breetheflea
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Post by breetheflea on Aug 22, 2023 14:45:34 GMT
I had no interest in anything sailing related (because I don't sail, own a sailboat, know how to tie a knot, speak pirate) and the sailing lines are usually so red, white, and blue they wouldn't work for much else, until... I decided to set a reading goal next year of reading more ocean related books and of course I'm going to have to make at least a page (or a small album) about it, because that's what I do. Bring on the ships, lighthouses, whales, octopuses, anchors, knots... Who knew Heidi Swapp read my mind and made the Set Sail line. It (well select papers, and some die cuts) are now on their way to my house. You just never know what random theme you will suddenly need until you need it  Of course, the chances of me reading one book, deciding I'm over anything ocean related, and never making that album is also a possibility... |
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anniebeth24
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Post by anniebeth24 on Aug 22, 2023 15:03:18 GMT
I think you should learn some knots just for kicks! Glad you found a fun use for some different supplies.
I loved using the Carta Bella Ahoy There collection when I scrapped a New England vacation. It's a nice combo of light blue and kraft with the traditional red and navy.
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Shakti
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Post by Shakti on Aug 22, 2023 15:56:13 GMT
As a cardmaker, those themes and color schemes are also fantastic for the elusive "masculine card".
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Aug 22, 2023 20:07:55 GMT
This is why I "buy it when I see it" with seasonal products......because seasonal products come and go. Just because I don't *need* it now, I may need it in the future.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2023 21:00:08 GMT
I’ve recently decided to make a reading journal/scrapbook. I never thought to match the paper and theme of the book. Love this idea!
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Post by refugeepea on Aug 22, 2023 21:40:43 GMT
So true! I have a ridiculous amount of beach things, despite living nowhere near a beach, and not going near an ocean in a very long time. So, yeah, I'd like to know what books you have read! I've been on a bit of a beachy themed reads this summer too. I have these grand plans of some cohesive 'books I've read' album, but I think I'm just going to be my usual ADHD self and throw in pages as I make them.
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Post by Texas Scrap on Aug 22, 2023 21:43:56 GMT
I think you should learn some knots just for kicks! Glad you found a fun use for some different supplies. I loved using the Carta Bella Ahoy There collection when I scrapped a New England vacation. It's a nice combo of light blue and kraft with the traditional red and navy. Carta Bella has great ocean lines! |
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breetheflea
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Post by breetheflea on Aug 23, 2023 13:31:19 GMT
So true! I have a ridiculous amount of beach things, despite living nowhere near a beach, and not going near an ocean in a very long time. So, yeah, I'd like to know what books you have read! I've been on a bit of a beachy themed reads this summer too. I have these grand plans of some cohesive 'books I've read' album, but I think I'm just going to be my usual ADHD self and throw in pages as I make them. The book that started this idea was Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt... so good. I'm not sure what exactly I'm going to read yet, I'm compiling a list... A lot of ocean related books are either classics or non-fiction so that will be a challenge in and of itself. I do a yearly "what I read this year" page, but I just use random paper I like for that one. We play a lot of board games, and I have bought paper that reminds me of certain games... I haven't done that with books though or my paper collection would need it's own time zone |
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Post by grammadee on Aug 23, 2023 13:34:42 GMT
You just never know what random theme you will suddenly need until you need it Which perfectly explains the eclectic nature of my hoard  ... er... collection of scrappy goodness  |
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 23, 2023 20:57:23 GMT
I bought a lot of that line at JoAnn's. We went on a cruise and the boats were a little off, but I thought I could use it anyway. We ended up actually seeing a fair amount of sailboats in Alaska.
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Shakti
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Post by Shakti on Aug 24, 2023 0:44:42 GMT
Which perfectly explains the eclectic nature of my hoa There's been some talk about hoards and hoarding with respect to paper crafting. Makes me think of dragons like Smaug, sitting on their hoard of treasure and breathing fire...except breathing fire is seriously contraindicated for paper crafters. So then I think about some odd dragon/Edward Scissorhands hybrid sort of thing. Yes, yes, I am very twisted. Sorry. |
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Post by hop2 on Aug 25, 2023 11:16:02 GMT
I think you should learn some knots just for kicks! Glad you found a fun use for some different supplies. I loved using the Carta Bella Ahoy There collection when I scrapped a New England vacation. It's a nice combo of light blue and kraft with the traditional red and navy. Yeah, and go old school and make a nice knotted border |
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Post by hop2 on Aug 25, 2023 11:17:19 GMT
Which perfectly explains the eclectic nature of my hoa There's been some talk about hoards and hoarding with respect to paper crafting. Makes me think of dragons like Smaug, sitting on their hoard of treasure and breathing fire...except breathing fire is seriously contraindicated for paper crafters. So then I think about some odd dragon/Edward Scissorhands hybrid sort of thing. Yes, yes, I am very twisted. Sorry. THAT’s an idea Edward scissor hands scrap Books ought to be awesome |
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chendra
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Post by chendra on Aug 25, 2023 17:22:17 GMT
I bought some of that Photoplay Shark Attack collection because I thought it was funny. I haven't had the occasion to use it yet, but indeed, you never know . . . . 😄
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Post by hop2 on Aug 25, 2023 17:29:32 GMT
I bought some of that Photoplay Shark Attack collection because I thought it was funny. I haven't had the occasion to use it yet, but indeed, you never know . . . . 😄 shark week party? |
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chendra
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Post by chendra on Aug 25, 2023 19:04:22 GMT
I bought some of that Photoplay Shark Attack collection because I thought it was funny. I haven't had the occasion to use it yet, but indeed, you never know . . . . 😄 shark week party? Or maybe how seeing "Jaws" affected me as a kid. I grew up in Southern California and would only go up to about my ankles in the ocean for years after that! |
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... er... collection of scrappy goodness
