Welcome back, My Creative Scrapbook friends! It’s Jinny here today. I hope you’re all still enjoying last month’s Creative Kit. This month’s kit highlights Simple Stories’ True Colors Collection, which I couldn’t have had any more fun with! The color palette was right up my alley, and I adored all the different cameras and vintage ephemera, not to mention a fun stencil and gorgeous, Paige Evans, stamp set. What more could a girl ask for, except maybe a little more time to play?! With two weeks of my family visiting, I had time for four scrapbook pages; but I so wanted to sneak in some thank you cards with the stamp set. Please be sure to watch my Instagram for just such, because I am definitely going to find a little more time to play later this month
. Without further adieu, how about I share a page that utilized a few of the images from that same, June Creative Kit stamp set? Enjoy!
You should’ve heard all the ooo’s and aahh's that came from my mouth, as I opened this month’s kit. Even my teenage daughter was like, “Mom, this is so you! You’re going to have fun with this one!” The 49th and Market, Painted Foundations, 12x12 background page, that you see here, might have received my highest praise. All I added to that scrumptious background were a few, Pure Black and Titanium White, acrylic paint splatters. I then arranged all three cameras, from the Cardstock Die-Cut Ephemera Page Pieces and Bits and Pieces packages, around the circle, using the lens of the largest camera to house my photo.

That photo was then topped with a “HELLO” word bubble; crowned with a cardstock sticker bird; and embellished with a “take the photo” cardstock sticker, Old Olive cardstock branch, and trio of images from the stamp set mentioned above.

You will find all of these stamped images repeated throughout my design. The branch was stamped in Jet Black ink, hand-cut out, and colored with colored pencils and mineral spirits. The single leaves were Pool-Party-embossed on vellum and hand-cut out, and the butterflies were white-embossed on vellum and hand-cut out. All of these details were popped up with layers of foam tape for added interest.

Circling clockwise, I snuck in a film roll die cut; stamped, in Jet Black ink, date…

“SMILE” cardstock sticker, popped up with foam tape…

and water bottle cardstock sticker; because when you live in the desert, you don’t go anywhere without one.

A trio of black-background phrases, as well as a little, hand-written journaling…

and scattering of die-cut and cardstock sticker jacks, complete the look.




Thanks so much for visiting today and welcoming me over the last four months, My Creative Scrapbook friends! I cannot wait to see what you all cook up with this month’s kit(s)! Be sure to stop by the blog, as well as our Design Team Gallery, for lots more fabulous inspiration with this month’s kits. Be blessed!