Echo Park Fourth of July Layout

SCRAP WITH STACY'S July 2025 TIC TAC TOE CHALLENGE:

Rochelle Spears' July 2025 Sketch Challenge!

I used Echo Park Celebrate America Collection with all of its Red, White and Blue colors and fun fireworks graphics matched with gingham and stars pattern papers. For Technique, I used 2 stencils for the fireworks on the Bazzill Bling Diamond cardstock, with Christmas Red, Silver and Tim Holtz Distress stormy sky stickles. The bling and shine is iridescent and I love the look. The American Crafts Sparkle red cardstock was fussy cut around the "Fourth of July" sticker to bring more shine, as well. The tags have ribbon attached with the Tim Holtz tiny attacher stapler so 3 tags, and 3 staples. Journaling written on the tags: "We enjoyed the holiday with Bratwurst, broccoli salad, roasted brussel sprouts with bacon and watermelon. Fireworks were on our lake and enjoyed by the whole family. It was a wonderful relaxing family day, together!"

I used the Center Vertical column for Stacy's Tic Tac Toe: Metal (Staples where I attached the ribbon on each tag), Tags, Word Sticker (Title)

Please Enjoy!

Challenges:

Word Art Wednesday #708-709

Echo Park "I'd Rather Be Crafting" Create Layout

Using the Echo Park I'd Rather Be Crafting" collection and ACOT Sketch #371, I did one with photos of my newest stash which I purchased on a  Saturday with my Girlfriend to a fantastic scrapbook garage sale! I then took my old supplies to Bottom of the Bin store in Seminole, FL who swapped out my crafting items!! It felt good purging some of my old things I was not using. After taking pictures of the supplies it all went right in my organized room!! Purging Disclosure: If my friends ever want it, they can have it, so those things needed to go! Out with the old, in with the "newer". All supplies pictured are from other scrappers. I wrote on the journal card: "Buy, Sort, Use". And that is what I am doing!

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday #641-642

 

Echo Park Bark "Poodle Love" Layout

January 2023, my husband and I attended a AKC Dog Show in Brooksville, FL. This is not my puppy!! It is a fabulously sweet toy poodle from Puerto Rico that has now achieved its championship as of this date. I had the privilege of helping her trainer after this puppy had finished for the day. She was so adorable. We have not gotten another dog but would have loved to take this one home with us! So well behaved and beautiful too! We had a wonderful day watching the numerous shows and got to meet and talk to a fantastic  

I used the layout below, from Sandi0805 on A Cherry On Top Website, to scraplift it and play along with her challenge, of 2, 4, 6, 8. Using Echo Park Bark collection these papers were cut accordingly. On my layout, there are 2 frames, 4 long banners across both pages, 6 photos, and 8 banners on the UL corner. The Poodle foam sticker on the right page on the photo frame is from Simple Stories Pet Shoppe Dog stickers and is of course, a poodle as well as the foam sticker saying "puppy love" and the paw. The poodle head on the left page by those was fussy cut from a pattern paper I had in my stash. Not sure what paper company it was  from. 

Challenges:

 Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge-Cute Critters

Word Art Wednesday #629-630

Park Hopping My Happy Place: Jan 2024

Echo Park Crafting Happy Moments Layout

 Using Echo Park, I'd rather be Crafting collection, I designed this layout. Using my Cricut Design space, I made the die cuts which were already in my ownership and cut them to match the papers' colors. The heart shape on the left page, is cut from the background paper and then turned upside down to fill the exact hole. The titles are made to fit so that the 3 pics on the left page encircle it. Turquoise cardstock was used to mat all of these elements and then cut down to 20x10 and then layered onto of the brown background paper. Before laying that down, I cut the center panel out and used it on the right page and cut additional titles and scrollwork to go there. I needed something more and so I found a turquoise polka dot paper, that I made a border from and layered Scrapbook twill ribbon onto. To make it easier to attach the words and layers I ran each through my Xyron machines including the ribbon. I left them attached to the backing and took it all to a crop recently, and was able to put it all together at once. Using the Xyron, ensured that I didn't loose any pieces as well.

Hope you enjoy it and it inspires you to make a layout of your fun crafting times!!

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge-Thanks/Thanksgiving-Happy Moments that I am thankful for

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Thinking of you-Thinking of those ppl that have meant to much in my crafting times!

 

Word Art Wednesday #621-622

Echo Park Pretend English Coronation Party

 

Using Echo Park America collection, I fussy cut the rosettes out (Independence  banners)and added the floral paper (Liberty Floral) underneath. I matched a navy cardstock for the 8x10 of all of us dressed up with hats and fancy foods. It was a red, white and blue theme. The floral sticker was from the sheet included. The Altenew Fancy Celebrate die cut was the title. The Rosette I wore for the festivities was used for the page as embellishment and fun ribbons attached for texture.

The Theme since we couldn't fly to England, was we could pretend to have a coronation party!! I know you can relate! Wendy South hosted and it was her idea, and we all had a blast! I couldn't show all of the pictures but there was tea, champagne or mimosas. We had such fun! Wendy even had a photo booth set up for us and head pics of King Charles to play with! It was so much fun!!

Other Challenges:

Word Art Wednesday #601-602

Simon Says Stamp Monday: Vacation Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Beloved Sons Layout

 

                                                    Sketches in Thyme Oct. Week 1 #487

Details:

Using 2 packages of Echo Park This & That collection, I made this fun layout! I love putting all of these layers of cut up papers and letting my sons know how much I love for them. 

Other supplies: Bazzill Vanilla Cardstock, Walnut stain ink, blender tool, Fiskars 12" trimmer, Scrappy tape as well as Scotch tape runner and foam tape, Fiskars scissors, Alpha stickers, Maya Road eyelet envelope. 

Other Challenges I am entering:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Thinking of You (My sons)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday #515-516

Echo Park Be Mine Double Layout 1

Using the Echo Park Be Mine collection I made 3 double layouts and the 4th layout was done by someone else. Here is the first. I added some Prima Mulberry flowers in fushia and some gray and white Prima flowers from my stash. The fushia were cut as to let the paper titles lay flatter on the layout. Bazzill white and black cardstocks were added to mat the photos. Enjoy!

Challenges:

Word Art Wednesday #493-494

Simon Says stamp Monday Challenge: Inspired by an Artist: French Toile paintings-Whether its pastoral prints on window valances or a test garment in a fashion house, toile can be many things in the fashion and design industry. Toile gained popularity as a printed French fabric in the late eighteenth century, and the classic aesthetic remains popular today.

Craftyhazelnut's Pattern Paper Challenge-June