Sketch Inspired Pocket Page Layout (Craft My Stash #15)

Hello! Welcome to another post in my Craft My Stash series. Aside from using my stash, this project was inspired by the Scrapbook and Cards Spring Issue Sketch Challenge. This project also reminded me of a previous scrapbook layout I created for a challenge (Create Your Own Background for a Scrapbook Layout). That layout also featured my sons. It was created three years ago. See how my sons have grown.

The products I am using for this project are:

• Studio Calico Heyday 6x6 paper pad
• Close To My Heart You Are stamp set.

I trimmed several cardstocks at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". This will serve as the main panel for each mini layout. 

I trimmed different patterned papers at 1 3/4" x 5 1/2". I adhered this to each side of the cardstock panel. 

I trimmed a sliver of another cardstock and adhered this to the sides of the cardstock to create a contrast border.

Using this same cardstock, I heat embossed a sentiment from the stamp set. I cut this using a craft knife.

I stamped the banner sentiment using Versafine Onyx Black ink. I fussy cut this banner leaving a small white border around it.

I adhered the photo, then the sentiment. I adhered the banner using foam tape. I adhered some star sequins for a little embellishment.

Using a paper pad made the creation of this layout quick since patterned papers in a collection coordinate with each other leaving the guess work to a minimum. 

Creating pocket page inserts is like creating a scrapbook layout in a size of a card. The downside of this is the limited amount of photos you can use due to its size limitation.

I really enjoy sketch challenges! If you have been following my blog, you know that this is my most favorite of all challenges. 

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B. 

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1-For-3 Scrapbook Layout

 

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. We always hear 2-For-1 projects in which we are able to create two projects using the same supplies. Today's project is the reverse of that. I am calling it a 1-For-3 layout. Why did I call it that way? This project was created for 3 reasons which is listed below making it a 1-For-3.

1. I am so honored to be invited again to the Coffee and Cards with Celeste and Deb. My project, even though it is not a card, was created  based on the sketch below. 

I was planning to make a photo card for the collaboration but I printed the photo larger than how I wanted it to be. I did not want to waste the photo so I moved ahead with the project. 

The coffee I chose is Dulche de Leche from Revocup Coffee, a locally owned Ethiopian coffee shop. I love the aroma of the coffee. It has a unique taste incomparable with Starbucks. 

Please don't forget to visit Celeste's blog, and Deb's blog to see how they interpreted the sketch on their projects.

2. It is my sister's birthday this Friday. I think this is a great way to celebrate her by creating a layout of her. I usually struggle in creating a scrapbook layout. Maybe because I don't create it too often. 

3. I also created this to take part on PinkFresh Studio's January Blog Challenge with the theme A Year in Review. I was inspired by March's layers and color challenge on my layout. 

Now, that you know what made this project a 1-For-3, let's me talk about the elements of the layout.

The circular frame seen above was created using a PFS slimline die. It die cuts 3 scallop windows on a slimline frame. I used a circle die larger than the circular stitching  around the scallop window to die cut this into a frame. 

The flower was created using a PFS square die. I trimmed the flower off the square frame. I die cut the flower on a light green PFS patterned paper, and on a pink, yellow and white cardstock. I cut the flower off the stem. I adhered the pink flower and the green stem/leaf on the white flower die cut. I adhered a double adhesive tape on the yellow cardstock before trimming the flower petals off. I poured yellow flock powder to the adhesive to add a bit of texture to the flower. 

The sentiment was heat embossed on white cardstock. I stamped the sentiment using an orange dye ink followed by a Versamark ink. I poured clear embossing powder to this, then heat set it. I die cut the sentiment using the coordinating die. I cut another piece to add a bit of dimension to the sentiment die cut. I love sentiment stamps coordinating dies. No more fussy cutting!

I really should be using my Spellbinder Glimmer Machine more often. With just like any other tool, the more you use it, the more proficient you get in using it. This is the product of my second try on foiling on vellum. Not too bad, right? I foiled the PFS Delicate Rosebuds on vellum using an aqua glimmer foil. Isn't it pretty? A heavy weight vellum is necessary to be able to foil on it. I used a light weight vellum on my first try and the foil did not transfer well to the vellum. I am not sure if I should have added an extra shim for a better transfer. 

The sentiment strips are from the PFS Delightful collection 6x6 paper pad. The paper pad includes a cutaway sheet. I fussy cut this sentiment strip. I layered the strip on a blue patterned paper cut into a strip. I cut one end into a fishtail tip.

I die cut a tag using a green patterned paper from the 6x6 patterned paper. I added an orange heart die cut to accent the hole of the tag. I added a white embroidery floss through the hole and tied this into a bow.

I used the B side of a PFS patterned paper for the back panel. I flick a yellow ink to this paper before adhering the elements of my layout. 

The layer above the tag is a stamped panel which I created with stamping the PFS Delicate Rosebuds using a light pink dye ink. The stamp sentiment I used above came from this set, too. 

This panel was supposed to be my back panel for the project but since I didn't want the elements to be packed on this panel, I used a larger panel for the layout. If could have used this panel if the photo is a bit smaller. 

Well, that's it for today. Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Double Paged Rainbow Color Inspired Layout

 

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Early this month, we celebrated National Scrapbooking Day. Pinkfresh Studio's NSD challenge motivated me to work on this layout. I have not scrapbooked in a long time. I am more into cardmaking. I truly enjoyed creating this double paged layout that I see myself doing more scrapbooking in the future. Not to forget, I am so happy that my photo printer is back in action again so I can print the photos that I want to scrap about. Thanks to my husband who fixed the connection issues of my printer. 

I am using Pinkfresh Studio products in this layout. The patterned papers and the ephemera are from the Let's Stay Home collection. The squares are from one of the patterned paper from this collection. I cut these squares apart and re-arranged it to fit my double paged layout. 

The main title of the layout was created using the PS Inna Alpha Hot Foil Plate, Layering Stencil and Die Set. I had this collection for a while and I could not believe that I waited this long to play with it. At first, it looks intimidating to use it but once I started playing with it, I had to stop myself from wanting to create more projects using it. 

The foiling part was also a challenge since I have not used my Spellbinders Glimmer Machine in a long time. I had some waste of materials at first because I had to re-orient myself on how to use the machine. After two over foiling, I finally got it. 

I used the stencil to add colors to the foiled letters, following the color of the square the letter will be adhered to. I only used two shades of color for each letter. The flower has three layering stencils. I only used one ink for that just lightly applying ink on the first layer then adding the ink heavily on the next succeeding layers. 

After I adhered the colored squares to the panel to form a rainbow grid, I started planning the rest of the elements of the layout. I also added the color coordinating embroidery flosses that I will be using to stitch on some of the colored boxes. 

It is very tempting to stitch on all the boxes but I didn't want to take the eye away from the photos and the embellishments. 

 

I hope you like today's project. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Sketch Inspired Scrapbook Layout (New To My Stash #18)

Hello! Welcome back to another New To My Stash post. For today's project, I am using the Lawn Fawn Spooky Village stamp set and coordinating die.

I created this with the Scrapbook And Cards sketch below as inspiration. The theme of the sketch is Halloween and having the 4 photos on the layout gives me an opportunity to feature the bumble bee costume worn by all of my sons. 

I stamped the houses from the Lawn Fawn Spooky Village stamp set on Neenah Solar White cardstock. I colored the images with Copic markers. I die cut the images using the coordinating dies.

I printed my sons' photos using the Canon TS Series PIXMA TS9521C printer. I am amazed by the photo quality with the use of this printer especially the print on glossy photo paper. 

My scrapbook layout is sized at 8" x 11". Not a lot of space to work around. Instead of matting the paper, I added strips of patterned paper around it. I used patterned papers from different companies, My Mine's Eye, Carta Bella and Doodlebug. 

For my journaling, I decided to make it interactive by posting a question, hoping that my sons, when they grow up, will be able to recognize themselves as a toddler. I used a My Favorite Things Wonky Stitched Circle die to die cut the journal piece. I used a typewriter for the blurb.

The tag is hidden behind the blurb panel which is adhered on two sides only so I can insert the tag behind the panel. I added sticker numbers on each photo which correspond with the trivia answer.

And since my Halloween supplies are out, I decided to create this bonus card using the same supplies.

I created a kid's birthday card using the image that I cut out of the blurb panel. The sentiment strip is from the cut apart patterned paper sheet. The striped panel are left overs that are not large enough for a a card panel so I put two scrap papers together. The seam looks like a part of the design. I could have added stitching but I was going for a quick card. I added purple star brads to fill the space next to the sentiment. It also matches the purple of the main image.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Stamped Background In Rainbow Colors

Hello! I created this scrapbook layout to take part in Scrapbook & Cards International Scrapbooking Day Stamping Challenge. This is a late post since I had to wait for the announcement of the winners. I did not win but this layout is one of the highlighted work. See the rest of the scrapbooking layouts who are highlighted, and for the challenges' winners, visit Scrapbook & Cards INSD post. 

I started off by stamping the Technique Tuesday Ali Edwards All My Heart stamp set on watercolor paper.  Since I am creating a full page sheet, I kept the stamps on the plastic that holds all the stamps. I taped the edges of the plastic film to a  Fiskars Easy Stamp Press. I applied Versafine Onyx Black ink to the stamps and started stamping on the watercolor paper. Since the watercolor paper has texture, making sure that the stamp press is down all the time, I used a Chuckie tool to apply more pressure to the stamp press to get a good impression of all the stamps. I repeatedly stamped the stamp set until the whole watercolor paper is stamped on. For the ones with a poor impression, I fixed this with a black gel pen after I am done painting.

I colored each text box with Karin markers, following the colors of the rainbow. For the hearts, I used Gansai Tambi watercolor in white as base, then adding White Gold on top. 

My album pocket's size is 9" x 12". I trimmed the watercolor to 8 3/4" x 11 3/4". I matted this with a white cardstock cut at 9" x 12". I cut my photos and added it to a white cardstock for a little bit of contrast from the busy background. 

I die cut the hello using Concord & 9th Say Hello die. The die cuts an outline, a shadow and a scripty hello. I die cut the shadow on black cardstock and the scripty hello on white cardstock. I saved the outline die cut for a future project.

To create more contrast, I matted the white panel with red cardstock. I created a subtitle for my layout by die cutting letters from the SugarPea Designs Letterboard die on white cardstock. I die cut a duplicate for each letter so I can adhere one on top of the other for a raised look. The die set does not include an ampersand. I heat embossed the ampersand using white embossing powder. The stamp is from Hero Arts Christmas Crystals stamp set. The die set also did not have any apostrophe. I created one by doing a bit of die cut surgery using one of the letter die cuts.

I wrote my journaling underneath the subtitle before trimming the red cardstock with the use of a craft knife. 

I adhered this on the rainbow watercolored panel. I added heart gems from Nuvo. I also added shimmer to the subtitle using Zig Wink of Stella clear shimmer pen. 

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Scrapbook Lay Out Using A Card Kit (Craft My Stash #7)

 

Hello! Are you a card kit subscriber? I am always tempted to subscribe to a card kit but I have fears of not being able to commit to it that I end up with months of untouched supplies. I have purchased maybe two card kits in my whole crafting life. The one I am using here is a Simon Says Stamps card kit that I have managed to keep in its original box except for the stamp set, which I have already used and placed it together with my other stamp sets. This is what I am featuring in this Craft My Stash post.

I have a Hallmark photo album and I ran out of the clear page protectors. I am left with the magnetic album refills which is standard to the photo album when I bought the album. The magnetic album refill measures 9" x 12". I trimmed my cardstock to 8 3/4" x 11 3/4" so I have some space to adhere the protective film to the magnetic sheet. The only setback with using magnetic album refills in scrapbooking is that adding dimension to the lay out can be a challenge when replacing the clear plastic film to the magnet. 

My photos are 3" x 4". The paper that comes with the kit is a 6x6 patterned paper pad from Pebbles. Instead of matting the photos with two different patterned papers, I cut a 6x6 patterned paper into half diagonally. I adhered each triangular half to a corner of a photo. 

Below are more close-up photos of the lay out and a brief description of the cluster of embellishments.

These strips are originally sized at 3" x 3" and a part of a cut apart sheet. Using a craft knife, I carefully cut the sentiments to create these strips.

I die cut another cut apart sheet using a Simon Says Stamp This Is The Life Frames cut die which cuts both the label and the outline frame. Since this sentiment is my main sentiment for this lay out, to make it stand out, I die cut a solid green cardstock for the outline frame. 

The card kit comes with these leaf sequins which I tucked underneath a gold foiled butterfly sticker that is also in the kit. I die cut a green cardstock using a scallop edged die from the Mama Elephant Borderline Trios Creative Cuts.

The numbers in this photo are a part of an alphabet/number patterned paper sheet which can be used as is or use the numbers to highlight a year.

I added a bit of journaling to complete the memory. I really enjoyed creating another scrapbook lay out that I can add to my album. I should really do more of this. I just need to learn how to print my photos in a smaller scale using my printer.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

Scrapbook Lay-out, Craft My Stash #3

Hello! Welcome to another Craft My Stash. My creative prompt for today is to create a scrapbook layout using my eldest son's yearbook photos. This is a long, overdue layout since he graduated high school for more than a year now. 

The craft stash that I used on this layout are:

• The scrapbook page I am using is already pre-made by me during a make and take event at Archiver's. I used the colors on the patterned paper to help me coordinate the rest of the elements I used for the lay-out. 

• For the title of the lay-out, I used dies from Paper Smooches (Congratulations die) and Hero Arts (Fancy Dies Alpha Uppercase). The number stamp is from Paper Smooches Digits stamp set. 

• I used Recollections photo corners for this photo.

• I added a Maggie Holmes Flea Market photo overlay over this close-up photo. 

• I used my typewriter. 

• I cut up the books from a 6x6 patterned paper from Doodlebug Designs The Graduate paper pad. I also used this patterned paper collection on the matte of the typed accomplishments and the graduate die cut. 

I really enjoyed creating this scrapbook lay-out. It reminded me of my beginnings as a paper crafter. Doing this as one of my Craft My Stash posts allowed me to see what I have as I rummage through my stash, and it gave me an idea on what to use in my next Craft My Stash post. 

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

Sketch Inspired Scrapbook Lay Out

Hello! I created this scrapbook lay out to participate in Scrapbook and Cards March Sketch challenge. The sketch is shown below.

I have not done a lot of scrapbooking lay outs. I find it more stressful to create this than a card. The sketch is very helpful in making me plan the materials I will use.

I looked through my paper stash which paper line I have most. I chose this Photo Play patterned paper and started choosing the elements of my lay out from this patterned paper. I chose papers with blue and cream colors since the close up photo has blue on it. I also added a colored patterned paper to supplement the colors of the fruit cake on the other photo.

The one thing fun about this project is going through my stash and discovering products that I have.

I used American Crafts Thickers for the title. I traced the white outline on the center of the letter with Uni-Ball White Signo gel pen to make the letter pop. I added dash lines with a blue glitter pen. I added metal staples with We R Memory Keepers Staple Board. I adhered faux cross stitches using Paper Smooches Cross Stitch die.

I added a wooden star Studio Calico embellishment. I adhered washi tape to the back of the wooded star for a pop of color. To do this, I folded the washi tape, with the adhesive part inside. I applied liquid glue to the back of the star and adhered the washi tape to each triangle. I brushed the front of the star with Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Midas Touch Gold pen. What is a star without shimmer?

As much as I want to add some journaling, I could not remember anything specific that I want to journal related to this occasion so I added a subtitle. To keep up with the wood themed elements on this lay out, I adhered another wooden sentiment from Recollections.  I die cut the you sentiment on wood tape and used the negative cut. I tucked this under the cute sentiment. I used the positive cut in adhering the inner pieces of the letters y and o. The you die is from Avery Elle A Tag For All Elle-ments. 

I adhered ticket die cuts to add more color. I added a folded blue cardstock over the tickets. I die cut the edge of this card stock with Mama Elephant Borderlines Trio Creative Cuts. I also used this die to cut the blue patterned paper on top of the title. I added staples and cross stitched die cuts. The cross stitch was die cut using wood paper.

I die cut a blue shimmer card stock with Ellen Hutson Star Trail die. I adhered a gold cardstock on the back of this blue shimmer card stock to make the stars pop out. I added a tab and stamped the date on it. The tab was cut using Paper Smooches Toppers die.

I added chipboard stars for more pop of color. I adhered coordinating colored sequins on the stars.

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope I was able to inspire you to create a lay out during these stay at home days. The photos to put in a lay out need not to be recent. Recent photos make it easy to journal since the memories are still fresh. Also, it is so fun to use products from different companies to come up with a lay out. It was difficult at first but once I saw all the possibilities by seeing my stash, I really enjoyed the process of creating this. 

Have a SAFE, blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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