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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Celebrating a Little Late

So I finally got around to scrapping my little sister’s wedding.  It only took me 3 years!


Mr. & Mrs.

I made this muslin flower myself.  I used this Tim Holtz die to cut some scrap muslin, tacked the flower layers together with a couple of stitches, then sprayed it with Chalkboard glimmer mist and my own handmade mist.  I was inspired by Pink Paislee’s new mistables line.

American Crafts cardstock
Cosmo Cricket patterned paper – Everafter
Crate Paper Restoration – Doilies
My Minds Eye Lost & Found paper - Madison Ave Sisters, Union Square Perfect
October Afternoon Farm Fresh label sticker
My Minds Eye Stella and Rose – brads , label stickers
Making Memories metal charm
Ranger Perfect pearls – pearl , bronze
Joann’s stick pins
Tattered Angels Chalkboard glimmer mist - banana pudding

New Layouts, Old Photos

Like most scrapbookers, I have a backlog of pictures to scrap.  Taking classes at Big Picture has helped get my butt in gear and scrap some of these older photos.  That's a good thing, because I got all of my childhood albums from my mom, and I want to scan and scrap them.  (Let this be a lesson to you -- take your photos out of those old magnetic albums, if you can, and burn those horrible magnetic pages!!  Photos grow to them over time!)

This one is from 2006:

To the Top!

Nic Howard taught us how to do these neat faux pleats in the Color?  Or is it Colour? class.

Products Used:

DCWV - cardstock; Core'dinations - cardstock; unknown swiss dot paper; Jillibean Soup - patterned paper; Adorn It/Carolee's Creations - patterned paper; Creative Imaginations - transparency, sticker; Ranger - stickles; Queen and Company - flowers

Tools Used:

Tim Holtz tiny attacher; Martha Stewart punch; Silhouette - title and flourish; American Crafts slick writer

How Many Trends Can I Fit on a Page?

I made this layout for the Use Your Scraps class at Big Picture Scrapbooking.  I had a great time trying out new techniques on the butterflies.  One I embossed with white powder, then inked with Tim Holtz Distress Ink.  I covered some in Tim Holtz Rock Candy Distress Paint.  I flocked one. I even used Ranger Perfect Pearls on one.

I love you bunches and bunches

Products used:

American Crafts – rubons, cardstock, chipboard letters, Remarks journaling stickers; Wacoal – cardstock; Core’dinations – cardstock; Jenni Bowlin – stickers; Tim Holtz – Rock Candy Distress Paint, Distress Ink; Basic Grey – patterned paper; MME – patterned paper; Studio G – flock; Judikins – sticky stuff powder; Commotions – Clear Tops embossing powders; Ranger – Perfect Pearls

Tools used:

American Crafts – Slick Writer; Martha Stewart border punch; EK Success border punch; Fiskars border punch; Silhouette