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Do you you save your scraps? Where do you keep them?
In a drawer or sort them by color... I used to have a desk drawer for scraps but found that while it got fuller I didn´t look in it. Now I store my scraps on the paper-pad it came from. It works for me sens I keep looking in them and I tend to by my paper in pads rather then by sheet. How ever I do keep a tin next to my desk for tiny pieces and it from that tin today´s layout came from. 

I know some find it hard to work whit scraps and scraps from different lines and brands. This layout came together thanks to some papers ended up next to each other while I was looking through my tin. "Thous looks cute together!"
I really like to work whit b&w photos because then you can pick what ever color you want and you can pick more and bolder color sens it want clash whit the photo.

This flowers I painted, scanned and printed. 
Love how the watercolor look works whit the patterned paper.

 The title is from the "Confetti" chipboard sheet by Maggie Holmes, I
really do need another sheet!
I really like the fun feel this layout has, just as Majken and Kerstin in the photo. This is the last "DIY" layout. The last couple of weeks I have been focused on making my own embellishments, painting more and using more from my stash. Now I feel more creative and like to use my own things. I hope you have liked this, the layouts and videos. Hopefully you have found some ideas and felt inspired. 
My next project is almost done, just a few more layout to film, and then I 
will be working whit a kit from my stash. I hope you will stop by to check it out!
Love Julia 
Do you read allot of scrapbook blogs? I don´t, I have a few favorites (and lots of you-tube ones) this I check a few times a week and always feel inspired! On of those blogs are Maggie Holmes blog and the other day Kim posted this layout:
I love this page, the design, the colors and the "messy-ness" of it. I just had to scrapbook after seeing this one and jumped in to my scrap-tin.

I picked my scraps and placed them in some sort of color order, cold to warm but without thinking to much of it. Blue to yellow to pink, but I wanted to yellow to be a bit more. The title and flowers are Maggie Holmes "Open Book" and work so well whit the other yellows on the page.


But my favorite part of this is the stitching, I love the subtle effect it gives and the it sort of pushes all of the patterns a step back. It took time, I won´t lie, but it was so worth it! 

After I had stopped filming I felt that the background needed something more. (this is the danger whit leaving your layouts on your desk, they will never be "just right") Anyway, I decided to add some watercolor-look by the "packaging-technique" and distress ink in "pumic stone" and some teal spray. 
In the end I love how it turned out and will definitely to this technique again so thank you Kim!!



Love Julia
So the other day I was looking through my email trashcan for a email, but found that I subscribe to Simple Stories and in one of their emails was a link to some really cute printables. I hardly ever print that kind of stuff because my printer and I don´t get along, but for that dog I just had to!!

I went whit A4 and a stong pink background matted on a diagonal B&W from Maggie Holmes "Confetti". The elements from the printable are so cute, I printed page 6 and used all but 2 elements! and  between you and me, I would love a hole sheet of the dog and the flower circle! 

 I mean, look at that dog! so cute. I really enjoyed working on this layout, using cute things that are perfect for "life"
 I printed on a laser paper 250g witch takes the color better and feel more... real then regular copy-paper.
 Where do you sleep?- Var sover du? 
 The elements that I had left I saved for my project life week 34. And they worked prefect for PL as well! In my PL I put in cute photos of my dogs, my baking and painting and also what I read and listen too. (Miss Fisher and Persuasion)
 As well as the printed stuff I used Simple Stories "Sn@p" labels in pink
 A little cluster on the bottom of the week card of label, printed doughnut, punched heart and pink glitter letters from Heidi Swapp
 Don´t forget, I obsessed about this girl!
In short, I love this printable and even though it´s intended for their "Life Documented" planner it works beautifully on both scrapbook layouts and Project Life pages!
Love Julia
I´m loving pillaging my stash, not constantly thinking I wanting to save this or that. Paper pad-cover, sticker bakers and scraps are flying n to my trashcan! As am uploading this video I´m putting together a kit of B&W and mint!! So fun! But that is not done so let´s check out this B&W layout whit blues...

Here I stated whit a collage I made here of our dogs that goes running like crazy... I made it B&W and wanted most of the papers to be that to and then add a another color in the embellishments.
 The color I picked was a blue and then in different shades. (and gold) (because I can´t control myself) As you might see allot of the die-cuts (all) are from Maggie Holmes "Open Book" . Two of the papers are from that same collection, the bold strip and the glasses. The chalkboard and polka-dot are from Dear Lizzy "Polka dot party"

 The tile was my big thing here. I changed it and then again. This puffy stickers are from Heidi Swapp in navy and I think they have a very fun color but it just didn´t work. So at first I darkened them whit a grey ink pad but didn´t like it. At last I just took white acrylic ink and painted the top of them. The title is not as bold as I would have wanted it but I love the blue sides.
Can we just take a moment to check out how funny Wiola is looking! She is coming here on the left side and I have never seen here look so... unattractive...



Love Julia
I love tassels, I think they are so cute, elegant and easy. But having a big tassel on your page will definitely add some bulk... So I started to do water-colored tassels, I used them here and also today.

I think this layout turned out super fun and festive but I do think I might go back and change the journaling. I don´t like how it looks....

 Trying to add more soft materials to my pages, like ribbon and lace. Here I found this old ivory and added it to the layers. Also I really like sawing on my pages and here whit paper, lace and vellum I like it even more.
But my favorite part has to be this photo of W, I played whit photo shop and made it B&W except her tongue. 

I had made this a while back and lucky for me the colors worked so well whit Maggie Holmes "Confetti" line!

Love Julia
Hello!
We have had a busy week, not all fun and that is why it´s Monday when this post is up. But it´s here now!

And here are the photos:

 The die-cuts and chipboard are from Crate Paper "Craft Market" the other things are older specialty papers from years ago. (I´m not sure how it is whit acid in this papers, if you want to use them, might be a good idea to check first)


Love Julia
Hello!
As you may have noticed I now post two videos a week, one in the week ends and one on Wednesday, and today it´s Wednesday! On this layout I worked whit my DIY theme, trying to use things I have done, altered or just work a bit harder on the layout.
On this one I took inspiration from this layout, I have it hanging next to my desk to inspire me... 
it seams work! 

here I wanted black and white
 this is YOU, that is the title for this page of Wiola. This photo is so...her, Waving her paw and always wanting to be close. I didn´t journal on this page, just a title and two quotes from Tim Holtz "small talk" . I didn´t want to add to much text, letting the title be a strong focus, just as Wiola is a strong personalty.
 At first I just wanted the page to be black and white but I had to add this blue tassels and some gold. But I love that I did and the gold is so bold together whit this colors and that "YOU" is a focus, just like she is. It was so fun working whit this colors and they make a big impact in the album!
 The background is white and then a painted craft A4 whit white and paynes. I love this color combo and so happy that I use it... as I don´t uselly do...It´s so easy to make this things, not so easy to find a place for them. But now I have made two so this was a winner!
 "if you´re lucky enough to be different, never change"
 Love black and white one black and white! And the Maggie Holmes embellishments work so well together even though they are from different collection, it´s all about the colors!
Love Julia