Wow!

So much is going on right now...so many crafty surprises and things to come in the next week!  I.Cannot.Wait!!!  It's gonna be good, so stay tuned...

OAN - My Anchor's Away layout I posted early last week is this week's Layout of the Week over at Studio Calico!  I am so honored to be chosen...Studio Calico members are truly the best of the best and they are all so inspiring and fabulous.  Every layout I see in the member gallery is so great and there's so much talent out there...so much inspiration that helps me create my own layouts.  A huge thank you to everyone who put my page into their faves :)

I hope you have a great holiday weekend! TFL!!!

Playtime

Here's a layout I made yesterday using random bits and pieces of scraps on my table...I can't WAIT until my new SC kits arrive!

I went ahead and jumped the gun on the Trendspotting class.  I used a few hexes I had leftover from a previous SC kit.  I really like them grouped together, which is really the only way I've ever used them on a page, lol!

My little girl loves to play outside.  I got this pic of her last week while we were waiting on the boys to come home from school.

I added some buttons and a fabric covered brad to the hexagons to give them some dimension.  I love the soft colors of this layout ;)

Happy Wednesday!  TFL!!!

Project Life

Here's my PL post for the week of August 13th - 15th...

I didn't take very many photos this week :(  So this PL spread is short and simple.  I guess now that the kids are in school, I won't have as many photos of them throughout the week, lol!

I printed this photo collage of my photos from The Color Run off of my home printer and just slipped it into a 12x12 album sleeve.  

I'm struggling to keep this Project Life thing going...I've wanted to quit so many times and I think this may be the last week that I document :(  I'm still on the fence, so we'll see...

Happy Tuesday!  TFL!

Hello Darling

Happy Monday everyone!  I hope you had a great weekend :)  I managed to get sick after mowing our lawn on Saturday so today I'm trying to rest and relax.  Friday is my birthday and I really don't want to be sick on my birthday.  Ugh...

Here's another layout I created for the Trendspotting class at Studio Calico...

Yes, I'm still scrapping vacation pics...I have so many great ones that I just can't help myself ;)  I really need to put a mini together to showcase all of my great Instax photos I shot on our vacation, but I've had a creative block on how that should come together.  I hate when that happens!

I'm still using my August kit from SC and adding in a few odds and ends from my stash that need to be used up.   I added the banner along the side of my layout to switch it up a bit...then dressed it up with a few embellishments and wood veneer arrows.

I realized after uploading this shot (oops) that you can't read all of the journaling on the tag.  It reads..."You didn't care too much for the water, but you loved digging your toes in the sand!"

My favorite embellishment on this layout is the star cluster on the left side of the journaling tag.  I had a bunch of stars lying around on my craft table so I decided to layer them in a random way using glue dots and stitch them together in a cluster.  I adhered a wooden button on top to add a bit more dimension and color, too.  I really like how it turned out and I can't wait to start trying out other punched shapes!

Have a great day!  TFL!

Remember Today Only

Ok, ok, I'm trying hard not to get too sentimental with this blog post (#200 btw!), but it's hard.  My babies are getting big and growing up.  Fast.  We were all walking up the driveway yesterday after the boys got home from school (so glad I had my camera in hand!) and I just thought, wow, these are the good ol' days.  Today is the best day.  Every day I get to spend with them is the best day.  All the crazy, hard, tough, busy, happy, fun days are the best day.  I feel very blessed and very lucky.  Even when things aren't going my way, or their way, we're lucky we have each other and that we get to be a part of each other's stories...every day :)  That's why I love scrapbooking so much.  It gives me a chance to remember the tiny moments that I would've otherwise forgotten about.  It helps me get through the moments that aren't always "picture perfect".  It helps me get my feelings across in ways other than words.  It just helps.  I'm a big ball of mush today...I just can't help it :)

Here's my layout for the Weekly Challenge over at Studio Calico...

This week's challenge was to use some sort of frame on your page.  I decided to frame the two photos with a large banner of patterned paper instead of just a plain 'ol rectangular piece.

I'm getting down to the nitty gritty of my August kit, so I can't wait for September's!

I misted my background paper with some Mister Huey's Opaque White to tone down the color a bit...
And once again I added some green glitter splatters and some Mister Huey's Silver splatters, too.

I'm so happy that it's Friday!  This week wasn't the best...just glad to get through it.  I hope you have a great weekend!  Enjoy :)

Anchors Away

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

I kept my layout pretty close to the sketch, I just sort of smooshed everything together a bit.  

I made the banner out of various patterns of washi tape, which was super easy and fun to use in a different way.

I also used a lot of arrows and a bit of metallics in this layout, two trends that I've been working with in my Trendspotting class.  The journaling card is also from the class.

I just love this photo of my youngest son as he stood in awe of the "pirate" ship that went by our neck of the beach during our Florida vacation.  I used my Snapster App on my iPhone with the Cyan filter to get the "aqua" look around the edges of the photo.

I also used a "new to me" technique on this layout...sparkling glitter splatters.  I can already tell it's going to be my next obsession!  I found this great video at SwissGirlDesigns that showed me how to achieve the look :)  It's fun to try and really quite simple, hope you check it out!

Happy Thursday!  TFL!

I Love This

Here's a layout I made just for fun...just for me.  I didn't use a sketch, challenge, or prompt.  I just had these great photos of my daughter on my computer that I just had to get down on a page.  So my inspiration for this layout came from her silly, happy expressions.  All I knew is that I wanted this page to be bright, fun, and happy :)

I'm kind of on a doily kick right now.  Lately, I can't seem to do a page without one!  My favorite elements on this page (besides the doilies) are the aqua washi tape and the red and white striped patterned paper.  All of which came from Studio Calico's August kit, Summer of '69 +Add-ons.  I also used quite of few of their digital printables for this month.

Happy Wednesday everyone!  I hope you're having a great week and thanks for checking out my page :)