Friendship isn't a Big Thing Scrapbook Layout

Hello, Connie Nichol here today with a scrapbook layout featuring a Quietfire Design stamp, stencil and die.  Quietfire Design products work SO well together.

I started with a piece of patterned paper from the BoBunny paper line Serenade.  This is an older line, but so beautiful with the rich colours and patterns.  If you're interested, the Quietfire Designs online store still has the 6x6 Serenade Paper Pad in stock, available here.
The patterned paper was so pretty I didn't add a lot of embellishments.  A bit of machine stitching, a bit of fussy cutting of an extra piece of patterned paper to add a few extra poppies to the layout, and a bevy of butterflies using the Butterfly Kaleidscope stencil.

I tried a couple of different mediums with the stencil - Pentart wax paste in bronze and Viva Decor Inka Gold in red and just smeared them on with my index finger - but you could certainly use ink or many other mediums, depending upon the look that you wanted.  I just wanted to add a touch of subtle colour and wasn't too worried about getting discrete edges on the butterflies.  A bevy of butterflies adds such a nice touch to a scrapbook page.

I added Happy for a title (from the Happy Anniversary die set, but you can of course use the words separately).  We were a very happy group hiking in the Black Forest of Germany.  I then stamped the friendship quote onto another bit of patterned paper to finish the page.  Enjoy your friends and make sure you get pictures of them, even if it's a silly selfie.  Happy Scrapbooking!

The Greatest Strength is Gentleness

Hello, Connie Nichol here today with another scrapbook layout featuring a Quietfire Design stamp and an assortment of Elizabeth Craft Designs dies.

The stamp is an Iroquois proverb and is a relatively new addition to the Quietfire Design store.  It just makes me think of big men and how gentle they can be with small children.  Perfect for embellishing a layout about a father or grandfather interacting with kids.  This particular photo is from my childhood that I scanned from a 35 mm slide.  The resolution is not the greatest but it brings back fond memories of my grandpa who died in 1976. 

 I used the Way with Words 'Happy' die from the Happy Anniversary set for the page title. I just sponged a little green ink on the diecut cut from white cardstock.   

The patterned paper is from the new Elizabeth Craft Designs 'Through the Lens' 6x6 patterned paper packs.  I used three different sheets (two from the wood set and one from the stone series) and layered them under the photo.  I liked the vintage textured feel of them.  The stitched ovals, clouds and the pail/shovel die are also from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  Although the latter is from a palm tree set there is no reason it can't work for a playground or sand box theme.  Like the 'happy' from the Happy Anniversary die set, remember to think outside the box a little when looking at your dies.