The Paper Addict

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Beach Scrapbook Layout

Hey crafty friends!  Now that my desk is cleaned off I’m very happy to be back sharing a new layout creation with you.

I created this layout as part of challenges at the Secret Not Secret Kit Club.  We were challenged to make a summer scrapbook layout during the cold of winter, and man is it cold.   It was 8 degrees when I woke up this morning so I’d say it count as cold.

Family and Beach Scrapbook Layout www.thepaperaddict.com

I used a VERY old kit from My Creative Scrapbook, and it took me a minute to be okay using the pink on a picture of my boys.  I’m very glad I did though because I think it came out well.

All of the paper layers under my photo are project life cards.  They came with the kit, and since I don’t do pocket scrapbooking, I challenged myself to get them on a page somehow.   Clusters in the upper left were created with small portions of 3×4 cards as well.I just love how this came out, and really wish I had done a process video to go with it to show how I managed to get all the layers just right when I wanted them.  The next set of kit club challenges is in mid January, and I can’t wait to complete more.  Can you believe I finished four layouts in two days!?

Well, I better get back to creating.  Thanks for stopping in with me today and until next time…keep crafting!

Masculine Beach Scrapbook Layout

 

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First Wink Layout

Thank you for joining me for another reveal for Scrapbook Challenges.  As you can tell I’ve really been enjoying the challenges this month and have gotten so much done.  
This is another sketch challenge and of course I had to alter it.  I rotated the sketch and moved the title.  Where I used the two 3×4 pocket cards is where the title was intended to go. 
 
The wink of my title was plain wood veneer.  I took some acrylic pain I had laying around and painted it to match my journalling card.  
I also don’t know if you can tell in the photo, but I stitched down each side of the block like the dotted lines in the sketch. 
I really love how you can take a sketch, and alter it slightly, to make it work for your photos.

Happy Birthday Blog Hop

Welcome to the 
30th Anniversary of 
Connie’s Sweet 16 Birthday Blog Hop
We are so delighted you are joining us to celebrate Connie’s Birthday!! We will be showcasing projects centered around, you guessed it, birthdays! 

Connie Can Crop is the first stop in this hop. This is a one day blog hop and we appreciate your leaving a comment for all of these amazing crafters.
We have several awesome sponsors for this hop! 
And a freebie for everyone at the end!

One lucky winner will win 2 free files from Miss Kate Cuttables.
And

One lucky winner will win these awesome goodies from Connie’s Crafty Cart.
And

Everyone can win this cute Birthday cut file for free. After you hop and leave a comment on all the blogs, send Connie a message on FB or via email conniecancrop@yahoo.com and she will send you the Free SVG from Paper Crafting World.

What do you need to do to win? Easy… become a follower of each of the fabulous blogs in this hop and leave each of them a comment letting them know what you like best about their projects.
You will have until 10 pm Wednesday to finish the hop and leave your comments.
Winner will be announced on Wednesday 3/16/16 at Connie Can Crop.
Be sure to follow everyone and leave a comment along the way!
Without further ado…here is the page I created for the hop.  I don’t usually do pocket pages, but I had so so many photos of this one that I worked the best.  I took a pocket page I had and used my fuse tool to alter the sizes to fit my photos.  Most of the goodies are from Doodlebug with some Queen & Co washi and Fancy Pants puffy stickers thrown in.  
Up next is Barbara, but I hope you will follow me on whatever platform you are most comfortable with before you hop along.
Here’s our line up in case you get lost.

It’s A Party Layout

Time for another layout – I’m on a roll this week!  I can’t believe how quickly this one came together using the sketch from ScrapMuch? Seriously…it was done in under 20 minutes, and I’m usually one that agonizes over where I place everything.

The collection I used was Be Different by Fancy Pants.  It was perfect for the sketch and the subject of my photos.  This was our son, and my nephew, at my aunts surprise wedding last June.  She told us it was a retirement party, but some of us guessed better 🙂  The journalling is hidden on the tab that says cousins…pull it up and voila!

Slide Buddies

Hi fellow scrappers!  I’m here today sharing my newest layout for the (P)inspired challenge over at Paper Issues Facebook group.  The photo had lots of red, white and black elements in it, but what spoke to me was a striped onesie (see the stripes on the sleeves of our sons shirt?) and the saying on the pin said Be the reason someone smiles today.  It’s hard to tell from the photo, but my husband is smiling over playing with our son in these photos.  It was the first time he has gotten to play with him at chick-fil-a.  I also used the black and white paper as a nod to the inspiration.
I had these photos on my desk for awhile, and had tried other things, but nothing seemed to work.  I even threw away a whole nights modeling paste work because it just didn’t complement the photos.  I think this design worked well.
The papers are from Bella Blvd Color Chaos collection and came with my June kit from My Creative Scrapbook.  This is the fifth layout I have gotten out of that kit, and still have tons left! 
Thanks for joining me today.  I have plans to get more up this week, but in case I don’t…Have a Merry Christmas!

Challenges
Southern Girls Challenge – A Bit of What you Fancy – I love enamel dots and stars