The Great Toilet Paper Caper

Here's my son Aidan being a boy.... I have been dreaming about this layout for years. I'm glad to have finally gotten it done. I struggle with boy pages because I had my daughter first and am used to all things frilly. I'm looking forward to increasing my boy scrapbook skills. Share your tips?!

Supplies:

• Ana Griffin Cuttlebug and Swiss dots folder
• Cricut Cartridge - Create a Critter 2 list cut at 8" and Fontopia font 1.5" (shadow and font)
• TPC Studios Clearly Better - Navy
• Memories Direct long reach stapler, blue staples
• Stampin' Up! patterned paper
• American Crafts ribbon
• Creative Memories corner rounder
• Bazzill white cardstock
• Leaps and Bounds Snips and Snails Vellum Phrases
• DCWV Boy Colored Transparency Quote Stack
• Recollections floral embellishment
• Blue Copic Multiliner
• Pressed Petals Scrap Metal
• Blue corner embellishments - stash
• Adhesives: Scotch ATG, Zots, Tombow stamp runner and Vellum adhesive

My own quilted toilet paper!

Challenges
About A Boy Scrapbooking Challenge Blog - Boys will be Boys
About A Boy Scrapbooking Challenge Blog - White plus one
3 Girl Jam Anything Goes with Ribbon


La-Vie

Anniversary Spinner Card

Today my project is the result of combining 4 different challenges: a sketch from Sketchy Friday, color inspiration from Tsunami Rose Designs, anniversary theme from Hiding in My Craft Room, and the technique of using brayering of sponging from Repeat Impressions. I had lots of fun using most of these materials and tools for the first time. Now that I am organized I use new things so much faster and have been pulling out the older things as well. I loved the sponging technique to create the heart background and the shading on the spinner wheel.

KISS - Keep it Simple... I went old school today with some of my crafting techniques. I pulled out a pencil and traced the circle stamp onto the cardstock to get the right sized circle, cut it out by hand and then re-trimmed it once I stamped the image. It was much quicker than pulling out the Cricut, cuttlebug, dies (because I didn't have a punch the right size). Then I used the sponge and ink to not only ink the edges, but to color in the beige parts of the spinner to give them a pink tinge. Love it! Here's a closer look. The spinner hand is attached with a small brad that comes in the package from Stampin' Up! I affixed it tightly to make sure you know it's an anniversary card. I'm sure it would spin if I affixed it more loosely (and I will next time ... just to see).

Supplies:

• Cardstock - Bazzill, stash
• Ribbon - The Paper Studio, Spare Parts
• Stapler - Memories Direct long reach stapler and staples
• Stencil - Pebbles: baby girl
• Embossing - Anna Griffin for Cuttlebug - Smitten (border folder)
• Punch: Martha Stewart Punch around the page - Topiary
• Stamp: Stampin' Up! Take a Spin
• Adhesives: xyron, 3D Zots
• Ink: Clear and Simple Stamps, Paint the Town Pink
• Corner rounder - Creative Memories
• Sponge

 

 

wish me luck!!

La-Vie

Instant Scrapbook Baby Boy - Pg 12 & 13

As continued from last time, here are the next pages of the scrapbook. Provo Craft has created the perfect cart for religious phrases and images called Inspired Heart sold at their website and at Wal-Mart. This 2-page Christening layout is created with cut at 5", cut at 4" and cut at 2". The cardstock used is DCWV metallic stack - blue

The background paper is Doodlebug Design Inc. - 1583 Polo. The gem stickers are by Martha Stewart Crafts. The ink applied with a large dauber is by Clear & Simple stamps - simply blue-tiful. The stamp - "sharing with you..." is from Stampin' Up! and the Provebs 3 stamp is from Stamp La Jolla. The jubilation stamp is from Memories direct in their phrases set bought from HSN.com.

I hope you found inspiration in the simplicity of this 2 page spread today!

La-Vie