Merry Days | Santa's Christmas Delivery | Echo Park | Rebecca Bee

Hello Scrappy Friends! Rebecca Bee here! It may be mid-January but I am still clinging onto the last ounces of joy from Christmas so have a third layout using Echo Park's Santa's Christmas Delivery collection to share!

For this layout, I have created a frame from the Holiday Ornaments patterned paper. Using a small amount of busy patterned papers in this way this means I still get to use pretty papers, but they aren't too overpowering to the eye on the layout. 

I wanted to create an effect of Christmas lights twinkling from behind this patterned paper frame, so I added a tiny amount of Distress Oxide splatters that would just barely peek out from behind the edge of the patterned frame. 

I added a small amount of twine and some of the Christmas Ornaments stickers from the elements stickers sheet to create a cluster that hangs down from the top of the frame

Onto the frame I have added a sprinkling of sequins and some tiny droplets of glossy accents glue to act as shiny decorations twinkling on the frame.

I have added clusters of stickers around the page and a perspex title from my stash.

Happy Scrapping everyone!

XOXO

Merry Christmas | Santa's Christmas Delivery Echo Park | Rebecca Bee

 Hello Scrappy friends! Rebecca Bee here with my last layout of 2025 using Echo Park's Santa's Christmas Delivery collection. 

I love the traditional Christmas colourway with reds and greens, so this collection really suits most of my festive photos from this year. For this layout I have used the Twinkling Lights paper which I offset on each side of the sweet as sugar candies paper. For the appearance of extra layers, I also added some small strips of the Happy Santa paper which I had leftover for a previous layout. 

I love the cute little Santa stickers in this collection, they very much suited my Christmas Morning photos, just after Santa had made his delivery of presents! 

Do you enjoy festive scrapbooking? If so, you definitely need to have a look at this cute, whimsical collection, it is so much fun! Until next time!

Rebecca

XOXO

Winter | Rebecca Bee | Simple Stories | Simple Vintage Flannel Season

Hi everyone! Rebecca Bee here again to share another layout I made inspired by the colder weather we have been having- has anyone been lucky enough to have a flurry of snow yet? None here yet! But I have been documenting some older snow day photos using the Simple Vintage Flannel Season collection. 

For this layout I have created a snowy landscape using the Frosted Fun paper cut into snowy hills and layered to create this hilltop snow scene. 

I have added a white hand stitched frame around the scene on Bazzill cardstock to help differentiate the scene from the white background cardstock. I also added some distressing to the edges of the hills as this helped to add to the texture of snow

Finally I have added some of the tag elements cut apart paper as matting layers under my two photos and I had to add these beautiful deers from the elements stickers in the foreground of my snowy scene. 

Hope you keep yourselves warm as the temperature drops and you manage some cosy time at home with some scrapbooking! 

Rebecca Bee 

XOXO

Bee Happy | Carta Bella Honey Bee collection | Rebecca Bee

 Hello Papermazers! Rebecca Bee here to share a third layout using Carta Bella Honey Bee collection...I just could not resist using these gorgeous supplies for one more layout, I really love this collection!

For this page, I created a square from the B side of the 3X4 journaling cards paper which features a pretty repetitive bee design. I then matted this on black Bazzil cardstock. I mounted the square panel on a piece of Emerald City Bazzill cardstock and added white faux stitching around the square panel.

A technique I enjoy using on my layouts is to print two of the same photograph one one piece of photo paper using my selphy, I like being able to stagger the two photos and add areas of interest around them.

I used this technique on this layout, using a photo of my Son playing football on his birthday as the colours and sentiment suited well.

I matted my photos on black cardstock to echo the black matting on the quare panel, and I have tucked several stickers behind the photos to create interest around the area of the photos and to focus the eye.

I used one of the stickers from the Element Stickers sheet to create a title- Bee Happy, and I added several bees and flowers which I fussy cut from the Bees and Flowers paper, tucking them in around the photographs and around the title. Some white acrylic splatters finish the layout off.

I hope you have enjoyed the layouts I have created using this lovely collection, I have certainly enjoyed using it! 

Rebecca 

XOXO

Arden Creative Studio - Vintage Makers - Choose to be Happy

Hi,

Claire here today sharing another layout made with the Vintage Makers collection from Arden Creative Studio. 

I really love this collection, it's natural tones and endless possibilities to adapt it to any subject. 

Today, I'm focusing on one of my favourite techniques - repeated shapes. 

I selected three patterned papers; one from the Foundations Paper Pack and two from the Essentials Paper Pad.

As these are both 6"x8", the patterns are smaller which works really well for repeating smaller shapes. 

I've opted for rectangles, cutting strips of 1"x3". I lay these alternatively to create a herringbone pattern, raising each piece on foam to give a slight drop shadow on the page. 

To let the papers shine, I created just two clusters on this page; one around my photo in the bottom left and one to hold me title in the top right. 

For my title cluster, I selected elements from the die cuts and layered these behind the Vellum Ephemera Pack which add such a beautiful soft element to the page.

The bigger cluster is around my photo. I layered die cut leaves, butterflies and frames and some of the Film Reel Kiss Cut Tape

As a final touch, I added some black Nuvo Drops and black splatters.

This really is a fabulous collection and i've loved creating with it. You can check it out here in the shop and grab all the pieces i've used to create my layouts.

Happy Scrapping!

Claire xx

@scrappysoulmate  

Honey to the Bee | Carta Bella Honey Bee collection | Rebecca Bee

 Hey Crafty Friends! Rebecca Bee here, and as October rumbles on I have again been creating using the Honeybee collection by Carta Bella. I started by gutting a border from the Honey Phrases paper and adding a piece of Vanilla Bazzil cardstock trimmed to 11"x11"

 

I felt I really couldn't scrap using a honey bee themed collection without being inspired by hexagons, so I have used some hexagon dies to cut hexagons from the Bees and Honey paper and the Honey Phrases paper. I added faux stitching to the edges of the hexagon shapes and folded the edges back to create texture. I used the hexagons to create two clusters on my page. 

I think the flowers on the A side of the Bees and Flowers paper are gorgeous, so I have fussy cut several of them and tucked them into the hexagon clusters I created. 

I have tucked a couple of the hexagons from the Honeycomb Clusters paper in behind my photo clusters and added some of the stickers from the Element Sticker sheet into the areas of interest. Finally I have added some black ink splatters and a title using alpha stamps from my crafty stash(similar available here)

I hope you have enjoyed what I have created using this stunning collection, until next time!

Rebecca B

XOXO

Carta Bella Honeybee | Precious Moments | Rebecca Bee

 

Hello everyone! Rebecca Bee here. The weeks are whizzing by and I can't believe it's my turn again to share what I have been up to! The minute I saw the Carta Bella Honey Bee collection I knew it was for me, its SO GORGEOUS! I absolutely love it! 

The limited colour palette, the slightly vintage feel, the bee theme...its so beautiful and perfect to scrap a variety of photo themes. I absolutely adore any kind of ledger paper, so I was really attracted (like honey to the bee!) to the Bee Kind Layout paper. I used a craft knife to slice around the edge of the flowers so I could tuck my photos behind them. I them added some black ink splatters around the edge of where my photos would sit This helps bed the photos into the background paper and gives them somewhere to "sit".

I added some fussy cut honeycomb hexagons from the Honeycomb Clusters paper behind the photo and tucked some of the flower stickers from the Element Stickers sheet

I had some photos which were the perfect colour and theme for this collection- they were taken on a sunflower patch a couple of years ago. And you just know that we were intentionally wearing yellow and green because I knew I'd be scrapbooking these photos some day- you know how the mind of a scrapbooker works! 

Finally I finished the layout off with a perspex piece and some stamping to form my title. I really adore this gorgeous collection and can't wait to use it again! Until next time! Rebecca Bee aka @scrap_paper_uk

XOXO

Stories | Book Fair by Simple Stories

 Hello everyone! Rebecca Bee here today sharing my second layout using Simple Stories Book Fair. This collection is mainly school themed but the book worm in me couldn't help but notice the book imagery in the collection, so I decided to create a page to document the books I've read up to the halfway-point of the year so far.

On some white Bazzil Cardstock, I have added a panel of yellow patterned paper from the Way to Go paper to give a pop of bright colour and an area to ground the layout- a little like a table to stack all of my books on!

I've fussy cut lots of the books from the Hit The Books patterned paper, some as clusters of books and some as individual books so I could give the book stacks a messy uneven feel- a little like my own 'To Be Read' pile! Some have been popped up on adhesive foam and others flush to the cardstock and tucked behind to give the feel of dimension.

I fussycut a cute little worm and the "book worm" words from the Tag Elements paper, and I used some of the book related word stickers from the Element Stickers. 

I added a little touch of coordinating Distress Oxide ink blending peeking out in small areas from under the yellow panel of paper and added a perspex title from my stash that suited the bookish theme.

I use an app on my phone to track what I have read or want to read, as that makes it easier to find other books I'd enjoy so I just printed the monthly roundup photos that I had generated thus far in 2025. I've read some really amazing books since June so will definitely be adding those on a year end layout in December! 

Do you track your reading? If so I hope you find this page inspiring! 

Until next time, Rebecca Bee

aka Scrap Paper

XOXO

Photoplay - Lucky Cat - Time to Get Away

Hi Guys,

Claire here, and this month I'll be creating with the fabulous Lucky Cat collection from Photoplay.

Surprisingly, this is not a pet themed collection, but is Japanese and Asian inspired - perfect for scrapping those takeaway nights, meals out and far flung trips to the Far East! The possibilities are endless!

I've been lucky enough to travel to a few destinations across South East Asia and have so many photos, but I find them notoriously difficult to scrap as no typical collections really suit the photos or convey the feeling I'm looking for so I'm super excited to get some of these stories documented.

My first layout is bold and dramatic - capturing pictures from a photography night tour in Tokyo.

Because this took place late at night, I chose a piece of Premium Black cardstock for my base. I cut a strip of the Cherry Blossom paper about 2" wide, and layered smaller strips of the yellow and red card from the Matchmaker Pack underneath along with a small strip of black for extra depth.

Using the Red cardstock from the Matchmaker Pack, I cut a dragon from a design I found in my Cricut library.  I added extra light and shade to the dragon by brushing Black Soot Distress Oxide around some of the edges, and spritzed with gold ink for an extra bit of sparkle.

I cut the dragon in half and tucked it underneath the paper strips, and then added a row of Gold Nuvo Drops along the top of the paper strip to enhance the richness of the page.

I mounted my photos with the b side of the Lucky Cat paper and then embellished on either side using stickers from the Element Stickers.

Thank you for joining me on the blog today. I hope it's shown you can make an impactful, bold layout with just a few key pieces. 

Join me again on the 24th when I'll share my second layout with this collection, which is going to go from bold and dramatic to peaceful and serene.  I'll see you then!

Happy scrapping!

Claire xx

@scrappysoulmate 

Simple Stories Book Fair- School Days Scrapbook Layout-Rebecca Bee

Hello everyone! Rebecca Bee here today aka Scrap Paper Uk and today I have a layout using Simple Stories Book Fair.

 With the new school year looming next week, this collection is absolutely perfect for documenting back to school photographs.  

I have documented two of 2024's back to school photographs in this layout. The vivid colours in the Way to Go paper were perfect for my photos and for cutting apart & rearranging as colourful striped panels on a piece of Bazzil Blue Oasis cardstock. I have punched the edge of one of the panels using a notebook edge punch to add a scholastic feel to the page.

A little foam adhesive adds some simple dimension, and some white acrylic splatters add a little contrast and texture to the deep background cardstock. For my next layout using the collection and as a self confessed book worm, I am excited to use the book imagery in this collection to track some of the great books I have read so far this year...until next time! 

I've added a perspex piece from my stash to form a title, and some twine threaded through one of the cut apart tags in the Tag Elements paper to add a layer in the clusterb to the right hand side of the page.

I hope you join me to see what I make next with this lovely colourful collection! Rebecca XOXO

Photoplay Paper -Travel Junque- Girlie Weekend

 Hi everyone! Rebecca Bee here today! For my final layout using Photoplay Paper Travel Junque collection, I wanted to focus on some of the softer colours and images in the collection. While the collection itself is generally quite vintage and grungy (which I love!) there are also some softer pink and yellow hues which I felt suited my girlie caravanning weekend away absolutely perfectly! 

The caravan image on the sticker sheet was crying out to be used for this layout, as it perfectly matches the caravan we were away in. The caravan is nicknamed Esther so a girlie layout featuring Esther the cute caravan just had to be made!

I've isolated the more feminine colours and images from the cut aparts in the Post Card & Roam patterned papers and sticker sheet, and paper-pieced an envelope shape from the Tickets paper.

I offset a piece of Bazzil cardstock in the shade Touch of Pink onto the Away We Go Ledger paper to add a softer background for my photographs. I've added two 2x3" photographs and tucked all my fussycut elements into my paper- pieced envelope. Finally to create my title I've used some of the cut apart letters in the Roam paper coupled with a perspex piece to finish off my title. 

I hope you've enjoyed the layouts I have created using Travel Junque or been inspired by them in some way. Until next time XOXO