12x12 Layout Process Video featuring Shimelle from American Crafts

Hey Scrap Fans!  So, instead of cleaning my house and packing for the crop I'm going to this weekend, I decided to spend my afternoon doing a process video.  I used products from the new Shimelle line from American Crafts, as well as some Thickers and enamel dots from MME.  Hope you enjoy!

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Thanks for watching and until next time, Happy Scrappin'!!

When Inspiration Strikes....

Hey Scrap fans! When I received this sheet of paper called Up Hill by Studio Calico, I wasn't quite sure what I was going to do with it. It wasn't like pattern paper I was used to using and the curved shape of the buildings kind of threw me off. I looked at the Studio Calico blog to see what others were doing, but nothing really spoke to me. I put it aside, figuring I would eventually use the B side for something. 

I was going through some older photos that I wanted to scrap and hadn't gotten around to yet, and I found this pic of my daughter and niece taken in 2009 at an annual motorcycle rally in our town. I had kept putting off scrapping it because I hadn't really been inspired to, but when I came across it this time, I immediately thought of that Studio Calico paper and I knew I had a winner. Here is the layout that resulted:

I cropped my photo to 4x4 and matted it on yellow and made it the focal point of my layout. I managed to work in some Harley Davidson stickers I had purchased for this photo, back when I was into themey stickers. I created a visual triangle with two embellishment clusters and the journaling block, which I typed and printed out, along with some washi tape and enamel dots. I used Thickers from the Amy Tangerine Plus One line and yellow letter stickers from My Little Shoebox to spell out my title. 

I was really happy how this layout came together and am glad I waited so long to scrap these photos. Sometimes all it takes is the right inspiration to get you motivated. Here's to some coming your way too. Happy Scrappin'!!

Create movement with collages

Hey Scrap Fans! Today's layout is a simple one where I used a collage to put together a group of pics of my daughter running around the yard. This layout actually came together really quickly for meonce I got started. I knew I wanted to scrap my daughter playing outside this weekend, but I had no idea what supplies I wanted to use. 

I often use journaling cards to hand write my journaling, so looked through my Project Life cards and found one that had enough space for what I wanted to write and I wrote out my journaling. I then went to my phone and found the pics I had taken this his weekend and did some editing to adjust the lighting then grouped them in a collage in Pic Stitch. Using a collage with a series of photos is a great way to convey a sense of movement on your layout. 

When I was done, I went to the pile of stuff on my desk and this pattern paper from the Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm collection caught my eye, but it was actually turned over and it was the other side I saw first. When I turned it over, I knew it would pair well with my journaling card and photos. A little more digging revealed this "play" cut apart card from a (I think Heidi Swapp) sheet I had cut up for an earlier layout but ended up not using. It was the perfect title for my story and gave me the color scheme for my layout. 

The peach in the card reminded me of the leftover peach and star Studio Calico paper I had and I cut two half inch strips for the top and bottom of the layout. I did go back and highlight the words "play" on the journaling card after I determined my title. I added a few wood veneers, enamel dots and arrow paper clips and some stamping and it was done! Hooray!

(After I took the photo, I realized I forgot to date it, so I added the date with my Pebbles roller stamp)  

I hope you'll try creating a collage or even grouping several photos in a row to convey movement on your layout. Thanks for stopping by. Until next time, Happy Scrappin'!!