I have been inadvertently sitting on a collection from Pebbles that I bought awhile back, and I decided to play with it for Creative Scrappers sketch 308, which I shared on the Creative Scrappers blog Friday. Take a peek at what I created with this month's sketch:
The warm colors and beautiful florals from Simple Life collection from Pebbles just pop, don't they?
I documented a date night I had with my husband at a new restaurant near us. It was really delicious, and we had such a nice time. We took several photos, which were perfect to document with this month's sketch - I simply "stretched" out the width of the smaller photo area to accommodate my photos!
Go check out close-ups on the Creative Scrappers blog, and don't forget to create your own layout using the sketch to link up!
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Have a super week!
Majken
Well hello there crafty friends! I hope you are having a lovely July in your neck of the woods. The family and I just got back from a getaway in Boulder, Colorado. We had many adventures, and now I'm so tired that I need a day off - ha! I haven't printed out or had the chance to scrap anything from our week in Colorado, but I thought I'd share a layout from a vacation hubby and I took in 2008. Take a look:
I used the Scrapbook & Cards Today sketch here.
I love the Dear Lizzy Lovely Day collection!! The colors are just...muah! I printed my black and white photos in a grid using the Pic Stitch app, then printed it out as a 4x4 photo.
Next I cut the Just Nick Studio cut file "Love Actually" from white textured cardstock. But instead of doing white-on-white, I decided to lightly brush the cut files with CTMH Juniper ink using my ClarityStamp Stencil Brushes. They are fun to use (you can see how I used them on this layout as well), and you don't need a lot of ink or pressure to see a subtle effect. My strips got darker as they go down the page. Here's a close up.
Here's a quick look at my journaling strips. I used the KG Only Human font, and I matched the blue from the collection for my font color easily with a tip I've shared before.
How fun is that gold foil "love" ephemera piece? I also find it fun to do a diagonal piece along the edges - I think it gives some extra interest to a square layout. And I love to sew on my layouts - this one has stitching along the inside edge of the white cardstock. Enamel dots are also great to use!
I hope you have had some down time this summer (or whatever season it may be in your area!). Don't forget to document those fun times!
Have a great week (make sure it includes chocolate ;) ),
Majken
