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Wedding Cake Scrapbook Layout

Hey crafty friends!   It’s that time of the month again when I share what I created for Team Lou over at Southern Girls Challenge with the theme anything goes.  I created this wedding cake scrapbook layout with one of the collections I was trying to kill, and it matches my Cutie Cousins page I made for the challenge last month.

This is another idea my friend Khristina had for using 2×2 squares and was again perfect for using up a 6×6 or when all you have is scraps.  I did this one on black paper so it wouldn’t be exactly like my other layout, but then it also matches my hubbies suit.

As I was working on these I can’t believe that my wedding album isn’t finished.  We’ll be married 15 years next week.  I think my problem is I started it so many years ago and some of those layouts make me cringe and then many of my photos are printed 5×7.  I really don’t scrap anything that large anymore so it’s slow going getting this done.

Well, I’m off to keep working on my organization goals for the month, getting my cart organized and then I have another project planned that I can’t wait to share with you. Let me know what you’re up to in the comments below.  Until next time…..stay crafty!

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May Goals Recap and June 2020 Scrapbook Goals

Hey crafty friends!  Welcome to my monthly scrapbook goals recap and new goals post.  I started setting goals in April and its 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 May’s scrapbook goals and how I did with them.

  1.  I wanted to complete four layouts during May.  I met that goals this month, but was not able to exceed it.  I’ll expand on that in June’s goals.
  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 one 🙂  I just seem to keep forgetting to use them or when I do they don’t fit where I need an embellishment.
  3. I wanted to kill my 2017 Simple Stories Easter kit.  I did it!  I made one layouts, which I shared here yesterday.  I have two rows of pocket cards left (I don’t pocket scrap) and one pieces that is maybe 4×8.  I’d call the kit killed.Simple Stories Easter
  4. I wanted to kill my 6×6 Vintage Bliss paper pad.  I had fifteen sheets left and made three layouts.  There were no full size sheets left and nothing bigger than like 4×2, and of course no embellishments since I didn’t have any.  I think making three layouts with a 6×6 and no embellishments is pretty good so I’m considering that killed as well.

Simple Stories Vintage Bliss

For June I want to shift my focus a little and work on organizing my space a bit.   Reducing my stash size is a huge goal for me, but I have shifted my scrap space from a huge area in the basement to a folding table in the family room. I’m finding that I’m always looking for something that isn’t up here, things are falling of my cart or I can’t search my paper easily, etc.

So here’s my list of June 2020 scrapbook goals to make my creating in this new space easier:

  1. I would like to aim again for four layouts this month even with this re-organization project going on.
  2. I will be organizing all my 12×12 paper in a 31 your way cube using Darice self storing bags.  I will never take a collection from it’s original bag again.  Even though they were tight in their storage area, and I used binder clips – everything was always falling all over.darcie self sealing pockets
  3. If a collection has matching embellishments I will be taking though out of the package and attaching them to a single sheet of cardstock using a repositionable mounting square.  That single sheet will go in the Darice package.  My goal is to be able to see my die cuts when I’m creating without having them in a bowl on the table since my table size has been reduced.  I also want to be able to discard all that packing.  I’ll show you the trash can when I’ve completed it to see how much waste there was.
  4. Re-organize my cart so I can get to everything nicely.  I know this sounds easy, but I’m not sure it will be as I’m still trying to adapt my whole room storage to the cart.

So do you think I can do it?  Do you think it’s to many goals….not enough…should I focus on something else?  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!

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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Cute Cousins Scrapbook Layout

Hey crafty friends!  Welcome back to another anything goes challenge with Southern Girls.  For this challenge I decided to again work on some of my May goals and use my Simple Stories Vintage Bliss 6×6 paper pad to made this cute cousins scrapbook layout.

Cute Cousins Scrapbook Layout

It was perfect timing when I was making this because my friend Khristina posted a video where she was using a 6×6 paper pad and 2×2 squares.  It was instant inspiration.  I inked the 2×2 squares with picked raspberry distress ink from Tim Holtz.  It’s a new to me color, and quickly becoming a favorite.

The hard part was how to embellish the page though because I had not one embellishment from the actual collection. I went digging around in my colored embellishment boxes, which I’ve noticed really have very little in them, and found just a few things that matched well and went with that.  I figured a little something is enough since there was so many different patterned papers.

The photo, the most important part, is from my wedding.  We’ll be married 15 years next month! The cuties in the photos are my sister (11), my cousin Danny (11) and my cousin Beth (9).  It’s hard to believe they are all grown up now.  My sister is married for almost five years, Danny is working on a second degree and Beth is married with a baby of her own.  To think that our son is the same age Beth was…ugh….makes me feel old!

I tried to get a piece of flair on here too since that I also one of my monthly goals, but none of them fit quiet right  Well,  I think that’s it for now.  I’m gonna sign off and try to get working on those goals.  Until next time…stay crafty!

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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!