Let's Go

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Life just keeps getting in the way and I have not had much time to scrap, never mind blog. Today, I'm sharing a layout I made for International Scrapbook Day.  That was May 4th!!!

This page was for a Paper Issues NSD challenge to use a large title. I used one of Paper Issues free cut files for the Let's Go and backed it with Echo Park Summer Fun and Paige Evans Pick Me Up papers.  The background paper is from Pink Fresh Studios (LOVE THIS PAPER!) and then embellished with more Echo Park and Pick Me Up embellishments.

The layout is the title page for a new vacation album for a trip we took to Cabo in 2016.  I usually start my travel albums with an airport or airplane photo.  But, with all the people in our group, I forgot to take one. ;)  So, I made two 4"x4" photo collages using PicStitch. I will reprint the photos again within the album, but I like how the photos are a tease for what's in the album.

I have cleaned up my scraproom (that's how I found this layout LOL).  I am ready to scrap this weekend.  Fingers crossed that I have more to share next weekend.

Thanks for looking!
Sylvie

Baby, It's Cold Outside!

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If you have followed my blog for a while, you know I love Shimelle Laine's classes.  Her recent class is Clear The Desk.  I was too busy to sign up when the class started, so I'm a few lessons behind, but here is my first project from the class.

The theory behind the class is to make your own kits from older supplies and use them up.  Since I was already starting late, and I had the Graphic 45 Sunkissed collection from Scrapshotz still on my desk, I just went to work with what I had. Everything is from Graphic 45 except the enamel dots are from Shimelle and My Mind's Eye. The title is cut from a Paper Issues cut file.

I just love how this page turned out. Hopefully, I will be back with the next page from Shimelle's class tomorrow!

Thanks for looking!
Sylvie

Roam If You Want To

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I'm coming into the home stretch for my Cuba Vacation Album. Usually, I run out of ideas by now, but this page came together so easily and I just love it!

The papers are from the 6x6 Oasis Collection, as are most of the embellishments. There are a few stickers from other Crate Paper collections. The clouds are a Paper Issues free cut file and the background is sprayed and splattered with Mister Huey's and Heidi Swapp mists.

The wooden "Roam" is from Dollarama and I've had it in my stash for years. The stamps are also from  Oasis.

I channeled the B-52's for this title and the song gets stuck in my head every time I see it.  :)

Roam if you want to.... Roam around the world.....

Thanks for looking!

Sylvie

Reindeer Training Academy

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At this time of year, I don't have much time to scrap because I am usually working on Christmas crafts.  This is what I made this weekend.

I saw this project on the Lori Whitlock blog and knew I had to make my own. I have had this piece of mdf board in my stash for years.  It's 12x16 inches which was the perfect size for this cut file.

I started by painting the background with dollar store white acrylic paint and letting it dry. The cheaper the paint, the easier it is to distress later. 

I cut the "Reindeer Training Academy" cutfile from vinyl.  For these types of projects, I choose to save my Silhouette vinyl and use mac tac from a home improvement store. I just change the cut settings on my Silhouette to cut a thinner vinyl, but it works just fine.

Using a makeup sponge,I dabbed the red acrylic paint over the vinyl stencil. I like using a makeup sponge with a stencil as it helps reduce the amount of paint I use and I'm less likely to have bleeding under the stencil.  I drug the makeup sponge along each edge of the board to give it a frame.

Once the paint was completely dry, I removed the vinyl and using a sanding block, I sanded off some of the paint. I moved the sanding block in a vertical motion only to give it a worn look and sanded some areas more than others so it wasn't even. I did extra sanding around the edges so the wood could show which created the distressed red and wood border.

Since the mdf board was only 3/8" thick, I used my Crop A Dile to punch holes in the upper corners, threaded some leather ribbon and viola!  A Christmas wall hanging.

I just love it!  It looks great on my orange living room wall. 

Thanks for looking!
Sylvie

Just our Luck and Explore Holguin

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I'm up today with another couple layouts for my Cuba vacation album.  I have just a few pages left to do in this album. Have to say, I'm starting to look forward to working on something new.

In the interest of getting this album finished, the pages are pretty simple. The papers are from Shimelle's Go Now Go and collection.

On this next page, I used some  black paint and mist to distress the background and embellished the page with some die cuts from Crate Paper Journey and some Silhouette cut files from Lori Whitlock. I dug through my stash to find the car stamp, which is a very old Studio Calico stamp. I think it's so cute!

I had been saving this map paper from Go Now Go for these photos. The colours matched perfectly with the buildings in the photos. Since I had so many photos and the paper was so busy, I mounted them on a piece of white tissue paper.  You can still see the background pattern, but it gives the photos a place to rest.

The page is embellished with Go Now Go diecuts and stickers and some very old rub-ons from Marah Johnson.

I would love to get this album finished before December so that I can concentrate on December Daily.  Not sure if I'll be able to accomplish that feat, but I am gonna try!

Thanks for looking!
Sylvie

Oh happy moments with you

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Today, I am sharing a layout inspired by the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine October sketch.

I've had these photo frames in my stash for years. I think they are an old Two Peas in a Bucket free cut file. Many times if I am cutting an image from a multi image file, I will cut the extra items just to have on hand.  These were cut out of white cardstock but the white didn't stand out from my background paper.  So, I coloured them with Distress Oxide Ink in Worn Lipstick and Cracked Pistachio and Hero Arts Shadow Ink in Stone Wash. All the embellishments are from Crate Paper Oasis and Carousel. 

This page came together for me very quickly - only a couple of hours.  That's almost a record for me!

Thanks for looking!
Sylvie

Sneaky Selfie

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Today I'm sharing another vacation layout mixing Crate Paper Oasis supplies with older items from my stash.

I started this layout with the page design in my head.  The dark blue towel in the photo was my nemesis trying to pick a background.  In the end, I went with a neutral kraft paper and some torn paper strips.The pink background stamps are an old Studio Calico stamp and Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide inks.  The title is cut using my Silhouette.

Once the background was done, the rest of this page came together very quickly.  The very old chipboard  umbrella is from the Crate Paper Pier collection. Since the flamingo is gold, I felt like I needed some gold in the opposite corner.  But, I didn't have anything that would work in my cluster.  That's when I had the idea to gild the umbrella with some extremely old foiling kit from We R Memory Keepers.

The date on the package says 2008, so I wasn't sure if it would still work, but it worked like a charm! I think the Duo Embellishment glue was from the same kit and it wasn't even dried up. ;)  I painted the glue onto the the chipboard using a small paintbrush then let it dry until it became tacky.  Then I placed the foil sheet over top and rubbed to adhere the foil. 

As you can see, it's a little bit splotchy, but I might not have left the glue to sit long enough.  I was really anxious to see if this would even work.  HA! I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. The gold looks better in real life. I'm thinking that maybe I should have done the entire umbrella in the foil, but it's done now. And I never go back and redo something, so it's going in the album as it is.

I really love this page.  Now, I'm looking around thinking what else I can foil.  ;)

Thanks for looking!
Sylvie

Pizza in the Sun

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Today, I'm stash busting some old Fancy Pants paper and embellishments and using the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine September sketch as the inspiration for my page.

When I started this album, I made a kit from Crate Paper "Oasis" and Fancy Pants "Beach Bum" and "Beach Babe". I 'm trying to get the papers I like into my albums and out of my stash. This sketch allowed me to use up quite a bit of paper.

I started with a cutfile from Paper Issues and backed it with Fancy Pants paper. I started embellishing the page with the glitter embellishments and buttons also from Fancy Pants, but my kit didn't have any journaling cards that worked.  I was pretty happy when I realized that the colours of Shimelle Laine's "Go Now Go" collection worked quite well with these papers.

There are no techniques on this page. Just basic scrapbooking. But, I love it a lot.  It's so bright and cheerful. And I made quite a dent in the Fancy Pants kit. YEAH!

Thanks for looking!
Sylvie

Scrap Shotz September Kit Reveal

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I am excited to be sharing the projects I created for the Scrap Shotz September 2017 kit. This month, the kit is based on the Carta Bella Transatlantic Travel line.  This collection fit perfectly to scrap an excursion we took on our trip to Cuba.

For all the details on how I made these layouts, be sure to check out the Scrap Shotz blog.

Thanks for looking!
Sylvie