Wicked Witch of the Web

This card was so quick and easy to thanks to my Silhouette Cameo! I can't say enough good things about this fabulous machine that I got from Kristy at the Scrapbooking Cafe.

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Supplies:

Paper - Echo Park "Apothecary Emporium" and Misc. Halloween Stack
Silhouette Cameo
Ink - Stampin' Up
Bazzil Cardstock
Ribbon - Unknown

Life is a Beautiful Journey

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It might have been better if I had named this layout "Life is a Beautiful Accident", because that's totally what this layout started out as.

I had a vision, I wanted to use the My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Union Square paper line to create a cut-out background as my base. So I pulled out the paper and ran it through my Silhouette Cameo (how I ever lived without this machine I will never know!). But....the background I ended up with was too delicate. It didn't fit "the vision", and now I had used an entire piece of paper and created something I might never use. So.....I downloaded an individual shape pattern and created my own, more spacious background instead using the Silhouette Studio software and my trusty Cameo. Voila! Vision achieved.

Then I wanted to stencil over the top layer using a lovely Memory Box damask stencil. So I pulled out my grey and black paint, but fortunately, before I could apply paint to paper I decided that would be too dark. So I grabbed a nice crimson red instead. I sponged my paint with different pressures through the stencil and I was a bit skeptical about the result at first, but I pressed on.

I added my other paper layers, also from the Union Square paper line, distressed the edges and added my photo and I was really liking the direction, but something was still missing. And then I pulled out the original background paper I had cut......what a great little extra layer of dimension it added, by snipping out pieces of it and applying them. And then, I got extra points by using the negative bits left over from the original background cuts. I sponged the edges of them, popped them up on pop dots, and adhered them in little groupings around the photo. Below is a photo of the tile pop ups:

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In the end I love how the whole layout turned out, and I hope you like it too! Comments are always welcome, and don't forget to follow us here on the blog by clicking "Join this site" over on the left!

Supplies

Paper: My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found Union Square, Echo Park Dots & Stripes
Silhouette Cameo
Colorbox Ink - Black
Tim Holtz Distressing Tool
E6000 Spray Adhesive
K&Company word stickers
Memory Box damask stencil
Acrylic paint

Pretty in Pink

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Hey folks - I'm back with another 12x12 layout for you. Clearly the weekends are turning out pretty productive for me lately.

This picture is just so pretty, with the pastel tones and country cottage feel, that I knew I just wanted to put it in a layout. I know my style can sometimes be a bit busy, so I tried to dial back a bit on the embellishments this time round and I think the result is pretty successful. Hope you like it too - comments are welcome :D

I also used the E6000 Spray Adhesive glue for the first time. Although it took me a bit to get the pump on it working properly, once I did I have to say this stuff is soooooo easy to use, and makes gluing on those pesky intricate dies so much easier. I will definitely be pulling this out more often.

Supplies

Paper:Echo Park- Victorian Garden, My Minds Eye - Lost & Found Madison Avenue, Bazzil Cardstock
Dies: Tim Holtz Plaque & Postage, Cheery LynnVine/Leaf Die
Silhouette Cameo
Echo Park stickers from "Be Mine" collection
Liquid Pearls in White Opal and Petal Pink
Martha Stewart Swirly Lace Punch around the Page
Lost & Found Madison Avenue flower embellishment
E6000 Spray Adhesive
Lace trim
Dollar store flowers

If you cannot find any of the products listed in our online store, please email Kristy directly at scrapbookingcafe@aol.com. She can usually track down and order anything you might be in search of.

Four tags!

Hello it's Anita gain with more tags to share!  I am really enjoying this week!  Have you wrapped all your gifts yet?  Me not so much, that would require having finished buying them all, although I am more than half way done!  :>  Today my tags are super easy!  I am sure you have some sets that have tags in them like me, I noticed today that my Hero Arts Basic Grey Set Happy Holidays had a tag in it so I decided to heart emboss it with white powder onto paper from Echo Park's Very Merry Collection!  These are easy tags so I made 4!

I added some buttons and twine from this Christmas Doodle Twine Collection, it's perfect for Christmas cards and tags!

Hope you have a great weekend!  :>  We have a busy Sunday but thankfully not tonight or Saturday!  :>  I plan to get started on wrapping gifts tonight!  :>

Leaping Reindeer Tag!

Hello it's Anita and I am really happy to be here and share a tag during our Ho Ho Tag Week!  :>  I hope you've been inspired all week with the tags we have been sharing because I have!  Today I have a tag to share using Memory Box's Leaping Deer die and Echo Parks Very Merry Christmas Collection!

I cut the paper from the pad to 2 3/4 inchs by 3 1/2 inches and than I rounded the corners, heat embossed the Joy sentiment from a Hero Arts set added another strip of patterned paper and than some lace!  Popped the deer up with foam adhesive by Scrapbook adhesive.  Turned him into Rudolf with the red gem!  :>  

Well I think this is my second tag made this Holiday season, only a dozen or so left to go!  I shall be back tomorrow with another!

Ho Ho Holiday Tag Week: Day 2

Ho Ho Ho! It's Becky back again with some more Holiday tags to share. Today I've made some quick and easy gift tags. I used my Cricut Expression and the Simply Charmed cartridge to cut out some cute stockings and mittens out of some fun patterned papers from the Echo Park This & That Christmas Collection.

I stamped a little to: and from: on the top of the tag and tied some brown bakers twine in the corner.

They are so quick and easy to make with the die cut machine, I made 6 of each!

Thanks for stopping by today. Remember we are sharing holiday tags every day this week so check back daily for more inspiration!

Have a great day!
~Becky

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Ho Ho Holiday Tag Week: Day 1

Hi Friends!  The Scrapbooking Cafe DT has something special to share with you this week. All week long we are going to be sharing Christmas Tag ideas with you!

I'm first up and I have a fun tag to share with you that I made using Echo Park's This & That Christmas Collection

I started off with a piece of white cardstock that I embossed with a stripy folder. You could use the Candy Cane embossing folder from Cuttlebug. I layered bits and pieces from the Echo Park kit on top. I added a die cut of the smaller doily from the Doily Duo by Die-namics

I finished off the tag with some red bakers twine, some buttons and a big fun bow! You could use this tag on a card, a layout or use it as a gift tag on a special package...it could even hang on your tree like an ornament!

That is all for me today, but make sure you stop by every day this week for some great taggy inspiration just in time for the holiday.

Merry Christmas!
~Becky
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Sully says...

Happy Monday friends! My 2 year old son has become quite the little chatterbox. He is now starting to speak in short sentences and some of the things he comes out with are just down right hilarious! I wanted to have a way to remember all the funny things he says for the future so I whipped up a quick little mini album/notebook so we have a place to record them.

I covered two 4x6 pieces of chipboard with patterned paper and embellies from the This & That Charming collection by Echo Park to make the front and back covers, and I cut some white cardstock to make the inside pages. I plan to bind the book with the Bind it All from Zutter, but I have to borrow it from a friend.

Well that is it for me today, quick and fun!

Don't forget to check out what's NEW in the shop, and if there is something you can't find, just message Kristy

Have a great week!

~Becky

happy and bright

I love taking diagonal paper and using just a little of it to frame something.  It always reminds me of candy canes.  And I love candy canes.  Keep it simple, let the pattern do the work at highlighting your card.

Materials

Stamps-Holiday Cheer and Snowglobe-There She Goes

Paper-Winter Wonderland-Echo Park

Don't forget to let Kristy know if you have to have these stamps or paper!

Hexagon Gift Bag!

Hello Scrapbooking Cafe Friends!  It's Anita!  Hope your having a great week!  A few of the other girls on the blog here have shared about there beautiful weather.  Well my friends that is not the case for me!  Here in Winnipeg we had a huge snowfall this past weekend!  They actually had called for a blizzard but luckily that didn't happen but we did get so much snow!  We are into winter here for sure!  But I am thankful that the sun is shining, it had been such a dreary fall!  

Today I have a gift bag to share!  I love making gift bags!  It's a such a great touch when you give a gift that you decorated the gift bag!  You can find plain kraft gift bags anywhere and than decorate it yourself!  Today I used Spellbinders Nestabilities Hexagon dies along with Echo Parks Everyday Eclectric 6  by 6 pad!

Pretty simple I just die cut the hexagons from the pp and found a place for them and adhered it to the bag!  Added a pretty ribbon bow and there you go!  Fun to make and fun to give!  

I hope I've inspired you to decorate a gift bag when you give a gift too!

special little moments

Happy Monday! Becky here from Scrap Circus to share a layout with you that I created using the new For the Record 2 Documented Collection from Echo Park

I used the Tiny Attacher from Tim Holtz to attach the banners. I also used it to attach the lace ribbon to my layout.

I used lots of stickers from the kit to embellish.

Scrapbooking Cafe supplies:
For the Record 2: Documented Collection Kit- Echo Park
tiny attacher-Tim Holtz
dimensional adhesive-Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L
other supplies:
white lace ribbon
stamp edge punch-EK Success
scallop lace edge punch-Martha Stewart
buttons
adhesive rhinestones
flowers-Prima

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Kristy is always getting new products in and you can check them out HERE.

Have a great day!
~Becky

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Gobble Gobble...

Happy Thanksgiving to all our Canadian friends out there! I hope you found many reasons to be thankful this year.

This past weekend was also World Cardmaking Day! There was inspiration, challenges and prizes everywhere in the blogosphere!!! Were you able to get some time to make a card? or two?

I spent my weekend getting quite a few projects finished up, but I was only able to make one card. I thought I'd share it with you today.

I haven't made a masculine card in awhile and my hunny's birthday is coming up so I thought I would make a card for him.

To tell the truth, this card took me a looong time to create. I always have such a difficult time with masculine cards. I'm still not 100% sure I like it, but it is done, and I know my hunny will think it is great!

Scrapbooking Cafe Online supplies:

For the Record 2 Documented-Echo Park

dimensional adhesives-Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

other supplies:

black photo corners

black buttons

embroidery floss

black lace ribbon

scalloped edge punch-EK Success

heart punch-SU/EK Success

Did you make any cards for World Cardmaking Day this past weekend? I'd love to see what you made. Please comment below and send me a link to your creations.

Have a great day!
~Becky

oh snap!

Welcome to October! I'm still not quite sure where September went, but that seems to happen to me every month. Anyways, today I have a layout to share with you that I made using the Everyday Eclectic line from Echo Park. I absolutely LOVE this line!! I received it quite awhile ago but I just finally got a chance to work with it this past weekend. I made this layout and 2 cards already and I can't wait to do more!

I have had this photo of my daughter and I from a wedding a few years ago on my desk for a long time waiting to be scrapped, when this line came along I knew it was perfect.

I didn't have any black mist so I made my own with some black acrylic paint I had laying around. It was really easy. I simply put a dollop of black paint on a tray and added water until I got the consistency I wanted. I used a small paintbrush to flick the black onto the paper to make spatters.

here are a few close ups of the details on the page...



I stamped the date once at full ink strength and then stamped it off a few more times until the ink wore off. I like the look, it adds to the shabby/messy vibe that the layout has going on.

and here is a shot that shows the layering...

Scrapbooking Cafe supplies:

Everyday Eclectic Papers-Echo Park

Everyday Eclectic stickers-Echo Park

3D Foam Squares-Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L
Tape Runner-Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

other supplies:

3-in-1 Butterfly punch-Martha Stewart

Label punch-Jenni Bowlin

doily-Wilton

tags-Elle's Studio

lace ribbon

buttons

embroidery thread

black paint

date stamp

Thanks so much for stopping by today, please remember to visit us every weekday to see what the rest of the design team has to share.

~Becky

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Those Eyes

Hi ladies welcome to my friday post :) This week I used For The Record 2 by Echo Park I love how the designs are so eclectic and vintage.

Supplies Used: Echo Park For the Record 2, White Bazzill Cardstock and Oil Slick Glimmer Glaze.

Almost everything from I used is from the kit. It's very easy to create your own dimension with these collection kits just add layers. ;)

Thanks for stopping by.

First Day of School Card!

Hello there!  It's Thursday and it's Anita from http://www.craftygrldesigns.blogspot.com/  today is my daughter's first day of Grade 2!  Boo!  I love having her home with me and I can't believe that she is in grade 2 already!  Previous years I cried a lot but this year I managed only to get teared up!  :>

Today I have a card to share that I made for her lunch!  I always make her a card for her first day, and in case I forgot she reminded me!  LOL  I used some Lawn Fawn Stamps My Silly Valentine, Scrapbooking Cafe Online is getting some Lawn Fawn Stamps very soon!  I also used the Hello Summer pad by Echo Park!  

I stamped the apple from the My Silly Valentine set and paper pieced him with cardstock and added some googly eyes!  I thought that this apple and the sentiment was a great one for the first day of school!  I also used the Polaroid stamp from the Say Cheese set by Lawn Fawn!  I also used the Binding Edge Punch by Ek Success. And I used some bakers twine, Scrapbooking Cafe has a lot of twine you can see some here.

Well that's it from me!  I hope this card brings a smile to my daughter's face today!  :>See you next week!

thank you

Happy Labor Day Monday friends! Being that it is a long weekend I just wanted to share a quick little project today. I need to send a thank you card so I just whipped this up. I love the bright fun colours in the Happy Days Collection from Echo Park.

 I mixed up the patterns with some fun banners and added a little strip of washi tape. I love combining many different patterns and textures on my projects.

I framed the cards sentiment with the small doily from the Decorative Doily Duo and tied some bakers twine through the holes.

Scrapbooking Cafe supplies used:
Happy Days Collection:Echo Park
Decorative Doily Duo:Die-namics
Circle Dies:Spellbinders
Blue Bakers Twine: Doodlebug
Dimensional Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L
Cardstock: American Crafts
other supplies:
buttons
black photo corners
letter stickers:Jillibean Soup
black washi tape:Poshi Washi

I hope you are enjoyed your holiday weekend. School starts tomorrow! I am looking forward to getting back into a routine. Have a great week and I hope you'll pop by again next Monday.

~Becky

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Sweet Day

Hi ladies, Its Zoe here again today with a post featuring Echo Park Sweet Day... I love these papers lots of the recent trends like the hexagons, air balloons and clouds, I can never get enough of the hexagons!!! Love them... who would have known that hexagons would take off, I mixed my hexagons in the paper with a hexagon background I found from the Silhouette store, I have finally unpacked my Silhouette from my big move and now wonder why I didnt do it sooner... I like to cut out a few designs in one go and incorporate them into my layouts as I go, I would be too lazy to cut for each and every layout I do!!!

Supplies used- Echo Park Sweet Day, White Bazzill Cardstock, Silhouette Cameo, Prima Flowers.

I love the designs of the element stickers in this kit. Layer them up with foam squares or dots for added dimension.

Here is a better close up shot of the hexagon background I then used a few of the little cut out hexagons as embellishments too.
Thanks so much for visiting today. Have a wonderful crafty filled weekend.

Summer Cards!

Hello!  Happy Thursday!  It's Anita from http://www.craftygrldesigns.blogspot.ca/ and today I have some summery cards to share with you!  I used the perfect summery and fun paper Hello Summer by Echo Park!  Summer is my favorite season and we are currently squeezing out the most fun we can have these last few weeks before school starts!

I cut strips out of leftover sheets from the Hello Summer pad, it's a great way to use the leftovers!  Used a set by Lawn Fawn Flutter By (Scrapbooking online is actually getting Lawn Fawn stamps soon!)  

For this card I focused on using only a sentiment stamp and the rest of the elements of the card from the pad of paper.  I fussy cut the flowers from one of the papers and popped them up with dimensional adhesive (foam squares) to add dimension.  I used a sentiment from Hero Arts.  And another patterned paper from the pad.  

Hope you've enjoyed my summery fun cards today!

I Am Obsessed With Scrapbooking

Hello Scrapbooking Cafe fans.... Its Friday YAYY which means I have the whole weekend to play with paper and paints :) I received an Awesome parcel from Kristy this week with October Afternoon, Echo Park, Authentique, Prima and Crate Paper collections!!!

Today I decided to play and share with you the new Echo Park collection pack called Everyday Eclectic... This is a MUST HAVE!!! Seriously I loved playing with this kit and the layout made itself.

I also played a little with my Crafters Workshop templates and Pan Pastels and then tried out the goosebumps spray this is a super cool medium :)

Have a happy scrappy weekend :)

LIFE is pretty AMAZING!

Today is the first Monday in August, and for all my fellow Canadians that means HOLIDAY!!!! It is called BC day where I'm from, but whatever you call the August long weekend, I hope you call it FUN! We dropped our daughter off at summer camp yesterday. She will be there for the whole week! This is her first time going to camp and she was a little nervous but I KNOW she'll have a great time. She is attending the same summer camp that I went to as a kid so I filled her in on as much as I could remember from my time there. I can't wait till she gets back so I can scrapbook her adventure!

Anywho, back to the reason I'm here today. I have a layout to share with you. Last week Zoe shared her beautiful butterfly layout with you, and today I have a butterfly layout of my own. I made this layout for my daughter's album to celebrate these beautfiul photos of her first meeting with her new baby brother. The Graceful line from Echo Park couldn't have worked more perfectly for this layout. I love the sentiment on this chipboard embelishment in the center and ended up using it for the title of my layout. Life IS pretty amazing, and my daughter is having a pretty amazing LIFE experience in this moment.

 and here are a few close ups of the details.

Scrapbooking Cafe supplies used:
Monarch Butterfly punch-Martha Stewart
This & That Graceful Collection-Echo Park
Darla Butterfly Die-Memory Box Dies
Pink Twine-Doodlebug
Thin 3D foam adhesive-Scrapbook Adhesives
Mini Glue dots-Glue Dots
Tape runner-Scrapbook Adhesives
other supplies:
This & That Graceful 6x12 Chipboard-Echo Park
This & That Graceful Brads-Echo Park
paper doily-Little Yellow Bicycle
scalloped edge punch-EK Success
circle punch-EK Success
3-in-1 classic butterfly punch-Martha Stewart

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Head on over to Scrapbooking Cafe Online and check out all the NEW ITEMS and PRE ORDERS.

Have a great week :)

~Becky
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