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On the Road Again with October Afternoon

Scrapping with the Road Map line!

 

This line is actually much more versatile than it first looks.  Although it is themed towards travel there are many patterns that translate to other subjects.  A lot of my pictures have a variety of primary colors but these papers make it easy to design around them.  I normally have a real love affair with October Afternoon anyway but in this case they really saved me!  You know when you are driving around in circles just getting more lost?  Well, October Afternoon seriously threw me a Road Map and got my difficult scrapping back on track. 

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Into the Woods

 

 

I had been holding on to these camping photos for over a year... pulling them out every once in a while and then promptly putting them back because I just couldn't get inspired.  As soon as I saw the red plaid pattern in this line I knew I had to use it with camping photos and this layout was (finally) born! I used Kraft cardstock to ground the layout with a natural feel and then added the green pattern to compliment the trees and the red plaid paper because it simply screamed "camping" to me.  I added a few cut circles with camping images and framed the entire page with wide stitches of twine. 

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California Dreaming

 

 

Ahh, map paper.  It instantly says "travel" and it can be tricky.  Here I used it as a full background for half the layout and paired it with the larger print of the red paper on the left.  I clustered bunches of the coordinating stickers in the line to journal with and kept the vertical lines of the page going by placing my title going down the right side.  The multicolored alpha stickers with this release really add to the fun of these papers! 

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Finally, I whipped up a couple of cards with my scraps. 

 

The first is this monochromatic card that shows, yet again, that this line does not need to govern only the travel theme.  I used a gatefold card with different patterns on the outside and inside and layered ribbons, buttons, and a journaling spot. 

 

 

The second is an unconventional birthday card.  I really liked the number paper in this line and used a strip of it to backup my sentiment that "age is just a number".  The graphic patterns in this line make fun birthday projects super easy! 

 

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I used the following products on these projects:

About the author ...
Jess began playing with scrap supplies decades ago but has only seriously scrapbooked since 2004. Besides playing with paper she also enjoys baking cupcakes, entertaining at home, traveling abroad, and making French beaded flowers. She has a degree in Theatre with a concentration on Costume Design and remains active in her local theatre scene. Jess lives in Framingham, MA with her husband, Ryan, and three naughty cats.

Published on 08/24/2009. Submitted by ScrapGoo