I completed two layouts for National Scrapbook Day yesterday. The first one uses the new Amy Tangerine line by American Crafts. I love all the bright colors on the b-sides of the papers. They were just begging to make a rainbow!!
**PUBLISHED - Scrapbook Trends, Create: Sketches**
Originally I had simply made the rainbow with the papers, but I have really been trying to add little extras here and there to my layouts lately. I added some messy punched hearts and also coordinating baker's twine. Here is a close up of the detail...
So what is the dirty little secret that I refer to in my title? Well, both of the layouts I made for National Scrapbook Day are scraplifts of my own older layouts. I've been doing that a lot more lately. It's a totally quick and guilt-free way to be inspired!! ;) Here is the original inspiration for this layout...it's from January of 2009:
The next layout was for two different challenges - one was a color scheme challenge and one was a confetti challenge. I've never used confetti, and I was a bit apprehensive...but I really like how this turned out! Granted, I didn't use confetti like I'm probably "supposed" to...instead I used double stick tape to adhere it to my elements. I am so not patient enough to stick down every single little dot!! This layout uses the Studio Calico County Fair kit, which I hadn't touched until yesterday!!
And the original? This layout from January of 2010:
It's so fun going back through my old layouts and seeing how my style has evolved (and for the most part improved!!) over the years! Hope you all had a great NSD! :)
