Kaitlin Sheaffer

Crab Hunting

Hi everyone! I'm back with another vacation/everyday layout. I tend to not make my vacation layouts too themey so this leans more towards and every day type of layout. Each morning while we were in Kauai my son would go out to the beach as soon as he woke up to look for crabs to catch. Every. Single. Morning. So a layout had to be made!

I've been using 8.5"x11" paper recently and definitely liking the change. It has a bit of a different size and feel than the larger 12"x12".  That Fact or Fiction flapper has been one of my favorites for a while and I've just been waiting for the perfect layout to use it! I also loved the Bungalow Little Labels as a sort of second title. 

I encourage you to try scrapping on 8.5"x11" if you haven't before. It's a fun change! And don't be afraid to use up some of your Ormolu - they are SO fun to layer!

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Day at the Lake

Hi!  Mandie here bringing you today's post. 

I made this layout about the time we spent on the lake for my husband's birthday this weekend.  It uses items from the fact or fiction collection, tag sale & bungalow.  The pattern paper is from Crate Paper's new baby line, Little Boy Blue & October Afternoon's 9 to 5. 

I layered the tags from Tag Sale with a Fact or Fiction Negative Cut card and a liitle tag from Bungalow.  I LOVE the font used in the Bungalow line.  So, so cute!

(oh!  How I LOVE this piece of flair!  I could use 12 of them!)

 

 

hike pena adobe

Hi!  Mandie here with today's post.  This is a layout I made to document a hiking trip at a local park.  I mostly used the Tree Hugger line.  I love all of the adorable prints in this line.... the woodgrains, the little feet, the hearts.  all of it... adorable!  It was perfect for the theme.  I used the Flapper as my patttern paper and lined them up along the sides.

 

I love the way the Flair looks layered over the Dots & Spots.  Totally cute! 

 

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Scrapping Where You Live

How often do we scrap an event, or the same layout about the one we love, or something we own?

Throughout the last few seasons, and a commute that encourages me to walk through my city daily, I've taken notice of how much I love my city. I love the landscape, the people, my job, my home....I've been really blessed to have decided on a whim to move here over 10 years ago. I decided to scrap a few Instagram photos and name my layout "CHA" which is the airport code for Chattanooga.

I love little bits and pieces and layering, so the Fact or Fiction Flair Buttons,   Fact or Fiction People, Places, Things Flair and the Fact or Fiction Flappers were perfect for surrounding my photos.

I love the shine you get from the flair, and the contrast of the texture next to the matte paper.

This layout came together really quickly---just a few Ormolu pieces and a couple of pretty photos!
Hope this inspires you to scrap where you live, whether it's your city, your state or your home.

xoxo,

Stephanie

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Scrapping Photos from Your Phone

One of the things I dislike about scrapbooking is that I have trained myself to not want to use any photo that hasn't been edited. Enter my handy-dandy new iPhone. I love that I can take photos, no matter where I am, email them to myself, edited and ready to go.

I took this photo outside the window of the break room at work a few weeks ago:

And turned it into a layout, using the Here and Now button from the Fact or Fiction line and the now discontinued (and much hoarded by me) Soft Petals tags:

So take that photo you randomly took on your way to work, or at home and scrap it!

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-Stephanie

They Call it the Porter

In the middle of October, my husband and I decided to take a quick weekend trip to Atlanta to do some shopping, visiting and relaxing. While we were there, we met some of our friends at The Porter, in Little Five Points.

The Porter was probably one of the coolest restaurants I've visited in the city, and it also had one of the best menus I've seen lately. I was blown away by the choice of fare–salt and vinegar popcorn, goat cheese fritters with honey, pork belly cheesesteak....the list went on and on.

I find myself constantly taking photos of food, and this meal was no exception. I snapped a few Instagram photos, and was already planning the layout in my head:

 I layered the Ormolu Dots n' Spots with some paper scraps and the People, Places, Things Flair. I did a little stitching, misting and viola! A super-simple layout that will always help me remember our special weekend trip to Atlanta.

I even hid a little journaling inside the tie-string envelope.

I hope this inspires you to not only take photos of your food, but scrap them too! Remember, there are no little things...every day is worth noting.

-Stephanie

 

Ormolu products used:

Fact or Fiction Dots n' Spots

Fact or Fiction People, Places, Things Flair