Vicki Boutin's Bold & Bright for American Crafts - Magic Moments

My layout today uses the Picnic Blanket paper from Vicki Boutin's Bold & Bright collection and lots of fussy cut elements, phrase Thickers and puffy stickers. The layout is a very clean, graphic, grid design that uses all the colours in the collection.

I started by printing my journalling onto a sheet of 12x12 smooth white cardstock. I wanted the journalling to run round the outside edge of a grid, so I created my journalling on an MSWord document. I drew a 10" square in the centre of the document and then, using WordArt, I added my journalling to the outside edges of the square. Finally I deleted the square, leaving just the words, and printed the journalling on my computer.

Using a 2" square punch I punched 16 squares from the Picnic Blanket paper. The squares were arranged in a 4 x 4 grid and using a black gel pen I drew grid lines between the squares. The paper squares were already printed with faux stitching lines so there was no need for real stitching on this layout.

I double matted my 3x4 photo with green paper and white cardstock and placed this at an angle in the bottom right corner of the layout.

I took the word 'Moments' from the sheet of Puffy Title Thickers  and the word 'Magic' from a sheet of  Paige Evans Adventurous collection Phrase Thickers and added them to the bottom of the layout.

Then came the fun part of embellishing the layout and I choose to embellish tone-on-tone. I added fussy cut butterflies from the Smile Bright Paper to some of the squares. I glued the body of the butterfly to the layout and put 3d foam pads underneath the wings to add some dimension.

The sheet of mini puffy stickers has 101 tiny stickers (butterflies, hearts, stars, dots and words) so some of those were added too.

In my stash I found enamel dots in all the colours and dotted a few of these on each square.

Words were cut from the 3x4 tags sheet of paper and used on some squares.

I trimmed the white card down slightly and matted this onto a sheet of black cardstock leaving a narrow border.

Tiny heart stickers were placed in the corners and then with a black gel pen I drew lines round the outside of the layout.

Vicki Boutin's Bold & Bright for American Crafts - Take the Pictures

Today I have another layout using Vicki Boutin's gorgeous Bold & Bright collection which is perfect for scrapbooking sunny, summer photos. The title on today's layout is a Foam Phrase Thickers from the collection which says 'Take the Pictures to Capture the Memories', and that is so true. 

I started my layout with a sheet of smooth white 12x12 cardstock and in the middle I smooshed some aqua blue acrylic paint. I then trimmed the cardstock down slightly, distressed the edges and matted it onto a sheet of Ocean blue Bazzill cardstock.

I  cut random sized rectangles from the Light of Day, Mixed Tags, Spinning Wheels and Picnic Blanket papers distressed the edges and layered them in the centre of the layout. I used the B sides which have smaller all over designs on them.

Using black thread I machine stitched a straight stitch round the edges of all the papers and the layout.

Onto the paper layers I placed my 6x4 photo which I matted with white cardstock.

I fussy cut some of the blue and green wheels from the Spinning Wheels paper, distressed the edges and tucked these under the paper layers.

One of the Foam Phrase Thickers overlaps the corner of the photo.

The branding strip from the Smile Bright paper has black arrows on it. I cut the branding strip into pieces and used this to embellish the top and bottom of the layout.

My journalling was printed as word strips and stuck below the photo.

Finally I scattered some sequins and enamel dots around the layout.

Vicki Boutin's Bold & Bright for American Crafts - Capture it All

I have a new collection to share with you - Bold & Bright by Vicki Boutin for American Crafts. As the name suggests, the colour palette of this collection is wonderfully colourful and vibrant. It is perfect for so many scrapbook layouts. The layout I have to show you today is a multi photo layout inspired by the Mixed Tags sheet of paper.

For the base of the layout I chose to use a sheet of paper from one of Vicki's older Painted Backgrounds Paper Pads but you could also create your own mixed media background or use a plain sheet of cardstock or tone-on-tone patterned paper. I trimmed 1cm from one edge of the background paper and stuck a piece of black cardstock behind to add a bit of interest,

The 5 largest tags on the Mixed Tags paper were cut out and cascaded down the centre of the layout. Onto each tag I mounted a 3" x 1.5" photo. 3D foam was placed beneath each photo for dimension. 

Some of the tags were threaded with black and white twine.

From the Bunches of Fun paper I fussy cut two huge flower clusters and tucked these behind the top and bottom tags.

From the Spinning Wheels paper I cut lots of the wheels and also tucked these behind the tags, making sure that the colours were evenly distributed throughout the layout.

On each tag, beside the photo, I added a word strip printed on the computer and a butterfly from the sheet of Mini Puffy Stickers. This pack of puffy stickers contains 110 tiny stickers which are so versatile and great for scattering on layouts. I think they're great value for money.

In the bottom right corner I added my title. I used one of the Puffy Title Thickers and some Mini Foam Thickers and beside the title I added a cute puffy sticker camera from my stash.

Finally, a few enamel dots were added and I doodled a line round all the paper elements using a black gel pen.

American Crafts Paige Evans - Adventurous - Ramble Around Roydon

oday I have a multi photo layout using the  Adventurous collection by Paige Evans for American Crafts.  This collection is perfect for scrapbooking summer adventures and was ideal for my photos of a recent day out.

I started by cutting the 'Polaroid Background' digital cut file from the Silhouette Store, from smooth white cardstock. I cut it slightly smaller than 12x12 and then backed it with photos and some of the tags from paper #5. 

The backed cut file was then stuck to a sheet of paper #17 which had been trimmed to 11.5 x 11.5 and was then matted on a complete sheet of 12x12 smooth white cardstock. I put some 3D foam beneath the cut file to add some dimension and shadow.

The layout was embellished  with floral pieces from the Icon Ephemera pack .....

.... and some words and phrases from the Journalling Ephemera pack and paper #1 cut apart sheet.

In the bottom right corner of the layout I placed a card from the Journalling Ephemera pack as a home for my title.

The title was created with the Mini Alphabet Thickers and some layered die cut letters. I die cut the word Ramble four times from card (3 x white and 1 x pink) and then stuck the letters on top of each other to make them dimensional.

At the top of the card I stamped the date with my roller date stamp with pink ink.

The layout was completed with a few pink Enamel Dots.

American Crafts Paige Evans - Adventurous - Smile, it looks good on you

Today I have another layout to share using the gorgeous Adventurous collection by Paige Evans for American Crafts.

For this layout I started by cutting a 10" square from the centre of paper #14. The B side of this paper has an all over cloud design and was the perfect background for a layout using a photo of my daughter and I taken on a sunny summers day. The 10" paper square was matted on pink 'Fussy' Bazzill cardstock, placed onto an 11.5" square of white cardstock and then placed back on top of the sheet of paper #14 which I had cut the original square from.

With white thread I machine stitched a straight stitch around the edge of the square.

Using an old Paige Evans sunburst stencil and some white gesso and yellow watercolour paint, I added a sunburst to the top left corner of the layout. 

I printed my photo in black and white and matted it on white card and then onto a piece of paper #19. I fussy cut a whole bunch of labels & tickets from paper #21 and these, together with some pieces from the pack of Journalling Ephemera and the photo were strung onto some black and white bakers twine across the layout. 

I added one of the cut aparts from paper #1 amongst the labels, played around with the order of the labels, etc until I was happy with the placement and distribution of the colours and then stuck them to the layout with 3D foam underneath.

Beaneath the photo I added the title using stickers from the Phrase Stickers Sheet and an older sheet of Vicki Boutin Phrase Stickers. 

Vellum flowers from the pack of Icon Ephemera were tucked under the top and bottom of the photo.

Journaling was added to one of the tickets and the layout was completed with splatters of gold ink and a scattering of gold sequins.

American Crafts Paige Evans - Adventurous - Beautiful Place

For this layout using Paige Evans Adventurous Collection for American Crafts I chose to scrapbook a photo collage using some photos from our summer holiday last year.

I started by layering onto a sheet of 12x12 white cardstock, squares of papers #18 & #19 with more white cardstock between. I used the B sides of the patterned papers but because I want to use the A sides on another project, I carefully gutted the papers before sticking  them down. Using white thread I machine stitched a straight stitch around the edges of the papers.

On top of the patterned papers I placed my square photo collage which I created on my phone in the Google Photos app.

Using one of Paige's older 'layered flowers' digital cut files and some scraps of paper, I created some three dimensional layered flowers to embellish the layout.

I used some white chalk ink to add some interest to the flowers and curled up the petals a little too.

The flowers were placed in the corners of the photo collage with some leaves from the Icon (Floral) Ephemera pack. I like the pop of turquoise the leaves give the layout.

Two tags from the Journalling Ephemera pack were strung with some twine and then added to the layout. I added journalling to one of the tags.

I stamped the date onto a tab and placed this at the top of the layout together with a word cut from paper #1. As the collection has gold foil accents, I matted the word onto some gold mirror card to echo the gold on the tag I had already added to the layout.

I used a word from the sheet of Phrase Thickers and the gold Mini Alphabet Thickers to cerate a title at the bottom of the page.

Finally I fussy cut two butterflies from paper #19, added them to the layout and hand stitched some butterfly trails with turquoise embroidery floss.

Pretty Little Studio - Good Vibrations - Gardeners World Live

Today I have a multi-photo layout to share using the Good Vibrations collection from Pretty Little Studio.

I started with a sheet of black and white paper from the 12x12 paper pack and after trimming 1/4 inch from each edge I matted it onto a sheet of black 12x12 cardstock leaving a narrow border.

I then tore a couple of strips from a sheet of the Happiness paper and placed these at the top and bottom of the layout.

I printed three photo collages to just under 6x4 with 6 photos on each. The collages were then placed side by side across the centre of the layout.

To create some embelishments, I fussy cut flowers from the Think Positive paper. In my stash I found some matching embroidery threads and using three strands of thread stitched onto the fussy cut flowers using a Lazy Daisy stitch. I love the texture this added to the flowers.

The stitched flowers were placed horizontally across the layout in roughly rainbow order and I added some 3D foam underneath each flower to add some extra dimension.



Below the flowers, the title was added using letters die cut from black cardstock.

On the computer I printed my journalling on white cardstock, put it into one of the frames from the Picture Day Frames Die-Cuts pack and tucked the framed journalling behind the photos at the top of the layout.

I matted one of the Seize the Day Die-Cuts with black cardstock and then placed this beside the journalling with 3D foam underneath.

Pretty Little Studio - Good Vibrations - Sweet Memories

Today I am sharing another layout using Pretty Little Studio's Good Vibrations collection. This collection is so bright and colourful with lots of amazing papers and embelishments. 

When I saw the Right Now paper it immediately made me think of paint sample cards you can pick up at the DIY store. That thought as well as the colours inspired me to create a layout using some photos of my daughter finger painting.

I started by trimming ¼" from each edge of a 12x12 sheet of smooth white cardstock and layered this onto a sheet of smooth black cardstock leaving a narrow border. 

Seven multicoloured strips were cut from the Right Now paper and I placed them horizontally onto the layout. 

Before sticking the paper strips to the layout, I took watercolour paints in all the colours and splodged some onto the layout where the strips would be, making sure that the correct colour was under each section of the strips - green under green, blue under blue, pink under pink, etc.. I tried to sure that some of the paint would be peeking out from the edges of each strips.

Once the paper strips were stuck down, I machine stitched a few ziz-zag stitches here and there with black thread. I like the texture this adds to the layout.

Two 6x4 photos were matted onto some of the Happiness paper and the photos were added to the layout with 3D foam underneath.

In the Seize the Day Die Cuts pack I found a round 'Go with the Flow' die cut which made a perfect sub title.

The main title, placed in the bottom left corner of the layout, was from an older sheet of American Crafts Phrase Thickers. It was actually from a Christmas collection (Vicki Boutin's Peppermint Kisses) which shows that you shouldn't assume that Christmas supplies are only for Christmas projects. 

To embellish the layout I die cut some stars from a sheet of paper in the 12x12 single sided paper pack and added them to the layout with 3D foam underneath.

Finally I splattered some black acrylic paint onto the layout, to add to the messy theme of the layout, and added the date with some grungy rub on numbers from my stash.