BE YOU!

Scrapbook Layout  - Be You! -

Hello everyone!

I hope you are doing well;  i have been busy with a lot of new projects -coming soon to the blog-.  However, one of the nerds at Scrapbook Nerd (Barb -the owner-)  had the idea of playing layout tag, though i have never play this before, I enter my name to the long list.   

Once i received the e-mail with the layout (I have to scraplift), my first thought was my daughter's recent pictures of her  in her graduation outfits and lace.

For this layout I used the Funky Floral cut file from the Cut Shoppe to create this flower cut-out.  I also cut some individual flowers and matching leaves.   I stitched this piece of paper lace with the sewing machine through the middle of the cut-out, and chose to not glue the edges to the mat.

The welded flowers in the cut-out remind me of the lace in my daughter's outfits.

Since the layout i was scraplifting had 3 4x6in pictures, I wanted to scale the pictures down in size, so they fit within the lace cut-out.   Thankfully, I took plenty of pictures of my daughter modelling her dresses, and a had a series that worked perfect on this layout.

I used a larger picture in the middle, as i wanted to anchor the piece and show the real  her.

The layout had banners on both edges of the page, so I went ahead and added banners to the top of the page, along with some ephemera and cut-outs.

I used a sewing machine to add the banners.

For the bottom, i added the same banners and a cut out from the Wild Flowers cut file from Scrapbook Nerd.  I also added a couple cut outs, and sequin  to both corners of the layout.

I wrote a large part of my journal on the back of the page,
and a few lines in the bottom banner.

For the title I used wood pieces from Michael's summer collection.  Here is the final layout:

I love the softness of the page...

I love this layout, it is soft just like the dresses she picked, but shows my daughter's true self at the same time.

I hope you like it, too

See you soon!

Materials used:

Paper lace cut-out,  Funky Florals cut file, The Cut Shoppe

Bottom floral lace border,  Wild Flowers cut file, Scrapbook Nerd

Patterned paper - Main layout -  Cloud Nine , Confetti collection , Maggie Holmes

                                   - Banners - Moments, Sunlit, and Spring, Bloom Collection, Crate Paper

Butterfly cut-outs - Flutter,  Bloom Collection, Crate Paper

Ephemera - Bloom Collection, Crate Paper

Title - wood pieces, Summer Collection, Michaels.

Hello Awesome You.

Scrapbook Layout created for Scrapbook Nerd  - Hello Awesome You -

a close up of the layout

Hello there...

this is my last post of the month for Scrapbook Nerd ,  I had so much fun working with all the pretty paper and embellies, especially Jillibean Soup's Healthy Hello collection.   It has such nice patterns and add ons, that i had to build a second layout with it.

I was inspired by the feathers in one of the papers, and the cut-outs, so I went ahead and used trace paper to copy them.  I trace them onto white cardstock, and used a paper piercer to create a stitching pattern.  Using matching embroidery thread,  the feathers were hand stitched to create the background paper.

I used trace paper to copy the feathers in the cutouts, and then transfer them to the cardstock.

Using some of the papers on the collection, I created layers behind the pictures of my daughter (on her first day of her Orthodontic treatment -though she was in pain, her face never showed it; hence the title-).  I traced the same feathers on vellum and used markers to define the feather;  a little handstitching help to add interest.   A few acrylic pieces were also attached with a few stitches to follow with the design.

Lots of stitching in this layout.

In order to balance the piece, I added a small cluster of all the papers (even some part of the packaging) to the upper corner of  the layout.  I used a few punches to create decorative borders and attached everything with a sewing machine.

A close up of the layer details

For the title, I used part of the stickers that came in the kit, and chose to add some acrylic pieces (which i colored with a pink sharpie).  I also added a large vellum feather with gold stitching to tie in the feel of the layout.

the vellum feather was created by tracing the cut-outs from the collection

Finally, I stitched my lines of journal and added a few pieces of wood cut-outs to complete the piece.   Here is the final layout:

So in love with the final layout...

I hope that you take a look at the collection, it is really a beautiful set of papers, acrylic pieces and wood veneers.  I am sure the ladies at Scrapbook Nerd will be more that willing to help with the order.  Please contact me if you have any questions.

See you soon!!

Materials Used:

American Crafts white cardstock

Patterned Paper, Healthy Hello Collection, Jillibean Soup

Die cut-out pieces, Healthy Hello Collection, Jillibean Soup

Wood Pieces, Healthy Hello collection, Jillibean Soup

Vellum

Stickers, Healthy Hello collection, Jillibean Soup

Mug Shot

Scrapbook Layout for Scrapbook Nerd  - Mug Shot -

A close up of the layout's details

Hello everyone!,

as my reveal week at  Scrapbook Nerd continues, I have chosen to work with Jillibean's Healthy Hello collection.  I love this collection, so much that i got all the pieces (not the stamp, though) i could get a hold of.  The designs are colorful and vibrant, and the can be use for all kinds of projects.

Once I received the collection, i knew right away, that my love for coffee and my fave mug had met its partner in the beautiful paper with the mugs in it.  So i pulled a picture from my catalog  that features my fave mug for this layout.

To create the background, i used the Road trip cut file from the  The Cut Shoppe.  I used the heart hexagon to create the background.  First I released the path, and copied the outside hexagon.  Then I added a 0.135 in offset to the new hexagon shape. I made sure to make paths to the heart hexagon and the new hexagon.  I weld the pieces as I pleased, and then went on to back them with papers from the collection.

The hexagon and picture details.

Once i had them set, I attached them to the layout using a layer of foam in the back of the hexagons (this added dimension to the layout).   I added lots of  cut-outs, stickers and wood pieces from the collection.  The mug cut-out was also cut from a cut file from The Cut Shoppe  called the Cuppa of Joe.

For my title, i once again used the Java script cut file from the Cut Shoppe to cut the Mug Shot phrase.  I cut three phrases with the same dimensions.  I had some leftover foil from another project, so using the Decofoil marker I foiled one of the cut outs, while i glued the other two cut outs.

the messy look comes from using leftover foil from another project.

Once the piece was foiled, I glued the other cutouts on top of the foiled piece making sure that there was a little bit of the foil shown at the right edge of the words - i wanted to keep the white look of the title, but wanted to give it some interest-.  I then tucked the title under the set of hexagons.

Even though the title is white, the hint of foil make it stand out from the background.

To complete the page, I added  a cluster of cut outs to the top right corner of the layout, and a few pieces of wood and stickers along the hexagons.   I even used one of the hexagons to add my journal lines.   

the finished layout

I really enjoyed working on this layout, and it came together rather easily with beautiful results.

I hope you like it, too.  

Till next time, 

Happy crafting!!

Materials Used:

Cardstock,  White, American Crafts

Cut file -hexagons-,  Road Trip, The Cut Shoppe

Cut file - mug shapes -, A Cuppa Joe, The Cut Shoppe

Cut file -title-, Java Script, The Cut Shoppe

Patterned Papers,  Healthy Hello collection, Jillibean Soup

Cut -outs, Healthy Hello collection, Jillibean Soup

Stickers, Healthy Hello collection, Jillibean Soup

Word phrase stickers,  Felicity collection, Pink Fresh Studio

Wood pieces, Healthy Hello collection, Jillibean Soup