july project life

well i gave it a shot, i ended up with more pages than i normally do for a month. i think it went a little faster though. less editing back the photos for sure. i did everything in steps - select photos, edit all the photos, place all the photos, fill in with journaling cards, add embellishments and labels, journal. i was able to include more filler cards and more journaling i think. i also had time to add more details. it was fun shopping my stash!

eta: fixed spelling mistakes and that empty label! lol!

project life week 26

i think this ends the weekly project life. i haven't taken enough photos in july to merit doing it week by week. so i'm going to move to a monthly format. multiple pages by month. i hope to start working on july this week. i have all the photos culled out. i just have to figure out how i'm going to do the spreads and incorporate my second saturday photos. stay tuned!

pl week 25

she's back...

lauren reid is back designing and i couldn't be more excited. she asked me to join her team and her first new kit is just lovely! she's at scrapbook graphics be sure to check out her shop. she has a facebook giveaway and more information on her blog! 


here's the new kit...

and here is the page i created with it!

can't wait to see what she comes up with next!

week 24

pl week 23

pl week 22

project life week 21 and a couple pages

i'd really like to catch up on pl this weekend. we'll see. super simple. it's all i'm feeling right now.

on a happy note, my little brother has a new baby boy. couldn't resist scrapping a couple pages for pixels and company! 

week 20

this is my week to catch up!

simple scrapper june

Here are my contributions for simple scrapper for june...

Sketch template from Simple Scrapper's Premium Membership

 

Inspired by a Story Starter from Simple Scrapper’s Premium Membership

The Premium Membership at Simple Scrapper provides skills and shortcuts to help you simplify and find more meaning in your memory keeping.

Get It Scrapped CT Blog Hop

Welcome to the Get It Scrapped Creative Team Blog Hop!

I am so super excited to be joining the creative ladies below on a year-long endeavor at Get It Scrapped. I've taught a critique seminar over the past year there as well I've participated in a few Masterful Scrapbook Design seminars. Debbie Hodge is a wonder woman and her enthusiasm for scrapbooking really rubs off on me. She inspires me to create pages with her fabulous prompts and articles all the time. I figure the assignments each month will keep my pages fresh and exciting. I can't wait to get started!

As you hop along each team member will be sharing their favorite article at Get It Scrapped and sharing some awesome discounts on Masterful Scrapbook Design issues - so be sure to catch each stop!

Use Geometric Shapes on Your Scrapbook Pages For Interest, Stability, and Energy

There are so many great articles over at Get It Scrapped. You could read for days and find inspiration in each and every one. I chose the article Use Geometric Shapes on Your Scrapbook Pages for Interest, Stability, and Energy. I loved the example pages in the article and I'm a huge fan of using repetitive geometric shapes on my pages. the article really inspired me to play with geometric shapes.

 

Supplies: kits (Stencils no. 1 by Creashens at Pixels and Co., Stargazer by One Little Bird at The Lilypad, A Beautiful Mess Splatters by Just Jaimee at Pixels and Co., At the Thrift Shoppe by Jennifer Barrette at Sweet Shoppe Designs, Papery Stuffs by Dawn by Design at Pixels & Co.) + Masks(Cut.It.Out Clipping Masks by Robyn Meierotto at Pixels and Co.) stitching(In Stitches Neutral Basics by Robyn Meierotto at Pixels & Co., Sewing Kit 1 by Agnes Biro (retired)) + fonts (DBJ Celeste from Darcy Baldwin at Sweet Shoppe Designs)

For this page, I used a stencil mask and clipped a neutral kraft cardstock to it. I played around with different base colors and patterns, but when all was said and done I loved the texture of the tone on tone. So I placed the exact same cardstock under my stencil. I think the geometric background adds a playfulness to the page while not being overtly in your face.

And now an amazing discount for you...

 Guest teachers Lisa Dickinson, Amber Ries, Dina Wakley

This is an in-depth and rich exploration of “layering-it-on!” It covers reasons to layer–what layers do for a scrapbook page–as well as how to go about layering, including the kinds of materials that are available and the ways in which you can explore and express meaning with your choices. In the interviews you’ll get new ideas and insights from paper and digital scrapbookers — and the interesting thing about this is that the ideas translate wonderfully between mediums. Articles and even a spray-ink video as well as 100+ annotated layouts will provide ideas and inspiration for all.

You can pick up your copy of Layering. Just place this issue of Masterful Scrapbook Design in your cart and apply the coupon code: “giscttscs60p”. That's 60 percent off and the coupon is good through June 3rd!

For more ideas and discounts from the Get It Scrapped CT, please keep hopping using the links below! 

Get It Scrapped
Amy Kingsford
Sue Althouse
Michelle Houghton and Deborah Wagner
Marie-Pierre Capistran
Christy Strickler
Heather Awsumb
Michelle Hernandez
Lise Mariann Alsli
Alexis Aragona
Kristy T
Stefanie Semple
Audrey Tan
Sian Fair
Brenda Becknell
Carrie Arick
Kiki Kougioumtzi
Tara McKernin
Susanne Brauer
Marcia Fortunato
Katie Scott
Andrea
Rosann Santos-Elliott
Doris Sander  
Celeste Smith  THAT'S ME!
 
 

Thanks for stopping by,

 

project life week 19

pl week 18

caught up! whoop!

pl week 17

i fell a little behind the past couple weeks. hope to get back on track soon!

Simple Scrapper May Blog Hop

I'm hopping along today with Simple Scrapper! Make sure that you check out the end for a giveaway.  Here are my contributions for May!

This layout uses one of the May Story Starters. I love how the Story Starters provide starting points for pages and help me use my photos in different ways.

Credits: Echo Park Note to Self kit at jessicasprague.com, Misty Cato chipboard action at Sweet Shoppe Designs, Underwood Champion font. Template: Simple Scrapper Premium Membership, Inspired by a Story Starter from Simple Scrapper's Premium Membership

Here's my layout using the May templates which just rock. I love that this particular template has two spaces for journal cards. I don't know about you, but I keep buying them and having an easy way to incorporate them into my pages just makes me happy.

credits: Pink Reptile Designs Tape It! at the Lilypad, Valorie Wibbens Life's a Ride at the Lilypad, One Little Bird Dayplanner at the Lilypad, Gina Miller Happy Note Cards at the Lilypad. Karla Dudley Life 365 at Pixels & Co. Template: Simple Scrapper Premium Membership

Use this Rafflecopter LINK to enter a giveaway for a one month trial membership at Simple Scrapper. There are three ways to enter and three winners will be selected. To be eligible, you must enter by 11:59pm CDT on Wednesday, May 8.

 Now go check out the rest of the team's pages. This month was particularly amazing!

Simple Scrapper (Jennifer Wilson)

Lisa Corbin-Polak

Ronnie Crowley

Margrethe Aas Johnsen

Amy Kingsford

Samantha Landay

Pam Lozano

Aimee Maddern

Jean Manis

Van Nguyen

Melissa Priest

Mandy Ross

Celeste Smith

Sara Strickland

The Premium Membership at Simple Scrapper provides skills and shortcuts to help you simplify and find more meaning in your memory keeping. Each month members receive a new collection of sketch templates and Story Starters, story-focused prompts for pages and projects. Want to work with our collections for FREE? Simple Scrapper is having a call for new team members.

 

Pixels & Company iNSD Creative Team Blog Hop!!

 

welcome to my stop on the pixels & company insd creative team blog hop.

 you can get all of the details about insd happenings at p&co right here

 i was asked to choose four of my favorite kits to share with you. i chose:

robyn meierotto's like a fox kit - who can resist that dapper fox couple? the fall color pallette is smokin' and robyn just rocks the patterns like no one's business.

gennifer bursett's made of awesome kit - the colors in this kit just speak to me and it's super versatile. this might just be my favorite kit ever. and gennifer is beyond cool so you can't go wrong. (and i'm not just saying that so she doesn't fire me!)

karla dudley's geeked - a graphic kit that is not too childish that works great for my computer obsessed tween boy! the colors here are so fun and she's included a ton of great elements. heck it's fun for grown ups too...

lastly, new to p&co is mommyish with be spring already. the colors and elements in this kit make me want to get out and work in the yard. so fresh and fun. certain to help me chase away the winter doldrums! i haven't had a chance to play with this one yet but it's next on my list!

did you see the free collab kit that you can pick up by doing the designer blog hop? you must check that out and all the other fabulous doings this weekend. loads of prizes - check it!

 

i made this page with the kit using Crystal's awesome template that comes with it and loads of goodies.  You really must hop to it and pick this one up!

so what are you doing here?? well you are collecting letters so you can pick up this fabulous collection of journaling cards made by the creative team at p&co. grab all the letters in order and that's your coupon code for picking up the journaling cards. 

you just need to hop along...

Sarah Hemmert 
Katherine Hansen
Mandi Buchanan
Kate Christensen
Rachel Alles
Anna Drozd
Jan Fortier
Carey Bridges
Emilie Stevenson
Ronnie Crowley
Amy Kingsford
Jennifer Hignite
Celeste Smith THAT'S ME!
Melanie Ritchie
Aria Andrus
Jennifer Evangelista
Linda Roos
Christy Carlson
Barbara Unzen
Mary Rogers
Arielle Gordon
Jeryn Carlisi
Indah Permata Sari
Melanie Call
Jen Papadimitriou
Erin Taylor
Kelly Mobley
Kim Hammond
Wendy Bretz

i bet you are thinking okay blah blah blah celeste. just tell us the letter so we can move on!

shhhh, my secret letter is:

now get the heck out of here hop on over to melanie's blog and pick up the next letter of the code!