Christmas in July

Last winter, my sister and I went to a photography workshop at the Christmas in Lights display at Bellingrath Gardens.  I din't want this page to look too Christmas-y, because it wasn't really a Christmas story.  I think the bright paper reflects the bright colored lights.

Photo Fun

The Girls Paperie On holiday (Travel Ticking, Travel Skirt), chipboard alphabet; Echo Park Dots and Stripes (Metropolitan Navy small dot); K & Co Smash Pad (Special occasions); EK Success punch; Bahama Blue Glimmer Mist; Jenni Bowlin Ink; Recollections flowers; Sassafrass Cherry Sweet Treats stickers

Using Bright Colors: Hungarian Snackage

For National Scrapbook Day, Two Peas in a Bucket had a series of challenges.  I put together this layout for the "use a bright color palette" challenge.  I love the bright happy papers.

Hungarian Snackage

Sketch: Lisa Day 28 days of sketches

Supplies: My Minds Eye Quite Contrary (Jack & Jill Cute Beautiful Blooms), Miss Caroline (Dolled Up Day stickers); Stella and Rose "Delightful" Blossom; Basic Grey paper, letters (Curio), trim stickers (Heritage); Echo Park for the Record (Table Cloth); DCWV paper; EK Success punch; Target Washi tape; Miss Elizabeth Chipboard Letters; Ali Edwards for Technique Tuesday (The Journey that Matters); Jenni Bowlin Ink; Cosmo Cricket Butterflies and Doilies (Social Club); Making Memories chipboard clocks; Pink Paislee flip notes (Old School)

They don't always have to be complicated

A lot of my layouts are time consuming, with lots of layers and embellishment clusters.  Even if I start from a sketch, a layout can easily take me an hour and a half to complete.  If I start without a sketch, it can take much, much longer! But not all of my layouts are that labor-intensive.  On this one, I used a couple of 8x10 photo collages and some very colorful paper, so I didn't want too much else to compete with all of that,  but it still comes together in a nice, cohesive layout.

National Aquarium

Supplies:  American Crafts Cardstock; Pink Paislee Hometown Summer (Summer Fun); Basic Grey Indie Bloom (Abandon, El Camino, Senora); Cosmo Cricket stickers, Ready Set Chip (Salt Air); EK Success punches

Putting My Stamps to Use

I love stamps, and I'm trying to incorporate them into more layouts.  I have invested in several Ali Edwards for Technique Tuesday stamps, and I'm finding them to be great quality and very useful, especially for my travel pages.  I've used several sets on this layout.

Explore Budapest


















Sketch: Scrapbook Generation vol.??

Supplies: American Crafts Cardstock, Thickers (Dear Lizzy);  My Minds Eye patterned paper (Stella and Rose "Delightful" Blossom, Gertie "Friends Forever" Petals, Tapestry; Tres Jolie Je T'aime "Birthday Girl"); Hambly overlay Grandma's Wallpaper (gold); Crate Paper brads, sticker (Random); Cosmo Cricket stickers (Social Club), Ready-Set-Chip (Togetherness); K & Co brads (K-ology Hannah); Heidi Grace stickers (Wild Daisy Road); 7 gypsies 97% complete stickers (Travel Voyage); Martha Stewart punch, embossing powder; EK Success border punch; Jenni Bowlin ink (Stick Candy, Soap Powder); Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Vintage Photo); Colorbox Cat's Eye ink (Dark brown); Studio AE for Technique Tuesday stamps (Are We There Yet, The Observant Traveler, This One)

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I Knew I Shoulda Stayed in Bed

By the time I got to work this morning, it was raining so hard I thought I saw Noah passed me in the Ark.  So I got soaked, I mean soaked, from the waist down getting in the office.  If it weren't for my space heater, an industrial size roll of paper towels, and a cup of warm tea, I might have just crawled under my desk and cried.  Those things, and the three Halloween size Twix I ate to comfort myself.

Mark and I decided this weekend that we want a Keurig.  Neither of us drink coffee.  We just think they are so darn cool.

Before the Great Flood of November 2010 rolled in, we had some beautiful weather this weekend, allowing me to take some photos of layouts I've completed the last week or so. 'Bout time, huh?  I can finally share them, like this one:

100% Guard Kitty

I based this layout on this PageMaps Sketch:

Products Used:
My Minds Eye - patterned paper; American Crafts - vinyl letters, chipboard; Target $ Spot - foam letters; Making Memories - stamp, metal tab; Creative Imaginations - stickers; Button from stash; Silhouette - print and cut diecuts; Sakura - souffle pen; Memento - ink; Tim Holtz - distress ink.

Tools Used:
Martha Stewart - punch; EK Success - punch

Using More Stash

Even though the Use Your Stash class is over, May Flaum continues to inspire me to use up my stash.

  Birthday Boy

 

 Supplies Used:

October Afternoon: patterned paper; Martha Stewart: journal sticker, felt banner; American Crafts: letter stickers; K&Co: journaling tag; Studio Calico: sticker; Pink Paislee: rubon; Creative Chaos (etsy): calendar tag

Tools Used:

Tim Holtz tiny attacher

Giggle Laugh Enjoy

Supplies Used:
American Crafts: patterned paper, stickers, paper flowers; K&Co.: stickers, paper tape, rhinestone; Jolee's: stickers, jewel stickers; KI Memories: patterned paper; Making Memories: word stickers; Scenic Route: patterned paper; Handmade Goodies by DeeJan (etsy): journaling tag; Fancy Pants: rub on; Colorbok: chipboard flowers; Target Dollar Spot: layered chipboard flowers

Tools Used:
EK Success punch

How Many Trends Can I Fit on a Page?

I made this layout for the Use Your Scraps class at Big Picture Scrapbooking.  I had a great time trying out new techniques on the butterflies.  One I embossed with white powder, then inked with Tim Holtz Distress Ink.  I covered some in Tim Holtz Rock Candy Distress Paint.  I flocked one. I even used Ranger Perfect Pearls on one.

I love you bunches and bunches

Products used:

American Crafts – rubons, cardstock, chipboard letters, Remarks journaling stickers; Wacoal – cardstock; Core’dinations – cardstock; Jenni Bowlin – stickers; Tim Holtz – Rock Candy Distress Paint, Distress Ink; Basic Grey – patterned paper; MME – patterned paper; Studio G – flock; Judikins – sticky stuff powder; Commotions – Clear Tops embossing powders; Ranger – Perfect Pearls

Tools used:

American Crafts – Slick Writer; Martha Stewart border punch; EK Success border punch; Fiskars border punch; Silhouette