The Adventures We Didn’t Take

 

This layout was inspired by the Adventure Story Stamp, but once I began working on it, I found the stamps from Roam a better fit for my story. I also found a stamp on the Journey, "Embrace the detours" perfect for one of the suitcases.

The design was influenced from a sketch from the Simple Scrapper sketch library, number 578. The Square One class we are working on as a community is focused on using the sketches in the membership and how to make them work for us.

My paper selection was informed by Shimelle's Use What You Buy- Bold Pattern Paper edition. I was to use a non repeating pattern for this lesson, and when I came across this suitcase pattern in Shimelle's Go Now Go collection, I thought it was perfect.

The story for this layout is about the vacations we didn't take because of the Covid shut downs. I found a few stickers in my stash of Covid supplies that worked for this story- like the "cancelled" sticker.

Loved the cork phrase stickers, but found they are not forgiving when it comes to moving them around! They come apart if you try to move them. 

I ghost stamped the Roam stamps on the red paper and used the number stamps from Journey Story Stamp to match with the journaling.

Used the cork arrows to repeat from the title.

So excited to use one layout for so many challenges! Thanks for looking!

Best Friends

The layout I am sharing today was inspired by Ali Edwards Friends Story Stamp. I decided to tell the story of my daughter’s best friend.

 Simple Scrapper has a challenge this journey to use three things to create embellishment clusters.

This layout didn’t end up using many of the stamps, just the friend title I gold embossed, and I created the card in the photo strip with a few of the flowers and the sentiment.

I used the Stay Colorful collection by Dear Lizzie to create this layout with the marbled paper coming from Carousel by Maggie Holmes. I thought the sentiment I cut from the cut apart was perfect for this story.

In staying with the Simple Scrapper challenge, I layered a chipboard piece, and you will have to forgive me, i don’t remember where they are from, a heart die cut i made using a Stampin’ Up! Die and some enamel dots.

Love that I have this story told! Thanks for stopping by!

 

Me-44 on 4/4/24

The layout I am sharing today was inspired by Ali Edwards Story Stamp for the theme of me as well as Shimelle’s Use What You Buy class Stencil Edition.

The Me Story Stamp had a stamp with a bunch of -ing words that I journaled on April 4, 2024. At the time I was 44. 

When looking for a stencil to use for lesson 4 on the Stencil class, I came across a number stencil by The Crafter’s Workshop. I wanted to emphasize the 4 so I decided to ink the numbers all different colors, emphasizing the 4 with the most prominent color. 

Initially I tried to use gesso through the stencil to give it a bit of texture, but when I layered the ink over it once it had dried, the color went weird like it reacted with it. 

The stencil lesson called for columns of stenciling, so I created 3 panels. 

I chose Lilac Lane collection from Fancy Pants in my stash from 2010! Thought the purple matched well to my shirt in the photo.

Finished it off with another area of embellishment with more stamping, stenciling and enamel dots.

The stencil class from Shimelle finally got me using my stencils! Love how this layout and the others came together and I am not so intimidated by using my stencils anymore!  

Thanks for looking!
 

My Personality Type

Sharing a layout that was inspired by Ali Edwards Story Stamp for the theme of Type.  Past few years I have been interested in different personality types and where I fall and interact in the world. When brainstorming different stories to tell with this theme, I thought it would be fun to have a page that captured them all. 

I used the stamp set with gold embossing powder to create my title. 

I was also inspired by Shimelle's Use What You Buy Class- Stencil edition to create a background with a quadrants of color. I thought this lesson worked well with the structure of the layouts with its own quadrant in the middle.

I struggled picking a stencil for this. Shimelle had used a polka dot but I didn't have a dot one that was structured enough for my personality, which can be very structured and rigid, so I opted for this lined one from Vicki Boutin that felt more appropriate. 

The journal and photo mats were from a SCT Sampler kit. I loved the touch of gold. I then paired it with an Amy Tangerine floral paper that had the four mat colors as well. I used some die cuts from a Vicki Boutin die cut pack that had some gold foiling and was a good match to the paper.

The personality type titles were created using a CTMH alpha stamps from my stash.

Glad to have this documented! Thanks for stopping by!