Scraps and Ink

A "Not-So-Girly" Spaceship Earth

I normally struggle with non-girly pages. They are sooooo not my thing!

I can easily slap a bunch of pink patterned paper on a page, throw on some frou-frou baubles with any photo of my daughters and call it a day. 

But, give me a blue palette with nary a floral pattern in sight, and I struggle. I really, really  struggle.

I have had this pic of my daughters on the Spaceship Earth ride in WDW's EPCOT sitting on my desk for awhile now and decided it was high time I do something with it! I knew there was no way I could get away with making it a girly page, and not a single pink patterned paper came to mind as one that would "work" with Spaceship Earth, so I dug thru a LOT of my stash before settling on the ones I used. And I REALLY like how it turned out, don't you?

SPACESHIP EARTH

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For this page, I used a Basic Grey patterned paper for my background and ran it thru my Pazzles Inspiration Electronic Cutter to create a negative space for my title and then backed it in white cardstock. I also cut the title letters from black and silver glitter cardstock and adhered them with foam mounting tape for dimension. LOVE that spacey font called "Space Station 77".

I also pulled out a couple sheets of the older October Afternoon "Rocket Age" and used it for the strips along the right-hand side and circles under the photo. Of course, I also had to throw on some star confetti- (the kind you can get at any party supply store). But my fave part of the page is that transparency with the stars! How fun is that?! That is a sheet by Webster's Pages that I have been hoarding and using ever-so-sparingly. LOVE their transparencies! 

See that cute Mickey icon tucked under the top corner of the photo? I created that in Photoshop Elements 11, exported it to my Pazzles, and then cut it from silver glitter cardstock. Totally stole the idea from my friend Suz and her page here.

 

Thanks for looking!

later,

nancy

September Scraptastic Club sneaks!!!

Soooooo excited to share these sneaks of the September kits over at Scraptastic! Since I am one of the new DT members, I didn't get to pick which kit I will receive, but honestly, I don't care- I love them all and I know it will be like Christmas when I open my box to see what kit I get. I am VERY impatiently stalking my poor mailman! 

September "This life Noted" Kit

September "The Girl" Kit

September "We Will Rock You" kit

I can see so many uses for all of the kits. So many fun, great new papers from the top manufacturers as well as exclusives from Scraptastic! Which kit do you like best?

Thanks for stopping by!

later,

nancy

SCRAPTASTIC CLUB Challenge #9

Last but not least!!!!

This is the very last challenge over at Scraptastic for their 4th Anniversary Celebration, and we were challenged to create a page using a design "shelf". This is where a piece (or pieces) of paper are placed horizontally across a scrapbook page and the photos, embellies, etc, are added like they are being placed on that "shelf". It is actually a fun concept and is a good way to jump start the creative process.

 

#MICKEYEARS 

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LOVE this silly photo of my girls from our trip to Disneyland Resort over New Year's! Any trip to Disney is just not complete without biting into a yummy chocolate fudge-covered Mickey ear-shaped ice cream treat! I dare you to disagree! 

The background paper is by Studio Calico and I also used lots of fun stuff from the "Capture Life" kit by Echo Park, including those fun letter stickers. 

Thanks for looking!

later,

nancy

SCRAPTASTIC CLUB Challenge #8

ONE WORD.

Yup, that is all we could use on our page for challenge #8 over at Scraptastic. And do you know how hard it is to only use one word on a layout? I am not sure if the words in my photo of Time Square counts as "other" words, though. They were not really added to the page, they are part of the photo. :)

EPIC

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Since I decided to use this one big photo of Time Square, it seemed fitting to use one word in a BIG way! So I used my Pazzles to cut the word "EPIC" out of white cardstock in big letters and popdot it onto my page. 

I think it definitely has an impact, don't you?

I used papers by Echo Park, Studio Calico and Making Memories (an oldie but a goodie).

The stars are by Studio Calico, and the cute little geotag is by Freckled Fawn. 

The big red tag is also by Making Memories. 

Thanks for looking!

later,

nancy

SCRAPTASTIC CLUB Challenge #7

For this challenge over at Scraptastic, we were asked to use 4 patterned papers on our page, no more, no less. 

SISTERLY BOND

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The background is actually one sheet of paper that has the pretty little border, banners and sun printed on it. Then I just layered a few more sheets and embellies. All four sheets of patterned paper are from MME, but they are from four different lines- Follow Your Heart, The Sweetest Thing, Miss Caroline, and Nostalgia. The title is cut from white cardstock using my Pazzles, sequins are from Teresa Collins, wood hearts are from Studio Calico, letter stickers are from Authentique, and tag is from American Crafts- Dear Lizzy. 

I took this pic of the girls on our way back from U of I after we took Ashley up for a tour of the campus. 

It was actually Ashley's idea. She asked if we could stop along the Payette River to take some photos of her and her sister, and I'm so glad she did! 

Thanks for looking!

later,

nancy

 

SCRAPTASTIC CLUB Challenge #4

Over at Scraptastic for their Anniversary Celebration, the 4th challenge is a bingo challenge. :) You get to pick one row, either down, across, or diagonal, and do something from each box in that row on your page or project.

I chose the very bottom row across:

LOVE THIS TREE

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This tree holds a special memory of my dad who passed away several years ago. He and I planted this tree together when I was only 6 years old. 

I used patterned paper by Basic Grey, MME, LilyBee and Echo Park.

The butterfly punches are by Marths Stewart; enamel dots are by MME; lettering stickers are by Jillibean Soup and LilyBee; and the painted wood veneer piece is by Two Peas In A Bucket.

Thanks for looking!

later,

nancy 

 

Scraptastic Club Challenge #6

I have been having so much fun playing along over at Scraptastic! For Challenge #6- "Use Your Scraps", I decided to try something different. I used my scraps, but was also inspired by the minimalistic look of MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) when we were there in NYC less than two weeks ago.

The stark white walls designed to show off all of the incredible artwork was still fresh in my mind, so I focused on recreating that look.

And I have to say, to stand there in front of THE "The Starry Skies" by Van Gogh- his MOST famous piece, and then walk down a hallway and into a room to see the breathtakingly soft and subtle colors of "Water Lilies" by Monet, and then into another room filled with nothing but the curious cubist works of Picasso, is intensely humbling. Words cannot describe the sense of awe I felt just to be in the same room as such works by the Masters.

I could literally spend every day sitting in front of each piece just staring in amazement. 

MoMA  

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For this page, I used lots of little pieces of scrap patterned paper I had lying around on my desk from previous projects. Papers are by Cocoa Daisy, Basic Grey, DCWV and American Crafts. I just randomly stuck them on the page- no rhyme or reason. :) Then I ran the page thru my sewing machine. Again, no real thought as to where I would sew. I literally just let go of the paper and let the machine sew wherever it felt like sewing. I would then shift the page to one side of the other to re-direct the stitch line, but never really controlling the machine much.

I think the page turned out rather "artsy", don't you?

Thanks for looking!

later,

nancy  

  

 

SCRAPTASTIC CLUB Challenge #5

For the fifth challenge over at Scraptastic, we are challenged to use the phrase "Happy Birthday to You" on our project.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 2U!

 

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Of course I just HAD to use this photo of Miss Anna from her 16th birthday! It was a eventful day- we had a limousine pick up her and her friends from the high school and take them to the mall to go shopping, then back to our house for more fun! They watched movies, then had a bonfire outside to roast hot dogs (veggie dogs for Anna), s'mores, and then more sugary goodness with a fudgy ice cream cake.

Oh, and her dad and I got her a car. It's been six months, and we are still working on getting that license. You'd think with a new BMW parked in the driveway for her, she'd be a little more anxious to get that taken care of. Go figure. 

Anywho, I used mostly Studio Calico on this page, with some fun DCWV foiled bits for shine. I Also used American Crafts Thickers lettering stickers for the title, and glittery sequins to add a little bit of sparkle. LOVE them!!! 

Thanks for looking! And be sure to stop by Scraptastic for the master list of challenges if you want to play along! 

later,

nancy

SCRAPTASTIC CLUB Challenge #3

I am still happily plugging along with the challenges over at Scraptastic for their 4th Anniversary Celebration.

I finished this next page last night, but didn't get the chance to upload it til tonight. This is for Challenge #3- The Color Challenge by my dear friend Madeline Fox. :)

Here is the palette she created (the gold color in the swatch is supposed to be a metallic gold):

And here is my interpretation:
 

IF THE CROWN FITS...

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And trust me....it fits. 

I went a little lighter with the overall look of my page by using a less-intense shade of the dark pink and aqua, but I had NO problem with the gold! I seriously just so happened to have exactly four leftover gold foil mini cupcake liners from a party we had earlier this year. A happy accident! 

Also, if you look closely at the white cardstock pieces (hearts, banners, tags) I used on my page, you can see they have an embossed, almost pearl-like "resist" pattern. I would normally color these pieces with inks or colored mists to show the cool resist texture (which is really fun by itself), but for this page, I liked the look of the white on white. 

I really dug into my stash for these papers as I am no stranger to mixing manufacturers from all across the board! I feel that is sort of my "thing" lately. After all, I have papers from every manufacturer under the sun, and if I am gonna use it, I gotta mix it up!  

The darker pink border is really old K&Co., rose print is Webster's Pages, diagonal pink is American Crafts, light blue and pink glitter zig-zag heart is DCWV, white resist pieces are Heidi Swapp, gold foil lettering stickers are American Crafts.

See that really cool gold foil diagonal stripe tape? LOVE IT!!! But don't ask me where I got it, cuz I don't remember. :(

So thanks for stopping by!

later,

nancy

SCRAPTASTIC CLUB Challenge #2

 

So for challenge #2 over at Scraptastic, you get to pick a title from the top 100 songs from 2010 (the year Scraptastic was founded) and use that song title as the title of your page. How fun is that?!!!!

I picked "Airplanes" by B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams.

AIRPLANES

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The journaling reads-

"Here we are on our way home from NYC.  In a few weeks, I fly to meet you in Sweden, then we fly to Greece together.  When I first met you 22 years ago, and I was only 19, I hadn't even been on a plane!  And now we are traveling the world together.  Some flights are better than others (this particular flight was horribly late causing us to stay the night in Phoenix), but as long as I am traveling with you, I know everything will be okay."

I used papers from Heidi Swapp, WeR Memory Keepers and Studio Calico; mists from October Afternoon; lettering stickers from American Crafts; and flair from Basic Grey. Photo frames are from Studio Calico, as is the cork arrows. I created the cork geo tag myself from a scrap piece of cork board. :)

Thanks for stopping by!

later,

nancy