A quick and dirty scrapbook layout from me today. I’m determined to clear the massive back log of photos – wish me luck!!
Designer Papers
The bright teal of the feature wall in the pictures really stood out to me, especially set against the black of people’s clothing and what looks like black accents in the room (they’re actually dark brown but hey!).
I’m quite partial to teal and black as well as other jewel shades so my stash of these is very much depleted. I’m so glad I remembered an old Gorjuss collection. I adore the distressed look of these papers and of course the jewel colours.
Embellishments
I’ve had this big brass charm in my stash for forever. I’m glad to finally find a use for it. But it looked a bit plain just on it’s own so I popped a button in the middle. I didn’t have a button in a suitable colour so I selected a creamy one and coloured it in with alcohol markers. I’m really pleased with how it came out in the end. The ink has dried with a sort of distressed effect to match the distressed effect on the Gorjuss papers.
The bottom of the layout looked a bit empty so I added a little strip of glittery washi tape. I love this washi tape. It was part of the Forever Friends Black and Gold collection. It’s got plenty of sparkle but the glitter is sort of subtle, if it’s possible for glitter to be described as subtle! I think it’s because the colours are very dark and the glitter is very fine. I really like the effect.
I’ve mounted my washi tape onto a strip of teal paper and then onto a scrap of black with just a little border.
Scrapbook Page Title
My stash of alphabets seems to be sorely depleted. I’m feeling a little splurge coming on!! I particularly like white alpha stickers that I can colour with my alcohol markers and have any combination of colours I want. I don’t like the idea of having stacks of alpha stickers , I’d still never have the right one! Or maybe I should invest in yet another alphabet die set?
Without a suitable alphabet sticker set I reached for one of my alpha die sets. This one is from XCut like most of my dies. I got myself the full set as they were only a couple of pounds each.
And yes it has indeed taken me almost 10 years to scrapbook these photos. All I can say is #momlife.
Products I’ve Used
Most of the products I’ve used on this layout have long since been discontinued. But I’ll include the images I have for them.
I do hope you have enjoyed having a peak at my latest scrapbooking project. Please feel free to use my handmade crafts to inspire your own creations, pin it to your Pinterest for later.
Linking Up To: Creative Knockouts #418 – Anything Goes . Little Red Wagon Challenge #619 – Washi Tape . Penny’s Challenge #505 – Anything Goes . Crafty Creations Challenge #425 – Anything Goes . The Paper Funday Challenge #33 – Anything Goes . Crafty Sentiments Anything Goes . Through the Craft Room Door – ATG Challenge . Lemon Shortbread Challenge #154: Anything Goes . Ikesworld Challenges #148 – Anything Goes . Crafting Happiness Challenge #113
A Little Bit About Me . . .
Hey there I’m Bridie, a busy mum to two amazing humans, a spirited border collie puppy and a pair of sweet guinea pigs. We homestead in a cherished Edwardian terrace in not so sunny Lancashire, England.
When I’m not spending time with my children and menagerie, I’m usually to be found in my craft room creating and blogging or in the kitchen cooking up a big batch of something tasty. I’m always looking for thrifty hacks to save money on my crafts and recipes. Crafting doesn’t have to cost a fortune!
I’ve included links to my favourite retailers for the products I’ve used to make my crafts. Click on any of the product images and links for full details. If you decide to buy any of these products I may get a small percentage of what you spend. There’s no cost to you at all.
Aran Knitting Baby Baby Scrapbooking Batch Cooking Beginner Scrapbooking Beginner Sewing Pattern Birthday Cards Budget Recipes Cards for Children Cards for Girls Chicken Recipes Christmas Christmas Cards Craft Sensations Dovecraft Easy Sewing Pattern Elasticated Channel First Edition Free Knitting Pattern Free Sewing Pattern Healthy Eating Healthy Recipe My Minds Eye Papermania Peek-a-Boo Patterns Polkadoodles ProMarkers Scrapbooking Sewing Sewing for Kids Sewing Pants Sewing Tops Sewing with Jersey Sewing with Wovens Simply Creative Sizzix Slow Cooker Recipes Soup Recipes Spellbinders Stitch Upon a Time Tim Holtz Top Stitching Vegetable Gardening Winsor Newton XCut
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