Welcome to my first Simple Scrapbook tutorial. We are going to be
using one of my Clean & Simple sketches for this layout. To
start my layout I first chose a picture. I chose one from a few
days ago of my son swinging. I LOVE this picture. His face is
priceless! Take a peek....
I love scrapbooking. I love that it's something I have to keep when
I am finished creating but I hate if it takes me hours to finish. I
secretly wish that a layout came together as quickly as a card.
Since it doesn't I take some steps to try to reduce the time spent
creating. One way to accomplish this is to work with a sketch.
Another is to pick out my paper and embellishments before I sit
down. The sketch for this layout came after I picked the paper and
embellishments. For this layout I picked the paper and found key
pieces that I thought would work with the picture and then played
around with them until they 'fit'.
Here's a list of the supplies used for this layout: 1.) Unity Stamp
Co. May KOTM 2.) Bazzill textured card stock Candy Apple 3.) Crate
Paper Orbit patterned paper and paper piece 4.) Copic Markers R05,
Y21, E49 5.) Bazzill In Stitchz: Circle template, pomegranate
string 6.) Chipboard Flourish 7.) buttons 8.) Clean & Simple
scrapbook sketch Take a peek at the sketch:
1.) Since we are working with a sketch this will go together really
quickly. First I adhered the patterned paper from Crate Paper to
the red 12X12 card stock. I trimed the excess with my scissors.
2.) Next I glued my photo to the page. At this point you may want
to 'mat' your picture. I am opted to stitch around mine so I am
adhering it straight to the patterned paper.
3.) Next up I'm going to stamp my images directly onto the page. I
like to use a stamp positioner for this. You simply line up a clear
sheet with a positioning tool and then stamp your image by lining
it up with the corner of the tool....
4.) At this point you can take your clear sheet and position it on
your page to make sure that you stamp right where you want to.
5.) Now to stitch around the photo to really showcase the picture.
I used my Bazzill In Stitchz for this. First I pierced holes around
the picture using the square template as a guide...
Then I sewed in the holes.....
EPLS. One little trick from my cross stitch days. If you take a
longer piece of thread and double it over......
You can loop the needle through the 'hole' the thread makes and not
have to tie it to start.
I LOVE this trick! EPLS (easy peasy lemon squeezy!) 6.) Next up add
the embellishments. First up for me was a chipboard flourish. Since
I couldn't find a brown one in the shape that I wanted, I colored
mine with my copic markers. So that this, with the help from my E49
marker....
Became this....
Simply add glue dots and adhere to page. 7.) Next up add my title.
To keep it simple, and because it was the perfect sentiment for
this page!, I used one of the precut pieces from the Crate Paper
paper package. I added pop up glue dots to give it a bit more
dimension and then put a button on either end for interest.
8.) Now to finish up my dragonflies. I stamped them on a sheet of
white card stock and then colored the wings. For this I used my Y21
and R05 copic marker. First color the wings with the Y21 marker.
Then add a little R05...
and blend with the Y21 marker.
Next up, cut out the wings and apply to the stamped image on the
page with a small glue dot.
Finished! Here's a shot of the finished layout....
Now it's your turn! Want a chance to win some fabulous goodies?
Angela has a scrapbook goodie basket for one lucky person! What do
you need to do to win? Play along with this sketch and upload it to
either this site or to SCS using the keyword UnityJBS01. A winner
will be chosen on Monday, May 4th. You can find out more on the
Unity blog. Be sure and use your Happy Stamping! :)
