Summer 2014 Instax Mini Album *Gossamer Blue*

Happy Friday, folks!

I over on the Gossamer Blue blog today showcasing my Summer 2014 Instax Mini Album...

I broke out my trusty ol' Instax camera at the beginning of the summer season and have been capturing some of our favorite summer adventures through its lens.

We are spending time in Kansas and in Illinois this summer due to my husband's job.  It's been a great reason to explore, meet new people, see new places, and enjoy every second of this wonderful summer season together.

We are staying at a campground in Louisburg, KS that has ponies, a donkey, a playground, a lake, and plenty of activities for the kids to enjoy.  I made a lot of vellum pockets throughout my album to house the small Instax photos.  This made it a bit more interactive and easy for me to create pages ahead of time and to place photos in later.

Summer for me is about keeping it simple, so I kept this album as simple as I could...

I used the July kits from Gossamer Blue for my album.  It's sized at 4x6 and I used a lot of 3x4 journal cards from the Life Pages kits on many of my pages.

Summer isn't over yet, so I made a few extra pages that I'll add into my album later.

I hope you're summer is going great so far.  I'm enjoying every bit of it and wishing it wasn't going by so fast.  Thanks for stopping by today and have a great weekend!

Week 22

Hello friends!

Here's my Life Pages spread for Week 22 using a mixture of the Gossamer Blue July kits...

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I adored this month's kits from GB.  Make sure you stop by the shop and grab yours today!

Have a great day!

Week 20

Happy Thursday, friends!

Here is one of the Life Pages spreads I created using the July Life Pages Main Kit from Gossamer Blue...

I loved this month's mix of products and colors.  One of my faves so far!

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Be sure and stop by the Gossamer Blue shop and the gallery and check out July's Kits and how the amazing design team used them!

I hope you have a great day!  Thanks for stopping by!

Week 18 & 19

Happy Saturday!

I'm a little late posting my weekly Life Pages spreads using the Gossamer Blue June kits, so here they are...

Week 18 

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For Week 18 I used a lot of color and bright photos and for Week 19 I went a little softer, with a few pops of color.  The GB Life Pages kits are always a perfect mix of colors and designs and always compliment the photos I include in my weekly spreads. 

Week 19

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I'm excited to play with my July kits this afternoon and I'll be sharing my creations using them soon!  Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Where We Roam...

Happy Sunday, friends!

I created this ephemera pocket layout using the June Kits from Gossamer Blue to house some of our recent travel adventure photographs...

I simply created two vellum pockets on my 12x12 page and placed photos and journaling cards from our travels inside of them.

I added random bits and cute embellies from the kits alone the top of the pockets and added my title in the bottom left-hand corner of the page.

You can see how the entire page came together with a step-by-step tutorial on the Gossamer Blue blog.  

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Week 14 & 15

Hello!

I have my Life Pages spreads for Week 14 & 15 to share with you today.  I used Gossamer Blue's May kits for these spreads and I have to say I just love how they turned out...

Week 14

I used the Life Pages Main Kit only for my Week 14 spread.  

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Week 15

And I mixed up all of the May kits for Week 15.

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We spent the end of Week 15 in Maryland with my husband.  We did a little sightseeing on Sunday and enjoyed the beautiful weather outside by the Chesapeake Bay.

Be sure and check out the May kits from Gossamer Blue.  They're packed full of wonderful items and are still available!

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Gossamer Blue - Week 11

Hello everyone!

I'm sharing some tip and tricks over on the Gossamer Blue blog on how to hide your journaling in your Life Pages spreads...

I used a mixture of Gossamer Blue's April kits for this week's spread.  I love mixing and matching different embellishments, journaling cards, and patterned paper from the kits because they always work so well with each other which helps my spreads come together quickly.

I created a bunch of flap pockets and hidden places to hide some of my journaling this week.  You can see more photos and details on how I did that here.

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I can't believe we were still getting snow mid-March!  Crazy I tell you!!!

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Be sure and check out my full post on the Gossamer Blue blog.  Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!