Scrapping a Challenge

Every year I scrapbook my families Christmas photo cards.  This year, I struggled with how to scrap by sister's card because of the white metallic portion and the colors of the photo.  So, I took a look at a designer I love and what she did with metallic.  I visited Anna Griffin's paper crafting ideas on Pinterest and found she uses more metallics and paired them with neutrals.  Then I pulled out my Anna Griffin dies and some scrap metallic paper and made some die cuts to fit behind the photo card.  This is another tip from Anna, you don't have to show the whole die cut, so I didn't need a whole piece of silver card stock.  I used scraps and placed the portion of the die that was missing behind the photo. 
Supplies
Anna Griffin die (Silver lace behind card)
Cricut Close To My Heart Artistry & Sophie cartridges (red metallic snowflake and 2015)
Currents (gold & cream butter fly paper)
Piccolo Enamel Powder Adhesive (roll on)
Stampin' Stuff Pirate Gold Embossing Powder
Want 2 Scrap silver pearl embellishments
Karen Foster Sparkle Burst Brads
CTMH brad (lacy brad)
Papertrey Ink Sequin Die
Gold Card stock
Silver Card Stock
Heidi Swapp Metallic Red Paper (Snowflakes & 2015)
Not sure who made the Black card stock with silver dots

Wet and Wild with Art Glitter and Authentique Paper A Sneak Peak

Here is a sneak peak of my Art Glitter blog post today on how to set your die cuts and pages apart.  Be sure to stop by the Art Glitter blog to see how you can make your dies different from everyone Else's!  

This month of June, Art Glitter is partnering with Authentique Papers.  The papers are so pretty and the addition of Art Glitter makes them POP!  Use the code AQ20 on your order at www.artglitter.com to save 20% on orders of $25.00 or more.  Happy shopping and hope you enjoy the month of Art Glitter with Authentique!  

Supplies:
Art Glitter Ultra Fine Metal Tip
Art Glitter Designer Dries Clear Glue
Art Glitter 185 Varsity Blue Ultrafine Pearlescent Glitter
Authentique Summer One Card Stock
Authentique Summer Enhancements
Yellow Card Stock
Blue Card Stock
Cricut or other Digital cutter
Sophie Cricut Cartridge
Cricut Craft Room Software or other cutting software

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Delightful Doily

I love to use paper doilies on my scrapbook pages!  I have found the best way to highlight their beauty is to use them in a single photo page.  Now, you might find this alarming if you have always scrapped multiple photos, but I would encourage you to try this and spend sometime playing with paper on your page!
For this page, I wanted to use the Cricut Sophie Cartridge for the doily and I wanted to use the color combo of grey, pink and teal.  So I got out a collection of pretty papers from The Robin's Nest and a few pieces of paper ribbon from Creative Memories and made a stripe of striped paper to get the colors I wanted in the piece on the left.
I made a paper bow by cutting two strips of The Robin's Nest paper 1 1/4" wide and 12" long.  I made a mark on the wrong side of one piece in the middle and folded the ends in to create the loops.  I created the ends by notching the ends and pleating the bit below the bow.  I cut the loop of the remains of the paper and trimmed the center of the looped piece a bit.  I added Dew Drops to the doily and fussy cut some of The Robin's Nest Glitter Pink Swirl to create an embellishment to match the circle cut in the same paper on top of the doily.
Supply List
The Robin's Nest Glitter Pink on Pink Swirl Paper
The Robin's Nest Red on Rope Paper
The Robin's Nest Lovebirds Dew Drops
The Robin's Nest Glitter Awning Paper
The Robin's Nest Water Border
The Robin's Nest Red Sorbet Glitter Card stock
The Robin's Nest Glitter Numbers Card stock
The Robin's Nest Glitter Black and White Pinetree Cardstock (grey side is background paper)
Creative Memories Paper Tape
White Card stock
Cricut Sophie Cartridge