Pinkfresh Studio - Paige Evans - Crafted Moments

 Hi everyone, it’s Anna back on the blog today and I’m sharing my third and final layout using Pinkfresh Studio’s latest collaboration with Paige Evans - Crafted Moments.

You can find the whole collection in the shop here. 

As per my previous two layouts, I have used the following supplies:

12x12 Paper Pad 

Cardstock Stickers 

Floral Ephemera 

Mini Puffy Alphabet 

To create this layout I began with a sheet of white bazzill cardstock. 

I then created a frame using ‘Inner Glow’ from the 12x12 paper pad. I trimmed my 12x12 sheet of patterned paper down by around an inch on each side and then cut out the middle section too, leaving a frame about 2 1/2 inches wide. I distressed the edges and set the frame aside.

I used some distress oxide watered down and flicked onto the background using a paintbrush. Once the oxide was dry, I adhered the frame to the cardstock. 

I mounted my three photos onto a piece of patterned paper from the collection and placed them to the bottom left side of the frame. I used the Floral Ephemera florals to tuck around the inside of the frame. 

I also added a butterfly from the same pack and positioned it in the white space inside the frame. I added a trail for the butterfly by using an acid free writing pen. 

I punched out two more butterflies using an old Martha Stewart punch and some pieces of leftover paper from the collection. I added Nuvo Drops to the centres of these butterflies and adhered them to the left of the large butterfly. 

To finish, I added a few stickers from the cardstock stickers including my journalling box and my title using the Mini Puffy Alphabet Stickers. 

Thanks so much for looking! 

See you in July when I’ll be sharing a couple of layouts using Simple Stories Sweet Summertime. 

Anna 

@acraftylifewithanna

Simple Stories ~ Say Cheese Happiest Place #2 🏰

Hi everyone, it’s Anna back again and today I’m sharing my second layout using Simple Stories Say Cheese Happiest Place, which you can find in the shop here. 

For my second layout I wanted to create a ‘Then and Now’ page. I had some photos that I’d printed from a childhood visit to Walt Disney World and I wanted to create a layout with them alongside some pictures from a more recent visit. I tried to use photos that were of the same thing/place. 

I began with ‘Meeting the Mouse’ as my base. 

I had a large & sign that I thought would work well in the centre. I then mounted my pictures on to ‘Having a Blast’ and fitted them around the & on the page. 

There were already some florals printed on the patterned paper, so I added to the florals that were already there to create a cascade of flowers across the page. I did this by fussy cutting lots of the flowers from ‘Happy Memories’ and arranging them in clusters. 

I added a title using some Doodlebug Alpha Stickers with the wording ‘Then +Now’ above and below the ampersand. 

To finish my layout, I added some enamel dots and some Nuvo drops to the centres of the flowers. 

Thanks for looking! 

See you in May! 

Anna 

@acraftylifewithanna

 

Enjoy - Uniquely Creative - Bohemian Escape Collection

Hi everyone,

It’s Rebecca here with you today, sharing my second layout of the month. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed creating with the Bohemian Escape collection by Uniquely Creative—it’s been such a joy to work with. I’m so grateful we’re able to get our hands on these beautiful collections. There are a few in stock, so don’t forget to have a browse in the shop here.

I love how elegant this collection looks when paired with a minimalistic layout and plenty of white space. It really allows the beautiful elements to shine. For this layout, I began by cutting thin strips from several patterned papers. I arranged these strips in the centre of a sheet of Premium White Cardstock, then snipped the ends at an angle to add a little extra interest. I varied the lengths, keeping shorter strips toward the edges and longer ones in the middle. I also removed the centre section to create a horizontal band of white space running at an angle across the design—I had a plan for this area but waited until the page was complete to finish it!

With my photo printed at 3x4 inches, I matted it using a couple of papers from the collection. I chose light blue and beige tones to echo the colours in my son’s shirt. To add a touch of texture, I gently distressed the edges using the blade of my scissors. I then raised the photo with a layer of foam and positioned it on the right-hand side of the layout. I embellished a couple of the corners with florals from the Creative Cuts Ephemera. These die cuts are so elegant and detailed, and I love how they look layered together.

To balance the design, I placed my title (also from the Creative Cuts Ephemera) on the left-hand side of the page. Normally, I might avoid using a solid black title with softer colours, but in this case, I loved how it tied in with the dark sunglasses in the photo and added a bold contrast to the layout.

Although I had plenty of paper strips, I felt the area beneath the title needed a little something extra. To enhance this section, I added a couple of small flowers and some of the beautiful butterflies to tie everything together.

To finish the page, I returned to the white space running through the centre and added dots of Crystal Nuvo Drops in the shade “Mustard Gold.” This subtle sparkle adds an elegant finishing touch.

Thanks so much for reading. I hope you’re enjoying creating with Uniquely Creative as much as I am. I noticed Vanessa has already added another collection to the shop, so be sure to head over to the website and check it out before it’s gone!

Take care,
Rebecca xx

@preciouspagespapercraft 

Wild At Heart - Uniquely Creative - Bohemian Escape Collection

Hi everyone,

It’s Rebecca here, and I’m really excited to be on the blog today sharing my first layout created with the Bohemian Escape collection from Uniquely Creative. Uniquely Creative is a new brand to Papermaze, all the way from Australia! Their collections are absolutely beautiful and elegant, featuring the most gorgeous floral elements—perfect for any occasion.

The Bohemian Escape collection has even inspired a new hobby for me—I’ve started making cards! (Although I’m still a long way from calling myself a card-maker!) Papermaze currently have two Uniquely Creative collections in stock, and you can find them both here.

To begin, I selected five of my favourite patterned papers. With so many gorgeous designs to choose from, that was no easy task! From four of the papers, I cut small tag shapes using a metal die and my Sizzix Big Shot machine. From the fifth patterned paper, I cut a polaroid-style frame.

I arranged the tags vertically down the centre of a sheet of Premium White Cardstock, alternating their directions to add visual interest.

To the right-hand side, I positioned the polaroid frame, which houses my photo. I raised it on foam pads to introduce some dimension. Behind the photo, I layered several florals from the Creative Cuts Ephemera cuts along with a couple of the Vellum Sticker Creative Cuts.

At this point, I paused and returned to the layout the following day. With fresh eyes, I decided I wanted to reposition the vellum stickers to make them more visible. I held my breath as I carefully peeled them off—but to my surprise, they lifted perfectly and I was able to reposition them with ease! What a fantastic product.

However, I still felt that the layout looked a little heavy on the right-hand side, so I created a smaller cluster on the left to help balance the page and make the design feel more cohesive. I used the same floral die cuts and vellum stickers, and added my title using one of the banners from the collection.

To extend the clusters slightly, I cut some small leafy sprigs from the Foiled Acetate Sheet and tucked them in behind the elements. I love how these add a subtle touch of sparkle.

Through the holes in the tags, I tied various Uniquely Creative threads to bring in a little more gold.

To finish, I added a couple of die-cut butterflies and a few dots of gold Crystal Nuvo Drops.

Thanks so much for reading. I hope you’re just as excited as I am to see this beautiful new brand in the store!

Be sure to pop back at the end of the month to see the second layout I’ve created with this stunning collection.

Take care,
Rebecca xx 

@preciouspagespapercraft 

Treasures of the Heart - 49 and Market - Nostalgic Memories Collection

Hi everyone, Rebecca here! Today I’m excited to share my second layout featuring the beautiful Nostalgic Memories collection from 49 and Market. I’ve absolutely loved how versatile this range is — it works perfectly for so many themes — and for this project I used it to document some recent autumn photos… taken at our local zoo!

Be sure to visit the shop here to see the full collection.

To begin, I cut a large circle (approximately 7 inches across) and adhered it to the centre of a sheet of Premium White Cardstock, adding a layer of foam underneath for dimension. Whenever I use a larger piece as my base, I like to lift it slightly — it instantly adds depth and makes the design feel more dynamic.

In the centre of the circle, I layered some pieces from the Laser Cut Ephemera and placed my photo on top. I printed the photo twice (again!) and slightly overlapped them to create added interest and movement.

Above and below the photo, I tucked in torn strips of patterned paper. Because the circular background features a fairly solid design, I was able to choose a busier pattern for these strips to create contrast. On either side of the photo, I added Laser Cut Florals to form fuller embellishment clusters.

To build out those clusters further, I incorporated a few acetate pieces — pulled from other 49 and Market collections! The film strip is from Krafty Garden, and the leaf sprigs are from Color Swatch Terracota. That’s one of my favourite things about scrapbooking: there are no rules, and mixing collections adds so much personality to a layout.

To extend the clusters even more, I applied some Blendable Rub-On Transfers. 49 and Market Rub-Ons are honestly some of my favourites — they apply effortlessly and blend seamlessly into the background.

For the title, I chose a piece from the Chipboard Words that reads “Treasures of the Heart.” I love how the mix of fonts adds extra visual interest and complements the nostalgic feel of the collection.

To finish the layout, I adhered a couple of die-cut butterflies and created a delicate ring around the edge of the circle using Gold Crystal Nuvo Drops. This subtle detail helps frame the design and ties everything together beautifully.

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing the layouts I’ve created with the Nostalgic Memories collection and that they’ve inspired you to get creative.

I'll be back next month with more of my creations!

Take care,

Rebecca xx

@preciouspagespapercraft  

Echo Park ~ Christmas Express ~ Advent Calendar 🎅🏻

Hi everyone, it’s Anna back with you on the blog today. It’s that time of year again - it’s time for my annual advent calendar project. 

To create this project I have used Echo Park Christmas Express.

This year I’ve gone with a slightly different take on it. I always make something that can be displayed at home and then it either gets taken apart, given away or stored for another year. So this year I decided it would be nice to be able to keep it in my album like a scrapbook layout. Which got me thinking, and then I came up with this idea…

It’s an advent calendar which looks back over the year. I debated whether to use Christmas photos from over the years - but in the end decided that as it would be in my 2025 album, I would use photos from this year. So behind each door is a memory from the year. I can have it on display in December and then it can be placed into my album when I’m finished with it. 

So the calendar has been created using ‘Christmas Coundown’ as seen below. 

I kept this paper as it was, but used a craft knife to create the cuts to make the numbers into openable doors.

I adhered this on to some bazzill cardstock and then printed pictures to fit behind each door. I just trimmed them down to fit behind and tucked them underneath.

I then decorated each door with some cardstock stickers and some journalling boxes, noting down when the picture was taken during the year. 

Here are some of the advent doors…

I added some Nuvo drops to decorate the front of some of the doors. 

Thanks so much for looking! Hope this inspires you to create your own version. 

See you next month!

Anna 

@acraftylifewithanna

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  

Mintay Papers - Bon Voyage - Doha Days

Hello,

Claire here today creating with the Bon Voyage collection from Mintay Papers.

I love scrapping my travels and this collection is just perfect for adventures great and small. When I saw it, I immediately fell in love with the map papers, and there are several to choose from in this collection. They show different parts of the world so you can completely tailor them to wherever your photos are based - home or away!

To start, I grabbed a piece of Kraft Cardstock and tore Paper 3 across the middle, adhering flat to my cardstock.

Next,  I backed my photos using the neutral card from the Matchmaker Pack, positioning these in the centre of my layout, slightly offsetting one against the other and raising on foam to give separation from the background paper.

Now, you may know I love a striped paper and find them hard to resist, so when you see Paper 2, it'll come as no surprise that I just had to use it!!  I cut a strip a few inches tall, cut it in half and cut fishtails into each end. I outlined the edges with black fineliner pen and slid these under each side of my photos, allowing those gorgeous stripes to provide an extra pop of colour and pattern.

Then came the embellishing! There are some fabulous travel icons in this range, so I used a mixture of florals paired with globes, cars, suitcases, planes, cameras and signs from the Paper Die Cuts to create fun clusters around my photos.

To soften the harsher lines created by the paper layers, I used a spare circle of cardstock as a guide to draw a circle with a light pencil line around the centre of my design, adding a dotted line in White Nuvo Drops to draw you eye into the middle of the layout. Love how this turned out. That extra pop of white adds a lovely bit of detail.

I used small foam alphas from my stash to add my title directly to my photos, before returning to the map paper to create extra tears and rips to mimic a used map. Once ethe edges were rolled back, I added Finnabair Art Stones and Mini Art Stones to add a desert effect to echo the photos (It was a hot one!)

I hope you've enjoyed this blog post, and you have fun documenting your own summer adventures!

Until next time, Happy Scrapping!!

Claire xx

@scrappysoulmate

Simple Stories - Sunny Days - Cool

Hello,

Claire here today with my second layout using the Sunny Days collection from Simple Stories. Check it out in full here.

I'm thoroughly enjoying this collection - Summer in all its bright, bold and colourful glory! It's perfect for days out, lazing at the beach, ice cream and all the fun of summer adventures!

 

In this page, I'm documenting the biggest milkshake I've ever seen - found on a recent holiday to Singapore. It came with hundreds and thousands, a huge lollipop and a mountain of candy floss on top!!

The patterns and colours in this collection were just perfect - they really helped convey the fun of the photographs.

On to a piece of plain white cardstock I cut a 10" circle from the Sunny Times paper and distressed the edges with my scissors before adhering to the page. Next, I cut a strip of the 4x6 Elements patterned paper cutting fishtails into each end to create a banner. Again I distressed the edges and before adhering to the page, I added a small strip of the green Happy Days paper and a pop of yellow cardstock from the Matchmaker Pack layered on either side of the banner for that extra pop of colour.

I mounted my three photos with the 2x2/4x4 Elements paper and positioned these across the centre of the banner, raised on foam for dimension.

Then the fun part - the embellishing! As the papers are relatively busy, I kept the embellishing to three small clusters to help draw your eye across the page.

I layered florals and icons from the Bits & Pieces and Floral Bits & Pieces packs, laying some flat and some raised on foam to create depth in the design.

I of course used the Cool title from the Foam Stickers which I just love in Simple Stories collections and it seemed especially fitting for these photos!

And for one more fun element - a bright pop of yellow Nuvo Drops for that extra hint of sunshine!

I hope you've enjoyed this blog and it's inspired you to get all your Sunny Days experiences documented :)

Until next time, Happy Scrapping!

Claire xx

@scrappysoulmate