February Scrap Our Stash Saturday Cartoons challenge!

It may be February, but who wants to see a Christmas page?!

I'm a big fan of heart paper and hearts in general so this challenge was no challenge for me :) This Bella Blvd paper has been in my stash for a while and I was able to use up some smaller scraps of papers by fussy cutting and backing this cut file.

Some of the parts I didn't back with patterned paper - I made them into shaker pockets instead.

Thanks for looking!

supplies
sequins: Spiegelmom Scraps (Hex a Glam; I Love You More; Funky New Year)
wood veneer: Spiegelmom Scraps (Rustic Hearts)
patterned papers: Bella Blvd; Elle's Studio; Pink Paislee (Merry & Bright)

journey.

My page is inspired by the red, white, and pink challenge at The Paper Girls. Right up my alley!f

Everything here is Elle's Studio. Thanks for looking!

moments.

Lots of Elle's Studio on this page. I've been going through my stash and also re-doing some older pages. When I say older, I mean I made these pages originally like 16 years ago. Which sounds crazy. Because I'm not even that old.

I don't recommend re-doing pages. It's counterproductive. But sometimes I just feel like it. So this page was inspired by the February sketch at Let's Get Sketchy. It was kind of difficult to turn this into an 8.5x11 size page and the photos are bad quality because they're from 2003.

Thanks for looking!

love.

One more page for my brother and (future) sister in law's album. Yes, I gave it to them for Christmas, but there were still five blank pages.

This is for the White... with 1 challenge this month to use RED. Plus the Take 5 Challenge at Paper Issues this month. I used red, twine, puffy stickers, hearts, the word love.

supplies
stickers: Jillibean Soup (Garden Harvest); Scrappin Happy Studio; Elle's Studio
journal cards: Elle's Studio
cardstock: Bazzill

Growing in Unity winners!

Thank you all for your support last week for my Growing in Unity week :) It was so much fun and I hope you enjoyed my projects!

Without further ado, my two winners are Sue D and Becca Yahrling.

Ladies, please comment here with your email address so I can contact you. You have two weeks so I need to hear from you by Monday, February 18.

Thanks everyone!

love.

I'm trying to stop hoarding my Midnight collection because Cocoa Vanilla Studio just showed what their new collection is and *all of the heart eyes* so I have to use up some of my stash before I get my hands on this new stuff!

This gorgeous tree cut file is one of the new ones at Spiegelmom Scraps this month ONLY to newsletter subscribers! So if you're not already, head over to SMS and sign up for the newsletter.

I, of course, had to make it into a shaker. I used the Love You More January sequin release, which coordinates with this collection.

Thanks for looking!

Unity favorites [Growing in Unity week].

I thought for my final day of Growing in Unity, I'd share some of my favorite Unity projects that were NOT done for GiU week.

This star background remains one of my all time favorite stamps. You can see the original page HERE.

Love love love this heart background stamp. You can see the original post HERE.

 As far as sentiments go, this one of hands down my favorite. The tan lines will fade, but the memories will last forever. You can see more details of this page HERE.

For you scrapbookers, this one has my favorite journal spot. See the original post HERE.

This is one of the first paged I ever did with Unity stamps. A small sentiment stamp could easily get lost on a busy scrapbook page, but I think that your eye goes right to it here since it's outlined in the rhinestones. The circle shape also stands out on the page. You can see this one HERE.

This is my third time doing GiU and it's always so fun! Normally I do a mix of cards + scrapbook pages. I hope ya'll still enjoyed my projects this week, even though I'm not really into card making anymore.

Thanks so much for joining me this week! :)

home sweet home [Growing in Unity week].

Hi Unity friends!

Today my 8.5 x 11 layout features one stamp that really steals the show. I love this sofa stamp that's in the November 2010 Kit of the Month. It is old, but still available on the Unity web site. There are a lot of fun sentiments in this kit as well.

I inked my sofa stamp was with VersaFine Tuxedo Black and then fussy cut it. I considered paper piecing the pillows with patterned papers, but didn't this time. Fussy cutting is a great way to really make your stamped image pop on your page.

Thanks for looking!

supplies
stamp: Unity Stamp Co (Nov 2010 Kit of the Month: Picture Perfect)
patterned paper, stickers: Carta Bella (Welcome Home)

the best way to pay for a lovely moment [Growing in Unity week]...

Welcome back, friends!

Today I'm sharing something a little different. This is an 8x8 page for our wedding album. 

In hindsight, I should have just done a 12x12 album for our wedding. I'm finding the 8x8 size hard to work with because there are so many beautiful products I want to use for these photos. Our regular 2018 album is jammed full because I'm also creating 12x12 wedding pages as well.

In any event, here's one of the pages for my album. I really love this sentiment and I've used it many times on pages throughout the years.  It's from the June 2010 Kit of the Month, but it is still available on the Unity website.

a moment in time to capture [Growing in Unity week].

Hi Unity friends!

Today I'm sharing a 12x12 layout featuring my husband's grandfather on his 85th birthday! I pulled lots of blues from the More than Words collection from Cocoa Vanilla Studio and knew I wanted to make a shaker with a balloon cut file I found at Paper Issues.

To sort of 'ground' my page I used this awesome distressed star background stamp that can be found in the December 2014 SMAK kit. This is one of my favorite kits EVER and I love these distressed stars. I think they stamped beautifully with the distress oxide ink.

My sentiment/journaling came from the Love in Return kit. I stamped this right onto a patterned paper layer that I added onto the page. I stamped it crooked so I just angled all my layering pages and you can't even tell! I love that this is an older stamp set, but it's so relatable and easily used.

Thanks for looking!

supplies
sequins: Spiegelmom Scraps (Tweaky Teal; Blue Bonkers) 
stamps: Unity Stamp Co (Dec 2014 SMAK Kit Moments like These) and Love in Return
patterned paper, stickers: Cocoa Vanilla Studio (More than Words)
cut file: Paper Issues
ink: Tim Holtz distress oxide (Broken China); Memento (Tuxedo Black)
chipboard stickers: Maggie Holmes (Shine)

yes, please! [Growing in Unity week]

Hi Unity friends! Today starts my Growing in Unity week and I'm super excited to share these five projects with you this week! My first one is a layout.

One of my tips for stamping directly on your layout is to stamp your image onto scrap paper first. Yes, stamp your image onto scrap paper and then fussy cut it. Then you can place it on your page where you think you want to stamp it. Move it around. Change your mind. This gives you an idea of what the stamped image will look like and how much space it will take up.

Stamping directly on your page is intimidating and I am definitely not an expert. I talked about this before, during my GiU week last year. It's a super helpful tip, especially with red rubber stamps. 

My second tip is to use an ink color similar to your background paper. I know this isn't always easy to do, but if you can plan ahead you can use an ink color that won't stand out as much as says, black ink. That way if you mess up, it's less noticeable.

You can also give heat embossing a try. This is a fun way to add some texture and dimension to your page. Of course, if stamping directly onto your page just isn't your thing, you can always fussy cut your stamped images and add them onto your page as embellishments. That's what I did with this "ticket." What are some ways you incorporate stamping into your pages?

supplies
patterned paper: Bella Blvd (Star Student)
stamps: Unity Stamp Co SMAK kit (Feb 2013 Going Places)
embossing powder: WOW! (Silver Stratosphere); Sparkle N Sprinkle (EP171 black detail)
ink: Tim Holtz distess oxide (Broken China)

happy [SMS + Clique Kits blog hop].

Spiegelmom Scraps is doing a blog hop with Clique Kits today, using their January kit, Heart Eyes. I made shaker frames out of one of the patterned paper, using the exclusive sequin mix.

 I fussy cut some of the clouds from the patterned paper and layered them for some dimension.

Everything on my page is from the January Clique Kit, but be sure to peek at my Instagram page and join the blog hop for a chance to win prizes!

winter.

Hi sparkly friends!

Today I'm sharing a layout for Spiegelmom Scraps using one of the NEW January sequin mixes - Winter's Mist. This is such a fun winter mix!

My jumping point for this page was this free cut file from The Cut Shoppe. I thought it would look beautiful filled with these Winter's Mist sequins - and I was right! I also added in an older sequin mix, Oh Christmas Tree. It's still available in the SMS shop!

 Thanks so much for looking!

supplies
sequins: Spiegelmom Scraps (Oh Christmas Tree; Winter's Mist)
paper: Pink Fresh Studio (December Days from 2017)
die cuts, acrylic stars, journal cards, stickers: Elle's Studio

let's go.

I've used this cut file before, but this page is in another album and I made it into a shaker this time. I used Oh Christmas Tree + Funky New Year sequins from Spiegelmom Scraps. I love the Funky New Year sequins - they're a new January release. I added in the other sequin mix for some contrast against the black, but they go so well together.

This page is a re-scrap that I originally did about 15 years ago. I used quite a mix of stuff on this page. That patterned paper for my background is so old, I'm not even sure who made it.

 Thanks for looking!

supplies
stickers: Elle's Studio (Noteworthy); Thickers (High Five)
cork: Crate Paper (Good Vibes)
cut file: Paper Issues

sun & fun [IG TV for Spiegelmom Scraps!]

This page is featured on IG TV for Spiegelmom Scraps today! I'm sharing how I make my shaker elements on my pages. Go check it out!

Thanks for watching!
supplies
cut file: Paper Issues
patterned paper, die cuts: Elle's Studio
die cuts: My Prima Planner (Good Vibes ephemera)