Hi Everyone! It’s Katie here and I’ll be filling in for Lynn this month while she’s on holiday with her family!

Sweet and whimsical, this page by Cincirachel caught my eye and was a perfect lift for this week’s Saturday Scraplift

The blocks on either side of the photo make for great bookends and it’s all anchored further with the stitched border below. And the little bits of whimsical details just make me smile. Perfect!
Wendy’s lift has me inspired with it’s traditional appeal

Products used: Breeveld Solids blended with: Adalicia Kit, Artistry de Blanco Kit, White Element Clusters No. 01, Clean Stitched Borders: White No. 02, Scatterings No. 01, Photo Wraps No. 19, Pocket Cards: Wood Grains No. 01, Glitter Lines Alphabet: Red + Silver, and Vintage Photo Frames No. 26
Merrilee’s lift shows off her beautiful coneflowers!

Products Used: Totally Trashed and Pale {No. 02}, April Morning Kit, Worth Repeating Overlays No. 04, Spring Twists No. 1, Basic Journal Spots, Heart Pebbles No. 2, Assorted Messy Stitches: White No. 04, Messy Stitched Borders: White No. 02, Splatters Brushes and Stamps, and Patterned Tapes
And nothing says Easter more than a bunny and a boy! Love Jana’s take on cinicrachels’ page!

Labeled Journalers No. 5, Creswell Paper Pack, Bunny Trail Mini Kit, Classic Curled Photo Frames No. 04, Loosely Labeled No. 05 Value Pack, Yarn Swirls: Love, Clean Stitched: White No. 03, Enchanted Easter Kit, Vintage Charm Clusters, Touches of Paint Paper Pack, Postage Stamp Frames No. 05, Misha Kit, Jacinda Kit, Floral Graffiti Mini Kit, Spring Garden Paper Pack, You Volume 2 Word Art

This gorgeous and very “liftable” page by the talented Tracermaig (aka Trace) is this week’s inspiration for our scraplift challenge:

The lovely photo is front and center and with great clustering of layered paper strips and title drawing your eye to it. But what really makes the page is the beautiful corner detailing which makes the perfect finishing touch, and the stitched border that pulls everything together.

A real joy to lift, as Lori, Julie and I discovered:

Credits: layout by Lynn (me!), Twisted Stitches No.02, Messy Stitched Borders: Red, Stamped Stitched Frames and Vintage Blendables No.06 by Katie Pertiet, Uncle sam mini-kit, Geometric Hints, and pen and Wash Spring and April Morning kit by Lynn Grieveson, Lift Me Up brushes and stamps by Ali Edwards.

Credits: layout by Julie, Clean Stitched Borders White No.01, Hinge pack, Old Time Christmas No.03 kit and Touch Up Paint No.03 (coming soon) by Katie Pertiet, Kesia kit by Maplebrook Studios.

Credits: layout by Lori, Polly kit by Lynn Grieveson, Photo Wraps No.02, Spot Dots No.23 paperpack, Banner Safety tags No.01, Artistry De Sol element pack, Clear Buttons, collageables No.03, Classic Curled Photo Frames No.04, Messy Stitched Borders Red No.02, Watery Bookshelf: Love No.01, twisted Stitches No.02, and Watery Spots brushes and stamps by Katie Pertiet, In the Kitchen No.03 brushes and celebrating Multiples brushes by Ali Edwards.

Debbie (aka dfwest) is creating a stunning series of pages featuring blended layers and subtle grids of stitching or tiny borders. They are all delightful and this is one of my favorites:

Isn’t it beautiful? I could look at it for ages, soaking up all the lovely detailing and the gorgeous color scheme. Although there is a lot going on there, it is one harmonious and soothing whole thanks to the subtle colours and the use of blending. Try using blend modes on some of your elements or paper layers and experimenting with the different effects you can get.

Debbie’s gorgeous page was an inspiration for me, Janet and Sharon:

Credits: layout by Lynn (me!), Bradded Photo Frames No.01, Painted Letterbox paperpack No.01, Border Basics No.01, Postcard Journalers No.01, and Vintage Library Paperie No.01 (coming soon) by Katie Pertiet, Pin Its! pearls by Pattie Knox, Geometric Hints brushes and stamps, hint at it strips, Spring Bursts paperpack and Pen and Wash: Spring (coming soon) by Lynn Grieveson.

Credits: layout by Janet, cashmere Solids paperpack, Watery Chevrons No.01, Messy Stamped Alphabet No.06, Noemi kit, Anders Kit, Ticketed Dates No.03, Assorted Messy Stitches: Peppermint Mix No.01, Stitching Holes No.02, from my Bookshelf Blendables No.01, Basic Paper Alphabet: Notebook, Stacked Classic Frames, Laurent Kit, Pin Its! Pearls and Metal Clip Assortment.

Credits: layout by Sharon, Vintage Library paperie (coming soon), Deckled Photo Frames, Bradded Photo Frames No.01, Dictionary Blendables: Love, Curled Journal Spots No.06, Watery Spots brushes and stamps, Stitching Holes borders, and Clean Stitched White No.01 by Katie Pertiet, Pin Its! pearls by Pattie Knox, Baptism Hand-drawn brushes by Ali Edwards.

This eye-catching page by Lizziet5 popped right out of the gallery at me:

Like all of her gorgeous layouts, it shines with it’s wonderful realistic detailing and great brushwork. I love the way the photo is cropped, and the stacked frames are a perfect touch to give more weight to the photo and draw your attention to it.

It certainly was a lovely page to lift:

Credits: layout by Lynn (me!), Big Sky mini-kit (frame), Worn Photo edges, Rosie kit, Hint at it No.08 brush, Ripped and Stitched Wordwise and Worn Borders No.01 (coming soon) by Lynn Grieveson, Fasten its! by Pattie Knox, Notebook paper, Enchanted Easter kit, Twisted Stitches No.04 and Stitched Word Labels (coming soon) by Katie Pertiet.

Credits: layout by Mollie, Absolutely Acrylic: He Said, She Said by Pattie Knox, Baby Pink patterns and solids by Ali Edwards, Dotted and Dashed brushes and stamps by Cathy Zielske, It’s a Girl Thing by Mindy Terasawa, Journaling spots and strips by Lynn Grieveson, Little Prince brushes, Princess Fairy Tale kit, Scallop Frame Masks, Threaded Wraps No.03, Vintage Charm kit and Watery Washes brushes and stamps by Katie Pertiet.

Credits: layout by Laura, Gator Crossing element pack, Powder Mountain kit, Striped Mix:Powder Mountain paperpack by Katie Pertiet, In the kitchen hand-drawn brushes 2  and happy New Year brushes by Ali Edwards, Worn Borders Do-it-Yourself by Lynn Grieveson.

I have to admit that this week’s inspiration page, by the very talented Maria (aka ExoGonia) literally took my breath away:

Maria is creating a “Book of Wisdom” inspired by last year’s amazing project by Carollee, and each page is lovely. But this one is really something special.

A photo as meaningful as this shines on a page like this. I love that Maria didn’t try to crop it or “tidy it up” -  the way the photo is composed seems to add so much to it. The choice of vintage elements and the vintage book background also work so perfectly with it, with a “handmade with love” feel.

Here’s how Maria’s Greek honeymoon inspired Sam in South Africa and iUma in the USA:

Credits: layout by Sam, Stamped Sentiments brushes and stamps No.06, Readymade Journalers Spring No.01, Vintage Charm Paper, Watery Bookshelf Dots and Loosely Labeled Numbers (coming soon) by Katie Pertiet.

Credits: layout by iUma, Recycled Love paperpack, Book of Memories Layered Memories No.01 and No.05, Bead Scatterings No.01 and No.03, Destination Afar paperpack by Katie Pertiet.