Yet another high school page that I never got around to finishing. This was the first page I've tried to fix that I actually didn't like what I tried to do originally. I mostly didn't like how the color scheme seemingly had nothing to do with the subject of the photos or the photos themselves.
The countdown to my favorite Holiday continues with this cute little card. It's not as spooky as some of my other efforts, but it's perfect for some of my more wholesome friends.
I lucked out again and found a page I never finished that also was mostly complete. I only had a few more finishing touches and I was done!
I really like how the page came together, though I am perplexed as to how I ever made the scalloped edges of the patterned pink paper back in the day. I know I'm the one who did it, I just have no recollection of the actual process. Maybe one day I'll remember and get to use the technique again.
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Lately I've been trying to reorganize some of my scrapbooks by year. I don't tend to like working on scrapbooks in order or as a whole so much as just making pages when I find photos I want to scrapbook, but the problem with that method has been me not knowing what I have and haven't scrapped yet. I found this page in dire need of an update while I was scrambling through an old book trying to find out if I'd made a page with a DIFFERENT set of photos. I figured finishing this page would be a fairly simple task and I was right.
For today's Wrap It Up Page I think I genuinely thought I was done with it when I originally made it, but I decided to spruce it up just a little bit more. It's shocking how much just a few embellishments can add to a page.
I decided to take a pile of scraps I had on my crafting table and make something useful out of them. This is what I cam up with. It was a nice quick card to crank out and it helps replenish the birthday stash that I am running low on.
Unfortunately there aren't any identifiable elements to identify on this card as the pieces I used have been sitting for a VERY long time.
Today's page is one that I'm surprised I never finished. It had pretty good bones and had I added ANY text I might've considered it done. I really like the color combo past me chose.
It's really shocking to me just how close I got to finishing some of these pages before walking away.
The crazy part about finishing this page was that I only added 3 elements; some washi tape, felt buttons, and letters. I had to add extra glue to the letters to get them to stick down, but that's probably because I've had them for quite awhile and original purchased them from a clearance pile.
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Last year's Wrap It Up challenge that I set for myself didn't go so well so I'm hoping that this year will be better. I have a lot of scrapbook pages only half finished and I want to make this year feel more worthwhile. I spent a lot of months aimless and unmotivated so I'd like to end on a positive note.
This first page is one that I had a lot of fun amping up.
It's been awhile since I've done a Fast Card Friday, but here we are.
The card I decided to make today was mostly an excuse to use up some of these postage stamp stickers I had laying around. I thought a card would be a good way to display them all in their glory, and I also was running low on thank you cards in my emergency bin.
I think it turned out pretty cute and it was fast to make which is always a bonus for me. As much as I love crafting, sometimes I don't have much time to do it so quick projects are great.
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Greeting - "One Big Meaning" by Stampin' Up!
This page was mostly inspired by my want to purge some of my embellishment stash I've been hoarding for far too long. I wanted to use the flowers you see on the page and happened to have these cute photos of my cat just waiting to be scrapped.
I really liked how it turned out, though I'm pretty biased since I love the color orange and I love my cat. I did like how I used the washi tape to create decorative squares. It's given me a new way to use up some of my tapes and it's a technique I'll probably start using more often.
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Once again my phone camera isn't doing this card justice, but it's good enough.
I really enjoy using funky colors for these types of cards and these leftover bits I found in my stash really give me room to play.
I fell a little behind with posting cards these last few days/week thanks to an unexpected colonoscopy procedure. So fun.
Hopefully I'm done with all that and back on my cardmaking game.
Today's card feels surprisingly whimsical despite the large dark skull gracing the front of it.
Once again, I got to use some embossing powder which I think looks pretty cool with the other raised and textured elements in the design. I'm using up scraps and still creating pretty pieces that I'm very proud of. So far this October Halloween countdown has been very productive!
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The countdown continues with this funky Halloween card! It's mostly all made of scraps and other pieces I've had sitting around for far too long.
I'm trying to experiment more with color and try to branch out of the traditional Halloween colors for some of these. It's mostly an excuse for me to keep from going completely orange and black insane under the guise of creativity.
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This Halloween card was really exciting for me to make because it's the first time in a long time that I've broken out the embossing powder. I forgot how much I love watching it gild itself under the heat gun.
I started out by just cutting the background triangles out of some of my Halloween paper, then the rest just unfolded from there. The scissors I used for all of my cutting were also old ones that my mom used to use way back when our family first got hit with the scrapbooking bug. Between them and the embossing powder I really felt transported back to that time.
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Today I made a last minute birthday card. I accidentally missed a fairly important birthday, but I figured better late than never!
It looks pretty simple, and that's because it is, but I really wanted to keep it easy to mail and use washi tape. I don't tend to use washi tape as much as I want to (or that my collection implies I should be) so getting to play with it and being reminded of how much I enjoy it was nice.
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Today's page was a very special one for me to make because I really love the photo I used. It's an old one of my cousin and I on my grandpa's lap when we were little.
I really like how I was able to pattern mix my papers and incorporate some old textured paper I'd been holding onto since about 7 or 8 years ago.
Sometimes it's difficult for me to figure out how to mix multiple textures, patterns, and materials together but I think this turned out pretty cohesive.
I accidentally deleted my file that told me all of the elements and where they came from so the list is really short.
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Today's page was fun for me to look back on one of my many different hair colors I've had. I took this right after I it dyed orange which complimented my St. Patrick's Day just a few days later. I don't usually scrapbook just a selfie but I decided I'm going to start. There's nothing wrong with showing yourself some extra love.
I really liked getting to play off the colors in the photos to pick a paper that I might not usually have gravitated towards. The background paper is from the lot I got at an estate sale and while it's not my usual style I really like the way it works here.
I also got to use some stickers I had that were supposed to be spring/Easter but that I hadn't used in years. I figured this was just as good of a time as any to break them out.
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Lately I've been trying to go through my box of ticket stubs and other mementos to try and scrapbook them. This is the playbill and ticket from when one of my dad's coworkers gave me tickets to a musical. I used them to go on a first date and while the date wasn't all that exciting the musical sure was!
I tried to keep a fun disco-esque theme with the page since that was what the musical was focused around. I also got to use a lot of sparkle and sequins which is right up my alley.
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I love this picture of Big Kitty, because sitting by my baths is one of his favorite things to do. The water is a funky color from a bath bomb I was using, not just bad pipes.
What makes this page unique is that all the papers and the buttons were actually things that I picked up from garage sales. I bought about 7 lbs of scrapbooking papers for $10 and now I'm just working my way through them.
Something that you can't tell from the pictures of this page is the texture of the background paper. It's actually fuzzy which made it seem that much more appropriate for framing a cat picture.
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