Paper Bakery Projects for March 2014

Happy Wednesday! I have three layouts to share with you today using Paper Bakery's March Daylight Savings Scrapbook and Project 365 Kits. In these kits you will find lots of goodness from Studio Calico, Dear Lizzy, Amy Tangerine, American Crafts Thickers, and exclusive wood veneer, stencils, badges, and journaling cards, and many other goodies. There are still kits available, just follow the links above if you are interested. :-)

Happy Note

I adore penguins, and I was so glad to finally have these pictures from a 

zoo trip in our family scrapbook. I think the machine stitching and 

layered embellishments really add a little something to this layout. 

He Has Her Whole Heart

I really had fun putting this layout together and looking over photos of these two from this 

past year. Our daughter is such a daddy's girl so it wasn't hard to find photos of the two 

of them together. I used a loose grid design to this layout, with a little bit of watercolor 

(the green lines and hand cut heart, and also some messy ink splatters too.)

Elliot's Favorite Toys:

For this layout, I took a few photos of some of the toys our son still enjoys 

and then incorporated his favorite colors into this layout. I added some 

star stamps and letter stickers from my stash, and used a star punch 

as well. I like how this really reflects Elliot at this age. 

Thanks for stopping by today, I appreciate you being here. I will be back again tomorrow with some fun and inspiring scrapbook room photos to share, so please make sure to pop in and say hello.

Until next time,

Happy Scrappin'

xoxox

Toni

Paper Bakery Umbrella Rain Projects and Tutorial

Happy Sunday! The past week has been crazy busy around here. I have been working on some house projects, lots of painting, planning, and organizing. I have a blog post to share with you today showing you all 5 projects I made with the Paper Bakery Umbrella Rain Scrapbook and Project 365 Kits. I have a 30-minute layout tutorial at the end of the post as well, and I hope you find it helpful and like my projects.

I loved the bright colors in the kits this month, the exclusive stencils, flair buttons, and the chipboard clouds by October Afternoon. I also really enjoyed using the digital cut files that came with my subscription. Did you know that if you subscribe to Paper Bakery that you get either free cut files or printables every single month with membership? I loved the cut files this month, and really put the butterfly one to good use in the layout below.

Spring Love

I started this layout by using the butterfly cut file from my Paper Bakery membership and created a canvas using nine identically sized butterflies in my Silhouette software. I then cut them out onto white card stock using my Silhouette Cameo. I then adhered the cut out cardstock on top of the colorful patterned paper and stitched around the sides. I added journaling there as well, some mist drops, and some Elle’s Studio Everyday Moments Bits and Pieces from the Scrapbook Kit. I also included a doily, twine, and shipping tag from my stash. The salmon floral washi tape is from the Paper Bakery shop. I adhered this washi tape onto some scrap white cardstock and punched it out using a butterfly punch from my studio. The last finishing touch was to add the “Spring Love “flair button from the Scrapbook Kit.

Why Emily is my BFF

This layout put the October Afternoon chipboard clouds from the main Scrapbook Kit to great use. I started with taking two pieces of the patterned paper from the kit and stitching them together with my sewing machine. Next, I matted my photo using various pieces of patterned paper and adhered the exclusive wood veneer frame on top of the photo. I then used the clouds to document eight things my daughter loves about her best friend. I used the Multi Heart Epoxy Sticker Sheet from the shop (one for each cloud.) These are the cutest stickers ever! I also added in some hand stitching using some yellow embroidery floss from my stash.

Week 35: Pocket Page

This pocket page began by picking out two of my favorite cards from the Umbrella Rain Capture 365 Kit. These cards went really well with some photos of my kids from their first day of school in 2012. I then used the butterfly stencil in the scrapbook kit and a light yellow ink dauber from my stash to add yellow butterflies to some white cardstock from my stash. I really like how my custom stenciled cards coordinate with the colorful journal cards included in the kit. I used letter stickers from both the Capture 365 and Scrapbook Kit on this pocket page and the veneer stars from the Capture 365 Kit worked so well as bullet points within my journaling. The sequins, turtle paper clip, and epoxy heart sticker are from the Paper Bakery shop.

May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor Card

This card was made using the gorgeous heart patterned paper from the Umbrella Rain Scrapbook Kit and THIS amazing exclusive stamp from the Paper Bakery shop. The cardstock and button are from my stash, but don’t they just go perfectly with that Elle’s Studio heart paper? I just love it so much and that sentiment makes me just want to read The Hunger Games series all over again. This card will be sent to a friend that loved the series almost as much as I did. Almost.

Thanks Card

This card uses the awesome arrow paper from Webster’s Pages as well as a Thank you cut file I found on the Silhouette Online library. I used a scallop punch and machine stitching on this layout as well. The sequins are from the Paper Bakery shop.

My last project to share with you today is a layout I made in under 30 minutes (about 27 to be exact and I even have a tutorial for you to show you how I did it.)

Hello High School layout and tutorial

1. I started with this awesome piece of Elle’s Studio paper from the Scrapbook Kit. I cut it down to j 8 inches x 10.5 inches and distressed the paper by wrinkling it up and adding brown distress ink to the edges. I adhered it to a piece of 8.5 x 11 inch cardstock from my stash.

2. Next, I stitched around the edges of the white patterned paper using my sewing machine.

3. I cut some of the other patterned papers from the kit into various sized rectangles and also used the Elle’s Studio journaling card from the Everyday Moments Bits and Pieces pack in the Capture 365 Kit. I inked the edges using distress ink and rearranged these layers until I liked how they looked. I cut out the bottom of the banners using my craft knife. I like how they hang over the photograph.

4. Next I adhered letter stickers from the Scrapbook Kit and a wood veneer arrow from the Cature 365 Kit directly to the photo. I also used some more journaling bits from the Elle’s Studio Everyday Moments Bits and Pieces. I used my date stamp and some ink on one of the journaling spots.

5. My finishing steps were to add some hand journaling, sequins, wood veneer, and a really funflair button to the layout. My very last touch was to sprinkle some gold mist across the layout in an overall diagonal fashion.

Thank you for stopping by today. I appreciate you being here at life, scrapbook, repeat. Have a great rest of the weekend.

xoxox

Toni

Paper Bakery: Love Potion # 9 Cards

Happy Sunday fellow crafters. I am here today to share with you two different cards I made using the Paper Bakery Love Potion #9 Capture 365 Kit.

The first card was made using paper, letter stickers, and the adorable wood button from the kit. I also added in some machine stitching, and used a doily from my stash, as well as a couple drops of Heidi Swapp mist. Additionally, I incorporated a much loved doily punch to make some fun and feminine shapes out of this adorable paper included in the kit.

For my second card, I called on my love of putting things in color order. I have a serious obsession with that, and the Basic Grey RSVP 6 x 6 paper pad included in the Capture 365 kit worked perfectly for just this! I cut all of the paper shown below into 1 inch strips and just sewed them down to a piece of card stock. I then adhered this card stock to the front of a card and added a ribbon, some fun silhouette cuts, and a punched heart. I used glossy accents on the heart to give it a little more shine and to make it look more like enamel. The silhouette cuts I used are a Paper Bakery exclusive. I really love the xoxoxoxox one, isn’t it great? Did you know that you will receive new cut files to use every month if you have a membership.

I will be back later this week with all kinds of posts about life, scrapbooking, and everything else.

xoxox

Toni

Independence Day layout using Paper Bakery Capture 365 Kit

Happy Groundhog's Day and Happy Superbowl Day…and get this, it is also my birthday today. What a day! The Seahawks are playing, and I figure it's only fair that they win one for me today.

I have a layout to share with you today using the Paper Bakery Love Potion #9 Capture 365 Kit. I used a sketch created by Juliana Michaels for this layout, and had a lot of fun playing along. One of the things I like most about sketches is that you can interpret them in so many different ways. Sometimes I follow them exactly, and other times I change them up. For this particular layout, I decided to change the outside groupings by using them as embellishment areas with layered strips of paper and omitting the photos. I also chose to place these banner embellishments in the opposite corners of my layout. I included some letter stickers from my stash as well as a variety of amazing sequins. I have a slight sequin obsession, and seem to use them on just about everything these days. If you love sequins like I do, be sure to check out the awesome assortment we have in the Paper Bakery shop.

I love how this layout turned out, and I hope it  inspires you this weekend. If you decided to play along with our sketch this month, don't forget to link up your layout on the right side of the Paper Bakery blog. I would also love to see what you are creating with your Paper Bakery Kits over on our Facebook page.

I hope you have a fabulous weekend and Happy Groundhog's Day.

xoxox

Toni

Using Paper Bakery's January Capture 365 Kit for Project Life

Today I am sharing my first Paper Bakery pocket page layout with all of you. I am on the Design Team for the Capture 365 kit, and it has been a lot of fun playing with all of the goodies that were sent to me. Some of my favorites are the Basic Grey RSVP 6 x 6 paper pad, the gold triangle sequins, wood buttons, exclusive Paper Bakery flair, and also the amazing October Afternoon letter stickers. There are still kits available HERE if anyone is interested.

The Project Life layout I am sharing today is from 2012, yup you heard that right 2012. I finished all of 2012 up to August 25th, and then I got sick, kids started school, we were house searching. Then I had a few weeks where I was able to work on Project Life, and then yup you guessed it, I got behind again. I am not bothered by it though. I have the photos, most are already in their assigned folders, and I just have to finish it up. Here is what I came up with for this week of Project Life:

 Full Layout:

Left Side:

Right Side:

Close-Ups:

And because it's me, and because I believe in being honest, and well because as you know I love a list, yup you guessed it…I am making a list I can hi-light and cross-off for all of the 2012 Project Life pages I still have left to do! I am really excited about this!!! You might be wondering why I am doing this, and I am happy to tell you. It makes me accountable, and I also thinks it encourages others who fall behind and think they cannot get caught up. I can tell you first hand that it is possible, and if you are curious you can look at THIS blog post form October 2013 that discusses getting completely caught up on 21 weeks (or end and beginning pages) of Project Life in only five weeks

So for my 2012 Project Life Catch-Up Plan, I will be sharing two weeks a month or so until it is all caught up. I might be combining one or two of these weeks, but we'll see how it goes, and how many photos I have. Everything in yellow was finished in 2012, and everything in aqua will be finished this year. It looks like I have 10 weeks, and one ending and one first page to complete. Not too bad. The other 42 weeks of 2012 are done, so that is amazing. I will just keep plugging ahead.

2012 Project Life Catch-Up:

First page of Volume 3
Week 36
Week 37
Week 38
Week 39
Week 40
Week 41  have memorabilia in pockets
Week 42  1/2 of photos printed
Week 43
Week 44  memorabilia in pockets
Week 45  memorabilia in pockets
Week 46  memorabilia in pocket
Week 47
Week 48  memorabilia, couple photos
Week 49  memorabilia of new house
Week 50  memorabilia, school visitor pass, schedule, etc...
Week 51
Week 51
Ending page

I want to thank you for stopping by today. I will be back tomorrow with some much more recent Project Life layouts to share; the last week of 2013, my week in review, and the final page of 2013.. Next Tuesday, I will be sharing my first few weeks of 2014. You can also expect some more goodness later this week on the blog; Wednesday will be Favorites from Project Life 2013, Thursday I will be showing you my last few pages of my December Daily album, and Friday a #40Days40Bags write-up. I hope to see you back later this week.

Let's talk catching up on unfinished projects. What are your best strategies for catching-up? Are you also a list maker? Do you have any other pointers you could share that might help a fellow crafter out? What projects are you currently trying to wrap-up? I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments section below. Have a great Monday!

xoxox

Toni

Card Share: Paper Bakery, American Crafts, and Studio Calico

Summer has definitely arrived. I am finding it much harder to find time to create lately, probably due to a nine-year old that believes I am her personal event planner now that school is out for the summer, LOL. She is so much fun though, so I am enjoying this time, playing with her, swimming, being outside, and looking at life through her eyes. I managed to squeeze in some creative time yesterday, and I had an absolute blast. I am really "feeling" cards lately, and having so much fun stamping, punching, and layering paper. What a fun creative outlet cardmaking is. So thankful that we have so many options to play with paper.

The first two cards I have to share with you today were made with the May Paper Bakery Kit "Glitz Roadshow." This kit is full of so many fun American Crafts papers, Crate Paper, a gorgeous green ribbon, and all kinds of fun bits and pieces. There are still some of these amazing kits available if you are interested.

The next card I have to share with you, was made using THIS awesome stamp set from American Crafts for their mid-release Mayberry Line. I loved being able to use the flower element repeatedly on the card front. I just love this design, it is definitely one of my favorite floral stamps at the moment. I also used American Crafts Zing Cricket embossing powder and white cardstock on this card front.

The last set of cards I have to share with you were made with the Studio Calico Roundabout Card Kit. This amazing card kit and stamp set are still available. I also used Elise Blaha Cripe's exclusive Project LIfe stamp add-on as well. This is also still available and you can find that HERE.

Supplies Used:

• Paper Bakery May Scrapbook Kit
• American Crafts white card stock
• American Crafts Cricket Zing embossing powder
• American Crafts This to That permanent adhesive
• American Crafts This to That foam dots
• Studio Calico Roundabout Card Kit
• Silhouette Cameo
• Versafine Onyx Black Ink
• Tim Holtz frayed burlap distress ink
• Fiskars stamp press
• Elise Blaha Cripes' Hello Summer stamp set
• Ranger Inkssentials embossing ink pad
• Hero Art Shadow Ink: Pale Tomato, Soft Cantaloupe, Butter Bar, Soft Green, Soft Pool, Passion Flower, Cup O' Joe, and Wet Cement
• Martha Stewart Punches: 1 inch circle and 1 inch pinked circle
• Ek Success 2' circle punch

Thank you so much for stopping by today. Let's talk paper crafting? What have you been creating lately? Anyone else finding it harder to find time for crafting now that summer is upon us? I am making an effort to wake up earlier and to use my mornings to the fullest. Do you have any tips that might be helpful to make the most of creative time? I would love to hear from you. 

Happy Scrappin'

xoxox

Toni

Layout Share: "At the Pool"

For today's layout, I used the June Paper Bakery Scrapbook Kit entitled, Glitz Roadshow. This kit is full of scrappy goodness from Crate Paper Maggie Holmes, Studio Calico, and Lily Bee (just to name a few of my favorites.) It also includes a large variety of embellishments as well as a complete package of Crate Paper DIY Ephemera and Crate Paper DIY Photo Overlays. If you think you might be interested in this fabulous kit, as of 9pm EST on May 26, 2013, there are still some available. This is my second month subscribing to Paper Bakery and I am impressed with the great variety of new scrappy products in the kits, as well as the outstanding customer service.

I received the kit on Saturday and loved it so much that I started and completed this layout the same day. Don't you just love it when you get some new scrapbook products and are so inspired that you tear into them right away? That is how it was with this kit. I am completely in love with the DIY photo overlay set by Crate Paper and the variety of papers in this kit, so much so that I knew instantly that I wanted to arrange everything in a grid pattern. This is what I came up with.

Supplies Used:

• Paper Bakery Glitz Roadshow June Scrapbook 
• Studio Calico veneer letters
• American Crafts cardstock in Kraft
• Tools; Tiny attacher, adhesive, scissors, paper trimmer, and pop dots

Thank you for stopping by, I hope to see you here later this week for more scrappy goodness, two weeks of Project Life Layouts, and another Scrapbook Organization Thursday blog post. Until then, Happy Scrappin'

xoxox

Toni

A new layout using the Paper Bakery Lemonade Stand Scrapbook Kit

I just began a kit subscription at Paper Bakery earlier this month and am really liking it. The owner Sarah Hill is a real sweetheart and fellow dog enthusiast and shipping is prompt ( I always love that.)  She also has a wide assortment of really cool flair badges if you are in the market for those as well. I really enjoyed the assortment of goodies in the April Scrapbooking Kit. This is the second layout I have made so far with the kit Lemonade Stand.

"A Dog Story in Spring" was created using their Sketch Challenge #2  for the month

Thanks for stopping by, I hope to see you back tomorrow with part 3 of Glitter Girl's Layouts Within Limits Challenge.

Until then, happy scrappin'

xoxox

Toni