Scraptastic Design Concepts

August 2013: I Found a Boy

Main kit

Add-on

Stamp Set

*All paper, embellishments and stamp products are included in the featured monthly main and add-on kits. Additional supplies such as white cardstock for optional photo matting, inks, mists, staples, punches, journaling pens, bakers twine, machine and hand stitching may be used to further embellish the layouts.
August 2013 I Found a Boy Main Kit and Add-on Layouts By: Melanie Stanczyk

Layout 1: Happy Birthday

Instructions:
Cut the Elle's Studio Big Dot pattern paper to 12 x 7.5 inches from the bottom edge making sure to keep the star strip on the bottom (the strip is also known as the upc.) Cut the Elle's Studio High Five Star pattern paper to 5 x 12 inches. Tape the 2 papers together on the back side, making sure the layout is square at 12 x 12 inches. Trim the bottom edge (the strip is known as the upc) of the Elle's Studio Letters and Numbers pattern paper. Adhere the strip across the seam. You can fancy cut the scallops if wish. I left it white because it was boyish layout and thought that might make it look to fancy. Cut 2 - 6.25 x 4.25 inch photo mats from white cardstock (not included in the kit) and cut a photo strip mat to 8.5 x 2.25 inches. Center 2 - 4 x 6 photographs on the 6.25 x 4.25 white cardstock mat. Adhere them to the lower right edge of the layout as shown. Leave about 1/16 inch on the right edge, just so the green pattern paper peeks out a little bit. Dress up a couple of the edges with the blue star washi tape.

August 2013 I Found a Boy Main Kit and Add-on Layouts By: Melanie Stanczyk

This picture shows the detailing of the upper right edge of the layout. The arrows are hand-cut from the Elle's Studio Letters and Number pattern paper. Feel free to cut and layer the arrows as preferred, mixing up the arrow colors and sizes. Place the "snapshot details" Elle's Studio label on the top edge. I used a technique to make the printed black line look like stitching by poking little holes every few mm along the printed stitched line.

Now for the title of the layout... Using a few pop-dots, adhere the "the perfect day" Chic Tag about 5 inches from the bottom edge of the layout and center it between the left edge and the first photo mat. Apply the Echo Park alphabet stickers so the title reads "Happy Birthday." Place the Echo Park "Currently..." sticker under the title portion. Layer the green 'life documented" sticker on the lower edge. Embellish with a few of the MME enamel dots.

Between the photos on the lower portion cut out the birthday age from the Elle's Studio Letters and Numbers pattern paper. Place directly in the center using pop-dots. Add an enamel dot after the number. To the left of the number use a stack of 2 pop dots to the "this" Elle's Studio tidbits. This will give it some extra height and adhere as shown overlapping the number. Trim out the 'my boy' label from the Ell's Studio cutout sheet and slid it under the circle tidbit. In the end this should read something like "My boy, this age 8."

This picture shows the details of the upper left side. The "film strip" cardstock is placed flush with the left edge and about 1.75 inches from the top. For added texture rip off some washi tape pieces and add it to the corners. Tuck the bottom edge of the "today was the best day ever" Echo Park sticker behind the film strip matte. Place the "remember the moment" sticker above it. Add the 2 tiny arrows as shown. Pointing to the "remember this moment" subtitle.

August 2013 I Found a Boy Main Kit and Add-on Layouts By: Melanie Stanczyk

Layout 2: Friends Forever

Instructions:
Trim the teal cardstock to 8.5 x 11 inches. Trim the Carta Bella Friends Forever pattern paper to 8.25 x 9. Coloring will vary depending on which section of the paper you use. Adhere to the cardstock leaving about 1/8 inch on the upper, left and right edges. Cut a piece of My Mind's Eye Oxford Lane Polka pattern paper (using the striped side) to 3 x 8.25. Adhere to the bottom portion of the layout, leaving 1/8 inch on the upper, left and right edges. Cut a strip off the Elle's Studio High Five pattern paper, make sure you look at the text and pick a line that goes with your layout.

To embellish the lower portion of the layout, start with the title: Friends Forever using the American Crafts Thickers. Indent the first word inch from the left edge. Add an Elles Studio cutout as shown and layer with the cork arrow. The edge of the arrow will need to be trimmed, add the trimmed edge to the end of the title. If you have a piece of twine on hand wrap it around the layout as shown 3 times and knot it off center. Place a flair on the right edge. The Memo: caption is from the Elles Studio cutouts. The rest of the space is for journaling. Once journaling is complete embellish with a few of the Freckled Fawn Dew Drops.
August 2013 I Found a Boy Main Kit and Add-on Layouts By: Melanie Stanczyk

To embellish the upper portion of the layout: Add a photo mat about 2 1/8 inches from the top and 1/8 inch from the left edge. The photo mat is 4.25 x 6.25 inch. There are 2 different photo options: 1 - 4 x 6 or 23 x 4 inch. Above the photo about inch from the right edge, adhere an Elles Studio cutout and futer embellish with pieces of the other cut-outs and stickers. For added texture stitch or staple the cut-outs together.

August 2013 I Found a Boy Main Kit and Add-on Layouts By: Melanie Stanczyk

Layout 3: Happy Times

Instructions:
Trim the dark teal cardstock to 11.75 x 11.75 inches, center and adhere to the white 12 x 12 cardstock. Cut the My Mind's Eye Oxford Lane Multi Dots paper to 9.5 x 9.5 inches. Adhere about 2 inches from the top, leaving 1.25 inches on the left and right edges. Cut the green side of the Elle's Studio Big Dots pattern paper to 11.75 x 5 and adhere 1 inch from the bottom of the layout.

Tuck the Happy Times Elles Studio cutout under the green pattern paper about 3.75 inches from the left edge. Cut 2 photo mats from white cardstock: 4.25 x 6.25 and 4.25 x 4.25. Adhere the 4.25 x 4.25 to the left edge and center the 6.25 x 4.25 photo mat on the remaining green pattern paper, add picture to the photo mat. Add a picture to one of the Elle's Studio Photo Frames centered it on the small photo mat. Alternate big and small arrows between the 2 pictures.

August 2013 I Found a Boy Main Kit and Add-on Layouts By: Melanie Stanczyk

Place the High Five diecut about 2.25 inches from the right edge. Randomly place about 6 circle pieces of the Elle's Studio Tidbits on the top portion of the layout.

Layer 2 of the Elle's Studio Cameron Cutouts, the yellow striped frame and the you said pieces and slide them under the green pattern paper. Layer the True Story sticker above cutouts. Cut 3 strips of the My Mind's Eye Oxford Lane Polka pattern paper (using the striped side) to 6.5 x .75 inches for journaling. Stagger them on the top section. Stamp the edges of the strips.

August 2013 I Found a Boy Main Kit and Add-on Layouts By: Melanie Stanczyk

Layout 4: Be Yourself

Instructions:
Background is a sheet of 12 x 12 green cardstock. Cut a white sheet of cardstock to 11.75 x 6. Adhere 1 1/8 inches from the right edge. Cut the My Mind's Eye Oxford Lane Triples pattern paper to 11.5 x 5.75 and center on the white cardstock. Cut a strip of white cardstock to 11.75 x 2 and adhere 2.5 inches from the bottom of the layout. Cut a 11.75 x 1.75 strip of the My Mind's Eye Oxford Lane Handsome paper, make sure the stripes are vertical and center the pattern paper to the white cardstock. Cut 3 photo mats to 3.5 x 5. Center them as shown.

August 2013 I Found a Boy Main Kit and Add-on Layouts By: Melanie Stanczyk

Cut a 4 circle from the My Mind's Eye Oxford Lane Polka paper, use the striped side for journaling. Stamp the true story image on the upper left hand side. Embellish as shown with the flair and dew drops. The other circle is 2.50 inches and cut from the yellow polka dot side of the My Mind's Eye Oxford Lane Handsome paper. Place 1 inch from the left edge and tucked under the strip. Adhere the word be to the yellow polka dot circle and the you flair. Place the feather sticker under the flair overlapping the pattern paper.

Place the Be Yourself sticker from the Echo Park Photo Freedom 2 Element Stickers sheet about inch from the left side and top edge. Add pop-dots to the back side. Under the sticker adhere the be honest, be silly, be kind sticker and then the date sticker. Embellish with a few enamel dots. On the right edge, place the adventure die cut about 1 inch from the top edge.

August 2013 I Found a Boy Main Kit and Add-on Layouts By: Melanie Stanczyk

Contents

1 Sheet of Carta Bella Friends Forever 1 Sheet of Elle's Studio Big Dots 1 Sheet of Elle's Studio High Five 1 Sheet of My Mind's Eye Oxford Lane Multi Dots 1 Sheet of My Mind's Eye Oxford Lane Triples 1 Sheet of Studio Calico Nantuket

1 Sheet of Jillibean Soup Blue Corn Navy Alphabeans 1 Sheet of Echo Park Photo Freedom 2 Element Stickers 1 Sheet of Elle's Studio Cameron Cutouts 2 Elle's Studio Cameron Photo Frames 1/2 Package of Chic Tags Everyday Life II Journaling Cards Partial Package of Fancy Pants Cork Arrows Exclusive Ormolu Flair Badges 1 Scraptastic Club Got Dirt? Die Cut 1 Scraptastic Club Adventure Die Cut 1 Scraptastic Club High Five Die Cut

2 Sheets of Bazzill Candy Necklace 2 Sheets of Bazzill Robin's Egg 2 Sheets of Bazzill White

1 Sheet of Carta Bella Triangles 1 Sheet of Elle's Studio Letters and Numbers 1 Sheet of My Mind's Eye Oxford Lane Handsome 1 Sheet of My Mind's Eye Oxford Lane Polka

1 Package of Dear Lizzy Printed Glitter Spearmint Thickers 1 Package of Freckled Fawn Blue Dew Drops 1 Package of My Mind's Eye Oxford Lane Enamel Dots 1 Roll of Freckled Fawn Tiny Stars on Blue Washi tape

1 Sheet of Bazzill Bahama 1 Sheet of Bazzill Lime Crush

1 Package of Elle's Studio Cameron Tidbits

August 2013 I Found a Boy Main Kit and Add-on Layouts By: Melanie Stanczyk