Scrapbook Starting Points: When I look in your eyes

Shimelle posts awesome starting points to get our creativity going. This layout is based on her starting point from last week. I love the quadrants, the details, but most of all the picture!

Inspired by Lisa Johnson

When looking through the Design Team's favorite cards from 2011, I loved the look of the Mat Stack 4 die stamped with grey text on Lisa's card. I decided to recreate that myself.

Inspired by Fabric

Well, it's no secret that I am not a seamstress! When our prompt for today was to be inspired by fabric I pulled my very small collection out to see what I could see. I found this patchwork material from a tie my mom made for Mason, and thought, "well, I'll let this do the work for me!" I combined it with another challenge, which was to fold our paper so it wasn't flat. I have always loved these little paper rosettes, so I made an itty bitty one for the star. I love the look of this and am instantly craving a trip to the fabric store!

More Class Prompts

Another prompt: stack your scraps. This is really not my style, but I am in love with the outcome and how quick and easy it was to do. It was making me wish my scrap pile was bigger so I could do a layout with every color of scraps! I'm definately going to be doing this again.

4th of July Layout

Here are my 4th of July pages for Mason's book. It isn't necessarily a two page spread, but they coordinate, so it works for me! I have also gained a new love for journaling on random things, such as these tickets and washi tape.
Off to go play with more paper during nap time! Hurrah!

Pretty Paper Prompt #8

Back today with prompt #8. The ideas for today were to mix heavily patterned paper with a neutral. I Loved this challenge because I normally would have paired this paper with white, but instead I matted everything with grey. It was the perfect accent to the paper. This page is SUPER busy for me, but I am loving it!

Pretty Paper Party Prompt 2

Another prompt from Shimelle's class was to create a layout with the background being made completely from patterned paper. I was a little nervous about it, but once I found a sketch to use and started playing with the paper I fell in love. I love that it is a bit more busy than my other layouts. I love the die cuts. I'm always such a literal scrapper that if I see a dinosaur die-cut I think I have to wait to make a page about dinosaurs before I can use it. It is freeing to use what you have and love. I also tend to keep the things I just bought for a little while before I use them. I think that's common with us paper hoarders! Well, this scallop border was in a sheet of die cuts that had never even been put away it was so new! Talk about liberating! I think this class is helping me to realize the longer you keep something the more likely it is to go out of style, so use it while it's hot!





Thanks for looking!