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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!

 

Iron Pig – Baseball Scrapbook Layout

Welcome back craft friends as I share another scrapbook layout with you.  I created this layout as part of the scrapping party over at the Secret Not Secret Kit Club Facebook page. There was a sketch created by Eileen that we were able to interpret to our liking.

I stuck pretty close to the sketch except for my embellishments. Since I used a camping collection for this layout the embellishments didn’t match my theme so I had to make my own.  I used punches, inked the shapes and added some doodles to make them interesting. The other items are small stickers from a totally different collection that was family themed, but matched the color scheme of the papers.

I really enjoyed this sketch because it lent itself to using a 6×6 paper pad.  As with most people I have way to many, and use them way to much.  It felt good to get some of it used. I previously used this collection to make a cookout invitation that you can see here.Family Baseball Scrapbook Layout

I originally started this layout on white cardstock, and I kept looking at it and not liking how it was coming out.  Additionally, I tried outlining, more doodles, etc and nothing helped.  Once I pulled everything up and tried a black background…wow…did it look so much better.  The bright colors just popped in a way they didn’t on the white.  Don’t be afraid to try a dark background when something just doesn’t seem to be going the way you like.

Thank you for joining me today, and reading about each project I created.  I love hearing your feedback and I’d love to see any projects you create as a result.

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Supply List:

Doodlebug Happy Camper 6×6 Pad

1/4 inch circle punch*

1 inch circle punch*

Thickers

1 3/8 inch circle punch

1 1/2 inch circle punch

Black American Crafts cardstock*

Tim Holtz Distress Paint – Broken China*

Simple Stories Family Frenzy Stickers

 

 

 

 

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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 Top Ten Blog Hop

     Hey Crafty Friends!  I hope you had a wonderful Christmas.  If you arrived here from Karen’s blog and it’s your first time with me…Welcome…otherwise welcome back.  Today I want to share with you my top ten layouts of 2017.  
     I have them in no particular order and if you click on the title of each it will take you to the blog post, or youtube video, with more information on each. Some of these I chose for their design elements and some for the stories behind the pages.  
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    Okay – all ten – all with different attributes that make them great. I thank you for joining me today and for all your support in 2017.  If you haven’t subscribed yet please consider doing that before hoping on to Anna’s blog.  Also, if you leave me a comment and like my Facebook page I’ll pick a winner for a mini album made by yours truly!  Have a wonderful New Year.
 
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Saturday Snuggles | Secret Not Secret Kit Club

     Hey Crafty Friends!  It’s been awhile, but I’m back with a new project.  I actually took the pictures today, scrapped the photos today and am now blogging it all in the same day…who am I??
     This layout was created for the December scrapping party at The Secret Not Secret Kit Club.  I can’t wait to get my first kit from them and share it with you.
    The first challenge of the day was getting sketchy with Meggy and a sketch by Laura of Beads Buttons and Birds.  Of course I had to take the sketch and flip it on it’s side because why leave anything the way it’s shown right!
     The photos are of my kiddos this morning.  We didn’t have anywhere to rush off to…it was snowy…perfect for just relaxing.  After breakfast they snuggled together to watch some cartoons and then J toddled over to snuggle with the puppy for a bit.
     If you followed me for a bit you know I’m trying to kill my stash, and at very least my kits.  99% of this layout came from an old (circa 2015) My Creative Scrapbook kit that focused heavily on the Family Frenzy line from Bella Blvd.  The collection is so old that I couldn’t even find any on Amazon!
     Most of my accents however came from the Simple Stories We Are Family collection.  The photo stickers came in white, black and color so those were fun to spread around the page along with their self adhesive brads.  I’m usually not great at mixing collections, but these came together easily.
     I added some enamel dots, various labels from my stash and some Heidi Swapp color shine in Black Velvet before calling the layout done.
     I think that’s it for now.  If you want to see more layouts I’ve done with this kit be sure to check out A Boy and His Dog and Kiss Kiss.  Thanks for joining me today, and until next time.  Stay Crafty!