I Just Like Scrapbooking : Two New Layouts
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I've been playing.
There will be more about his birthday in layouts to come, but this photo deserved it's own page. Click layout to view larger.
I used two pieces of acrylic that came in a 12x12 package from Fancy Pants to designate the shape of each side (product is a couple years old). I cut around the shapes using a fingertip craft knife from Fiskars. The photo and the cardstock with journaling are underneath the acrylic pieces. Those pieces are kept in place by three small pieces of embroidery floss that I stitched in place.
The faint lines on top of the white cardstock are actually some clear embossed stamps that show up much better in person. There was a bit of glitter mixed in with my UTEE (ultra thick embossing enamel) which made for a bit of festive embossing.
CARDSTOCK : American Crafts (Testing it out and it's really nice. For those of you who've been around awhile you may notice that I have ventured out of my self-imposed five cardstock colors. And yes, it feels good.)
DECORATIVE ACRYLIC PIECES : Fancy Pants
JOURNALING : my typewriter
ALPHABET STAMPS :See And Stamp Alphabet & Numbers Set
THE MOST WONDERFUL STORY STAMP :coming soon from Technique Tuesday or available now digitally at Designer Digitals
8 :Sassafras Numerical Chipboard
INKS : Technique Tuesday, Close To My Heart
My friend Kim took these photos of Anna in December. She's got great light at her house. Click layout to view larger.
Both these layouts today are stories of celebration. One celebrates a specific moment and the other is celebrating the simple blessings of everyday life. I want my layouts to be a balance of these sorts of celebratory pages and others that tell longer stories with more words.
I will be sad when my stash of classic Making Memories wordfetti is finally all gone.
SUPPLIES
CARDSTOCK :Bazzill Dotted Swiss
PATTERN PAPER :Sassafras Candied Double Sided Sweet Marmalade, SEI Pearl Paper Poppy
WORD STICKERS : old Making Memories Wordfetti, 7gypsies
CLICK CLICK CLICK STICKER :7gypsies Photo ATC Cardstock Stickers
PINK LABEL STICKER :Jenni Bowlin Studio
I LOVE YOU STAMP : Ali Edwards for Technique Tuesday - coming soon
LETTER STAMPS :Hero Arts Basic Uppercase
SCALLOP RIBBON :Studio Calico January kit
BORDER PUNCH :Fiskars Apron Lace Border Punch
PEN :American Crafts Precision Pen
I've even got another layout in progress on my table right now.
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Both of these are great, Ali! I especially liked how you used some of your old stash in a cool, new way!
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I am loving these "everyday" layouts today and they are reminding me just why I fell in love with your style and the way you present your story. Thank you for always sharing your creativity and your heart.
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What great pages. I'd never thought of the acrylic pieces like that. I really like that idea. You have such beautiful children.
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Scrap on, Sistah!
Hey, are you going to CKC-Portland this year? Little Miss Audrey would like to meet Little Miss Anna if you guys are going. :)
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Love both these layouts!! I was the lucky winner of your Love Ali stamp set at Technique Tuesday's class at CHA last week.... just dying to play with them. They are fabulous!! :)
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Cool Amanda - I really like them :)
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I wish we were going but we have other plans -
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Scrapbooking for the sheer joy of it is the most wonderful experience!
I just finished a layout of my daughter over the years and I can't stop looking at it.
It feels sooooo good. Glad you got to play too!
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love, love, love. wonderful eye candy and i can't wait to see more. i have been successful at locating making memories "word fetti" on ebay. check it out.
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So adorable and definitely inspiring!
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Hi Ali! Love these layouts.
Being a newbie scrapbooker, I have a really stupid question...you mentioned in Simon's layout that you used two pieces of acrylic and that the journaling and image were behind them. I'm seeing the brown card stock...is that right? Aren't "acrylics" plastic pieces?
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Your layouts really put a smile on my face. The photo of Simon is priceless! What a special memory! Thanks, Ali.
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always love seeing your layouts, Ali...always keeping it real! thanks for sharing them with us!
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Hi Ali,
I guess there is a bit of an echo running through the comments today but, wow!, I really love what you made and I love the fact that you made them just because. I am tripping over to my craft table as soon as I am finished writing because now I have itchy fingers, too.
Thanks so much for sharing.
Kelly
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Ali,
Love these.....Your style is still my all time favorite to scraplift.
Annette
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I also scraplift you ALL THE TIME. I LOVE how you allow the eye to rest, then focus on the important. On the story. on the image.
I enjoy looking at other scrapbookers cool embellishment layers, but it never speaks to me. Simplicity speaks to me.
I need to schedule a little fun for myself.
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Ali, these are fabulous layouts - I especially love that photo of Simon, you can just imagine how good his wish is by his expression. I'm wondering though, you mention that these layouts are both about celebration, if you ever scrapbook the really hard stuff. As another mom with a little boy with autism, I'm going through a particularly heartbreaking time watching him be ejected by his peers. I kind of want to scrap about how hard it is, but it feels particularly vulnerable to do so. Just wondering if you ever touch on things like this in your work. Thanks.
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Fabulous - thank you for sharing
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bellissimi LO!!!
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You don't have to be sad -- didn't they just come out with some new Wordfetti? I treasure those sticker sheets too... they're just SO handy.
Great layouts! So inspiring!
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