21st Birthday Card

It was my niece's 21st birthday earlier this month, and I made her a card based on sketch #244 from Sketch-n-Scrap.

The cocktail print paper is an ancient one, which I teamed with an off-cut from a winter paper and strips of washi tape for the sentiment. I found a couple of puffy stickers of drinks, and added some stars to them.

Travel Notebook

Before

Whenever we cruise, I use a small notebook to gather together relevant information about each port of call all in one place, e.g. arrival and departure times, currency exchange rates, notes on public transport, entry times and price for museums, etc. I have a few travel-themed notebooks, but this time I have decorated an old one that was past its best.

My original notebook had a geometric print with glitter details, but the glitter was flaking off so I decided to rub it all off and recover it. I started by covering the spine in washi rape, and then cut a 6x6 paper down to cover the front. The paper had a few stamps and tickets printed at the bottom, to which I added some stamping and a few clear stickers.

Supplies
Paper - My Mind's Eye Hello World
Washi Tape - Unknown
Stickers - Maggie Holmes
Ink - Ranger, Memento

Tools
Scrapberry's Compass Stamp
Studio Calico Word Stamps

Beside the Sea

Finally, after more than two months and plenty of interruptions, I've reached the end of our Easter holiday in Devon. This was our last full day and we walked the stretch of the coastal path from Teignmouth to Dawlish Warren. I originally printed four 4x6 photos and two smaller ones for a double page, but it wasn't working for me so I jettisoned one 4x6 and dropped down to a single page.

I cropped the larger photos slightly and stacked them in an overlapping column with punched and torn strips tucked under the right hand side. Being my last page with these supplies, I tried to use up as many die-cuts as possible, running them down the left side of my photos. This includes two with my journalling and two as mats for my smaller photos, covering up wording that didn't match the story. I also added a couple to the paper strips on the right, tucking the yellow one under to hide a motif I didn't want.

I realised quite late on that I hadn't left a space for my title among all those die-cuts, so I ran it across the empty space on the top two photos.

Supplies
Paper - Amy Tangerine Shine On, Simple Stories Safe Travels
Letters - October Afternoon
Die-Cuts - Simple Stories
Puffy Cameras - Freckled Fawn
Enamel Dots - Simple Stories
Ink - Ranger

Tools

Fiskars Shape Cutter & Ovals Template

Where Can We Go Today?

Back to our Easter holiday now. We lost a couple of days to storms and then as the bad weather calmed down a bit we were struggling to find anywhere open to visitors, hence the title of this page. We ended up with a local wander which resulted in a three photo page.

I cropped all the photos and matted them on 4x6 papers, stacked up on the right of the page, then added paper scraps along the left edge. I made a multi-font title, aiming for each word to be about the same length. My journalling went on a cut-apart piece with a small cluster of embellishments alongside.

Supplies

Paper - Simple Stories Safe Travels, Amy Tangerine Shine On

Letters - Shimelle, Simple Stories, October Afternoon, Fancy Pants

Die-Cuts - Simple Stories

Puffy Camera - Freckled Fawn

Enamel Dots - Simple Stories

Ink - Ranger

Tools

Big Shot & Dovecraft Label Die

X-Cut Circle Punch

QuEx

Time now for my first DT page of the month for Twilight Crafts and Jenny Wren Cut-Files. I've used Star Bunting 1 with a bokeh print paper to document seeing the Queen Extravaganza (aka QuEx) earlier this year. QuEx are the official Queen tribute band, and this was the second time we've seen them live. 

I positioned the cut-file touching the top and left edges of the page, with a pair of 4x6 photos on the right. I  also chopped off a trio of stars that were hidden behind the photos and added them at the top as an extension of another line.

I had no wish to cover up any more of the paper or the cut-file with embellishments so my only addition was a scattering of pink and purple enamel stars.

Supplies
Cardstock - American Crafts, Craft Sensations, DCWV
Paper - Echo Park Capture Life

Letters - American Crafts, Jenni Bowlin

Enamel Stars - Paperchase, Latech

Paint - Golden

Tools

Silhouette Portrait & Star Bunting 1 Cut-File

Disclosure - I received the digital cut-file free of charge from Twilight Crafts. All other supplies are my own.

Interactive Birthday Card

I'm sharing another birthday card today; this time it's an interactive one, inspired by a tutorial from Erin Reed for the recent Scrapbooking Fun Summit. I would link it, but all the links expired after 24 hours unless you paid for VIP access.

I used P13's Sugar & Spice collection, with lots of sweet and cake motifs.

I used a die for the sentiment, mounted on a square of patterned paper, which opens up to more patterns covering the inside of the card:

and a small banner with a cake, which lifts up

to show another banner, and a space for my message.

Supplies
Cardstock - America Crafts
Paper & Banners - P13 Sugar & Spice

Tools
Big Shot & Happy Birthday Die