Double Page Layout Love!

The trend has swung back again to two page layouts and I am very happy about that!  We are featuring 2 page layouts over on Practical Scrappers today so come on by and get some inspiration from our amazing design team!  Here is my two page layout:

I have also started to include both new and old supplies on my layouts and this is no exception   

 The Simple Stories title cards and word blocks are great and I used some great new printed kraft paper.

 I added some shaped metal brads I have had lying around for ages.  Now that they are on the layout, I can not believe I have not used them sooner!

 Some stars and hexagons...Very Trendy!

 Some "Craft Floss" that I have had for years and never knew what to do with.

p.s. find some inspiration to create a two page layout!  

A Mother's Love

With Mother's day rapidly approaching I wanted to share a layout I created with the only photograph I have of my Mother and I when I was a baby.  Yes, that's right the only photo I have of us!  (They did not have a camera when I was a baby)  I think this single fact might have made me into the crazy scrapbooker I am today! 

 I love to use a sewing machine on my layouts and this layout seemed even more perfect since my mom taught me how to sew and bought me my first sewing machine! 

  I added some stitch details and also created a pocket by zigzag stitching three sides of a rectangle!  

The pocket contains my journaling.  I had a lot to say and did not want it to take over my layout so I decided to hide it in a pretty pocket!  

In several places on this layout you will notice these pretty ruffles as well.  These are actually coffee filters!  I folded the circle several times, trimmed it, punched one hole and opened it out.  It created the perfect accent to this picture! 

I had fun playing with the accents that brought the page together!  Try adding some stitching, a pocket, or some coffee filter ruffles to your next layout!  And take some time this Mother's Day to remember all that your Mother has done for you and find a way to say thanks! 

April Card Sketch

Where does the time go!?!?!?  I can not seem to catch up!  I missed our post of my April sketch over at Practical Scrappers so I wanted to share it today!!  

 Here is my take on this fun spring sketch!  

 Here is the inside!  

Pretty spring card!  Share your take on the sketch on the Practical Scrappers Facebook page!  Have fun with it!  

Coffee Filter=Design Element

Who knew!?! Right! Last month over at Practical Scrappers the design team inspired me to use coffee filters in my papercrafting projects.  I was at my local Creative Reuse store (A store that sells donated new and used  art supplies) and stumbled across a huge bag of filters and a clipboard.  This became the perfect birthday gift for my sister.  Shh...Her birthday is tomorrow and it is a surprise!  

I created the ruffles by folding the coffee filter in half 4 times and trimming the top and bottom edges off.  Then I opened it up and made one cut in the circle so that I had a strip.  I ran a line of adhesive about an inch from the bottom of the clipboard and gathered my first filter on the adhesive. I repeated this 4 times.  When I was happy with the ruffles I embellished the rest of the clipboard, added an adorable picture of the cousins and finished it off with a bow!  

I think it is the perfect birthday gift and I hope she does too!  I can't wait to give it to her!

Have fun taking everyday items and creating works of art!
p.s. stop by Practical Scrappers and see step by step directions for creating another project with coffee filters! 

A Card Sketch for this Wacky Wednesday!

WOWZAH!  The design team at Practical Scrappers has done it again! Some Amazing cards inspired by a sketch created by little old me! Why not create a card of your own inspired by the sketch and upload it to the Practical Scrappers Facebook page? 

Here is my take on the sketch

Have fun with it!  Hope you'll share your creative take on this sketch!  

p.s. try to create a card sketch of your own! It is amazing how easy it is!

Use those Paper Edges!

 One of the newer things the manufacturers are doing is making the edge of the paper where they place the barcode pretty! I LOVE this trend! I have started to collect these little strips of prettiness and this layout uses them to make the banners in the right hand side of the layout. 

 I adore the colors of the papers in this layout and they do such a wonderful job of showcasing this beautiful photo! 

To create the wavyh look of the banners, I used Zots and adhesive foam dots and alternated them across the paper strips. I curled the edge of them up to look like they are waving,  

My title for this layout was created with a variety of stickers and rub-ons and it hides my journaling!

I drew lines on a piece of solid green cardstock and wrote out my journling.  I used a brad to affix the title in place and the viewer can simple slide the title out of the way to read the journaling.

p.s. share your creative way to hide journaling or use those paper strips!!  

Double Layout Comeback!

 WooHoo! Double Layouts are making a comeback and I could not be happier about it! I mean what could be better than twice the beautiful creativity, Right!?!  

It is very true that the recent trends in scrapbooking have taken us away from creating double layouts.  It seems that we are headed back the way we came with this one though!  

It really creates an impression when you are looking through a scrapbook and it has double layouts throughout.  It gives it a continuity and consistency that it might otherwise lack.  

This layout has lots of fun little details:

A little paint, a little pen, and a little ink brings it all together nicely!

Next time you are sitting down to scrap, consider placing two pages next to each other and see what you come up with. you might be pleasantly surprised! 

p.s. Stop by Practical Scrappers to see what other amazing double layouts my design Teammates are sharing!