Everyday Memories with Enza

Hello, everyone! Enza here, and I'm back today with a new layout featuring the amazing Everyday Wishes kit.

I love using die-cuts and dimensional elements on my pages. They add texture and color, and create lots of interest, especially when grouped together to form clusters. I started by backing a heart wreath cut file with several patterned papers from the kit. I was not sure how I wanted to add more dimension to it. I thought about adhering it down with foam adhesive, which is what I usually do, but ended up creating a shaker in the center of the wreath instead. Shakers are such a fun element and very simple to make. Here, I just adhered a piece of acetate to the cut file before gluing it down. Easy peasy. I love how the colorful sequins move around and make this layout more interactive. To jazz up the background, I also splattered some mist on it, making sure to use colors that coordinated with the papers in the kit.

For the photo, I created several layers behind it with patterned paper and embellished it with many die-cuts. The ticket stubs come from one of the cut-apart sheets. I simply stapled them together and used hearts in coordinating colors for a tone-on-tone look. The word die-cuts are perfect to create titles. There are so many of them! Again, I used foam adhesive to give it dimension.

To finish the layout, I added a small cluster of embellishments on the opposite side of the photo to balance it out.

That's all for today, friends. I hope you enjoyed reading about my process and will feel inspired to use some of these tips to add dimension to your next scrapbook layout. 

Special Day

Hello everyone! It's Enza, and today I'll be sharing my last project as guest designer for the Fairytale Club. I have loved creating with the Storytime kit this month. I can't get enough of its beautiful colors and patterns. Here is my layout:

To start, I backed a floral cut file with some of my favorite papers from the kit. The soft colors are perfect for this picture of my daughter and I.

Clusters of embellishments frame the bottom portion of the photo. I fussy cut some leaves from the "Belle" paper and just layered them in between hearts and sentiment stickers.

The big pink heart is from the cut-apart sheet. I just added some wood buttons on top of it for dimension.

To balance the page, I added another cluster of embellishments in the lower left corner. Again, lots of layers and a few sequins and enamel dots (from my stash) to complete the layout.

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoy playing with the Storytime kit as much as I do!

Have a lovely day!

Enza

Best Ever Layout

Hello everyone! Enza here, and today I'm back with a layout featuring the Storytime kit. The first think I usually do when I get a kit or collection is looking at all the patterned papers and different elements to see how I can transform them somehow.  I'll show you in a second what I mean. Here is the layout:

The inspiration here came from the Black Pearl patterned paper. I thought I could fussy cut the images and make them look like stars or flowers by just placing them in a circular shape. As the color was very similar to the ones in the paper I chose as background, I decided to back them with white card stock to create some separation. Hand-stitching was also added for extra texture.

Next, I fussy cut lots of lovely roses and just created clusters around the page. The wood buttons fit perfectly in the middle of my shapes.

The little sentiment stickers are adorable.

To finish the layout, I just added a strip of patterned paper on the right side of the page.

I hope this post has inspired you to use your Storytime Kit in a new way. Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a lovely day!

Enza

Sweet and Simple Traveler's Notebook Spread

Hello everyone! My name is Enza, and I am so excited and honored to be a guest designer for the Fairytale Club this month! Thank you, Andrea, for inviting me to join you and your amazing team.

A little bit about myself...

I was born and raised in Italy. I moved to the United States twelve years ago to follow my heart. I’ve been married to Michael since 2004 and we have three very energetic kids who keep our days full and very very busy. I have always loved playing with pretty papers, stickers, and fun embellishments, but only started scrapbooking in 2008. It has become a passion of mine, a way to express my creativity and document our memories in a fun and colorful way. Not paper crafting related... I can't leave without coffee and chocolate :)

Today I am sharing a spread in my Traveler's Notebook using the beautiful Storytime kit. I absolutely love all the pretty colors in it. Pink, purple and aqua/teal are my absolute favorite. I also have a thing for ephemera pieces, and this kit is packed full with them. Here is what I came up with:

I started by covering the pages with two different patterned papers. I think the combination of pink and aqua is just lovely, and works perfectly for the sweet picture of my daughter hugging her grandma.

Before placing the label stickers under the left side of the photo, I cut them in half as I wanted to give my spread a more cohesive look by repeating some of the elements on the opposite page.

The same idea was behind the roses I fussy cut from the "Belle" patterned paper. Some are peeking out from the top right corner of the photo, one single rose is in the cluster at the bottom of the other page.

A few colorful sequins and my journaling finished the spread.

I hope your enjoyed reading about my process today. The Storytime kit is truly beautiful, and I can't wait to share more of my projects with you. Thank you for stopping by. Have a lovely day!

Enza