Happy Pool Day

Scrapbook Layout -  Happy Pool Day -

a close up of the layout,

Hello!,

I have been busy creating new projects for the different design teams, I am part of.  However, in between assignments, I have been using the breaks to try and use up my paper stash, and document some of the pictures from the summer outings.

A look at the mixed-media on the layout's background.

I started this layout, by trying to replicate the water splash created when kids cannonball into a swimming pool.   I chose water colors like blues and teals for the background.  Once the paint was dried, I used the May Mash up ampersand cut file to add a large focal point on the layout.

a close up to the picture details

I attached the picture of my littles with a few pieces of ephemera around it.  I picked pieces that had a lot of color in the blues and fuschias to match that of the picture.  

the title of the page

For the title, i chose to play with the stickers and ephemera from Simple Stories' Sunshine and Happiness collection.   I added the title to the top left corner of the page.  To complete the page, I glued and stitched the page to a pink watercolor paper.   I made sure to trim a small edge around the entire page, so that the background paper will show as a frame to the layout.

Here is the final layout:

I like how the contrast on colors shows throughout the page, and I hope this serves as inspiration to finish documenting summer pages (though i still have at least 100 pictures to document).
 As always let me know if you have any questions about this page.

Take care!


Materials Used:
cut file - The Cut Shoppe - May Mash Up

The Cut Shoppe digital collection -Snapshots

Puffy Stickers - Atwell collection - Fancy Pants Designs
Patterned paper, card stock stickers - Simple Stories - Sunshine and Happiness collection
Background paper (mat) - Amy Tangerine -Better Together collection
Pink Vellum paper
Heidi Swapp color shine - peacock, navy, white, seafoam and teal

Hello Sunshine

Scrapbook Layout -  Hello Sunshine -

a close-up to the layout

Hello!,

 As i am writing this post, there are many collection arriving at my door step, so I have tasked myself to make a dent on my paper stash.  Trust me,  it is not easy, as I love pretty paper, and have lots of it safely kept in Iris containers.  But i knew that I had to work on trying to use up the collections, so I created this layout with a combination of many small pieces of different collections.

I am using the "Fresh Squeezed" cut file from the Cut Shoppe to document a picture of my littles taking a rest while shopping around the local plaza.  They both have drinks on their hands, so the cut-out was perfect  for this project.  I am using a combination of vellum, Simple Stories' Sunshine and Happiness collection, and The Cut Shoppe's Sunny Side up digital collection papers to back the cut out.  I attached it to the white cardstock using foam adhesive squares, so that there is dimension on the page.

a close up to the picture of my littles.

I framed the picture with papers from the collection, and added pieces from different collections in clusters around it.

For the title, I used one of the cardstock  paper piece from the Sunshine and Happiness collection.  Once again, I am using foam adhesive to attach it to the cut-out, so that it will stand out in the page.

Finally I added some details around the page, and a few lines of journal to the bottom of the page.

Here is the final layout:

This page is one of my favorites, as it tells the story of my littles on a hot summer day, plus i got to combine different collections in a coherent look.

As always let me know if you have any questions.  Thank you for visiting today.

See you around!!

Materials Used:

cut file -  Fresh Squeezed - The Cut Shoppe

Patterned papers :  Sunshine and Happiness collection - Simple Stories

                               Sunny Side Up digital collection - The Cut Shoppe

Stickers and Ephemera -  Sunshine and Happiness collection - Simple Stories

                                          Snapshots digital collection - The Cut Shoppe

Puffy Stickers - Bloom collection - Crate Paper

Pool Side

Scrapbook Layout  - Pool Side -

Hello everyone,

I am always eager to use the new cut files from The Cut Shoppe,  this week's new releases featured this scallop pattern that just inspire me to create  a page to document this picture of my daughter on out Ecuador vacation.

a stitched large title (one of my fave techniques)

Since this layout started with the picture as inspiration, I used the  Cut Shoppe's Summer Fun and Sun cut file to create the title.  By setting the Cameo to perforate the words, and then cut them with a offset added,  i was able to obtain an easy guide for my stitching.  The title was then added with foam glue dots to the mat.

a close up of the background and picture.

To recreate the water movement and color, I used the Cut Shoppe's Sketchy Scallops to create the background.   I set the edit points of the cut file to a triangle to obtain the shape.  Once cut on white carstock, a light coat of different shades of blue shimmer watercolor were applied.     The picture is framed with pieces from The Cut Shoppe's Snapshot Digital collection.

close ups of the layout.

To complete the background, the cut-out was stitched to the layout so that the edges of the cut will lift to create  movement.  To add extra interest around the page, a small cluster was added at the corner of the cut-out using cut-out pieces from the Cut Shoppe's Snapshots Digital collection.

Here is a look at the completed layout..

I really love the colors on the layout, they scream summer and fun.  To check the cut files and the digital collection just click on the Cut Shoppe and you will be directed to their store.

As always let me know if you have any questions about the layout.

Till next time, 

Happy Crafting!!

Materials Used:

-Cut files:  Sketchy Scallops, and  Summer Sun and Fun -  The Cut Shoppe

- Ephemera:  Snapshots digital collection - The Cut Shoppe

- White cardstock - American Crafts

- Watercolors,  Shimmer set-  Artist Loft - Michaels.

- Patterned Paper - Print Shop collection, Studio Calico.