Toes in the Sand

Here's my spin on this week's Sunday Sketch Challenge at Studio Calico...

This is my first vacation photo that I've got to scrap and I love how it turned out!  I debated on using this photo because everyone's feet were in it but my oldest son's.  I still loved the pic so I just decided to make up for his absence in my journaling.  (I think he was on a shopping excursion with my brother when we snapped this :)

I stuck pretty close to the sketch (see below) except I used a bigger focal point (the photo) to house my title.  I added all the little pieces around the patterned paper that framed the 6x6 pic to represent the space around the title in the sketch.  I really love working with sketches and they're always such a big time saver!

I used my new Summer of '69 kit +Add-ons for this layout.

Happy Wednesday!  TFL!

A Double Dose of Project Life

I caught up on my PL pages yesterday after being on vacation for a week.  I honestly have to say that before we went on vacation I was thinking about quitting Project Life altogether, but when I sat down to work on the last two weeks yesterday, I realized I was just a little burned out and the break did me some good :)

I kept it super simple again...that seems to work best for me right now...

Week of July 23rd - 29th

This week was very busy.  We were getting ready for our trip to Florida, finishing last minute projects, and saying goodbye to our friends who were getting ready to move away...I miss them so much already :(

Week of July 30th - August 5th

This was our vacation week.  I took over 300 photos so I will be making a mini album or two to house all of the pictures and stories from our trip.

 My oops for the week is that the date should say August 5th (not 4th)!

I used SC's new August printables for this spread.

Hope you have a great day!  TFL!!

We arrived home safe and sound from our Florida trip late Saturday night.  I spent all of yesterday unpacking, doing laundry, sucking sand out of the car with the vacuum, and re-stocking the fridge.  While we were gone I received my August kit from Studio Calico in the mail so I was very excited to dig into that as well.

Today, I plan on spending all day in my craft room so I'll be back to posting layouts and hopefully the beginnings of a vacation mini album this week :)

I'm also participating in August's Photo-A-Day, so here are my photos of the first five days of prompts...

OUTSIDE...

ONE...last bite...

COIN...

SOMEWHERE I SAT...in our car for twelve hours traveling home from Florida...

LOGO...I didn't take this photo (obviously) but I thought it was quite fitting ;)

I hope your week is off to a great start.  My kids go back to school next Monday so we're trying to resume a normal schedule and finish off a few last minute preparations.  I can't believe it's that time again!  TFL!

Sail Away

Today is the last day of the month...already...whew!!!  Time is flying and I can't believe how fast it's going!

We're still hanging out in Florida and it has rained for most of the day :(  It seems to be clearing up and I hope that the rain is over for a while because it's really hard to keep three kiddos entertained in a condo for very long.  Luckily, my hubby took the boys to a museum a few miles away with my dad and my brother so that eases the stress a bit.

Here's a few photos from yesterday...

 My brother, hubby, and son went parasailing yesterday morning...they were super excited!

 I didn't take these photos and I haven't edited them yet, but they turned out pretty well.

Up, up, and away!

And they're all safe and sound back on the boat minus one pair of sunglasses ;)

OAN:  I'm really excited for August to begin...it's my birthday month, school resumes, and I'm going to join in on my first Photo-A-Day Challenge!

Here's the list for August...

I hope you join in on this challenge with me, it's super easy and fun!  You can go to www.fatmumslim.com.au to check out more details, but basically you take a photo every day using the daily prompts to document your month.  Then you can share them on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, your blog, or any way you would like!  I'll be posting my daily pics on my Instagram feed.  You can follow me on there @adriennealvis.  I haven't decided if I'll put them up on my blog every day...I'm thinking maybe doing one big collage at the end of the month instead.

Greetings from Destin

We arrived in Destin around 5:00pm on Saturday, so yesterday was our first full beach day :)

Today we spent the morning on the beach and in the pool at our condo until it decided to rain for a spell around lunchtime.

Here's a few photos I've taken over the last two days...

 I love this view!

 We found a friend!

 The "pirate ship"

Sandy toes

 Trying to catch a wave

The kids are having fun and are so excited to be here...it's just so nice to get away for a while...

Hope you're having a great day!  TFL!

You Are...

Well, I'm doing the last few loads of laundry and packing up our suitcases because by this time tomorrow we'll be driving to Florida and trying our best to keep the kids occupied in the car for 12+ hours on the road :)  Fun, fun.  But it will all be worth it when we wake up on Sunday and walk out the door to the beach!  Yay!  We're definitely all due for a vacation and some R&R....can't wait :)

Here's a layout I recently completed using some random leftover scraps and my Elmwood Park kit +Add-ons...

I took this photo of my daughter swinging one day after swimming lessons.  She's getting so big, so fast and I just wanted to document this happy moment of her doing one of her favorite things :)

The "YOU ARE" sentiment and the "LOVE YOU" thought bubble were cut out using my Cameo.  I misted the "YOU ARE" sentiment using some Mister Huey's Cameo mist.  I filled the little glassine envelope to the far left with some butterfly mistables and sequins.

I'm off to finish packing and just a reminder to be prepared to see a lot of vacation photos very soon :0)  You can also check out my Instagram feed @adriennealvis to keep up with our travels.  I'm also going to jump in on the Photo-A-Day Challenge for August on the 1st and I'm super excited because this will be my first time participating and it's my birthday month.

Have a great weekend and TFL!!!

Every Mile Makes Me Smile

Here's my spin on the Weekly Challenge at SC...

This week's challenge is all about making a long title for your page using at least three fonts, letter stickers, or die-cuts.  I don't know if my title is very long, but I really liked how this page turned out with the mix-up of fonts :)

The "smile" and the bicycle are cut files that I purchased from the Silhouette Online Store.  The "mile" is just the negative from the "smile" piece.  I really like to use every bit of paper when I scrap so this worked out perfectly for my page.

I took this photo the other morning while I was on my bike ride.  I've been riding my bike almost daily since May and I have really enjoyed the results!  I feel so much stronger, healthier, and refreshed after each ride and that's really been my motivation to get through these hot summer months on my bike.

I used my Elmwood Park kit +Add-ons for this layout and I misted my background "sunburst" with a mix of Mister Huey's Mists.

I hope you're having a great week!  I'm wrapping up around here and getting ready for our trip...
We leave for Florida on Saturday!!!  I can't wait!!!

TFL :)