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Hoppy Easter Scrapbook Layout

Hey crafty friends!   I have been trying to post more regularly that last year, noticed it was the last day of the month, and thankfully finished a layout yesterday I could share with you.  Posting for you helps me get more accomplished.  Using the kit I created a Hoppy Easter scrapbook layout….silly pun I know.

For this layout I used the Simple Stories Easter kit that was part of my monthly goals to kill.  I am happy to report I have no 12×12 full sheets left.  All that is left are two rows of pocket cards and one piece that’s about 4×8.  I’d successfully say it’s been killed.

I used a sketch from Pagemaps that I found on Pinterest.  It doesn’t have the month on it so I can’t link to the direct page; instead I linked to the Pagemaps sketch homepage and you can find my pin here.

Hoppy Easter Scrapbook Layout

To create this layout I followed the sketch fairly closely, but did place my embellishment clusters in different places because of what I had on the sticker sheet.  I wanted to make what I had work versus have to go digging for something else.

Well, I’m off to clean up my table, and get working on setting my goals for net month.  Are there any goals you’d like to see my try to achieve in the coming months?  Let me know in the comments below.  Until next time…..stay crafty!

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HOPPY EASTER SCRAPBOOK LAYOUT SUPPLY LIST

April Goals Recap and May 2020 Scrapbook Goals

Hey crafty friends!  Welcome to my first monthly goals recap post.  I started setting goals last month and they seemed to work well so here we are for another month to keep the momentum.  Without further ado we’ll start with a recap of April’s scrapbook goals and how I did with them.

  1.  I wanted to complete four layouts during April.  I did awesome on that goal and created six.  I shared two already, and I’ll keep sharing as time permits obviously.
  2. I wanted to use three pieces of flair from my inappropriately large flair stash.  Unfortunately, I didn’t meet this goal.  I only used two 🙂  I just seem to keep forgetting to use them.  Any tips are appreciated.
  3. I wanted to kill my Loyal kit from Authentique.  I did it!  I made to more layouts and this is what’s left. Not to shabby!Authentique Loyal
  4. I wanted to kill my 6×6 My Minds Eye The Sweetest Things Bluebell paper pad.  I had fourteen sheets left and made three layouts.  Here’s what’s left.  I had four full 6×6 sheets left, but the embellishments left me with no ideas and no inspiration so I considered it killed.My Minds Eye

For May I want to continue with the theme of killing things and using supplies I’ve had forever.   Reducing my stash size is a huge goal for me. So here’s my list of May 2020 scrapbook goals:

  1. I would like to aim again for four layouts this month.  Even though we are still under a stay at home order the weather is getting nicer so I hope to be spending more time outside with the kiddos.
  2. Since I didn’t meet this goal last month I will carry it over this month…use three piece of flair on the layouts I create.
  3. Kill my 2017 Simple Stories Easter kit.  This shouldn’t be hard as I only have three 12×12 sheets left and the stickers sheet, which got ink on it so part is unusable.Simple Stories Easter
  4. It must be a Simple Stories month because without even realizing it I picked on this Vintage Bliss 6×6 paper pad to kill.  This is from 2013 and I wish I had gotten the full collection at the time.  There are 15 full 6×6 sheets left, but I have no embellishments…none…zero…zilch.  That will be the hard part for me.Simple Stories Vintage Bliss

So do you think I can do it?  Do you think it’s to many goals….not enough?  Share your thoughts with me, and tips or tricks you have for using things up or your goals for the month.  Until next time…stay crafty!

Crafty Maven Getaway June 2019 YouTube Hop

Hey everyone!  I’m back with another Youtube video for you today.  This time the crafty maven girls got together and took letters of our group name and created with them.  I chose E and N and used enamel dots and the color navy.  Come check my layout out and be sure to look in the video description box for links to all the other ladies videos.

 

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CRAFTY MAVEN GETAWAY YOUTUBE HOP SUPPLY LIST

Stretch The Sketch Baseball Scrapbook Layout

I’m back this month participating in the Stretch the Sketch challenge.  For this month I created a baseball layout using the Simple Stories So Rad collection.  Come see me create this Stretch the sketch baseball scrapbook layout!

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STRETCH THE SKETCH BASEBALL SCRAPBOOK LAYOUT SUPPLY LIST

Masculine Scrapbook Layout

Welcome back crafty friends!  I find that lately I have been doing really well at creating new things, but not doing a great job at sharing them.  I have a plan in place to try to work on changing that…starting with today’s masculine scrapbook layout.

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Masculine Scrapbook Layout Supply List

This layout started with a white piece of cardstock trimmed down and mounted on a piece of navy patterned paper from the kit.  I’ve been using liquid glue to do this rather than my tag, and boy has having that wiggle room during drying helped me get my bases down a lot straighter…even if I struggle to get a perfectly straight photo.

I originally completed this layout without the mixed media, but it was just to white.  To combat this I added some ink using the packaging technique (color is discontinued), and it went from being a layout I wasn’t sure about to one I really liked.  I have tried the packaging technique many times before and I hadn’t been a fan until very recently.  What makes the difference for me is taking a tissue or paper towel and sopping some of it up before it dries.  It adds the color, but makes it subtle.

Masculine layouts are often hard to create as many products lean towards the feminine. Come see how this masculine scrapbook layout came together quickly with one collection and one ink spray.

Ok – enough about the layout as you can see what I did with the paper strips and embellishments.  Let me tell you the story of the photos.  Each year for Christmas I fill my husbands stocking.  Just recently I have been trying to do themed stocking rather than little tickets.  Stuff he’ll really use, but it also kinds of funny.

Last year I did personal things – cigar center soap – dapper dan hair gel from the movie O Brother Where Art Thou – etc.  This year I decided to fill the entire stocking with little bottles of liquor like the kind you get in the mini bar.  I figured it would be fun to try all different drink concoctions without buying big bottles.  My hubby laughed and laughed when he took the third bottle out and pretended he was drinking it all in one shot.  It will be a fun memory.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this layout and I’ll be sure to be back with more soon.  Until then – stay crafty!