Family Time - Uniquely Creative - Paperbark Blooms Collection

Hi everyone,

It’s Rebecca here on the blog today, sharing my second layout using the beautiful Paperbark Blooms collection from Uniquely Creative. With the sudden heatwave we’ve been experiencing lately, it was so nice to retreat to the coolness of my craft room and spend some creative time scrapping! You can find the collection in the shop here.

This layout was inspired by the Cut Florals patterned paper. I loved the hexagon designs, so I carefully cut them out and arranged a selection of them across a sheet of premium white cardstock. I chose a diagonal composition with plenty of my signature white space to keep the design feeling clean and balanced.

To build the focal point, I layered my photo over a couple of patterned papers from the 6x6 Collection Pack and distressed the edges to add extra texture and depth.

Continuing the diagonal flow of the hexagons, I created two floral clusters using the Floral Creative Cuts. I popped the elements up with foam pads to add dimension and shadow to the page. I also tucked in a couple of animals from the Creative Cuts Ephemera, which suited the photo perfectly as it was taken during a visit to a wildlife sanctuary with my son and parents.

For the title, I combined two words from the Creative Cuts Ephemera and positioned them in the top left corner to help balance the overall design and draw the eye across the page.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you’ve enjoyed the two layouts I’ve created with this stunning collection and that they’ve inspired you to get creative with Paperbark Blooms too!

Take care,

Rebecca xx 

@preciouspagespapercraft 

Don't Forget To Use These

 Hi, Lisa here,

Today we are using our beloved craft punches.

Do you forget to use yours too?

Do you have a good stash of them?

Today is your prompt to use them again : )

I've used 3 different border punches here to make this cute pocket.

I was inspired by this cute journal card that I cut from this 12x12 sheet.

It's from a really cute collection by Echo Park called Mouse and Me.

Take a look here.

These pockets are such a fun way to add photos.

I do have a video here if you'd like to see this page being created.

And I've used the Element Stickers from this sheet to embellish.

Look how cute!!

I love how this journal spread turned out.

It's been so much fun using my punches again.

If you are feeling tempted by a border punch, there's a good selection in the shop here.

The EKSucess punches are my favourite.
They always punch so well and they flat pack too.

I highly recommend.

Have fun with your punches.

Lisa xx

May Papermaze Kit - Part 1

Hello, It's Lynn here today with the May Papermaze kit (a little later than usual due to holidays). The kit this month is full of brightly coloured patterned papers and cardstock - great fun! I have used mine to make four layouts of my children's activities back in the 1990's. The photo below shows the first two of these layouts.

Before looking at how the layouts were made, here is what you will find in the kit.

Patterned Papers:
49 and Market - Vicki Boutin - Artful Moments - Starters Paper #2 & #9
Simple Stories - Colour Me Happy - Okie Dokie & The Details
Simple Stories - Say Cheese Happiest Place - Adventure
Simple Stories - Take Note - My Favourite Things

The image below, shows both sides of the patterned papers.

Embellishments:
Doodlebug doilies - cupcake & mint, Pretty Little Studio - sunkissed word titles, Pebbles - Sun & Fun puffy dots, Jen Hadfield – Reaching Out – Rainbow Clip, P13 chipboard stars, Vicki Bouton – Bold & Bright puffy stickers, Rosie's Studio – Jubilee die cut sentiments, Studio Light Essentials washi tape

Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Raven, African Daisy (included in kit), Ocean Oasis, Bazzill White, Berry Sensation & Intense Kiwi (extra pack).

Crazy Cozy Coupe - The children on their 3rd birthday, with the gift of a Little Tikes Cosy Coupe. 

For this layout I chose the Starters Paper #2, and keeping the barcode strip at the bottom of the page, I trimmed the same side strip from the top of the paper instead - so I still have a 12" x 12" piece of paper.

I printed five small photos of the event, and arranged these across the base of the page - leaving room to tuck items under the photos in places. I purchased an extra sheet of paper from the same collection - Starters Paper #8, this one is made up of 24 colourful tags, I cut out nine tags in colours to match the paint strips on the background paper. I inked the edges in Black Soot Distress Ink, and added a Pebbles - Sun & Fun puffy dot to each tag (from the kit).

The tags were arranged across the layout above the photos, in the same colour order as the paper beneath. I added journalling, the Vicki Bouton Bold & Bright puffy stickers, and Rosie's Studio – Jubilee die cut sentiments (both included in the kit). 

With my much loved, Spellbinders Dies Say Cheese Classic Mouse - Classic Mouse Alphabet set, I cut the title and the #3 from Raven Bazzill, and some scraps of glossy photo paper. These were layered up to make shiny letters with black shadows. Finally, I outlined the letters, tags and stickers with a black marker pen. 

Artists at Work - The children playing with paint, paper and easels in the garden.

I built the background of this layout, using Bazzill Basics Cardstock in Raven and Bazzill White. I gutted the white so I had a 1" deep 12"x 12" frame and a piece 10" x 10", I trimmed the black to 11" x 11" and gutted it to make another 1" frame. These were then built up to create the background as seen in the photos. 

I mounted two landscape photos 4.5" x 3.5" onto a piece of white card, trimmed to make a very narrow border. This was then mounted onto the Ocean Oasis Bazzill, and then again onto a piece of  The Details paper. This was placed to the left side of the layout.

I used the Starters Paper #9 in several different ways, first of all I cut eight banners from the rays of colours. These were roughly 3.5" long and as wide as printed. I inked the edges with Black Soot Distress Ink and arranged them in rainbow colour order to the right side of the photos. 

The other way I used the paper, was to stamp on, to make the colour palates and brushes etc. 
I used Clear Stamps by Eileen Hull Swatch Cards and stamped the images on the white grid part of the paper. I cut these out and then stamped onto the coloured part of the paper to produce the paint colours. These were cut out and placed over the corresponding areas on the swatch cards. I also stamped the brush tips onto the coloured areas, and added them to the brushes. 

I used some of the washi tape from the kit and chose the word ' Creativity' and ran this between the photos and the coloured banners. Then I arranged all the stamped images I made. 

Finally, I used scraps of  Raven Bazzill, and die cut letters and numbers for the date and title. These were positioned over the coloured banners.

That's all for today, back with more from this kit soon.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Pinkfresh Studio ~ Paige Evans Crafted Moments

Hi everyone, it’s Anna back with you today and I’m sharing my first layout using Crafted Moments by Paige Evans and Pinkfresh Studios. 

You can find the collection in the shop here.

But for your reference I will be using the following - 

Crafted Moments 12x12 Paper Pad

Crafted Moments Cardstock Stickers

Crafted Moments Mini Puffy Alpha Stickers

Crafted Moments Floral Ephemera 

I used ‘Worth Remembering’ from the 12x12 Paper Pack, which caught my eye immediately. I saw a layout that Paige had created for iNSD using the same paper and she had hand stitched the flowers, so I decided to create my own layout inspired by her version. 

I began by mounting my photographs using the b side of ‘Dream in Colour’ from the 12x12 paper pad and positioning them on the layout where I wanted them to go. I could then work out where I was going to need to stitch and made the stitch holes. I hand stitched around the purple flowers and dark green leaves using coordinating thread. 

I then adhered my photos into position and began adding some embellishment to the layout. I extended the purple florals, by adding some additional flowers from the floral ephemera. I tucked them around the photos and also added one of the butterflies from the pack too.

I added some stickers from the cardstock stickers and a small title above one of the photos using the Mini Puffy Alpha Stickers.

Thanks so much for looking, I'll see you soon with another layout using this collection. 

Anna 

@acraftylifewithanna

 

Simple Stories Lavender Fields - You are Wild at Heart

Hi there,

Claire here today sharing a new layout with the Lavender Fields collection from Simple Stories. 

This collection includes several hexagon pieces and so I used this to inspire my design.

I cut a range of hexagons in various sizes from papers Wild at Heart, Sunshine & Honey and Lavender, arranging these from the right edge of my white cardstock.

To echo this design, I cut my photo to the same shape and adhered on foam for extra depth. 

To the left of the picture, I added a tag from the journal bits & pieces and layered a chipboard phrase on top, along with a smaller journal piece to create my "you are wild at heart" title. 

Next, I pulled out a range of florals from the floral ephemera and clustered these around my photo. For depth, I stuck some flat and others on foam.

I pulled out some smaller hexagons from the journal bits & pieces and chipboard, arranging these in small clusters across the design, helping to draw you eye in whilst also adding an extra pop of colour. I also added a few of those cute bees! 

As a final touch, I added a few black nuvo drops and that was the page done!

This was such a simple page to create and so much fun! Really love the end result. 

Thank you for joining me on the blog today! Until next month, happy scrapping! 

Claire xx

@scrappysoulmate

Uniquely Creative - Ultraviolet Delight - Having Fun

Hello, Karen here back with another scrapbook layout featuring the beautiful Ultraviolet Delight Collection from Uniquely Creative.

A few years ago, I created an autumn wreath layout that  became one of my favourites. I’ve always loved that layout, so this month I decided to "scraplift" myself - using that original idea  but swapping the autumn colours for the gorgeous purples of this latest collection.

I started with a sheet of 12x12 white cardstock. I trimmed it down slightly and matted it onto a purple sheet to create a narrow border. 

To add some dimension, I used my sewing machine to sew a white straight stitch around the entire edge.

Using the packaging technique I smooshed some Milled Lavender Distress Ink into the centre of the layout creating a soft base for the design.

On my Silhouette machine, I cut a large wreath from green cardstock and glued it onto the layout as a base for my embelishments. My photo was then placed on the left side of the layout with 3D foam underneath to raise it up a little.

Beneath the photo I added a title from the pack of Creative Cuts. 

To build up the wreath, I layered a mix of standard Creative Cuts and Vellum Creative Cuts. 

Mixing the standard die cuts with the vellum pieces created some nice dimension and shadowing.

I tucked in a few wood veneer leaves into the wreath. The natural wood tones pick up on the colours of the building in my photos.

One of the cards in the pack of Creative Cuts was a perfect spot for the details of 'where' and 'when' the photo was taken.

Finally I added a few vellum hearts to finish off the layout.

I'm so happy with this "scraplifted" version of my original layout and I hope you like it too.

I'll be back again soon.

Take Care

Karen x x

Happy - Uniquely Creative - Paperbark Blooms Collection

Hi everyone, it’s Rebecca here today sharing my first layout of the month. I’ve been having so much fun creating with the Paperbark Blooms collection from Uniquely Creative. It’s such a delicate and beautiful collection, and I love how versatile it is. You can find the full collection in the shop here.

To begin, I took a sheet of patterned paper from the 6x6 Collection Pack and placed it in the centre of a sheet of premium white cardstock at an angle. I then cut three smaller squares from two other patterned papers and arranged them horizontally across the larger square, keeping them at the same angle for a cohesive look. I added dimension by raising the smaller squares with adhesive craft foam — one of those scrapbook essentials I simply can’t live without!

To bring the whole design together, I matted my photo with the same woodgrain paper used for the outer squares, creating a nice sense of consistency and flow throughout the layout.

Next, I selected several floral die cuts from the Floral Creative Cuts and arranged them into two large clusters on either side of my photo. I’m a big fan of symmetry, so I always try to keep my clusters balanced where possible. One of the things I love about Uniquely Creative die cut packs is that they include two of each design, which makes creating symmetrical layouts so easy!

I chose my title from the Creative Cuts Ephemera and positioned it to the left of my photo. On the opposite side, I added the adorable koala die cut because he was sitting in a similar pose to my son in the photo — such a cute little detail!

To finish the layout, I added a couple of die cut butterflies and applied some Distress Oxide Ink in the shade “Tattered Rose” behind the patterned papers. This created a soft shadow effect around the edges of the design and helped add extra depth and softness to the page.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you’ve enjoyed taking a closer look at my layout and that it inspires you to spend some creative time in your craft room this weekend making something beautiful.

Take care,

Rebecca xx

@preciouspagespapercraft