CTMH | Papercrafting with Kelly Janes

I have a new scrapbook layout to share with you today! If you follow my blog or Instagram you know that I’m not a chronological scrapbooker. I tend to scrapbook however my mood strikes me. I’m usually inspired by the papers, embellishments or even a cut file and then will find photos to fit those things. That is how this layout came to be! I found a cut file from Scrapbook Nerd and knew I had the perfect photo that I had been wanting to document!

This layout consists mainly from a mix of previous kits from Hip Kit Club, including a majority of the papers, the “Seriously” Heidi Swapp piece that I painted with black acrylic paint, the “Got Game” Pink Fresh Alpha Stickers, and the “High Five” washi tape. I used Black Cardstock from CTMH for the cut file pieces (the two triangles positioned around the photos, the black arrows, and also the gaming remote). The black stars are actually White Enamel Stars from CTMH that I colored using my Black ShinHan™ Touch Twin™ Marker. I love that alcohol markers can be used to customize those types of embellishments!!

This layout was a lot of fun to put together!!
Thanks for stopping by!
-Kelly

Well today is a special post. I am publishing my VERY FIRST YouTube Process Video to accompany this layout!

I started by adding Shimmerz Lemon Drop Dazzlerz to the White Daisy Cardstock background that I prepped with clear gesso. Once the Dazzlerz was dry I added the polka dot acetate sheet from Amy Tan’s Finders Keepers line. I grabbed a few pieces from the cut apart sheet of Amy Tan’s Better Together line and arranged a vertical design straight down the center of the page. The photos I chose for this layout are of my son at his 4th birthday party and I loved the bright bold colors of the Amy Tan lines.

After my photos were adhered to the layout I started looking for embellishments. To make the explaining process simple I’ll start from the top of the layout…On the “Hello” speech bubble paper-I added a Heidi Swapp ephemera “happy” sticker that I silver foiled using my Minc. I love how the hello & happy fonts go together so well! The “#” & “4” are wood veneer pieces from Studio Calico that I painted a dark blue color using Shimmerz Aqua Huez in Blue Moon. I then added the balloons (which I believe are from an Amy Tan collection) and a yellow acrylic star (from Freckled Fawn??).

Now let’s move onto the “Today was a good day” paper…I added the lines to the paper using the CTMH Documenting Moments Stamp Set & CTMH Outdoor Denim Exclusive Ink™. Next I added the Studio Calico wood veneer “Happy” which is painted using the same Lemon Drop Dazzlerz. The “Hooray” is from a Dear Lizzy die that I cut using toner paper and then silver foiled in my Minc. Once I had the papers and photos arranged I added messy stitching along the center of the photos and through the “Hooray”. The stitching adds texture but also is a great way to adhere the acetate sheet to the white cardstock since any adhesive would show through.

The bottom right hand corner has a couple Heidi Swapp Minc chipboard ephemera pieces and I also added a strip of Amy Tan washi to ground my photos at the bottom of the page. I finished off the layout by adding Amy Tan heart enamel dots and a few sequins scattered about. I added my journaling, date stamp and the layout was finished!

Now you can take a look at how this all came together!