Day by Day & Fall Cards!

Today I thought I'd share with you my take on the Day by Day project kit. :) I hope you had a chance to take V's class, she had so many inspirational ideas for this book that I need to go back and add. (V, you are brilliant! ;) ) But until then, here is what I did with the materials included in the Day by Day kit. :)

I used the velcro to attach the pen, so it is there ready for me to use at all times. The Jenni Bowlin mini-paper titled "2010" on the inside cover will be a place I write down a few goals that I want to work on throughout the year. I added an envelope to the front of each month page, as an extra spot to tuck inspirational items.
I then created a pocket on the other side of the monthly "tabs" as a home for notes, photos, etc. that I plan to work on during that month.


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I also have a couple of Fall cards to share with you using the Rise and Shine kit. The stamps are by Cornish Heritage Farms. I painted the images using Shimmerz paints.
I used the blank side of the canvas tab as a home for my stamped card sentiment.

Thanks for looking!
Jana

Love is Friendship Set on Fire

I read that along time ago and it stuck with me. So i finally decided I would do something with it.

This is an 11x14 canvas. The picture is 8x10 and everything else is the Rise and Shine kit (sold out). This was for my Yo Yo challenge for the sizling summer crop we had on the message board last week. I combined my challenge along with a few others. One was a lift of a gallery member. I chose Aphra. Head to the boards and if you are not a member please sign up. We would love to have you and we have LOADS of fun.




If you don't know how to make a yo yo you can see my video tutorial here

Have a great week.

Sweet One

This week's challenge was to lift a LO from the fabulously talented Tara Van Moorsel. I chose to use her LO as a sketch for mine. I had this sweet picture of my husband and his Godchild in a quiet moment together. I used Noel's Rise & Shine kit. The butterfly is by Sweet 'n Sassy stamps and it was stamped on a transparency with Staz On ink.


Make sure you head on over to the challenge blog to see Tara's fabulous LO as well as the other gorgeous LO's by the DT!

Some Cards

Since I have been under the weather for the past few days I have not created much at all --but now that I am starting to feel much better I sat down and made some cards using what was left of my Rise and Shine kit - and here is what resulted...

For this card I used my Hero Arts Cloud Stamp on top of Pink Paislee paper. I used a PP rub on on white cardstock and adhered it to the card with pop dots.

And yet again for this card I used a Hero Arts butterfly stamp on top of some MME pattern paper. That butterfly underneath is actually a rub on by Pink paislee.

So now that these got me my creative juices going -- I am off to get ready for the crop that is starting today!!! Yippee!
Michelle

A Couple More Rise & Shine Projects!

I've been playing with my Rise & Shine kit . . . I just love the juicy summer colors . . . and have a couple more projects to share with you!

This page is about the potty-training struggles we've been having at our house lately. LOL! The Scenic Route chipboard numbers were the perfect way to show how many times we've tried to introduce this concept to our little one. :) I used Shimmerz paints to change the color of the Jenni Bowlin stickers for some added interest on my page. I also used them to change the color of the center of the Jenni Bowlin pearls. FUN! I grabbed a rubon from the Five Foot Two kit to add to the plastic circle.






I then made a card using some scraps from the Rise & Shine kit. I used spray ink (Shimmerz Spritz) on the bookpaper to give a bit of color & shine. The stamps are by Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker. I used my computer to type the sentiment.



Have a great week!
Jana

A Couple of LO's of Some Pretty Cute Girls!

This first LO is of my daughter Cortney. She is my 14 year old princess who struggles everyday with physical and mental impairment. (She has Cerebral Palsy) At times even holding her head up can be a struggle. When I snapped this picture of her looking rather coy at me, It literally took my breath away. It was a fleeting moment........

I used pieces of Noel's Rise and Shine kit.....what was left of it that is! (I've loved that kit until there was practically nothin' left!) I did incorporate some vintage pieces, and Maya Road chipboard pieces for the title.
This next LO is from Noel's Five Foot Two and Eyes of Blue kit. It showcases my sweet niece, Katie. She was having a blast playing in the kiddie pool in her cute swim suit and sun hat! Again, I incorporated a few pieces of my own. (The baby crepe flower, vintage book paper, and small daisies)

So there are my two gorgeous girlies!!! Have a fabulous weekend!

It's been so fun!

I have had fun playing along as a guest designer this month!
And I have thoroughly enjoyed this Rise and Shine kit.
{apparently I am not the only one who loves it since it appears to be sold out!}
But before I go, I have a few more things to share...
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Do you ever do like "status update" layouts or "where they are now" layouts?
I like to do them periodically to kind of give an update of life at the moment.
This is one I did of my husband with his brother and sister.
The pictures were taken at a birthday party for their grandmother.
However, I have already done a layout about that party so I decided to use these leftover goofy pictures to tell {briefly} what was going on with each of them at the time the pictures were taken.
I think layouts like this will be fun to look back at later and remember what was going on at the time!{everything is from the Rise and Shine kit except the buttons-I pulled those from my stash because I had already used all the buttons in the kit!}
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Do you ever scraplift yourself??
That is how this next layout came to be.
I was stumped and needed something to get my creative juices going!
So basically I scraplifted the above layout and came up with this one.
I like how the finished product ended up looking alot different than the one I scraplifted!
{and you know it is perfectly legal to scraplift yourself!}
:)

{everything is from the fabulous Rise and Shine kit}
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And here are a couple of quick cards I made using scraps of the Pink Paislee, My Minds Eye, Crate Paper, and Cosmo Cricket paper from the kit.

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Thanks again for letting me play along this month!
It has been fun!
:)

gretchen

After School Buffet and She's Our Girl

The first page I have for you, is one using the brand new Five Foot Two kit (only 5 left!). I love the feel and colors of this kit! Perfect for all kinds of summer activities! You have red and blue for patriotic pages and juicy pinks and greens for those picnic photos! Very fun!

This page is about my kids coming home after school and raiding the kitchen. They are so hungry that they start to pull out as much food as they can and pretty soon the kitchen looks like it has a buffet set up in it! LOL!




Everything but the buttons are from the Five Foot Two kit. :)

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Do you like to edit your photos before you print them? I am NOT a great photographer, but I feel like I can fake it a bit with the help of a photo-editing program.

I really couldn't live without my PhotoShop and LightRoom programs. They help me make my photos brighter, sharper, and more fun to scrap! :D Let me show you what I mean.

The photo in the layout below was actually a casual snapshot that I took of my daughter while we were playing outside. With the help of LightRoom I tilted it, cropped it, and added a fun preset action to give the photo more of a staged feeling. I included the before and after of this photo, so you can see the difference.




Isn't that AMAZING!!!! Now I'm no photoshop expert, so don't feel like you have to be. BELIEVE ME, if I could figure out how to do it, so can you! ;)





Everything on this page is from the delicious Rise and Shine kit.

Thanks for stopping by!
Jana

He was a scrapbooker

I spent the afternoon after my grandfather's funeral at my grandmother's house.
In one of the bedrooms I found shelves & shelves full of photo albums compiled by my grandfather.
He was always taking pictures, but I never really knew what he was doing with all those pictures.

Well, apparently he was scrapbooking them!

And this is a layout about that.

I used the fabulous Rise and Shine kit for this one.
I love adding cardstock or patterned paper behind open spaces in my title letters.
It helps add color and contrast (especially if the letters kind of blend into the background).
I cut up part of the packaging from the Jenni Bowlin pearl flowers in the kit to add a border and a bit more red to the layout.
{Pay attention to the packaging of your products! You never know when you might find something fun to use. And Jenni Bowlin always has cute packaging!}
And here is a card I made using a mix of the Creative Imaginations, Jenni Bowlin, My Minds Eye, and Crate Paper goodies also in the Rise and Shine kit (but sorry, I am pretty sure it is sold out!).

Hope you are having a great week!
:)
gretchen

You Make me Happy

This is only a few photos i have left of my wedding day and when i saw this kit (Rise and Shine- Sold Out) i knew i had to use it. These photos called my name and that is just what i did.





For the clear acrylic piece i used some of my alcohol inks and went to town. then i used the liquid pearls for some added oomph and texture around the scallops and in the center of the holes.

Thanks for looking!

Friendship challenge layout

Hi there!
I want to share the layout I made for this week's Friendship challenge.
This one is about getting together with some of my favorite scrapbooking buddies to scrapbook at our favorite scrapbook store one last time before it closed.
{sniff!}
I used the fabulous Rise and Shine kit for this one.

To make the title I used the Jenni Bowlin alphabet stickers in the kit as a mask.
I messily painted over them, waited for them to dry, then pulled them off the layout.
{I saved the letters because they look cool even though I painted over them and I plan to use them again!}

And I made the flowers by layering crumpled patterned paper (cut into circles with a circle punch) over some of the Scenic Route chipboard shapes in the kit and then adding buttons.

{that green paper is KI paper from my stash}

Thanks for looking!
:)
gretchen

BFF

I am so glad that my daughter found such a cute new friend here in our new neighborhood. I definitely had to use these pictures of the two of them for the current Friends Challenge! Everything here is from the juicy, Rise and Shine Kit.





When I have a lot of pictures like this, I like to use PhotoShop Elements to create an Album Page. It allows me to choose a border for the photos and then I just plug in the pictures I want to use. It crops them for me so they all look nice and neat. I only had 8 photos for the 9-photo template, so I cut out the center square, placed a piece of patterned paper behind it and then embellished it. I love how easy it was to put this page together.



Virginia's class was fantastic!!! My Design Workbook I created is definitely something I will go to again and again. Here is my Design Workbook I created using the Blue Skies kit.

Thanks for looking!
Jana

My "workshop" book

Monday Tuesday and Wednesday was Virginia's class on Design and Let me tell you. If you didn't sign up you missed out because that was by far one of the best classes I have taken. It was full of so much useful information on finding my style. Things i had never really given a second thought until then. *so* glad i took it.

here is my workbook i made using the Rise and Shine kit (Sold Out)

Even though the class is over I am sure if you email Virginia or PM her through the Message board you might still be able to take it. Cost is $8 and well worth it.