TIME FOR ANOTHER VINTAGE LAYOUT

This is the layout we made at our Hostess Scrapbook Club this week.  For the Vintage look, I used Beau Chateau DSP with a Marina Mist CS for the background.

I tore a strip of our coordinating Beau Chateau fabric and tied it into a knotted bow, around a looped strip of crochet lace trim.  I added a stick pin to the knot.  The 'Remember When' text is stamped from the Word Play stamp set.  The mats for the photos are cut from Soft Suede CS.  This color is perfect for working with Vintage photos!
Tip:
If you cut your photo mats to 4 X 5 1/2," you can get 4 photo mats from one (8 1/2 X 11") piece of CS.  Since you'd need to crop your photos a bit anyway, before using them in your layout, this works out quite well for layouts that have several photos.

The Marina Mist flower was created by punching 3 layers from the Blossom punch and then crumpling them.  I added a Very Vanilla center punched from the triple layer Blossom Bouquet punch and then placed a brad in the center.  The brad is actually from the S-A-B Everyday Enchantment brads -- the only one that would match this layout.  The butterfly in the center of the brad is in Soft Suede, so it's a perfect match. 

I hope this gets you in the mood to do some scrapbooking.  Hopefully, I'll add the photos soon that I want to use for my layout.

A SPRING CARD WITH CHIPBOARD

Here's a fun card I made for Spring, using a recycled piece of chipboard for an accent.  This also fits a sketch challenge for a Spring card and, as you know, Spring has been calling my name!
I've used our S-A-B Everyday Enchantment DSP for the card and to cover the chipboard accent.  If you're like me, it's easy to come across odds and ends of left-over embellishments, like my chipboard and so fun to put it to use in a new project.

This is a 5 1/4" square card.  It's fun to use this larger size when you want to include larger accent pieces.  I've added Pool Party ruffled ribbon for an accent across the front.  I used the Decorative Label punch for the sentiment (from the Sincere Salutations stamp set) and sponged around the edges, to add more dimension.

As you can see, this card has lots of green (very Spring!!!) and lots of dimension.  I used the Fun Flowers die to cut the layers of the flower and added one of our In Color brads to the center.  I finished off the card with a spritzing of my Frost White Shimmer Paint/alcohol mixture to give it lots of sparkle.

So, here's to green (another fun challenge) and to going green (with reusing old chipboard) and to Spring!

Beautiful Wings

Today, I'm back with trying another sketch challenge.  This one is for a new blog I discovered that looks like a lot of fun.  I missed the deadline to link it, but had fun trying the sketch anyway.  Here's my creation:

I used Marina Mist for my card base, added a torn layer of textured Soft Suede CS and topped that with a layer of Beau Chateau DSP, trimmed out with pleated satin ribbon.  The butterflies are from the Beautiful Wings embosslit.  I love that it cuts and embosses, all in one easy step.  I mounted them on punched pieces of Soft Suede, punched with the Modern Label punch.  The text, from the Heaven Blessed stamp set is also punch with the Modern Label punch.  My color story is based on the colors in the Beau Chateau DSP, an easy way to plan out your project.

Here's a little close-up.  I tied two pieces of ribbon into a knot and attached it to the corner of the card.

I hope this inspires you to try some spring projects.  Spring is in the air!