SBC | January 2016 Planner

Hi friends,

I'm sharing a planner spread on the Scrapbook Circle blog today using their January Fresh Start kit.

Here's a look at how I'm planning out my month.

I used the main kit along with the Shine and New Day Add-ons.  I do my planner ahead of time - at the beginning of each month  and write down all of my deadlines and special dates such as events and birthday's and then I add to it throughout the month. The Fancy Pants Happy Place Mixed Word and Shape Puffy Stickers (included in the main kit) are perfect for planning. 

This kit is great for planning, if you haven't already, stop by today to pick one up in the Scrapbook Circle store.

Scrapbook Circle | Magic

I have another layout to share with you that I created this month for Scrapbook Circle using their January All You Need Is Love kit.

This was a designer's choice layout this month or a "free for all".  I was so impressed this month by the selection of papers and embellishments in this month's kit.

To create my background, I used a mixed of Amy Tangerine Stitched papers.  I cut out a few wonky circles using my Silhouette Cameo and then splattered white paint across my page.  

I added Pink Paislee Bella Rouge Transparent alphas and Scrapbook Circle exclusive acrylic hearts.  I have a tip to share with you about creating titles.  When I was spelling out my title I ran out of the letter "A" so I used a V (turned upside down) and added embroidery floss stitched across to make it an A.

Scrapbook Circle | Shine Layout

Hi everyone!  It’s Gina here today and I’m excited to share with you a layout that I made this month using the January  All You Need Is Love Kit.  I was inspired by a recent cut file that I downloaded online to create my background.

I chose three photos and cropped them to fit within a couple pieces of the heart shape.  Then I chose papers from my kit and backed a few of the pieces.  I chose to leave the rest of the shape open so that my background paper would show through.

I added Authentique mini diction stickers and Foil Word Stickers from the  Hello Love Add-On and enamel dots from the Shine Bright Add-on.  I added drops of white paint and black ink to finish off my layout.

Tip: to add white paint to my page, I dipped the bottom end of a paint brush into a bottle of paint and flicked it across my page.  I didn't plan it, but I love that the bottom white flickers of paint mimic a heartbeat.

I hope you enjoyed my page today!  As always, we love to see how you use your kits! Please share over on the Scrapbook Circle Facebook page so we can see your work.

Scrapbook Circle | Circle Round Up

Hi everyone!!  
I had a post up on the Scrapbook Circle blog earlier this week showing how I used their January Circle Round Up to gain inspiration for my page!! 

I love the Circle Round Up because it gives you an outline of ideas of what will work well together.  I always start with the largest circle first and then make my way to the smallest circle.  The largest circle used .  I used the Pink Paislee Gorgeous paper included in the All You Need is Love kit for that.

The next circle was the blush circle.  I used washi shapes for that.  I stacked washi tapes along the right side of my layout.  

The next circle was the Bling It On circle.  I used the AC Gold heart stickers to add a little of bling to my layout.

The last circle was the Add-on circle .  I used the Authentique mini diction word stickers to add extra text to my layout.  Because I followed the circle round up recipe everything came together pretty well.  I hope that you can gain inspiration this month from the circle round up!

Ready for School

Hi Everyone,
I am sharing my very first Paper Bakery post with you.  I was given the January Love Potion #9 Scrapbook kit to play with this month.  I love the mix of pattern papers and embellishments in this kit.  They are great for Valentines day, as well as day to day events.  I decided to make my first layout about my niece who recently started preschool.  I started my layout by creating this fun background in Silhouette studio using different shaped speech bubbles, and then backed them with different pieces of pattern papers and embellishments from the kit.

Ready For School Layout

A quick way to add pizzazz to your layouts is to add stitching to them.  One of my favorite techniques is to add lots of hand stitching to my layouts using embroidery floss.  I used hand stitching as well as machine stitching on this layout.

Check back this month to see more projects made with Love Potion #9.

Thanks for stopping by today!