Monday, March 18, 2024

Simple Stories Simple Vintage Spring Garden

 Hello everyone!

I have two layouts for you today using the Simple Stories "Simple Vintage Spring Garden" Collection. I managed to use some Easter pictures as there are bunnies and eggs on some of the papers!


I began this layout with one of the premade chipboard frames. I selected a title from the foam sticker pack and propped it up with some extra foam adhesive on the back. The cut file is free on the Scrapbooks and Cards Today blog. I cut the white outline first and then erased the outline of one bunny so I was left with just the inside. I copied and pasted those two pieces 16 times and then cut out the blue paper. This was so much easier than trying to back the white frame! I suppose I could've cut the blue sheet as one piece and laid the white outline on top but I didn't want to risk the paper tearing while cutting. I had some trouble with the white paper because it wasn't thick enough. I used blade level 4, force 33 and speed 4 with overcut. It worked really nicely on the blue paper because it came off as one piece but I was able to pop each piece out without any tearing. 


The tags are found on a cut apart paper in the paper pack. I used some chipboard stickers and a cardstock sticker to embellish the tag. 


The finishing touches were a chipboard bunny over a bits and pieces flower and enamel dots on the frame and bunny bows. 


The second layout uses this really pretty background paper from the kit. The scallop is a sticker on the cardstock sticker page in the kit. 


The pictures are matted with pieces from the manufacturer strips on several papers. 


I also cut apart some tags to matte the bottom right photo and the journaling card. I fussy cut the flowers and used lots of bits and pieces, foam stickers and cardstock stickers to embellish the page. The doily and the embroidery thread were the only pieces from my stash.


That's all for now. I'll be back again in a few weeks with a two-page spread.
Have a great day!

Friday, March 15, 2024

Back to Basics Facebook Live Series: Stencils!



 Karla was Live this week on the Scrap Shotz Facebook Page for the Back To Basics Series! Back to Basics is a series for new and experienced cardmakers that takes you through all of the tools and techniques you need to create beautiful, unique, custom cards. 


This week Karla went through everything you need to know about stencils with tips on how to use them to make beautiful custom cards. Click the video above to watch the full Live on replay, or head over to the Facebook Page to find the whole series. The Back to Basics series is Live every Thursday at 1pm, and we'd love to see you there.

Monday, March 11, 2024

Back To Basics Live Series: Embossing


I hope you were all able to catch Rosie's Live on Thursday where she took us through everything we need to know about Embossing! From Heat Embossing to Dry Embossing and everyting in between, this is a really great live to check out. 


There are so many great tips and tricks in this Live! You can watch the replay above, or head over the the Scrap Shotz Facebook Page to watch the replay and find all the other Lives in the Back To Basics Series. The Back To Basics Facebook Lives happen every Thursday and are a great resource for both new and veteran card makers and papercrafters, we'd love to have you join us. If there is a topic you'd like us to cover, please let us know. See you Thursday :) 

Saturday, March 2, 2024

Back to Basics Facebook Live Series: Stamping and Small Tools

 There are two more installments and the Back To Basics Facebook Live Series for you to check out! Click the videos here to watch them, or pop over to the Scrap Shotz Facebook Page to catch the whole series on replay.

In Rosie's class, she takes you through everything you need to know about Stamping Blocks and Positioners, which can truly help to elevate your stamping game to the next level. 


Next, join Karla as she reviews all those small tools you see people using in their cardmaker! Which ones do you really need, and how do you use them? Karla has those answers for you :) Click HERE for the Live Replay!!!

Be sure to join the Back to Basics Facebook Lives every Thursday at 1pm MST for more cardmaking tips and tricks. Whether you are a beginner, or an avid cardmaker, you are sure to find inspiration! Is there something you would like to see covered in one of the Live's? We'd love to hear from you. Please share your requests with us so we can make sure to cover everything you want to know about creating beautiful cards and papercrafting.
See you next Thursday :)

Thursday, February 29, 2024

49 and Market Vintage Artistry - more Moonlit Garden


Hello! I am back to share more layouts featuring The 49 and Market - Vintage Artistry, Moonlit Garden. This collection is such a joy to work with! I am playing with the 12x12 Collection Pack,   Filmstrip FramesChipboard BitsPostage Washi Tape, and Ephemera Bits

Keep it Simple

I loved the daisies in the collection and thought they would be perfect to showcase this oh-so-cute photo on my niece! 

For this layout, I kept it simple! I started with the daisy inspired pattern paper background and layered on the light brown filmstrips on the centre. I added my photo (first backed on a number of the coordinating collection papers) on top at centre stage. 


From there, I added a number of phrase inspired embellishments to the top and right side of the photo. I also tucked in a strip of the postage stamps on each side of the photo too. To finish it off, I tucked in the chipboard and ephemera daisies to the left and right of the photo. 


A little butterfly by the photo and a couple of hearts above finished off the layout!  

Filmstrips 

Loving the filmstrip anchor from my last layout I kept going on that theme.

I started with white cardstock and used Ranger Ink, Distress Ink in Stormy Sky and Weathered Wood through a Vicki Boutin stencil and some splattered in those same colours on the page to created a messy, simple mixed media anchor. I also added a little water to some Tonic - Nuvo Crystal Drops in Bottle Green and splattered those across the page for a bit of grunge. 



From there, I layered on a few of the film strips lengthwise down the page - just left of centre. I backed my 2 photos 4x3 and in 1x2 with papers from the collection. I used staples to adhere the layers together as a little extra texture. Once those were cascaded down the film strip, I tucked in a few embellishments and phrases from the chipboard and ephemera, including those adorable butterflies, in and around the photos. 



Before finishing the layout, I created a small 3x4 Flip Flap Pocket for my title as a place to add my journalling and some more photos too. 


Oh one more touch. I cut a very small slice of each of the edges of the white cardstock so I could show another one of the pattern papers as a frame all around the layout. 

Grid of Circles 

I was feeling  the need to doodle and make a bit of a mixed media mess on this one! 

I grabbed one of the pattern backgrounds from the collection and using a circle shape from my scraproom and a black journalling pen I messily traced it a bunch of times in a 3x3 grid pattern. To make the circles a little more messy, as I traced I moved the circle shape just slightly and scribbled a little over the lines and around it too. 

After that I reached for a couple of stencils from my stash - one Vicki Boutin and Tim Holtz. I used the Tim Holtz stencil  with some Crafter’s Workshop, Stencil Butter in black and the other with Ranger Ink, Distress Ink in Stormy Sky and Weathered Wood here and there on the page.

From there I printed my photo in 4x6 and backed it with a bunch of the pattern papers and various collection embellishments to sit centre stage of the grid. Then printed and cut a few more photos to sit in each of the circles on the page, leaving a couple circles empty to anchor some embellishments around the page and for my title! 


Just loving this collection! So pretty and so versatile. If you are playing with Moonlit Garden, we would love to see. Join us over on Facebook and pop a photo up on the Scrap Shotz Paper Crafting Group. 




Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Scrapbooking with the Doodlebug Design Snow Much Fun Collection!

Hello friends, Karla here today with two fun and frosty layouts using the fabulous Doodlebug Design Snow Much Fun collection! I love the blues and purples in this line and there are so many fantastic pieces to embellish with! I was excited to get out my photos from a recent trip to a local park!

I used my Cricut to diecut the title and mittens and then used the Petite Prints and 12x12 Collection Pack to back the cut files with. 

I smooshed Villainous Potion and Broken China Distress Oxide Inks onto a Waffle Flower Stencil Mat and after spritzing with water, used some plastic packaging to pick up the colour and add it to my white cardstock background. 

I added puffy stickers and stickers from the 12x12 sticker sheet (also included in the Collection Pack).

The cut apart tag sheet was perfect for layering on smaller photos to add to my page. 

On the second page I again used the Petite Prints for a border and then a pretty snowflake pattern on the white cardstock. 


I used one of the journaling cards from the cut apart sheet and added some cute heart stickers.


I added some of the sentiment and snowflake stickers to decorate the page.


The adorable Winter Wonderland Shaker Pop was perfect to decorate the page, layered on some cute Bits & Pieces ephemera!


Be sure to head over to the shop to check out Doodlebug Design Snow Much Fun collection

Monday, February 26, 2024

49 and Market Vintage Artistry Moonlit Garden

The 49 and Market - Vintage Artistry, Moonlit Garden is on my scrapppy desk these days thanks to Scrap Shotz happy mail and I am loving it!

The beautifully muted tones of this collection and the diversity of the embellishments make this set so easy to use for all kinds of memories. I used it for pics of my niece, an eve at the beer garden, and even hiking so far!  

Today, I am sharing layouts I made using the 12x12 Collection Pack,   Filmstrip FramesChipboard BitsPostage Washi Tape, and Ephemera Bits. There a few items from my stash too amongst these new goodies. 


Monochromatic Inspired 


For my first layout, I was drawn to the green in the collection so leaned into a monochromatic design. 

To add a touch more green to the background and an anchor for my photo, I squeezed some Tonic - Nuvo Crystal Drops in Bottle Green  across the page and used a spatula to spread it out in a messy square. Once that dried, I added some texture to the page with a Vicki Boutin stencil and black The Crafter’s Workshop - Stencil Butter. A few splatters in black finished it off the background.  

From there, I grabbed a few of the Filmstrips and laid those across the green square I made. I dropped my 4x6 photo down in the middle backed with a few collection papers on foam dots. I then reached for all the green leaves (from the embellishments or fussy cut) and added those in and around the filmstrips and photo - I added a few 49 and Market rub on leaves from my stash too.  



To finish off the layout, I added in a few more of the embellishments here and there - including the title family. I love how the different phrases and words across the matching packs nestle into one another. 


Double Page Layout for the Win


I love a double page layout - the impact they have when flipping through memories in an album is amazing and this collection deserved that kind of impact! I went with a grid pattern of small 2x3 photos centre of the spread and then used full size 4x6 photos with a bunch of embellishments as layout book ends. 

To start, I cut down that light pattern paper in the centre and added some journal pen stitching, some touches of stencil using Distress Ink Weather Wood, a few rub ons from my stash of 49 and Market, some Picket Fence Studios stamps and finally black splatters. I backed each of the photos with a coordinating pattern paper before adhering them down. I added a strip of another pattern (with black journalling pen stitches on the outside) to each outside edge for a little more texture. 

Next, I worked on the background. I started by rubbing the edges of that fantastic black/white pattern in Distress Ink, Bundled Sage and Distress Oxide, Crushed Olive. I added a few patterns behind my feature 4x6 photos before adhering them down to each side of the grid. 


Then it was all about adding embellishments! I added a circle cascade, some film strips and frames to each side for balance. Then a few more touches, including the title ‘Dreamer’ on the left and the tickets tucked into the grid photos from the Ephemera Bits pack. I used one of the chipboard frames right in the photo to showcase my sister hiking through a trail turned very long puddle in the Scottish rain! 


I will be back to share more soon - so many possibilities with this amazing collection! I am reaching for cute toddler photos and, of course, more hiking photos next!