Scraps and Ink

Sunday Share

Hi all! I have soooooo many pages to share with you! The month of July just flew by and I feel like I finally have a chance to come up for air. :)

My daughter is back home safe and sound after spending a month in Korea with THIS program. Her trip was an experience of a lifetime for her, and our family is so fortunate that she gets to share what she learned while in such a unique and diverse country. (and she took so many  great photos that I can't wait to scrapbook for her!)

But until then, I have some new pages for Scraptastic that I created for the month of July using two awesome kits. The first three pages use the July 2015 "Summertime Rolls"  main kit and add-on:

  

FUN in the SUN

 

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HELLO RELAXATION

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SUMMER in FLORIDA

 

I also got to work with the July 2015 "True Colors"  main kit and add-on:  

 

ADORABLE

 

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CRAZY GOOD TIMES

 

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LOVE THIS PIG!

 

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TODAY

 

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Thanks for stopping by!

later,

 

All-American

Hi all! So did you have a great 4th of July? We had a pretty low-key day here. We were doing yard work and got a nice surprise phone call from my BIL saying he, my SIL, and their baby girl were in town and asked if they could come hang out with us at the house. Um...yes!!!!! LOVE their baby! She is 10 weeks old, and is fussy due to a sensitive tummy, but it's nothing that lots of hugs and snuggles from Aunt Nancy can't fix!

Had the best time just visiting with them, and then headed into our sleepy little nearby town of Melba (about 10 miles away) for fireworks. The town gets overrun by massive hordes of people that drive from all over the greater Boise area just to see the town's famous firework display every 4th of July. Literally FIFTEEN THOUSAND people converge on a tiny town of a few hundred! We've learned our lesson the hard way about the crowds there on the 4th, in that you do NOT drive your vehicle all the way into town and then try to leave after the fireworks are finished because you will be waiting in a line of cars for three hours! Instead, we parked at the edge of town about 45 minutes before the fireworks started, dropped the top on the convertible to watch the show, and then left early to avoid the giant crowds. Easy in, easy out! We've got it down to a science.   

In honor of the holiday, I did an "All-American" page for Scraptastic Club using the June 2015 "Can't Go Home" main kit and add-on that was featured on their blog HERE. I simply pulled out the red/white/blue products from the kit and added them as layered circles in a grid pattern on my page.  

LADY LIBERTY

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Truth be told, I planned on sticking that journaling tag nice and square-like on my page, but it went wonky in my printer and the text printed crooked. What to do? Stick the tag to the page in an even-more-wonky fashion to make it look like the crooked text was done on purpose.  

 

Fun circles! 

 

 

More circles. Lots and lots of circles. I started to run out of circle ideas toward the end of the page! Thank goodness there were only 17 circles I had to embellish.

The pic on the page is from a trip that Andy and I took to NYC last summer for his business. We had the BEST time! 

To me, one of the most iconic symbols of America is the Statue of Liberty. There is nothing like seeing her in person in the New York Harbor! Truly something every American should see, IMO. :)

Since I still had soooo many products leftover from the kit, I created another page that is a little less "All-American". In fact, it's NOT-AT-All-American. It's all Greek to me! :)

GO 

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The pics are from our trip to Greece last fall for our anniversary. :) We had been staying in Athens, and decided to get out of the city and take a little day trip thru the Peloponnese region. I was supposed to be navigating while Andy drove, but I COULD NOT figure out the road signs or map! So Andy ended up stopping frequently to read the map and road signs himself. If he had not been familiar with the Greek alphabet (it is used in advanced math- something i am NOT familiar with), we would have been lost for sure! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

later,

 

Jane

Hi all! I have a fun Disney page to share with you today. It was for a color challenge over at Disney Scrappers way back in February, and I have had the photos and products  all gathered and sitting on my desk since then, but never got around to finishing the page!

Below is the color palette. Isn't it just lovely? 

And here is what I came up with:

JANE

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The pic is from our first trip to Walt Disney World back in 2002. You may not recognize the character in the photo with the girls, but it is Jane from Tarzan! We saw her outside of Animal Kingdom, and had no idea that she was such a rare character. The entire resort was celebrating Walt's 1ooth birthday, and so there were a hundred different characters roaming the parks for the special celebration that year only. We were clueless and just assumed she was a regular character! I wish I would have realized it at the time, because I would have definitely taken more photos during that trip. It was our very first trip, there were rare characters everywhere, and I hardly took any photos!

sigh.......We live and we learn.  

Thanks for stopping by!

later,

 

 

 

 

Maggie Holmes CONFETTI

Can you guess what my new favorite product line is? Hands down it is the new "Confetti" collection by Maggie Holmes! Besides the obvious birthday themed elements in this collection like party hats, ribbons and balloons, there are yummy stripes, colorful polka-dots, delicate flowers, shiny sequins, swaggy banners, fun tassels, and touches of gold! ((((Swoon))))

And since I just so happen to know a darling little girl who just had her first birthday, this collection was PERFECT to remember her special day. :) 

Do you remember this page I posted awhile back? This was a "before" pic of Little Miss Chloe! Her super talented mama took the pic and used it for her party invites, which I turned into a scrapbook page: 

And this is  an "after" pic I took at the party: 

Little Miss Chloe made quick work of destroying her pink birthday cake!

CELEBRATE

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Of course, this collection is perfect to celebrate little girls and big girls alike!

HAPPY SWEET 16

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Do you love this collection as much as I do? Check out the Confetti collection by Maggie Holmes in the Scraptastic Club Store HERE and grab yours before it's gone!

Thanks for stopping by!

later,

Webster's Pages Cards

I have always LOVED Webster's Pages products, so when I decided to make a set of three cheerful cards for the Scraptastic Club Store, I just knew they would work beautifully!

Webster's Pages card set

"HAPPY DAY" card

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"MAKE A WISH" card

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"HI" card

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Since I wanted these cards to coordinate and be a "set" (besides the obvious use of matching papers from Webster's Pages), I used four repeating elements on each card: kraft cardstock as my card base, a white doily, b&w baker's twine and a gold puffy heart.

I just LOVE the results, don't you?! 

Thanks for stopping by!

later,

Scraptastic Club's "Can't Go Home"

Do you KNOW what I have in my hot little hands and have been creating with the past couple of weeks? The Scraptastic Club June 2015 "Can't Go Home" main kit and add on! Yup! And I am LOVING this kit! Here are a few pages I have made for Scraptastic: 

I "HEART" NYC

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These lettering stickers are so colorful and fun! Definitely a new fave!

I gathered several of the chipboard and acrylic stars from the kit and "sprinkled" them on my page. I stitched the acrylic stars down, rather than using adhesive, because they are slightly transparent and I didn't want the glue to show thru.

So many colorful papers and embellies like this adorable camera!

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LET'S GO!

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For my title, I used the "LET'S GO" sentiment from this month's phrase stamp set and an exclamation mark from a previous stamp set.

I love the look of  miscellaneous tags poking out from behind, and underneath photos!

This cool transparent tag is from the "Atlas" ephemera pack by Pink Paislee that comes in the kit. There are so many goodies in the pack to choose from!

This "Go.See.Do." die cut is exclusive to Scraptastic Club and can only be found in the main kit.

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ACCIDENTAL SELFIE

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Using one of the vellum cameras in the kit, I created a mask on my page and stamped tiny circles using the eraser end of a pencil and bright aqua stamping ink.

LOVE how this turned out, don't you?!

I don't usually stitch the thicker alpha letters down, but I really like how this looks, don't you? I think I need to do it more often.

I still have soooooo much product left, and with as much as I travel, you KNOW I will be creating more pages with this kit!

Thanks for stopping by!

later,

Amy Tangerine & Bella Blvd

For one of my Design Team assignments over at Scraptastic Club, I decided to combined product by Amy Tangerine and Bella Blvd to create two new pages. I think the product lines worked perfectly together, don't you?! 

LOVE THIS

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Check out this transparency by Bella Blvd! Besides this aqua blue, it comes in a variety of fabulous colors! 

These chipboard frames by Amy Tangerine were a perfect way to show off these silly selfies by Miss Ashley. 

These gold foil words sold out fast, and it is no wonder! They are my fave!

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For this next page, I mixed more product by Amy Tangerine and Bella Blvd. 

STUDY

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For the large heart on my background, I used this school-themed transparency by Bella Blvd, and colored in here and there with permanent markers.

I also layered these whimsical floral shapes that I cut from an Amy Tangerine transparency. 

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So there you have it! Thanks so much for stopping by!

later,

Goofy's Sky School

Hello friends! Just popping in to share a scrapbook page I created using the "Playful" line by Authentique. It can be found in the Scraptastic Club Store HERE. 

GOOFY'S SKY SCHOOL

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These foam alpha stickers matched the "whimsical" feel of the page perfectly, don't you think?!

I used my Silhouette Cameo II to cut out this cute little airplane from two different patterned papers and then layered it. I created my own loopy "trail" behind the airplane with a black pen. 

After using my silhouette to make these fun little airplane tags, I strung them onto black & white baker's twine and stitched them down across the bottom of my page.

I am also thinking I could use some of my giant hoard of paper punches for this technique as well! What do you think?  

Thanks for stopping by! 

later,

 

 

 

Buttermilk Biscuits

Hello friends! How has the summer been treating you? Here in Idaho, it has been hot hot hot! In fact, we have already had a number of wildfires. Not surprising for this time of year out here on the high mountain desert. So besides a couple of weekend trips to Washington and Montana, I have been beating the heat by staying inside and creating away!

For this page, I used photos of Miss Ashley from waaaaay back when, along with the "Made From Scratch" product line by Echo Park found in the Scraptastic Club Store. 

BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

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I used foam tape to create dimension and then stitched here and there for more texture. 

I LOVE these word/phrase strips from the sticker sheet!

Of course, no page is complete without lots of layers and fun embellishments! 

Thanks for stopping by!

later,

Scraptastic Kits

Hi all! Another month has gone by, and another FAB new kit from Scraptastic has made it into my hot little hands. :) Check this out!

I have been waiting for a kit like this to perfectly capture all of my travel photos, and I have a LOT of travel photos! 

This is the June 2015 "Can't Go Home" main kit. Are you seeing what I'm seeing here? Soooo much travel perfection in one kit! UH-mazing! And exclusive items you will NOT find anywhere else! I die.

And that is just the main kit! Here's the add-on:

I don't care how often or how far, but if you travel at all, you NEED this kit! You can grab yours HERE. 

Okay, so maybe you are not a traveler. Crazier things have happened. There are two more FAB kits available this month as well: 

June 2015 "Thinking Out Loud" Main Kit

June 2015 "Thinking Out Loud" Add-On

LOVE the colorful whimsy of this kit! Check it out HERE.

Of course, there is the every popular "This Life Noted" kit as well! Excellent for pocket scrapbooking. You can see this kit  HERE.

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Before I leave you, I wanted to share a couple of pages and some cards I haven't had a chance to share using last month's Scraptastic Janglin' kit and add-on.

LOVE THIS

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And here is a page using the Janglin' main kit ONLY. :)

RUN OR DYE

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Here's a few cards I threw together with some of the unused odds and ends from the kit when I was done with my pages. Seriously- with a kit this awesome, these cards practically made themselves!

 ((((sigh)))) LOVED this kit to pieces- literally! But now it's time to move on, and I couldn't be happier with a new kit to take this one's place!  

Thanks for stopping by!

later,