Celebrate You Scrapbook Layout with Charlene Byrd

Hello Bloggers!

Charlene here! Thanks for joining me today. Today I’m sharing with you the last project I will be doing for Southern Ridge Trading Company. It has been an honour and a privilege designing for Southern Ridge. One of my jobs is designing and prepping scrapbook page kits and therefore I always feel the need to ‘work’ on my scrapbook business which means I don’t ever take the time to design for myself, I mean never! For that reason, I have loved being a part of the SR design team as it forced me to create for myself. And I’m so happy that I’ve created some beautiful pages using Southern Ridges awesome chipboard pieces.

I chose my most favourite chipboard piece for this last layout. It’s simple yet classic and can be used on almost any page. I choose to cut it apart and tuck the pieces on each side of my layout.

Thank you so much for following me over the last 2 years. I have truly loved my time with Southern Ridge and thank them for allowing me to be a part of their team. Although I will not be designing for SR anymore you can still follow my work through my Facebook page at www.facebook.com/byrdsnestpaperie.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Fine Clock Face

Other Supplies Used:

- Pink Paislee paper

- Corrugated paper

- Lace and Twine

- Flowers

- Old Book Paper

Until we meet again!

Happy Creating!

Charlene

Remember This Scrapbook Layout with Charlene Byrd

Hello bloggers!

Charlene here! Thanks for joining me today!

Today I’m sharing a gorgeous layout with a precious picture of my sweet great niece. I love vintage style so this picture was so fun to work with.

The chipboard pieces were all coloured with Walnut Distress Stain.

I cut the key into 2 pieces so I could tuck them at the top and the bottom of the page.

I also cut the decorative border in half and then into 2 pieces (again so I could tuck it)

Southern Ridge Trading Company Products Used:

- Vintage Scroll Keys

- Damask Flowers

- Delicate Lace Element

Other Products Used:

- Kaisercraft paper and diecuts

- Paper bag

- Lace

- Cheesecloth

- Flowers

- Pearls

- Buttons

- Paper doilies

Thanks for joining me today!

Until Next time

Charlene

Leave Ordinary Behind Scrapbook Layout with Charlene Byrd

Charlene here. Thanks for joining me today. There is truly something very special about the hobby we all love. I design scrapbook kits as my business and in doing such, I have always had to take so much time in planning out every page. Know exactly what I’m doing and measuring every piece of paper before I cut it. Design with only the designated products I have for the page. Thanks to Southern Ridge every month I get to create a beautiful layout just for me (it’s actually the only scrapbooking I do for myself)! I get to create without any boundaries, use amazing chipboard pieces, whatever paper inspires me and play with different mediums. Who knew that simply cutting a piece paper without thinking could be so fun! Lol!

Remington, my 18 year old son, has decided to enter a motocross race, his first one since he was about 6 years old. He has always continued to ride, in the mountains over the years and recreationally at the track now but the racing itch has struck him again. This reminded me of the race days when Hunter raced his 4 wheeler and Remington on his little dirt bike, look how little they were!

I started by cutting up the honeycomb chipboard pieces. I decided I wanted to use the zigzag border piece around the outside of the honeycomb. I simply stained them with Walnut Distress Stain. I added it beside one of the photos.

I used Prima Rust Effect paste to distress the chipboard gears and the chain border. You start by dabbing the brown paste all over the chipboard and then add small amounts of the orange and lastly the yellow.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Products Used:

- Chain Border

- Med. Gears

Other Supplies Used:

- Kaisercraft Paper and Diecuts

- Bo Bunny Paper

- Prima Marketing: Rust Effect

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Walnut Distress Stain

Until next time.

Happy Scrappin!

Charlene

This Moment Scrapbook Layout with Charlene Byrd

Hello bloggers!

Thanks for joining me today! Life is all about seizing the moment with the ones you love and cherish. I sure do cherish my dear friend Elaine! She is one of the sweetest women I know, with the most genuine heart! And one of my favourite things to do with her is visit her beautiful home on the Rideau Canal and sit on her dock drinking a glass of wine…there is nothing better! (Someday, when I win the lottery, I am going to own waterfront property!!)

I started by staining the Delicate Lace Element and the hinges with Walnut Distress Stain. The lace element comes in one solid piece so I used my Tim Holtz scissors to cut it into 2 pieces. They were both tucked beside the pattern paper.

Then I used my finger to dab some of Prima’s Metallique Wax on the hinges in random spots.

I didn’t add any extra colour to the honeycomb chipboard. I wanted it a bit lighter than the lace chipboard.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Products Used:

- Delicate Lace Element

- Iron Hinges 1

- Honeycomb Pattern

Other Products Used:

- My Minds’ Eye pattern paper

- Prima Marketing flowers and buttons

- Prima Marketing Metallique Wax

- Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress Stain and Ink

- Twine

- Lace

- Cheesecloth

Thanks for joining me today!

Happy creating,

Charlene

Explore Your World Scrapbook Layout with Charlene Byrd

Hello Bloggers!

Charlene here! Thank you so much for joining me today!

Look at these 2 handsome fellas! My son Hunter and his best friend Adam on the day of their high school prom.  These 2 are about to set off on the great big adventure called life. I am so happy that they have each other to lean on, good friends are rare and hard to find. Life is about making an impact, go off and explore the world and make your mark on it! I am so proud of these men!

I didn’t want the swirl on the bottom of the Explore word so I simply used my Tim Holtz scissors to cut it off (I find they are the best scissors for the job!). Then I rubbed Black Soot Distress ink across it.

I stained the circle frame with Black Soot Distress Stain and then cut it into 2 pieces. I also stained the stars with black Soot.

I was going to add some old book paper to the photo collage but when I pulled out an old book it had the word WORLD in the title. I really liked it! So I took a piece of scotch tape and burnished it over the word and pulled up the tape and voila – I have the word World!

Southern Ridge Products Used:

- Sm. Primitive Stars

- Explore Fun Word

- Abstract Circle Frames

Other Products Used:

- Kaisercraft paper

- Basic Grey paper

- Tim Holtz Graphite paper

- Corrugated Paper

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Black Soot Distress Stain and Ink

- Cheesecloth

- Alpha stickers

Until next time!

Happy Scrappin!

Charlene

Celebrating Your Life with Charlene Byrd

Hello Bloggers!

Charlene here! Thank you so much for joining me today! If you’re like me you are anxiously waiting spring! I am so tired of the snow, spring can arrive anytime now! The only good thing about the bad weather is that it allows me to work in my studio without feeling guilty that I should be doing something else. Haha!  

Today I’m sharing with you very special layout of my step dad who passed away last year. For those of you who follow me, know that we also lost my brother last year. It was a tough year ☹ Although there were a lot of tears shed while creating this page, it also warmed my heart to think of the good times that we had together. This photo was taken the last time that my mom and Trevor visited us in Ontario (they are from Alberta).  We went on a road trip through the Adirondack mountains to Lake Placid where we stopped along the way to check out many beautiful places and eat lobster (well they did, I don’t like sea food!). Like the journaling says, there are not many photos of the 2 of them together. I am so thankful that I snapped this picture.  We know now that this was the last time he was healthy as there were signs of him being sick while he was visiting (we just didn’t know it), it was a downhill battle for him for the next 9 months.

He will forever be in our hearts!

I stained the clock with Black Soot Distress stain and rubbed Pumice Stone Distress ink across the birdcage and the circle frame. To create the feather I stained it first with Black Soot Distress Stain and then added Distress Glitter with Glue N Seal adhesive.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Products Used:

- Fine Clock Face

- Heart Scroll Cages

- Victorian Circle Square Frame

- Wing and Heart Necklace Kit

Other Products Used:

- Basic Grey Paper

- Rubons

- Paper Doily

- Prima Marketing Flowers

- Cheesecloth

- Paper clocks

- Metal heart

- Lace

Thanks for joining me today! Until next time!

Happy Creating,

Charlene