Stamping With Juanita

Scrapbooking in Clarksville TN

We recently did another scrapbook class and had a lot of fun doing the pages.

Whenever I do scrapbook pages, I tend to get stuck in a rut as to the layout. So this time, I used some page maps from Pagemaps.com to give me different ideas for the layouts.

This is the first of my two-page layouts. When I do a scrapbook class, I always pick out one package of decorative paper and one scrapbook kit where the colors go together. For this class we used Jersey Shore Designer Series paper and the Summer Days Simply Scrappin' kit.

For the two-page layout, I did use my Cricut to do the title. I do really like the way the Cricut helps to add more to my page and I can still use my Stampin' Up! supplies.

For this page, I used one of my old standard layouts that I tend to use off and on. It just seemed to lend itself to the colors and pictures.

For the pages from this class, I even have all of the pictures from one place, our trip to Rock City near Chattanooga TN.

This is the second  two-page layout.  I always try to have two sets of double-page layouts and then the rest of the pages are single pages.

My oldest daughter got me started on scrapbooking eight years ago this month. I am so glad she did and it is definitely a way to use your creativity. I've learned a lot of things in the last eight years about scrapbooking. And I've gotten a lot of pages done since then. But I have so many more to do. Fortunately, doing scrapbooking classes helps me to knock out 10 pages in a fairly short time.

Don't forget to check back to see the rest of the pages that we did for our class.

Easy Glitter

I've been hearing so much about the sticky strip and using it with glitter, so I decided to give it a try. I have now fallen in love with the stick strip and am going to
start using it a lot more often.

For this card, I put the sticky strip on close to the edge of my decorative paper. Before pulling the protective paper off, I ran my Embossing Buddy over the paper. Then after pulling the protective coating off, I poured some glitter on the sticky strip. I then used a paint brush to get the stray glitter off of the paper. For the work Friends, I mixed some glitter with some clear embossing powder to add some sparkle to the embossing. For the flower centers, I punched them out with the 1/2 inch circle punch, covered them with snail adhesive, then dipped my finger in the glitter and pressed it onto the circles. After the glitter was on each circle, I then attached them to the flowers.

I decided to try another trick I had heard about. After attaching the decorative paper to the card stock, I used a rule over the edge of the decorative paper and ran my VersaMarker along it to give it a more layered look without having to add in more weight or thickness. I am definitely going to have to do that more often, too.

Supplies

• Certainly Celery CS
• Apricot Appeal Designer Series Paper
• Apricot Appeal CS
• Pumpkin Pie CS
• VersaMark Ink Pad
• VersaMarker
• Make It Count Stamp Set (Hostess)
• Boho Boho Blossoms Punch
• Dazzling Diamonds Glitter
• Clear EP
• Sticky Strip

Chat & Challenge 111

On Sudsol, we were given a card to look at and then come up with our own version of it. This is what I came up with.

Stamp Set
Heartfelt Thanks

Inks
More Mustard
So Saffron
Garden Green
Mellow Moss

Papers
Night of Navy
Mellow Moss
So Saffron
Garden Green
Whisper White

Accessories
Metallic Eyelets

SC38

I decided I wanted to make a card that could be masculine. I want to use some of the Designer Papers so I chose the Wild Wasabi DSP. I chose designs in it that didn't have any flowers either. I tend to make my cards all from a few designs. So I looked through some card sketches to find something a little different than what I usually do. This is SC38 from SCS and the card was very simple to do.

Stamp Set
Polka Dots and Paisleys

Ink
Garden Green

Papers
Wild Wasabi CS
Wild Wasabi DSP
Whisper White

Accessories
Metallic Eyelets
Wild Wasabi Double Stitched Ribbon
Key Tag Punch
Crop-a-dile