Oldies and Goodies

Last week, I shared this layout on LCOM, featuring uses for old and new product. I have tons, and tons of raw chipboard that I bought when I first started scrapbooking, and never had the patience to paint or alter to use on projects. I've got few new tools in my arsenal that make that raw chipboard user friendly. One of those is washi tape!

Check out the step by step instructions here.

Materials:
Cardstock: American Crafts
PP: October Afternoon
Chipboard: Fancy Pants, Collage Press, Pink Paislee
Tim Holtz Distress Stain (Mowed Lawn, Brushed Pewter, Gathered Twigs, Crushed Olive)
Maya Road Kraft Snowflake die cuts
Studio Calico Wooden snowflakes
Helmar Acid Free Glue
Helmar 450 Quick Dry Glue
Washi Tapes: many :)

a Little Sasparilla

Every now and again, a collection comes along that just seems perfect for your needs. Sasparilla by October Afternoon was one of those. I just had to get my hands on it as soon as I saw it online. 

Then a funny thing happened- Once I got it home from the scrapbook store, it sat, and sat. I eventually used it for a layout or two, but nothing that really captured what I had first loved about it all.  Then I got down to working with this week's sketch #159 from Let's Capture These Sketches. 

I pulled out these pictures of my little cowboy, and thought I may as well give the collection another go. Turns out these were the pictures I needed for this all along.

Materials:
Cardstock: American Crafts
PP: October Afternoon
Stickers: October Afternoon
Letters: Lily Bee, Adorn It
Fabric Tape: Love My Tapes
Felt: Fancy Pants Designs
Stamp: We Are Memory Keepers
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Stain
Adhesive: I used Helmar Acid Free for the papers and photos, and Helmar 450 Quick Dry for the felt.

Octagons and Meteor Showers

A new page for Practical Scrappers Challenge Me Tuesday using Octagons, and some great new papers from Cosmo Cricket's 2wenty Thr3e collection.

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This one was for Let's Capture these Sketches Sketch #122. There were so many amazing pages created by the team with Natalie Roy's sketch, find the sketch and examples here

I used papers from October Afternoon's Rocket Age. Ethan loves this one, but was perplexed why he was all grey in the photo- I should have just told him that's how real superheros look.

 I know I need help in finding normal titles for my posts...

Erin