The beautiful My Creative Scrapbook April Main Kit featured the Making The Best Of It collection from Pinkfresh Studios. While the colors are spring like, this kit is versatile enough for every day and vacation photos as you will see.
Let me show you what I made...
1. Sharing This Beautiful Story - I cut this scallop pattern paper all apart and arranged it into a heart which framed my photo perfectly. Watch my YouTube process video to see how you can adhere the vellum floral ephemera bits down without the glue showing through,
2. LOVE, I Want To Be Everywhere With You - My daughter recently went to Costa Rica for a friend's destination wedding. I couldn't help but scrap this gorgeous photo of her and her boyfriend. Again, I cut a sheet of chevron pattern paper all apart and rearranged it to frame my photo. Lots and lots of machine stitching on this one!
3. This Was Meant To Be - Another layout documenting my newest grand fur baby's gotcha day. I used the April monthly sketch by Laura Whitaker.
4. Spring Is In The Air - I couldn't help but use this gorgeous cut file from The Cut Shoppe that was included with the April kit subscription. I backed the cut file with one of the pattern papers from the Making The Best Of It collection. The mixed media background sheet is from 49th and Market that came from my stash. Aren't these the cutest pics of my grandson enjoying a ride in a swing?
My Creative Scrapbook puts together 4 kits every month. I used the Main kit. Each kit is put together beautifully. There is really something for every kind of scrapbooker! Go check them all out.
Becky has another set of amazing PageMaps sketches released for July. Here is the sketch I chose to work with this month.
I recently got my hands on the Doodlebug Pretty Kitty collection and I was dying to use it to scrap some photos of our latest foster fail Allie. Even though this collection is for scrapping your kitties, I wanted the pastel papers to scrap our pretty Allie girl. Can you blame us for foster failing when you see how affectionate she is? It's a good thing she is cute too, because she has tried to eat the house mopboards, stair railings, numerous rugs, and my porch furniture! I varied from the sketch slightly by flipping it and incorporating the title into different strips of pattern papers instead of the single piece as shown in the sketch. Here is my layout ...
There are more sketches to inspire you on the PageMaps website. Thank you so much for stopping by, ~Marcia
I am really excited to share my layouts with the My Creative Scrapbook January Main kit. This gorgeous kit features the Vicki Boutin Print Shop collection from American Crafts, a Vicki Boutin stencil, and cut files from PearTree Cut Files.
1, Hello Sweet Allie is my first layout. This is my first scrapbook layout about her so you may not know that we foster failed on this sweetie last September. She is just over a year old now and couldn't be sweeter! Even the cats love her! When of the things I did on this layout was to combine the kit stencil with a previous stencil from an earlier kit. I love the effect! I used a Stencil Alpha font from JustNick Studios for her name. Epoxy flair is from Scrappin' Happy Studio.
You can get all the details how how to combine stencils by watching my YouTube Video here ...
2. Snapshots - This layout is based on the monthly sketch by Laura Whitaker. Because it had strips of photos, I thought it would be cool to frame the photos so that they look like negative strips. I created this cut file myself... not hard, it's just repeating rectangles and squares. I used photos from a trip to Aspen with my husband and daughter Colette who is now living in Colorado. We hike Maroon Bells and it was one of the most beautiful places I have ever been.
3. This past August I became a Grandma! I can't tell you how good it feels to see your son taking an active role in my grandson's care. Stinky diapers and all! I had to document the special connection they have. The cut file is from PearTree Cut Files and is included in the kit subscription. Epoxy flair is from Scrappin' Happy Studio.
4. I couldn't leave Mom out of the picture so my final layout is a sweet photo of her and my grandson Jameson.
I have lots of pattern papers, ephemera die cuts, and chipboard stickers left over for many more layouts. These kits are an amazing value! Please check out all the kits from My Creative Scrapbook here... https://linktr.ee/MyCreativeScrapbook. They put together 4 different kits each month so there is something for every scrapbooker.
I'm sharing my first layout with the beautiful January Main kit from My Creative Scrapbook. This awesome kit featured the American Crafts Go The Scenic Route by Paige Evans. But did you know that each month you also get access to fabulous cut files from PearTree Cut Files? This month, one of the cut files was a rainbow. It goes perfectly with the colorful Go The Scenic Route pattern papers. Having said goodbye to my 18 1/2 year old faithful dog Satchel last month, I knew I wanted to scrap a layout about him.
I love the contrast of the bright pattern paper against the black cardstock background. With the acrylic paint dripping from the rainbow, it's like the rainbow is weeping. I backed the cut file with all the colors of the rainbow.
I fussy cut a bunch of butterflies out of pattern paper and stitched down the center of each one. The dangling threads give them motion.
I kept other embellishments to a minimum, just a few puffy sticker hearts and dots
This was a difficult layout to do. I cried buckets of tears while making this. I still find myself looking under my desk for him. He was my shadow for so long.
I do have a process video up in my YouTube channel if you are interested in more details about how I created this layout.
Goodness, where did my September go! I'm behind in blogging my layouts I created forMy Creative Scrapbook. The September Main kit was gorgeous!! It was full of the Pink Paislee And Many More collection. Being birthday themed, I wanted to show that you could do an everyday layout with it. Here is what I created ...
There are some beautiful floral pattern papers that NEED to be fussy cut. Yes it is time consuming, but so worth it. Since I am working from home, I found that this is a task I can do during boring work meetings, lol. I am scrapping the last photos I have from my daughter Colette and her dog Nana's photo shoot. These are the last pictures of Nana before she passed over the rainbow bridge. I wanted my layout to be extra special. The little dog had so much personality. She was constantly barking at you and wagging her tail ... the classy and sassy title just fit her personality so well.
Here is a close up of those pretty flowers. There are a few die cut ephemera pieces in there as well.
The background is a mixed media page from Vicki Boutin's Let's Wander Mixed Media Pad. I absolutely love these premade pages! An instant time saver.
Want to see my YouTube process video? Here is the link ...
I have been playing with an awesome new stamp set and coordinating dies by Catherine Pooler that I received from Scrapbook.com. You all know how much I love my fur babies so I was so excited to create some cards with these new products.
That cute paw print pattern paper is from the Hipster 6x6 paper pad also from Catherine Pooler. The coordinating polaroid frame die and eyeglass dies allow you to have some fun with the products and create card that will make the recipient smile!
I stamped my images using a black dye ink pad and then colored them with Copic markers. I am no expert when it comes to coloring, but these designs are easy for a beginner to practice. The sentiment was embossed in white. By using Kraft cardstock, this card has a msculine feel to it which is just what I wanted. I am sending it to a nephew deployed with his National Guard unit.
This week at Pebbles the focus has been on monochromatic projects. My first thought was to fussy cut out a bunch of pink flowers from one of the beautiful floral pattern papers Pebbles is so known for. I had many options to pick from but ended up selecting a pattern paper from the Lovely Moments collection. I liked that there were three different pink flowers in this pattern that could easily be fussy cut out. I also wanted a simple background so my flowers would get all the attention. This black and white polka dot was perfect.
Underneath the fussy cut flowers I placed stems and leaves cut from a white cardstock. Partial flowers can be tucked behind a photo. The floral clusters that were intact were placed over my photo using some foam adhesive to give dimension. You can see I also added some flower stickers and puffy dots to the background.
I created my title by combining the “Nothing But” phrase Thickers with the larger “LOVE” Thickers, arranging them along the top of my photo and then down the side. I like how the two font sizes add interest.
In the die cut phrase ephemera pack I found this card, “I’m so glad I found you”. I thought it was appropriate for my layout. My daughter found her dog Nana at the Humane Society and she fell in love with her! I upped the cuteness factor by adding this adorable bunny as well.
I love how soft and feminine this layout turned out. Take another look at your floral pattern papers and give fussy cutting a try. I think you will be happy with the results too.
Here is a look at my process and additional information about some of the tools I used ...
I hope you have all been healthy during this coronavirus pandemic. A few weeks ago we said goodbye to my daughter's dog Nana. So when I saw the rainbow cut file that is included as part of the My Creative Scrapbook May Main kit, I knew I wanted to use it to document her crossing over the rainbow bridge. This is another awesome kit. It features the new Picnic In The Park collection by Amy Tangerine and the Simple Stories Hey Crafty Girl collection.
Here is a closer look...
For my title, I arranged the stickers that came in the kit inside my rainbows to help them pop against that colorful paper.
Be sure to check this kit out as well as the other kits available. You won't be disappointed.
Did you know Scrapbook.com now has cut files for sale? They asked me to help promote them and I jumped at the chance. These cut files are awesome! I am using the My Whole Heart cut file bundle on this layout and a combination of Pink Paislee's Truly Grateful collection and American Crafts Color Kaleidoscope Mixed Media Background papers.
This is a photo of my daughter Colette and her dog Nana. My daughter adores this dog and spoils her rotten. Did you notice they have matching outfits. The title You Have My Whole Heart is perfect!
I am seriously crushing on these gorgeous Pink Paislee floral die cut ephemera pieces... the wood buttons... and the puffy phrase stickers.
I love adding bows on my layouts. It adds some feminine charm, don't you think?
Please watch my YouTube video to see all the details on how this layout came together.
I was dog sitting for my daughter last week and she asked me to try to take some cute photos of her rescue dog Nana. This little old lady is a spitfire,so much personality in that teeny body! This photo was one of my favorites and I couldn't wait to scrap it. I am sad to say this is my last post for JustNick Studios. I am taking a bit of a break. I love Nicole's cut files and may just become her best customer, lol.
I started off with a Mixed Media background page from Vicki Boutin because I loved how the yellow matched Nana's flower collar, the coral pink matched her tongue, and the peach matched her coloring. Where have these mixed media pages been all my scrapping life! I love them!! I wanted to keep those same colors as I added my embellishments and title. I cut the Mirrored Florals design from white cardstock thinking it would be a nice frame for my photo, but it covered up too much of the background. I used it instead for interest at the top and bottom of my layout. The Stencil Alphabet cut file was used for my title and each letter was cut from a variety of pattern papers, mostly from older 6x6 paper pads. You will see Pink Paislee Color Wash, some Turn the Page, and Simple Stories Vintage Bliss.
I used those same pattern papers plus a few more to cut a bunch of butterflies using the new Butterfly cut file. I layered a solid butterfly underneath each intricate cut butterfly and stitched the layers together using my sewing machine. This gave my butterfly antennae and trailing strands to give my butterflies motion.
I also added some flowers from the Bloom and Stems cut files to create flowers to match the one in Nana's collar.
I just love how this layout turned out!
Here are the cut files I used today ...
Here is my process video ...
Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great weekend!
