Scrapping Streak

I've been in a scrapping mood lately and have consequently got a lot of pages done this past week or so. Wanna see??

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This was for a challenge at ScrapMatters to use a slogan as a title. I found a few lists of slogans online for inspiration, and the slogan for "Cotton" fit some pictures of Julianne I'd been meaning to scrap. The template I used helped bring this page together fast and really showed off the rich, textured papers in this kit.



Paper Pieces Template Set by Plum Dumpling Designs
On the Front Porch by Plum Dumpling Designs
fonts: Zapfino, American Typewriter

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This page was a TON of fun! When I saw these pictures of Julianne's, I was so excited to scrap them because of the Disney connection she'd made in the captions ... finally I could use some of the cute Mickey-themed stuff I'd downloaded months ago! Plus I got to dig into some of my new Black Friday purchases. Very fun.

Yeah, I just love how this one turned out.



lift of abcmomof4's always so happy
Mouse in the House by Britt-ish Designs
Refreshing Paper Pack by Stacy's Back Door Designs
Glitzy Spills and Thrills by Britt-ish Designs
Sparkle and Shine by Jennifer Barrette
All Stitched Up Vol. II by Tracie Stroud
SO Useful Doodles Vol. 4 by Designs by Sine
String Along by Designs by Julie Bullock
Button It Up Sample Pack by Sarah Morgan Designs
Clear View frames by Armina
rectangle scallop frame from Natural Wonders collab by ScrapMatters Designers
fonts: Times and Times Again, Tanya Script, American Typewriter

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I was so excited when I saw this space-themed kit for only a dollar on Black Friday! My boys love space so I was anxious to use it.

Besides, I've been realizing that while I need to keep plowing through Julianne's album, I also need to take the time to scrap some current stuff for my own family or it won't be scrapped at all (even when I do go back to "catch up"). This is such a page -- the photos are not anything special but the memory is something that is fleeting. I'm glad I made the time to record it.



credits:
Into Space by Faith True
Sparkle and Shine by Jennifer Barrette
speech bubbles from Jokes on You by Sweet Digi Scraps
fonts: Year Supply of Fairy Cakes, smiley monster

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I usually avoid daytime speed scraps but I parked the kids in front of Curious George and shrunk my scrapping time to an hour (you are allotted two) to get this quickie done! Britt (from Britt-ish Designs) was hosting (love her style and her stuff), and I was just dinking around on the computer at that time anyway. I figured it I was going to let the TV babysit my kids I might as well do something productive.

Rather like this page. I wouldn't have thought to journal onto strips, but that was the instruction, and I really like the result.

Also, I did not do the amazing shadow on those butterflies. They come like that in the kit (as well as non-shadowed versions).



credits:
Bright Sunshiny Day by Andilynn Designs
alpha from Thanksgiving Greetings by Andilynn Designs
fonts: American Typewriter, Pea Carslisle

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This page came together nicely. Julianne didn't caption any of these photos or write about this excursion in her weekly email so I took the liberty of copying some blurb from the Internet about it!



credits:
lift of *Kelly*'s *Playground Pals*
On the Front Porch by Plum Dumpling Designs
fonts: Mutlu, American Typewriter, Pea Paula Pepin

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Whipped up this plain-jane two-pager while my oldest was at preschool. I am trying to allow myself to do this style more in this album -- minimal elements with plenty of pictures to make up for it. I mean, the pictures is why I'm doing this album in the first place!! Does it work? (I suppose at this point I was just glad to knock off this layout at last -- there were 50 pictures I had to narrow down from!)



credits:
Template 158 by Yin Designs (slightly altered)
Truly Yours by Amanda Heimann
fonts: Poplar Std, Pea Stacy's Doodle Script, American Typewriter

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I started a guest CT spot for Chelle's Creations! I had a great time working with her new release this week, a template set called Scrap Like Liz (inspired by one of her full-time creative team members). I struggle some with layering and clustering, but these made it easy -- plus, most of the set is for multiphoto layouts (which is practically the only kind of layout I bother with!) ;-)



credits:
Scrap Like Liz templates by Chelle's Creations
Half Moon Bay by Chelle's Creations
ricrac, brown papers, twine, and brown ribbon from Let's Camp S'more by Chelle's Creations
fonts: Perpetua Titling MT, Pea XOXO from Karen, American Typewriter

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Today I took a break from Julianne's album (again) to scrap with my own pictures.

Some people say that fifteen pictures might be too much for a layout, especially a single-page layout. But I say it can be done, and it can still look good! I'm proud of this one; can you tell? (I sort of scraplifted a previous layout I'd done for Julianne here. There were seventeen pictures on that one!)

I didn't really want to include pictures of myself (these aren't particularly flattering, I thought) but I also didn't want to be excluded just because I was the photographer. I would hate to be totally absent from my own scrapbooks. And now that I look at them, they're not too bad (it's great what some cropping and Photoshop actions will do).



Let's Camp S'more by Chelle's Creations
fonts: Pea Yar Yar, Pea Seelekish

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Thanks for looking!