THE SUNSHINE GANG - Scrapbook Nerd

Hi there!

Summer Break is almost over, lots of memories to document and very little time available  (so is life!).  However, i pulled together some mixed media, a cut file and a few 6x8 paper pads.   Let me  show you how this came together.

I started by creating my background.  First i added gesso to heavy cardstock; once it dried, i used Vicki Boutin Art Crayons to  recreate a blue cloudy sky.     A few clouds were added using white paint and a stencil from Echo Park.

The cut file -from Handipaper- was backed with papers from Shimelle's Sparkle City, Dear Lizzy's It's All Good and Saturday Afternoon from 1Canoe2.   I even used a bit of art crayons to create the yellow paper for the center of the  sun.

To embellish the page, i pulled lots of stickers and ephemera from the same collections as well as Pinkfresh Studio's Joyful Day  and Sweet and Simple, Pink Paislee's  Turn the Page,  and Simple Stories'  Lil' Princess.

I added lots of pops of color with the embellishments, and chose to trim the sides of the page and replace the cuts with a rainbow paper from the 1Canoe2 Saturday Afternoon collection.   Here is final page:

Just love the simple but colorful design of the page, it is like a little slice of summer.   You can check how this page came together in the following process video:

Hope this inspires you to document your memories with brilliant colors.  Remember to check Scrapbook Nerd for all the materials used in this page.

XO




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LIFE CURRENTLY - JustNick Studio

Hi there!
Nathalie here with a new project for JustNick Studio.   I don't know about you, but time is flying by and i see how it is making my babies turn into young adults.  With so many changes, it is always good to document the good and bad days, so i chose a few of the store's cut files to create this page.

It all started with a bit of mixed media, black acrylic paint to be more exact on the background of the page.   While that dried, i used the  Floral Swag 2 to cut two large images from white cardstock.





I used papers from the Spoonful of Soul collection from Jillibean soup to back and  layer behind the picture. This was then nestled between the two floral images.



The cut outs mark the location of the photo, so embellishing was easy.   Just a few stickers, and enamel dots were necessary.   







To create the title for this page, i combined the Hashtags 1 cut file with the Here and Now cut file.  I chose cut the word "currently' from white cardstock, and the "life" word from the packaging of this collection  a few times.  These were stacked together, and then glued to the bottom left corner of the picture.

I love how this turned out, and how easy it was to put together using the JustNick studio cut files.  Make sure you check the designs used here, and all the new designs added weekly.  If you have questions on how this came together, please do not hesitate to contact me,
xo


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FOREVER - Simple Stories

Hi there! Nathalie with you today with a new layout all about the loves of my life, my family.  The Heart collection is probably one of my favorite Simple Stories collections ever.   The colors and sentiments are just beautiful and perfect to document a memory for my son's album.

I started by cutting the floral frame from white cardstock using a cut file from Handipaper -who says florals are just for girls!-.   Each of the images was then backed used papers from the 6x8 paper pad, sn@p cards, and Simple Basics kit.

The cut out was attached to the b-side of the My Heart paper using some foam adhesive - this creates dimension on the page-.   All the colors in the frame  are just soft and masculine, perfect for a memory for my son.

The picture of  my family was backed with papers from the collection, and then nestled at the bottom corner of the frame.   To frame the picture, i used a combination of stickers and bits and pieces to create embellishment clusters.

The title of this page was placed at the top corner area of the floral frame - this balances the page-.   All the embellishments in the Heart collection are just gorgeous that it makes it so easy to embellish a page.

To finish this page, i used one of the tags in the Bits and Pieces pack to write my lines of journal, and then slid it behind the picture.   A few drops of gold ink complete this page.

I hope this inspire you to create a new project of your own.   The HEART collection is versatile, gorgeous and perfect for all those special memories.  Make sure to check it out!

XO

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