Halloween Layout Featuring (new to the shop) Flair BUTTONS from Scrappin Happy Studio!

Hi Guys, Thanks for stopping by and checking out something brand NEW from Scrappin Happy Studio!  These cute Flair Buttons are super durable, cute as a (I'm going to say it) button, has a metal back to them, which means you can use any adhesive to adhere them to your layout, and they are brand NEW to her shop!

She sent me a pack, before she even has them in her shop, to try.  These Halloween themed (she will have other themes to choose from as well) are super cute and the colors are awesome for any Halloween themed layout.  There is even one that is versatile enough to use on a layout that isn't Halloween themed! 

I was so excited to get them yesterday that I just had to do a layout.  Here is a picture of me and my mom on a Halloween that we decided at the last minute to dress up and go out so we spent the day trying to find last minute outfits.  I'm not sure what she was...kinda of a Phantom of the Opera meets dental man? I have no idea to this day😆 I chose a black cat and found leggings, a black top and a cat eyes mask and some black gloves.  It worked and we had so much fun that night with people trying to guess who we were.

Ok, so back to the layout.  It came together pretty quick with these Halloween themed buttons and one of her Halloween epoxy flairs.  As I'm sure you can tell by now (because I'm sure I told you before) I'm all about color!  I see color, pull all colors I think will match both in paper and embellishments and making sure everything matches the theme.  So with these buttons being Halloween colors and themed, it came together quick!

Everything I used is listed below.  Thanks again for stopping by and checking out these super cute and brand new to her shop...Flair Buttons!

Collections I used:

Scrappin Happy Studio - Epoxy flairs - Halloween Words

Scrappin Happy Studio -  Flair Buttons - Halloween

ms.  sparkle & Co - HALOWEEN TEXTURES 6x6 paper pad

American Crafts Thickers - SPOOKY glitter foam  

K&Company - Dimensional Stickers (Halloween)

Echo Park Paper - SPOOKY  chipboard stickers

Bo Bunny - 12" Fright Delight Dingbat cut-a-parts

Adtech Glue Runner Permanent adhesive 

Leave comments below and let me know what you think about her new Flair Buttons.  Come follow me on IG (link on blog), and head over to Scrappin Happy Studio to see her newest collection of handmade epoxy flairs...she does a new collection about every 2 weeks!

Have a Scrappy Day😄

2 page Vaca layout featuring Scrappin Happy Beer Friends Epoxy Flairs

 Hey Newbies, I'm up on the blog doing a double page layout featuring these super awesome and funny BEER FRIENDS epoxy flairs from Scrappin Happy Studio!

She featured these in her new release last month and I just had to have them for this layout.  I was super excited to see them because I have been wanting to do this layout for a little while now. I will list the items I used at the bottom of this blog.

I'm also going to let you in on a little secret...I ran out of the perfect, summer time, drink time paper I've ever seen (retired paper from Stamping Up!) and I was so bummed out but was able to coordinate some other papers for the 2nd page and it worked out perfect!

Ok, first of all this is how it all starts in my head: I pull so much stuff from my stash and then I go from there.  It either works or I set it aside and pull from the remaining pile.  I mean, when I start on a layout I pull about half my stash (or at least the stuff that goes with the theme of the layout).

For the 1st layout, I started off with a piece of 12 x 12 bright blue card stock from a paper pad I had. I added some awesome summer time paper from Stamping Up! called Bubble and Fizz (unfortunately it is retired 😑). I love all of the bright colors and fun bottles! 

I printed the photos 3" x 2" and then backed them with 2 of the papers from the Bubble and Fizz collection.  I decided to use the 4 photos in a stacked way to show kind of a action flow to it.  I used 1/2 a page of the green bottled paper from the Bubble and Fizz collection and then used my very last piece of the big colorful bottled paper, from the Bubble and Fizz collection,  using the tear technique.  I laid it over the bottle paper, and then added the last strip of yellow and white paper that I had, behind it (guys, this is why I keep ALL of my scraps).  I added a torn 12 x 2" fizzy green paper from the same collection and then I had just enough of the small bright colored bottle paper left to do a 4 x 2" piece poking out to give it a pop of color.

I found some really cool chipboard stickers that had lemons and a SQUEEZE scripted word which was perfect for her puckered lemon face😂.  I also found an epoxy word LAUGH and a sticker of a girl in sunglasses.  All of these went perfect with the pictures and of course that  BEER MODE ON epoxy from Scrappin Happy Studio!  I managed to find a puffy sticker black palm tree and added that.  I had the VACA word in white and backed it on some of the same bright blue card stock that I used for the layout.

I had some foam alphas (thanks to an awesome crafty friend) and spelled out the word MODE and backed it with a piece of the fizzy green paper in the collection, and gave it a little tear action at the top just to blend it in.   The title I cut from a cut apart sheet I had, backing it with the fizzy green paper and a strip of yellow to tie it all together and added another LIVE, LOVE, BEER epoxy flair from Scrappin Happy Studio!  That finishes the 1st page of this 2 page layout.

The 2nd page I didn't have all of the same papers from that collection so I had to improvise.  I did have the green bottle paper so I measured it and lined it up with the first page. Instead of the bright colored bottle paper that I tore and laid on top I was able to find a bright colored camera paper and did the same tear technique and adhered it to the green paper.  I also didn't have any more of the yellow and white paper so I used a strip of the side 2 of the green bottle paper (which was the fabulous reddish/pink with white swirly lines and some green dots).  I also didn't have any more of that cool small bright bottle paper so I used the same size (approximately) of the bright camera paper.  I was able to find the I LOVE THIS PLACE puffy sticker from the same collection as the palm tree and used that.  The pineapple chip board came from the same collection as the SQUEEZE scripted word as did the JUST CHILLIN! I used the epoxy HAPPY word and TOGETHER word (both coming from the same collection as the  LAUGH word) and found this awesome green GOOD TIMES WITH GOOD FRIENDS sticker as well as the I'M FEELIN IT sticker.  The FUN MEMORIES came from the same collection as the palm tree and the cool beach jeep was from a stash from 2008!!!  Lastly, the WILD SIDE round chipboard sticker is from a collection called Jungle Safari (just sayin, just because it came in a collection of safari animals doesn't mean you have to use it for that😬).

Well, there you have it!  Thanks for stopping by and reading all about this 2 page layout and these super fun BEER EPOXY FLAIRS from Scrappin Happy Studio!

Collections I used:

Scrappin Happy Studio - Epoxy flairs - BEER FRIENDS 

Stamping Up! - Bubble and Fizz (retired but they have some awesome collections)

American Crafts Thickers - Honey Collection (FUN, MEMORIES)

American Crafts Thickers - Thick & Thin Collection (foam white letters)

American Crafts Thickers - Wander Collection (VACA, I LOVE THIS PLACE & BLACK PALM TREE)

The Paper Studio - Agenda 52 - I'M FEELIN IT, GOOD TIMES WITH GOOD FRIENDS

Pink Paislee - Citrus Blend Sticker collection - SQUEEZE, FRESHLY SQUEEZED,PINEAPPLE

Park Lane (epoxy words) HAPPY, TOGETHER, LAUGH

Echo Park Paper - Jungle Safari Collection- WILD SIDE chipboard stickers

Peebles/Jen Hatfield - Home Made Collection - LEMON chipboard sticker

Scrappin Happy Studio - Print & Punch, HERE & NOW 

Leave comments below and let me know what you like best about it.  Come follow me on IG (link on blog), and head over to Scrappin Happy Studio to see her newest collection of handmade epoxy flairs...she does a new collection every 2 weeks!

Happy Scrapping🤗

Kimberly

Featuring Scrappin Happy Studio "Covid" Epoxy Flairs

Hi guys,  I'm here putting together this cute layout featuring Scrappin Happy Studio Epoxy Flairs! 

Showing off a Collection of her Covid-19 Flairs which were perfect for this layout, even though it wasn't a Covid-19 Layout!

Ok, first I'm going to say I love the versatility of her flairs! Even though she specifically made these for the Covid-19, I purchased them for this specific layout which has nothing to do with Covid-19.  A lot of her flairs you can mix and match to fit into layouts that may not be specifically for what she designed them for but works perfect for what you are laying out!

I started as I normally do with a ton of stuff pulled.  I should rename my site 'The Messy Scrapper' because I pull a LOT of stuff for my layouts!  I'm big on color and that's how I plan out my layouts. I choose a photo and pic a color or two and then start pulling from my stash anything that has those colors.  I also like to keep the theme the same (although I will go slightly off of theme if it really matches the colors and makes it pop)! I can tell you I always pull more than I use...you just never know what's going to work😀

I wanted to make this a multi-photo layout because the pics told the story.  I mounted each smaller picture to 2 separate papers (once card stock and one from a paper pad) and used the same papers for the 4x6 picture as well. I aligned the 3 smaller pictures like a photo strip and placed the larger photo to the right.

The title of Be Brave was perfect because the look on her mom's face was priceless! I added a journaling card that said "TOTAL BUMMER" from a back I got in a Traveling Box over on our FB group (feel free to join so you don't miss out on the fun)!  Those cards are snarky and I love them! They came in 2 different sizes and this one fit perfectly. I added some stickers, a wood veneer pencil and one of the epoxy flairs from Scrappin Happy Studio.  I adhered it at an angle and then added a flag/banner "FOR THE RECORD" to the last small photo and added the THERMOMETER flair at the bottom corner.  I added a cute chipboard sticker flower and the cut file (I had backed several months ago to go with another layout but it didn't work out so I kept it and bam! It worked amazingly well for this layout)!  

I got these cute tiny stickers from our Traveling Box (really, these boxes are amazing so head over to our

FB page and sign up), and used them for a second mini title.  I used the check circle woodveener on the bottom of the photo along with a pencil sticker I backed with foam adhisive for some dimension.  At the top of the 4x6 photo I added a sticker (backing it with foam tape) FROM THE DESK OF: Doodles, MD.  I added another epoxy flair in the center on a square sticker.

Well there you have it, how I used Covid-19 flairs for a totally different layout. I hope you enjoyed this layout as much as I enjoyed creating it!  Thanks for stopping by and reading all about my BE BRAVE layout and see below for some of the items I used to put this together.

Items used
Epoxy Flairs: Scrappin Happy Studio (Medical Epoxy Flair Collection)
Cut File Letters (ARROW) and wood veneers: Kreative Cuts Club
Be Brave Chipboard Stickers: American Crafts (Girl Power Collection)
From The Desk Of sticker: Jillibean Soup

Pencil Sticker: One Canoe Two

Chipboard flower sticker: Simple Stories

Total Bummer Card: Project Life - Perfectly Imperfect Collection

Thanks for taking the time to read about this layout and the products I used.  Please come follow me on IG (ScrapbookingForNewbies) or on FB (ScrapbookingForNewbies)

Happy Scrapping!

Kimberly

Bashing my stash!

I dug deep into my stash to find this gorgeous, beach vibe paper I almost forgot about.  Most of you know that I got into scrapbooking through a neighbor (who turned out to be a really great friend) back in 2008.  We did a couple of albums together and then I ended up moving and life got in the way.  I stopped scrapbooking after that year and didn't get back into it until 2018!  

So needless to say, when I tell you this is old paper...it is!  I absolutely love the colors in this paper...they just pop and scream summer vibes!

I started off with this amazing aqua/turquoise (ish) bright blue.  I took the beach vibe paper and cut about 1" off the sides and did the tear technique and separated the 2 pieces (tearing out a big gap in the center to make sure that blue really popped)!  I backed the photo with some scrapes from a multi colored pink paper leaving just enough showing through to give that pink a little pop.

Then I grabbed my stash and started picking the pieces I wanted to go on this layout.  I'm not sure if you are like me but I go through ALL of my stuff and grab what I THINK may look good on a particular layout.  Then once I start with the paper and the photo I start going through what I pulled from my stash all over again to see what actually works.  This makes it so difficult to do YT videos😱...I keep watching other scrappers do YT videos and wonder how they just know what to use from one pick🤷🏻‍♀️

I pulled a lot from American Crafts (3 different collections I will list below) along with 2 flairs from Scrappin Happy Studio and some cute sayings and hearts from Me & My Big Ideas.  The blue heart is actually the background peaking through after I punched the paper with my Heart punch.

Well, there you have it.  This layout came together quick for me.  It's a simple layout that looks like I spent a lot of time doing.  The best layouts aren't always the once that take hours or days like some of my mixed media ones do.

Collections I used:

Scrappin Happy Studio - Epoxy flairs - Beach Vibes Collection

Scrappin Happy Studio - Epoxy flairs - Be Strong Collection

American Crafts - Thickers - Adventure Collection

American Crafts - Thickers - Colorful Collection

American Crafts - Thickers - Summer Lights Collection

Me & My Big Ideas - Mambi Chips - I love us Collection

Thanks for coming along on this blog.  Leave comments below and let me know what you like best about it.  Come follow me on IG (link on blog), and head over to Scrappin Happy Studio to see her newest collection of handmade epoxy flairs...she does a new collection every 2 weeks!

Happy Scrapping🤗

Summer layout featuring Scrappin Happy Studio Flairs

Hi guys,  I'm here putting together this cute layout featuring Scrappin Happy Studio Epoxy Flairs! Her Ice Cream Collection was perfect for this layout🍦

I started with creating a background full of Summer colors using my mini cubes of Tim Holtz distressed inks.  How amazing are these colors😱 (I will list them below).  

I used a heavy white card stock (no gesso required for this mixed media).  I swiped each cube directly on to the paper leaving a little of the white showing through...I love this effect🌈. I decided to leave some space at the bottom and put a very cool, summer vibe printed card stock that pulled all the colors in.

After I finished backing the printed card stock onto the background I took my picture and one of my Circle dies (size 3 3/4") and put it through my die cutting machine leaving just a little of the bottom sticking out so it was straight and I could line it up with the bottom of the page.  I also did the same thing to a bright yellow piece of card stock I used to back the photo with just to give it a little pop!

As you can see by the above picture I had already gotten into this, oh so cute collection of epoxy flairs for another layout.  So I pretty much used the entire rest of the set on this layout.  I also went into her  Pool Fun Collection and pulled this cute flair with sunglasses and since this is my sister (his Aunt) I had to use this super cool Aunties are like moms only COOLER flair!

I had this SUMMER word cut file I got from Kreative Cuts Club that I hadn't used yet and was perfect for the Ice Cream themed layout, after all Summer and ice cream go hand in hand don't they?

I just so happen to have been at Joann's last weekend (unless this is my husband reading this, then I was no where near Joann's😬) and found these amazing chipboard Thickers from American Crafts and they all had an accent I wanted to use, I mean look at that HAPPINESS accent😱 and since my sister is into hearts I wanted to make sure I had some of them and I think every Thickers pack I purchased had some in them.  All of the chipboards were from AC with one exception...that THIS MAKES ME SMILE arrow is a puffy sticker from the PinkFresh Studio BE YOU collection.I decided to do the SUMMER at an angle and then started laying out the accents.  I wanted the colors to really stick out so I did most of the accents, flairs and puffy stickers at the bottom with just a few of them on each side of the layout to make sure those colors really showed through!  Quick tip: I love, love, love my sticker maker which is what I used for each of the letters...easy peasy!

Well, there you have it...my SUMMER layout. I hope you enjoyed this layout featuring Scrappin Happy Studio Flairs.  If you haven't had a chance to see her collections head over to her Etsy shop (here) and check her shop out! 

I will leave details and some links below on what I used...it may be the middle of Winter but looking at this layout I feel Summer calling my name!

Items used
Epoxy Flairs: Scrappin Happy Studio (Pool Fun Collection, Ice Cream Collection, Auntie Life Collection)
Cut File Letters (SUMMER): Kreative Cuts Club
Distressed Inks: Tim Holtz (in Cracked Pistachio, Peacock, Picked Raspberry, Abandoned Coral, Squeezed Lemonade)
Chipboard Thickers: American Crafts (Colorful, Confetti Wishes, Pick Me Up, Summers Lights)
Puffy Sticker: Pinkfresh Studio, BE YOU collection
Circle Dies: Spellbinders, Nestabilities - Standard Circle LG

Thanks for taking the time to read about this layout and the products I used.  Please come follow me on IG (ScrapbookingForNewbies) or on FB (ScrapbookingForNewbies)

Happy Scrapping!

Kimberly

Senior Picture 8 x 8 layout Book, #57-67 of the 365 scrapbook challenge and what lessons I learned with this layout

Hi Newbies, 
I'm here working on finishing the 8 x 8 album for my Nephew who is graduating from High School (for the first 9 pages please read through my blog).  This album is so near and dear to my heart because he is Autistic and the struggles my sister had and still has with him are real!  So I wanted to make her a special album to remember his special day.

This album holds 20 pages so I thought I would do 10 pages for one blog and the remaining 10 for another blog just so it's not too overwhelming for anyone to read.  

This album will be layouts #57 - 67  of my 365 page layout challenge for 2019!- and yes I do include cards and 8x8 albums as well as my usual 12 x 12 layouts as part of my layout challenge, and FILLER pages (something new I'm doing for this album since I only have 11 pictures) - -just saying😬 

I will try to link all of the items used (and possibly where I bought them) just in case you decide you like any of it.  Since this entire album is an 8x8 album there aren't a lot of embellishments that I used.

After the first 8x8 album I did a couple of weeks ago, I lost my fear of doing them and kinda liked it.  I would NOT say they were easier, I mean you are trying to create an awesome layout with embellishments and stickers and stamps and sequence and heat embossing and...well you get it. When you are doing the 8x8's you are very limited on space to create such an amazing layout, especially if the pictures are bigger than 4x6.

For this album I had to try something a little different.  Since the album itself holds 20 layouts, I only had 11 pictures that my sister had sent to me for his photo shoot.  So I had to come up with some filler pages.  Basically, a scrapbook layout without a photo.  I've never done one before so it was fun to do.

SO HERE THEY ARE:

(57) - TITLE: HIP HIP HOORAY

TITLE: "HIP HIP HOORAY"

PHOTO: I backed the photo with colored tissue paper to match the layout.

PAPER: card stock from paper pad purchased at Michael's

TITLE: USED THE STAMPS from my Ranger Letter It Clear Stamp set (CELEBRATION) I used scrap paper from my card stock and also used my SPELLBINDERS SWIRL HEMSTITCH SQUARES NESTABILITITES die to cut it and leave the dots around the edges of the paper to "frame" it.

EPOXY FLAIRS: From my favorite flair shop, SCRAPPIN HAPPY STUDIO, I used the 'TODAY' and 'SHOOT' flair inside the camera lens (and the camera itself came from that shop.  They include it on their packaging so I fussy cut it and used the camera and it worked beautifully for this layout!

GRADUATION STICKERS: They all came from the same collection from PAPER CRAFTS (Michael's)

CHIPBOARDS: The black chipboards (swirly design in upper right corner and the corner piece in lower left corner) were in the same package that I had gotten from a mystery bag I purchased.

(58) - TITLE: JAMES

TITLE: Bubble-A-Bilities (from Hobby Lobby) bubble alphas

PHOTO: Backed by scrap card stock used on one of the previous pages.  Die cut with my Wonky Frames 

GRADUATION SAYINGS: The word "CONGRATS" and the "YOU DID IT!' came from EK Success, STICKO collection (Hobby Lobby)

GOLD BALLOONS: I cut the balloons with my Cricut machine out of gold foil paper from Michael's.  The "string" was done by using one of my fancy design scissors and the scrap from the gold foil paper (getting creative).

(59) - CONGRATULATIONS

TITLE: Stamped on to a banner I made with my banner punch using my Ranger Letter it stamp set, heat embossed with Ranger embossing powered in BUTTER CUP and then adhered to the background with brads (from old stash a friend gave me, a little tip for brads, if you don't want to make holes in your layout, the metal part twists off easily and I use a foam dot on the back to stick it down).

PHOTO: backed with a card cut from a page out of one of my HOT BUY pads from Michael's (don't miss out on those deals)!

CHIPBOARD STICKER: the word "DOCUMENTED" from American Crafts, Escape the Ordinary Collection.  I adhered it to a piece of the gold foil paper from Michael's and glued it to the background.

STICKER: The scroll sticker is from the Graduation pack by EK Success, Sticko Collection (Hobby Lobby).

CHIPBOARD STICKER: The black chipboard sticker was from a mystery bag that I purchased.

(60) - KIND & STRONG

TITLE: KIND & STRONG are cut from an amazing HOT BUY pad (that I wished I had gotten 2 of). I used my banner punch on both of them.  I also cut the flower border behind the word LOVE from the same pad.

POCKET CARD: This is from Becky Higgins Project Life (unfortunately they no longer carry this one).

PUZZLE PIECE: Die cut using my die from Stampin Up (it comes with the die and stamps in one set)

LOVE: This is actually a digital download that I fussy cut.

BIG HEART: I punched a heart out of a plastic overlay sheet of hearts from Acherryontop.com.  I've never used this type of "paper" before, a bit hard to punch through but I like the effect.

HEARTS: Punched from the heart EK Success punch I have (it punches in 4 different sizes...I LOVE it!

(61) - CELEBRATE

TITLE: "CELEBRATE" is from Jillibean Soup "Grey Sentiments" collection.

PHOTO: backed with grey stock card using the tear technique on the right side and the bottom.  I used a project life card to add to the bottom (barely sticking out) just to give it a little more pizzaz.

WORDS: From my Tim Holtz Small Talk collection sticker book from Hobby Lobby (I would buy stock in that place...if they sold it)!

EPOXY FLAIR: Is from Scrappin Happy Studio 

(62) - WAY TO GO!

TITLE: WAY TO GO! was done using my Cricut machine 3 times and stacked them on top of each other just a little off to show color.

SQUARE SAYINGS: cut from a 12 x 12 sheet of paper I found at Joann's, backed by scrap paper I  cut to size.

BALLOONS: Made by using my Cricut machine and the string was made by cutting the foil paper with my fancy scissors.

BANNER: I used my banner punch from Michaels (this one cuts in 3 different sizes!  L-o-v-e it!

GOLD HEARTS: Used with my EK Success Heart punch.

ALPHAS: His name I used alpha stickers from Echo Park

(63) - MARVELOUS

TITLE: The word "Marvelous" (and the puzzle piece) is from an old (very old) sticker stash a friend gave to me.  I wish I knew where she got it because I love all of the words on it and it's kinda shinny.

PHOTO: backed with scrap paper (SAVE YOUR SCRAPES)!

EPHEMERA: The word 'Great' is from an Ephemera pack from PINKFRESH STUDIO

SWIRLLIES: (I think I just made that up) are cut from my Cricut 

(64) - INSPIRE

TITLE: INSPIRE is from that same pack that the word MARVELOUS came from...I keep searching for it but no luck yet!

PHOTO: I backed it with card stock that I used the tear technique at the top and bottom.  It looked really good with this graph paper I cut from a 12 x 12 page from a pad I had.

GOLD WORDS & HEARTS: American Thickers, THE LUCKY ONES collection

EPHEMERA: Is from the Vicki Boutin gold accents label stickers

GOLD HEARTS: American Crafts' Goldie collection (Hobby Lobby)

(65) - BELIEVE

TITLE: The word "BELIEVE" the silver hearts and the banner that says Love This Life are from Paper House

PHOTO: I didn't back this photo because the paper I used to adhere it to was kinda awesome.  It was a scrap I flipped upside down to hide the colors that wouldn't work and it left me with this semi-framed page so I went with it! (I think we call that a lesson, used what you have however you can)

HEART: The black and white chipboard heart is something I got from a mystery bag (love those) so not sure where they are from.

PUFFY WORDS: Graduate is also from Paper House (Hobby Lobby)

BLACK DOTS: from Ms. Sparkle & Co (Joann's)

(66) - LIVE FOR THE MOMENT

TITLE: Ephemera pack from PinkFresh Studio 

PHOTO: I backed the photo with a scrap (people save your scrapes!) to the right of it and used the tear technique down the one side (I really got carried away with this technique in this album).

STICKERS: All fo the graduation stickers came from the same pack I purchased from Hobby Lobby.

FLAG: The "Hooray" flag is from Dear Lizzy

GOLD DOTS: These are actually from an alpha CONFETTI WISHES PHRASE THICKERS pack from PINK PAISLEE, 

GOLD WORDING: "SMART" is from a scrap paper in one of my HOT BUYS!  I really wish I had gotten 2 of them!

EPOXY FLAR: Scrappin Happy Stuido

The "I DID IT" sign...he held that up himself!  HE DID IT!!!!🤗

(67) - GRADUATE

TITLE: The title and the other graduation stickers are all from the same pack I purchased from Hobby Lobby.  

GOLD STARS: Came in a mystery box I purchased.  It was actually a tag filled with glitter and black and gold stars but I cut it open and used the stars for this layout.

OWL: I made the owl from my Owl punch and heat embossed him in gold.

GOLD STAR: was also from the tag that was filled with glitter and stars

EPOXY FLAIR: From Scrappin happy Studios

SHAKER "CARD": I made a Shaker "card" by stamping the sentiments from my Ranger Letter It clear stamp set on a piece of 12 x 12 I cut.  I added the glitter and sequence and then added vellum on top and glued all sides.  (here comes a LESSON), the glue didn't hold on the bottom so I had to get creative since all of the bits were falling out.  So I had a clear sticker with a sentiment and a swirly  on it that I wasn't using so I let the swirl (or scribble) show and hid the remaining sticker by adhering it to the back to keep the "card" together. That way it didn't show the sentiment and it kept the bits from falling out!  Win-Win situation😬
JOURNALING: I did the journaling using velum paper and adhered it with dots of clear glue and hid that by adding the gold dots from the Pink Paislee Alpha pack.

Well, there you have it...this album is officially complete and it brings me to page 68 of my 365 layout challenge for 2019. I am ahead so far (trying to stay a bit ahead so when I go to his graduation  I won't be behind when I get back).

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!

Please leave a comment below and let me know what you think about 8x8 layouts.  Have you used them before?

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Happy Scrapping🤗

Kimberly

Moments Worth Remembering - Layout #22 of the 365 scrapbook challenge and what lessons I learned with this layout

Hey Newbies,

I'm here working on number 22 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'm doing one of my challenges that I found on a FB group from the UK (yeap, still counting it as part of my challenges.)😬  This one was very specific about what was required.  It required mixed media, BIG stencil work and stitching, which I've never done😱...which was pretty cool because learning new stuff is awesome!

I started off with a heavy red card stock for the background.  I took some white 12x12 card stock, cut it down by an inch on each side and used white gesso on it to do some mixed media work.  After it dried, I did the tear technique at the top before starting the mixed media work.


I used one of my favorite heart stencils and used glass bead gel, it's messy and takes a bit to get the technique down but I do love it.  I used my heat gun to try and dry it but had to let it set to fully dry...so this layout took a while to do.

After the gel dried I made a heart stencil (out of a cardboard) and stenciled the big heart using my ink blending tool by Tim Holtz and blended the ink around the stencil using Stamp Craft Ink in "RED" I bought at Michaels.  I also used smaller heart stencils in the middle of the larger heart using red acrylic paint and the same blending tool. 

I didn't want to leave the paper white, I'm not a huge fan of a lot of white space in my layouts.  I do them every so often when I "lift" an amazing layout  I see on IG.  So I took my blending tool and blended some more of the acrylic paint all around, making sure I don't mess with the glass beads, those are super delicate so I used Distressed spray stain in ABANDONED CORAL on them.

I used my heart punched to punch out some hearts in the same red card stock I used for the background and one out of gold foil paper (I purchased from Michaels, it goes on sale a lot so wait for it).   I backed the one red heart at the top with the gold heart and did my journaling.  I did the stitching on the single heart at the bottom.  Not bad for my first time and no sewing machine!

The photos I backed with black card stock and some of the gold foil paper.  I wanted to pull some of the black out of his shirt and add some other color other than the reds because it was starting to look a bit...red🤷🏻‍♀️.  I used foam backing for the pictures to give some dimension to them and also it's hard for anything to stick to the glass beading so I had to use the foam.

I added the "LOVE" sticker in between the photos to pull more of the black out.  That was from a very old stash and I have no idea where I got those words because I love them!  It's got kind of a rough texture to it...If you guys find them anywhere please leave a comment, I would love to buy some more of those!

I then used the words NEW, ARRIVAL, HELLO, CUTE, on top of the red hearts to pull more of the gold color out and seriously, how cute is this new arrival anyways!  These are so awesome and I WILL be purchasing more of them!  They are Gold Foam Letters from Thickers Goldie (151) collection!  

I sprayed the entire page with Perfect Pearls Mist from Ranger in PERFECT COPPER.  It is one of my favorite colors!!!!

Finally, I used the EACH CHILD IS UNIQUE... and MOMENTS WORTH REMEMBERING from The paper Studio - Children Phrases I purchased from Michaels.

Well, there you have it...number 21 of my 365 layout challenge for 2019.  I tried to link up what I used in case you wanted to try any of them.  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!  Please leave a comment below on what you liked about the layout and if you want to follow me on my 365 challenge please subscribe!

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Kimberly

Epoxy Flairs...what are they?

Hey Newbies,

Today I wanted to talk about Epoxy Flairs.  Being a Newbie myself, I've never heard this term so I didn't know what they were.  After delving into this awesome world of scrapbooking and social media (IG is my best friend lately) and finding all kinds of experts and people who sell, make and design scrapbooking goodies I found Scrappin Happy Studios!

Jenny is the Owner, creator, designer and greatness behind Scrappin Happy Studios!  I fell head over heals for her Epoxy Flairs.  So what is a Flair?  It's an embellishment that you add to your layouts.  They have sayings, and designs, and words and coffee and hearts and colors or black and white and more!  If you can think of it she can do it!  Her designs are AMAZING and cute and funny and the colors😱.  

These flairs can be used on any type of layout (think, cards, 12x12, Project Life, smaller albums).  They are super thin so it doesn't add a lot of bulk to your layouts like some of the embellishments do.

I think I've used her stuff on about 99% of my layouts!  She is so amazing that she even does SPECIAL ORDERS😎  Check these out...my grand daughter calls me Oma, so I had her make these especially for those layouts that I do with my grand daughter in them!

It just so happens that Scrappin Happy Studio's is having a HUGE S-A-L-E starting Friday (2/1/2019).  If you are itching to try flairs on your layouts (and who wouldn't) go check out her Etsy Shop and look at ALL that she has to offer and shop away because this is a very special SALE...her Birthday and she is celebrating it with us!

Well, there you have it...Epoxy Flairs and what they are used for.  To see more of my layouts using her flairs scroll down to view my previous posts.

Thanks for following along and please subscribe and follow along on my own journey of 365 scrapbook page challenge 2019 that I am doing, and reading about the lessons I'm learning along the way!  

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Kimberly

It's a Good Day - Layout #11 of the 365 scrapbook challenge and what lessons I learned with this layout

Hey Newbies,
I'm here working on my 365 Page Layout Challenge.  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 was a special day in more ways than one.  It was my birthday (and brother-in-laws, sister's and mom's husband) are all in September, so we try to get together at my mom's in Florida for a few days to celebrate.  
For my birthdays, my sister gave me a very special key chain with the MS logo on it.  She knows how hard I struggle with this disease.  No matter what her struggles are (and she has a few with an autistic son), she sees mine and that meant a lot!  We had such a great time together this year!
I started out with this amazing paper that I have had for a while.  It's a 12 x 12 paper pad I got from Michaels (Hot Buy!!!) called WRITE YOUR HEART by Craft Smith.  It has such amazing papers in it.  There wasn't much for me to add to this layout.

I started by backing the photo with green card stock paper and with a card that came in the paper pad...and here it is; LESSON #1 - adhering your picture should probably be the very last thing you do.  For me, personally, it will be for now on.  I have ruined 3 photos (luckily they were not my "throw back" photos from way back when.  You know, the ones that you only have the original copy because there were no such thing as camera phones back in my day, so there is no reprinting it.  I have managed to get shimmers, glitter and glue on my photos by not watching what I am doing.  Even when I don't think I have anything on my hand/arm, somehow glue manages to get on the photo.  So this girl will be mounting her picture last from now on.  

I did some splatters using my new Shimmerz Vibes in GLORIOUS DAY on the background (I struggled on whether to use a white or the Glorious Day and I picked the Glorious Day but as it dried and with the embellishments I think I should have went with the White - - and here comes LESSON #2; use a test paper of the same color/design.  Don't be in such a hurry that you don't have time to wait until it is completely dry before making the decision- - just sayin.

Recently I purchased some nestling dies from  Spellbinders and cut circles with my Big Shot die cut machine as well as using my 3" circle punch for one of them.  

Side note: Here is a pic of my new Big Shot...Can I tell you how much I L-O-V-E the Big Shot!  So well worth the money!!!  

The paper that I cut the circles out came from the same paper pad (I told you, I didn't use much with this layout).

I did some hidden journaling by printing on another card from, you guessed it, the same paper pad!  I fussy cut the card out from one of the pages and I cut it in half and then put tape to a piece of 81/2 x 11 paper and ran it through the printer.  I put parchment paper over it to semi-hide the journaling and secured it with a pink brad.  I also found the border from the same pack of paper - I'm telling you guys, if you can find this pack you should purchase it!  It is so versatile!  

I used a pink heart flair from one of my all time fav flair shops...Scrappin Happy Studios, check out her Etsy store, she has new lines coming out all the time and they are amazing and she does special orders!  

 The  puffy stickers "YOU CAN DO THIS", was from Bella Blvd (MAKE YOUR MARK collection); "THIS IS REAL" & "HAPPY MOMENTS" puffy sticker from PinkFresh Studio (BE YOU collection), glitter sprinkles (pink) dots from Doodlebug Designs.  The "CELEBRATE: pink and gold sticker was from The Paper Studio, (AGENDA 52 collection, purchased at Hobby Lobby) and the gold hearts from Crate Paper - OASIS collection

Like I said this layout was pretty simple with this awesome pad of 12 x 12 paper!  I hope this inspired you to get up and get scrapping!  Super quick and easy and only a few embellishments and still have a great layout!

I linked up all of the items I used above in the article, so if something gets you excited, you will be able to find it!

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Kimberly

#6 of my 365 Layout Challenge 2019, and the lessons I've learned - FAMILY IS EVERYTHING

Hey guys, As you know I have challenged myself to 365 pages of layouts for 2019 (being 12x12, 6x6, cards, what ever project gets me going is what I am counting).

We did a TITLE challenge over on our FB page were I gave a Title and the layout was up to you to match the Title.  Since it was still the Christmas season (everyone scrapping their Christmas photos from December), I chose to do this one for number 6 of my 365 Challenge for 2019.

I have really been loving the non-traditional Christmas colors that everyone is doing this year!  I can't get enough of them!  So I found some awesome papers from Lawn Fawn over at A Cherry On Top (love them)!  Every paper in this pad is amazing!  I used 3 sheets, cutting the Christmas trees out of one and using scrap for a tearing technique.  The black tree that I journaled on was also cut from my Big Shot using the stencil I bought from Hobby Lobby.  I love these trees!  I also fussy cut the tree ornaments from one of the sheets from this pad.  I used red twine and used glass beads the same shade of blue as the paper for some added sparkle.

For the "snow" effect I used some white holographic gems from Ink Road Stamps (click here and shop for a 15% discount!).

Now for the first and only lesson on this layout, the fussy cut Santa.  That actually came from a pad of paper I had laying around the house that I fussy cut and made into a stamp with my X-yron stamp maker!  So, Lesson #1, just because you didn't buy it from the store in the Scrapbook Isle doesn't mean it won't work!  Use what you got and save some money!

I also used an old Christmas brad I from my stash and finally, the Title.  I love this font and believe I found it at Hobby Lobby as well.

This layout out was fun to make!  It was a very old photo that brought back some really awesome memories and I got to use it with my new favorite Christmas colors!

Well there you have it, #6 of my 365 day layout challenge that I'm doing in 2019.  I hope you liked it and thanks for following me on this challenge.  I will always try to link up to the items I've used so that if you like something you can find it (and if I can get a discount for you I will link that up too)!

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As always, Happy Scrapping🤗

Kimberly