Back To School

Happy Monday, friends!

I'm sharing this layout over on the Lily Bee blog today...this week's theme is all about "Back to School"!

My kiddos start back to school this week so we've been busy shopping and getting everything checked off the school supply lists.  I actually still love shopping for school supplies...it's like a fresh start for everyone!

I used lots of brightly colored pieces of patterned paper from the Pinwheel and Sweet Shoppe Collections.  I was inspired by the subject of geometry for my layout's design, hence all of the triangles and circles :)

Are you ready for "back to school"?  For even more inspiration, be sure and stop by the Lily Bee blog to see how Diane interpreted the theme.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Come On Get Crafty August Sketch Challenge

Happy Saturday!  This is our last official weekend of summer because my kiddos start school this week...I think we're all ready for the change :)

There's a new sketch challenge up on the Come On Get Crafty blog...

And here's what I came up with using the sketch...

I had this great photo of a double rainbow that had I captured one afternoon after a summer rain.  It's kind of hard to see the second one from the photo, but it's there :)

I used lots of rainbow colors and embellishments for this layout to help pull out my theme from my photograph.  I also stayed very true to the sketch and really liked using the rainbow ruler washi tape as my side borders.

Shop Items Used:  Basic Grey (Candy Buttons), Elle's Studio (Saltwater Cutouts, L'il Snippets, and Tabs), Lily Bee (Sweet Shoppe Circle & Tag Stickers, Sweet Shoppe Embellishment Bundle), Fancy Pants (What A Wonderfu Day Sticker Fundamentals), Crate Paper (The Pier Paper Pad)

Please be sure and stop by the blog and check out how the other amazing creative team members used the sketch.  You can also get a chance to win a $5 Gift Card to the Come On Get Crafty online shop by linking up your take to the Saturday Sketch post by August 23, 2013.  Good luck and I hope you have a great weekend! 

Scrapbook Circle August Sketch Challenge

Happy Friday, everyone!  

There's a new sketch challenge up over at the Scrapbook Circle blog!

And here's my take...

I used the August Scrapbook Circle Kit, "Let's Go On An Adventure!" for this layout.  I love the mix of products in this kit...perfect for all of my summertime photos.

If you get a chance to play along and share your work with us in the comments section here or on our Facebook page, you will be entered to win a camera strap from Blue Bird Chic. You can visit Leah’s shop, follow her on Facebook and follow her on Twitter.

Share your work using a Scrapbook Circle kit and this sketch before August 21st and you could be the lucky winner. The winner will be announced on the blog on August 23. 

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great weekend! 

Project Life - Week 27 & 29

Happy Friday!

I'm so excited to be able to finally share a few missing week's of my Project Life!  I'm also excited to announce that I'm creating for Gossamer Blue's new Life Pages kits!  These new kits are incredible and are packed with SO many amazing products!

Here's a look at my Week 27 using only the Life Pages Kit...

And here's Week 29 using the Life Pages Kit and a few items from the Main Kit and Add-ons...

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Cool Spoons

Hello everyone and happy Thursday!

Can you believe it's August 1st already!!!  The summer is winding down fast so I'm trying to squeeze in as much summer fun as I can with my kiddos before they head back to school in a couple of weeks.  I had to run a few boring errands with them recently, so I bribed them with ice cream for lunch after we were done :)  They thought it was a real treat!  Hey, whatever works right?!?!

We each enjoyed a huge bowl of ice cream and a variety of toppings (including bacon!).  It was delicious!  It's also always fun to see the crazy flavor combinations the kids come up with.

I used lots of tags from the Road Trip Collection on this layout.  I love that the Road Trip tags work for any theme, not just travel :)

Supplies Used:  Road Trip (Icons, File ATCs), Birthday Cake (Banners, Labels, Snip'em Tags), Everyday Life II (Week Note Cards, Mini Tags, Snip'em Tags)

I'm sharing this layout over at the Chic Tags blog today...you can see the full post here.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

You 3

Hello everyone!

I'm sharing this layout I created over at the Come On Get Crafty blog today showcasing some of my favorite products from the Fancy Pants "What A Wonderful Day" line...

I layered lots of pieces of patterned paper from the line under my photo and used the tape stickers to create my banner.

The "Be Yourself, Everyone Else Is Taken" quote is one of my favorites and I thought it went well with the photo of my three kiddos "being themselves", lol!

Shop Items Used: Fancy Pants (What A Wonderful Day -  Terrific Patterned Paper, Swell Patterned Paper, This Way Patterned Paper, Tape Stickers, Sticker Fundamentals, Turquoise Corrugate Paper,  Park Bench Button Set), Basic Grey (Candy Buttons), Chic Tags (Road Trip Note Clips), Lily Bee (Sweet Shoppe Chit Chat Stickers & Letter Stickers), Freckled Fawn (Black Pinwheel Washi Tape), Divine Twine (Pink)

You can check out my full post here and be sure and stop by the shop for $15 Grab Bags!

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Scrapbook Circle Design Team Announcement

Hello everyone!

I'm so thrilled, excited, and honored to announce that I've joined the Scrapbook Circle Kit Club Creative Team!  I've already been working with August's kit, "Let's Go On An Adventure", and it is beyond amazing!  I'll be posting my projects in their gallery soon so stay tuned and you can check out the full post announcement here.

And here's a list of the other amazingly talented ladies that I get the privilege to work with over the next year...

New Additions...

Leslie Ashe

Jenni Calma 

Melissa Mann

Audrey Yeager

Kimberley Garofolo

Returning Team Members...

Diana White 

Rebecca Keppel

Jennie Blaser

Heather Leopard - Social Media

Diana Fisher - Blog Coordinator

Tessa Buys - Blog Coordinator

Sara Zenger - Communications

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!