Welcome to {inter} National Scrapbooking Day on the Scrapbook & Cards Today blog! If you're just joining us, be sure to start right back at the beginning of this great day HERE!
"Sometimes it’s hard to pick just a few patterned papers to include on a layout, especially when there are so many cute ones to choose from! When I’m wanting to incorporate a lot of color and pattern, I love to create a striped background like the one in design:
By using one-inch strips and stacking them up in a column on my page, I was able to use 11 different patterns. I get a small snippet of each pattern, but it adds up to big impact on the page! To keep the strips united, I added zig zag stitching between each one and then framed the whole column with scalloped borders on each side.
I clustered my two photos with a title block, which is a journaling card pre-printed with the word “meow”. If you’re ever short on alpha stickers or chipboard, look to your journaling cards for a title!
To soften all the straight lines that my background has, I added three vellum circles filled with embellishments around the page. Framing each one in baker’s twine helps them stand out and add a touch of texture to my design.
Wishing you a fabulous {inter} National Scrapbooking Day!"
2:00 PM GIVEAWAY!!!
Our partners are the best and when we said we were celebrating with our entire team, they said they were all in too! This hour's partner is none other than our fabulous friends at American Crafts!
"Start creating with a selection of fun goodies from American Crafts, Pebbles and Crate Paper! Enjoy fun patterned paper, stickers, die-cuts and stylish boxed cards for hours of creative fun! Happy {inter} National Scrapbooking Day SCT friends!" ~ American Crafts
What a wonderful prize that is totally worth stalking the mail carrier for! For an opportunity to WIN this amazing prize package, please leave a comment below by Saturday, May 9th! Winners will be announced on Wednesday, May 13th! Good luck!
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What a great inspiration page. I love patterned paper too and the way you have used it is definitely going to make me use more of it.
Thank you to the sponsors too for a great prize.
I love this layout! So much fun!! I really love how you added the embellies to the circles!
Love American Crafts and all of their lines! Awesome prize!
Great mix of papers and I like the twine circles.
Such a cute page! Love the treatment on the “o”, and this reminds me that I need to take out my border punches and give them a workout…
What a pretty layout, love all the detail, thanks for the change to win.
Love the colors of this great collection.
Super cute LO! Love AC! Happy NSD!
Another great prize pack! What a great NSD celebration.
Thanks for the opportunity to win!
great layout! I love American Crafts, they have such wonderful products.
Great page and color combo!! love it!! and great products too!!
Love the layout – AND, the great products, too.
Who could go wrong with this fabulous giveaway from American Crafts, Pebbles and Crate Paper. Unbelievable combination and one that I would love to get my hands on. Great products. Thanks, I am so enjoying this day with all your great layouts and ideas.
what an adorable layout!
Happy NSD! What a great collection!
Like the layout and the use of twine, looks like a great giveaway
Just love the pp and the design of this layout!
We are animal people-3 cats,3 dogs-mostly rescues and some special needs-this layout made my day. Thank you Lisa for sharing it with us.
love this page with the twine around the vellum circles – great giveaway
I loved the details on this layout and I wish to use this great products !
Really liked the use of the paw prints in various sizes and uses throughout the page….great idea!
the layout is adorable!
thanks for another prize package
Great layout- I love the background you created with the mixed papers.
Wow – fabulous page! Not only are your kitties gorgeous, so is your whole design. Love all the dimension and the use of so many paper patterns! Thanks to American Crafts, Pebbles & crate Paper for an awesome prize today.
Great layout and fabulous prize. What a great day this is.
Oh, that is such a sweet layout!!!
I’m definitely going to remember this. I seem to hoard all my pattern paper scraps and what a great way to use them up.
Brilliant idea! I love using a lot of patterns but it gets busy fast. /using small strips is a great way to create interest yet keep it calm and polished looking.
Fun layout and colors! Great job. Thanks for the chance to win!
This layout is FABULOUS!!!!!! I am going to be scraplifting this for sure!!! What a gorgeous way to use up scraps from a collection. Genius!!! TFS!!! Happy NSD!!!!!
Great use of the patterned paper, must try it.
Great Lo – love everything about it!
I love American Crafts & how you used the twine on your layout!
That layout is too stinkin’ cute!
Love the impact you created with your patterned strips and your use of vellum. Very cool and up-dated uses! Nice!
Thank you for the great giveaway–love it!
Thank you American Crafts, Crate Paper and Pebbles for sponsoring this giveaway! You’re products are so much fun to use.
Fun layouts today! Thanks for the chance to win:)
All sorts of fun tidbits in this giveaway!
What a cute layout! Love all those strips of paper and another great prize!
That cats layout is so so cute!!!!
Wow – 11 papers, more borders. vellum circles with bling and I thought I saw a puddy tat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love your layout. Thanks bunches for helping to make this a HAPPY and FUN International Scrapbooking Day!!! j.
What a totally fun page and great giveaways! Happy NSD indeed!
Love the vellum circle idea Lisa! Awesome!! I’m going to have to borrow that one ;) Thanks!!
Ooh – fabulous prize! Great layout, too. Love the kitties.
Pretty kitties! Love the layout, especially how you used twine to encircle the embellishments!
YAY! Wanna win! ; )
That layout is adorable! I love the baker’s twine around the perimeter of the circles!
Another awesome giveaway! Thank you for a chance to win and Happy NSD!!!!
Thanks so much for the chance to win!!!