Club Scrap Blog Hop: Color Me Happy

Welcome to the first monthly Club Scrap Blog Hop in 2017.

I hope you have arrived here via

Jennifer's Blog

and seen her wonderful projects.

I have focust this time on my new scrapbook for 2017

and made a front page and the first entry.

For making pages I absolutely love the ALSB -

assembly line scrapbooking - formula.

You find a great instruction video by Tricia here:

For my page I used page 5&6 from the instructions.

The first pages in my book are about ringing in

the New Year at my daughter's house with 

champagne and fireworks. The eldest grandson

came out of bed and enjoyed seeing the 

beautiful firework and going to bed late!

I always make the pages first as they are from the instructions.

Once I add my photo's I make some changes that fit my

personal need, like on the middle strip there was another

text. I typed mine on the computer and printed it

to fit on the strip after cutting it out.

Also the left image I changed. I turned it around and 

the white side was beter for the journaling I wanted to add.

For writing I used the free Beacon font that 

you can  download here.

On the other page I had to adapt the right colomn for

picture, for I had two larger ones. It still gives the same

 impression. I added some journaling on an extra piece 

of paper.

I love the font that comes with this kit.

This is printed and colored with some ink around the borders.

Here again the first page. I am sure you want to know

a little more about how I made this. It is made in a 

few layers.

The first layer is the background on 12x12 inch turquoise paper.

For this background I used the dragonfly stencil

that came with this kit. I used dark blue ink

that shades the stencil perfectly on the paper.

The 2nd layer is the yupo paper that is also in this kit.

With alcohol ink you make a wonderful colored paper. 

All about the technique you find here.

The 3rd layer is the cut out year (with number dies from

Stampin'Up!). I stamped the leaves on top of the 

turquoise paper in black and colored it with green

pencils. The white dots are made with Ranger

white distress spray.

The sentiment is one of the cut aparts that came with 

this kit and I am sure 2017 has lots of moment that

we will smile about!

For mor inspiration, I hope you hop over to

Pam's Blog

and see what she has come up with.

In case you lose your way, go to the main

Club Scrap Blog 

and see all participants.

Thank you for looking

and have a creative day!