Friday, January 2, 2015

Stamping and Scrapping

FWF:
I am back to blogging after a long break. I have a goal for 2015 to post more on Friends With Flair.  In addition to posting more, another goal is to use more stamps in my layouts.  I sometimes feel the era scrapping layouts are over and we are now in the Project Life Era in the Scrapping book world.  I am not ready to let it go just yet.  In the future I may dabble in the PL world, but as for now I am holding onto my roots.

This past Fall I got into the car with my favorite road trip pal and bestie and headed to a crop in Branson.  It is only a short 11 hours away.  Yes, we do have scrapbooking crops in MN, but they do not have the awesome gals we met up with.  Three days of solid laughter, food, wine and scrapping.  I would drive pretty much anywhere to be scrap with these gals.  While there I challenged myself to use the SMAK kits I had purchased just with scrapping in mind.  I was also going for speed.  I did not finish the journaling or the little added embellishments until today...what 3 months to get a page done...yes.
I was so happy when Unity came out with this Kit Alpha Smack.  I love letter stamps.  Grab this one as it is on sale now.  
I love this page it is such a great memory.  This used stamps from the  Camera Ready SMAK kit.



I used the All in the Numbers kit for the tag.  Also on sale this weekend.  I love that tag stamp.  For the title I used the "this is my happy" stamp from one of my favorite SMAK kits Camera Ready. I used the leaf stamp from the KOM Love & Joy for the HOLIDAYS

I used a stamp from Camera Ready again but what really finished the page was the Splatters & Stars-all boy stars. 



Thanks for looking I am finishing of the left over Champagne from our New Years Day omelette breakfast and scrapping...here is to new beginnings. Happy 2015.

LBAB

17 comments:

  1. What a great start, I am making a vow to get more scrapping done too. Nice to see you posting again

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  2. Great layouts, I need to start scrapbooking again!

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  3. Great pages! Thanks for the inspiration.

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  4. Great pages. Good way to start the year.

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  5. I am not a scrapper, but I really love your LOs! Stay true to those roots. These pages show they are your element. I, also, hope to participate in Friends with Flair more this year. See you next Friday!!! Oh, and thanks for your sweet comment on my card!!!
    <3 J

    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

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  6. You make gorgeous layouts! Many wonderful designs. The letter stamps look Fab!

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  7. Oh my friend! It ess amazing to have you in our neck of the woods & hope you come again dt or another scrappy adventure. I just started receiving the smak's myself! super job on these

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  8. Great pages and scrapping. That's one of my goals for this year. I must catch up or at least make some progress, lol.

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  9. These are such beautiful layouts! I love usng my SMAK kits for scrapbooking but haven't had any time to recently. Hoping to get some pages done soon.

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  10. All the layouts are very nice. Wonderful creation.

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  11. Great job! Very nice usage of those pretty stamps you have. Love the pics!

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  12. Love your layouts and you lust for life! Perhaps champagne is needed for scrapping:-) (for me anyway...)

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  13. Great LO's. Good things take time, and these are better than good. Have a wonderful 2015. Hugz

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  14. Love your layouts and the use of stamps on them. Happy New Year!

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