Traditions

Sometimes our traditions can seem so common that we neglect to document them at all. I wanted to create a scrapbook page about a very common tradition for us....

I used the It's The Little Things collection from Fancy Pants Designs. That background cardstock is a collaboration between Fancy Pants and Core'dinations. This whole layout came together really quickly!

Design Notes:

* I was inspired by the cards in the pictures and made my design to the left of the photos to look like them.

* Instead of using a plain piece of cardstock for your background, try using an embossed one! :) It adds a lot to the design.

* Out of journaling spots? Make your own. I like to cut a few pieces and put them all in a line.

Here are some close up's of my layout:

Do you have a tradition that is so common that you rarely think of it as tradition? Have you scrapbooked about it? Just putting that thought into your head. :)

Have a wonderful day!!!

Real Scrapbookers...

make layouts that they don't love...from time to time.

Here's a layout I made last night:

I am just not too happy with it. I feel like it looks cluttered and busy. I think I personally would have liked it better if those two bird's (rub-on's) on the large orange heart were in the bottom left hand corner instead. Oh well.

The layout uses the awesome Summer's End collection from Fancy Pants Designs. That cardstock in the back is a collaboration between Fancy Pants and Core'dinations.

Here are some close up's:

Just thought I'd keep it real today. :) I know we all do it...make layouts we are not entirely happy with.

Hope you have a FANTASTIC day!!!

My Little Shoebox + Core'dinations

So the My Little Shoebox design team got the chance to work with Core'dinations for the month of June. They have fabulous cardstock. Here's what I did:

Make sure you check out here to see what the rest of the design team did. (And while you are there...leave a comment!)

Man I am having so much fun being on the MLS design team...and guess what I got in the mail yesterday...NEW SUMMER CHA STUFF!!!! And it is so fabulous! So look for stuff being posted soon with it. :)

Have an awesome Friday and a wonderful weekend! And enjoy the Fourth.

ScrapLovers Reveals Part 1

Oh, it was a challenge for me this month.  :)  My DT kit from ScrapLovers included the wonderful "Ever After" papers from Cosmo Cricket, the embellishments from the "Girl Friday" line from Cosmo Cricket (does NOT really go with the Ever After line) and then some cardstock from Core'dinations (with purple and pink cores).  I took one look at it all and thought "wow...this is going to be tough, none of it goes together."  BUT I LOVE what I did.  :)  It was a challenge, but a good one.  I need to use stuff that doesn't go together more often.

Here's my first layout.  On this one I really tried to use some of it all, and this is my new favorite layout.  :)  

I added some of my April DT stuff from Creative Chaos to my layouts, here are close up's of those:

And my second layout doesn't use the Girl Friday embellishments, but I added some of the fabulous sheers from Maya Road, you can find those in the ScrapLovers store here.  

Close-up's:

So, maybe you should go to your stash, pick out some of your favorites that DON'T match and make a page.   Maybe you will love the outcome as much as I did.  Have a great weekend everyone!  

Creating my own paper

The other day I had this idea for a layout but I really wanted some brown polka dot paper. You know how it is when sometimes you see something in your head one way and then you will have it no other way...so I created my own.

I started with a sheet of Core'dinations cardstock (I love these, if you haven't ever used any, get some and play! They are in the ScrapLovers store here).

Then I used my craft knife and just scratched off the surface in little dots. It was pretty easy. 

You could try to etch a whole design into one of these sheets of cardstock. 

Here is the LO I made:

Other ideas I could have done to make my own polka dot paper:

*  used paint (would have been super easy with 3D paint)

*  doodling

*  embossing (and sanding)

*  used my embroidery floss to thread knots for dots

*  used a hole-puncher's leftover circles

*  used brads or eyelets

*  stamped circles (if I didn't have a small dot I could ink the eraser on a pencil)

What other ideas do you have?  I will add them to the list.  :)

Supplies: 

Patterned Paper--Pink Paislee (and on the owl:) Autumn Leaves, Cardstock--Core'dinations (on owl:) Stampin' Up!, Chipboard--Fancy Pants, Calendar--Jenni Bowlin, Glimmer Mist (on chipoard)--Tattered Angels, Paint--Making Memories, Rub-on owl--Glitz, Label stickers--Jenni Bowlin, Letter stickers--Rusty Pickle, Embroidery floss--Prism.