Life's Trivialities

The World Is Full Of.... / Stash Bash

Hiya! This month my scrappy friends and I are bashing our way through old manufacturers. It's one of my favorite challenges to pull out the no longer in existence manufacturers that we all loved and cherished and use up some of it. It's all pretty and nice sitting in your stash but it's time to use it up and do something with it! I chose to use of some of the Lily Bee goodies that I've been hoarding.

I have been hoarding these goodies for AGES. And the challenge to actually putting it to use for me is the fact that I don't have any embellishments to go with these collections. I was not a huge fan of the embellishments and rather than buying it because it went with the collection and i knew it wasn't going to get used, I just ordered the papers, labels and the alpha stickers! OH! do I love me some Lily Bee alpha stickers! So, that's what I had to work with.

I find that when you are lacking embellishments, the next best thing is to use some digital die cuts to create your own fun! That is just what I did here. I found this lovely phrase cut file in the Silhouette store and then the black stars are a free digital download from SpiegelMom Scraps.

I created a mixed media background to enhance the large phrase cut file. I also found that with the busy chevron patterned paper that I used to cut the file from, writing the words of some of the words made it easier to read the phrase.  Enamel dots (not from Lily Bee) were a fun way to add more color to the layout and punctuate the openings in the letters as well.

Who is your favorite manufacturer that is no longer in business? Do you have one? I have so many!! Lily Bee, Scenic Route, October Afternoon and Basic Grey really stand out for me. I collected, literally, every single collection that those companies put out during my scrappy days. Those were largely my hoarding days too. I did do a huge clean out a few years ago and got rid of things I new weren't me anymore, largely embellishments. The patterned papers you can always put to use, they are more timeless.

 

If you of the process video ilk, be sure to watch and see how the process comes together. I hope you are doing well! See you next time!

 

Flower Girl

With school beginning in a few days, signaling the end of summer for us, there has been little time to scrap. Just minutes stolen here and there. And those minutes here and there didn't add up to competing this in time for the deadline. I thought I'd share it anyway as I'm pleased with the end result. I used one of the August Lily Bee sketches, the July 3 Scrappy Boys main kit (full of Lily Bee goodies) and some extra goodness to create this layout.

I turned what was really an 8.5 x 11 sketch or card sketch into a 12 x 12 as that's the size layout that these pictures would best be seen on. I used fewer squares but kept the same overall "shape" as the sketch suggested.

I wanted to use lace on the layout as what wedding layout can be completed without lace and tulle?! I had this really handy stamp from a previous Lily Bee line that I used to make my own lace washi tape. I put white tissue paper on a 3/4 inch wide stripe of Scor Tape and then stamped the lace with a matching color ink (from Quick Quotes). I fussy cut the edge and voila! Matching, custom made washi!

You should have seen the number of packets of Thickers that I had piled on my desk trying to figure out which one I (a.) had enough remaining letters for and (b.) matched the space and colors! There were a few options but I settled for this because I wanted the flow of the style and glitter for the festive feel.

Anybody recognize that brad? It's an OLD Making Memories brad that has been sitting in my stash for ages upon ages. It might soon be considered a scrapbooking antique!! Alright, perhaps it's not that old but it has been there a long time. I really like them. It's one of those products that has stood the test of time in my stash and is used sparingly.

What have you been up to this weekend? It's a long, holiday weekend here in the US. The final weekend before school starts!! Hope you have some scrappy time!