Jennifer shares her layouts and thoughts on BoBunny Press, Bits & Baubles and
Match'Em Ups.

"Too Cute Too Spook" & "Pumpkin Pickin":
In these 2 layouts I used the new
paper and stickers from Bo-Bunny Press.
I just LOVE the look and details on the paper
and the stickers. The cardstock tag stickers
have so much detail on them, that they give
you the look of being handmade, without
the time that comes along with making them
yourself. There is even room on the tags to
add your own embellishments or journaling,
which will give them a more personal touch.
One thing I really liked about these stickers
is they are not overly sticky, so for little mishaps
they still can carefully be removed without
ripping the page underneath. This is good news
for me, because I always find myself rearranging
my page.
On the Too Cute to Spook page I also used
ABC bits & baubles stickers from Creative Imaginations. These stickers are made of a
nice thick clear plastic that will show the color
of the or pattern of the page you place it on. 
I really liked working with the Bo-Bunny line,
and am anxiously awaiting to see what other
lines they come out with.

 

"What a Big Boy":
In this layout, I used the new paper and sticker
line from Match'em Ups. What's really neat about
these papers and stickers is they are all clearly
marked with item numbers on the front of the
paper on a separate tear off perforated section
so you can easily reference them if you need to
run out and buy more, unlike other papers where
the information is on the back of the paper. 
Which in my case by the time I realize I need the
information its usually too late because its already
taped down. They also have references on the
same tear off section, to other matching stickers
and papers in their line.  Which is nice if you need
help in finding colors or stickers that coordinate good together. 

While the summer brings travel, the fall brings soccer!  When I discovered, or rather re-discovered, scrapbooking in June 2000, the first pages I scrapbooked were soccer pages.  Throughout the past few years I’ve scrapbooked every kind of soccer pages imaginable... outdoor, indoor, clinics, camps and tournaments.  I’ve used green, black and white.  I’ve used red, white and blue.  I’ve used orange, black and yellow.  I’ve even used flowered Sharon Ann patterned paper.

Transparencies by  Theresa N.

There was a time where I would see all these amazing layouts with journaling over photos and wonder if everyone but me had a 12x12 printer.  Then I found out about transparencies.  These clear pieces of 81/2x11 paper are an inexpensive way to make it look like you spent so much time in PhotoShop journaling  on top of your  photos and best of all it wont break your bank. I recommend that you do not place these transparencies directly on your photos because they are not acid free but to add beautiful journaling, poetry, photos or even clip art  to your layouts. 

You can purchase transparencies at a number of department stores or office supply stores as well.  They can range from $8.00-35.00 depending on the quantity.  Make sure you chose either inkjet or laser for your type of printer. I usually print on scrap paper first to make sure I like the look.  When ready to print change your printer to transparency paper.  Print on the rough side, which means rough side down in the paper holder.  Also give plenty of time to dry before adhering to your paper. After trimming you can use brads, eyelets or vellum tape to adhere the paper for whatever works best for your layout. 

The cool thing is now your not limited to your journaling on cardstock and then matting.  You can print on the transparency and then lay over the pattern paper letting the underneath shows though.  You can also put it over pre made accents or boarders for different looks.  The possibilities are endless and you get great results.  I found that if I used it on top of embossed paper, which you would never have been able to print on, it gave the illusion that it was printed on. This Fall, a number of companies are coming out with sheets of transparencies in multi colors and patterns.  Look for them, you won’t be sorry you did.  Play and have fun!

Embossed paper by K& Co.  I cut out some of the flowers from another piece of paper then pop dotted a few over the embossed flowers for a pop.  The transparency was used just to add a silly poem for the end of the book.  I didn't have a 12x12 printer but using the transparency was just as good.

This was the front page of an album I gave my mom for her birthday.  It was quick and easy just printing on the transparency and adhering with vellum tape

Me and my kids.  I used a little quote on the embossed K&Co paper and adhered again with the vellum tape.  Also ribbon and charms were added for accents.