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Hello Love Scrapbook Layout

Hey crafty friends!  Can you believe I’m back so soon with another layout.  The goals list is really working for me this month.  It also helps that we don’t have sports every night to…lol.  To finish using up my Authentique Loyal collection I made this Hello Love scrapbook layout.

I also crated this layout as part of the challenge over at Lasting Memories.  They are having a word play challenge where you take the word and use a supply starting with that letter.  I used the word spring and this is how I broke it down:

S- Scraps of paper

P – Pattern paper background

I – Ink – it’s hard to see in the photos, but the edge of the entire layout is inked with Tim Holtz distress ink in Faded Jeans.

N – Nuvo drops (the black enamel dots)

G – Glue for the flair and the doily

Hello Love Scrapbook Layout

I also managed to get a flair badge on this layout.  My goals was to use three and so far I’ve only used one.  I need to get working on that though since the month is more than half over.  Any suggestions on how to get those pesky things used up let me know!

Well, off I go to try and create more while my kiddos are playing outside with their Dad.  Until next time…stay crafty!

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Best Friends Scrapbook Layout

Hey crafty friends!  Welcome back to another anything goes challenge with Southern Girls.  For this challenge I decided to work on some of my April goals and use my Authentique Loyal papers to make a best friends scrapbook layout.

Best friends scrapbook layout

Since I was trying to kill this kit I pulled it out first when working this month. I was struggling big time though because most of the embellishments I had left were for brothers.  I found a few though that could be used for friends so I went searching for a photo of my bestie and I.  I felt like this photo worked well because there weren’t a lot of competing colors…it was just us.

I started with the lined paper as my base (which isn’t 12×12, but I made it such with the triangle pieces) and layered up loads of scraps under the photo.  I distressed all the edges and inked them with a blending foam and matching ink.  It was looking a bit sparse though since there was so much space so I cut some triangle pieces for the top and bottom which worked well for design and making the layout the traditional size.

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 visually.  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 2020 Monthly Scrapbook Goals

Hey scrappy friends!  How is everyone holding up?  We’re staying home, working on online schooling and trying to stay busy.  I feel myself father unmotivated in regards to my crafting though.  I don’t know if it’s the current situation, feeling responsible for making sure there’s not to much tv/screen time or something entirely unrelated.  I decided though that making goals and lists have always helped my motivation so that’s what I’m doing for my scrapbooking this month too. Without further ado I share with you my April 2020 monthly scrapbook goals.

  1. This is probably the easiest one to come up with.  I want to complete four layouts this month.  I think one a week is totally reasonable, and more importantly doable.
  2. I want to use three piece of flair from the HUGE collection that I have.  I haven’t bought flair in years, and if I’m honest I haven’t them in years either. If you look closely – one of the black flair says 2014! I chose three because if I on’y get to do four layouts I’m not sure I’ll be able to use one on every layout.scrapbook flair collection
  3. I want to kill this scrapbook kit from Authentique.  It’s called Loyal and it’s from….I’m embarrassed to say 2011.  I love Authentique paper, but when I purchase a collection from them I always struggle to use it.  One of my larger goals this year is to use up what I have from them….starting with this kit.
  4.  Last I want to kill this 6×6 pad from the My Minds Eye collection called The Sweetest Thing Bluebell.  The collection is from 2012, and I only have 14 6×6 sheets left.  These paper pads were anything I bought ages ago and stopped because I find I never use them.  This year I’m going to try  to pick a few out and get them used up.  I thought about making card stacks from them, but since I don’t really stamp…idk

So I think that’s about all for this month. I’d love to hear if you make monthly scrapbook goals, and if you do – please share them if you’re comfortable.  We can help keep each other on track!  Also, do you have any trips or tricks to use up the 6×6 collections or older collections you’re not so found of anymore?  I’d love to hear your ideas.  Until next time…stay crafty!

March Monthly Crafty Challenge

Hey Crafty Friends.  Hard to believe that we’re already into the last month of the first quarter. I swear it’s still January.

We’ve had two months of mood board challenges so I thought it was time for something different this month.  This is one of my older layouts that I scrap lifted from a friend.

Use the layout in any way that inspires you…perhaps it’s the colors, the sun, the patterns of the paper or anything else.   Create project based on the layout and then head over to my facebook page and share it on the monthly pinned post.  At the end of the month a random participant will win a $10 off $20 coupon to the shop.

I can’t wait to see what you create for our March monthly crafting challenge!!!

Multi Photo Christmas Scrapbook Layout

Hey crafty friends!  I’m back with another layout for the Southern Girls Challenge blog. I have honestly been so bad in the last year with making sure I was completing my commitments for them that I’m thrilled to be posting on time to months in a row.  Thanks for being patient with me Lou!  This month I made a multi photo Christmas scrapbook layout.

I had these adorable photos of my “nieces and nephews” that were in their families Christmas card.  I knew I couldn’t just toss them, and I don’t do double pages anymore so they all needed to somehow get on one page.  Can you believe I managed to get them all on there and with the amount of room left I also didn’t need to worry about much embellishing…win win isn’t it!

multi photo christmas scrapbook layout

This project was also perfect for using a 6×6 paper pad on.  I have stopped buying 6×6 pads because I find I don’t use them frequently, but I have a ton still left from before.  With the way the photos are arranged on this layout the photo on the right made a perfect place to hide a seem.

I hope this gave you an arrangement idea for getting many photos on your layout and possibly using up some of your 6×6 paper sheets.  Be sure to pop over to the Souther Girls and enter your creations in the challenge.  Until next time….stay crafty!

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