Summer Scrapping: Circles & Squares

We're celebrating all things summer this month at JBS, and I couldn't be happier! I love the bright colors and fun themes that accompany warm weather scrapping. Today I'm mixing some pieces from the June Mercantile Kits (Papercrafting and Historian - both of which are still available!) with Modern Mercantile papers and wood veneer. In addition, I'm combining rectangles and circles for a fun, energetic look.

I snapped this shot of Riely and her best friend Cassidy a few weeks ago on the last day of school. They were excitedly discussing all their big plans for summer, which included lots of playdates, sleepovers, and attending theater camp together.

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For the base layer, I used the Plus One stencil and some acrylic paint to add a bit of color and texture to my cardstock.  Then I layered some paper scraps and journaling cards to form a loose grid around the photo.

The heart on one of the journaling cards was a perfect place to type in a bit of journaling. Then, to add a sense of motion and energy to the page, I cut some thin circles from coordinating cardstock as well as cutting out a circular title for my page. I arranged these three circular elements in a triangle around my photo. Both the circles and the rounded corners on the papers and photo help to soften all the straight lines and add a "flow" to the page.

A few simple embellishments - a sticker, a vintage ticket, and wooden buttons (that also relate to the circles!) are all I needed to finish this page.

The combination of circles and squares can work with so many summer page themes, from baseball to beach balls, bike riding to frisbee games, pizza parties to road trips! Together they can help you create a dynamic, lively page to tell all your summer stories.

Happy Scrapping!

CHA Summer New Releases

I'm so excited to see the new JBS products already appearing in several online and local scrapbook stores! If I had to pick only one of the new supplies as my favorite, I think it would be these lovely gold doilies:

I loved this doily shape in the Wren collection paper, as a stamp, and now, I love them as these beautiful rub ons!  They truly apply like butter - no tearing or cracking.  I mixed them in with some of the other new releases on this simple page:

 

The new sequins (that come in four different varieties) and flatbacks mix perfectly with the gold rub ons that I scattered diagonally across my page.  I used one of the new Vintage Flashcards as my title, which comes as part of this set:

 

For an easy photo matte that requires no patterned paper, I simply stamped the Dictionary page repeatedly across the cardstock with red ink and layered my photostrip on top:

 

 

Be sure and check your local scrapbook store for the new JBS releases! And we'd love to see your projects using them!

 

Summer is here with Elle's Studio and JBS!!!

 

 

Yeah, for Summer (I think)!!!  Yes that means cutting the grass if it takes all morning.  More layouts using Cameron by Elle's Studio.  The yellow in this paper matches the JBS yellow.  I used the Alpha stickers (orange/black), Star Banner stickers and a Die-Cut journaling card (yellow).  

 

I added the JBS Flat Backs, and the Star Banner stickers (blue) to this one.  The colors match perfectly.   

 

More Star Banner stickers added to this layout!!  One of my favorite things about JBS is the product works so well with other manufactures!!  A big Thank You to Elle's Studio for partnering with Jenni Bowlin Studio~I enjoyed creating with your fabulous products!!!

 

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I have a cool re-purpose that I wanted to share with you.  I just love the True Vintage line that JBS has in the Mercantile.  I used one of the Drug Store labels and added it to my water bottle {vintage 7 Up bottle that I found on the ranch} with the cool sprinkle spout {you know, you used it when you ironed to dampen your cloths}~ I have already used it when I needed to thin paint out or clean up. Works great!!!

 

 

C.Mercer~