They have a paper in their 12x12 collection that is full of words and sayings that were begging to be cut apart! I used a couple of them for my title and for some diecut pieces. I made a cluster to the right and to the left of my photos to help create some balance. I explain more in the details in the video and over on their blog!


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Wild Whisper Designs 12x12 Paper Pack Adventure Collection

Wild Whisper Designs Pocket Page Cards Adventure Collection

Spiegel Mom Scraps 2 Cool 4 U Two Sequin Pack 

Wild Whisper Designs No Place Like Home Sequin Pack

I created a small cluster to the bottom left of my photo. Since this is a monochromatic layout, I needed to have various textures and styles to make it truly interesting. I used a Kaiser Craft camera cut apart, a Freckled Fawn flair, some resin flowers, a couple of Tim Holtz tiny word stickers, an American Crafts Thickers asterisk, and some puffy hearts from Target, Recollections, and Amazon. As you can tell there are so many different textures and dimensions here that your eye will sit there a little bit longer to take all of it in.




I love how my title came out, despite it being different that what I originally intended. I used two types of American Crafts Thickers paired with a puffy sticker from Pink Fresh Studio. The pink number "2" is the Ladybug Patchwork design and the word "hearts" is from the marquise style. Mixing and matching fonts is one of those little things in scrapbooking that I like to experiment with! Do you like to do this or are titles not exactly your fav? I'm not too great at coming up with titles, but making them look nice is my specialty!


I decorated the area around the title with a bright red doily from Recollections. I used little bits and bobs like my resin flowers, puffy heart stickers, and tiny word stickers to add a little more interest. I try not to crowd too many things together near my title since it is supposed to pop on its own.

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American Crafts 310521 Paige Evans Oh My Heart Icon Chipboard Thickers 45Piece Chipboard Icon Stickers

This card starts with a normal A2 sized 110 lb card base. I used some Kraft cardstock for this version and scored it at 4 1/4". Once the base is all prepped, the real fun begins! I cut a piece of Canson XL Watercolor Paper down to 4" x 5 1/4".  Let the ink blending begin! I used two of my favorite distress inks. I used the colors Lucky Clover and Peacock Feathers. I used my mini ink blending tool to get a nice blended background. Once I was happy with the coloring, I used some water misted on to the background. I dabbed up the water with a paper towel to get a fun splotched effect.


I set the background aside to start working on the main mermaid! I stamped this image in Versafine onyx black ink and heat embossed it with Wow! clear embossing powder. I like to heat emboss my images so they are easier to watercolor different sections.


I used several different colors of my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens for this coloring. I used #71 Flesh Colour for her skin, #65 Mid Brown for her hair, #26 Light Pink for her top and tail, and lastly #47 May Green for her tail and star. I also used a little bit of my Wink of Stella glitter pen to add shine to her tail. All mermaids need some shimmer right?!


I trimmed out my mermaid friend and revisited the background piece. I wanted to add more elements to the background and pulled out this MFT stamp set again. I used the coral and fish elements with my Versafine ink. I created a small scene with them with a perfect spot for this mermaid to swim.



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Canson XL WATERCOLOR PAPER 9x12 140lb Pad 726259
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Canson XL Watercolor Pad - 9" x 12"
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My Favorite Things MERMAZING Clear Stamps BB45
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BB Mermazing Stamp Set MFT

Zig CLEAN COLOR 48 SET Real Brush RB6000AT48V
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Kuretake Clean Color Real Brush Watercolour Brush Pens (Set Of 48 Colours)

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I had been saving this photo to scrapbook for quite some time. It was just one of those photos that captured a day so perfectly and I didn't want to mess it up. I'm sure we all feel that way about certain photos and certain stories, but it's important to document us as much as we can. We are storytellers and we want to get. as many down as possible. Let this be some inspiration to you to scrapbook that one story you keep putting off.


This layout I tried a unique visual elements. I used a cascading technique for some of my embellishments. It didn't turn out exactly as I had planned, but I'm still happy with it. I used various embellishments of various sizes to create a cascade. The leaves are from Recollections and the feathers are from Studio Calico. I sprinkled in quite a few sequins in here as well. There are some from Darice, Spiegel Mom Scraps, and Wild Whisper.


Besides my cascading feature, I also have several clusters and other elements. My photo is matted on three patterned papers. One from Echo Park, one from My Mind's Eye, and another from Kathy Davis. This combo of colors mimics the embellishment selection that inspired the color scheme of the layout. A lot of the elements featured are from the Echo Park Boys Rule 12x12 sticker sheet.


My secondary title is this beautiful sticker from that sheet. I love how this fits with the photo. I used a doily under it to give it a more delicate feel. I made this cluster larger by adding washi tape, a diecut heart from Pretty Little Studio, a Pink Fresh Studio wood button, a wood veneer bird, and a tiny word sticker. Clustering with different elements makes my heart flutter!


The other main element is created from these awesome border stickers. I think border stickers are extremely underrated. They help ground the layout and use up a little bit more of the white space. Plus an extra splash of color is always great! I used the same tiny embellishments to create this cluster. I hope you all enjoyed this layout inspiration! Do you like to use dark backgrounds at all? I'm starting to use them more and more! Thanks for stopping by!

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This double layered stenciling look can work with a multitude of patterns and mediums. I decided to layer my Fiskars leaf stencil on top of my Heidi Swapp diagonal stencil. I simply taped them down with some washi tape and started to use my ink blending tool with my Tim Holtz Distress inks. I used the following colors to get a nice blended look: Tea Dye, Peacock Feathers, and Lucky Clover. I think I will be using this technique on more layouts often. My poor distress ink want to be used more!


To finish this challenge of using three stencils, I grabbed my Heidi Swapp polka dot stencil. I ran some white Liquitex modeling paste though it for some added texture. As you can see, some of my stencils added color while another one was used to provide texture. Stencils are great tools to build your stash with.


My title which happens to be partially transparent sits on top of some of these stenciled parts. I think it looks so cool! This Pink Paislee die cut letters are awesome. I paired the "hello" with an American Crafts/Amy Tangerine word that reads "sweet" and lastly, added the word "nature" using my Teresa Collins tiny alphabet stickers. They are such a great size for so many different styles of projects.


My photo's layers are quite simple. I used one layer of green patterned paper and then a yellow mustard colored cardstock. I think the yellow and green colors of this spread help the photo pop more. I also included a bunch of layers of washi tape under my photo which got mostly covered up in the end, but that's okay.


I used some very large diecuts on this layout which Is usually now my style. I think that these Recollection leaves and florals are absolutely beautiful and while they don't completely match the scenery in the photo, it gives the same feeling of exploration of nature. I also used an awesome We R Memory Keepers journaling diecut which brings a small pop of blue in.


I hope you enjoyed this process video! What is the greatest number of stencils you have used on one project? Three is definitely my highest! If you have any questions about this layout or products let me know and don't forget to check out the links below.

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Similar: Heidi Swapp Stencil Set, Star

This layout begins with an awesome background paper. This woodgrain from Craft Smith Co. provides so much texture and depth without being too busy. I wanted the wood veneer to really pop and this paper helped immensely. Let's dive in to the process of this awesome layout!


This is a super easy layout to scraplift. I'd love to see your take on featuring your wood veneer on a page. If you have trouble with layering or design concepts I'll walk you through some of the tips I have to create a layout like this one.


My first tip is to stick with a simple color scheme. As you can see here I chose to go with blue, teal, and varying natural shades, and a few metallics. When you start mixing in a lot of colors it can become very overwhelming. After deciding a color scheme I start thinking about texture. I talk about texture a lot in my videos, if you would like a full video on explaining texture as a design element I will gladly film one!


In these photos you can start to get a gist of what I mean when I refer to texture. In the photo above we have varying textures including paper, metallic foil, transparency material, staples, shiny enamel, and wood. That is definitely some eye candy. Now, when making your layouts, try not to overthink it, but when you feel the need that your cluster may need one more thing, try adding a different texture in to the mix.


My paper layers are minimal on this layout, but the focus is truly the small embellishments. I used so many different brands on this layout that I have a feeling the supply list down below is going to be so long! One of my absolute favorite things about the creative process is the mixing and matching of collections. I know that I am creating something really unique. What's your favorite thing about the creative process?


When laying out all of the wood veneer, I tried to vary the icon type, size, and sometimes color. I think this Stretch Your Stash idea would be a great opportunity to alter the wood veneer with paint. There is tons of inspiration for wood veneer layouts on Pinterest, but don't get too distracted by all of the inspiration!




This is definitely one of my favorite layouts of this month. What have you been working on lately? I hope you're still following and holding up those crafty New Years Resolutions! Thanks for stopping by!

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American Crafts Pink Paislee C'est La Vie Ephemera

Boys Fort Wood Stickers 20/Pkg-Buttons

Studio Calico - Noted Wood Veneer Birds

Studio Calico 24-Piece Wanderlust Wooden Button Embellishments

Studio Calico Wood Veneer Cameras

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Tiny Attacher by Tim Holtz Idea-ology, 6-3/4 Inches, Includes 100 Staples, Plastic and Metal, TH92800

I started by stamping and coloring my images. I stamped the mermaid, turtle, and rock on Canson watercolor paper using my stamping tool and Verasfine Onyx Black ink. I used various colors of my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens for coloring in these images. For the mermaid, I used #63 Ochre on her hair, #71 Flesh Color for her face and body, and lastly #31 Cobalt Blue and #82 Purple for her tail and top. My little turtle friend uses #44 Deep Green and #47 May Green. Then the little rock uses #92 blue gray. I trimmed these out once they were fully dried. There's a video tutorial coming soon showing how I like to color these images using my water brush pen.



To make this even more Valentine's Day themed, I decorated the inside with a lovely phrase. I used a blending technique using my distress inks to get this fun look. I hope you enjoyed this super fun Valentine's Day card! I can't wait to send this out next month! Thanks for stopping by!

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Canson XL WATERCOLOR PAPER 9x12 140lb Pad 726259
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Canson XL Watercolor Pad - 9" x 12"
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My Favorite Things MERMAZING Clear Stamps BB45
from: Simon Says Stamp

BB Mermazing Stamp Set MFT

Zig CLEAN COLOR 48 SET Real Brush RB6000AT48V
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Kuretake Clean Color Real Brush Watercolour Brush Pens (Set Of 48 Colours)

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