Altenew Enjoy the Ride Scrapbook Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello, I am thrilled to be joining in the Altenew "Enjoy the Ride Scrapbook collection blog hop" which you can find all the details here!

Check out the project I created with the gorgeous collection and then scroll to the bottom of the page to find a fun GIVEAWAY!

I loved the bright and bold flower die cuts in the Enjoy the Ride collection thatI had to make a feature of them on my layout. Let me share it with you now!

 

I created a semi wreath at the bottom of my layout to from a base for my photo. 

I layered some over and under each die cut and popped up some with foam tape to create dimension.

I added a couple of the phrase die cuts to form a simple title for my layout. I am so happy with how my layout came out. It came together very quickly because everything coordinated beautifully. 

You can find the full list of blogs here

Altenew Card Blog

Altenew Mixed Media Blog

Bea Valint

Virginia Lu

Patricia Roebuck

Maryam Perez

Elsie Robinson

Erum Tasneem

Amanda Baldwin

Nicole Watt

Kelly Janes

Lilith Eeckels

Raquel Bowman

Tania Ahmed

Audrey Yeager

Kim Jeffress

Giveaway Prizes:

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog or Altenew Mixed Media Blog by 9/1/2020 for a chance to win.

I am also giving away a $15 gift certificate from a lucky winner who leaves a comment left on my blog. All winners will be announced on the Altenew Winners Page on 09/03/2020.

Heidi Swapp Storyline Chapters - getting stories told!

I am sharing a new page in my Heidi Swapp Storyline Chapters notebook today. I am loving this way of storytelling. It is so quick and easy to create a page and get a story told. Let me share a little about my page .

I started with that spotty pattern paper from the Storyline Chapters paper pad and then added my photo towards the lower part of the page.

I trimmed two banner pieces from left over pieces pf pattern paper from the paper pad, added my typed journaling to one and stapled them to the top of my page.

I added some of the Storyline Chapters stickers and ephemera to my photo and added a tag under the photo for extra definition.

The Heidi Swapp Storyline Chapters collection is the perfect solution to get your stories told. I encourage to find this collection at your local Scrapbook store now. 

Minc and Memory Planner fun!

One of the things I love to do in my Heidi Swapp Memory Planner is to create clear inserts using my Minc! I love the clear, shimmery and interactive nature that adds that something special to my planner pages. This year I am using the Art Walk Classic Planner.   Let me share my newest insert with you. 

I began by creating this printable using Keynote on my computer. I then printed it out onto some clear acetate using my laser printer. It is important that the printer used is a laser printer as it is the toner ink that reacts with the Minc foil. 

I then used some of the new Star Minc foil and ran it through my Minc.

I punched holes in the acetate and stapled a tab to the side and added it into my planner.

I love the shimmer and shine as the clear page is lifted. 

The  Clear page lifts up to reveal more photos and memories underneath.

What I love about this technique is how quick and easy it is to create a striking element to add into my planner. 

I hope you too try this technique out in your Heidi Swapp Planner too!

Heidi Swapp Memory Planner walk through

Sharing another week in my Heidi Swapp Memory Planner. More everyday stories and happenings of my family. What I love most is coordinating the colours in my photos with the colours in my embellishments and stamping!

I chose stickers from the Color Fresh collection to match the yellow and mint colours in my photos.

I also Love layering sheer stickers over my photos. This allows my photos to be grounded on my pages. 

Adding colourful stamping completes my pages. Don't forget how easy it is to embellish just with stamps and some coloured ink.

I also want to share a walk through of the first 6 months in my Heidi Swapp Memory Planner. Check out the video below.

Another week of memories in my Memory Planner

One thing that makes me happy at the end of the week is having my stories and memories recorded in my Heidi Swapp Art Walk Memory Planner.
I love sitting down waiting my photos on m phone, printing them out and then popping them into my Memory Planner.

The best part! Once my photos and journalling are done, I get to embellish my pages! I love finding just the right stickers, stamps, washi tape and more. On today's spread I have used the Heidi Swapp Color Fresh collection.

On this page I tore strips of that Lips washi tape from the Color Fresh collection to adhere down my photos.

On the right page I added stickers in and around my photos for pops of color.

Another week from 2020 in the books! I cannot wait to see what my Heidi Swapp Memory Planner looks like at the end of 2020!

Celebrating my birthday with Storyline

6 months ago I celebrated a lovely milestone birthday and I threw a fabulous party to celebrate. I have slowly been pulling together an album to commemorate this special time using the Heidi Swapp Storyline collection including that gorgeous Rainbow album and Color Fresh collections. Today I want to  share my final pages with you.

I created a title for my album using that fun Color Fresh pattern paper and a Minc printable  I created in my computer software. I printed it onto a piece of transparency and then ran it through my Minc with some of the Silver Star Minc Foil. I overlaid it and placed it into the plastic sleeve.

I am sharing two final stories today. The first tells the story of how thankful I am for all that my husband did to help me  prepare for my party. I enlarged that special photo on the left to full size.

I added that gold puffy word to accentuate the photo.

On the right I added my journaling to my page using my typewriter before adding my photo, that paper strip from the Color Fresh collection and stickers also from the colour fresh collection. I love the layered effect it creates.

The second page celebrates the friends who came to my party. I created that photo collage on Pinmonkey and printed it off ay 8.5 x 11. I embellished simply with stickers from the Color Fresh collection. 

Again I added my journaling first using my typewriter than added stickers from the Color Fresh collection and a splash of black colorshine to complete.

I love the way my Storyline album has turned out and I cant wait to share a complete walk through 

with you. 

I also want to share a video walk through of my whole album!

Heidi Swapp storyline Chapters covid 19 notebook.

I am continuing to work away in my Heidi Swapp Storyline Chapters Covid 19 notebook. We are on school holidays at the moment and my boys usually  have a couple of friends over for a play date during the holidays. We always head to the movies first then come home for a play....but not this year with the cinemas still closed.  I took some photos of the boys throughout the day and decided to scrap them straight away!

I created that fun photo collage in Picmonkey of the photos I took on the day and on the left used one of the 7.5 x 9 papers from the paper pad to serve as a base for my journaling and title.

Once printed and adhered down I added in a couple of pieces of scrap pattern paper from the Planner Paper pad and then layered on pieces of the Storyline Chapters ephemera!

Before adhering my pattern paper I ran it through my typewriter to add my journaling.

To complete my page I added some of the raw thickers, washi and stickers from the Storyline Chapters collection. 

I love how my page turned out. Don't forget you can find the Storyline Chapters collection at

 JoAnn stores now!