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Kids Beach Scrapbook Layout

Hey crafty friends!  I’m back here today with my first reveal of the month for Scrap Our Stash. This month’s movie was Transparent.  I must be striking out because this is another one I’ve never heard of, and after reading the synopsis it’s one I’d never put in my play list.  It does have the concept of family so I created a kids beach scrapbook layout from a recent trip with took with my parents.

Use a grid design to create a kids beach scrapbook layout. Grid designs make for a quick and easy way to use scraps and get your photos done.

In addition to using the movie concept we were also challenged to use a grid design and use either a transparency or vellum.  The grid can be seen in my overall shot easily, but the above photo shows better how I used vellum as a layer under parts of my photo.  I used vellum over a transparency because I actually don’t own any transparencies, or acetate even.  I like the look the vellum gave though as it was another layer, but it’s soft and a different texture than paper. What do you like to add to your layouts to give extra texture?

Use a grid design to create a kids beach scrapbook layout. Grid designs make for a quick and easy way to use scraps and get your photos done.

The paper collection is an old one from Carta bella called soak up the sun that I had been trying to to get finished up.  I am happy to report that it’s done and the scraps donated!  I have been getting so much used up  by being part of these challenges.  I think I have killed ten kits so far this year.

Well, I think that’s all I have for now.  I hope you find it inspiring and come over and participate in our stash busting challenge.  Until next time….stay crafty!

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KIDS BEACH SCRAPBOOK LAYOUT SUPPLY LIST

Friendship Scrapbook Layout Using A Cut File

Hey crafty friends!  I’m back today, I’ll admit a day late, with my first August post for Scrap Our Stash. This month for the Golden Globe challenge we needed to be inspired by the movie Thelma & Louise and include the word friend somewhere on our layout.  What I came up with was a friendship scrapbook layout using a cut file from the Paper Issues store.

I have been diligently working on going through old photos and scrapping the important ones, and yes gasp, throwing unimportant ones away.  The photo on this page was taken are our sons first birthday party.  The young lady on the right is my sister-in-law and the young lady on the left is my sister. The two young ladies on either side of me I have been friends with since birth and they are sisters as well! The other young lady is my friend Jaime who we met at church 15 years ago. We’ve all been through the ups, downs and sideways together. 

This friendship scrapbook layout using a cut file gives you ideas on how to use your old stash in a new way while making a stiking project.

The paper collection is a rather old Jillibean Soup collection called cold Avocado Soup.  In addition to working on old photos I have been pulling out old kits to get used up. I’ve been challenging myself to use one before moving on to something new.  It’s worked really well and I believe I’ve killed at least ten so far this year in addition to using some new things.

As you can see I backed each heart with patterned paper from the kit.  I was pretty close to finishing the kit while making this layout, and the cut file helped use scraps rather than needing a whole sheet.  The hearts also gave me a place for my embellishments.  I also choose to put the word friend in a heart to meet the challenge, and so it wouldn’t be floating off in space.

This friendship scrapbook layout using a cut file gives you ideas on how to use your old stash in a new way while making a stiking project.

This was really a fun challenge, and I hope you’ve enjoyed what I came up with.  Now it’s your turn to join.  Please remember to always leave me a link in the comments if you join so I can be sure to check your creation out too.  Until next time…stay crafty!

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Purple Wedding Scrapbook Layout

Hey crafty friends!  I’m here today sharing my second layout for Scrap Our Stash.  For the second challenge of the month we needed to blend elements of two sketches, and also add sequins.  I used parts of each sketch to create a primarily purple wedding scrapbook layout.

For reference here are the two sketches:

Both sketches had a long element strip…one on the left side and one in the middle. I took that idea and used a strip of paper along the right hand side and added a border to it since the paper I had left didn’t see quite wide enough once I placed my photo down.

Both sketches also had a relatively small title.  Since this was a wedding photo it didn’t need a big explanation so I used the small title idea and used just a single chipboard word from the collection I was working with.

purple wedding scrapbook layout

The second sketch also had heart as the main embellishments.  I used some chipboard hearts, metal hearts and two patterned papers that had hearts in them.  You can also see some of my added sequins in this photo.  Have I shared with you before that I found a new way to attach my sequins that works so much better than liquid glue!?  Zots for bling are so much easier to work with for things this small, and you never have any dried glue showing.

Last but not least I saw that both sketches had a banner someone in there. To use this portion of the sketches I added a patterned paper banner under my photo.  I also added some chipboard banner words at the top to bring the concept into another area of my layout.

purple wedding scrapbook layout

So how do you think I did combining the sketches?  Can you see the originals in there anywhere?  Be sure to head over to Scrap Our Stash and see what the other design team members created, and I can’t wait to see your creations as well.  Until next time…Stay crafty!

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PURPLE WEDDING SCRAPBOOK LAYOUT SUPPLY LIST

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Mommy and Me Scrapbook Layout

Hey crafty friends!  I’m so excited to be with you today as I’m sharing my first design team project for Scrap Our Stash. As their name implies they are all about getting those photos on a page using the stash you have!  Today I created a Mommy and Me scrapbook layout to go with the theme.

These are VERY old photos of our son and I  on the carousel at Sesame Place.  You can tell he loved it by his smiles, but it would be another three years before he wasn’t scared to go on again.  What the heck is up with that folks!

My papers are also from a super old collection from Echo Park.  It’s so old in face that I can’t find iron their website anymore.  The design is also a scraplift of my friend Stacia at the Dancing Daisy Designs.  She created die cuts for use on her page and really needs to start a blog again because she makes the best pages.

Now I’m sure you are wondering how I got my page from the challenge. I had never heard of, or seen, 500 Days of Summer before this challenge.  It wasn’t available on Netflix, or our local Redbox, so I went and read a synopsis online.  There wasn’t anything obvious jumping out at me for a layout so I went super simple and used the theme Summer.  I used a sun wood veneer as one of my embellishments to satisfy that part of the challenge.  Have you see the film?

Thank you for reading along and seeing how I completed this challenge, and I can’t wait to see how you do if you choose to participate.  Don’t forget to leave me a link if you do so I can be sure to comment.  Until next time….stay crafty!

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MOMMY AND ME SCRAPBOOK LAYOUT SUPPLY LIST

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Summer Fun Day | Scrap Our Stash

     Hey Scrappy Friends!  I’m here today with another layout!  Can you believe it!?  This is the most I’ve gotten done in a month in a long time.
     This layout was created with an old My Creative Scrapbook Kit (July 2015!), and a sketch from Scrap Our Stash. 
     One of the thing about the Scrap our Stash challenge is you also had to use the work learn.  You had to use one thing for each letter. Mine was L – layers of patterned paper E – enamel dots A – asterisk embellishment – R – raised (puffy) title N – no splatters and natural wood button.

     I also used the spotted paper for the dotty challenge over at Southern Girls Challenge blog. 

     I also am calling this kit killed.  I have learned that when I have to phone a friend and say “Why don’t I like this layout, and how do I fix it!?” that I’m done.  Thank goodness all I had left was one full sheet of paper and some scraps.
    Until next time…stay crafty!