Springtime Make & Take -- February 23rd

Tired of winter? Me, too. That’s why I wanted today’s Make and Take at Scrapbook Plus to bring Spring to mind. Using Basic Grey’s Marjolaine line, I created a “Springtime” page. I love the flowers and the blues and greens of this line. with some added bling, the page pops.

As with all Wednesday Make and Takes when you purchase the supplies to make the layout, you’ll receive a free element that you need to complete the layout. This week’s free element is the “Treasure” box that you need for the message “Treasure Springtime.”

This is a quick layout to make with two 4 x 6 pictures and two 6 x 4. In a short time you can have a gorgeous layout with your favorite Spring memories. I plan on including pictures of the things I love about Spring – baseball, flowers, BBQs and golf. Whether you want to scrap spring break, spring fever or just some favorite spring memories, this page will work.

While you’re at the store you can pick up some extra paper from this line. For those that are curious, marjolaine means marjoram in French. Each paper design in this line (and there are lots of them) is named after foods. For example, there is black forest strata, éclair, fudge truffle and buttercream just to name a few. Despite the food names, the primary blue, green and brown papers include flowers, mod designs and classic designs (like plaids, argyle) so there’s something for everyone.

Spring Door Plaque

When I saw this rectangle hanger, I thought of the door knob hangers with a name used to label one’s room. Why not welcome spring on the door knob. It could have also been made of chipboard with holes punched and a hanger added. The beads and jute were already on this hanger.

The edges of the chipboard petal pieces were colored with a green marker. The shapes were traced onto orange paper from the Bloom & Grow group and cut to fit the chipboard shapes. Glue these to the chipboard shapes. If there are jagged edges, sand them.

To make the curves for the spring landscape, I used a flexible curve to shape the papers that were left from my other projects using Bloom & Grow. Scrapbooks Plus has a flexible curve that you can bend to get the shape desired. The curves were cut, layered and glued to show contrast; then cut into a rectangle. A gold marker was used to follow the curves and heighten contrast.

Wording was done on the computer. Glue the word box and leaf first. Secondly, glue the rectangle then overlap petals. A green button with raffia threaded through its holes was added to the center of the petals. Add a tag and ribbon to the hanger.

Hint: To avoid scratching the door when opened and closed, add felt to the back of the plaque.

Wanting Spring by Esther

This was a follow up to my anxious desire to welcome spring many weeks ago. Since spring is slow coming in this year, the planning of this page was good for me. The flower seed packets were collected for the colorful flowers. When I began to plan the page, the packets were too large. They were scanned and reduced to fit with the Bloom & Grow papers by My Mind's Eye that are so bright & cheerful.

The journaling was done on the computer on vellum & photo paper. The potted tulips were rubber stamped on photo paper and colored with color pens. The large flower pot was a die cut I had purchased at ScrapBooks Plus some time ago. I often see things that would work for a page and add them to my stash, then do the page a year later. The orange flowers were made with a circle punch by Fiskars & buttons added to the centers.

As I post this, it is Easter and I am still waiting for spring to come & stay. Maybe, I will plant the seeds.

Tip: When adding color to photo paper, use Staz-on for the stamping and markers that are acid free & will not smear. I used Fiskars & Adirondack markers.

Spring Fling by Loretta Cooper

I loved this paper as soon as I saw it! Great choice Deborah. It's the Bloom and Grow line from My Mind's Eye. The inspiration for the layout was really the great colors in the line. As you can see I layered several prints and created chip board embellishments out of some of the coordiating stickers.

The oranged scallop piece was part of the kit, but I balanced it with a scalloped white stripe placed horizontally across the bottom. You can purchase all kinds of pre-cut scallops, but if you love the look you might consider investing in a cutter that includes various decorative blades. Debbie or any of the girls at Scrapbooks Plus can help you choose one you are sure to love.

Thanks for dropping by the DT Blog,

Loretta