Prima Capri Collection - Scrapbooking and Cards

Hello friends! Karla back today with 3 beautiful projects to inspire you using the gorgeous Prima Capri Collection, designed by Frank Garcia! If you missed the walk through video and closeups post, be sure to check that out HERE, and now you can check out all this lovely product in action.  First up, I have a pretty scrapbook layout using the March Creative Scrapbooker Magazine Sketchy Challenge as inspiration. I love the pretty florals in this collection, and even though they first remind me of spring or summer, I've actually used Fall photos in this layout, and I love the way it turned out!

I matted two 3x4 photos with some coordinating cardstock from my stash and tucked in lovely elements from the collection, clustering some of the images from the Ephemera Pack along with a beautiful puffy sticker butterfly from the Puffy Stickers Pack!

The Wood Stickers are equally beautiful and add a wonderful texture to the page. I added the Prima Say It In Crystals gems to the page for added bling! They match all the elements beautifully and add an iridescent shine. 

I cut up some of the cut apart pages from the Prima Capri 12x12 Papers and created one more cluster on my page. I used the post card cut apart for my journaling and added a navy flower to match the matting and other pops of blue on the page from the Mulberry Paper Flowers Pack. 

I just loved the way the florals and images worked together on the layout so much that I wanted to create a couple cards using all these fun supplies too - and I added some tiny rainbow embellishments from the new Dress My Craft rainbow jar. (Watch for this to show up in the store soon!!) I decided to turn these cards into birthday cards using the fantastic NEW Stamping Village Collaborative Birthday Stamp Set! Be sure to check out that lovely set if you haven't seen it - it's a collaboration between many of the industries top stamp companies, and supports an awesome cause!

I used some dies from my stash to cut out various elements of the papers and then added all those fun embellishments from the collection - wood and puffy stickers, flowers, ephemera and gems! I used the Dare 2B Artzy image for a fun celebratory sentiment on this card!

Here I stamped the Gina K sentiment from the set with Salty Ocean Distress Oxide Ink and used some foam tape to add even more dimension. These cards are ready to send out for a special friend's birthday now!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to head over to the Scrap Shotz Store to check out the Prima Capri Collection and the Stamping Village Collaborative Birthday Stamp Set, and of course have a wonderful, crafty week ahead!

Wild Whisper Strength Of The Season Layout

Hello friends! Karla back today with a layout I shared on the Wild Whisper Blog using the beautiful Strength Of The Season collection, available in the Scrap Shotz Store! I love that this collection has elements to scrap any season - literally or figuratively! The sentiments and images are beautiful and you can't go wrong grabbing these goodies for a crop or scrapbook day!

I decided to scrap a fall day where my youngest was still in shorts, enjoying the last of the summer weather. I love that I was able to combine summer and fall elements from this line. The papers are so beautiful, and if you haven't had the opportunity to scrap with them, you're going to love the thick, sturdy weight. 

I added some stamping directly on my page with the coordinating Strength Of The Season Stamp Set. I will definitely be using this for cards and scrapbooking! I even stamped the cute bee stamp, coloured in a bit of yellow and fussy cut it to add to my page as an embellishment. You can check out the stamped and coloured sunflower and acorns in the first photo above too!

There are beautiful sentiments and images in the Ephemera Pack and I layered them along with the coordinating Sequin Mix to finish embellishing the page. These sequins are going to be my go-to for spring projects too!!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to head over to the shop to check out the Strength Of The Season collection - you'll love it!! Have an amazing week friends!

NEW Wild Whisper Masculine Collection - Scrapbook Layout Idea

Hello friends! Karla back today with a layout I created for Wild Whisper using the fabulous NEW Wild Whisper Designs Masculine Collection. Let me tell you, even if you don't have a guy in your life - you're going to want these gorgeous papers!! The colours and textured look of these 12x12 cardstock papers are amazing.... I wanted to create a layout about a card my husband and his mom have sent back and forth for each of their birthdays since 1983, and I just love how these papers worked together to document this special tradition.

I used a patterned paper background that looks like a wooden frame with a fabric insert. I decided to play on that by 'tacking' up the photos of the card with tack diecuts, cut out with my Cricut, adding a jar of Peanut Butter and a cute peanut, as well as the titles - all cut with the Cricut from the Wild Whisper papers. 'The Peanut Card' and 'EST 1983' are cut with Nicole Wright's new Media Assemblage papers, which are amazing! The Wild Whisper Papers work beautifully for diecuts.

Here, I used a mini frame from one of the cut apart pages and added my journaling inside it! 

I even used the branding strips, cutting them into washi tape strip pieces. The sequins in this collection are definitely delicious, and you're going to find lots of uses for them!

Here's a look at this amazing collection-

12x12 Paper Pack

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Coordinating Sequins

Coordinating Flair

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope this gives you some inspiration to get creating with this gorgeous collection. You can always find everything fun and NEW in the Scrap Shotz Shop HERE. Have an amazing week friends!

Embrace Those Busy Patterned Papers

The November Scrapbook Kit featuring the Simple Stories, Winter Farmhouse collection has some fun and busy patterned paper! I love a busy pattern but once in a while I find them hard to work with - this month I am all about finding simpler ways to make the busy patterns in this collection work for me and loving it! 

If you have a magic machine (my name for any machine that can cut intricate designs on paper - magic), busy patterned paper is your best scrappy friend. Cut files backed with patterned paper look amazing! If your paper is super busy - choose files that have smaller windows or openings  (the sections you back) to show less of the busy and more of the cut file. Use a solid colour to cut the file will also help. I prefer white so it really pops off the page and contrasts fabulously with the patterns - giving the eye a place to rest. 

The Christmas Banners Background cut file from Cut To You offers a great balance between large and small openings making it a great way to showcase the simple and busiest patterned papers in this kit. Also, it’s just a really fabulous cut file! Check out how un-busy these busy patterns look now: 

I love how it turned out! The photo is of me as a little girl and clearly either I have or my family has stuck all of the Christmas present ribbons and bows on me as we opened presents - I probably did it to myself. The picture is pretty cute but wow, did you notice the couch I am sitting on? Speaking of busy patterns!  

Here are a few other ideas for embracing busy patterned papers in your projects: 

• Add a thin layer of white Gesso over the page. This will make the colours more subtle and adds a mixed media element to your layout. 
• Use patterned papers to mat your photos. The peek of the pattern behind your photo will really separate it from the background and draw the eye! Use a few different patterns to get that layered look. 
• Instead of cutting patterned paper to the size you need  - rip it! Not only is this fun (and maybe a little adrenaline pumping if you only have a sheet or 2) it also looks fabulous. Bonus, the ripped edge will be white - giving the eye place to rest and break up all that busy pattern. 
• Create a background image or design using small squares, triangles or circles of the patterned paper. A quilted heart using triangles of various patterned papers or a Christmas tree shape created with lots of small circles of the patterned papers. A quilt pattern, Christmas presents (oh with stitching for the ribbon), buildings, and more!
• Cut the patterned paper in strips and use them like you would washi tape. Create a whole layout with these strips all down the page -  rip a few shorter than the others for a fun, washi tape look! 

If you still find your page is too busy (and I bet it's not), take a photo of your layout and see if you still think so when you see the layout in a photo. When we are creating we are just a couple of feet away from all the busy - preventing us from seeing the forest from the trees. I find taking a photo gives me an opportunity to see the project as if I had stepped back and I end up really liking it!  

Embrace the busy patterns - have fun, get crafty!