As promised, a boy-worthy challenge meant to inspire you to scrapbook them special boys in your life, both big and small! It's been quite a while since we last hosted a challenge, so now is your chance to get in on some action using Crate Paper's stellar supplies and whatever ideas you happen to be sporting at the moment. The details are as listed:
- Create a 'boy-themed' project {any size/type} using 75% Crate Paper; all old and new collections are welcome!
- Share a brief story about the project. Anything goes.
- Note your name, location {State/Country} and blog address {optional} with submission.
- Send a photo of your project to cpblog@cratepaper.com by Sunday, March 16th. The winner will be announced Tuesday, March 18th.
Merit & Prize
The winner will be chosen based on project quality and technique presentation. The prize includes a sizable arrangement of Crate Paper's newest products from the three collections: StyleBoard, Boy's Rule & Oh Darling. The winning project & runner-ups will premier at the Crate Paper blog on March 18th.
*Please, only one project per participant {unless a card or other small project}. Project must be newly created on behalf of the challenge. Late entries will not be accepted.
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Oh boys. Yes, boys will be boys. I have two of them. They track in mud, wrestle with each other and have been known to try dare devilish moves when I'm not looking. They're rowdy and rough, and sometimes, just plain wild.
They love to create with Legos for long hours on a Winters day and run around building forts in our timber during the warmth of Summer.
They're sweet and loving when it's time to be tucked in at night and would protect their little sister if the need ever arises. They're boys; our boys and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Last Fall, our oldest son was able to take a trophy whitetail deer during our Illinois Youth Season. The Boys Rule collection contains just the right wordage to express the excitement of his success.
I used pop-dots to add dimension to the different layers and finished it off with a few stitches from my sewing machine.
The next layout captures the boys playing with their Dad's rope in the front yard last Summer. I stood back as I often do and captured the activity from afar until our youngest decided to try and rope me instead.
I used a vellum Photo overlay to highlight a smaller portion of my photo.
The circles of the Race Track paper mimicked the rounding of the rope and created a great guide for adding my title work.
The next page is from the same days activities but with photos of my oldest. I used the idea of a "gamer" but changed it to an "Outdoor Gamer" comparing how the boys play outdoor games more than video games.
Once again, the Photo Overlays are used to frame and draw your eye to the photos.
Have fun capturing the adventurous boys in your life today!
I love CP because of its unique style and design- it has vintage charm, and is classy and versatile. It's the only company I use now because it truly captures my personal style which in turn helps bring out the best of my designs. I come to the CP blog because each and every designer is incredibly talented and I never leave with out being inspired! Posted by: Rachael F | February 14, 2014 at 06:57 PM
Rachael F., please forward your information to cpblog@cratepaper.com to receive your Love Notes prize pack. Consider it an extended Valentine's Day treat :)
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February is definitely the time for love in our house. My husband and I celebrate our wedding anniversary on February 12 and, of course, Valentine's Day comes on the 14th. We have been married for 14 years now and each and every year, he brings me roses to celebrate the two events. It's a tradition that I love and look forward to each year. I decided to create a layout that featured this year's bouquet.
I chose to use a clothesline/banner design on this page. I wanted to be able to feature lots of the fun embellishments in the Love Notes collection and thought that this would be a great way to do so.
I started my page by sketching two diagonal lines so that I could see where to place my elements. I added the photo first and built the rest of the banner around it.
I knew I wanted to use a bunch of the cute clothespins. The large ones had hearts on them that faced sideways. To make them work on this page, I simply popped them off and added them back on with glue dots. It was super easy and they look just right now.
Next, I began placing the embellishments where I wanted them to be. I chose florettes from the standouts, chipboard pieces and smaller clothespins. As I placed them onto the 'banner', I layered them a bit to fit them in and to achieve the look I was going for.
Once the first row was finished, I started the second. I knew that I wanted to include my title and journaling block here. As you can see, I used the chipboard banner pieces to spell out the title. Using the word 'love' sideways added some visual interest.
As I was trying to figure out how to add the journaling, I spotted the packaging for the clothespins lying on my desk. I knew it would work perfectly! All I had to do was trim it down and round the bottom corners.
I adhered all of the elements into place. Finally, I cut some twine and spread it across, attaching it to the clothespins. This was much easier than trying to attach the elements to it and keeping everything in place as I did so.
I love how the layout reflects a feeling of fun and celebration - exactly how my roses do. They are my favorite tradition from Valentine's Day and I know that they will continue to be for a long time.