LOVELY TRULY WONDROUS LIFE - Scrapbook Nerd

Hi there!

Let's start this new week with a project for Scrapbook Nerd.   I love paper, embellishment, paints, etc. and have been lucky to be able to collect and curate lots of it.   So, it gives me great pleasure to pull out things that catch my eye and put them together in a page.   I started this page with no plan in mind, just a picture and some black paint.

Once a thin coat of black paint was added,  i started working on adding layers of paper.  I pulled the 6x6 paper pads from Carta Bella's Flower Market and My Mind's Eye Splendor collection  as well as the Floral Frame with swan die from Pinkfresh studio to create this page.

I layered papers and 3x4 cards (Splendor collection ) as well as a frame die cut (created from white cardstock using the Pinkfresh Studio die) to bring color and movement behind the picture.   Then started embellishing using stickers, brads and ephemera from the same collections.

The title was created using elements from the collections and the mini alpha stickers from Paige Evan collection as they match the  color of the papers used here.

To elongate the design, and complete my visual triangle, i created a small fold in the paper using  and created a small cluster using repetitive elements.  I added the lines of journal next to the folded,and here it is:

I love how this turned out, 40 minutes is all it took to put this together, but i got to enjoy the process.  Here is a small video that will show you how it all came together:

As always please do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions about how this came together, and remember to check Scrapbook Nerd for all the materials used here.

XO

THINGS CHANGE - Technique Tuesday

Hi there!

I have been having fun with this month's releases from Technique Tuesday -as i am one of their guest designers for May-.   This time i chose to work with the beautiful Layered Butterfly Crafting Die, Beautiful Butterflies Crafting Die and Beautiful Butterflies stamp set to create a new layout on my Family album -Life Crafted Album from Citrus Twist Kits-

 I started by cutting papers from My Mind's Eye Gingham Farm collection to fit the page.   Then used the 6x6 paper pad Flower Market collection from Carta Bella to back the picture and cut some of the butterflies using the Beautiful Butterflies Crafting Die.  I also cut a few of the butterflies out of vellum, these were layered together and added to the bottom of the picture along with embellishments from the Gingham Farms collection.

Next i created a few butterfly silhouettes using the Layered Butterfly Crafting Die from vellum and papers from both collections being used.   One of the butterflies was added to the top right corner of the picture along with some embellishments.

The other butterfly was then used to help create the embellishment cluster on the title of this spread.  For this, i cut a label using the Essential Stitched Labels Dies and then stamped a sentiment from the   Beautiful Butterflies Stamp Set.    These were layered on a picture frame (Gingham Farm collection) at the bottom of the page.  Here is the final layout:

I love how this turned out, the colors and simplicity of the page are perfect to document my nieces first day on social media.  You can check the stamps and dies used in this page at Technique Tuesday. If you have questions on how this came together, please do not hesitate to contact me!

XO



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HAPPINESS IS HOMEMADE - Scrapbook Nerd

Hi there!
This week the Scrapbook Nerd DT will be working projects based on this month's color challenge.   What can I say this challenge is perfect for my "Black and white with a shade of rainbow" obsession.

It all started with building the background using the Pinkfresh Studio watercolor collection on a piece of Vicki Boutin foundation paper that had been gessoed. 

While the background dried, the chevrons (1in wide) for this project were created from the 6x6 Joyful Day paper pad -Pinkfresh Studio- and Flower Market collection - Carta Bella-.   These were stitched to the background.

A second set of smaller chevrons  (0.5in wide) was stitched to the bottom right corner of the page, followed by the title -i used word stickers from the Joyful Day collection and Puffy Alphas from the Everyday Musings collection both from Pinkfresh Studio-.

Once the picture was set in place, small clusters of embellishments were set around it.  I chose to color block the embellishments so that they match the color of the background.   All that was left to add was a few lines of journal and some drops of gold ink.  Here is the final layout:

 I love the colors of the layout, and how the black and white papers ground the page, and  contrast and combine seamlessly with the colors and papers.  I have created a small video on how this came together (forgive the stuffy sound of my voice, as i am fighting a bad cold at the moment!)

Remember to check the Scrapbook Nerd store for all and so many more goodies that are constantly arriving to the store. If you have questions on how this came together, please do not hesitate to contact me!

XO