Practical Scrappers Scrapping Our Stash Blog Hop – April 2014

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Welcome to the April Scrapping Our Stash Blog Hop!! We are so glad you could hop with us today!

Let’s get started! You should have arrived from Lisa’s site but if not and you want to start at the beginning, head on over to the Practical Scrappers blog.

Today I am sharing how I turned those bits of paper you have left over from using your die cutting machine, into a beautiful background for a layout. 

If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram then you have already seen this …

Layout Sneaky Peek

I created a video which walks you through how I take this to a finished layout. I really dug into my stash of older papers, scraps, gems and journaling tags for this! Hope you enjoy watching me work.

How was that? Did you learn anything new? Leave me a comment with your biggest take away. I’d love to know how I can help you further.

Here are some close up shots of the layout and its details.

Birthday Princesses by Alison Day

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Little tags and labels like these ones from Elle’s Studio, Chic Tags and Studio Calico are perfect for layering into small clusters. They help bring attention to your focal photo and have just enough room for small pieces of information like the date.

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Don’t be afraid to mix up your letter stickers to get exactly the title you want!

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Adding gems to some of the balloons in this journaling card is a fun detail!

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I love the mix of gems, pearls and layered butterflies I achieved!

Thanks for hopping with us today – here is the full Blog Hop list! Have fun!!

Practical Scrappers

Jennifer Haggerty 

Audrey Yeager 

Lee-Anne Thornton 

Suzanna Lee 

Monica Bradford 

Nicole Laha

Susie Bentz

Wendy Coffman

Erin Morehouse

Bobbi Smith

Wendi Robinson

Lisa Peeples

Alison Day – That’s me!!

Majken Pullin

Cheryl Wegener Freet

Laura Cox

Christine Meyer

Kerri Yarus

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15 Responses to Practical Scrappers Scrapping Our Stash Blog Hop – April 2014

  1. Bobbi Smith says:

    Great layout I love the butterflies and how you used several pieces from your stash! Wonderful video that accompanied it!

  2. Wendi R says:

    gorgeous and love love all the butterflies!!!!!

    • daydesigns says:

      Thanks Wendi – I’m kind of addicted to butterflies! good thing I have 3 daughters!! LOL!

  3. This is so gorgeous Alison! Love it all!

  4. Sue D says:

    Love this idea!

  5. Susie Bentz says:

    Love, love, love this! Absolutely gorgeous! I love that you created the background with leftover scraps and I adore all the bling! Thanks for the inspiration!

  6. Susie Bentz says:

    Love this! Absolutely gorgeous! I love that you created the background with leftover scraps and I adore all the bling! Thanks for the inspiration!

  7. Angela A says:

    Oh my goodness, this is beautiful! I love butterflies and this is such a great idea to use up some of those scraps! I love how some of them are layered and the bling is perfect! Gorgeous page!

  8. Liza Vladyka says:

    i am new to crafting and would love to win

    • daydesigns says:

      Welcome Liza! I did not give away anything this month but new visitors are always welcome. What kinds of crafting do you do? I’d love to be able to help you if I can. Thanks so much for visiting my site!!

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