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I really enjoyed using the Fanfare papers from Close to My Heart.  Maybe it was because they were different for me in the fact that there’s no pink, ha!  Funny thing is both girls wanted their pictures on these pages (they liked the blue).  With the red/white/blue theme they were perfect for the July Challenge at Scrap Our Stash.  The first thing I thought of when I saw these papers was Fourth of July but I didn’t use any of those types of pictures.  These are really great, versatile papers!

Here are the layouts that I created with the Fanfare Workshop Kit:

By switching out papers for the above layouts, I saved the papers below because I thought they’d make really quick and easy layouts.  As you can see I basically just matted my photo and added a few embellishments:

Challenges:
Cupcake Crafts 150: #29 – Include a number on your project.
Papertake Weekly Challenge:  Anything goes

Challenge: Allsorts Week 111 – Free & Easy

Next are the cards created with the Fanfare Workshop Kit:

These last cards I made with the scraps left over from the kit and a few embellishments from my stash:

Challenge: Paper Cutz – ice cream cone (stamped)

Supplies used: Close to My Heart Fanfare Workshop Kit, Close to My Heart Sparkles, Colorbok Glitter stickers (stars on Make a Wish layout), brads, Close To My Heart Cranberry Ribbon, Cricut.

Supplies used: unknown pattern paper, Technique Tuesday scalloped baseboards, layered title by Colorbok, Making Memories Rose Petal Paint, Making Memories Rose Petal Specialty Glaze, CTMH Sparkles, Making Memories flowers, unknown ricrac, and eyelets.  Based on a Becky Fleck January 2011 Page Map sketch.  Scrap Our Stash February Challenge.

The February Challenge at Scrap Our Stash this month is LOVE.  I really dug into my stash for this layout.  I think the patterned paper may have been from the Target Dollar Spot at least a year ago, the scalloped baseboards are from when a local scrapbook store closed years ago, and the eyelets and brads are even older.   The ricrac is from a bag I found at a rummage sale!  I am not one for empty space on a layout or just plain cardstock so I filled the white cardstock space with heart-shaped eyelets to create my own patterned paper.  I painted the chipboard border with a pink base topped with a coat of specialty glaze.

Layout Challenge: #140 of 210

A layout from the Jingle Workshop on the Go Kit.

Supplies used: Close to My Heart papers and Sparkles, and Cricut cartridge.

Layout Challenge: #96 of 210.

I just loved this large title!

Supplies used:  Another sheet of the 25-cent rummage sale paper, CTMH Chocolate Large Alphabet, CTMH Smokey Plum ink, and CTMH Sparkles.

Layout Challenge: #81 of 210.

I liked the Magical layout that I used the same design layout for this page.  The picture is of my girls with Aurora in Disneyland.