It's A Boy's Life...

The gorgeous "A Boy's Life" Collection by Echo Park Paper Company makes scrapping the boys in your life just too easy !

Not to be outdone by big brother Jacob - here's Caden...

To recreate this layout, you'll need the following materials from the Scraploot store:

EP A Boy's Life Paper - Teal/Yellow, Rambunctious and Energetic
EP A Boy's Life Element Stickers
EP A Boy's Life 12x12 Alpha Stickers
ASS Kraft Cardstock
SI Magic Mount
Other: Ink, Pen

Be sure to visit the store as we have lots of new and exciting arrivals to tempt you !
Have a great weekend, and Happy Scrapping !

A Day of Love...... a wedding and gorgeous Prima!

Welcome to a new week, I can’t believe that March is almost at an end. To kick off the last week of the month, I bring you something from the beautiful Prima range….. I know how you all love Prima!

We celebrated my brother in law’s wedding last weekend and as soon as my husband (yes, my husband) saw these Prima papers, he commented how perfectly they complemented the theme and colours from the wedding. And yes, I must admit, he was spot on! I have used a black and white photo so as not to distract from the gorgeous papers, but if you happened to see some of the pics on my Facebook page, you will know how well matched they are to the wedding (for those that haven't, I have plenty to share in my scrapping over coming weeks, so you won't miss out!).

So with out further adieu, I bring you some inspiration from the new Prima Nature Garden Collection…..

I love the romantic feel of the papers in this range and the soft colours. As the paper is so detailed, I have made a feature out of parts of it to embellish the page. I’ve used the existing sized pieces of the patterns in the paper and cut them out and inked the edges, then finished with some Magic Mount and it has given an instant feature to part of the page.

 

I also wanted to continue a bit of a butterfly effect that was featured on the papers, so I found 2 different sized butterfly punches in my stash at home and punched out a few and layered them. I gave the edges a light inking and curled up the edges and clustered around the flowers.  

 

Looking to recreate this page? Head over to the Scraploot online store and pick yourself up the following supplies…

Prima Nature GardenPaper - Pixie

Prima Nature GardenPaper – Midsummers Eve

Prima Pixie Glen Jardinere Flowers

Prima Flowers – Flower Market Pixie Glen

Prima Printery Tiles

Chipboard - Words or Whatever Ornamental Corners

Cardstock - Vanilla

BI Guipure Lace - Cream

Mini Doilies – Coffee

Jenny Bowlin Stick Pins - Cream

Jenny Bowlin Doily Flowers - Cream

Jenny Bowlin Chalkboard Alpha Stickers - Black

Kaisercraft Pearls – Chino

SI Magic Mount White

XP 6mm Double Sided Tape

XP Clear Gel Glue

Prima – Ingvild Bolme Chalk Ink

I hope you all enjoy the last week of March. Don’t forget to keep your eye out for more inspiration here on the blog during the week. Until next week, happy scrapping!

xx Renae

A Boy's Life - Step x Step

Happy Friday Everyone !
Welcome to my step x step featuring the awesomely fabulous A Boy's Life by Echo Park.
I can't think of a better photo to use, than one of my Jacob celebrating his sporting achievements...

For this LO you will need the following materials, available from Scraploot:

EP A Boy's Life Cardstock Paper - Green (Paper A)
EP A Boy's Life Pattern Paper - Imagination (Paper B)
EP A Boy's Life Pattern Paper - Play Time (Paper C)
EP A Boy's Life Alpha Stickers
EP A Boy's Life Element Stickers
ASS Kraft Cardstock
SI Magic Mount
RG Distress Ink - Black
Other: Typo Ruler Ribbon, String, Toothpicks and A Lil' Somethin' Kite Embellie

Step 1: Use the kraft cardstock for the base of the LO. Trim about 1cm from 2 sides of Paper A, ink the edges and then adhere to the kraft cardstock.

Step 2: Use another piece of kraft cardstock and mount your photo, Paper B and Paper C, and an assortment of element stickers, so there is a border of a few mm. Ink all of the edges. Paper B measures approx 10.5cm x 22cm and Paper C measures approx 5cm x 26cm.

Step 3: Adhere Paper B to Paper A, approx 4.5cm up from the bottom of the page, and approx 3cm in from the LHS of the page.

Step 4: Adhere Paper C to Paper B, approx 1cm up from the bottom of Paper B, and  approx 1.5cm in from the LHS of the page.

Step 5: Adhere ribbon (which measures approx 1.5cm x 28 cm across), approx 0.5cm up from the bottom of Paper C. It should have about the same overlap at both ends.

Step 6: Adhere photo over the top of the pattern papers and ribbon. The photo should sit approx 7cm up from the bottom of the page, and approx 4cm in from the LHS of the page.

Step 7: Create a cluster of mounted embellishments (element and alpha stickers) in the bottom RH corner of the photo. Use Magic Mount to add further dimension. Make simple flags using the flag element stickers, kraft cardstock and toothpicks!

Step 8: Set the scene for the LO by adding the kite, string for the kite tail, and a few flat bottom clouds. There are a few ways you can adhere string to a LO. For this LO I have lightly sketched in pencil where I want the string to go, and then placed the glue along my sketched line.

Step 9: Add journaling, any other embellies you wish to use to make this LO your own, and a small mounted title at the bottom of the page, adhered to Paper B. It should be approx 7cm in from the RHS of the page.

Step 10: Have fun, and have a wonderful weekend!

Until next time - Happy Scrapping!