Sketchy Saturday on 2 Peas Refugees

Happy Saturday, everyone!  Today I'm hosting Sketchy Saturday on 2 Peas Refugees.  Here is my spin on a Page Maps sketch from August of 2019, by Becky Fleck.  I hope it inspires you!

Here's the sketch:

And here's what I did with it:

I moved a few things around, and I changed the size of the photos.  I also added some embellishments (enamel dots, die cuts, and stickers).  The patterned papers are from Doodlebug.  I stamped some pawprints on the brown cardstock base to make my own patterned paper.  I cut the dinosaur, balloons, party hat, and title using my Cricut Maker machine. (* Amazon Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you.  Thank you so much for your support!)

Please leave a comment if you'd like to see me create a video showing these techniques for my YouTube channel.  Thanks for visiting My Crafty Life!

Sharing Some Valentine's Day Cards

Happy Valentine's Day - a little early!  I wanted to share a few cards that I made this week, in addition to the ones that are already in  my Etsy shop.  A list of the supplies, with affiliate links, will be below each photo.  Thanks for visiting!  If you'd like me to do a tutorial/video on how to make any of the cards, please leave a comment.  Happy crafting!

Supplies:

• Sweetheart 6 x 6 paper pad by Doodlebug Design (this one is similar)
• Center Step card die
• Cougar white 100 lb. cardstock
• Various sized heart punches by EK Success
• Crafter's Companion Edge'ables Love word die (similar to this one)
• Celebration Words Script die set by Tim Holtz (my most-used words die set of all)

I used the punched-out negative cardstock to stencil the envelope using a Kaleidacolor Desert Heat inkpad by Tsukineko.

For this card, I used my Cricut Explore Air.

Supplies:

• Recollections Valentine's Day stamp set (similar to this one)
• Stitched Hearts dies (similar to these)

What I'm Loving Right Now

Happy Friday everyone!  Today I'd like to share some recent purchases with you.  It's been a long time since I've bought scrapbook paper, since I've cut back on buying it.  (If you could see how much I have, you'd understand why.)  However, I just HAD to buy these.

The first is Puppy Love by Doodlebug Design

We just got a new puppy, Henry, so I'm going to be using a lot of this collection.

And, of course, I had to give our cat, Fiona, equal time.  This collection is called Kitten Smitten, and it's also by Doodlebug Design.

I did buy one more collection as well, because it is the perfect collection to use when I scrap our DisneyWorld photos from December/January.  It's called Magical Adventure, and it's by Echo Park.

What do you think of these collections?  I'd love to read your comments.  Thanks for visiting!

(Please note that, although these are Amazon Affiliate links, neither Doodlebug Design nor Echo Park has compensated me in any way.  I purchased all of these items at retail price, and I have received no free product from either company.)

Friday Fun Post 7/9/16

Happy Friday, Everyone!


Who is your favorite scrapbooking manufacturer, and why?

For me, it's a tie between Echo Park and Doodlebug Design. I love Echo Park's patterns, especially their B-Sides. I find their designs very versatile and of excellent quality.

And because I love cute, and all of their designs coordinate, I love Doodlebug Design. Their color palette has remained the same over the years, and that makes all of their collections match.

Have a great weekend!

A Splash of Fruit: Summer Color Combo

Hi everyone!  I hope you are enjoying the warmer weather, despite the "rain, rain" that doesn't want to "go away."  Well, scrapbooking is a great indoor activity for those rainy days, and my latest article is up on the Scrapjazz website.  I've posted it below also.
Please leave some feedback here on my blog about this article, as well as article topics you'd like to see in the future.  Are you interested in videos?  Are there specific products you'd like more information about?  Let me know, and I'll do my best to cover those topics/products.
Enjoy the article, and remember to be your crafty self!

A Splash of Fruit:  Summer Color Combo

by Jeanette Giancaspro

Fruit is a hot trend in the scrapbooking industry right now.  Several manufacturers are featuring both a fruit theme and fruity colors in their summer lines this year.  Although I’m not a trendy scrapbooker, I’ve always liked bright, fresh, fun colors. 

This layout is from a few years ago, but you can see how I used paper with strawberries and cherries, as well as fruit-colored papers.  I wrote the journaling on a strawberry die cut, and the flowers were part of the paper’s design.  I cut the title with my Big Kick (Big Shot), using a QuicKutz alphabet. The sunglasses, pail and shovel, and flip-flops are Sizzlit dies, and I cut them out of foam.

                   

                                                

This layout is more recent, but the color palette is basically the same.  There is more orange and blue, and a little less green and pink, but the colors are still bright and “fruity.”  Instead of die-cutting the title, I painted chipboard letters to match my papers.  This time I used my Cricut machine to cut the embellishments, and I stamped the fish and the smaller words in the title. 

As you can see in the second layout, these freshly-picked colors aren’t only for “girly” layouts. They work just as well with pictures of the men in our lives.  And they aren’t just for summer either.  The colors in this palette are perfect for birthdays, travel, celebrations, children, and many other themes.

There is an old saying:  “Everything old is new again.”  It certainly applies to the scrapbook industry.  Although the papers that I used are no longer available, the new lines of products have a very similar look and feel to them.  Here are a few of my favorites:

Fruit Stand, by Doodlebug Design

Happy Go Lucky, by Echo Park

Barefoot and Bliss, by Bo Bunny

Feelin’ Groovy, by We R Memory Keepers

Knee Highs and Bow Ties (Bow Ties), by Basic Grey

Now that the warm weather is finally here, I’m sure that many of you will be out and about taking pictures of the fun you’re having outdoors.  I hope you’ll try using some of these fresh and fruity colors on the layouts that you make with those pictures.  

Haunted House

Here's the second project I did for the Glue Dots (R) Design Team.  The house is by Doodlebug Design, and I used Glue Dots (R) to assemble and decorate it.  Thanks for stopping by.