Scrapbooking Sunday: Layering, Misting, and More!

I’ve been trying to start up scrapbooking classes each month… partially because I wanted to have some balance in my classes and also because I am dreadfully behind on my scrapping.  So, creating layouts for a class forces me to get some extra pages done!

So, this month, I ended up turning to the Tea for Two suite from the Spring Catalog as my inspiration in creating two 12×12 pages.  I designed them so they could stand alone or be a two page spread.

Layout #1: Best Things in Life

So, this page is designed with the Basic Grey pieces to be mats for 4×6 photos – that means once you drop in your pictures there will a little grey mat plus the Old Olive mat behind that.

My favorite embellishment is this layered flower above the photos:

I took one of the Tea Lace Doilies (one of the best deals in the catalog! You get 24 doilies for only $2.95) and I sponged it with a sponge dauber and Calypso Coral ink.  You just have to be careful that you don’t rub too hard or you will tear part of the doily off.  Thankfully, in this case, you can tuck the yucky part (like I did!) under the grey photo mat.

Then I stamped the flower image from Betsy’s Blossom and punched it out with the 1-3/4” Scallop Circle punch.  For the top layer, I used one of the new Designer Build a Brads to create a cute topper.

Now, here is the trick – I snipped off the brad tines from the back of the Build a Brad!  Then stick your brad into a Stampin’ Dimensional and stick it to the front of your embellishment.  This raises the brad up off of the photo mat so you have room to slide your photo underneath!

I also thought it needed something in the upper corner so I used Besty’s Blossom again for the bird and leaves.

And I used this great sentiment from the Feels Good stamp set for my title.  If you are wondering about the shape I used for the title block, it is actually the largest of the Labels Framelits that I hung off the corner of the page and then snipped away all of the extra.

Layout #2:  Misting Fun

This is the second layout we created.  I’ll try to go fast since I know this post is getting totally long.   This page was my “play with all the tools on my craft table” layout.

First I started by misting the corners of my base paper.  I started with Whisper White cardstock and then spruced it up by making my own So Saffron mist.

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To make your own mist, add some rubbing alcohol to one of the Stampin’ Spritzers.  Then add a few drops of your favorite re-inker to the mix and shake it up.   I would add about 10 drops of reinker for about every 1/4 of the spritzer bottle you fill with alcohol.

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Then I used my Color Spritzer and my Calypso Coral marker and spritzed over the So Saffron mist with Coral splatter.  It adds just a touch of coral to the page without jumping out at you.

Finally a few more touches… I used some of the Pool Party Core’dinations cardstock (sanded down of course!) to accent my photo mat for my 5×7” photo.  Then I cut out more of the images from the Betsy’s Blossom stamp set for a corner embellishment, which is also popped up on dimensionals so you can stick your photo underneath.

Finally I had to grab some of my new This and That items to finish it out.  The rotary date stamp for the banner label (I wasn’t sure which picture I wanted to use so I left the date blank) plus some washi for more color at the bottom of the page!

Whew!  Ok, made it through all those photos!  I just love scrapbook pages though because you can use all your different papers, tools, and accents to make one big cool design.

So hopefully this gave you some new idea and I’d love to hear what you think about these pages.  I love hearing what you think in comments, so if you have a minute please leave a comment and let me know what you think!

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Supples Used
Stamps – Betsy’s Blossom, Feels Good, This or That rotary date stamp
Paper – Whisper White, So Saffron, Old Olive, Basic Grey, Tea for Two designer paper, Pool Party core’dinations cardstock
Ink – Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Old Olive, Calypso Coral, Calypso Coral marker, So Saffron reinker
Accessories – Tea Lace Doilies, 2011-2013 In Color Printed brads, Stampin’ Spritzers, Color Spritzer, This and That washi tape, Designer Build a Brads, Stampin’ Dimensionals, 1 3/4” Scallop Circle punch, Big Shot, Labels Framelits, Spone Daubers, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Stampin’ Sanding System

Yet Another Betsy’s Blossom Card…now with Framelits

Ok, apparently I’m a fan of the Betsy’s Blossom stamp set.   Here is another card that I made recently with it…. again, highlighting some of the new and cute designer series paper.   Though this time it is the Floral District paper.  I thought it could stand on it’s own pretty well don’t you think?

I stamped a Rich Razzleberry bird from Betsy’s Blossom and then a sentiment from the Bitty Banners stamp set.  Then the coolest part… BANNER FRAMELITS!!!  Yay for cute banners that are no work at all to cut out!!!  See, look at how nicely they match:

Itty Bitty Banners Stamp set	Banners Framelits

See, how stinkin easy is that? 

Any way, I also pulled out my trusty vellum for a nice way to help the stamped images stand out without distracting from the patterned background.  Sure I know this card is simple but I love it anyway!

Have you tried the Banner framelits and if so what do you think?  Do you love them as much as I do?

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Floral District Thank You Card Recipe

Stamps: Betsy’s Blossom, Itty Bitty Banners
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Basic Grey
Paper: Floral District dsp, Whisper White cs, So Saffron cs, Rich Razzleberry cs, Vellum cs

Accessories: Big Shot, Banner Framelits, Glue dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Basic Rhinestones

Betsy’s Blossom with Some Glitter and Bling!

Every year, Stampin’ Up! holds an Artisan Award contest where demonstrators from across the US and Canada can send in their best work in the hopes to be select to win free product and a chance to be on the Stampin’ Up! design team for the next year. I sooo wanted to apply this year but having a baby that doesn’t go to bed until midnight and a toddler who is up by 8 didn’t give me as much time as I hoped to get the 5 cards, 3 scrapbook pages, and 2 3D projects done. So, I missed the deadline this year but that just means I can show you some of the projects I was experimenting with when I thought I might still enter.

This was one of the first cards where I started playing with a bunch of my new goodies!  I had the new Besty’s Blossom stamp set and the new Gumball Green stitched satin ribbon highlighted in the card (get your sample of this ribbon in my ribbon share!).

But then I took the big flower image and got a bit fancy with it!  I covered it with glitter but then decided I needed to accent the center, so I used my Boho Blossom punch to punch out a flower shape out of the center of a second stamped image of the flower.  I glued that to the center of the glittery flower and then added one of the new faceted buttons as the center point.

It was hard to try to get a pic of the faceted button.

I’ll be back tomorrow with more cards to share!

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Glittery Betsy’s Blossom Card Recipe:

Stamps: Betsy’s Blossom, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Raspberry Ripple, Gumball Green
Paper: Textured Whisper White cs, Whisper white cs, Primrose Petals cs, Basic Grey cs
Accessories: Big Shot Adhesive Sheets, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, 2 1/2” circle punch, Boho Blossom punch, Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon, Faceted Buttons