HASHTAG - Scrapbook Circle December Kit

Ok. so I am a little late sharing this!

This was a page I created just for me, using the Scrapbook Circle December kit, "Everyday Stories." 

Even though this kit was from two moths ago, it has lots of colors and patterns perfect for early Spring!

I started seeing this 'pineapple' quote all over my daughter's school stuff, Instagram accounts and Pinterest.

I didn't really appreciate the pineapple trend until I read it, which I think is a perfect mantra for young girls today.

I basically just created my favorite type of page, a black and white photo, (my daughter's first Selfie)

a heavily layered paper cluster as a photo mat, and some ink and embellishments!  

The leatherette splattered alphas from Pinkfresh Studio help tie in all the pastel colors I used.

It is a fairly dimensional layout, but I plan to put it into a Scrapbook shadow box frame..

Slowly but surely, I am working my way through my stack! Thanks for stopping by today!

I hope you have have an amazingly creative and crafty weekend!

LOVE & STUFF - Scrapbook Circle January

This week on the Scrapbook Circle Blog, I participated with DT member Kelly Holbrook in the 1 Product 2 Ways post.  Using the Simple Stories ‘Love & Adore’ stickers from the January ‘Love Notes’ kit, I used the stickers in a traditional layout.  

I love the watercolor stripes in this paper from Simple Stories, and as much as I loved the fragmented heart graphic, I really wanted to focus on the paint stripes.  I cut out the heart, saving it for another project, and adhered a piece of plain white cardstock behind it.

   I added both pieces to another piece of patterned paper for a border.  Using the color from the border and matching it as much as possible, I painted a watercolor stripe across the layered background and foreground of the heart.

Then I layered all kinds of the Simple Stories stickers, color blocking, with the printed paint stripes.  I added a couple stripes of paint at the bottom to add my title with the Simple Stories Alphas, part of that same sticker package.

 I hope this approach inspire you to use the the Simple Stories stickers in an interesting or graphic way!  Thanks so much for stopping by and have an amazing weekend!

capture - Scrapbook Circle October kit

Can you believe it is November?  Time seems to be slipping by faster than normal this past several weeks...An even better reason for trying to slow down and 'capture' a moment!  This was a LO I made using the Scrapbook Circle October kit, 'The Weekender.'

I did lots of fussy cutting between the patterned paper from Shimelle and the metallic gold cards from Pretty Little Studio, cutting leaves.  I created a cascade of the leaves to highlight the theme and background of my photo from a Fall photo shoot.

I made a photo mat using another of the metallic cards and a piece of the paper from Pretty Little Studio from the Oakley Avenue collection.  I added lots of the cut apart tags from the Oakley Avenue collection and some of the gold foam American Crafts Thickers.

The 'capture' title was perfect for this day, this time of year and the reason for memory keeping itself!

Thanks for stopping by the Blog today.

Have a wonderful weekend!

love this - Scrapbook Circle April Add-On

  Today, I am sharing a layout I made using the April ‘Stay Cool’ Add-on, which is so yummy, it should be edible!  I realize it is May, but still wanted to post it!

The beautiful fringe hearts from Maggie Holmes & Crate Paper are one of my favorite embellishments in a long while!  It took every bit of my self restraint to NOT hoard these lovelies and use them all on one layout.  I started with a light wash using color shine onto the white paper with tiny black dots.  I didn’t trim off the hot pink branding strip, instead keeping it as a border between 2 patterned papers.

The mint corrugated paper that is part of the main kit is a perfect accompaniment to the texture in the hearts.  I cut tiny slits along the corrugated lines to add even more texture.  I also added a few pieces of washi from Pinkfresh Studio, also part of the Add-on under each of the hearts.  These adhesive brads from Simple Stories made a perfect accent with black, white and a hot pink heart.

I hope you are lucky enough to snag this Add-on…it is chock full of goodies!! 

Thanks for stopping by the Blog today!  I hope you have an amazing day!

explore H A P P Y - Scrapbook Circle April

Hi there!  I am sharing a page I made using the April kit from Scrapbook Circle,

'One Fine Day' and the 'Stay Cool' Add-on.

 I was inspired by this watercolor wash paper from Dear Lizzy.  I thought it made a perfect sky for

background with some watercolor for a day at the softball field!

 I fussy cut some of the clouds in this Simple Stories paper and painted the edges in gold to help define the cloud shapes.  Inspired by the gold dipped Thickers from the February Scrapbook Circle kit, I painted the bottom half of the phrase stickers from Bella Blvd., also included in the main kit.

 I love taking inspiration from the products themselves, either by color, pattern or technique.

Adding a few puffy stickers, enamel brads and machine stitching I finished the layout.

Thanks for stopping by today and checking out the blog!

Have an amazing Monday!

# AWESOMENESS - Scrapbook Circle April Sketch

Happy Friday!  Yay!

The new April Sketch Challenge debuted on Scrapbook Circle today!

This is my LO using it and the "Let's Do This" kit and "Love It" add-on.

I stuck to sketch pretty close, but scaled it a bit larger since I wanted to use that gold heart on the
paper from Simple Stories...I started with it and then made everything else proportional.

Instead of splatters I used some of the gold sequins from the kit paired with some from my stash.

The colors the kids are wearing worked so perfectly with the April kit.  I used lots of stitching to tie them all together.  You have until April 22nd to enter for the prize!  Can't wait to see all the creations.

Thanks for stopping by and have an amazing evening!

I AM...a work in progress - Scrapbook Circle April Kit Challenge

Guess what day it is...?  Happy hump day!

I have been dabbling in art journaling, but never really shared it, just did it for fun, for me.

I decided to get a little more serious about it recently and the April Kit Challenge from

Scrapbook Circle was the perfect time.

Inspired by the Simple Stories "I Am" collection, the kit-inspired challenge this month is to create a layout using the prompt “I Am…” as a jumping off point. It could be the title, how you start your journaling, or just the theme of your page.  I used it and the April "Let's Do This" kit and the "Love It" add-on to make this double page spread in a new art journal book.  

I thought it would be great as the beginning, since it is about me.  I used on the of the Simple Stories text papers along with paint, gelatos, distress inks and watercolor for the background.  I also collage in some other pieces I had cut from various Simple Stories papers and die cuts from Crate Paper & Elle's Studio.

I made a scene with a flag banners across both pages, using lots of the triangle die cuts from Crate Paper.  I heat embossed this little jar stamp onto vellum.  Inside each of the jars that hang from the banner, I cut pieces of another paper with little phrases on them, describing what "I Am" doing...

I used one of the digi cuts to cut some plain cardstock on my Silhouette and used it as a mask for this gold embossing paste.  It worked great!  I added drips of this luscious gold Liquitex ink and lots of pen and marker details.

I had so much fun creating it and it certainly pushed me to try new things and let loose a bit!

You can find the original Scrapbook Circle blog post and the rules for the challenge HERE.

Thanks for stopping by and letting me share something a little more personal today!

Have an amazing day!

FUN TODAY - Scrapbook Circle March One Item Wonder

Hi there!!

One of my assignments at Scrapbook Circle was to use the exclusive cork shapes included

in the March 'Here's The Story' kit.  The page I came up with is below!

Although there are triangles as well as circles, I decided to use the circular cork letters for part of my title.

I made a modified grid layout with my title block being one square and the other three photos.

 I adhered them to the large Simple Stories paperclips and then on top pf some patterned

paper and a Pinkfresh Studio card.  These photos are from our recent trip to Universal Studios and to

the Hogwarts Express station.  I thought the circles looked great with the photo of my son in

front of the engine, tying in the circles and the darker colors.

I used one of the March Digi Cuts, enlarged and cut on my Silhouette as a mask for some

gold embossing paste.  It worked great and tied in the gold paper from My Mind's Eye too!

Be sure to check out the March kit and Add-Ons...so many new exclusives from Scrapbook Circle!

Thanks for stopping by & I hope you have an amazing day!!

hello sweet sweet - Scrapbook Circle March Sketch

Happy Weekend everyone!!

This is my take for the Scrapbook Circle March sketch using the

"Here's The Story" Main kit & "Tell Me" Add-on.

You can find the original post HERE and see all the other DT designs.

Diana's sketches are always the best way to jump start my creativity after opening a new kit.

It is almost always the first page I make and sometimes my favorite of the month!

I used gold embossing paste with a random polka dot mask from Heidi Swapp for part of the background.

I stuck to the sketch almost exactly as it was, not feeling any need to change it!

I used the digi cut and misted it gold for part of my title.

Thanks for stopping by and make sure you check out the sketch and awesome prize!
You can submit your sketch on the Blog Post above or on the Scrapbook Circle Facebook page.

you are my MOON my SON and all my STARS - Scrapbook Circle March Designer's Choice

I am sharing the layout I did for my Designer's Choice assignment using the March "Here's The Story" main kit and the "Tell Me" add-on.

I just love the color combination of the mints and peach and corals that are in this month's kit.  They made a fantastic background to make my photo pop.  I layered lots of different patterns under the photo and ran lots of random stitching through it.

I have always loved the quote about loving you to the moon and back from the first moment I read it to my daughter.  Thinking of it gave me the idea for the title of this page, using 'son,' instead of 'sun.'

This is one of those layouts that needs no journaling...at least to me.  I could write a page about this photo and my sweet son, but decided that the title said everything I felt!

Thanks for stopping by today!

My Creative Scrapbook Blog Hop - March

Welcome to the My Creative Scrapbook March Kit Reveal Blog Hop!

My Creative Scrapbook is thrilled to celebrate the reveal of our beautiful March kits with an inspiration-filled blog hop complete with beautiful PRIZES!  The design team has prepared a spectacular assortment of projects for you, so be sure to visit each blog to soak up all of the inspiration.

Several prizes are up for grabs!

*** One lucky winner will receive a March Limited Edition kit! ***

*** One lucky winner will receive a March Main kit! ***

*** One lucky winner will receive the assortment of chipboard below, courtesy of our fabulous friends at Blue Fern Studios! ***

>>>>> Here is how you can win <<<<<

Simply visit each of the participating blogs and leave comments along the way. You’ll find the links to the participating blogs at the end of this post.  The prize winners will be randomly chosen from the comments!

Presenting the My Creative Scrapbook March kits:

Here is what I created with the MARCH MAIN kit:

I used as many of the Blue Fern Studios chipboards as possible.

  I used gelatos to color all them which worked great, especially to make them fade into other colors!

I heat embossed the camera and heart with gold embossing powder.  I love the sparkle it adds!

I used mists to color this chipboard frame and its letters too.

This layout was SO much fun to put together!  I used lots of phrase stickers on top of this

text paper from Simple Stories to highlight different pieces.

I colored some watercolor paper with gelatos and cut them into random squares and rectangles.

I layered all the papers and stickers that had 'I Am' written on them and fussy cut the little banner too.

I used the stickers and papers from the Simple Stories collection along with this Prima flower

to make a mini-album cover for my daughter.  I used the Heidi Swapp gold sticker too!

My Creative Scrapbook is currently accepting new members!

Subscription information can be found here: http://www.mycreativescrapbook.com/kits.htm

Before you go, remember to leave a comment to be entered into the prize drawings!

We would love it if you would follow us on Facebook, too.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/My-Creative-Scrapbook/130352440344752

The blog hop ends on Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time.

Winners will be announced on the My Creative Scrapbook blog.

The next stop on the blog hop is Yuko Tanaka: http://wihtcolors.blogspot.com/.

Here is the complete blog hop lineup:

My Creative Scrapbook: http://mycreativescrapbook.blogspot.com/

Blue Fern Studios: http://bluefernstudios.blogspot.com/

Sandi Clarkson: http://softsideofsandi.blogspot.com/

Marta Lapkowska: http://artistycrafty.blogspot.com/

Alicia Giess: http://inspiredandblessed.blogspot.com/

Kristin Greenwood: http://kmgreenwood.blogspot.com/

Marilyn Rivera: http://marilynrivera.blogspot.com/

Mariusz Gierszewski: http://scrapkiart.blogspot.com/

Maiko Kosugi: http://maimaipiano.blogspot.com/

Becky Litz: http://www.scrapcircus.blogspot.com/

Michelle McDonald: http://michellesscrapdesigns.blogspot.com/

Christine Meyer: http://scrappingwithchristine.blogspot.com/

Angel Rodrigue: http://scrappalace.blogspot.com/

Jenni Calma: http://papercardinal.blogspot.com/

Yuko Tanaka: http://wihtcolors.blogspot.com/

Ginger Williams: http://www.truekodakmoments.blogspot.com/

Jodi Wilton: http://luvalotland.blogspot.com/

Lynn Shaffer: http://linnie79.blogspot.com/

Kris Berc: http://stashofprettypaper.blogspot.com/

My Creative Scrapbook: http://mycreativescrapbook.blogspot.com/