Doodle's 1st baby album- Layouts #27-46 of the 365 scrapbook challenge and what lessons I learned with this layout

Hi Newbies, I'm here working on my 365 page layout challenge for 2019!  I will try to link all of the items used so you know what I used (and possibly where I bought them) just in case you decide you like any of it.

This week I decided to try something new...8 x 8 Layouts.  Now some of you might be saying how hard could that be.  Well, not so sure "harder" would be the word but never doing one before I made it "harder" in my head.  So lesson #1 for this blog would be...don't be afraid to try something you have never tried before.  That goes for anything in life...just go for it!  You never know how it will turn out or what you will learn from it or the experience you might get from it.

If you have been following my blogs you know that I usually do the 12 x 12 layouts (and use the ENTIRE space) and possibly throw in a hand made card or two just to get me out of my comfort zone.

These 8 x 8's for me were "hard" because I could only use 1 picture if I kept it at the 4x6, and very little embellishing.  I really wanted to do a baby album for my one and only grand-daughter and knew if I started at the 12 x 12 it would eventually have its own zip code so I said to myself, self, why not use an 8x8 album?  So I did, and eventually fell in L-O-V-E with doing 8x8's!

I was able to do an entire 20 page layout in less than a week, my goal was the weekend...and that was a big fat FAIL! Waah, waah, waah...but I didn't stop and I ended up finishing it in less than a week!  

I knew I definitely wanted to do some mixed media on some of them since space was limited and I wanted to make sure it was as pretty as it could be and not just a picture on a page.  And by mixed media. I meant, it was mostly that awesome Nuvo Mousse I bought from Sparkle N Sprinkle!  I just can't get enough of it!  

Instead of doing a blog with each one of the 8x8 layouts and because I didn't use a lot of embleshiments and mixed media, the blog would have been super short.  I decided to do one blog with the 20 layouts on them, featuring the items (and lessons if any) I used.

So here they are:                        

TITLE: HELLO
Title: Jillibean Soup
PAPER: stash from Michael's Hot Buy pad
FLAIR:  Scrappin Happy Studios
BANNER: Punch I bought at Michael's
SEQUENCE:  Ink Road Stamps (yeap, they have sequence!)
DATE:  Stamped with date stamper from ACherryOnTop.com
PHOTO:  Corners of photo was punched out pink paper that matched banner with corner punch and adhered to picture.





Title:  REAL IS RARE
PAPER: off white card stock that I used Nuvo Mousse from  SprinkleNsparkle.com (Peony Pink) EPHEMERA pack from PinkFresh Studio's BE YOU collection (leaves, "Real is Rare" and square with gold accents that I flipped and used as a triangle underneath the photo)
BUTTERFLIES were done using a punch & iridescent paper from Michael's
FLAIR: "So Sweet" by Scrappin Happy Studio

Title:  BABY STATS

Title:  "The Stats" and the script word BABY from Me and My Big Ideas, from Acherryontop.com

Paper: Stash from my Michael's Hot Buys haul

Backing of Photo: Becky Higgins, Project Life 

Flair: Jelly-O dimensional sticker
Flowers and heart stickers: puffy stickers, PinkFresh Studios

Title:  HELLO LOVE

PAPER:  COFFEE Collection by Echo Park, from Acherryontop.com

Before I started laying out the photo, I used some Ranger Perfect Pearls in PERFECT COPPER to mist the background, (got this in a mystery bag purchase.  I can only find it on Ebay).

PHOTO: backed with tissue paper w/gold flakes, added 2 die flowers by momenta  I cut using my Big Shot, adhered using my fineline applicator with tacky glue (love it, makes it so easy to glue down really small pieces), adhered photo with foam dots for some dimension. I also used used some of the mist and to create a "border" at the bottom. So here is LESSON #2 for these layouts; you can use more than just paper borders and washi tape to create a border for your page.

TITLE: PRINCESS

TITLE: The "Princess" sticker is from The Children's Phrases sticker book,
EPHEMERA round circle with flowers came from Vicki Boutin

PAPER: off white card stock, using Nuvo Mousse in Peony Pink and Lemmon Sorbet for the background. Die cut the 2 flowers by Momenta and also used the Nuvo Mousse (but adding water and a paint brush this time. The photo is actually backed by to tags that are pink and yellow from one of the Hot Buys from Michael's

The butterflies are cut from a border washi tape from Pink Paislee Pink Flat back 1/2 beads are from Ink Road Stamps

Title: PRETTY AS A PICTURE
TITLE:  Tiny Tales Vellum LITTLE GIRL Collection (adhered to the same color card stock as the banner punch)
PHOTO Backing: with stencil I purchased from Amazon, I stenciled it with Lemon Sorbet Nuvo Mousse, then backed it with 2 die cut flowers using my Big Shot, painted them blue using ACRYLIC PAINT from Target - cheap!  in color: Turquoise
PAPER: Stash from Hot Buy from Michael's (Mint Julep)
BANNER: Punch and painted in same Turquoise color with acrylic paint from Target.
FLAIRS: Hello from Scrappin Happy Studio
STICKERS: Beautiful, from Crate Paper Oasis collection, "Baby Girl" is from Stickabilities, "Wonder" is from American Crafts, Escape the Ordinary Collection,
SEQUENCE from InkRoadStudio

Title: ONE OF A KIND

TITLE: American Crafts, chipboard sticker (I found it on Ebay)

PHOTO: Backed with blue tissue paper with sequence from Ink Road Stamps.

PAPER: Hot Buy Pad from Michael's (Mint Julep)

CHIPBOARD STICKER CLOUDS, from American Crafts Thickers ESCAPE the ORDINARY collection;

Baby diaper pin embellishment, Special Moments Scrap from Michael's

PUFFY STICKERS from PinkFresh Studio's BE YOU collection

Title: LET'S START BY TAKING A SMALLISH NAP OR TWO...

TITLE:  Title and ephemera flowers from PinkFresh Studios, BE YOU collection

PAPER:  Pink Card Stock paper from paper pack from Michael's

PHOTO: I used my Wonky Frame from Doodlebug to frame Photo

HELLO in circle is a die cut made by Momenta I purchased from Hobby Lobby.
FLAIR: "Love" flair by Scrappin Happy Studios"
CLEAR STICKER: Our Little Princess" by The Paper Studio's CHILDREN PHRASES from Hobby Lobby with pink polkadot washi tape over it.
TINY HEARTS: from Doodlebug Designs, mini hearts collection

Title: STAY TRUE TO YOU AND YOU WILL END UP INCREDIBLY HAPPY 

TITLE:  Ephemera pack from PinkFresh Studio's BE YOU collection (along with the leaves and the squares with that awesome gold accents).

PAPER: Stock Off White Card StockBackground: mixed media (Mousse in Bronze, Perfect Pearls Mist in PERFECT COPPER, Perfect Pearls Mists in HEIRLOOM GOLD, Shimmerz Vibez in GLORIOUS DAY for the splatters.

PHOTO:  backed with tissue paper.  I also tried to put Washi tape down both sides of the pic but didn't like it (and here is LESSON 3 for this album); DON'T BE IN A HURRY TO DO YOUR LAYOUT, if the background is still wet, even Washi tape will tear the page/paint off.  I liked the look so I kept it.  It looks like the tear technique.  So I guess LESSON 3 for this layout, just because it isn't what what you meant it to be, if you like it, keep it!

STICKER:  "hello it's me" American Crafts, Escape the Ordinary collection

FLAIR: "remember this" from Scrappin Happy Studio Studios
STICKER: "with love" from Doodlebug (this and that) collection.

Title: BE YOUR BEAUTIFUL SELF

TITLE: Wood veneer from My Mind's Eye, from ACherryOnTop.com

PAPER: Stash (actually a gift from a friend)

BANNER: blue stock paper punched with Banner Punch

FLOWERS:  Joann's
EPHEMERA: Take Note sticker, Bird and Heart Card is from PinkFresh Studio's BE YOU Collection (I'm loving that collection)

Title:  SWEET GIRL
TITLE:  The Paper Studio, Stickabilitities (girl collection) - from Hobby Lobby
PAPER:  Hot Buy Pad, MINT JULEP
BACKGROUND: Shimmerz, Creameez, in GREAT FRUIT and some Radiant Pearls TINY HEARTS: from DoodleBug Mini Heart collection
RUBBER CHIPS: (xoxo and flower) from PinkFresh Studio, DREAM ON collection
FLAIR: from Scrappin Happy Studio Flower, I fussy cut from a pad I had on hand
BANNER: I punched out using my punch and peach colored card stock

Title:  HELLO BABY GIRL

TITLE: "hello" is actually a Project Life card that I slid under the picture, the "baby girl" is a clear sticker from The Paper Studio's Stickabilities collection, from Michael's.

PAPER:  Hot Buy pad from Michael's, MINT JULEP collection, used paper to die cut flower by Momenta, and hearts from same pad.

HEART DIE: used my Big Shot to cut this 4 in a row heart die out.  

BANNER: and hearts from 1Canoe2, the HAZELWOOD Collection

FLAG: from Dear Lizzy
FLAIR: My Love and the hearts flair from Scrappin Happy Studio

Title: BEAUTY INSIDE AND OUT

TITLE:  For the title I used one of my nesting dies (frame with stitching) on a piece of the paper from the HOT BUY pad, MINT JULEP that had writing on it.  I cut what I wanted out and used the frame, backed it with card stock paper and added the hearts from my heart punch and used the tear technique at the bottom.Paper:  HOT BUY pad, MINT JULEP

PHOTO:  Backed with same paper as Title, used the tear technique on one side, left a little at the bottom to add hearts and a chipboard sticker from American Crafts' ESCAPE THE ORDINARY collection

TINY HEARTS: from Doodlebug, mini hearts collection

PUFFY STICKER: "A Beautiful Moment" from PinkFresh Studios

TITLE: YOU ARE LOVED SO MUCH

TITLE:  Embellishment sticker from Me and My Big Ideas

PAPER: Hot Buy Pad with Nuvo Embellishing Mousse from SprinkleNSparkle in color of Peony Pink

3D Sticker of lamb is from Soft Spoken Embellishment from Acherryontop.com 

WOOD FRAME: Auburn Lane from Pink Paislee (cut frame in half used in upper left corner added one Nuvo Mousse)

SEQUENCE: from Ink Road Stamps

TITLE: GIRL
TITLE: Me and My Big Ideas
PAPER: Stash
FLOWERS & HEARTS:  die cut from my Big Shot, both cut from scrap paper with pink and white design.  The flowers are from Momenta (Intricate Flower)
SAFETY PIN: embellishment from Special Moments Scrapbooking I purchased at Michael's
SEQUENCE: from Ink Road Stamps

TITLE: LOVE
TITLE: 1Canoe2, Hazelwood collection
PAPER: Stock paper in peachy/pink color
BACKGROUND: I have a heart stencil of hearts flowing; I used the Nuvo Embellishment Mousse from SprinkleNSparkle in BURNISHED BRONZE and stenciled with finger sponge.
Washi tape (from Michael's) hearts in corner at an angle
Iridescent HEARTS punched from my heart confetti punch by EK Tools

TITLE: LITTLE ONE

TITLE: The Paper Studio, CHILDREN PHRASES from Hobby Lobby
PAPER: Stash from a friend (LOVE IT), I used some of the POENY PINK Nuvo Mousse on the background to add some pink to the photo and bring out the pink in her hat.
PHOTO: backed with parchment paper
TEADY BEAR sticker by Special Moments Scrapbooking (Hobby Lobby or Michael's)
SQUARE DIMENSIONAL  sticker in flowers by Provo Craft (Michael's)
CHIPBOARD STICKER polkadot Ribbon from Maggie Holmes, Crate Paper
BUTTERFLIES punched out of iridescent paper and my butterfly punch
WOOD VEENER sticker "follow your dreams" from My Mind's Eye with some Peony Pink rubbed on it.

TITLE: IT'S A GIRL!
TITLE: Jolee's Boutique, purchased at Michael's
PAPER: Stash from pad I've had gotten from Michael's
PHOTO: Backed with a light purple thread (a technique I picked up from Missy Whidden)
SEQUENCE from Ink Road Stamps
Hearts punched with my EK Tools Heart Confetti punch
EPHEMERA card at bottom of photo from my older stash

TITLE: MY HEART (to have a daughter)
TITLE: The paper Studio, CHILDREN PHRASES collection sticker pack from Hobby Lobby
PAPER: Stock paper in an aqua-ish color with a scrap piece of pink paper from my scrap stash that has white imprint on it and put a grayish/black piece of card stock paper I tore and have it peeking out (just enough to pick up the black in her top)
PHOTO: backed it with more scrap pink paper cut with my Wonky Frame die from Doodlebugs
I also backed it with the intricate FLOWER die that I added Peony Pink Mousse to it (prior to die cutting)
FLAIR: "My Heart" from Scrappin Happy Studio

TITLE:  A CHILD'S FIRST HERO IS THEIR FATHER
TITLE:  The Paper Studio, Stickabilities collection (Hobby Lobby) and adhered to scrap stock card that I used Peony Pink Mousse on, since it is a see through sticker it showed the pink well.
PAPER: Hot Buy from Michael's that had dots on it, the paper was a little darker than I wanted so I used some Peony Pink added to it (just a little to pull out the pink and lighten it up)
PHOTO: backed it with the intricate flower die and backed with a partial die cut Wonky frame from Doodlebugswa.com
HELLO: cut from one of the pages of of the same pad and adhered with foam dots for dimension
BLESSED sticker from The Paper Studio, CHILDREN'S PHRASES sticker book from Hobby Lobby, adhered to scrap paper that I used Peony Pink Mousse on and adhered to behind the photo.

Well, there you have it...number(s) 27-46 of my 365 layout challenge for 2019.  Thanks for following along on my journey of 365 scrapbook page challenge that I am doing, and reading about the lessons I'm learning along the way!

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HoHoHo - Layout #15 of the 365 scrapbook challenge and what lessons I learned with this layout

Hey Newbies,

I'm here working on number 15 of my 365 Page Layout Challenge 2019 (and the lessons I learned).  I will try to list everything I used below and try to link up to where you can purchase them if you happen to like any of them.

This layout I'm not gonna lie...I love.  Not just because of the pictures (he was so darn cute in his little man robe), but I was super excited about using non-traditional Christmas colors.  What I mean by that is not the usual green and red, green and red.  I have been seeing all of these layouts on IG with these beautiful colors for Christmas and I was hooked!  I ordered a small pack of 12 x 12 paper from Lawn Fawn and when it arrived I was very excited to do a layout!

I recently popped into Joann's and wouldn't you know it they had a 90% off all of their Christmas stuff!  I didn't have much in my stash on Christmas so when I saw all of this stuff I went crazy...but hey it was .99 cent!  Ok, not all of it was .99 most of it was .19 cents!  It was crazy!  This Hohoho was one of the wood veneers but I knew I could paint it so in the basket it went (with a ton of ribbon, and other wood veneer stuff and stickers, I mean I am set for the next 10 Christmas's on ribbon, just sayin)!                                                                                                                                                                               

After going through the Lawn Fawn pack of printed papers and my stash that I got from Joann's and my new Christmas tree die cuts I purchased from Hobby Lobby, and I knew exactly what I wanted to use and how I wanted it to look.

I started the layout with one of the Lawn Fawn printed papers (this is heavy card stock paper) that had snow flakes printed on it.  The photos I choose had this blue in it that was begging to be pulled out, so I had some scrap pieces left over from another Christmas layout I did (same paper collection) that had this blue in it.  

I did the tear technique on one side and left some straight edges on the other just to mix it up.  The blues really pulled the colors out of the photo well.  I also backed the phot with another couple of left over scrapes from the same collection that also had this blue in it.  I didn't quite like the reds that were pulling from it so I used some white gesso and dabbed it on (a technique I learned from Missy Whidden's YOUTUBE channel, I have learned so much from her and her layouts are AMAZING!) .  It was enough to lighten the red to match the pinkish color I used for the Title and trees.

After adhering the photos to the background I die cut the trees using my Big Shot machine and glued them down.  I had a few chipboard stickers from Echo Park that I added (like that cute polar bear in the bottom right corner) and a few in the center of some of the colored snow flakes on the backing.  I had this puffy sticker snowman by Creatology from the Joann's haul that I used as well.

Here comes LESSON #1 for this layout; just because it is not "meant" for scrapbooking doesn't mean you can't use it for a layout.  The reindeer down by the Christmas tree at the bottom is a cut out from a note pad I had laying around.  I ran it through my X-yron sticker maker and made it into a sticker!  It went perfectly and it was FREE!

The Title I painted using Shimmerz Paints - Creameez in GREAT FRUIT, I mean the colors were perfect and pulled the colors of those trees so well! 

Lastly, I journaled on the trees in a silver glitter pen! All in all, I love it.  Leave me a comment below and let me know what you think about all of the non-traditional colors being used this year.

Well, there you have it...number 15 of my 365 layout challenge for 2019.  Thanks for following along on my journey of 365 scrapbook page challenge that I am doing, and reading about the lessons I'm learning along the way!  

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Kimberly

Today Seriously - Layout #13 of the 365 scrapbook challenge and what lessons I learned with this layout

Hey Newbies,

I'm here working on number 13 of my 365 Page Layout Challenge 2019 (and the lessons I learned).  I will try to list everything I used below and try to link up to where you can purchase them if you happen to like any of them.

Today I did this 12 x 12 layout using one of my new HOT BUY pads from Michael's.  If you don't know what a HOT BUY is let me tell you.  Every quarter or so Michael puts these HOT BUYS on sale.  They are 12 x 12 pads or pocket cards, or envelopes/cards and these items are nothing to sneeze about!  They are the real deal!  They are usually $19.99 but when they go on sale they are only $5 or buy one get 2 FREE!  

So this layout I started off with one particular pad and then added scraps from an really old stash (I would say that was lesson #1 but that was a few blogs ago...ALWAYS KEEP YOUR SCRAPES)!

This pad is gorgeous!  If you read my blogs you know I love shinny and this pad has it!  You also know I hate fussy cutting but I will do it.  One of the papers had the beautiful flower on it with gold accents and I knew I wanted to use it.  I did some fussy cutting and it came out pretty good, but it took a while.  That same page had a gold border around it so I cut the page in half and then cut the border out and used it as part of the backing of the page.  The rest of the gold border I used around my photo as well as a gold foil card that came in the pad (I'm telling you...so much bling)!  I used a 12 x 12 card stock from the other HOT BUY pad for the first layer, and then used a scrap of yellow to pull some of the gold accents on the page and yellow out of the picture.  I found a black and gold polkadot card that matched my shirt (that was pretty awesome) and used to back the photo as well.  The border came from a really old stash and I thought pulled it all together.

Now for the title.  I saw a video on how to use glitter and your X-yron sticker machine (I have 2 and love them both)!  I put the wording upside down and ran it through the X-yron and made the top of the word sticky.  I dumped some gold glitter on top of it and BAM! Instant gold wording (and more bling)!

The last thing I did was use some Shimmerz Paints VIBEZ in GLORIOUS DAY...it has a sparkle to it and went perfectly with the gold accents on the paper!  If you have never used Shimmerz products...I highly recommend them.  There are a few different types that do different things to your layouts and you definitely have to know what they do before using them!  Missy Whidden has a YOUTUBE video (click here) that goes over a few things about using the different ones.  I'm still having a little bit of a learning curve on the whole splatters thing...some times it comes out great and other times...not so much (but that's for an upcoming blog...)

Thanks for following along on my journey of 365 scrapbook page challenge that I am doing, and reading about the lessons I'm learning along the way!

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Happy Scrapping🤗

Kimberly