Harvest Memories - Embellish It - Play All Day NJ 2012

Here's a new take on a Thanksgiving layout we learned at the Play All Day event by Embellish It!  The collection is called Simple Stories Harvest Lane. We used the Harvest Lane flash cards to embellish this layout. The pictures are meant to be scattered among the flashcards. It creates a whimsical feeling. This layout will be used for baby pictures so it will provide a nice mix of hard (wood) and soft (baby). While it's not the traditonal cute turkey embellished layout, I think it will work well.

We created the "fall" embellishment by layering hand cut letter banner pieces and scraps. It's a great way to use those small pieces of cardstock that you just can't fathom throwing away. I don't know about you, but I've got plenty!

Lastly, a little distressing goes a long way. We ripped and inked the lined paper flash cards to create a ripped notebook page look. What a cute way to highlight that oh so important journaling!


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Happy smile layout (part 2) - Embellish It - Play All Day NJ 2012

 

 

Here's the second Happy Smile layout from Embellish It! They were designed to be baby boy pages but they work well for girls too. This layout and yesterday's are availble on the website.

I love the color combination - soft, subtle and pretty (even though it's for a boy). It gave me ideas on how to use those small scraps of leftover ribbon that I usually throw away. We also learned how to incorporate buttons into the layout to make unique embellishements.

I decided to transform this layout into a 1st birthday layout for my nephew who will be born in the next week or so. a few dimensional stickers and a bling title worked wonders! I already created an instant scrapbook to document his first year. So excited! Let me know what you think...

 

 

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Happy smile layout (part 1) - Embellish It - Play All Day NJ 2012

I had so much fun with Embellish it! at CKC Lancaster that I attened their crop in NJ in the fall of this year. We were taught 4 layouts in between working on our own layouts. This layout is called Happy Smile.

This was my favorite tip of the day. How to use twine with dimensional stickers to create a unique look. I am not much of a twine user... but I am interested in incorporating it into my design going forward.

 

 

With the addition of a few embellishments and bling letters this layout was transformed into a layout for a baby girl's first year scrapbook.

 

I highly recommend this crop. I spent a lot of time talking to folks about the ScrapRack and the free online organization classes and selling my old craft containers I no longer needed. I went with a group of friends and met new ones along the way. In the end I was very productive and completed several mosaic moments layouts.

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Embellish It layout - Play All Day NJ 2012

Here's another layout taught by Embellish It! at their Play All Day crop in NJ this past fall. What can I say? Awesome layering of cardstock and chipboard embellishments. The color combination...perfect. Check out their website for this kit and others.

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