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Family Legacy | Scrapbook Generation | Simple Stories

     Hey crafty friends!  I’m here today with my last layout from my Scrapbook Generation kit clubs.  I can’t believe it’s taken me three years to use them all up.  
     Today’s layout is using the old Simple Stories Legacy collection.  It was perfect for some family photos we had done when Julia was three or four months old.  
     We had monthly photos with our son too, but they were in a studio.  I loved using a freelance photographer so we could do somewhere fun each month.  These photos were at a local rose garden, and were taken on the date of our 12 year wedding anniversary.  The photographer found that out and snapped some of us too!
     I also used this layout to show my use of The Best Glue Ever over on the ScraPerfect blog.  We’d love if you popped over there to see that as well.  
     Stay tuned for new things coming up now that these kits are completed.  Until next time…stay crafty!


2017 | Felicity Jane

   Hey crafty friends!  Back today with another page inspired by the sketch challenge at Challenge Yourself.  They always have different challenges, but the one constant is it must include a photo with you in it.  I think that’s awesome because we tend to end up behind the camera capturing the memories rather than being on the pages too.  
     My photo are of hubby and I on our date night during our recent vacation.  We had supper and went on the Haunted Mansion ride.  I’ve been going to Rehoboth since I was maybe 12 and this was the first time I’d ever been on it. 
     Everything on the page came from the Felicity Jane Summer kit.  I’m almost done sharing layouts from that kit.  I attached all the die cuts with The Best Glue Ever which is normal, but it also worked really well on the flair.  
     Really easy page this time, and I appreciate you always checking it out.  I’d love to hear your comments!  Until next time…stay crafty!

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Summer Lovin’ | Felicity Jane

     Hey Scrappy Friends!  I’m back here today with a layout created from the Felicity Jane Summer kit.  I’ve almost killed this one! 
     They layout I created today was also used as a short tutorial over at ScraPerfect for my design team spot.  I used The Best Glue Ever and some foam to add dimension to my layout replacing the expensive foam tape I used to use.  Can you see the shadow under the corner of my photo?
     I usually start my scrapping with a sketch, but this one I didn’t.  I started with what I had left from the kit.  The yellow strips are a branding pieces, and the grid is the washi I received in the kit.  This has to be my favorite washi ever, and I think I’ve used it in every layout I created from this kit.
     After I did the main part of the page the upper left felt quite empty, and honestly look odd.  To combat that I created a cluster using the washi, some of the kit embellishments and some of my homemade enamel dots.
     I have also taken to make my splatters with my water brush and inexpensive watercolor set.  I’ve found that I get better control with the water brush and I can make my color as vibrant or muted by the amount of water I add.  I’m going to try the brush with my color shine next.
    Okay…I think that’s it for now…back to creating.  Until next time…stay crafty!


You Need To Use The Best Glue Ever On Chipboard Embellishments

     Hey friends…Lyne here with you today.  I wanted to share with you how I use my Best Glue Ever on chipboard pieces.  I created the below layout using up odds and ends pieces from a kit club I was part of in I believe 2015.
    I’m not entirely sure I’m in love with the layout, but it documents a silly phase my kids are going though and that’s what really matters right!?
    Anyway…where the Best Glue Ever saved me was the chipboard piece on the left (blue) and under the photo (green) by Bella Blvd.  This isn’t just any chipboard piece as it has quite a bit of bulk to it.
     The sticky on it wasn’t  keeping the pieces down, and I find this is often the case with even thinner chipboard.  A thin line of The Best Glue Ever, and you can see my pieces are securely stuck to the page.
      Get out that bottle…even for pieces that already have a sticky back!

40th Birthday | Felicity Jane

     Hey Scrappy Friends!  Welcome to another Felicity Jane Caroline kit layout. I created this one at the crop I went to using the July 1st sketch by Laura Whitaker for Stuck ? Sketches.
Adult birthday layout featuring the Felicity Jane Caroline kit
     I’ll admit that this one a challenge for me before it called for a big title…not something I usually use.  The size of the alphabet in this kit though made it a touch easier!
      Everything here is from the kit except for the Heidi Swapp color shine (Black Velvet) and the Sharpie Pen I used to outline my letters and do my journaling.  I love how with the kits I don’t really need to add anything…just open and go!
     I think this is the last layout I will share on the blog.  I have some others as a guest post on P.S. I Love You Crafts and some on my YouTube channel so  be sure to check them out.  Until next time…stay crafty!