Scrapbook Layout

Friday is my scrapbooking day on this, my Sweet Stamper, blog.  Today I'm featuring a layout we did in the Scrapbook Your Way class this month.  The design is a collaborative effort between my daughter, Tiffany, and me, and the inspiration was taken from my Scrapbooking Hostess Club which met earlier in the month.  To see that layout, click here.

For the Scrapbook Your Way Class, we have been scrapping in 8-1/2 x 8-1/2.  That was a new size for us this year, but we have had lots of fun with it.  The smaller scale lends itself to just as much creative scrapbook fun; it's just a different look.  This particular layout, "Natural Beauty," has no stamping and features lots of Big Shot elements.  Personally, I love the color scheme!

I'm still working on the photographing of 2-page layouts.  I seem to get a bit of a rounded, convex spot in the middle.  In addition, I don't think my colors came out as true as usual on this photo.  But I took it while I was in a hurry, packing to leave for vacation.  To see it in real life, come by my studio!

Page ingredients:

Paper:  Cajun Craze, Tangerine Tango, Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Garden Green, Wild Wasabi Card Stocks

Accessories:  Big Shot, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Dies, Two Tags Die, Tasteful Trim Die, Photo Corners, 1" Circle, and Scallop Circle Punches, Mat Pack, Paper Piercing Tool, Earth Elements Brads (retired)

Check out my Scrapbooking Hostess Club info for details on how YOU can join me for monthly scrapbooking.  And stay tuned for new scrapbooking features that will roll out with the new year, 2012!

What Happens in a Scrapbook Club?

I have a Scrapbooking Hostess Club that meets the 2nd Thursday of each month.  So what is the club all about?  Well, we make two 12 x 12 scrap pages each month for a total of 1 complete layout.  This month, we focused on summer (with daily temperatures hovering around 100F, it's hard not to think of it!) with coordinating items from the Summer Mini Catalog.  Here is our layout for August.  We used die cut flowers made with the Stampin' Up! Island Floral die, Tropical Party stamp set, and Island Oasis Designer Series paper along with some vivid card stock colors, all taken from the colors in the Island Oasis Designer Series Paper.  The large areas of solid card stock are meant to evoke images of striped beach towels in the hot sand and are picture-ready.

In addition to a monthly scrapbook layout, ready to pop in photos to make it complete, we have lots of creative fun.  Some of us stamped only palm trees at the bottom of the left page, some of us had very symmetrically arranged palm trees (you know who you are!), some of us added more of the die-cut flowers, some less.  You get the picture:  although materials are prepped for you, you make the pages YOUR way.  And although I design them (or Tiffany does and I copy her!), I oftentimes like what my fellow scrapbookers are creating better than my original creation.  Aaah!  The joys of stamping together!  For complete details about my clubs, click here (it's the club tab at the top of this blog).

I currently have space available in my Scrapbooking Hostess Club.  Won't you consider joining us?  This is a really fun group of ladies.  When I send out the reminder each month, about a week before our meeting, I let everyone know our color scheme and theme.  That way, members can bring photos with them, pop them into the layout, and walk out the door with totally complete pages.  It's a great girls' night out:  fun, scrapbooking, productivity, creativity, great company.  Call me at 210-492-3218 or email me by clicking on the "Email Candy" button to your right to sign up, and then...let's scrap!

Awash With Flowers

My scrapbook club made this 12x12 layout for our April meeting.  It's awash with color and spring!  I really, really love the Awash With Flowers set.  I've made multiple cards (scroll down to see) and love each of them.  But it scrapbooks beautifully, too!  This simple layout comes together quickly and has ample space for 3-4 photos plus journaling. 

Contact me at 210-492-3218 or candy@sweetstamper.com for information about scrapbook club spaces. Click here for full details of my card and scrapbook clubs.  Regular stamping and scrapping are good for your soul!  Start now!