Marci Villanueva
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Thursday, January 25, 2024
Stash Busting Challenge with Simple Scrapper
Today we are working on a challenge for the Simple Scrapper community.
This layout will be in the March issue of #sparkmagazine, a member's only publication. The community challenge is to make two or more layouts using the same collection.
This is my first one using the Gingham Garden line from Crate paper. When this was released I had to have the entire collection because it is so stunning. However, months have gone by and I still have not used any of it. So when I heard about the challenge, it was the motivation I needed to pull these beautiful papers out of my stash.
I used this collection to make 3 layouts! I can't wait to show them to you. I love this particular one for its whimsical look. This is achieved with the different elements on the page like the vellum flowers, butterflies, and shabby chic layering of items.
If you want some motivation to pull out your stash and get making, check out the Simple Scrapper community for this an many other fun challenges.
Sunday, December 17, 2023
I will be using a sketch today for a page in my December Album. I loved the evergreen trees on this page. My original plan was to follow the sketch almost exactly. After making my trees, I liked them so much I did not want to cover them up. I therefore adjusted the sketch slightly.
Monday, November 6, 2023
Memories
Hello Creative Friends,
Here is my latest pocket page project using the GRATITUDE digital collection from Citrus Twist Kits.
I also used the CHANGE IS BEAUTIFUL digital ephemera for the gorgeous floral and leave images. The plaid card was my jumping-off piece for my color palette.
I made my own sequin mix with items from my stash and focused on the pinks, yellowish/ gold, and teal blue. If you look closely, you will see I printed some of the flower ephemera at 0.5 inches and added them to my shaker pocket. It was a very fun touch to include.
If you like reading the journaling, here is a close-up. I good friend moved recently. Although sad, I am documenting how thankful I am for her friendship now and in the future.
Will you be documenting gratitudes in November? Remember, we can always document being thankful all year long. We don't have to do it only in November!
Happy Fall to You!
Marci
Friday, October 20, 2023
Thankful 30 Journal 2023
Hello Creative Friends!
Do you participate in the Thankful 30 documentation practice? I have done it in the past. I do believe documenting our gratitude is extremely important to our mental and physical health. Having said that, I am not very successful in completing a 30-day documenting practice in the month of November. The traditional month for making a Thankful 30 notebook.
I was so excited for the AUTUMN DAYS collection from Journals For Life, that I am going to give the project another try. I'm changing the "rules for myself though. I started this album in October and plan to document a few gratitudes a month through January. That gives me four months to complete the notebook. I can do that! I am very happy with my decision to do this as I feel we should be grateful all year long and not just in November.
Here is my title page.
Here is a closer look at the title. I used the ALEX stamp set from Journals For Life. I stamped the letters on a separate piece of paper and then fussy cut out the letters. I do this often when I want to play around with the placement of an image.
Marci
Sunday, October 15, 2023
October Daily 2022, Day 18
I am over on the Citrus Twist Blog today with this Sketch-Inspired Challenge. You can check it out here. http://citrustwistkits.blogspot.com/
I'm using the Halloween collection, Mischief & Mayhem, along with this sketch.
When I first looked at the sketch, I loved the linear square grid. I followed the sketch fairly closely this week. I did scale it to fit in a 6x8 album. I think it worked out great.
I knew I wanted this page to be a stand-alone page vs. inside a page protector. That meant my dimensions needed to be 7in wide by 8.25in tall. The papers in the kit are only 6 in wide. To accommodate my needs, I cut a 1-inch strip of black cobweb paper and adhered it to the orange paper with washi tape. This gave me added width and a place to punch my holes.
To ensure the black strip coordinates with the whole spread, I used the remainder of the cobweb paper to make four mats like in the sketch.
I had a ton of fun using the Mischief and Mayhem ephemera pack to decorate my blocks. This one with the various witches' paraphernalia is my favorite!
In the sketch, there are two squares that have word strips hanging off the edges. I first tried the labels in the kit but they were too big. Then I noticed on the 6 x 8 mischief mayhem stamp set there was a small label stamp that said "date". I didn't need the word "date" so after stamping in a coordinating orange color, I cut off the end portion to just have a blank label. I then used several of the fun Halloween sentiments to fill in my labels.
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Welcome back to my blog! Today we are working on a challenge for the Simple Scrapper community. This layout will be in the March issue of ...
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Hello Creative Friends! Do you participate in the Thankful 30 documentation practice? I have done it in the past. I do believe documenting ...
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