SuzyQ Scrap-Along: Waves

Hello digital scrap fans! Today I bring you a new series … the SuzyQ Scrap-along!

A little bit of background. A couple of years ago, I fell in love with digital scrapping and scrapped prolifically. I eventually landed a couple of CT spots with 2 of my favorite designers. But then I started designing myself, and slowly but surely have scrapped less.

Without those CT requirements to keep me going, I found myself not making enough time for my scrapping my family’s stories. I’m ready to change that, though, and get back to preserving & sharing my family’s journey. Especially because with each picture I take I get more and more behind … nearly 2 years right now!

I figured the best way to motivate me to keep scrapping was to make me accountable … so I’m going to make myself accountable to you, my scrappers and fans, with this weekly blog post.

Each week I’ll post a prompt to help you scrap more and maybe even try a new technique … and I’d love for you to scrap-along with me! Please link me up to your layouts in the comments — I’d love to see what you create!

So this week, I was inspired by WAVES and I’m encouraging you to try to use waves in a layout (or multiple layouts!). I picked up these awesome “Wave on Wave” templates by Amanda Heimann to help me scrap faster. But feel free to dig into your stash to find waves you already own … or pick up Amanda’s templates to help you scrap quickly. (Scrap Orchard’s store is down while we finish up our server move … so I’ll come back and link ya up later.)

Here’s what I created — 4 layouts, in about as many hours (gotta love templates!). Nearly all my supplies came from Amanda Heimann’s kits … I’ll link you up when the Market is open again (I am SO sad that she’s closing her store — but that means a sale for you!):

Credits: “Fall Frolic” by Amanda Heimann and Jennifer Fox

Credits: “Dirt Magnet” and “Layout Builders: Wave on Wave” by Amanda Heimann; Laugh Out Loud Alpha by SuzyQ Scraps

Credits: “Itty Bitty Fishy” by Amanda Heimann and Wild Dandelion Designs; Joke’s on You Alpha by SuzyQ Scraps (retired)

Credits: “Momma’s Boy” by Amanda Heimann; Tickled Pink Alpha by SuzyQ Scraps (retired)

I really had fun with the wave layers in these templates … and I loved that there was so much space for journaling. Really helped me tell the stories I was itching to share. I hope you’ll feel inspired to scrap more layouts too, and maybe give waves a try if you haven’t already.

Join me next week for some more scrap-along fun!