Using Chipboard Frames as Layers in Your Scrapbooking

Hello! Today I am sharing a NEW layout on the Scrapbook & Cards Today Magazine blog featuring the beautiful Simple Stories Wildflower collection and die sets by Scrapbook.com. If you’d like to watch a process video of this page, you can click on the image below.

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Chipboard frames have recently become one of my favorite embellishments to work with. Typically, we think of using them to frame a photo, highlight your journaling, or use them as a shaker element, but today I am going to use chipboard frames as a layer in my layout design.

I backed each of the frames with the A2 Honeycomb die by Scrapbook.com. The honeycomb pattern is reminiscent of bees and flowers and works well with all of the florals in the Simple Stories Wildflower collection.

The Foam Stickers are my go-to for impactful titles full of dimension.

I love the outline style of the Scrapbook.com Sprigs dies and die cut several of the leaves to tuck around the preprinted floral elements.

I layered together a couple of Tags in the top-left corner of my page as a home for my journaling. Additional stickers, brads, and die-cuts adorn this cluster to tie it in with the elements adorning the photos.

The ‘Love Greatly’ stripe paper along the top and bottom help to frame the overall design.

Have you used chipboard frames as a layer in your scrapbooking? Give it a try, you will love the instant dimension and texture it adds to your next scrapbook page.

Thanks for coming by!

SUPPLIES USED IN THIS PROJECT:

Stashbusting: Scraps & My Mind’s Eye MEOW

I started this page thinking that I would use the My Mind’s Eye MEOW collection but ended up only using 2 papers and the embellishments. Everything else was brought in from my scrap bin. Take a look!

BRINGING HOME PHOEBE

I began this layout with the kitty faces sheet of text-weight paper you see in the background. This paper is by American Crafts and is sold at Joann. I purchased it several years ago, so I’m not sure if it is still available, but I missed out grabbing a sheet of it when it was originally offered as part of a Crate Paper collection and just had to have it because the little kitten faces reminded me of our Phoebe.

Next, I pulled in papers from my stash and scrap bin that matched the My Mind’s Eye MEOW collection. I used papers from Park Lane (Joann) Simple Stories, and My Mind’s Eye.

All of the cute die-cuts are from the My Mind’s Eye MEOW collection. My Mind’s Eye headquarters is 15 minutes from my house and I was lucky enough to pick up several items from this collection from one of their warehouse sales a few years ago. I am a proud cat lady, so I knew I would get some good use out of these pieces.

My little Phoebe cat is white and gray with a little pink nose … she matches this collection perfectly! I love that they also added in a pop of lime green with the pink/black/white/grey, it gives this color scheme a modern feel.

I created my title using letter sticker from October Afternoon and two alphabet die sets. The smaller letters were created from the Spring Type alpha dies by Sizzix. The larger letters for the word HOME were created using a die set by KS Craft.

I typed my journaling in a circle shape using Adobe Illustrator, then cut it out using Hero Arts circle dies.

I love putting my stash to use and love the way this page turned out. I hope it inspired you to grab a set of embellishments from your stash and then select papers and scraps to go with them for your next layout. I think you will be amazed with what you can come up with!

Thanks for coming by!

SUPPLIES USED IN THIS PROJECT:
My Mind’s Eye ‘MEOW’ collection (2017)
Cardstock: Simple Stories Color Vibe, Co’ordinations, Scraps from my Stash
Patterned Papers: American Crafts, Simple Stories, My Mind’s Eye
Large Alphabet Die: KS Craft Alphabet Die Set

My NEW Class at Scrapbook.com

I’m so excited to finally share what I have been working on!

My NEW class “Papercrafting Projects for All Seasons” is now available for FREE at Scrapbook.com!

This class combines all of my favorite things; scrapbooking, papercrafting, gift ideas, parties, holidays, and seasons! I poured my heart and soul into this project with the hope that it will inspire YOU to get creative, too!

Come check it out! I’d love to see you there!

Inspired by a Sketch: Zermatt Pool

I’ve been so inspired by Laura Whitaker’s sketches over at Stuck Sketches lately! I love a good sketch, and whenever I see Laura’s I want to sit down at my craft table right away. She is so talented!

 

Here is what I came up with using the July 1st sketch, using a bunch of supplies from my stash (mostly from past Noel Mignon kits).

ZERMATT POOL

I had some photos of a pool we went to as a family a couple of years ago that are pretty uninteresting; however, my kids LOVED this pool and so I knew I had to document it as part of our family getaway that weekend.

I printed the photos all together in a vertical row. Instead of adding another larger photo to the right of the photo strip (like the sketch suggests), I decided to just add a large title.

The “Pool” word is a cut file by Kerri Bradford. I love adding a handwritten cut file to a page! It just gives a page a more interesting custom feel!

I fussy-cut several flowers and butterflies from the My Mind’s Eye My Story papers from last year. In my stash, I separate my random bits leftover from other projects or past kits by color … I found this stamped circle image from AGES ago … I think the stamp is by Autumn Leaves … but it was the perfect little layer to  tuck underneath the flowers in the upper right corner of the page. I added another stamp to it with the PinkFresh Studio stamps I received in a Noel Mignon kit a few months ago, as well as some black and white chipboard pieces from the Simple Stories Carpe Diem chipboard sheet.

The chipboard pieces in the lower left cluster are from a Project Life chipboard sticker set. I sprinkled some gray mist around each flower cluster and then randomly added gold Pink Paislee puffy stickers here-and-there.

I had originally done my title in all letter stickers with a stamped date below, but after staring at it for 15 minutes … I decided it didn’t feel right. So I peeled up all the letter stickers and went with the larger “Pool” title cut on my Silhouette Cameo instead. That is why the date is covered up a little bit. 🙂

Some quick handwritten journaling and an outline around the outer edge of the page with my journaling pen finish the page off!

SUPPLIES: Cardstock (white, black); Patterned Paper (Seven Paper by Studio Calico, My Mind’s Eye My Story, Pebbles); Chipboard (Simple Stories, Project Life); Puffies/Washi Tape (Pink Paislee); Letter Stickers/Cut Apart (Elle’s Studio); Sketch Inspiration: Stuck Sketches by Laura Whitaker; Silhouette Cameo Machine; Cut File: Kerri Bradford Summer Lovin’ Words; Tools: Trimmer, Scissors; Adhesives: Foam Squares, Tape Runner: Stamping: Gray Ink, Autumn Leaves Stamp, PinkFresh Studio Stamp; Black Journaling Pen

Before I go, I also wanted to take a moment to thank Stuck Sketches and Laura for featuring my Summer Party page last week on their blog! That was such a fun surprise to see my page pop up in their feed! Thank you!

Thanks so much for coming by today! I hope you feel inspired to do a little scrapping this weekend!

Enjoy!