quick summer pages Click image to enlarge Designer: May Flaum Quick, it's summer!! This is a thought that goes through my head often. When I'm squirreled away crafting in winter I like to take my time, savor in lengthy techniques, spend a rainy day doing nothing but crafting... but not in July! No, right now I find myself pulled a million different ways, but I still do want to create. What's a solution? Get out my Fiskars tools and play - in shorter amounts, that is. I'm a big fan of what I call Scrapbook Recipes (I'm even doing a whole month-long class of them HERE), and how by utilizing some base ideas that work well for you, you can have all the creative fun with a lot less worrying and planning. Now I know it's not terribly innovative, but the sketch I'm showing you here is one that I have fallen in love with for my summer scrapbook sessions. It allows me to put 3 photos on a page (usually I put 4 photos in similar grouping on another page if doing 2-page spread) and can easily be created in an hour or less. I will be sharing two pages with you today - and a give-away as well!! (info at bottom) Difficulty rating
Instructions (Print version) Here is my first take on the sketch. Note that I only used cardstock and stickers for the title (ok, and a bit of thread) outside my pen and tools. This is a very budget friendly design to re-create. If you don't have a border punch torn, deco scissors, or deco blades would work too!
 1. Place photos (were 4 x 6, cropped (starting top right) to 4 x 5 1/2, 4 x 4, 4 x 5) on page and determine any additional cropping. Then cut a 6x12" strip of red cardstock and place on page (under the 4 x 5 landscape oriented photo). Trim off the excess paper and save.
2. Place the excess red cardstock as shown at top right. Trim off the bit that hangs over.
 3.Punch out stars (using twinkle twinkle punch) from white cardstock and place as shown.
4. Add title, strip of white 1/2" wide cardstock, and also journal on sides of photos.  5. Finish page by running through sewing machine and doing sloppy straight stitch around perimeter twice.
Now here's a variation on the same sketch. Note that this time I put journaling in where I had designated space for a title. That's the great thing about sketches- they're just rough ideas!
 1. Use Versamark (watermark) ink + a color ink on a Fiskars background stamp. I just splotched color on randomly. This will give the cardstock a very subtle pattern.
 2. Attach photos as shown.
3. Cut out and add journaling paper, also use Upper Crest punch on a strip of paper and cut apart and attach (as shown)
4. Finish layout with a few flowers and buttons
Supplies:
other- Prima flowers, buttons, thread, VersaMark ink, Brilliance ink, felt flower from www.evalicious.etsy.com, K&Co letter stickers, felt and glass leaves
and now for the give-away information!! I have a Fiskars portable Rotary trimmer, a L twinkle twinkle punch, 3-pack of my favorite adhesive (fiskars), and MORE up for grabs! Huge thanks to Fiskars for letting me do a give-away! How to enter? Just go to my blog and sign up (there will be a "summer school" post to watch for) www.mayflaum.wordpress.com
Thanks for taking a few minutes to check out my projects - I hope you enjoyed!
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