My Creative Scrapbook-December Projects

Hi My Creative Scrapbook fans! 

Here's this months projects, using the December Main Kit!

A quick summary of the products found in this month's main kit....patterned paper from Simple Stories 'Country Christmas' collection as well as a few pieces from Heidi Swapp 'Winter Wonderland' and Pink Paislee 'Together For Christmas' collections. The 12x12 combo cardstock stickers, the beautiful holiday floral Bits and Pieces and the layered frames, which are perfect for highlighting your photos. Also included in the main kit, Gold glitter alpha stickers and a Prima clear stamp. 

Here are my projects and a few close-ups...

Winter Wonderland...

Created lots of layers and dimension by fussy cut the beautiful poinsettias from Heidi Swapp 'Poinsettia Lane paper and the evergreen trees from the Simple Stories ' O Christmas Tree' paper.  

Waiting For Fire Truck Santa...

I selected three of the papers from the Country Christmas collection to create some layers behind my photo. I love the rustic feel/look on paper 5 from Pink Paislee, and decided to add two strips down through the paper layers.        

I used some of the beautiful floral bits and pieces, cardstock stickers and some die cut to create a couple of clusters around my photo. I also created a tag, which was added behind the photo.

Merry Christmas...

 Starry Skies cut file....

My wreath was cut from white cardstock and backed, using the Glad Tidings and the Christmas Magic patterned papers. I also fussy cut the gorgeous wreath found on the Christmas Magic paper and place it underneath the cut file wreath. 

  

Here you can see, I added Blue and Red watercolor paint to my background by simple using the packaging technique. 

     

I keep the embellishments to a minimal by adding a large title and one small cluster at the top of the wreath.

I hope you felt inspired today and if you're not a subscriber yet, give it a try. The kits are all so beautiful and you will not regret it!!!!

Thanks for stopping by :) xx

My Creative Scrapbook-November Projects

Hi My Creative Scrapbook fans! 

Here's this months projects, using the November Main Kit!

A quick summary of the products found in this month's main kit.....patterned paper from Simple Stories 'Autumn Splendor' collection. The 12x12 combo cardstock stickers, Bits & Pieces Ephemera pack with beautiful Fall icons and phrases, the chipboard stickers, and the 12x12 banner cardstock stickers. Also included in the main kit, a pack of Creative Embellishments, as well as gold foam letter stickers from American Crafts.

 Here are my projects using the November Main Kit and a few close-ups...

Painted the Creative Embellishment triangles black, used one to frame my photo and backed with patterned paper.

The 'Fall Blessing' pattern paper were perfect to use as my background base.  Added some layers, by fussy cutting the washed out leaves from the 'Autumn Leaves' paper and adhered in place with foam tape.

        

One of the phrase die-cut found in the 'Autumn Splendor' Bits and Pieces, were perfect to use as a title for my page. 

Added a few more pieces of chipboard stickers and ephemera die-cuts around my page to finish off this layout.  
       

   

So Funny....

For the title of this page, I used a cut file and cut it from some white cardstock. I then decided to distress the edges with some paint, which allows it to blend in with the background paper and adhered with foam tape.  

I used the 'Harvest Memories' woodgrain paper as the background for this page and added some white gesso, just to soften it a bit. I also added some tearing, to the top left edge and added a strip of 'Autumn leaves' behind it. 

I chose to use one of the banner cardstock sticker and add my photo behind the frame cut out. I layered stickers, Die-Cuts, as well as a few fussy cut flowers around my photo, title and banner.

Autumn...

I started with a white cardstock background, added several torn paper strips along the top of the page and distress the edges a bit.

Create multiple distress layers, behind my photo using the beautiful 'Autumn Splendor' patterned papers. 

A few fussy cut leaves from the 'Autumn Leaves' patterned paper were added underneath my photo, as well as a chipboard sticker and some die-cuts.   

Mr. Wonderful...

Die-cuts and hand drawn circles were used to create this fun background. 

Layers of embellishments and fussy cutting was added around my photo.

  I hope you felt inspired today and if you're not a subscriber yet, give it a try. The kits are all so beautiful and you will not regret it!!!!

Thanks for stopping by :) xx

My Creative Scrapbook-August projects

Hi My Creative Scrapbook fans! 

Here's this months projects, using the August main kit! 

A quick summary of the products found in this month's main kit.....patterned paper from Simple Stories 'Spring Farmhouse' collection as well as a few pieces from the 'Simple Vintage Traveler' collection. The 12x12 combo cardstock stickers, Bits and Pieces Ephemera pack, and the beautiful floral cardstock Bits and Pieces. Also included in the main kit, a pack of sequin, Sticko small wood grain alpha stickers, Jen Hadfield wood phase stickers and American Crafts Celebrate painted patterned chipboard thickers.

Here's my projects and a few close-ups...

On this page, I chose to start this layout off, by adding a bit of mix media background using Vicki Boutin's watercolor markers.  I then build some layers behind my photo with patterned paper, die cuts from the Bits & Pieces pack, a cut file and a few fussy cut pieces to build dimension. 

I created a cluster of embellishments in the top left corner using stickers and die cuts. I also added a banner of punch stars across the top of the page.   

Happy 57th....

For this layout, I added a few pieces of torn patterned papers at the bottom and top of the page. At the top of the page, I tucked a few die cut hearts in various sizes and pattern to create a bit more interest.

I matted the photo with a couple pieces of patterned paper and keep most of my embellishments to the bottom part of my photo.
   

Sweet....

I couldn't resist documenting these cute photos for my son goofing around, while eating some watermelon!

I love layering, so I combined patterned paper, fussy cutting, a few Bits & Pieces as well as some Die Cut stars, to create dimension and textured by simple grouping them into clusters.   
     

I hope you felt inspired today and if you're not a subscriber yet, give it a try. The kits are all so beautiful and you will not regret it!!!!

Thanks for stopping by :) xx

Enjoy Always | My Creative Scrapbook -July Tutorial

Hello, My Creative Scrapbook friends!  Today I am sharing a layout that incorporates two of my favorites....fussy cutting and using cut files.

 

I started by fussy cutting the beautiful flowers found on patterned paper 05. I drew an outline in pencil around the floral cluster, which made it easier for me to follow while fussy cutting.      

  

Next, I cut the cut file from some white cardstock, and since my idea was to arrange the fussy cut flowers and my photo in the middle of my page, I simply deleted the cutlines in the word summer.   

I added a few die-cut branches in with the fussy cutting and used both liquid glue and foam dots to adhere everything down. 

Apart from the floral clusters, I really didn't need to add too much embellishments to this layout. I used the word 'Always' found in the Indigo & Ivy titles as well as a die-cut piece as my title and added a few more ephemera pieces to finish off this layout. 

   Here's a couple of close-ups....

I hope you like this page and it has inspired you to create your own!

Thanks for stopping by :) xx