of scraps behind my photo.

That’s all for this week. I’m taking a vacation and will be away from my scrapbooking supplies for a while so I will see everyone again in mid November. Happy scrapping!

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The Best Day Ever

Orange And Turquoise Autumn

Hi scrappers! This week I bring you a fall-inspired page in shades of orange and turquoise. This photo was taken a few years ago when my husband and I went to June Lake in California. I had bought this vintage orange dress from a thrift shop and we took some amazing pictures! This particular shot reminds me of butterfly wings so I incorporated butterflies into my layout.

I started with some orange cardstock by Momenta. This paper is really thick and double-sided too. I found the perfect piece of teal butterfly paper by Graphic 45 and cut it down a little. I added laser cut elements from 49 and Market’s Plum Grove and Viken collections and used foam mounting tape to adhere some of them, including all the little butterflies. Orange and teal enamel dots by Simple Stories adds the finishing touch.

I used sketch 283 from Sketch N Scrap. I used one large photo instead of two and changed the location of my title. I liked all the opportunities to layer elements that the sketch provided.

I used this gorgeous teal and orange mood board from A Cherry Top Crafts. The elements I drew inspiration from were orange leaves, trees and the yarn/fibers in the scarf.

That’s all for this week. Halloween is almost here! Are any of you doing anything fun this year? I will try and be back with one more (possibly spooky-themed) layout before we roll into November. Thanks for visiting!

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Explore More

Gray Tones And Shakers

Hi scrappers! This week, I wanted to feature some photos of my husband. He recently got scuba certified a few years ago and has already traveled the world taking photos of sharks, whales, coral reefs and all kinds of magical things underwater! I can barely swim confidently in a pool so I have no interest joining him on his scuba adventures but I love how much joy he gets in scuba dicing. Look how happy he looks here!

I started with some gray cardstock by Momenta. This paper is nice and thick which I knew I would need since my shakers would be heavier than most embellishments. I used two rolls of washi tape, one with small text and one with vintage technology from the Happy Journaling set by The Washi Tape Shop. This site has such beautiful washi tapes and many are exclusive to their store. I have to be careful about browsing their site because I always end up buying half the store! These particular was his were purchased years ago and never opened until now. I feel like that’s what usually happens with the majority of my craft supplies.

The rest of the strips behind my photo are all paper scraps that I had in my stash. The skinny strips with perforations are actually the strips that are in top of a page when they come in a big paper pad. I almost always keep these because I can utilize them in surprising ways. The black on on this page was actually attached to the top of my background paper and I was able to use it on the same page and display both patterns of this double-sided paper. Win, win! These strips often have holes in the middle so the paper pads can be hung on hooks in retail stores. This can be annoying because I have to come up with ways to cover them. It was easy in this case since my large photo covered any imperfections.

From there, I used a Sizzix shaker kit to make two little shakers. I also used the corresponding die cut to make a frame that fits perfectly over the top to hide the plastic edge and also a square that fits inside the shaker box perfectly. I added some little star glitter shapes by Recollections and some larger silver circles by Sizzix. My favorite addition was a metal token by Tim Holtz in each shaker box. I created the title with a 49 and Market rub-on and added some Tim Holtz Small Talk stickers to represent journaling. Lastly, I added some vintage camera stickers by Navy Peony to match the washi tape and scattered around some enamel dots by Simple Stories.

This page was made for the October Book Lover’s Challenge over at A Cherry Top Crafts. I took inspiration from the book cover for my color palette and used multiple shades of gray. The theme was to make a page with a theme of either being up in the sky or thrill seeking.

I used this sketch for this page that I found randomly on Pinterest. I really liked the paper strips beneath the photos and also the fact that the two photos were different sizes.

That’s all for this time. If you ever shop around on A Cherry on Top, you can check out my gallery page here while you’re there! See you soon.

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Spooky Fun

Halloween, But Make It Fancy

Hi scrappers! How did it get to be October already? I guess that means I can scrapbook some Halloween pictures! This photo was taken a couple of years ago at Knott’s Scary Farm. They have a Halloween event every year with lots of mazes and decorations. My husband snapped this photo in front of a massive pumpkin display.

I knew I wanted to use the pretty pumpkin side of this double-sided paper by Graphic 45, but I knew it would be too busy to use as the main background. I cut a strip as an accent and used the polka dot side for the rest of the page. The Plum Grove collection from 49 and Market matched these colors perfectly so I used their Color Wash Rub-Ons and Ephemera Bits. I also used some Floral Spice ephemera by Bo Bunny. My favorite part are the two apothecary jar stickers by Jolee’s Boutique that have so many fun Halloween details. I think they have been discontinued for a while since I can’t find them for sale anywhere.

This page was made for the Cherry Lift over at A Cherry on Top Crafts. I lifted this original sketch by teenybop61 since it had the accent strip I was looking for and matched the orientation for the photo I wanted to use.

This page was also made for the Grab 5 challenge at A Cherry on Top. I chose to incorporate the following:

• Orange Embellishment

• Doily

• Moon

• Frames

• Ephemera

• Black Alphas

• Rub-Ons

That’s all for this week! Thank you for visiting and I will be back with a new page soon!

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All This Happiness

Teal, Navy And Orange

Hi scrappers! This week I used a simple color palette that happened to match some photos I had. These were taken in front of a mural in Dana Point, CA pre pandemic back when I still wore makeup regularly. These photos made me want to put on bright eyeshadow again!

I started with some mandala print paper from the Girl’s Life stack by recollections. This is where I pulled my color palette from since I liked the orange, teal and navy together. I found these old photos which matched perfectly. I used a piece of teal cardstock from The Paper Studio’s Splash stack as my background. I found some ephemera by Tim Holtz that matched the gray in my mandala paper and created some clusters along with some stickers from the Dear Lizzy sticker book by American Crafts. I finished up with some enamel dots by Simple Stories and used s sticker from the Vicki Boutin Color Study sticker book as my title. There were a few elements I never thought would make it onto a page, like the blue-haired Be You girl or the blue and orange yolo rhino. They are so random but because the colors were right for this page, I ended up using them after all!

This page was made for challenge #568 over at Color my Heart Color Dare. I added orange and navy as my two colors to go with teal or “journey.”

I used sketch 282 from Sketch N Scrap for this page. I turned the large flowers in the sketch into clusters on my page and left the title in the same spot. I didn’t add too many extra things to this sketch for a change and kept it pretty simple. Because of this, I feel like I was able to make this page in record time!

That’s all for this time. I’m always excited at the beginning of the month when there is a fresh set of scrapbook challenges all over the internet that I can try! I will be back soon with a new page.

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She Believed She Could So She Did

Die Cuts And Vellum

Hi scrappers! This week I used a photo that was taken earlier this year when wild mustard was growing all over Southern California after heavy rains. My husband took these dreamy photos while it was still in bloom. Fun fact: wild mustard is not indigenous to the area and is actually considered a noxious weed since it chokes out the local vegetation.

I found a piece of pink floral vellum that I believe is made by a company called Deja Views, but it is one of those items I’ve had in my stash for at least 20 years so I have no idea if that’s correct or if the company even still exists. I placed it over some basic white cardstock and used paper scraps for literally everything else on this page, including the title! I used a Sizzix Thinlits set by Tim Holtz to create the jars of flowers. I used up so many little paper scraps this way! For the jars, I made 2 diets of each, one in pale pink cardstock and one in pink vellum. When I place the vellum on top, the jars look see-through! I used up the remainder of some New Day enamel dots by Echo Park Paper Company and scattered them among the flowers. I didn’t use a lot of products but it definitely took a long arranging all the die cuts and gluing them all down.

This page was made using Becky Fleck Sketch 345 at A Cherry on Top Crafts. I rotated the sketch 90 degrees but kept the jar of flowers detail.

That’s all for this week. Thank you for visiting my page and I’ll be back in October with a new page! It will officially be spooky season so maybe I will create some spooky pages!

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Explore

Autumn Oranges and Blues

Hi scrappers! This week I have created a page inspired by the colors of fall leaves and crisp, clear skies. This photo was taken near Bishop in California in October when the leaves were turning. It was such a pretty day and I can’t wait to go look at autumn leaves again this year!

I started with some orange paper from 49 and Market’s Spectrum Gardenia collection. I cut down a piece of damask paper from The Paper Studio’s Eclectic stack and then layered over some rub-ons from the Plum Grove and Nature Study collections by 49 and Market. I used leaf, flower and nature study laser cut outs and arranged them using both regular mounting squares and foam core tape to bring dimension and alternating levels. My title was made using a word from Nature Study Ephemera Bits.

This page was made for the September Mood Board over at A Cherry on Top Crafts. I was inspired by the fall leaves and trees and also by the splashes which I incorporated by used splatter-shaped rub-ons.

I used sketch 281 from Sketch N Scrap. I used a film strip from 49 and Market instead of two stripes and replaces stars with all my leafy and floral embellishments.

That’s all for this time. You can join me for more Scrap Attack content over on You Tube and Instagram. See you soon!

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Capture The Life You Love

Black, White And A Little Bit of Gold

Hi scrappers! This week I made a layout featuring some fun photos my husband and I took for Christmas cards a few years back. We brought little fairy lights and wrapped them around a tree by a lake. I like that these photos are festive, but not overtly “Christmasy.”

I used some polka dot paper from The Paper Studio’s Mint to be Fab stack and matted kit with black paper to give some contrast with the black background. The washi tape I used had some gold foil accents that matched the polka dots and used a 2 inch hexagon punch to easily make some shapes out of black and white paper scraps. I used some black and white items from Vicki Boutin’s All the Good Things diecut frames, including what I used for the title. I finished up with some paper flowers, puffy hexagon stickers, and black metal keys.

This page was made for the September Sketch with a Twist challenge at A Cherry on Top. The twist was to add a small creature of some kind to the layout. I added a bee using decorative brads from the Simple Stories Simple Vintage Lemon Twist collection.

This page was also made for the White with One September challenge where the color this month was black. I used some washi as the mood board dictated also liked the golden glow from the light in the bottom middle photo and was inspired to add some gold.

That’s all for this week. I already have some ideas for my next page so I can’t wait to be back soon with a new page!

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Dream

Stars And Stripes

Hi scrappers! This page features my husband and one of our cats taking a nap. This is very common and I often find them curled up together like this! I’m not much of a napper myself since I feel like I wake up groggier and crankier than before I laid down! My husband however swears by them and apparently, so does our cat. They always look so cute and cozy so this time, I snapped a picture.

I chose a pretty piece of star print paper from DCWV’s Stardust stack. This set the tone for all the other planet and constellation-themed items I chose to use. I used a scrap of vellum and a scrap of striped paper you may recognize from my Nautical Nonsense page a few weeks back. I finally cracked open some star-themed washi I had and added a large strip of it. This also helped stick down the vellum. I used another roll of holographic constellation washi across the top since it matched in both color and theme and cut up a scrap of old lace. I like that the off-white color ties in with the newsprint washi. I finally opened up some circular wooden embellishments by The Paper Studio and added a globe by Jolee’s Boutique. A sprinkling of mini buttons and various circular washi stickers complete the page.

This page was made using Becky Fleck sketch 343 over at A Cherry on Top Crafts. I really liked all the little button embellishments and knew I wanted to replicate that on my page. I happened to have some buttons that were very similar but all mixed in some other circular stickers. I used one big photo instead of two smaller ones and substituted a globe for fruits. I also added the washi as an additional element since it was too perfect not to add to this page!

This page was also made for the September Book Lover’s challenge. The challenge was to create a page where the subject was sleeping. I also used the book cover as inspiration for my color palette and it also led me to incorporate stars into my page.

That’s all for this week. Thank you so much for visiting and I can’t wait to be back soon with another page!

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One Fine Day

Bold And Beachy

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

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

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

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

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

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Explore Your World

Foliage And Fungi

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

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

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

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

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

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Free As the Flowers

Hexagons And Washi

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

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

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

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

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

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Among The Wildflowers

Purple Florals

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Jupiter

Paper Tearing And Paint

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

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

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

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

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

Guest Designer Challenge

Nautical Nonsense

Boat Memories And Nautical Ephemera

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

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

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

• Stripes

• Woodgrain

• Nautical-Themed Elements

• Boat

• Buttons

• Envelopes

• Circles

• Fish/Seagulls/Seashells

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

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

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

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So Much Fun

Lots Of Little Squares

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

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

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

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

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

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Awesome Vacation

Pink And Teal Patterns

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

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

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

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

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

Scrapbook Challenge

Choose Joy

Spring Flowers Meets Fall Leaves

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

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

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

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

• At least 50% of the page must be yellow

• Solid yellow background

• At least one patterned paper with yellow in it

• At least one yellow embellishment

• Yellow in at least one photo

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

Scrapbook Challenge

Dance Is A Song Of The Body

Grayscale With Pops Of Red

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

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

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

• Dance

• Butterflies

• Flowers

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

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