"Doodling" with Stamps

                                                                                                                          February 17, 2012

Hello peeps! Wendy here & happy to be back in action to post after the CHA spin on designing projects for the booth.  I hear there was major major love for the new Simple Stories CHA releases!  

Seriously, who couldn't love these collections?  I can't really pick a fav but the 6x8 albums are probably going to be a super fab fave! :)  

But I'm quite lovin' Fabulous too!

So, sharing up one of my projects, a 12x12 layout, titled "Doodle Girl", that was in the Simple Stories booth using the Fabulous collection!  I instantly thought of back a few years ago my sweet cousin, Mocha, LOVED to doodle and draw with pencil and paper.  So, this was the inspiration behind the theme to really bring out that memory as well as my mom playing along with her.

Additional inspiration behind this layout was basically my lovelovelove for stamps.

AND

I will not confess to the $+++ or quantity of stamps that I have in my stash. Yep, lips super sealed on that one.  You might get bugged out to know the truth.  So, I'll just roll on with the share [clearing my throat]...

The ledger paper/file folder border in "Fabulous" was just begging for some attention, so I cut it out of the paper in the collection, and added it as a side border to the Year.o.graphy paper (Newsprint #1917) + some machine stitching then proceeded to add in the doodle of stamps on the "file folder" flap.  Just a random "mish mash modge podge" of stampy goodness.  I picked out stamps that were deemed doodle worthy looking and put them to work here.  This is definitely a way to blow the dust off your stamps and give them a workout.  Every single image you see on this flap is a stamp! Fun, eh?

Here are a few more close ups - 

Here are a few more close up of the rest of the layout - 

Hope you enjoyed my inspiration project share!

Supplies used:

Fabulous Collection

#2121 Bingo Cards/Stripes

#2115 6x12 Page Elements

#2120 Grid/Typewriter

#2109 Flash Cards

Year.o.graphy Collection

#1917 Blue/Newsprint

Other - 

Mist - Studio Calico - Mister Huey - Pickle, Calico White, Ink - Ranger - Archival Ink - Jet Black, Wood Bingo Numbers - Advantus - Tim Holtz, Clear Fragments - Advantus, Thickers - American Crafts, Stamps - Cavallini & Co, Recollections, Bam Pop, MyStampBOX, Hampton Art, American Crafts - Amy Tangerine, Technique Tuesday, Imaginisce, KI Memories, Printworks, Fontwers, Prima, Jenni Bowlin, Stampers Anonymous, Claudine Hellmuth.

 

Comments

[Ellie A.]

OH this is one AWESOME & FUN page I love all the elements & "Doodling" is beyond fun I can see me doing a fun layout w/this concept. Love it!

[Guiseppa Gubler]

Oh...I love this collection. It just screams SCRAP ME!

[Michelle]

This is FANTASTIC!!! That radio stamp is KILLER! I won't confess to the number of stamps I have in my stash either! LOVE this page!

[Jennifer Hagfeldt]

LOVE this layout!! So many great little details and fabulous stamps!!! Where did you get the camera and radio stamp?

[mary pat siehl]

love those stamps! i especially love the camera stamp! to fun! who made that camera stamps?

[Marilyn Nimmo]

LOVE the fabulous use of stamps. I am embarrassed by how many I own as well....and I still want more. Such an illness!!!

[Tracy]

Wow what a great use of stamps..love this layout!!
The collections are all..."FABULOUS"..i want them all now,lol.
xxx

[Christa Uttley]

Wendy, this is so innovative. YOu are a leader for sure! Love those little cut out!

[Svetlana]

Cool collection kit! And very great layout!
Svetlana xx

[Linda Beeson]

That border is just plain the best idea and goes so perfectly with your cute photos.

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