Pink from a Beach themed kit?

I know the Just Beachy kit from Scraptastic Club is mostly a combination of blue and yellow but have you noticed the pinks as well? I did! Since it is not that much because of the theme, I made my own background using my mists to create a sunburst effect.

This photo of Hannah was taken a few months ago. Just an ordinary day playing on our roof-deck. We have plants all over there and this is where she also bikes and swim.

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Scraptastic Club October Kits!

Have you seen the October kits yesterday? Yes, WOW!!! Each kit is jam-packed with beautiful papers and yummy goodies. I can't wait to get my hands on those.The kits are getting better and better.

Let me tell you about Scraptastic Club Kits. Scraptastic Club is a monthly scrapbooking kit club. You do not have to be a member to purchase and enjoy our kits. The kits are loaded with the latest and greatest products in the scrapping industry, always balanced and creatively designed to help you in your creative journey!  We do offer non-commitment monthly subscriptions, check out our website for all the details here. Every month we offer 2 different kits with there own coordinating add-on for you to choose from. The newest addition to the kit line-up is the monthly stamp add-on.

Here are the 2 kits for October! Click the kit name to get more information about the kit.

HALL PASS

 

At first glance with a name like Hall Pass and some of the school themed embellishments, you would think this is a school kit. But check out the colors and the back sides of the papers, it is much more than that. This kit is chocked full of fun elements. Check out the frames, tags and the exclusive pieces Jessica added! I love the variety in alphas.

HALL PASS Add On

Our 2nd kit, a beautiful mix of blues, greens, yellows with a bit of teal. A great versatile kit documenting everyday moments. This kit is full of Echo Park, Jillibean, My Mind's Eye, Pink Paisley and check out the little tiny Studio Calico wood tweets. I love the exclusive tags Jessica has added to the kit as well.

BLUE SKIES

BLUE SKIES Add On

Stamp Add On

a layout + sketch + Oct SNEAK

Hi everyone! Just a quick post about Scraptastic Club's 4rth Week September Challenge from the blog here. A few of the DTs participated to interpret the beautiful sketch by Heather. The sketch has so much possiblities by simply rotating, flipping, and/or scrambling the layers and photos.

Here is the sketch:

Here is my layout: 

I love negative space pages lately so for my interpretation, I made everything smaller. I also replaced the lower photo part of the sketch as my journaling spot. I wanted to tell a brief story about our trip since I was very inspired by this photo of my little girl, Hannah. It was taken last summer when we had our vacation at Bali.

 

**************************** October Kits Sneak Peek *****************************

Blue Skies

Such a great color palette that you just can't go wrong with this one....lots of blues, teals, yellows and a touch of green. This kit will be perfect for anything!!!!! Don't you just love those little tweets??? They're so precious and sweet.

Hall Pass

Now don't be fooled by it's name. Although this will be a great kit for School themed projects, there's definitely much more to this kit than a School theme. Lots of reds, yellows and greys with a hint of greens, blues and teals. Such great fall colors in here. And how about those Scraptastic Club exclusive speech bubble die cuts???? I {heart} this kit, and so will you!

It's ME!

Like most scrapbookers with gorgeous kids, scrapping photos of myself comes 2nd. I think it is not because our kids are cuter but it is more on our self criticism. My jaw is too big, my mouth is huge, I am too fat. I can go on forever with all the wrong things we can see in ourselves but we should all consider the reason why we are scrapbooking.

11x8.5 using Basic Grey Paper Cottage collection

Sometimes I think that I scrapbook to remind myself how amazing my daughter is, how each milestone is priceless, and how she grows up so fast. However, I need to remind myself, what if one day I am no longer here. My daughter would love to see and remember her mom's life not totally hers. She will love to see the memories with the imperfection of her mommy. She will treasure anything that will remind her of me. So, I should always consider to scrap my photos and my stories.

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Personalized Background

Have you seen Scraptastic Club's Just Beachy kit? If you are like me who loves bright and bold colors, this kit is perfect for you. It might seem a bit intimidating at first but with the perfect combination of patterned papers, cardstock, embellishments and alphas, the kit is very easy to work with. It is not limited to summer photos, you can use everyday photos as well

Just Beachy Kit (September Kit)

How fun is this!!! This too is going to be fun to play with! I love the primary color palette. What a great mix of American Crafts, My Mind's Eye, Little Yellow Bicycle, October Afternoon, Elle's Studio, and don't forget about those adorable transportation wood veneers by Studio Calico. Jessica also included exclusive tags in this kit as well. It is a great summer kit to scrap the last of those summer memories!

12x12 Patterned Paper:
1 Sheet of American Crafts Shoreline Biscayne
1 Sheet of American Crafts Shoreline Coronado
1 Sheet of American Crafts Shoreline Newport
1 Sheet of American Crafts Shoreline Pelican Bay
1 Sheet of American Crafts Shoreline Santa Monica
1 Sheet of American Crafts Shoreline Sea Isle

12x12 Cardstock:
2 Sheets of Bazzill Coconut Swirl
2 Sheets of Bazzill Island Breeze
2 Sheets of Bazzill Sea Glass or Whirlpool

Embellishments:
1 Sheet of October Afternoon Mini Market Sherbet Alphas
1 Sheet of Elle's Studio Summer Lovin' Cutouts
1/2 Package of American Crafts Shoreline Remarks Sticker Book
1/2 Package of LYB Splash Mini Flags
1 MME Tangerine Sunshine Die Cut
1 MME Tangerine Wonderful Die Cut
1/2 Package of October Afternoon Woodland Park Tidbits
Partial Package of Studio Calico Transportation Wood Veneers
2 Yards of May Arts Turquoise Twine
2 yards of May Arts Yellow Twine
3 Scraptastic Club Cutout Cards (beach, fun, summer)

 Add On

I have created a few layouts from this kit. The first one I am sharing with everyone right now is a layout where I personalized my own background. I have used 3 colors of mists, some stamps, transparencies, liquid pearls and some washi tape.

I have also made my own washi tape using some strips of patterned paper that came with the kit. I learned this technique from Danielle Flander's blog here. I am loving this technique so much because it is easy to make and I can save a few dollars as well.

Give this technique a try and I am sure you will get addicted to it as well. You can maximize your stash and create a more personalized page. Thanks for dropping by!

Scrapping for fun...for me

I think I remember mentioning before that I decided to take a break not from scrapbooking but from too much DT responsibilities. It has always been for DT work since 2009 having 4-7 DT gigs a month, at least 20 projects.

I got so addicted with all the assignments leaving myself creating under pressure. I barely scrap for fun or for me during those years of addiction. I used my assignments to motivate and inspire myself when I scrap which is a bit wrong. Don't get me wrong, I am so thankful for all the opportunities that came my way over the years. It helped me grow as a scrapbooker and I gained a lot of friends that are very supportive but I missed scrapbooking without the pressure.

That is why this time around, I only limit myself to at least 3 DT gigs per month. I love the responsibilities and the challenges that comes with it and I don't want to let that go. I wanted to keep sharing my talent and promote the products that I love.

But I wanted more time to scrap about anything and doing whatever without the pressure of making sure that I reach a certain standard. With a much organised setup, I can discover more about my style and be more creative because there are no limits or boundaries that needs to be followed. The fun part is, I am loving what I am creating lately!!!

Here are a few layouts that I did...not for any DT assignment :)

April 15, 2012

Here I have used some leftover BasicGrey Clippings line that I got when I was on their DT. I played with paint, stamps and layering here.

Precious Baby

For this page, I used assorted Crate Paper goodies. I always love white space layouts because they are the easiest to make.

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Lines In A Page

Hi everyone! I want to share one of my recent layout. This page was quite easy to make after reading some PDFs from Nic Howard's online class at Big Picture Classes.

One of the key element to consider my layout a successful one is if my photos are the focal point of my page. We can do this through different approaches like using the rule of thirds, clustering, and/or using large photos to name a few.

With this page, I used lines to draw the viewers attention to the photo. I have used triangular strips of patterned paper and twine to point towards the photos. By doing this, all eyes will go directly to the photos.

PARTY

 

Materials: BasicGrey Paper Cottage collection

Some close up images:

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Scraptastic Club -September Kits Reveal!

First up, we have the Noted Kit.

 

You are going to love this kit!!! Such a great mix... Studio Calico's Hey Day, My Mind's Eye, October Afternoon, Elle's Studio tags and Jessica has made some exclusive pieces for the kit!!! I love the color palette... the teals and oranges are such a great color palette! Such a great versatile kit!!! So many options for themes of your pages.

Here is the Noted Add-On...

Look at that woodgrain paper!!! I love washi tape! I know many of you do too!!! How about those enamel dots? I can't wait to try those out!

Next up we have, the Just Beachy Kit...

How fun is this!!! This too is going to be fun to play with! I love the primary color palette. What a great mix of American Crafts, My Mind's Eye, Little Yellow Bicycle, October Afternoon, Elle's Studio, and don't forget about those adorable transportation wood veneers by Studio Calico. Jessica also included exclusive tags in this kit as well. It is a great summer kit to scrap the last of those summer memories!

Here is the Just Beachy Add-On

Don't you just love how packed this add on is!!!!! So many great bits for some layering. How about those sparkly thickers??!! Who doesn't love thickers??!!?

Here is the stamp add-on for the month.

So, what do you think?? What is your first choice? Or are you going to end up purchasing both? Whichever you choose, you won't be disappointed!!

Bloghop WINNER!!!

we had our 2nd anniversay birthday blog hop over at Scraptastic Kit Club this weekend!!! Thank you so much for hopping with us and for all your sweet comments and your congratulations!

my winner of the washi tape is.......

#37by Random.org

The Copes said...

Love your layout, and I assure you that you will love the kits ~ they're infinitely versatile and they stretch a long, long way!! thanks for being part of the design team and being willing to share your talent with others of us who subscribe to Scraptastic. I look forward to coming back and reading through your blog more thoroughly~

Please email your shipping info to me at teapot2angel@yahoo.com so I can forward it to Jessica. She'll get your prize right out to you!

Scraptastic Club Anniversary Blog Hop!

Welcome to Scraptastic Club Anniversary Hop! I am so excited to see you all here!. Before we get started please make sure that you started at Scraptastic Club Blog. You should have come from Juliann's blog before reaching me here.

I am LG Belarmino, scrappbooker from the Philippines. I am one of the new Design Team member of Scraptastic Club. I am so thrilled to be part of this amazing Kit Club. I have a Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts Major in Advertising Design. I am married to my very supportive husband, Regie for 5 years now and a mother to a gorgeous 4 year old baby girl, Hannah, my precious model. I started scrapbooking almost 4 years ago, a few months after I gave birth to my daughter. I decided to enter into scrapbooking to preserve my family's memories and to express my creative side.

My style differs from one layout to the other. I love experimenting and trying out new techniques as I create a page. I am into handcutting, misting, distressing, photo editing and layering.

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Baby Bubwit

I am very blessed to have a beautiful baby girl. Our nickname for her is Bubwit, our local term for mice, because she was born in the year of the rat.

For this layout, I focused on adjectives that starts with the letter "B" and used lots and lots of banners by BasicGrey Clippings line. Unfortunately I dont have my Scraptastic kit yet because I just got invited to join the team just recently. Surely, I am very excited to play with next month's kit.

Let me tell you about Scraptastic Club Kits. Scraptastic Club is a monthly scrapbooking kit club. You do not have to be a member to purchase and enjoy our kits. The kits are loaded with the latest and greatest products in the scrapping industry, always balanced and creatively designed to help you in your creative journey!  We do offer non-commitment monthly subscriptions, check out our website for all the details here. Every month we offer 2 different kits with there own coordinating add-on for you to choose from. The newest addition to the kit line-up is the monthly stamp add-on.

Here are the sneaks of the 2 kits to choose from this September:

Just Beachy

Noted

Now for the mechanics of this bloghop:

We're offering one lucky lady a 3 month subscription to these gorgeous kits and each DT member will giveaway a bundle of Washi Tape from Freckled Fawn!

We have hidden 12 letters among the design team blogs....so hop around, find all the letters and unscramble them to get a hidden word. Once you've figured out the scrambled word, email it to: contest@scraptasticclub.com

One random winner from those that unscrambled the correct word will be drawn to receive a 3 month subscription of the Scraptastic Club kits ;) BUT WAIT!!!! Want another chance of winning a 3 month subscription, this is what you have to do:

Tell all of your scrappy friends to follow us on Facebook, have them post on our wall who sent them over, once we reach 1500 fans we'll pick one lucky winner to receive a free 3 month subscription. Sound good? If you'd like an extra entry into the contest, you can make our new "I heart Scraptastic Club" blinkie your Facebook profile pic, just pop on over Scraptastic Club Facebook page to show us your new look:

So, there will be 2 winners of a 3 month subscription of the the kits!!! One from the hop and one from our Facebook contest!

As for the rest of the prizes, they will be drawn from the designers blogs at random. So comments are optional, but the more you leave comments on each blog the better your chances of winning a prize.

Minor Prize

To be eligible to win a bundle of Washi Tape from my blog, be a follower and leave a comment to this post by Sunday, August 26 at 11:59pm EST.

Your next stop, is Madeline's blog. I do hope you find the letter you are looking for from my post! Good luck!

Just Waiting

Hi everyone! I am here to post another project that I did using Imaginarium Design chipboard. 

Products Used: BasicGrey Patterned Papers and embellishments, Kaisercraft tag, Pebbles Inc brad, Acrylic Paint, October Afternoon Mists and Twine

Imaginarium Design Chipboards used:

Clock Face (3 inch) (IDS0006)

The chipboard was painted with two colours here, white and teal. I blended them together with a sponge and just used dumping technique overlapping each colour in several application.

You can also drop by at our Ning community here to get inspiration from the ID Design Team and other members using the gorgeous Imaginarium chipboard.

Webster Layout

Last July I was invited to guest design for Webster Pages. This layout is a combination of both collection that I received, Girl Land and Everyday Poetry. I decided to make a playful design because my inspiration came from the photos. I have made my own background design using mists, stamps, and masking. I love the idea that both collections can be combined but still look cohesive.

This layout was also inspired by the class I am taking at Big Picture Classes by Nic Howard. She provided lots of ideas in creating a personalized background.

Thanks for dropping by and leaving some love!

Where did I go?

Was there a time that you feel overwhelmed with this hobby? I did. It has been a few months that I have to put my scrapbooking hobby to a halt because of work and summer vacation. Then when I was ready to go back, I can't find Mr. Mojo.

I decided to stay away from my blog and some online communities because I wanted to enjoy this hobby. I don't want to feel the pressure of creating, what people think nor the need to get approval from others.

Thank goodness to online classes. I signed up to Nic Howard’s online class that inspired this layout and helped me get my mojo back. We were instructed to use chipboards and of course I used the gorgeous Imaginarium chipboards because they are perfect for any design I wanted to achieve. Now, I have been creating quite regularly and I am happy.

Beauty

Products Used: Webster Pages and Pink Paislee patterned papers, Ranger Distress Inks, Gesso Acrylic Paint, Shimmerz Pearlz and Kraft Cardstock.

Imaginarium Design Chipboards used:

Flourish 1 (IDFL0001)

9 Cogs on board (IDS0018)

Steampunk Clock (IDT0016)

Altering Imaginarium chipboards are very easy. I am sure you have seen a lot of techniques used by the amazing Design Team here. This time around, it was my little 4yr old (the girl in the photo) that altered all the chipboards I have used for this layout.

The three shape chipboards were stamped with 2 different colours of distressed inks. Then, it was randomly painted with white paint on some of the edges. While the word “Beauty” was initially painted with white then coated with yellow Shimmerz Pearlz.