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Scrapbook Layout  - Mom -   created for Scrapbook Nerd's Summer Camp.

The title of the layout

Hello all!

 We are in full Summer Camp over at Scrapbook Nerd;  for the past weeks all our members (you can join us, just click on this link http://scrapbooknerd.com/ to be taken to the website, all information is on the forum or at the Facebook page)  have been challenged to create projects based on Summer camp ideas.  They have the entire summer to finish and upload them to the site.


This layout is all about "LET IT SHINE" -the name of my challenge-,  as i used lots of shiny stuff to create it.   I had this idea for the layout, since the day I took the picture, so it came together rather fast.    It all started after I foiled a Heidi Swapp MInc collection paper.  The paper was then cut into even strips of about 0.6 in.  The strips were then attached in sequential order using the sewing machine onto patterned paper.

After stitching, both edges were slightly raised  on each of the strips.

The strips were placed so that there was a 4 in gap on the middle of the page.  Here I placed the picture, surrounded by lots of glittery flowers and leaves.  Some ephemera was tucked in between the flowers;  a few word stickers were also added to the picture.  For the title, i used a cut file from Studio Calico;  this time i printed it and trace it straight onto vellum and color it with a gold paint marker.

I added some gold centers to the flowers using a bit of gold paint

To create a visual triangle, a smal cluster of tags and ephemera was added to the top left corner of the page (i added my journal in one of the tags in the cluster).  Since the paper strips lift up,  the cluster was tucked in the strips.

I used gold as the main focus color of this layout.

Finally, I added a few butterfly cut outs, a few drops of black liquid ink, and  made sure all the strips were slightly creased.  Here is the completed layout:

Though it is full of shiny elements, they workin harmony due to the choice of color.

I really like how the layout turn out at the end, and it fits the "Make it Shine" theme perfectly.

If you would like to join the challenge, head over to http://scrapbooknerd.com/.

As always let me know if you have any questions.

See you soon!!

Materials Used:

Floral patterned paper,  MInc Collection, Heidi Swapp

Champagne Foil, MInc Collection, Heidi Swapp

Cut file - Mom,  Studio Calico

Patterned paper, layout mat - Hello Today Collection, Heidi Swapp

Floral cut outs - Ephemera pack, Open Book Collection, Maggie Holmes, Crate Paper

Ephemera - Market Street collection, and  All Things Gold collection ,  My Mind's Eye

Chipboard Sticker,  Me and my Big Ideas collection

Word Stickers,  Heidi Swapp Memory Planner collection, and Soft Spoken collection -MAMBI

Cut-outs - Flutter patterned paper, Bloom Collection, Crate Paper

Sweet Forever

Scrapbook Layout  for Scrapbook Nerd  - Sweet Forever -

A view of the many layers in this layout.

Hello everyone,

This week is all about reveal projects for Scrapbook Nerd.  For my May kit, i have chosen to work mostly with Pink Fresh Studio's Felicity collection,  and Simple Stories' Life in Color and Heart collection.  

For this month, our inspiration is a gorgeous mood board (you can find it in ScrapbookNerd 's facebook page) and the word "Blossom".   With that in mind, I picked this picture of my sister and niece showing their affection for each other, and knew the name for my title right away "Sweet Forever".

I started by cutting one of the papers along their diagonal lines until I got 4 equal pieces.  I flipped two of the pieces, and attached them all to another piece of paper.  Once the mat was completed, I used the Spring Fling cut file from the Cut Shoppe to create a perforated template of a heart sequence in the middle of the page.

I stitched the hearts with embroidery floss of the same colors as the ones
in the paper.

I used hand stitching to trace the cutfile, using white on the pink triangles, and multicolor on the white pieces.  Also, using the same cutfile -same dimensions-, I cut a piece of vellum to use as a layer that will fit exactly on top of the stitched hearts.

The vellum was attached using small glue dots;
this gave a subtle dimension to the layout.

I matted and layered the picture with papers from the same collection;  following the lines of the layout,  i placed the picture in the center of the page.  Some fussy cut  words were used to create the  tag and tab on the picture.  The rest of the decorations come from the word sticker sheet, wood veneer package from the same collection, and Mambi's Favorite friends chipboard sticker collection.

I created the title using the glittered foam word stickers from the collection.

I am all about balance, so a small cluster of fussy cut pieces was attached to the top left corner of  the page.

I fussy cut the pocket cards into this little pieces for my cluster

A few lines of journal on the opposite side of the  cluster, as well as a few pieces of puffy sequin (from Pink Fresh Studio) were enough to complete the page.

The complete layout

I  love the contrast of the patterned papers, the cut file and hand stitching in this piece.  I hope you also like it.

See you soon!

Materials Used:

Patterned papers,  Felicity collection, Pink Fresh Studio

Cut File, Spring Fling, The Cut Shoppe

Embelishment and word stickers,  Felicity collection, Pink Fresh Studio

Chipboard stickers,  Favorite Friends, Mambi

Title, Felicity collection, Pink Fresh Studio.