Incorporating Ephemera: Part II

So I guess I'm not done talking about ephemera in our scrapbooking.  I really like being able to keep business cards or brochures with the names of hotels, restaurants, and businesses that we visited on our trips, in case we want to go back to them in the future, or so I can recommend them to friends.  It's almost like having a gigantic Rolodex with photos and notes included!

Here I incorporated the business card from our Prague hotel into an embellishment cluster.  Even though the colors don't go with the layout too well, because its part of the embellishment it doesn't stand out too much on the layout.

Disclaimer: I know ephemera isn't acid free.  Because I'm using prints of digital photos, I'm not worried about the prints getting damaged over time.  The digital photos will persist.

We Slept Here

Sketch: Shimelle Laine

Supplies: Harmonie Rococo (Broderie Paisley); Hambly Studios Grandma's Wallpaper; Basic Grey Junebug (Crazy Quilt), rubons; Making Memories Noteworthy spiral journaling book; October Afternoon Word stickers Fly a Kite, Togetherness ready set chip, Thrift shop word stickers; Fancy Pants rubons, Little Yellow Bicycle Clothesline epoxy stickers, flower stick pin; K & Co Engraved Garden grand adhesions; Lilly bee letter stickers; American Crafts Thickers

A Scraplift: Tiny Houses on the Golden Lane

Another of the Two Peas in a Bucket National Scrapbook Day challenges was to "continue the Morph," which were a series of scraplifts by their design team.  This was my take.

Tiny Houses on the Golden Lane

Supplies: Core'dination Graphic 45 Timeless (Diamonds-Cityscape); Lily Bee This and That (Teacup); Crate Paper Portrait (Something Blue, diecuts); Cosmo Cricket Ever After; Miss Elizabeth's chipboard letters; Echo Park Dots and Stripes Metropolitain Alpha stickers; Colorbok Flea Market foil stickers; Jenni Bowlin ink; Tim Holtz Distress ink; Hambly overlay (Grandma's Wallpaper); Martha Stewart punch

Using My Scraps

For my travel albums, I want to create some continuity across so many layouts, so I pull papers and embellishments that I can use throughout the album.  This leaves me with lots of scraps, but I like to use as many as I can, both for the continuity and because I need to use some things up!  The sketch I used for this layout was great for using up some of those scraps.


Marienplatz

Sketch: Sketches for Scrapbooking

Supplies: The Girls' Paperie On Holiday (Vintage map, diecuts); American Crafts cardstock; Scraps: Basic Grey, Core'dinations Graphic 45, Teresa Collins, Hambly, Crate Paper; My  Minds Eye Tres Jolie Oui Oui Brothers card; 7 gypsies 97% complete stickers; Chatterbox ABC sticker; Studio AE for Technique Tuesday (Today You, The Journey that Matters); Staz On ink (Jet Black); Prima jewels, flocked rubons (Reflections); Melody Ross for GCD Homegrown Chic Vintage Labels; Martha Stewart Cherish Labels; Etcetera by Provocraft stickers; Making Memories flowers (Noteworthy); Echo Park Element stickers; Recollections bling flourish

Putting My Stamps to Use

I love stamps, and I'm trying to incorporate them into more layouts.  I have invested in several Ali Edwards for Technique Tuesday stamps, and I'm finding them to be great quality and very useful, especially for my travel pages.  I've used several sets on this layout.

Explore Budapest


















Sketch: Scrapbook Generation vol.??

Supplies: American Crafts Cardstock, Thickers (Dear Lizzy);  My Minds Eye patterned paper (Stella and Rose "Delightful" Blossom, Gertie "Friends Forever" Petals, Tapestry; Tres Jolie Je T'aime "Birthday Girl"); Hambly overlay Grandma's Wallpaper (gold); Crate Paper brads, sticker (Random); Cosmo Cricket stickers (Social Club), Ready-Set-Chip (Togetherness); K & Co brads (K-ology Hannah); Heidi Grace stickers (Wild Daisy Road); 7 gypsies 97% complete stickers (Travel Voyage); Martha Stewart punch, embossing powder; EK Success border punch; Jenni Bowlin ink (Stick Candy, Soap Powder); Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Vintage Photo); Colorbox Cat's Eye ink (Dark brown); Studio AE for Technique Tuesday stamps (Are We There Yet, The Observant Traveler, This One)

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Stretch Your Stash

I admit it.  I have a massive scrapbook stash.  Some (I'm looking at you, my darling husband) might say its too much stuff.  And I have way too much holiday themed stuff, especially Halloween and Christmas.  I cannot resist those super-cute holiday collections every year.  And because Ozzy the cat does not like to go trick-or-treating, I really don't get to use up those holiday items.

So I like to try to incorporate these items into non-holiday layouts.  It's a good way to use what you have on hand, and to make that stash stretch.  Did I mention I've given up scrapbook shopping for Lent?

On this layout, I had a red, black, and silver color scheme.  I thought I could work in paper flowers from Girls Paperie's Christmas collection without the layout turning Christmas-y.  I picked up some green with letter stickers and in other elements, and I think I pulled it off.  What do you think?






Of Course He Brought the Vulture

Sketch: Scrapbook Generations

Supplies: American Crafts Cardstock, Jenni Bowlin for Coredinations cardstock, October Afternoon 5 & Dime patterned paper; Hambly patterned paper; 7 gypsies 97% complete stickers; Jenni Bowlin apothocary stickers (in red); Cosmo Cricket tiny type, stickers; Lily Bee Design this and that and domestic bliss stickers; the Girls Paperie Tinsel and Twig flower market; Pink Paislee corrugated alphabet; Liquid Pearls; Bo Bunny brads

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Living it up at the Pretty Paper Party

The party is in full swing with Shimelle!  We are diving into our paper stashes and using them to their best!  Our first layout was to help us up our scraps.  Here's my take:

We're Sisters

Supplies:

Pieces of old American Crafts collections, some Hambly paper and transparency, Sassafrass, and KI papers and lace papers.  Pink Paislee and Echo Park letters, and die cuts from I don't know where!

Digging through the stash

Aw, come on, admit it.  If you are a scrapbooker, more than likely you have a stash, with paper and embellishements that go WAYYY back.  You are not alone.  With this layout (yes, another one featuring the Cat), I dug into my stash and used some old old papers.  Just because they are a few years old, doesn't mean they aren't still beautiful!  I challenge you to dig into your stash and use some of that old stuff.  It feels really good!

Cute Kitten
I love the light feel of this layout.  Because I used a lot of older papers and scraps, I don't have all the names of the patterned papers.  Sorry about that.










Layout inspired by Piradee

American Crafts Elements Glitter Buttons (Brights), Mixtape (Stream), Details (Fash Max), Doily
My Minds Eye Transfer Titles (Family: "Kitten")
Prima Shalimar Amia
Melody Ross for GCD Homespun Chic Vintage Labels
Crate Paper Emma's Shop Phrases
Basic Grey Junebug glazed brads
Making Memories Diecut Lattice (Poolside Paperie)
Elle's Studio Hand Sewn Layers Blank Pennants
Scenic Route Labels
Bella Blvd Socialite (RSVP)
Sei Ally's Wonderland (Dizzy Daisy)
Tinkering Ink Beloved (Affection)
Hambly Grandma's Wallpaper (Silver)

I Wish I Had a Cat's Life

Cat Naps

From Nic Howard's sketch for Color?  Or is it Colour? class for Big Picture Classes.

Products Used:
Scenic Route - patterned paper; My Minds Eye - patterned paper (ancient slab); American Crafts - cardstock; Hambly - transparency; Technique Tuesday - chipboard; Basic Grey - chipboard, stickers, sticker letters; Tim Holtz - grungeboard; Cosmo Cricket - sticker letters; Sakura - souffle pen; Heidi Swapp - rubon; Cat's Eye chalk ink; Versa Magic ink

Tools Used:
Cuttlebug - embossing folder