Are you ready for more amazing sketches from PageMaps? The June sketches did not disappoint. Here is the sketch I worked with ...
With Memorial Day celebrations and the 4th of July looming, I wanted to do a patriotic layout. I had some awesome photos of when my nephew Max returned from Afghanistan and couldn't wait to scrap them. I stashed bashed big time for this layout. This is an older Pebbles collection called Americana. The Thickers are from the Pebbles America The Beautiful collection.
I love all the layers here. This layout has a photo flip feature I created with my Love My Tapes washi tape. This washi tape has words from the Declaration of Independence so was ideal!
I am so excited to share the newest PageMaps sketches for June! I chose to do the two page layout again. I know ... but two page layouts are the best for vacation photos I really want to scrap! These photos were from our excursion to Castle Neuschwanstein in Bavaria Germany. Truly amazing!!! Imagine living in the foothills of this fairytaile castle. I used the gorgeous Crate Paper Heritage collection by Maggie Holmes.
and here is the sketch ...
Rather than walk up the mountain, my daughter and I took a horse and carriage most of the way up. We knew our feet would be killing us after the walking tour plus hike back down the mountain. It just added to the whole fairy tale experience. I love the chipboard embellishment pieces in this collection.
Since my Silhouette Cameo died, I've been fussy cutting flowers from pattern papers to layer instead. Yes, it takes more time. Get yourself a pair of really sharp cutter bee scissors if you want to attempt it. It is worth it! See the Tim Holtz transparent negative strip added under the photos. That's been in my stash forever.
I used some Thickers for my title. These have a little gold in them, perfect for the pattern papers.
Since I did not have the Heritage collection die cut ephemera pack, I went through my stash (Flourish, Bloom, and Carousel) looking for anything swan related. This is the swan castle (new swan castle) for a literal translation. Did you know swans appear in almost all of these Maggie Holmes collections?
Thanks so much for stopping by today. Please go check out the other PageMaps sketches. And stay tuned for more inspiration coming soon!
I can't believe its December already! I've been dying to scrap a layout with the Pebbles Merry Little Christmas collection. But you don't need to use it just for Christmas pics. It works so well with your winter photos too. My favorite pattern paper is the snowy background with the kids playing in the snow. It's perfect for this winter photo of my daughter with her great pyrenees dog.
That fabulous cut file I used for my title is available at Scrapbook.com as part of a cut file bundle. I love it backed with the pretty pattern papers from the Merry Little Christmas collection. It looks great on my pink mixed media background and accented with a snowflake and mittens dangling from a bow.
If you love making Christmas cards, you need to check out the Merry Little Christmas tag pack. I love the winter scene on this Happy Holidays tag. I even discovered that I could create a dimensional scene on the tag using the sticker pack.
So many things to love in this collection!
I even have a new YouTube process video! I hope you will check it out...
I can't believe its October already! That means there is a new set of PageMaps sketches available! I love working with Becky's sketches, especially when I have been in a scrapbooking funk. You can concentrate on photos and papers instead of design. The October sketches are so inspiring too. Here is the one I used...
I liked that this had three photos. I could do a layout of all three of my kids. These photos are from years ago. My kids are all grown up now and off on their own. I converted my photos to black and white to coordinate better with my Simple Stories Vintage Halloween papers. I really stuck to the sketch on this one too ... when you see a great thing, don't mess with it, lol.
This might look like I did a lot of layering, but really I didn't. The stickers in this collection are already layered. I just added some foam tape behind them for dimension. Then I layered some cute flair from A Flair For Buttons, added a bow and some enamel dots.
I still love sewing on my paper using a machine and distressing the edges of my papers. I used washi tape above and below my photos and some black spray mist behind my title to help it pop more.
A Martha Stewart spider web border punch was a fun touch to add. Some sticker bats and black ink splatters help draw the eyes from bottom left to top right.
I really love how this turned out. Go check out the other sketches. They will make you want to scrap your heart out again. Unfortunately, this collection is not available anymore but you can find others here ... Simple Stories Halloween at Scrapbook.com
My kids are older and now living on their own. They all like to cook, just like their mother. So I often get phone calls or text messages from them asking me for their favorite recipes. For a gift, I thought it would be a fabulous idea to compile some of these recipes into a teapot shaped mini album. I used the gorgeous new This Is Family collection by Jen Hadfield.
The teapot cut file is available in the Silhouette store. It's a Samantha Walker cut file if you are interested in making one too. The original cut file is for a shaped card. Altering it to make it into a mini was easy to do. I created a pretty cluster on the cover using a tag, some die cut ephemera pieces, and absolutely gorgeous rose gold puffy stickers.
The This Is Family collection includes a 12x12 sheet of pattern paper with 6 recipe cards. I cut these apart and grabbed some favorite recipes to transfer to them. Because I wrote on both sides of the recipe cards, I adhered them down using washi tape. This way they can be removed from the album to read the back side. Later they can also be placed in a recipe box is desired.
Isn't that washi tape beautiful! My album is held together using two rings. To reinforce the holes in each page, I added a couple eyelets.
I kept the embellishments to a minimum on the inside pages. Houses were
fussy cut from pattern paper and then scattered throughout.
I also tucked in a few tags in places. It's fun to include a few hidden messages on these.
The back cover was left blank.
Do you know anyone who would love this album? Go ahead and make one for yourself too! Have a great week.
Supplies:
This Is Us: Pattern Papers
This Is Us: Die Cut Ephemera Pieces
This Is Us: Tags
This Is Us: Puffy Phrase Stickers
This Is Us: Washi Tape
American Crafts Cardstock
This week the theme we were given for inspiration on the Pebbles blog was 'Poolside'. I figured ocean waves fit just as well and I could knock out a layout from a family vacation in beautiful Myrtle Beach South Carolina. We had lots of fun searching for unique shells and found a few sea creatures as well. The fun Pebbles Oh Summertime collection was perfect to document our beach adventures.
I wanted to showcase all the washi tape from the collection on my layout. On a piece of 8.5 x 11 cardstock, I layered washi tape all down one side. This was then mounted on a 12 x 12 piece of pattern paper. Don't you love those fish scales? or maybe I should say mermaid scales.
I arranged multiple photos over the washi tape using foam adhesive to add some dimension. I can't resist adding a bit of sunshine on my summer layouts to set the mood, so here I added a die cut sun. I love the all the fun water elements in this collection too, like this mermaid, jelly fish, and seaweed.
I created an eye-catching big title and backed it with a striped pattern paper that coordinated so well with my background paper.
And did you know Pebbles has a monthly sketch challenge? I played along and created this card using the Oh Summertime collection. Check out the Pebbles blog for the details.
Is anyone planning a Spring Break vacation in April? Take a look at my Pebbles Chasing Adventures travel journal. It is perfect to take along on your trip to record your memories and store mementos, maps, postcards, photos and more.
The journal is crafted from a kraft cardstock and then decorated with the fun Chasing Adventures pattern papers. I glued two pieces of kraft cardstock together to make the folio stronger. To give it a vintage feel, I burnished the edges with some distress ink. An elastic band secures the binder shut. Let me show you the inside ...
The front cover has a side pocket to tuck stickers and die cuts that can be used to decorate journal pages while traveling.
There are 3 pages inside. Each side of a page has a gusseted pocket to hold travel momentos, maps, postcards, and more.
Here are the other inside pages...
In the back of the journal I have added a notepad, covered with pretty pattern paper. Here you can journal about your daily adventures and add photos.
If you have an upcoming vacation, you might want to make a travel journal for yourself. Be sure to check out the Chasing Adventures collection to help you document your trip. I love that it has pattern papers and die cuts for whatever kind of adventure you desire from city vacations to mountain hiking to tropical relaxation.
I am so excited to be sharing my first post for Pebbles with the fabulous Chasing Adventures collection by Jen Hadfield. This is such a fun collection! Perfect for capturing your adventures whatever they may be. The tropical elements in the collection were calling to me to scrap a photo from our Hawaiian vacation a few years ago.
This layout design was inspired by the washi tape in this collection. I added strips of washi tape all along one edge of a 8.5"x11" piece of white cardstock.
I mounted my white piece of cardstock with the washi tape onto some pretty blue pattern paper that coordinated so well with my photo. A sun tucked behind my photo helps it to stand out against the busy patterns of the washi tape. The Vacay phrase sticker and palm tree from the Adventure Thickers made for the perfect title. I couldn't resist adding those cute sunglasses from the puffy sticker pack too.
Hawaii has beautiful tropical flowers, just like these gorgeous floral die cuts I arranged opposite my title along with some wood veneer and that 'Let's Get Lost' sign. I included a tag, tucked under the top of my photo, so that I could add journaling.
Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you'll try creating a layout with a washi tape background too.
After the Holidays, I tried to do some de-stashing in my craft room and got distracted when I found what was left of my Simple Stories Urban Traveler collection. It was just what I needed for scrapping my Berlin photos, so I figured if I scrapped a layout, I would have less stash to go through. Makes perfect sense, right. Scrapping is way more fun than de-stashing anyway. Here is what I came up with using some awesome JustNick Studios digital cut files....
I wanted to create a more grungy background, so I cut the Missing Mesh Background and used it as a stencil with some distress ink. Inking the edges of my pattern papers also gave my layout a more grungy appearance.
To frame my photo and computer journaling I altered the Noted File Folder. I wanted it to be longer. This was easy to do. First I duplicated the folder. Then I just moved it below the first one and welded it together.
Here are the digital cut files I used today.
Thanks so much for stopping by. Hope you have a great week!
