Cutterful - Scrap Attack Scrapbooking

Just when you were starting to think that this collection from Echo Park could only be used for 'girl pages' - I go and mess that up! *wink* This is the last page I made for Scrap Attack Scrapbooking using the "Life is Good" collection. I have nothing but bitty scraps left - I loved the paper and used a ton!

They sent me a gorgeous Prima pearl flourish, which I immediately attacked with scissors, ha ha! Just kidding - I only made a couple of snips, and was able to spread the pearl love around a bit.


I used a couple more of the phrases from the sticker sheet, among others. I inked the edges with StazOn to give a little more definition.


The wacky things this kid says really do make me smile.


Supplies (available from Scrap Attack Scrapbooking):
PP - SEI, Echo Park
stickers - Echo Park
chipboard letters - American Crafts
trim - Adornit
pearls - Prima Marketing

Other Supplies:
small letters - October Afternoon
ink - Ranger, StazOn
marker - Staedtler Triplus Fineliner

Marshmallow Girl - Scrap Attack Scrapbooking

This month Scrap Attack Scrapbooking sent me a package of these fun but large flowers. I love the look, but I found it tricky at first to find a way to fit it on my pages. I realized I would need to start with the photo and flower first - then add everything else. Did the trick!

I haven't used a lot of tulle on scrapbook pages, but it's fun to work with it. It adds dimension without weight, and can take a beating without getting smooshed. Here, I punched holes in the page with a crop-a-dile, and 'stitched' with the tulle, puffing it up a bit between holes.


After that light airy tulle was in place, the little spots between looked empty, so I placed pearls in those places.


Strip journaling is still one of my favorite ways to put words on a page. I can put it almost anywhere, without 'covering' too much of what's behind, as opposed to using a journaling block. Well, that plus the fact that the only time I can write in a straight line is when it's confined to a 3/8" strip. Ha!


Supplies (available from Scrap Attack Scrapbooking):
PP - SEI, Echo Park
stickers - Echo Park
chipboard letters - American Crafts
tulle - Bazzill
flower, pearls - Prima Marketing

Other Supplies:
ink - Ranger
marker - Staedlter Triplus Fineliner

Butterfly - Scrap Attack Scrapbooking

While my September kit from Scrap Attack Scrapbooking centered around Echo Park, there were also some papers from SEI that coordinated beautifully. The background paper I used here is one of them. It was an ideal paper to use with glimmer mist, because the white foiled portions acted as a resist, giving a great effect.


I pop-dotted one of the stickers from the collection, for a little more dimension.


These Prima flowers were an ideal compliment to the papers.


I used various MS butterfly punches to play up the theme.


Supplies (available here from Scrap Attack Scrapbooking):
PP - SEI, Echo Park
stickers - Echo Park
chipboard letters - American Crafts
flowers, pearls - Prima Marketing

Other Supplies:
glimmer mist ("Piece of Heart") - Tattered Angels
liquid pearls, ink - Ranger
white pen - Uniball Signo
marker - Sakura Identi-pen

First Easter - Scrap Attack Scrapbooking

Back again with another layout for Scrap Attack Scrapbooking. The soft colours of these Echo Park papers turned out to be perfect for an Easter layout. The polka dot fabric of her bouncy chair might have influenced this decision, ha ha!

For this large flower sticker, I created a little more dimension by layering it with another sticker (pop-dotted), and a Prima pearl.


To give a little more oomph to this flower, I pop-dotted it, and added leaves cut from some Prima packaging. (Fun way to reuse packaging!)


After adding the Echo Park flower stickers on the page, the Prima flowers looked weird. So instead I made my own with some of the paper, and embellished it with another sticker and a Prima pearl.


Uh, yeah... I let her play with the cellophane... (and yes, I realize I misspelled my journaling - I fixed the layout).


Supplies (available here from Scrap Attack Scrapbooking):
PP - SEI, Echo Park
stickers - Echo Park
chipboard letters - American Crafts
pearls, packaging - Prima Marketing
ribbon - Adornit

Other Supplies:
ink - Ranger, StazOn
marker - Staedtler Triplus Fineliner

"Mine" - Scrap Attack Scrapbooking

Here is another page I created with Echo Park papers for Scrap Attack Scrapbooking. These papers just beg to be used with spring and summer photos.


This gorgeous cherry blossom branch from Prima was beautiful right from the package, but I wanted a little different shape, so I cut it apart and spread it around my page. The wire in the stem makes it super easy to get it just the way you want it.


I used a light spritz of chalkboard glimmer mist on the background paper, to add a hint more pink.


I wanted to make the title stand out a little more from the background, so I backed it with a darker paper and cut around it.


A close-up of the journaling:


Supplies (available here from Scrap Attack Scrapbooking):
PP, stickers - Echo Park
letters - American Crafts Thickers
flowers - Prima Marketing

Other Supplies:
chalkboard glimmer mist - Tattered Angels
ink - Ranger
white pen - Uniball Signo

Num Num Mmm! - Scrap Attack Scrapbooking

This month my kit from Scrap Attack Scrapbooking was based on the new Echo Park collection "Life is Good". The papers in this collection remind me of quilt fabrics, which is probably why I went nuts over it. ;)

Bet you didn't know I did sketches. Neither did I, ha! But there you have it - I'm the current host of the monthly sketch challenges over at Scrap Attack Scrapbooking. If you use this sketch, come on over and post it there, or at the very least leave me a link in the comments below - I would love to see what you do with it.


I did a lot of chunky stitches on this page. Sorry I don't have a brand on the twine - this is from a huge spool that I've had in my sewing room for at least 10 years...



Lots of great stickers with this paper collection. I love the large blue flourish. The photo corners were fun too - you don't always have to use them as intended.


If you pop-dot stickers, you can give them a whole new look.


Of course, the story behind the title:


Supplies (available here from Scrap Attack Scrapbooking):
PP, stickers - Echo Park
chipboard letters - American Crafts
flowers - Prima Marketing
small letters - October Afternoon

Other Supplies:
ink - Ranger
markers - Sakura Identi-pen, Staedtler Triplus Fineliner
other - twine

Cards - Snobby Walrus September kit

With all the papers and embellishments in the September kit from Snobby Walrus Paper Crafts, I had plenty left for cards (or more layouts...). BTW - this kit had sold out in pre-orders & subscriptions, and they've just restocked a very limited amount of additional kits - get it while you can, because they will soon be gone.

This first card features flowers punched from the packaging from the Prima flowers. The journaling tag was also included in the kit, and even though I loved it, I just couldn't make it work with the themes of my layouts, so I had to include it here (can't let scrappy goodness go to waste!)


As my friend Erin pointed out, this tea-cup was begging to be cut out and used somewhere. I love the little tea bag tag. ;)


After I took the first picture, I went back and added glossy accents to the tea cup - I couldn't resist!


For this card I punched butterflies from the My Mind's Eye paper and from the Prima packaging. I included another of the yummy journaling tags on this, as well as a test snippet of the lace coated with Glimmer Glam. (It worked perfectly, but it wasn't the look I wanted for the whole card.)


I got to use up more of the great cut off strips from the Sassafras Lass papers on these cards, which made me happy. They were too cute to just toss in the recycle bin.


Supplies (from Snobby Walrus September kit):
PP - Sassafras Lass, My Mind's Eye, Jillibean Soup, October Afternoon, Onirie
letters - October Afternoon
journal tags - Keri Babbitt
lace - Prima Marketing
blue flowers, blue butterfly - punched from Prima packaging
butterflies - Jenni Bowlin

Other Supplies:
dew drops - Stamping Bella
tiny white flowers - Prima Marketing
pearls - Kaisercraft (coloured with a Copic marker)
ink - Ranger

Piratitude

This is my third layout created with the September kit from Snobby Walrus Paper Crafts. I love the embroidered canvas tags in this kit. So easy to use, and a great canvas colour that works with so many papers.


There was a sheet of Hambly Screenprints transparency frames in the kit. I cut a few out and tucked them in various spots on this page (see also the photo above).


I brushed Glimmer Glam on the punched butterfly for a little extra shine.


I also used it to spice up the white letters from Pink Paislee.



Supplies (from Snobby Walrus September kit):
PP - Sassafras Lass, My Mind's Eye, Onirie
journal tag - My Mind's Eye
transparency - Hambly Screenprints
letters - Pink Paislee
embroidered canvas tag, flowers - Prima Marketing
butterfly - Jenni Bowlin
Glimmer Glam medium - Tattered Angels

Other Supplies:
pearls - Zva Creative
ink - Ranger
marker - Staedtler Triplus Fineliner

At Least She Wakes Up Happy

Back with another layout using the September kit from Snobby Walrus Paper Crafts. This month's kit comes with a bottle of Tattered Angels Glimmer Glaze in "Tide Pool", which is a lovely shade of blue. This product is somewhat subtle in thin coats, but becomes more and more glitzy with thick or additional coats.

I sprayed the background of my layout with Chalkboard Glimmer Mist, then brushed the Glimmer Glaze over top. You can see the flecks of glitter in this photo.


One of the Sassafrass Lass papers had all kinds of cute images that are very 'kawaii'. I couldn't resist fussy cutting a few to use as embellishments.


The embroidered canvas tag turned out to be a perfect place for the date.


(a close-up of the journaling)


Supplies (from Snobby Walrus September kit):
PP - Sassafras Lass
letters - October Afternoon, Pink Paislee
flowers, canvas tag - Prima Marketing
butterfly - Jenni Bowlin
pom pom trim - Fancy Pants
Glimmer Glam medium - Tattered Angels

Other Supplies:
pins & buttons - Kimmieprout
chalkboard glimmermist - Tattered Angels
ink - Ranger

Because I'm Poisonous - Snobby Walrus Paper Crafts

How about a big sneak peek at the September kit from Snobby Walrus Paper Crafts? This kit includes a fun combination of papers that I never would have thought to put together (Jillibean Soup, My Mind's Eye and Sassafras Lass, among others...). But you know what? It works! I love that they send me combinations of products that I probably never would have tried on my own.

I used a small tag punch with scraps from the kit to create a spot for my date.


In this shot you can see some of the Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam (included in the kit - oh yeah baby!) I used it to high light some of the hearts on the patterned paper, as well as letting drops of it 'fall' from the embellishment cluster.


The Pink Paislee letters came in white (perfect for customizing). I coloured them with a Copic marker, and then coated them with the Glimmer Glam. (Also, here's a close-up of the story behind the title. I never know what this boy will say next...)


Supplies (from Snobby Walrus September kit):
PP - October Afternoon, Sassafras Lass, Onirie, My Mind's Eye, Jillibean Soup
letters - Pink Paislee, October Afternoon
lace - Prima
tickets - My Mind's Eye
Glimmer Glam medium - Tattered Angels

Other Supplies:
ink - Ranger
markers - Staedtler Triplus Fineliner, Copic
other - buttons, brads