Summer Folio Mini Travel Album

Hello friends! I was asked to be a guest designer for the Scrapbookingstore which is a very affordable scrapbooking kit club.

When I saw the July Kit, I immediately knew that I wanted to create a summer mini album folio that includes a pocket, waterfall, tags and journaling cards.

My daughter went to Texas two weeks ago for her summer vacation so I created this little book for her to add 15 photos and some little notes from her trip.

The kit includes some cute patterned papers from Echo Park's Summer Fun Collection and also the sticker sheet from the same collection as well as some chipboard embellishments and journal cards from American Crafts.

I made the front cover, back cover and spine from some medium weight chipboard and covered it with patterned papers from the kit. 

I added a pocket on the inside cover and created some journaling cards and tags and added a ton of stickers and embellishments from the kit. In fact I actually used the entire sticker sheet to embellish the mini book. On the inside cover on the right hand side, I added a waterfall created with cardstock, patterned papers from the kit, and stickers. There is room to place fifteen photos.

I decorated the outside covers with plenty of stickers as well.  The title "summer" was created with stickers from the kit and I drew around the edges of the title with a fine black felt marker and a ruler to make it stand out more.  

I added some alphabet stickers on the spine of the book as well and also added some black and white baker's twine and some black enamel dots from my stash to add some texture and dimension.

Recently I purchased a We R Memory Keepers Tag Maker and put it to use by altering the journal cards from the kit to create tags and then I punched a hole and tied some baker's twine. I added a lot of stickers to these too.

The paper waterfall was created with cardstock as a base and the patterned papers from the kit. Again I added some stickers to the bottom of each photo mat.

I love making mini books and I was happy to give it as a gift to my daughter so that she can document her memories this summer.

I still had plenty of leftovers from the kit to create some cards.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you check out the Scrapbookingstore. They have a new kit each month starting at $14.99 which is really affordable for a scrapbook kit club. One of the lowest priced kits in the industry.

Published In Scrapbook And Cards Today Magazine's 50th Issue

Hello friends! Happy Friday. I hope you all have a great weekend and also have a moment to sit down and check out the new summer issue of Scrapbook And Cards Today Magazine. It's their 50th issue and I am honored to be a part of this issue.

You can download the magazine here.

You can also view my layout here.

Enjoy your day and happy creating!

Reveal Of The May Kits

Hello friends! Happy National Scrapbook Day!

I'm back today with the reveal of all the gorgeous kits for May at My Creative Scrapbook.

May 2018 Main Kit

May 2018 Creative Kit

May 2018 LE Kit

May 2018 Album Kit

I created three layouts and a banner to celebrate Spring with the May Creative Kit.

Thanks for stopping by. Be sure and check out the designer gallery for lots more inspiration at My Creative Scrapbook and order your kits today.

Happy scrapping!

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My Creative Scrapbook March Tutorial

Hello scrappy friends! It's Lee-Anne here on the blog and today I wanted to share a simple and fun technique on how to create paint splats on scrapbook layouts.

I don't know about you, but sometimes I think it's fun to play with paints and other mediums to create something a little more artsy.

Remember that in scrapbooking, there are no mistakes and my motto is to just have fun and enjoy the process.

For my layout, I backed the Floral Globe cut file, which is cut with my electronic die cutting machine on one of the sheets of patterned paper from the March Creative Kit, with a piece of white cardstock of which I added my teal and coral paint splats. 

I also wanted to mention that there are always several exclusive complimentary cut files included in the kits each month that can be cut with a Silhouette Cameo, Cricut, or Brother Scan N Cut electronic die cutting machines. 

I will show you how I created the paint splats. Let's begin.

Supplies For Paint Splats

Craft Mat

Heat Gun

1 - 12X12 or 8 1/2 X 11 Sheet of White Cardstock

Acrylic Paint Daubers - I used two colors - teal and coral

Water Mister

Water

Paint Brush or Water Brush - to mix the paints

Instructions

1. Shake paint bottle well and with the the paint dauber, apply some paint to the craft mat.
2. Fill a mister with water and spritz a small amount of water and combine the paint and water      adding enough water so that the paint is a fairly thin consistency.
3. Place the paint dauber into the paint picking of some of the paint and "stamp" the white cardstock. If the paint is a thin consistency, it should create a paint splat with tiny little trails.  Let dry.  
4. Repeat with the other paint dauber making sure that there are several paint splats in both teal and coral. Let dry.
5. Now you can back the paint spatted white cardstock behind the floral globe design. Trim and machine stitch if desired.
6. Voila! You have created paint splats!

Check out some of the photos below of my paint splats:

I hope you enjoyed my quick tutorial on how to create fun paint splats. It takes a little practice so be sure to practice on some scrap pieces of cardstock first before creating your project. Have fun!

Be sure to check out all the wonderful kits at My Creative Scrapbook. 

Thanks for stopping by and happy creating!

Blessed To Be Your Mom

Hi friends! I always love created family themed layouts and this one of my daughter and I is no exception.

The March Sketch for My Creative Scrapbook was my starting point.  Fellow design team member Laura Whitaker designed the sketch. I love the simplicity of the sketch.

I used the March Creative Kit and an exclusive cut file, that are included in the kits, on my layout.

I love the circle alpha stickers included in the kit to add to my title. 

I really love the colors of the papers in this kit and the feather patterned paper that is so trendy. I added some chipboard elements to the layout to give it more dimension and interest.

Be sure and play along with My Creative Scrapbook and the monthly sketches. Check out all the details on prizes that can be won just by uploading your take on the sketch.  

Happy creating!

Some Cards

Hi scrappy friends!

I thought I would share some of my cards that I created with the fun March Creative Kit for My Creative Scrapbook. I am really digging making cards these days. As you probably noticed, I'm more of layout kind of gal, but when there are so many beautiful scraps left over from the kits, I thought that it was a good idea. It takes me out of my comfort zone and it's fun to give cards to friends and family for a pick me up.

I love the rub ons in the kit. They are very good quality and I thought they were nice to use as my sentiments on the cards.

As you can see, I love the texture that stitching, whether it's a sewing machine or hand stitching creates on the cards. It gives it more of a homemade feel that I love.

Thanks for stopping by. Happy scrapping!

Layouts With The January Creative Kit

Hello friends! Today I thought I would share the six layouts that I created with the January Creative Kit for My Creative Scrapbook.

January Creative Kit

Layout 1

For this layout, I wanted to create a layout with sprays, stencils and texture paste and add the kit's papers, rhinestones and stickers. 

Layout 2

On this layout, I added some texture paste and heat set some aqua embossing powder to the white cardstock background to give it a snowy look. Then I added patterned papers and stickers from the kit and finished it off with some rhinestones, machine stitching and computer journaling.

Layout 3

For this layout of my hubby and I, I used the January sketch that was designed by Laura Whitaker and wanted the triangles on the sketch to appear as "mountains". I added some white cardstock to some of the mountain "peaks" and added a black fine line pen to outline the mountains to make them stand out more. I added some ephemera, stickers, washi tape, red twine,  rhinestones and hand journaled with a fine line black pen.

Layout 4

This layout of my son and hubby was taken in the mountains and I think it's my favorite layout that I created with the kit. I added three torn paper strips, lots of machine stitching, stickers, ephemera, some navy blue mist splatters, and a banner that I created with the washi tape, rhinestones, and twine that were included in the kit. I love the pops of red on this layout and love winter layouts with this color palette.

Layout 5

This layout was a lot of fun to create. I painted the chipboard with white acrylic paint and went ahead and heat embossed the chipboard title and snowman with blue, black, and white embossing powder.  I took out my Faber Castell Big Brush Pens in orange, royal blue, black and red to fill in the chipboard snowman. I went with a circular theme so I added several patterned papers from the kit that I punched with various sizes of paper punches. I also added rhinestones, ephemera and stickers as well as the cute snowman washi tape that were included in the kit. I journaled with a black fine line pen in a circle on one of the punched paper circles to add some fun and whimsy to the layout.

Layout 6

For the final layout, I began with a white cardstock background and a piece of cellophane and "stamped" some Ranger Distress Paint in Tumbled Glass on the white background.When it was dry, I added the plaid paper, the border sticker and then the two photos, washi tape, ephemera, stickers, red twine and rhinestones to complete the layout.

Well there you have it. The six layouts that I created with the January Creative Kit. I really loved the colors in this kit and it was a pleasure to work with.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out this kit and all the monthly kits at My Creative Scrapbook. 

Have a great day!