Winter Snowflakes

This is the last of the Christmas cards for 2014 - PHEW! I got the idea for this card from a YouTube tutorial on how to line up the Martha Stewart punch-all-over-the-page punches. I wanted to try out the techniques, so I designed a card I could use them on.

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I really enjoyed how this card turned out with the punch-all-over-the-page punch.

Supplies:
Punches - Martha Stewart and EK Success
Die - Die-namics
Cardstock - Stampin-up
Ribbon - unknown
Pearl - Michaels Recollections

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

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Ho Ho Holiday Tag Week: Day 3

When I heard we were doing a tag challenge I was thrilled!!  I love tags, love to make them and love to pin them!! I cannot get enough!  So what a thrill to have an entire week of TAGS!  Ok I'll calm down now and show you what I've been working on...

I bought a big box of manilla tags from Staples about 2 years ago and I"m still using the same box.  Although I only have about 10 left. :)  Because there's little space to decorate I tend to use up my scraps.  I love being able to use up all those little bits of pretty paper I can't bare to throw out.

Materials
Paper-Winter Wonderland-My Mind's Eye
Stamps-Holly Jolly-There She Goes clear stamps
Punches:Snowflakes and holly-Martha Stewart

If you see something you just have to have let Kristy know and she'll get it in for you :)

Bird Cage gift tags

The minute I saw the bird cage die from Poppy Stamps Dies I knew I had to have it.  I wasn't sure what I was going to do when I got it but I just had have it.  So today I was inspired to use the die and make some Christmas tags with it.  So I die cut and inked them with Antique Linen by Ranger and started decorating with the Winter Wonderland paper pad by My Mind's Eye.  I had some left over Poinsettia pieces (Spellbinders) and some snowflakes (Martha Stewart).

Materials

Paper-Winter Wonderland-My Mind's Eye

Ink-Antique Linen-Ranger

Dies-Carousel Bird Cage-Poppy Stamps Dies, Poinsettia-Spellbinders

Punches-Snowflakes-Martha Stewart

30 minutes...

can you believe it! I made this card from start to finish in about 30 minutes! That is a major achievement for me because usually I hum and ha and fuss over my cards, but this one just came together.

I had a heck of a time trying to edit my phots of this card, the colors kept going all weird on me...I think it is because this line is very muted and has a grey tone to all the colors and my photo editing software kept wanting to make it 'brighter'. Someone more talented at photo editing than I probably could have done a much better job...but anyways...

I used the grey tape from My Minds Eye's Ginger collection and put a few strips across some white cardstock to make it look like patterned paper.

I hope you like!

Scrapbooking Cafe Supplies used:
Butterfly Punch-Martha Stewart
Decorative tape-My Minds Eye Ginger
Patterned Papers-My Minds Eye Nostalgia
Grey Bakers Twine-Sew Easy Bakers Twine Neutrals

Other Supplies used:
sentiment sticker-MME
chipboard circle
pink buttons
white lace trim

Just a quick post from me today, I hope you have a great week and I'll see you back here next Monday.
~Becky
Scrap Circus

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
Scrap Circus

The Girl and the Strawberry

Hi SCafe fans I hope you are all having a wonderful day I have a long weekend and I cant wait to get scrapping. I created a 12x12 Scrapbook page today with a 6x6 paper pad... I wish I could afford to buy the 12x12 papers in EVERY collection but we all have a budget we need to stick to... so I thought what a great idea to show how we can buy the 6x6 but use them on a 12x12. the 6x6 pads are not only for the cardmakers :)

Products used. My Minds Eye Indie Chic Saffron, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists in Thatched Roof & Timberline, Creative Workshop Brick Template, Liquitex Heavy Gesso, Kaisercraft Rub Ons & Glitz Design Alphas.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed this post and are inspired to create something BIG with the smaller designs :)