Seven Days of Scrapbooking--Day #2

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Hello friends and welcome back! If you missed the dozen amazing scrapbooking projects shared yesterday on my Instagram Stories just search the hashtag #sevendaysofscrapbooking and you can see all of the amazing projects! I am really excited to share my page today as it focuses on the Textured Chic Memories & More cards. I used these card packages quite frequently to make traditional scrapbook pages and I hope this sparks a creative idea in yourself!

With a few additional supplies I was easily able to make this amazing page to capture this moment in Rome with my husband. This picture was taken on the Greece Incentive trip using a photographer we booked through Flytographer and was one of the best experiences we have ever had on a holiday!

Fun Fact: We were at our photography location at 6 am to take these pictures! It was worth the early hour to not have a soul around in our pictures!

Let me start by saying what I LOVE about our Memories & More cards—the thickness and style of the cards, a little stiffer than our regular card stock and DSP so they immediately add texture. The VALUE of the cards is amazing! You get double of everything which allows you the freedom to cut up a card and layer it if you need to (on the word ‘days’ for example), and finally the variety of phrases and sentiments in the collection of cards. I find there are some really unique sentiments not found in our stamp sets. And the concept designers have been knocking the collections out of the park over the past few catalogues!

And if there are coordinating Cards & Envelopes, make sure to get those too! I often use them as layering pieces—the envelopes are decorative so cut them apart for layering!

For this page I actually did add in a few stamped florals and greenery from the Framed Occasions stamp set so this is actually a hybrid project of sorts. The top left corner of this page truly represents all that I love about M&M cards. For example, I have die cut a circle using Petal Pink card stock and the Stylish Shapes dies and on top have added a sticker (yes! the cards come with stickers too which is brilliant) and then CUT APART one of the 3x4 cards to make a whole new sentiment. I layered some of the new Natural Finish ribbon behind along with some stamped flowers, another sticker and the cute little Flower Trinkets!

On the bottom left of the page I used 2 more stickers (like seriously, how perfect are they?) that I mounted on a piece of Mango Melody card stock and part of the M&M card that was left over after I snipped out those words. Don’t let anything go to waste! A couple more flowers and some greenery tied this area together with the first one—this is a design key. You always want to have repeating elements on your scrapbook page (in my opinion or style of memory keeping at least). :)

 

My favorite thing to do with this style of memory keeping is to cut one of the duplicate cards apart to layer on top of the original. By adding ‘days’ that is hand cut and popped up with a Dimensional we have truly brought this one dimensional card to life. And don’t get rid of the extra left over, if you look along the left side of the photo mat I have tucked it there to bring this color across the page! Its a pro tip for sure!

I also added a few of the Elegant Faceted Gems to this section with more stamped flowers and a Flower Trinket. Its the best way to add this color trio over to this side of the page.

If you haven’t tried Memories & More cards yet on a traditional scrapbook page I really encourage you to give it a try! The investment isn’t steep and its fun to play around with the many card options in your design!

Make sure to check out my stories so you can see what everyone else is creating and sharing! If you are in Canada and would like to order anything, please visit my store with sincere thanks in advance and send me a message if you are interested in joining in any of my classes!

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Seven Days of Scrapbooking--Day #1

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Hello all of my friends! I am so happy you are here to spend Seven Days of Scrapbooking with me! Some of my crafty friends and I were talking about my A Card a Day in May Challenge and got on the topic of scrapbooking and how fun that would be to make a page a day! Well I don’t have the luxury of that amount of creative time but we thought that Seven days could be manageable! So make sure to follow my Seven Days of Scrapbooking on Instagram and here on my blog!

I also have a Scrapbooking Gallery that you are welcome to enjoy!

My first page to share with you just makes me so happy! I love the colors of the page and the picture is one of myself and my kids at our local zoo. Memory keeping is honestly the best thing I have ever prioritized in my life. I would rather make scrapbook pages than cards and I truly cherish my many many many albums I have created over the years.

The most important things we have in life are the people we have and the memories we make together.

I miss this fun age of my kiddos! Time goes too quickly and with my son graduating on Friday, I am definitely feeling all the feels!

The base of this page is Pool Party (one of my fav colors) and I used our new Hostess Designer Series Paper—Design a Daydream to guide the color palette.

I stamped some flowers from the Fresh Cut Flowers stamp set in the background (do not overlook this stamp set in the new Annual Catalogue) in Pool Party ink so it was a subtle detail to flank my photo. I have noticed that I tend to use 5x7 photos the most frequently in my designs. So I am going to challenge myself during this Seven Days of Scrapbooking to break free from that.

The rest of my design is a mash up of the Sweetest Cherries and Sending Smiles stamp sets.

The little teeny hearts are from the Teacup Dies and the adorable Heart Pearls!

I tend to create what I called ‘Vignettes’ to support my photos. After all, my picture is truly the most important thing on my page and I rarely create a page without a photo! My photo completely guides my design process.

So for this page at the bottom right I decided to create the sentiment “Life is Sweet with you in it” from the Sweetest Cherries stamp set. In fact when I am picking stamp sets to purchase I do look at them through the lense of scrapbooking and how I can incorporate them into page design.

The ‘Life is” portion of my sentiment is die cut using the Teacup Dies. I also stamped the floral image from Fresh Cut Flowers onto the circle (cut from the Stylish Shapes Dies) to tie in the imagery with the background of my page. This is a subtle way to take away the ‘whiteness’ of the Basic White circle as well.

Because this picture was taken during the summertime I also wanted to add some greenery so I reached for the Forever Flouring Dies to cut some shapes in Old Olive and the Vellum Layering Designs.

 

At the top left corner of my page this little ‘vignette’ also includes the Forever Flourishing Dies along with the new Natural Finish Ribbon and sentiment from the Sending Smiles Bundle.

Both vignette areas have elements that repeat for connection and a cohesive feeling on the page.

I hope the Seven Days of Scrapbooking encourages and inspires you to make some pages for yourself! And if you live in the YEG area, I teach tons of scrapbooking classes each month. Please message me if you are interested in getting started or joining in the fun!

If you need any supplies, please consider shopping with me so I can continue to do what I love!

Check back tomorrow to see another scrapbook page!

A Card a Day in May--Day #17

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You might be noticing that I have used the Simply Fabulous stamp set alot this month and you would be right as I have an In Color Retreat taking place at the end of this month! And everything I create needs to serve two purposes right now!

The card I am sharing today uses a fun starburst technique with the Tea Boutique DSP 6x6 Stack. I love how SU gave us another stack of DSP in our 5 NEW In Colors! Crafting and coordination are a dream right now!

To create a starburst simply cut strips of DSP to 1 1/2 x 6 and then cut these in half at a diagonal. You then get a variety of strips to use for your starburst pattern. The possibilities are endless really as you can adjust the initial width and length of your DSP as desired.

I stamped the sentiment on Basic White using Parakeet Party and then die cut it with the Stylish Shapes Dies. I then stamped the sentiment again in Tahitian Tide so I could trim out just the word ‘fabulous’ and add it over top with a couple Glue Dots.

I stamped the two larger flowers from the stamp set in Sweet Sorbet, Starry Sky and Orchid Oasis. The greenery is in Parakeet Party.

I added a few Matte Decorative Dots and voila!

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A Card a Day in May--Day 16!

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Its official, I am over the hump on this challenge! Yay! I hope you are enjoying things so far!

This is one of the three card projects included in my Class to Go Kit for May!

This card features the new Hues of Happiness Suite which is just so beautiful. I love everything about it and if I could be a DSP, it would be the Hues of Happiness DSP! What DSP would you be?

This card is on a Fresh Freesia base with a coordinating first layer that is die cut using one of the options in the Blossoming Happiness Die set. It looks really great raised up on some Dimensionals.

 

On the Basic White panel I stamped the sentiment in Starry Sky and ran the chisel tip of my Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blend over top of the word ‘Happiness’ to highlight it. I really love to do this simple trick to bring attention to a word.

The flowers are hand trimmed from the DSP and added to the panel to accentuate the sentiment. You can trim off the excess to fit your panel.

I added an accent strip in Starry Sky card stock using one of the other dies from the collection and popped this whole panel up on Dimensionals as well.

This card is actually one of the 3 designs included in my May Class to Go Kit. Kits are available to anyone in Canada and there are 3 options available—stamp only, bundle (and best value) and the card kit. All the pricing details are on my blog under the Stamp with Brenda tab and then Class to Go Kits. A video tutorial is included with any of the 3 options! I would to share these amazing cards with you!

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A Card a Day in May--Day 15!!

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Well it is typically around this time when I ask myself WHY I thought this challenge was a good idea, hahaha! Seriously though, it coincides with my goal to SEND a card a day so I might as well make one too right?

I am currently making ALL THE THINGS with the Simply Fabulous stamp set as I am featuring it all my In Color Retreat at the end of the month.

My 15th card share for this month features the awesome stamp set Simply Fabulous and the color palette came from the pile of stuff on my desk. I have a bunch of things in the works and these ink pads were handy!

The sentiment is stamped in Soft Suede and it looks SO GOOD with some Pale Papaya, Flirty Flamingo and Sweet Sorbet accent flowers! Sweet Sorbet and Flirty Flamingo are definitely “color buddies” as I discovered making this card! I cut the sentiment using the Stylish Shapes Die!

The base of this card is Flirty Flamingo and I ran the Basic White layer through the Stripes embossing folder. But only half way through—I love it! The sentiment panel is added over top with Dimensionals and then I hand trimmed the little flowers and leaves to add as accents.

A little bow out of Linen Thread and some Matte Decorative Dots along with Classic Matte Dots added the perfect embellishment touches. I is literally impossible to make a card without embellishemnts!

I would love to open up my mailbox and find this card inside! Wouldn’t you?

 

I also decided to stamp the inside of this card as I think it adds an adorable touch to the project! And if the goal is to use ALL THE STAMPS then I am inching closer by adding “You Are Simply Fabulous” to the inside!

I hope this project inspires you to stamp something today and if you need any of these supplies and live in Canada, please consider shopping with me! I would love your support so I can keep loving what I do! Make sure to go follow me on Instagram @stampwithbrenda too!

I hope this project inspires you to stamp something today and if you need any of these supplies and live in Canada, please consider shopping with me! I would love your support so I can keep loving what I do! Make sure to go follow me on Instagram @stampwithbrenda too!

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