JH Stamping Studio : Ink & Share Scrapbook Blog Hop

Hello crafters!

It's the monthly scrapbook project with the Ink & Share Scrapbook blog hop group. We are a a global group of creators comprised of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from around the world. The common goal is to create, share, and inspire every crafter to keep our creative energy flowing.

This month's theme is to create a scrapbook layout of any chosen size and theme, but it must contain a hidden message. This can be under a lift up section, a hidden tag, moving part, the choice is yours! I don't often do hidden message type layouts, so I am intrigued to give it a try!

I wanted to have photos that more or less went with a hidden message, i.e. a surprise party, special gift that surprised someone, etc. As I began to thumb through my photos, I remembered the Christmas my son had so much fun with a large box his gift came in. He was more or less playing peek a boo with the box and I thought this could work well with this theme.

I struggled with how I wanted to create the hidden message/photo. I prefer to keep things simple because scrapbooking can sometimes be overwhelming when we try to make it more complicated than it needs to be. A lift up tab seemed the best choice. I simply cut a 4 1/4 x 8 1/2 strip and folded it at 4 1/4. I punched the ends with the Very Best trio punch to make it look like a tag and then decorated it accordingly. I was pretty excited when I thought of the Peek A Boo phrase. It fits perfect with him peeking out of the box!

I really like how this page turned out. It did come together rather quickly, other than searching through photo's to figure out which ones would fit best with this theme.

Layout Details

Stamps:

Alphabest Bundle - includes the Best Label punch

Paper

Sweetest Christmas 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper: base layer

Fussy Cut candy canes from paper
4 x 4 layer on top of flap + scrap inside

Tahitian Tide: 8 1/2 x 4 1/4, score/fold at 4 1/4 to make the flap for the hidden message

2 x 4/12 layer under candy canes cluster

Basic White: 10 x 3/4 title, 4 x 1: journal under photo;

4 x 4: hidden journal inside the tag flap
Scraps for Alphabest punched letter

Real Red layer: 11 x 1 1/4 and scrap for 'tab' at base of tag flap

Real Red
Pacific Point

Other

Very Best Trio Punch: punch ends of hidden flap paper & layers to look like a tag
Wonderful Snowflakes
Adhesives: Seal, Multipurpose glue, Mini Glue Dots

Thanks so much for stopping by today. The best thing about a blog hop is that you get to see projects made by a host of talented paper crafters ~ so go ahead and hit the ‘NEXT’ button below and see what Dorthea Winkler has to share. I hope you find awesome ideas and inspiration for your projects. Enjoy the hop!

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Alphabest Bundle [158886] $32.25	Sweetest Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159559] $12.00	Tahitian Tide 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159261] $9.25	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482] $9.25
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.25	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $8.00	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [147098] $8.00	Very Best Trio Punch [159878] $21.00
Wonderful Snowflakes [156340] $6.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25