Needing some inspiration for scrapping photos of my daughter's birthday party, I checked out some crafty challenges for help. This week, the theme from
Crafty Catz is feminine birthday - perfect! Next, the
Alphabet Challenge Blog was asking us to choose a letter of the alphabet and build a theme around it, so I pulled a sparkly chipboard B out of my stash because it stands for Birthday and Brianna, my daughter's name. The
As You See It challenge was to use discontinued tools that we still love, and I immediately knew I wanted to use my old Cricut Expression to cut some die-cuts. Even though I have an Explore Air and enjoy using Design Space online, sometimes it's nice to be able to just pull out my old cartridges and rummage through looking for images without having to fire up Design Space on the computer. As long as this 'legacy" machine keeps chugging along, I will continue to use it! Thanks for all the inspiration from these fun crafting sites.
Recipe:
Background Builders stamp set
Molly papers (Bella Blvd)
Crystal Blue, Raspberry, Ballerina, Canary & White Daisy cardstock
Raspberry, Ballerina & Canary ink
Ink Blue fineliner pen (iBayam)
Blue chipboard B (from my stash, source unknown)
Telling Our Story adhesive brads & chipboard (Echo Park)
Reasons to Smile washi tape
Rhinestone stickers (Recollections)
Pink baker's twine (American Crafts)
3-D foam tape
Cuttlebug flower embossing folder
Heart stencil (Scrapbook.com)
Cricut Artiste cartridge: birthday girl, gift bag
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: flowers, doily
9 comments:
Cheryl I love that you shared a scrapbook layout with us this week! Your pages are so colourful and I love the 'B' theming, which is clear to see. Sometimes our old, cherished tools are the best aren't they? New tools may do more, but the simplicity and ease of use of their predecessors mean they often retain a special place in our crafty stash too. Thanks for sharing with us over at As You See It!
A very smart and adorable layout you've done here! Such precious photos and I love how you've incorporated the letter "B" with birthday and her name! Brilliant take on the sketch too! Thanks so much for joining us at the Alphabet Challenge!
Such pretty layouts, Cheryl, and I have so many friends who are with you on the old cartridges! What a great response to the challenge! Thanks so much for playing at As You See It!
What a great scrapbook layout! So fun that you were able to use some of your old Cricut cartridges to make this great memory! So happy you shared this with us at AYSI this week!
FABulous! Looks at though everyone had a brilliant time.
Lovely memories to cherish.
Thank you so much for sharing Brainna's birthday with us over at Crafty Catz.
Chrissyxx
Two great ways to use your chosen letter B- and a wonderful layout, such a fun assortment of photos. Thanks for sharing with us at the Alphabet Challenge!
I love that you not only used your favourite tools to create this great scrapbook layout for your entry, but you also used them, and the challenge themes to come up with the theme for your daughter's birthday party! Now, that is genius! It looked like a fun time was had by all! Thanks for filling in the blank at As You See It!
It's so nice to have a scrapbook layout shared with us, especially one celebrating such a fun occasion. I like that bold 'B' you've used and the bright blues. Thanks for sharing with us at As You See It - and it nice to play old school without a computer sometimes, isn't it?
I love the birthday scrapbook page you created for your granddaughter, it's so colourful and vibrant, and full of joy. The papers you used go so well lwith the pictures you featured, and the embellishments couldn't be more perfect. I'm also amazed by the fact how you managed to follow the intricate sketch in such great detail. Thanks for joining the Alphabet challenge.
Hugs, Veronika
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