I am not one to use shapes on my layouts, but lately I’ve seen a lot of scrappers creating beautiful layouts using circles. So, I grabbed my circle punches and went to town…no rhyme or reason! This layout was created using the remaining bits of my March 2016 Drops of Jupiter Kit by Scraptastic Club.

I love how this turned out!

I absolutely adore Target and it is truly my happy place. I allow myself to get sucked into the Target vortex! I enjoy scrapbooking about the things and places that I love. Target is no exception!

I used a variety of circle punches in various sizes – small and large. I used a smaller circle punch to create offset circles within the larger circles. I even used a circle punch to cut out my photos!

I layered the circles to create a clustered look and added jute to three of the circles for interest and texture.

I created the title using foam letter stickers called Thick and Thin by Thickers. To finish off the layout, I sprinkled a few enamel shapes by We R Memory Keepers around the page, added a flare piece and two cloud die cuts (Scraptastic exclusive), and heart stickers from the Amy Tangerine Sticker Book Collection.

Check out the process video for this layout on my YouTube Channel! Thanks for stopping by!

 

I LOVE me some Tuesday Morning! Every now and then I find the most incredible scrappy finds! Here’s what I recently purchased…

I’ve wanted a pack of Slick Writer pens for the longest time. If you aren’t familiar, Slick Writer pens allow you to write on slick surfaces like glossy die cuts and such. Of course I love all things Amy Tangerine so I picked up this cute roller date stamp. And I couldn’t pass up this sweet pack of wood veneers by Studio Calico!

And then the heavens opened up…and these beauties appeared! Gold scissors and mini stapler from the DIY Shop by American Crafts. Now, I do not need another pair of scissors or a mini stapler, but I HAD to take them home with me!! I HAD too…do you hear me!!

And this chipboard die cut set from Studio Calico…perhaps an older set, but lovely nonetheless.

I am completely obsessed with art journaling and of course I have to buy the appropriate supplies. I found these stencils for an awesome price!

I think that is it for now! Stop by my YouTube channel for my Tuesday Morning mini haul video! Enjoy!

Hello my friends! I’m back with a layout share. I don’t do shares often (not sure why), but I thought I would show you a few layouts I’ve worked on this month using the Scraptastic Club Drops of Jupiter Kit. Be sure to check out my YouTube Channel for process and kit share videos.

Here we go! Enjoy!

35th Birthday

This…Perfect Moment

Reading Buds

Sweet Girl

More layout shares to come! Thanks for stopping by!

I love taking pictures of my girl when she is sleeping. These moments are fleeting. The reality is, they eventually grow into young adults and those sweet baby faces fade away.

Capture these moments people!

I am trying to hold on…FOREVER!

(I might be a crazy mother.)

My sweet pea came home from school one day totally exhausted. She nestled on the couch and took a quick catnap. Our days are long and I often wonder if she is getting enough sleep at night. The girl can go and go and go until she crashes. I guess this is typical of little ones…boundless energy.

I should harness it and sell it! I’ll be RICH!

The Drops of Jupiter Kit from Scraptastic Kit Club is stunning: rich blues, deep oranges, yellows, and reds. A nice departure from some of the more popular color stories of today.

For the background, I used this beautiful constellation pattern paper called “Curiosity” from the Shimelle Star Shine Collection. I fussy cut the puffy clouds from another Shimelle pattern paper, “Rosetta” from the same collection. Making a “cutesy” page isn’t really my style, but when I saw the those awesome clouds, the idea just came to me!

I love when the happens!

I wanted to use the natural form of the circles on the background paper to serve as the anchor for my title. The font is called “Thick and Thin” by Thickers…LOVE!  The design of the background paper and the clouds adds a lot of visual interest so I didn’t have to embellish much. I added a few enamel dots from We R Memory Keepers, stickers from Amy Tangerine, and die cuts from the Shimelle Star Shine Collection.

To complete the whimsical look of this layout, I used three Scraptastic exclusive acrylic stars and blue and white twine from American Crafts to create the illusion of stars falling from the sky. I think that I am pretty darn clever!

Here’s a complete list of the layout elements:

• Constellation Paper “Curiosity – Shimelle Star Shine Collection
• Clouds “Rosette” – Shimelle Star Shine Collection
• Die Cuts – Shimelle Star Shine Collection
• Enamel Dots – We R Memory Keepers
• Stickers – Amy Tangerine Stick Book
• “This” Foam Glitter Die Cut – Scraptastic Exclusive
• Acrylic Stars – Scraptastic Exclusive
• Journal Card “Today” – Scraptastic Exclusive
• Font “Thick and Thin” – Thickers
• Twine Blue and White – American Crafts
• Glassine Bag – Held a lot of my kit goodies! Upcycle!

Check out the process video for this layout on the Victoria Marie YouTube Channel! Enjoy!

My little baby girl got her ears pierced…another rite of passage I suppose. We waited until she was old enough to make this decision on her own.

She is growing up way to fast!

Off we went to Claire’s, a retail jewelry store, where the staff is at least 10-12 years younger than me. While I was excited for my kiddo, I couldn’t help but feel a bit of fear; I mean for goodness sake, I was willingly allowing a total stranger to poke tiny holes in my sweet angel’s precious ears!!!!

Within in seconds it was done. My tiny-tiny tried as hard as she could to hold back the tears. Initially she was so excited, until she realized what was about to happen! Oh, poor girl! Alligator tears led to the acquisition of two lolly pops (thanks to the Claire’s sales clerk) and a brand new Beanie Boo (the latest stuff animal craze…think Beanie Babies…but ten times better and with bigger globe like eyes – okay that part is a bit scary)!

All is well. 🙂

For this layout, I used the Scraptastic Gale Song Kit. I am working hard to use up every bit of this kit. It is easy to hoard!

Page Elements:

• White Textured Cardstock
• Pattern Pattern – Scraptastic Exclusive
• Wood Veneer – Scraptastic Exclusive
• Ephemera – Maggie Holmes by Crate Paper
• Butterflies – Scraptastic Exclusive
• Sequin – From my stash
• Paper Clip Banner – Heidi Swapp
• Twine – American Crafts
• Pink Letter Font – Oh Snap Collection
• Glitter Foam Letters – Thickers “Fitzgerald”

And here’s a process video of this layout for your viewing pleasure! Enjoy!

Hello Friends! I am back with another Scraptastic Kit Share featuring the March 2016 Drops of Jupiter Kit. I absolutely adore this kit…it’s a nice reprieve from the turquoise and pastel colors that are popular at the moment.

As a design team member I received not only the main and add-on kits, but I also got the This Life Noted Kit, Scraptastic’s pocket scrapbooking kit. Design team members also receive all of the stamp sets that are offered for the month. Take a look!

For a complete product listing and to shop, visit the Scraptastic Kit Club!

THIS LIFE NOTED – Pocket Scrapbooking

3×4 Journaling Cards – Scraptastic Exclusive

4×6 Journaling Cards – Scraptastic Exclusive

Embellishments – Exclusives

Drops of Jupiter Main and Add-On Kits

 

Embellishments

Stamps

Check out my kit share video on the Victoria Marie YouTube Channel! Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

So, I posted this layout a week ago and just got around to uploading the process video. (It’s been a crazy month!) This is probably one of the best layouts I’ve made in a long time. There are just some photos that are worth more than words. And these photos certainly fall into that category.

Lovebug and Stinky – my big brother Love (yes, his name is Love) and me…Stinky!

Long story…:)!

You may be wondering how I inherited the childhood nickname Stinky. It’s a very long embarrassing story that is best told by my relatives. And believe me…they still give me a hard time and the incident that gave me this nickname will forever live on in our family history. I cannot escape it!

My brother on the other hand, well…the origins of his nickname are less embarrassing. As a young boy, he didn’t really like his name. That is until the “ladies” dubbed him Lovebug…oh imagine the narcissism that ensued! He has been Lovebug ever since!

These photos were taken while we waited for my mother to have surgery. Of course we were getting on her nerves with our antics, as usual. It is not often that we get to play around like this. You know how it goes…you become adults with separate lives. It’s hard to connect sometimes. We are trying to do better.

Since we are so far apart in age, fifteen years to be exact, we didn’t exactly grow up together. He enlisted in the Air Force when I was just a toddler. I would get so excited when he came home for a visit. To me, his travels around the world were magical! As a military fireman, he has seen the worst. We are so proud of him! The “old man” retired a couple of years ago…we are thankful for his service.

I am trying to scrapbook more about our relationship…which is evolving. We need each other more and more, especially as our mother begins to age. Believe it or not, we don’t have many pictures together…which is sad. I am bound and determined to change that. One photo and one layout at a time. I adore my older brother and I want our memories to last a lifetime!

Layout Ingredients:

• Background Paper – Scraptastic Exclusive
• Flare – Scraptastic Exclusive
• Arcylic Shapes – Scraptastic Exclusive
• Font: Fitzgerald Glitter Form Letters by Thickers
• Ampersand (Gold tip) – C’est La Vie by Pink Paislee
• Heart Stamp – Scraptastic Exclusive Stamp Set – Gale Song
• Washi Tape – Scraptastic Exclusive
• Puffy Shapes – C’est La Vie by Pink Paislee
• Velum Letters – Scraptastic Exclusive
• Fringe Heart – Maggie Holmes by Crate Paper
• Mist – Black Velet by Heidi Swapp

And here’s the process video! Enjoy!

I love scrapbooking with my little one. She is such a creative little sprite! In December of last year, after much convincing on her part, we finally broke down and bought her a craft desk of her own. Whenever I am working on projects, she is right there with me!

Last week the Victoria Marie FB Group members were challenged to create a layout using items from their stash. Since I wanted to get this story document, I thought this would be the perfect time to pull out some of my goodies – I’m falling in love with my stash again!

It has been a while since I’ve used mixed media so I pulled out some Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Cracked Pistachio and Spiced Marmalade) to create a watercolor background. Next, I used a Heidi Swapp stencil and Liquitex model paste to layer small dots over the distress ink.

I layered pattern papers behind the photo and embellished with a variety of empherma to include wood veneer shapes (I used distress ink to paint these pieces), washi tape, and die cuts. I also added a bit of gold thread for interest and whimsy!

Here is a list of items I used from my stash:

• Paper – Pink Paislee Memorandum
• Dear Lizzy Accent and Phrase Stickers
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Cracked Pistachio
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Spiced Marmalade
• Heidi Swapp Mist – Mint
• Heidi Swapp Mist – Butter
• Title: Dear Lizzy Snapshots (Thickers – American Crafts)
• Title: Basic Grey Fact or Fiction
• Dear Lizzy Die Cut Shapes
• Heidi Swapp Circle Stencil
• Wood Veneer Shapes – Studio Calico
• Washi Tape – The Paper Studio
• Thread – Coats Metallic
• Twine – American Crafts
• Rub ons – Scraptastic Kit Club (exclusive)
• Heidi Swapp Roller Date Stamp
• Versa Fine Ink – Black

Check out the process video for this layout on the Victoria Marie YouTube Channel! Thanks for watching!

Hello my friends! I am back after a few weeks away…let’s just say that life has been a bit crazy around the Calvin household. I started teaching part-time a local university, taking care of my mother who was hospitalized recently, on and on. But, the storm has passed (for now at least) and it’s business as usual!

How about a Scraptastic kit share! Check out the February 2016 Gale Song Kit! I Love, love, love this kit! The colors, the designs, the papers…oh my!

Take a look at these gorgeous products! The kit includes a lot of the Maggie Holmes Bloom Collection by Crate Paper and tons of Scraptastic exclusive papers, die cuts, and embellishments.

MAIN KIT

Includes:

12×12 Patterned Paper
1 Sheet of Maggie Holmes Blissful
1 Sheet of Maggie Holmes Fresh
1 Sheet of Maggie Holmes Spring
1 Sheet of Pink Paislee C’est la Vie 10
1 Sheet of Pink Paislee C’est la Vie 12
1 Sheet of Scraptastic Club Crazy Heart designed by food/family/story
1 Sheet of Scraptastic Club High Road designed by Kaitlin Sheaffer
1 Sheet of Shimelle Star Shine Phoenix
12×12 Cardstock
1 Sheet of Bazzill Chantilly Cardstock
1 Sheet of Bazzill Dark Grey Cardstock
1 Sheet of American Crafts Seafoam Cardstock
Embellishments
1 Package of Shimelle Star Shine Thickers
1 Package of Maggie Holmes Bloom Ephemera
1 Scraptastic Club Exclusive 6.5×8 Sticker Sheet
1 Scraptastic Club Exclusive Set of Flair
3 Scraptastic Club Exclusive Wood Veneer Hexagons
1 Scraptastic Club Exclusive Pink Glitter Foam Word – Lovely
1 Scraptastic Club Exclusive Black Glitter Foam Word – Fabulous
1 Scraptastic Club Exclusive Silver Glitter Foam Word – Today
3 Scraptastic Club Exclusive Vellum Notebook Sheets
1 Scraptastic Club Exclusive Yellow Acrylic Ampersand

ADD-ON KIT

Includes:

1 Sheet of Maggie Holmes Bloom Sweet Rose
1 Sheet of Pink Paislee C’est la Vie 02
1 Sheet of Pink Paislee C’est la Vie 09
1 Sheet of Scraptastic Club Dream On designed by Kaitlin Sheaffer
1 Sheet of Scraptastic Club Magnifique designed by food/family/story
1 Sheet of Scraptastic Club Mi Amor designed by Kaitlin Sheaffer
1 Sheet of American Crafts Rosebud Cardstock
1 Sheet of American Crafts Vanilla Cardstock
1 Sheet of Scraptastic Club Journaling Cards – food/family/story and Kaitlin Sheaffer
1 Package of Pink Paislee C’est la Vie Foiled Chipboard Alphas
1 Package of Heidi Swapp Glitter Frames
1 Scraptastic Club Exclusive Gold Foiled Butterfly Die Cuts
1 Package of Pink Paislee C’est la Vie Puffy Stickers
1 Package of Maggie Homes Bloom Fringe Hearts
1 Package of Heidi Swapp Paper Clips

Scraptastic also offers a pocketed scrapbook kit called This Life Noted. Here’s the February TLN goodies:

Includes:

24 3×4 Exclusive Double-Sided Cards – Kaitlin Sheaffer and food/family/story
6 4×6 Exclusive Double-Sided Cards – Kaitlin Sheaffer and food/family/story
1 3×4 Exclusive Clear Stamp – Kaitlin Sheaffer
2 Exclusive Flair Badges – Kaitlin Sheaffer
1 Set of Exclusive Die Cuts – Kaitlin Sheaffer
1 Exclusive 4×6 Story Notes Sticker Sheet
1 Exclusive 4×6 Clear Tape Stickers
1 Sheet of Simple Stories Alphas in Pink
1/2 Roll of American Crafts Silver Star Fabric Tape
1 Glitter Foam Word – Love
3 Wood Veneer Butterflies
7 Acrylic Asterisks
6 Vellum Snail Mail Envelopes

Take a closer look at this kit on my YouTube channel! Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

Each week the Victoria Marie Design Team hosts a weekly challenge on the Victoria Marie Facebook Group Page. This week is Free Style and designer Cacie Carrillo-English challenged us to create tags and to use them in a creative way. I plan to use my tags to decorate birthday gifts! Here’s what I created!

Everything I used for this challenge was pulled from my stash. I have a variety of embellishments from Maggie Holmes, American Crafts, Thickers, and The Paper Studio.

I love to cluster and personalize embellishments. The stars were covered in gold embossing powder – this adds a lot of sparkle and shine!

I distressed the edges of the tags and some of the die cuts with Cracked Pistachio Distress Ink by Tim Holtz.

Want to see how these tags came together? Check out the process video on the Victoria Marie YouTube Channel!

I hope you play along with our challenge! Happy scrappin’!