Week 4

Hello friends!

I have my pocket page spread for Week 4 to share with you today using the February kits from Gossamer Blue...

I used the exclusive stamp sets that are available in the February Main Kits to stamp the tiny word sentiments on the heart filler card below.  The words fit perfectly in the hearts!

It was another frigid week with sub-zero temps so I took the kiddos to see "The Nut Job" on their day off of school for MLK day...they loved it, of course :)

Left Side:

I kept my embellishing fairly simple for this week's spread and added a lot of journaling using my typewriter.  I stamped on this spread a lot more than I normally do and I used lots of the wood veneers that are available in the kits.

I used a PSE photo template from Design Editor for the photo above.  The hubby and I went bowling for the first time in over four years and had a blast!

Right Side:

And here's the full spread for Week 4...

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Sunday!

Farm Girl

Happy Saturday, everyone!

It's time for another sketch challenge over on the Come On Get Crafty blog. You can play along with the sketch and get a chance to win a $5 gift card to the COGC shop (more details about that here).

Here's my take on the sketch...

My husband had these cute photos of our daughter on his phone (it's always a fun surprise to find great pics on there!) from when they went to play at my dad's shed for the afternoon.  She loves to climb on and investigate the equipment and even told us that she wanted to be a "farm girl" when she grew up!  Little does she know she already is one ;)

I stayed true to the sketch and used lots of goodies from the COGC shop for this layout.

Make sure you stop by the COGC blog and check out what the other creative members did with this sketch...they will BLOW you away!

Have a great weekend and TFL!

Love You Lots!

Hello everyone!

I had a blast creating with the OHDEERME kit from Freckled Fawn this month. I just loved every bit of it!

Here are a couple of layouts that I created using this month's kit...

I kept the design for this layout fairly simple and minimalistic.  I love how the transparencies look against the white card stock background and I added a punched pattern paper circle behind the resin cameos to help them stand out a bit more.

The enamel arrow stickers are the absolute cutest and I added several around my photo to point towards the photo of my and my hubby.

For this next layout, I used some more of the transparencies and lots of the metal hearts that are available in the kit. 

I also used some of the stamps in the set and turned the "WOW" paperclip upside down to say "MOM". 

I used both of the frame transparencies on this layout...one on top of my photo and one to house my journaling which I typed and printed from my computer.

Be sure and check out this month's kit and all of the lovely embellishments in it here.  And an added bonus is that it comes in a yellow star zippered pouch that is just too cute for words!  

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day! 

Valentine's Day Cards

Hello crafty friends!

I have a bunch of Valentine's Day cards that I created using this month's Life Pages kits and add-ons up on the Gossamer Blue blog today.

I love how versatile the Life Pages kits are and this month I decided to mix it up and make some quick and easy cards for Valentine's.

I basically just layered the 3x4 cards on top of the 4x6 cards from the kits and added some embellishments and ephemera.

I also created a few "pocket style" cards and filled them with little bits and tags to make them a little more interactive...

You can check out more details about my design process in my full post here.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Week 5

Happy Tuesday, everyone!

I have another pocket page spread to share with you today that I created using lots scrappy goodness from the Come On Get Crafty shop...

I can hardly believe it's Week 5 already!  Wasn't New Year's Eve just last weekend?!?!

I didn't have a lot of time to include much journaling in this week's spread so I used the black letter stickers as mini titles and stitched them onto the lovely days of the week journaling cards that are available in the COGC shop.

Left Side:

This week was fairly normal for us.  My son mastered the standing back tuck in tumbling and was thrilled to have earned a T-shirt and spot on the "awards board".  My youngest son had a lot of homework and reading to do each night this week and we had cows in our yard for two days straight.

I curled my hair using hot rollers for the first time in forever and my daughter thought that they were just spectacular, lol!  We got our first propane bill since the shortage and price hike and I thought I was going to pass out...RIDICULOUS!

Right Side: 

And here's my full spread for Week 5, 2014...

You can see even more info about my Week 5 here.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Gossamer Blue and Elle's Studio Blog Hop

Happy Monday, everyone!  Today the Gossamer Blue and Elle's Studio design teams are blog hopping and have TONS of creative inspiration to share with you!

I used the February Kits form Gossamer Blue that are packed full of fabulous Elle's Studio products to create my pocket page spread for Week 2...

The Elle's Studio products worked so well with the Life Pages cards and printables in this month's GB kits!  I love the soft colors and bright pops of red and accented my pages using the adorable Elle's Studio Love You More! Wood Veneers that are available in February's Life Pages Themed Add-on.

I also used several Elle's Studio journaling cards and lots of the Love You More! Lil' Snippets to my spread.  I added my title using the Head Over Heels Alpha Stickers from Echo Park (available in February's Main Kit) right over some of the gorgeous Doily Love patterned paper from Elle's Studio that I cut to fit the 4x6 pocket.

The alpha stickers were great to add some pops of red to my aqua and gray color scheme.

Here are a few more close-ups of my Week 2...

Next up on the hop is the super talented Anabelle O'Malley and here is a full list of the blog hop participants in case you get lost along the way ;)

Adrienne Alvis <<< You Are Here

Anabelle O'Malley

Becki Adams

Cindy Liebel

Emily Spahn

Evgenia Petzer

Heather Leopard

Jenny Evans

Jessica Lohof

Jill Cornell

Jina Jean

Juliana Michaels

Kasia Przybyt

Katie Ehmann

Kim Moreno

Magda Mizera

Michelle Wooderson

Michiko Kato

Naomi Atkins

Nicole Harper

Patricia Roebuck

Stephanie Bryan

Valerie Bishop

WaiSam Ho

Yuki Shimada

And don't forget to stop by the Elle's Studio blog and the Gossamer Blue blog! Each company is giving away some great prizes so be sure and leave a comment on their blogs telling us what inspired you along the hop to be entered to win!

Good luck and happy hopping!!!

PageMaps & Gossamer Blue

Hello everyone!

This month several members of the Gossamer Blue design team got to work with some incredible sketches from PageMaps!  The sketches are always so inspiring and fun to work with and I was thrilled that I got a chance to play along.

Here's the sketch I was assigned to work with...

And here's my take on it...

I used February's kits from Gossamer Blue for this layout.  The kits are jam packed full of amazing papers, embellishments, and inspiration this month!

I stayed true to the sketch because I was really inspired by the design and it was a lot of fun to mix and match papers to create the "argyle effect" on the right side of my photo.

I used some of the Elle's Studio Lil' Snippets tags for the journaling on my page.  The "Such A Beautiful Day" sentiment is kind of meant to be sarcastic, lol!  The day I took this photo was the day we had a lot of snow and ice and I had spent most of it shoveling my way out of our driveway.

For even more inspiration and sketch ideas, head on over to the PageMaps site to check out the February sketches and to see what the Gossamer Blue design team members came up with using their sketches!

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!