Hello Ella fans, Grace here to share with you a page I made which was inspired by the “Eight is Enough” ebook. I have to say that this was a daunting challenge for me as I like to layer my projects with all sorts of goodies and having limited myself to just eight products was a bit scary! But here’s the result….

I started off with these products….

Supplies Used:
I Cardstock
3 Pattern papers from the Nantucket line of Pink Paislee
1 Letter sticker sheet from American Crafts
1 button pack from Fancy Pants Design
1 Baker’s twine (stone color from Twinery)
1 Pen

After thinking the challenge through I realized that I would be able to remain true to my style if I pick more papers than anything else. I love the versatility of papers and with a few dimensional adhesives, I knew that I’d be able to come up with ways I can create my own embellishments with them. Because this is a ‘boy’ themed layout I also went with a more masculine color scheme and chose buttons for my accents.

One of the great ways to maximize your products, especially for a challenge like this is to cut out the inside portions of your big papers that you will be using for background or matting. I did just that with the yellow/beige diagonal striped paper. With this technique, I was able to use the leftover papers to make a small diamond box that housed one of my button and also the yellow strips that I placed by my title.

A few more techniques I did for this page…
1. When I was outlining the letters for my title, I goofed off on the “a” and got the pen line inside the letter. After I pulled off the bad “a”, I realized that I liked the negative look on it so I peeled off two more stickers to make it a cohesive look.
2. I wanted to add that beige strip of paper in the middle over my red diagonal pattern but I didn’t like the “flat” look of it so I crimpled the strip, added notches to both ends to mimic ribbon and created my own design by outlining the circles from my buttons. Fast, easy and cheap!
3. I like the look of machine stitching but because I have very limited supplies to work with, I just used my pen instead. I believe Pens are a great tool to use on any page. You can doodle with it, write your journaling and as you saw in my page, mimic machine stitching. The possibilities are endless.

And because I was trying to make the most of every bit of my products, I was able to make a card with the scraps too.

To see a few more detailed shots of the layout, you can check my blog here.

Make sure to get a copy of the ebook “Eight is Enough” here. There are so many ideas and tips that you can get to making the most of your scrapbook supplies today.

Happy Crafting everyone.