Project Life - Week 19

It's that time again...

Here's my Project Life spread for the week of July 9th - 15th...

Most of the supplies I used for my spread this week were from this month's SC kit, Elmwood Park.  

It was just another normal week around our house...the kids finished up their swimming lessons and we were out and about all weekend.  It's still super hot and dry around here and I'm really starting to get sick of it.  I'll be ready for fall when we get back from vacation in a couple of weeks.

The highlight of my week was getting to escape one evening and take my friend out for sushi.  She's getting ready to move away and it was sort of our "last" sushi date for awhile.  I'm really going to miss her :(

OAN - I'm this week's featured layout over at www.studiocalico.com/membergallery for my "Insta-fun!" layout!  Yay!

Happy Tuesday :)

Hey Girl, You've Got Some Big Shoes To Fill

Happy Monday everyone!  I'm trying hard to get back into the swing of things this morning, but it's been tough.  I've got a lot to do and I just don't feel like doing any of it!  I haven't been sleeping well lately and I'm just tired...I'll get motivated eventually hopefully!  

Anyway, here's a layout I finished recently using my SC Elmwood Park kit +Add-Ons...

My little girl is always trying on my shoes and I had this cute pic of her with my favorite pair of flip-flops on that I just had to scrap.  I just hope her feet don't turn out to be as big as mine when she gets older!  Ha!

I heat embossed the grid stamp with some black embossing powder and my heat gun to add a little texture.  The "Hey" thought bubble was cut out using my Cameo and is a cut file from Studio Calico's new digital line of products.  I cut it out on white card stock and then painted it orange.  I also added some washi behind it to make the letters stand out a bit more.

I've got to get in my craft room today to work on my Project Life for this past week...I haven't even started printing pictures out yet!

Have a good one and thanks for looking!

happy dance

I'm just hanging out here doing a little happy dance!

Here's why...check it out...http://studiocalico.typepad.com/studio_calico/2012/07/lotw-1.html

I just want to say that I'm honored to be SC's LOTW and I don't think I could create without all of their amazing products and fabulous inspiration!  They're the best and they have the best community of scrappers and creative minds!

Thanks again SC members and designers!

I also just found out that my "Insta-fun!" layout was spotlighted at One Story Down yesterday!  Wow!  I'm beyond amazed and walking on cloud nine today!

Have a great weekend everyone and TFL :)

in a glitch

I just want to apologize for the technical difficulties I seem to be experiencing here on my blog.  I can't figure out what's going wrong and why I can't change any of my settings :(

Insta - fun!

I got a chance to participate in the Weekly Challenge on SC's blog again this week so here it is...

I used my Elmwood Park kit + Add-Ons for this layout and I even tried a new technique on my page, stamping with bleach!

I used bleach to stamp the "lined circle" stamp onto my aqua card stock for a subtle background effect.  I was super nervous about trying this technique because I was worried to death I would spill some bleach on myself or my supplies, but I didn't spill anything....this time!  Ha!

The challenge was all about using banners and buttons, so I incorporated them both into this layout of Avery hanging out by the lake.  I used Instagram, Snapster, and Picfx to edit my iPhone pics.  Hence, the title "Insta-fun!".

I absolutely love those huge resin flowers that came with the kit.  

OAN - I'm officially starting the countdown to our beach vacation today!  16 days from now we will be arriving in Destin and relaxing on the beach.  So. Excited.

In the meantime (to help pass the time, ha!), I'm starting to make lists of things we need to pack, buying some travel items, and planning out what tasks need to be completed in the next couple of weeks before we leave.  School starts one week after we return so I want to be ready and not rushing around trying to get everything together when we get back from Florida.  Oooh!  I can't wait to do nothing but lay on the beach for a week!  So. Excited.

Happy Thursday!  TFL!

You Are My Sunshine

Here's my take on this week's Sunday Sketch at SC...

I used SC's Elmwood Park kit +Add-On's for this layout.  I misted my background card stock with several different colors of Mister Huey's mists.  Sunset, Water Cooler, Taxi, and Gold to be exact :)  I added a bit of water to make the colors a bit more subdued and then took a paper towel and blotted off the excess ink.  I used my Cameo to cut out the starburst and the "You Are My Sunshine" frame.  

I didn't follow the sketch exactly, but I had this photo of my son, Jubal, swinging at the park and I really liked the upward effect of the shot so I thought it would be perfect inspiration for this sketch :)  I tucked my journaling away behind the tag on the right.  

Happy Wednesday!  TFL!

Project Life Week 18

Here's my PL spread for the week of July 2nd - 8th...

I was going back through my PL archives because I mis-numbered a week back in June...so this really is my Week 18.  I started Project Life in March instead of January so my weeks are numbered differently :)

This week's spread turned out very colorful and bright :)  Me likey!  I'm using new product from Studio Calico's July Kit, Elmwood Park.  I'm loving every bit of the kits this month, very fun!

This week seemed a little strange to me because of the holiday on Wednesday.  Plus, my hubby had to work nights so that made it feel even stranger.  Honestly, the whole week felt like one big week-end.  I guess I can't complain about that, ha!

Okay, if you couldn't tell from the photos above, I'm slightly obsessed with my new photo-editing app, Snapster and all it's glorious rainbow effects it creates on my pics.  I love the way it makes each photo feel like summer...

This week we spent two days (including the holiday) on the water with friends :)  I took the kids to see the movie "Brave" at the theater.  We had two more days of swim lessons and Avery got her physical for Pre-K, which she will be attending in the fall.  I'm still riding my bike almost every day (very early in the morning because we were still in triple digits all week!) and I've spent quite a lot of time in my craft room as well.  

Here's a quote I thought fit our week perfectly, well, except for the rain part :0)...

OAN - It did finally rain on Sunday evening...like a lot...I'm so thankful for that even though it's too late for our crops to produce anything.

Happy Tuesday!  TFL!