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

First Layout for Calvinball 2020!

Hey guys, I'm on the blog showcasing my double layouts that I did for CalvinBall 2020 this year!  If you don't know what CalvinBall is you are missing out!  It's a FB group that happens once a year, all month long (March).  You get a new challenge daily with bonus points, and the person with the most points at the end of the challenge gets bragging rights all year!  Last year I think someone had over 3,000 points!

Today I managed to squeeze out 12.5 points for this double layout.  I'm really feeling yellow this week...this is the 2nd layout I've done with yellow!  I will list everything below and include some links for you.

I started out with a 12x12 black heavy card stock for the back and added a paper from a paper pad I had gotten beginning of last year for both pages.  I was doing a lot of my son's baby pictures and this pad was all about babies.  To be honest I didn't think I would EVER use this particular page but...it works!  Then I added a heavy bright yellow card stock that I cut an each of each side so it fit nicely in the middle of that cute zoo animals page!

On the first page I used a cut file from Kreative Cuts Club and stamped using my awesome rubber stamps (sorry guys but I don't know the font on that) and used white pigment ink (another point for CalvinBall).  I added the black foam/sticker stars (that was a bonus point) had a super cool zoo sticker pack that included a puffy rhino.  It also included super fun circle letters in the same colors (which just so happens to match that amazing yellow card stock)!

I backed the photo with heavy black card stock and then added the frame and the epoxy flair (so cute right)?  Then I stamped the journaling square at the top.

On the second page I used the same black card stock to back the photos and used the foam/sticker stars, the cut FUN epoxy flair from Scrappin Happy Studio added the SATURDAY from sticker and finished it up with those cute zoo stickers I found at the dollar store.

Items I used:

FUN epoxy flair - Scrappin Happy Studio 

Road Sign Cut File - Kreative Cuts Club

Foam/Stamp Stars - Dear Lizzy

Frame - PinkFresh Studio

Zoo Stickers - Dollar Store

Well that's it! Thanks so much for joining me on my blog for my first layout on the Calvin Ball Challenge!  If you haven't joined Calvin Ball 2020, head over to their FB page (from March 1st March 31st).

Happy Scrapping!

Kimberly

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

Scary Cat Halloween Layout using Scrappin Happy Studio Flairs

Hey guys, I'm back with a Halloween layout which is pretty much an "old school" quick and easy layout.  

When I first got into scrapbooking in 2010(ish) my neighbor and really good friend, Jessica got me into it.  Back then we did a lot of Cricut cutting (the old "dinosaur" Cricut), stickers and paper tearing, which I deemed "old School".  

I got away from scrapbooking for a few years when we both moved away.  I only recently got back into it and wow have things changed! So many new things like dies, die machines, Flairs, Nuvo Mousse, mixed media, shaker cards/backings, new and improved Cricut machine that doesn't even take a cartridge, puffy stickers, chipboards...oh my!

So when I say old school layout I basically mean some paper tearing, maybe some stickers and alphas.  This Halloween layout is basically just that with some added flairs and chipboard stickers!  

I teamed up with Scrappin Happy Studio because I fell in love with her epoxy flairs! They are super thin so they don't bulk up your layout like the buttons do!  She also has so many different collections and adding more every couple of weeks that I never get board of her stuff!  If you are looking for that extra pop to you layout, head over to her shop and check out all of her collections.

For this layout I started with some American Craft Thickers (Spooky collection), some chipboard autumn leaves and pumpkins, and of course a brand new collection from Scrappin Happy Studio called "Scarey Halloween" (one of my favs this season for sure)!

I took a heavy black 12x12 card stock with a nice sheen to it and used that for the background and another 12x12 piece of Halloween paper,  tearing one side of it into a quarter of a sheet, leaving an edge off to the other side to put the little pumkin's and leaves (I have a cute die set that cuts those) and adhered them down the side as a boarder.   

I backed my photo with orange card stock, tucking a small bit of it it under the Halloween paper.  I cut a background out of a slightly different orange card stock for the word "HALLOWEEN" that I used from the SPOOKY words collection from American Crafts, just to make it pop off the black background. 

I have this cute little spider die I got off of Amazon (not going to lie, it was a  lot smaller than I thought but I don't hate it).  I cut 3 of the spider dies from a halloween paper I had that was black and orange and I backed 2 of the epoxy flairs from Scrappin Happy Studio's, SCARY HALLOWEEN Collection. 

I added the "SPOOKY" epoxy flair from the "HALLOWEEN WORDS" collection on the bottom of the photo for that extra pop!

I then added the pumpkin and fall leaves chipboard stickers to the bottom and Bam! Done!  So simple, quick and easy.  This layout literally took me 15 minutes from start to finish!

What do you think about her new SCARY HALLOWEEN COLLECTION?  To see more of her collections click here.

Thank you guys for taking the time to follow my posts, I hope you enjoyed this old school Halloween layout!

Happy Scrapping,

Kimberly

Camp Site Collection - with Scrappin Happy Studio Flairs

Hi guys, I'm here doing a layout using the newest release of Scrappin happy Studio Flairs called Camp Site Colletion!

My son and daughter-in-law took my grand daughter to Starkey park in Florida to do a "camp site" photo shoot. If you don't live in Florida you wouldn't understand that this is as close to camping as most people want to get in the summer.  It's too hot, humid and full of misquotes!

I thought it was a cute photo shoot and I loved this picture so much, but me not being a camper myself, I didn't really have any "camping" scrapbooking items. No Ephemera, no paper, no flairs, no sayings...or did I?  Well, I didn't until I saw the new Camp Site collection at Scrappin Happy Studio...and then I did!  What a fun collection and a few of them could be used for other non camp site photos as well! 

I started off by pulling the papers I wanted to use. I'm a big visual/colors person.  I love to keep the theme but the colors are what I really work off of.  Colors and patterns...if it doesn't "fit" it doesn't sit (and get glued down).

As soon as they arrived I was super excited but still didn't know what else I was going to pull out to go with the theme and colors.  But once you have a photo and start with an item (my item being the flairs), papers, colors, ephemera packs, chipboard stickers...they all start calling my name!  I had so much that I didn't even know I had that worked for this camp site scene!

Here is a list of items I used to put this layout together!  I hope you enjoyed looking at it as much as I enjoyed putting it together!  

FLAIRS= SCRAPPIN HAPPY STUDIO
PAPER= October After noon - Sandcastle collection

STARS= Bella BLVD

TAGS=Bella BLVD, Jillibean Soup,

ARROWS=Bella BLVD, Vicki Boutin

BUTTERFLY= Die Set by Anna Griffin

WORD SAYINGS= Bella BLVD, Crate Paper

HEARTS=Vicki Boutin, Jillibean Soup, Bella BLVD

Here is the finished layout...what do you think?  Leave me some comments in the section below. Come visit us over at Scrapbooking For Newbies FB page or IG.

Thanks and Happy Scrapping!

Senior Picture 8 x 8 layout Book, #48 - 56 of the 365 scrapbook challenge and what lessons I learned with this layout

Hi Newbies, 

I'm here working on an 8 x 8 album for my Nephew who is graduating from High School.  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 #48 - 56  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.  On 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:

(48) - TITLE: DON'T TRADE YOUR AUTHENTICITY FOR APPROVAL

TITLE: DON'T TRADE YOUR AUTHENTICITY FOR APPROVAL
TITLE: PinkFresh Studio - Be You Collection (I also used some Shimmerz Mists on it to blend the color to match the layout).
PHOTO: Backed with card stock with a grey card stock under photo using the tear technique
PAPER: Woodgrain paper is from a friend
PUZZLE PIECE: Stampin Up set - heat embossed in gold on the edges
WORDS: "OUT OF LIMITATIONS COMES CREATIVITY... from Tim Holtz Small Talk Sticker book 
GOLD KEY: 1conoe2 Hazelwood Collection from ACherryOnTop.com
GRADUATION STICKERS: Jolees Dimensional stickers - Hobby Lobby

(49) - TITLE: ACHIEVEMENTS

TITLE: - Graduation puffy stickers from Michael's and/or Hobby Lobby
PHOTO: Backed with grey card stock using the tear technique at the bottom.
PAPER: from HOT BUY at Michael's
GLITTER PUFFY STICKERS: Graduation pack from Michael's and/or Hobby Lobby
BANNER: "BRAVE" is from a paper pad I cut out and used my banner bunch on.  I also used water color in black with some Shimmeringz in BRONZED BOMBSHELL to match the layout.
TASSEL STICKER: Paper Crafts sticker from Hobby Lobby

(50) - TITLE: "YOU ARE"

FILLER PAGE: "YOU ARE"
PAPER: a page out of one of the HOT BUYS from Michael's
STAMPS: "you are", Unique, Special, Authentic (with arrow)
HEART PUZZLE: the paper I used was from the same pad,  die was from Stampin Up
STAMP: One Of A Kind is from HIEDI SWAPP, I heat embossed in gold
WORDS: are all cut from the same paper pad - the one with the word BRAVE on it I used some Ranger distressed Oxide ink in WALNUT STAIN and some PERFECT PEARLS MIST in PERFECT COPPER. I added some PEARL WHITE #654 embossing powder (non-heat)
GOLD DOTS: old stash


(51)-TITLE: DID YOU KNOW

TITLE: - American Craft, Escape from the Ordinary chipboard Collection
PHOTO: Backed with card stock using the tear technique on the side and I cut a thin strip to add to the back side as well.
PAPER: from Michael's
WORDING: Tim Holtz, Small Talk sticker book
FLAIR: Heart Circle from Scrappin Happy Studio
CHIPBOARD: BANNER "Celebrate", American Craft, 1canoe2 collection
GOLD WREATH: Crate Paper


(52) - TITLE: REACH FOR THE STARS

TITLE: REACH FOR THE STARS
TITLE: - EPHEMERA PACK from FANCY PANTS, TAKE NOTE Collection
PHOTO: 2 cards from the same Fancy Pants Ephemera Pack, as well as the books, "Remember", Dreaming with eyes wide open and the circle that says "Why Hello There".
PAPER: pad from Michael's
CHIP BOARD STICKER: Crate Paper, HERE AND THERE collection from AcherryOnTop.com

(53) -TITLE: LET'S DO THIS

TITLE: CHIPBOARD sticker from American Crafts' Escape the Ordinary Collection (behind that I cut a strip of the gold foil paper and covered it with vellum paper)
PHOTO: Backed with gold foil 8 1/2 x 11 gold foil paper from Michael's
PAPER: from a friend's stash
GOLD ADHESIVE WREATH: Snow and Cocoa
PUZZLE PIECE: Stampin Up, stamped with stamp set that came with thin-lets
GOLD ARROWS: Puffy stickers from Paper House
GOLD HEARTS - PinkFresh Studio gold acrylic mirror stickers
BLACK DOT DECALS: Ms. Sparkle & Co, decals from Joann's
CHIPBOARD STICKER: American Crafts, Escape the Ordinary Collection

(54) TITLE: "MAKE TODAY AN ADVENTURE"

FILLER PAGE: "MAKE TODAY AN ADVENTURE"
PAPER: a page out of one of the HOT BUYS from Michael's - THIS PAD IS AMAZING!
PUZZLE PIECE SQUARE: Stampin Up (came in a set with a heart, square and words), used foam backing for some dimension.
BALLOONS: I used my (dinosaur of a cricut) to cut out the balloons from gold foil paper and for the string I used fancy scissors using the same gold foil paper.
OWL: I used my owl bunch and then heat embossed it in gold, adding a grad hat sticker from Paper Crafts - Hobby Lobby.  I used some foam dots to give him some depth.
WORDS: are all cut from the same HOT BUY paper pad - it came with 2 pages of borders
GOLD DOTS: BoBunny Brads
BLACK DOTS: Ms. Sparkle & Co, Joann's
GOLD DOTS: smaller gold dots I used Shimelle from American Crafts
TOP BORDER: Gold Foil paper from Michael's that I cut using a pair of my fancy scissors

(55) - TITLE: GRADUATE

TITLE: GRADUATE sticker from Paper Crafts (Hobby Lobby)
PHOTO: Backed with 3 different stock paper from my stash, using the tear technique on the grey
PAPER: stash from various pads
GOLD EPHEMERA FLOWERS: Hip Kit Club pack
PUZZLE PIECE: Stampin Up, stamped with stamp set that came with thin-lets
GOLD ASTERISKS : Puffy stickers from Paper House
GOLD & BLUE GRADUATION RIBBON - Paper House (hobby lobby)
FLOWER STICKERS: 1canoe2, HAZELWOOD Collection
CHIPBOARD STICKER: American Crafts, Escape the Ordinary Collection

(56) - TITLE: CON-GRATS

FILLER PAGE: "CON GRATS"
PAPER: card stock from paper pad purchased at Michael's
TITLE ALPHA PUFFY GOLD STICKERS & HEARTS: Paper Crafts - Hobby Lobby
OWL: I used my owl punch to punch out the owl from gold foil paper and then punched out the same out several times with some cheap stock paper I have, glued them all together so it gives it a dimensional look to it.
CHIPBOARD STICKERS: They all came from the same collection, American Crafts - Escape The Ordinary
STICKERS:THE "WOOHOO!" and the Grad hat came from Paper Crafts (Hobby Lobby)
BLACK DOTS: Ms. Sparkle & Co, Joann's
BANNERS: Used my banner punch to punch them both out on card stock


So, I know I said I would do 10 each but this is a perfect stopping point, since I want to keep the pages that "match" the filler pages together.

Well, there you have it...number(s) 48-56 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!

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

If you liked this blog, please subscribe and follow me on my 3-6-5 journey to see if I am able to complete it!

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Happy Scrapping🤗

Kimberly

Shine On - Layout #25 of the 365 scrapbook challenge and what lessons I learned with this layout

Hey Newbies, 

I'm here working on number 25 of my 365 Page Layout Challenge 2019 (and the lessons I learn).  I will try to link up to where you can purchase the items I used just in case you see anything you might like to try!

This  was another Challenge from the UK Facebook group I'm in.  The challenge was pretty specific: a first of something (baby, first time...) triangles, stencil and an unusual way of journaling.

I started off with a bright pink 12x12 card stock background.  I also have a pad with some unusual papers in them and this lime green with yellow splatters worked like a charm with this layout!  So I cut an inch from each side and adhered it to the pink 12 x 12 background.

I backed all of the photos with a thin piece of foam!  I've never done that before but I have a small stash of super thin foam sheets in these bright colors of yellow, green, pinks and blues.  So here is LESSON #1, think outside the box.  Who would have thought to use foam as a border around a photo?  I ended up doing a blue, green and yellow on the photos to pull the colors out and make them pop.  I used some foam dots on them to adhere to the background to give a bit of dimension.  

For the use of triangles, I cut 3 triangles using some of the yellow thin foam and added some bright pink puffy stickers from My Mind's Eye PALM BEACH COLLECTION. I also used a rubber chips banner from PinkFresh Studio 's Dream On collection underneath one of the photos to add more triangles (be it upside down, they are still triangles😬) and some pink and gold triangles sticker from Bella Blvd.   

I added some other puffy stickers from Bella Blvd (the LOVE circle, the multi colored flag and the SHINE ON, which I used for my TITLE).  And here comes LESSON #2 for this layout, you don't have to always use alphas for your title.  This puffy sticker worked great!  I've also used Stamps, Project Life Cards, cards from pads, you get the idea.  I added a glitter beach ball sticker from the SPLASH FUN collection, a chipboard BIG SMILES sticker from American Crafts, and a SO MUCH FUN sticker from Bella Blvd's MAKE YOUR MARK collection.  The OH HAPPY DAY clear sticker is from The Paper Studio AGEND 52 (Hoppy Lobby), the CUTE AS A BUTTON clear sticker is from The Paper Studio's Children Phrases sticker pack (Hobby Lobby) and the rainbow is from The Hip Kit Club ephemera pack.  The BE YOU (yellow and pink sticker) is from Dear Lizzy and finally the LIFE IS SWEET flair is from SCRAPPIN HAPPY STUDIO.

I then did my stenciling.  I have this stencil I purchased from Amazon with different words on it.  I chose the BE HAPPY because she is so happy in that pool at that moment!  I used embossing glue on my stencil and then used my Wendy Vecchi embossing powder in BUTTERCUP and heated with my heat gun.  I did this on a separate piece of scrap paper in green and then used foam dots to secure it to my background.

For the unusual journaling I decided to use the same thin foam sheets I had and wait for it...put it in my BIG SHOT die cutting machine with a square die that had and framed it!   I then took some clear stickers ran them through the printer and stuck them onto the yellow square.  I glued the square to my backing and it worked great!

Well there you have it! Number 25 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!  If you liked the blog please subscribe and follow me.  

Comment below to let me know what you think about the way I journaled.  Come along to see if I make my goal of 365 pages this year!

Thanks for stopping by,

Happy Scrapping🤗

Kimberly

#7 of my 365 Layout Challenge 2019, and the lessons I've learned -Coffee, All Bummed Out

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).  

I started this challenge this year because I wanted to complete an album I have been working on for my son that I had started this summer.  It's from the time he was born until he graduated from High School.  Then a few other life events came up like, he got married, I have a new grand baby, my daughter-in-law graduated College, so the albums started adding up and I knew if I didn't start challenging myself I wouldn't get his done.  As of right now, it has its own zip code!  Which means I have to get to a cut off point soon.

I started to get burned out on just doing that one album because of all of the amazing photos I was taking and being sent of my new grand baby and life in general.  So I started doing pages of other albums which really brings me to why I started the 3-6-5 Challenge. I have to get to scrappin! 

This is number 7 of my 2019 Challenge.  It's Titled - COFFEE, ALL BUMMED OUT.  This layout is pretty funny because every time I'm visiting my mom in Florida I some how get on a Starbucks kick or, um, obsession if you will.  It drives her crazy (she's not a big Starbucks fan).  I could sniff out a Starbucks a mile away!  Needless to say, most of the time they were iced lattes in that Florida heat and they just didn't last long enough😕

I started this layout using a technique I saw on YouTube by Nancy Stamps.  The stuff you can do with Versamark is amazing!  I actually had a jar of this shimmer powder stuff that I got in a mystery bag that I purchased not too long ago and had no clue what it was for until I watched her video.  

I used it with the Versamark  and my stamp set from Ink Road Stamps to make my own background.  To do this I also used some Shimmerz Paints in VIBEZ EGG NOGGIN, CREAMEEZ GREAT FRUIT, Shimmeringz -  BRONZED BOMBSHELL and a few splatters of Inklingz BAHAMA MAMMA,  using the packaging and splatters techniques.    I mean look at this Shimmer!  I used an off white heavy card stock with some clear gesso prior to using the Shimmerz and Versamark. 

Of course this blog wouldn't be mine if I didn't have some lessons in it so here is LESSON #1, when using a shimmer powder...it's best to NOT cover the entire page with it (unless that's the look you are going for).  Me, I just wanted the latte cups to shimmer but this was the first time using this powder and I didn't know what I was doing and it got everywhere!  But I'm not gonna lie, I liked it so I used it instead of trashing it.

After making the background, I backed the photos with Pink Paislee -TURN THE PAGE - 6x6 paper collection. 

I found this amazing paper and sticker page from A Cherry On Top Echo Park coffee collection!  The colors of the paper pack were to die for and it matched perfectly with the sticker page! 

I took  some of the paper from Echo Park to do a die cut of a latte cup using my Big Shot and journaled on it!  I loved the way it turned out!

So I used a lot of stickers from this collection.  There were a ton of little stickers that fit perfectly on the "sleeve" of my stamped latte cup!  I thought that was awesome!

I also punched out a heart from one of my Starbucks packages and then added some awesome epoxy flairs from ScrappinHappyStudio.  Guys, if you like flairs, her collection is AMAZING!  She has everything from coffee to kids sayings, to hearts to SPECIAL ORDERS!  I highly recommend her Etsy Shop!

I finished this layout with the ALL BUMMED OUT clear sticker that I in my stash.

Well there you have it, #7 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