In Your Pocket Tuesday: (Feb. 16) ScrapsbyJen

February 17, 2016February 22, 2016Leave a comment

Hello everyone!! I hope you’re having a great week so far! Today we have Jen, from ScrapsbyJen, sharing a pocket page with us.

Let’s jump right into her spread! You can find her video below and her personal YouTube channel here.

Here’s a photo of her layout:

Jen said ” A pocket-style layout using the colours from the beautiful inspiration piece this week. Found at this time of year we are busy and take far less photos so I combined weeks together with just some highlights of a few things going on or most noteworthy.”

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you had a great day!

Free Flow Wednesday: Abcdeli and ScrapsbyJen

January 21, 2016Leave a comment

Aloha Crafty Mavens!!

I want to share with you what was up on The Crafty Maven Getaway on Free Flow Wednesday. I love Wednesday and seeing the scrapbookers’ style shine through. That is what Wednesday is all about!!

On Wednesday, Scraps by Jen and Abcdeli are sharing layouts on the channel.

Elisabetta has just a lovely simple style and I love her use of white space. Even in the layout she shares this week she really uses the space in a fun way. I love how she adds fun embellishments to the frames on her background patterned paper from Maggie Holmes.

Here is a look at her layout.

Take a look at her process video too.

You can find more layouts and process videos over at Elisabetta’s Youtube channel. She also has a blog that she shares all her DT layouts on, check it out.

Next up on The Crafty Maven Getaway is ScrapsByJen! I love her style and for completely different reasons then Elisabetta’s. I love how Jen’s layout makes you feel like home. I know that sounds odd, so let me explain. Some layouts and styles just have an ease to them, that you feel like you could create that or do that at home, with the stuff you have right now. They inspire you to pull out your papers and embellishments and get to work on something similar. Then you find out it’s not so easy to recreate, but it’s fun all the same trying to capture the essence of what was on their page. Jen also always has amazing photos on her layouts!!

Take a look at this week’s layout that Jen made.

I love how Jen used all the frames on her layout!! Here is what Jen said about making this layout, “I had a LOT of photos to scrap and really didn’t want to do a double page spread. The inspiration piece had me thinking a grid but then I saw this background paper and the thought of using it with frames came to me. It’s a busy page but a fun way to fit in a ton of photos.”

Here are some close ups too.

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You can watch Jen’s video down below.

You can watch more process videos over on Jen’s personal Youtube channel. You can also check out her blog as well.

I hope you were inspired by the layouts shared on Free Flow Wednesday. We will be back tomorrow with some more great layouts!!

Aloha, Hannah

SCRAPLIFT SATURDAY: KELLY BARRON & SCRAPSBYJEN

January 2, 2016January 3, 2016Leave a comment

Well the year is definitely starting off with a bang! Up today is Kelly Barron and ScrapsbyJen (Jen Stokes) both of whom have chosen to scraplift the very talented Missy Whidden.

A quick reminder what the inspiration/mood board for this week is:

They both used this layout from Missy as their starter point:

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Kelly’s take:

You can find her video here and if you wish to see more of her please check her out on her personal YouTube channel.

Jen’s take:

You’ll find her process video here and to see more of Jen please check out her own YouTube channel:

Have a wonderful day further 🙂

Tanya

Sketch It Up Thursday: ScrapsbyJen & Tanya Hubbard

November 26, 2015November 27, 2015Leave a comment

Hello friends! I hope you’re having a wonderful day!! I am going to be sharing two wonderful layouts with you today!

This is the layout these two decided to use for today’s layouts:

First up we have Jen Stokes, aka ScrapsbyJen. You can find her YouTube channel here and below is her process video with some pictures:

Jen said about her layout, “Used the inspiration piece this week to push me to move a bit away from totally traditional Halloween colours and a both the sketch and the inspiration piece that that centre design. This isn’t a typical design I use so was nice to challenge myself to do something different. I used a TON of old embellishments (brads, buttons, etc) I have had in my stash for a LONG LONG time to create the fun clusters of embellishments.”

Next up is Tanya. You can find her personal YouTube channel here and below is her video with some photos as well:

Tanya said, “I thought I’d try something a bit different this time and take an old SC Project Life kit – August 2014 (no judging! ;)) and use only what was in it and white cardstock for the background. I followed the sketch pretty much exactly just instead of more photos; I used the 3×4 cards. It’s simple and not really my usual style but I love how it came out in the end.”

Thanks for stopping by today!! If you aren’t already a member of our facebook group, come on over and join us! We’d love to see the layouts you make!!

IN YOUR POCKET TUESDAY: JEN STOKES

October 27, 2015Leave a comment

Hello everyone!

Today we have the delightful Jen Stokes up with a PL page for In Your Pocket Tuesday with some great ideas if you’re pushed for time; here’s what she had to say:

“A simple summer PL spread as I work on catching up after a busy summer and even busier fall once the kids started at school. I used the 3×4 card on the date card to help me quickly pick out all the other cards and colours for the spread. I find using that trick for both PL and regular scrapbook spreads really help make decisions fast so you can get down to scrapping.”

Great tips!

If you want to see more of Jen you can find her here and here’s her process video:

See you all again tomorrow!!

SCRAPLIFT SATURDAY: SCRAPSBYJEN AND ABCDELI

October 17, 2015October 17, 2015Leave a comment

Hi all…

Yup it’s Saturday and you know what that means….Scraplift Saturday – whoohoo… isn’t it just the most awesome compliment to have a layout of yours scraplifted by someone else? ScrapsbyJen and abcdeli took this phenomenal layout by Veera Saarivuo and made it their own.

Let’s take a look at Jen’s layout first and in her words – “I had fun making this layout based off of Veera’s. I used quite old photos of my sons and niece and nephew at Easter time. Easter really was the side story here as cutting the photos into circles really highlighted by I wanted to use these photos… their cute little faces and excitement.”

It’s just beautiful and you can watch her process here:

Now for abcdeli who had this to say about her stunning take on the layout – “I cut a ton of circles with my Big Shot. I used papers from the Documentary collection by Dear Lizzy. it was an easy and fast layout but I love the result!”

It always amazes me how two people using the same layout can have such beautiful but totally different results. Here’s abcdeli’s video:

Don’t forget to pop back tomorrow for Spotlight Sunday!

Tanya

In Your Pocket Tuesday: ScrapsByJen

September 29, 2015Leave a comment

Aloha Crafty Mavens!! It’s Tuesday!! I hope you are having a great week, as you run errands, do laundry, cook dinners and enjoy those little moments with family!! Because that is why we scrap right? Our families, to hold on to those little moments so we can remember them.

Today on The Crafty Maven Getaway ScrapsByJen is sharing with us here Project Life process. I love Jen’s simple style, letting the photos tell the story of her week! I always admire the scrappers who can make simple gorgeous and pretty, it is no easy task!

Here is a quick look at Jen’s spread for this week!!

You can watch Jen’s process here.

You can also watch more pocket page videos or other scrapbooking process videos on Jen’s personal Youtube channel.

Hope you are enjoying this week’s inspiration!! Come back tomorrow for Free Flow Wednesday!!

Until next time, Hannah

The First Crafty Maven Getaway Online Crop

September 20, 2015October 7, 20152 Comments

Aloha Crafty Mavens!! I hope you had a chance to hop over to The Crafty Maven Youtube Channel and The Crafty Maven Getaway Destination FB Group!! The actual Crop is over now but it is still busy over at the group as everyone is sharing the layouts they have been working on this weekend!! The challenges end on September 26th at 11:59pm EST, so if you were thinking you wanted to join in on some of the challenges you still have time to check everything out!! Here are the rules for playing along.

Here is a quick description of the challenges in the order the were posted over in the FB Group. There are albums in the photo section of the group for each of these challenges. This is also where the entries for the challenges need to go in order to have chance to be entered to win, in the challenges that have prizes. Not all of them do, so if you aren’t sure ask in the comments section of the albums and we will let you know for sure the details.

Friday Evening ScrapsByJen Scraplift Challenge

Scrapift with FREEDOM. Go ahead… lift it!! And don’t feel guilty about it. Then show us. I lift inspiration from other scrappers all the time… it’s just important to give credit where credit is due.

Jen scrap lifted a layout she found in Jot Magazine. You can watch her process Here.

This video is in the Scraplift Saturday Playlist.

Tackling the Terror Tanya’s Challenge 5am EST

I’m challenging you to try a technique or style or anything basically that you’re too scared/intimidated to try- for me it’s sewing… there’s a $25 gift card up for grabs so play along smile emoticon!!

Tanya is using her sewing machine on this layout, even though that scares her to pieces!! You can watch her process video Here. This video along with the rest of the videos from the Crop are in the Online Crop Playlist.

Rachel’s Challenge {PL}ease Use ME 8am EST

Use up PL or cut apart cards on a layout, there is a $20 gc to the online store of your choice to the participants of my challenge. Here is the link to her video, which explains the details.

Marianne Giveaway (10 am EST) Paint By Numbers

PAINT BY NUMBERS
This challenge is to create a layout or 2 cards that contain the following:
–1 (one) kind of paint.
(gesso, acrylic, watercolor, gelato, distress etc.)
–2 (two) different colors of mist
–3 (three) total combination of stamps and ink..so for example: one ink and 2 different colors ink or 2 different colors of ink and one stamp.
All Crafty Maven crop rules apply! Prize is a $15 gc to online scrappy store of winner’s choice.
Here’s Marianne’s Layout!!

(There is no video for her layout, but if you head over to the FB Group and check in the album you will see Marianne has added a bonus giveaway!!)

Scrapping Jem’s Recipe Challenge 12pm EST

My challenge is to create a layout using the following “recipe”:
3 different pattern papers
1 card stock
The colors teal and gray
3 arrows
Some Chipboard
A travel themed embellishment (you layout does not need to be travel themed)
And finally something in your stash that is older than a year old

Here is the link for Jenn’s process video.

Nurse Lisa’s Challenge 2pm EST

This challenge is to do a PL style layout or traditional layout using a greeting card! Maybe a card that’s special or one you just like. I have a $25 Michael’s gift card and will draw a random winner at the end of the week’s deadline!

Click here so you can watch Lisa’s challenge PL spread video.

Mari’s Mixed Media/Cut File Fun Challenge 4 pm EST

Use any type of mixed media and a cut file on a layout.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj7v6l1nWUQ

Christy’s Beautiful Life Colour Challenge 5pm EST

This challenge is about color, make a layout with a color that intimidates you!!! This Challenge does not have a prize.

You can watch Christy’s share video of this challenge here.

Kelly’s Speed Challenge 6pm EST

Kelly usually take between 1-1.5 hours to complete a layout. Every now and then though she likes to challenge herself to get a layout done much quicker. So her challenge to you is to create a page from start to finish between 30-45 minutes. Gathering supplies, papers, and photos doesn’t count towards the time frame. Now…if you a really slow scrapbooker, try and cut your time by half. This isn’t supposed to be stressful!
Here is Kelly’s Process video.·

Katty’s Sketch/Recipe Challenge (7pm EST)

For Katty’s 7 P.M Challenge she has a Sketch/Recipe challenge where she will be giving away a $25 gift card to the store of the winners choice(you must post your layout to my challenge album here on the Facebook group) So for one entry you can follow the sketch or for one entry you can follow the recipe:1. Use a stencil 2. Use wood veneer in at least two places 3.Use twine or for two entries you can do both(as I did in my layout. This is going to be fun!

Here is the video if you’d like to watch. Below is Katty’s Sketch for the challenge from sketchNScrap.blogspot.com.

NicoleJones911 8pm EST

Nicole is going to be challenging us to make our own Backgrounds,Use Stencils, ink, and stamping to create a background for a layout!!

Here is the Process Video, explaining the details.

Hannah’s Kit Challenge 9 pm EST

This challenge is for the Crafty Maven getaway Destination FB Group Online Crop. The Challenge will be open for submissions until Saturday September 26, 2015 12pm EST. The winner will be chosen from random and will win a 25 dollar gift card from the online store of your choice. To enter your layout must be in the album that is marked for this challenge, which is in the Crafty Maven Getaway Destination FB Group. Your name will be entered once for using the layout and once for making a kit from your scrappy supplies and adding that picture in the album. Can’t wait to see what you make.

Here is the Moodboard I created for the crop. I made the paper Kit with these papers from my stash to match the mood board.

You can she this process video for this challenge here.

I want to thank everyone who came on Saturday and played along!! The Crafty Maven Getaway Destination FB Group was so busy with scrapper playing along with the challenges and chatting and some google hangouts may have happened both friday and Saturday!! I had a fantastic time, and so glad everyone could have fun scrapping!!

Like I said earlier the Winners will be picked after Saturday September 26, 2015 at 11:59pm EST so you have time to get your layouts done and into the albums for the challenges!! I would love to give you the chance to win something fun!!

I hope you have a great week coming up!! Can’t wait to see you tomorrow!!

Aloha, Hannah

Twerk It Thursday: Mari Clarke and Scraps by Jen

August 27, 2015October 7, 2015Leave a comment

Good Morning my scrappy friends!! It’s a beautiful sunny day today in paradise which is nice compared to downpours and flooding from yesterday. It was so bad yesterday I even started thinking of a escape plan for my scrappy supplies. In case of an emergency how fast can I move all my scrappy goodness upstairs in the school room, was on my mind. Thanks goodness it didn’t come to that, but in all honesty we should be prepared for a natural disaster. Do you have all your photos backed up, on an external hard drive, cloud (or other internet based storage) or just on your trusty computer? I have lost many dear photos and video clips (before my scrapping days) due to not properly storage my precious family photos. If you haven’t done this I would advise you think about how you want to store them and do it, twice!!

On to fun and inspiring things though!! All this talk needs me feeling like I need an inspiration pick me up! Today Both Mari and Scraps by Jen have taken a sketch and used it to inspire them at their scrap desk!!

They both did an amazing job!! This week’s inspirations pieces are very colorful and these two ladies really embraced that on their layouts today.

Here is a look at Mari’s layout!

The colors painted on the cardstock are gorgeous!! I love the way it peeks through the cut files under the photos. The black and white photos really help bring out the colors Mari used. And with the pops of gold really finish off the layout. You can watch her process video on The Crafty Maven Getaway Channel here.

Here is the link to Mari Clarke’s personal YouTube Channel to see more inspiration!

Jen used a cut file in a completely different way then Mari, but just as effective! She used different color papers behind the cut words! Inspired by a quote posted in watercolor from Amy Tan on her pinterest account, I had used this quote on an inspiration Tic Tac Toe board for the Victoria Marie Facebook Group. This quote is the perfect title for Jen’s layout!! I love how the color from behind the title brings out the colors in Jen’s photos, the flowers and stream with trees. This layout is an inspiration feast!! You can check out the process video here. You can also see more process videos on Jen’s Youtube Channel (Scraps By Jen). Here is a look at Jen’s layout!

I hope you are inspired today and Don’t be afraid to use color!! Come back tomorrow for an Art Party Friday page by Maggie Mylow!!

Aloha!!

SpotLight Sunday: Scraps By Jen

August 17, 2015October 7, 2015Leave a comment

Aloha Crafty Mavens!!! I know this Spotlight was suppose to be up yesterday! I forgot it was my day to post!! Oops!!

I hope you had the chance to watch Jen’s spotlight video!! But if you haven’t yet, you really need to. I love how in the Spotlight videos we really get a closer look into our favorite scrappers on Youtube. Jen shared her scrappy area, but also showed us some of her older albums. She focus on her style and how it has chanced over the years. Jen’s spotlight really let us get to know her more!! Here is the link to her Spotlight Video on The Crafty Maven Getaway Channel.

Here are some layout’s and Project Life Spreads Jen has made recently!

You can see more videos on Jen’s Youtube channel, Scraps By Jen, by clicking here. She has tons of great layouts and Project Life spreads on her channel. She has a few series that are really fun to watch as well.

Also here is a peek of the Inspiration Pieces for this week,

I hope you scrappers are inspired by these fun and watery inspiration pieces. Don’t forget you can head over to our Facebook Group, and share with us what you are working this week. At the end of the month we will be picking a new viewer who has posted their work from our inspiration pieces and layouts, so link up your work. We love to see what you are doing, it inspires us so much!!