More March '19 Scrapshotz Kit - Cards and a Mini

Hello! I am here today to show you a few more things that I made with the March 2019 Scrapshotz kit, featuring Simple Stories Vintage Traveler. I loved that the 6x8 paper pad had panels that could so easily be made into cards. These 4 cards were made with a bunch of scraps from the kit and a single sheet from the paper pad. No stamping at all!

For the first I die cut the panel and then die cut a couple more tags for the layers. For the second card, I took the backpack from the sticker sheet and popped it up over the backpack printed on the panel. I put a few Nuvo drops on each. Those drops are so easy to use and so beautiful.

These cards were super simple! They are also panels from the same sheet of 6x8. I just added a few layers, some sequins and a bit of ribbon and done.

 These cards used die cuts, chipboard elements and stickers. The only stamping was the sentiment on the Congratulations card, that will be good for a Graduate.

These last two are blank, meaning no sentiment. These are always handy to have on hand as they can be used for anything. I keep a ziplock bag of blank cards like this in my rv. It is really surprising how often I go to that bag for a card. I used Nuvo drops on the first and my Tim Holtz - 3 D Texture Fades Botanical Embossing Folder on the second. These folders have amazing detail and give cards an elegant texture. 

My last project with this kit was a mini book inspired by a Maggie Holmes YouTube video that I watched. I've linked it here so you can pick up her pro tips as well. The base of the mini is a bound book, and since I didn't have any that I was willing to cut up, I went to the second hand store in town and picked up this one for $.50. The first step is to cut out the pages. I used an exacto knife and a self healing mat to do the cutting, as per Maggie's instructions.

 

Then it was just go straight into making the pages. I had a number of photos that I had printed of a vacation to Mexico in 2015 that hadn't yet made it to a scrapbook, so while these are all from that trip, I didn't worry about putting them in any kind of order. It made for a no pressure kind of process that was fun. Here's a couple of the pages.

 

Rather than make this a super long blog post, I took a video showing you through the mini. If you're inclined to view it all, here's the link. YouTube Mini Album Walk Through

Thanks for stopping by! Make sure to check out the rest of the Design teams projects on the blog. Amazing projects!

March Kit Club and Creative Scrapbooker Sketchy Challenge

Hello, hello! Each month us gals her at Scrap Shotz have a great time playing with the monthly Creative Scrapbooker Magazine's Sketchy Challenge. I am using my March Scrapbook Kit to play this month and I am taking the sketch from what is a pretty traditional 12x12 size and style into a Traveler's Notebook (TN) layout.

The Creative Scrapbook Magazine, Sketchy Challenge for March is really, like all sketches, a jumping off point. You can take it literally and match the design exactly or you can use it to inspire your own layout or even just an elements of your project.

As I was taking my layout from this design into a TN I had to think about how I would incorporate the middle of the notebook into the design. With a shift of the two smaller objects on top from the centre over to the left I was able to stay true to the design while making sure I was not folding photos in half every time I closed my notebook.

Also for my design, I decided to use the journal spots implied in the sketch with the squiggly lines as a placef or my die cuts. The March Scrapbook Kit featuring the Simple Stories, Simple Vintage Traveler has so many amazing die cuts - I am coming up with every excuse to use at least a couple of them on every project this month!

Ok, ok, ok enough of this describing the project stuff ... lets see it!

To keep this design flowing from the others layouts I have already created for this project I added some journal pen 'stitching' around the edges, some tiny staples and the date stamped multiple times. I also added a few scattered X's just using my journal pen again around the die cuts almost in the same way you would embellish with enamel dots. Just a little something to break up the space.

For a peek at the other layouts I have created in this project also using the March Scrapbook Kit, check out my Simple Vintage Travelers Notebook blog post from the other day. I am aiming to complete these project in the next couple of weeks and then publishing a flip through video - stay tuned.

Oh and if you have not yet had a chance to see Lorraine's take on the sketch, pop on over to her March 2019 SS Vintage Traveler Scrapshotz Kit blog post. Lorraine is also using the March kit for the take she did on the sketch and she stayed true to the 12x12 format - its gorgeous!

Thanks for stopping by!

March 2019 SS Vintage Traveler Scrapshotz Kit

Hello friends! I'm here today to show a few layouts created with the March kit featuring the Simple Stories Vintage Traveler line. This kit has so much to offer!

With this first layout, I sprayed dylusions "melted chocolate" ink spray just where I decided that I wanted to put my photo. This ink is wonderfully vibrant and I love the way it covers and drips. Once it dried, I wanted to put a bit of contrasting glam on top, so I dripped some gold Irresisible spray sparingly, then set it aside to dry thoroughly. I cut a panel of patterned paper from the kit, inked the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink and adhered it to the top of the page. After I put my photo on the page, I inked the edges of the chipboard photo frame, then used glue dots to stick it on top. I added some sticker embellishments, always inking the edges, and used foam pop dots under some, giving the page more dimension. The title was cut out of a (probably vintage, lol) Quickutz die set called "Stardust." I used Gina K Connect glue, and I can tell you that you don't want to change your mind after you've given that glue a moment. It's really super stuck! I did my journaling with a Pentel Liquid Gel Ink.

While we're traveling, I often pick up postcards from the souvenir shops or where ever they can be found. I love that I can use them immediately, they often have some fun information on the back and this one actually has an aerial photo of the resort that we stay in. I mounted the patterned paper on Bazzill cardstock. I cut the side banner off of the patterned paper, and backed it with Bazzill in the same brown as the base. I used some heart and you are here word and icon stickers to embellish the page. A bit of glossy accents on the stickers customizes and highlights them nicely. I did a line of journaling on the border strip and added a chipboard arrow. This one was really fast!

I love to do double pages! My first step is to tape together the base pages. This way I can always see the flow between them.  For this spread I found posters online of the Broadway shows that we've seen and printed them on photo paper. I used 6" panels of patterned paper then used 3" strips of another pattern as borders. I mounted the photo and journaling spots on gold mat paper that matches the Thicker alphas in the kit. I also cut the stars out of the same gold. and spread them around. To give my title a little bit of movement, I used the curvy ruler in the American Crafts Alphabet Alignment Guide available from Scrapshotz here. I keep these guides handy and use them for almost every layout. They're perfect for titles.

 

My title uses a lot of A's. I actually ran out, but used an upside down V on the last word, and most people won't notice. I used pop dots all over the page, under some of the posters, stars and journaling blocks.

While I think it's important that the 2 page spread is balanced, I like to make sure that each of the single pages is also balanced and pleasing to look at. Here you will notice that my star grouping goes over both pages. I left the tape on the back for display purposes in my family room. To put it away, I will use an exacto knife to cut the pages apart.

This month the Design Team was tasked to use the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine's monthly sketch to create a layout. Here is the sketch.

 

 Here is my take on it.

I used a patterned paper from the Vintage Traveller line that already had some of the elements that would compliment my photos, and used the large block on the bottom to showcase a panoramic photo. The two smaller photos are just slightly overlapping, giving the page a pretty good balance. The title is from the sticker sheet, but it got sort of lost on the paper, so I outlined it with my journaling pen and that gave it just enough pop.

This "Haven't Been Everywhere" layout was fun to create! I layered some Snap cards from the kit with a quote page from the 6x8 add on pad, and adhered them in the center, so that they could curl up on the edges, looking like they were tossed in the pile. I matted the photo on black, then gave it something to sit on with a border sticker. I put a few pop dots under the bottom of the sticker to help it stay raised up, as well as the photo.  The sticker dots and compass got a layer of glossy accents to liven them up. Journaling was done on the Post Card with a gel pen.

This last layout I'm sharing with you today is very simple. My friends seemingly coordinated their outfits for it - thanks, girls!! The yellow block journaling pattern was perfect and to give it interest, I used a collage patterned paper behind the photos. I printed the photos with the white border (one layer done!) and matted all the elements except the title on black Bazzill cardstock. The title was quickly done with the Thickers in the kit. (Thankfully, I didn't need any A's!) Simple, but I was really happy with the result.

I will be back next week to show you what else I've done with this kit. Until then, enjoy our spring weather, where ever you are!

Simple Vintage Travelers Notebook

The March Kit is everything this wanderlust scrapbooking soul could ask for!

Wow. The kit features the Simple Stories, Simple Vintage Traveler collection which is full of amazing travel themed goodness. From geo tags to luggage tags, airplanes to hot air balloons - this kit is fabulous. Check it out!

I received a few of the Kit Add On items in my kit this month. All are available on Scrap Shotz online store if you want to add a few of these to your kit too.

I have been waiting for the perfect kit, collection, inspiration to document my 196 mile (299 kilometer) solo hike from end to end of the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path in Wales in 2008. As soon as I unpacked the March kit I knew I found it. Travelers Notebook (TN) project here I come!

I literally grabbed some of my favourite adhesives, my little scrapbooking stapler and my self-inking date stamp and sat down and just started making. With a kit that inspires me so much and where everything coordinates so fabulously I was able to knock out 6 pages and the cover of my TN in just over an hour. Don't you love when you are in your creative groove?

Have you ever created a Travelers Notebook before? I discovered this project size just last summer and I love it. It feels like a perfect companion to my traditional 12x12 scrapbooks. I use the larger size for the more artsy side of scrapbooking and the TN size for journalling.

Here are few tips I have picked up in just this short time - happy to share them with you here and would love to hear any tips you have!

1. You do not need special TN supplies. I use all the same supplies I use for scrapbooking - like my March kit - it just goes so much farther using it on the smaller format. Love that!  
2. Work from a kit. Everything matches. You can literally grab any item and it will work. 
3. In the smaller "book" style format it looks great when there is a continuity of design from first to last page and working from a kit makes this super easy. 
4. Add a few similar embellishments to each page to help the design style continue from start to finish. I like to add a few random tiny staples, and a few stamps from my date stamp. I think these embellies also gives it that "traveler" look. 
5. Journal! Worried about how your writing looks - get over it (I say that with love!). A Travelers Notebook is meant to look a little messy and traveled. If your writing is also a little messy, like mine, all the better - that is what this format is about! 
6. Add some journal pen stitching around the edges of each page to help give it that travel, messy look and you might be surprised at how this will also make it easier to journal. 
7. If, like me, you plan on filling your pages with all kinds of dimensional embellishments (chipboard, foam dots, flair) consider taking a few of the center pages out to make more room in the book AND then use those pages you took out to back your photos!  

I am off to keep on creating! More pages to come in my next post and I will definitely post a flip through video of the completed project too. 

Thanks for stopping by.