Vacation Memories

Hi Everyone,

Well it has been a year since my hubby and I went on the vacation of a lifetime and I am just getting to scrapbooking the photos now. I wanted to scrapbook my photos in order so it has taken me awhile to get caught up. Then once I was caught up I was intimated about scrapbooking the pictures. This trip was amazing and I really want to do the pictures justice.

Anyway, here is a double page spread I did on our stop in Agadir Morocco. I used a template from the CM simple start CD. I believe it is from the Decorative Click and Fill series. All of the papers come form the Jewel Power Palette and Jewel Vacation Digital Kit. I love these colours and they work so well with the photos. I really didn't do anything special with this layout. I simply just use my papers to "Click and Fill". Super easy and super fast. If you haven't purchased this CD yet I highly recommend it.


Enjoy,
Cat

Giving the Black and White Power Palette Another Chance.

Well, I decided to give the CM Black and White PP another chance. I was careful this time to pick photos with the Black and White PP in mind. I wanted something where the photos were colourful but not too busy. I chose a predesigned layout and made some minor changes.

Thanks so much to whoever made the suggestion to choose one accent colour to go with my Black and White layout. I think this makes a world of difference. I also took the time to get rid of any extra embellisments no matter how small because the paper is so busy all by itself. Finally I changed some of the papers so they had smaller patterns instead of large flourishes.

I hope you like this layout as much as I do. I am very happy with how it turned out. Looking at these pages really bring me back to our wonderful vacation.

Enjoy,
Cat

Creative Memories Black and White Power Pallette

Hi Everyone,

Here is a layout I completed over the weekend. I recently purchased the Black and White Creative Memories Power Pallette and then I wasn't sure if I liked it or not. I am having trouble using it since it is a little more "grungy" then I was expecting. If I had looked at it closer I probably wouldn't have purchased it. I usually like clean lines and smaller patterns. This package is filled with lots of textures and grungy patterns. It is very bold and busy.

That being said, I really need to give it a chance before I completely give up on it. To get started I went looking for inspiration on the CM digital project website. I decided to scraplift a layout that was on there. CM was gracious enough to include step by step instructions with this layout so copying was extremely easy.

Here is my finished project. I'm still not too sure I am in love with it. It is totally different from my usual style. Sometimes it is good to step out of your comfort zone right? I would love to hear your thoughts on this page. Is it too busy? Should I add something? Take something away? What do you think?

Enjoy,
Cat

Practical Scrappers Challenge- Inks and Chalks

Hi Everyone,

This week's challenge over at practical scrappers is to work with any type of chalk or ink. I actually did two cards this week that fit the bill but only submitted one. So I thought I would share my one of my projects early then share my design team submission with you on Thursday.

This card is a completely different style than I am used to. I had an idea in my head but wasn't sure how it would translate onto paper. The card ended up turning out better than I thought.

For this card I used Tattered Angels Glimmer mist in Periwinkle and Bubblegum. To create the masked image I cut out a design at 4" using the Lyrical Letters cartridge. Then I adhered it the design to white cardstock using temporary adhesive. When the design was stuck down I sprayed Glimmer mist in Periwinkle and Bubblegum. I blotted any excess off with a tissue. Then I removed the mask and a lovely design was revealed!

To finish of the card I cut out some butterflies with my Stampin Up beautiful Wings Embosslit. The butterflies were sprayed with Glimmer Mist as well. Finally I stamped a simple sentiment and Voila! A Simple yet elegant card was revealed. I was impressed with how clear the masked image was. I was expecting the lines to be more ragged but they stayed pretty true to the stencil.

This proved to be a great way to use some of my Glimmer Mist I just had to have, yet I never use! I will definitely end up using it more with this style of card.

Enjoy,
Cat