My Happy Place

One of the more challenging types of prompts for me at DigitalScrapbook.com is the Scraplift Challenge. The idea is to choose an inspiring layout from a curated list and use it as a blueprint—keeping the overall design or feel similar, but putting your own creative spin on it. It’s not always easy! Sometimes I catch myself making my page look too much like the original. When that happens, I have to remind myself that this isn’t a CASE challenge (Copy And Study Everything), it’s a scraplift—meant to spark inspiration, not imitation.

For this round, I picked a bright and beautiful layout full of sunflower tones that immediately spoke to me. I kept the vertical structure and that cheerful yellow vibe, but gave it my own twist with a summer vacation theme. I swapped the original’s coffee shop charm for a breezy, outdoor feeling. Instead of two angled photos, I used one centered snapshot, added a bold wooden frame, some florals, a sunshine element, and a ribbon bow to bring in warmth and movement. The scalloped edge detail felt like the perfect touch of playful fun. With word art like “happy summer” and “my happy place,” this layout became a joyful little celebration of sunshine and memory-making.

While the original layout feels like a cozy pause over a cup of coffee, mine captures that carefree feeling of being in your favorite place with your favorite people on a sunny day.

This time, I was drawn to a layout that practically glowed with sunshine. That bold stripe of yellow with sunflower accents just popped off the screen and I knew instantly: this was the one! 

My page to scraplift is from Twin Mom Scraps

To create my scraplifted page, I used the vibrant Tinsley Bundle by Rachel Martin. This kit is bursting with warm summer colors—yellows, peaches, corals, and soft browns—that were perfect for capturing that sunshiney feeling. I pulled a mix of patterned papers for the background and especially loved using the scallop border piece to echo the playful edges from the original layout. I layered in floral clusters, cheerful word art, and that stitched sun element to tie it all together. This bundle made it so easy to create something bright, happy, and totally “me!”

Scraplifting is such a fun reminder that inspiration is everywhere—and it’s even better when you get to put your own heart into it. I loved working with the cozy yellows and bright flower vibes on this one. It was a joy to take a beautiful layout and give it my personal twist.

If you’ve never tried a scraplift challenge before, I highly recommend it. It’s a great way to spark ideas and stretch your style in a whole new direction.  Here is a link for you to the Layout Challenge thread at digitalscrapbook.com

Until next time, scrap your story, share your heart, and always be kind.