"Comfy?" | Fancy Pants Designs

I've been doing a little bit of scrapbooking "just-for-fun" and I realised I haven't been sharing anything! I am trying to use up older product- goodness knows I have enough of it- and for this layout I have used the "Be Different" Collection from Fancy Pants Designs.

My layout is 8.5" x 11" and features way more patterned paper than I would normally use. I decided to create an entire background from papers that complemented my photo, and then use stickers, die-cuts, buttons and a pocket all from the "Be Different" Collection.

I added machine stitching and some splatters of Heidi Swapp Colour Shine in Navy to finish things off.

Thanks for stopping by!

Just Add Ink | #283

I'm playing along with Just Add Ink again as I needed a birthday card and I spotted their sketch to inspire me.

I started with some Tim Holtz Watercolour Paper and a Heidi Swapp stencil through which I applied some Texture Paste in a random fashion.  Once that had dried I used various pink and mauve shades of Distress Inks to watercolour around the dried paste.

I then took a piece of white cardstock and gold heat embossed a background stamp from Hero Arts and cut it to a banner shape.

Using the same Distress Inks I used on the background, I stamped and diecut images from Stampin' Up's Flower Patch set.  After applying the ink, I spritzed the stamps a couple of times with water to create a looser look to my stamping.  

I gold heat embossed a sentiment from the Flower Patch set and cut it into another banner shape.

A loose nest of gold thread and some gold sequins were the final finishing touches.

This was a fun card to make as it's not my usual clean and simple style, but I know the recipient will love it :-)

Kraft Plus | September Challenge

I'm playing along again with the Kraft Plus Challenge Blog this month and the September Challenge is sketch-focussed.  I always love a sketch challenge- it gets me designing a layout outside of my usual "recipes".

I haven't been scrapping much lately- in fact my August Kraft Plus challenge entry was the last page a made- but when I do, I am trying to use older product in my stash.  For this layout I pulled out an old collection from Cosmo Cricket called "Jack's World".  I mixed some paint into some texture paste to create a sand colour and applied it through a Heidi Swapp dot stencil.  I then flicked some red spray ink about before adding my paper layers.  I cut an ampersand with my Silhouette Cameo, fussy cut my title from one of the patterned papers, added some wood veneer, journalling and machine stitching and called it done.  I stuck closely to the sketch but considered rotating it 90 degrees when I thought I would use a single 6x4 portrait photo.  I may still do that ;-)

Thanks for stopping by- as usual I love comments and if you have any questions I would love to answer them!

"Crazy Hair Day" | Scrappy Canary June "Globe-Trotter" Kit

I'm back with another layout using the June "Globe-Trotter" Scrapbook Kit.  It's another 12x12 grid-style page with two 3x4 photos, one portrait and the other landscape.  It can be tricky to make a grid with photos of different orientations, but it is possible to make it work.

I love the transparent die-cuts from the Pink Paislee "Atlas" collection that come in the kit.  Even though they are travel-themed, they can be used to tell other stories too.

I cut apart one of the patterned papers in the kit to create my small tags.

I layered a clear die-cut over a regular one here.  It's easy to machine stitch through acrylic ones to secure them to your page.

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Scrappy Canary | April "Mayfair" Scrapbook Kit

I literally swooned when I opened this month's Scrapbook Kit- so many bright and bold colours and patterns perfect for scrapping my boys.  I tend to scrap my layouts (roughly) chronologically and I am currently scrapping photos from January and this includes lots of Back-to-School type pics.  

Today I want to share a layout that tells my youngest boy (who started Kindergarten this year) that if he simply tries his best, he will do just fine.  I thought the "Shine Bright Like a Diamond" chipboard sticker in the kit would make a perfect title.

I also decided to make some embellishments by fussy-cutting the floral patterned paper in the kit and then layering it with stickers.

I cut a 3"x4" piece from the spotted transparency sheet to sit behind my title.

The twine in the kit was wrapped around this corrugated kraft coloured tag and I decided to used it for my journalling.

Some machine stitching and splats of Heidi Swapp Colour Shine were the perfect finishing touches.

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Scrappy Canary | March "Playful" Kit Layout Share

I'm back again with another page I made using the Scrappy Canary March "Playful" Scrapbook Kit.  It's another 8.5' x 11" page, but it is oriented horizontally this time.  I started with a base of watercolour paper and added texture paste through a stencil, followed with slashes of watered down Distress Inks and gold Heidi Swapp Colour Shine which is available from Scrappy Canary.  My two photos are tied together with one of the 6" x 4" overlays.

I created a cluster from the gold-foil die-cuts in the kit and some of the washi tape and attached them together with one of the gold paperclips.

I made another small cluster on the opposite side to make a spot for the date.

Here's another look at that yummy texture on my background....

Don't be afraid to use watercolour paper as the base for your layouts- it will take almost anything you can throw at it!