Must Have Books: Study Guide DD Kit

Hi!  Sarah here with the best challenge ever...BOOKS!  If you all know me, you know I have a passion for books and reading.  I even have a YouTube channel dedicated to books.  I love reading and sharing the books I love (and don't love sometimes).  I adored this challenge and wanted to do a layout about just wanting to buy all of the books all of the time.

 

I had a friend take some pictures of my with some of my favorite books of all time.  It was the perfect way to use this kit!  I used up a whole bunch of scraps from papers that I used on other layouts.

I loved layering the papers behind my photo and used up some of the die cut labels and a Freckled Fawn chipboard piece.

The Jillibean Soup bookshelf paper and library card paper were just begging to be used on this layout.  Those two papers are my life!!!  I loved cutting them into strips to really maximize the use of them.  The labels on the Echo Park sticker sheet were perfect to just tuck behind my layers to add a little something extra.

I really love how this layout came together and the Thickers were just perfect.  I paired them with some Teresa Collins tiny alphabet stickers (from my stash).

Thanks so much for joining me today.  I just love books and I love scrapbooking about books.  This kit just spoke to me!  

Don't forget to add your layouts to the FB group so we can see them!!!

Small Town Bar: Study Guide DD Kit

Hi!  Sarah here with another layout using the September Study Guide daily diary kit.  This week I'm documenting a small bar that is in our small town.  My girlfriends and I decided to go check it out one night and as we sat down, we took a fun little picture of us being a little nervous about going to a new place (spoiler alert: we had a blast!).

I really like the ombre paper and the effect it makes on the page.  I kept everything centered so you can really see that paper.

I didn't have an "R" in the Thickers, so I used a "P" and added on a piece from another letter to make the R work for me.  I loved using the layers above the title.

There was a piece from the cut apart sheet that had "Let the ADVENTURES begin" and I just loved that for a spin on this topic!  I used two stickers from a sticker sheet that were intended to be labels or banners and used them as layers under the photo.

I loved being able to use the globe on this layout.  Even though it's not a travel themed page, I used it since we were going to a certain place.  It worked nicely!

Thank you so much for joining me today!  We would love to see how you're using your September kits, please post them in the facebook group so we can see them!

Good Characters: Study Guide Daily Diary Kit

Hi!  Sarah here with my first layout using the September Daily Diary kit, Study Guide.  Obviously, I wanted to start off with a school layout.  Last school year, both of my girls ended up getting the "Character of the Month" awards for their classes.  They came home with a medal, a water bottle and had their names on the announcements and their pictures up in the hallways.  They were ecstatic!

I love the ledger paper by Echo Park and it's the perfect background to hold the other bolder papers.  The orange paper is also by Echo Park and the pushpin paper is Jillibean Soup and the two 6x6 papers are from Fancy Pants.

The Thickers from Shimelle's new line are so cute!  I love how they are solid on the top and dotted on the bottom.  I was careful to be sure to space out the colors, with the exception of the year, I love how those are the same color. I used some stickers from Jillibean Soup and used my distress ink from Tim Holtz in Hickory Smoke (not included in the kit) to ink the edges of all of the papers.

The school themed ribbon was a perfect shelf for my photos.  I cut down one of the tags from the kit to do my journaling and used one of the flair badges to cover up the awkward space where the tag and ribbons overlapped.  My notebook paper edge punch was perfect for adding a little extra school aspect to the layout.

I love how the bulk of the layout is concentrated here.  This kit was the perfect way to document this memory!

We can't wait to see how you are using your Study Guide kits this month!  Please don't forget to upload them to the FB page so we can see them!

Workspace Hustle: August "Weekend in Paris" Classic Kit

Hi!  Sarah here with this week's challenge: share your workspace!  I thought this would be a great opportunity to also make a layout about my creative process.

I love the Heidi Swapp watercolor paper and wanted it to be featured.  The Maggie Holmes arrow paper is so beautiful as well and I used a big piece to highlight it.  

The title is from a Thickers pack from my stash - it was the perfect title for this subject.  I love how the epoxy ribbon snuggles right in with the title.  I used the last piece of doily from the kit and the other black and white ribbon and I love they way that they look layered together.  

The house paperclip from the kit was perfect for this layout since my workspace is in my home.  I used the Freckled Fawn vellum butterfly stickers to help bring attention to the watercolor paper without being too overwhelming.

I fussy-cut some of the flowers from the Maggie Holmes paper to use on either side of the photo.  The flair badge from the kit was a nice little detail on top of the floral piece.  And the black rub-on from my stash was a great addition and helped bring out some of the black in the layout.

And now....here are some photos of my workspace!  I have a room in my house that is dedicated to my scrapbooking and it is my safe space.

 

I have two Ikea shelves that house my albums and some of my supplies.  And a big tower of Iris containers hold supplies for projects that I'm working on or themed supplies like holiday or military things.  

On this shelf, I keep my patterned paper and cardstock along with scraps and some random bins full of things like Thickers and stickers.  

And my desk.  It's an Ikea desk with a row of drawers.  I love my space and I'm happy to share it with you.  We'd love to see your spaces in the Facebook group!

10 mile hike with the Weekend in Paris Daily Diary Kit

Hello everyone!  Can you believe it is August?!  My husband and I have been helping our oldest son get some of his merit badges done over the summer.  The merit badge we have been pushing to get finished up before school starts is hiking.  We planned one of the 10 mile hikes for this past Saturday and when we arrived home I found my kit on the doorstep.  I sacked out on the couch and as I was going through the kit I knew that many of the elements would work great to tell the story of the day.  This might be a record of taking pictures and almost immediately documenting the story.

All the papers and embellishments are from the kit except the pattern paper circled below.  I picked up the paper pack for this month and cut a few of the patterned strips from the Maggie Holmes paper.  

I cut the polaroid type frames from the Maggie Holmes Carnival paper and placed my smaller pictures behind them.  

I love the mix of embellishments in this months kit.  I used on top of my smaller photos:  cork flower, button, tickets, washi tape, and the resin butterfly.

I added color to the resin butterfly with gelatos.  I rubbed placed a bit of color on and then rubbed it into the resin.  I finished by adding journaling to one of the Project Life cards and stapled the "Love This" to the bottom corner.

I'm excited to work more with this kit this month.  It really has such versatility.
Till next week, Happy Scrapping!

Myrtle Beach: June "Dive In" Classic Kit

Hi!  Sarah here with my last layout using the June classic kit.  This week, we are challenging everyone to work with sketches.  I found one on Pinterest that I liked and used it to make this layout.  Here is the sketch:

And here is my layout:

I loved the large banners and knew it would be a great way to use up some leftover strips of paper from the kit.  I took advantage of the flamingos as well being that these are beach photos.

I used the sunglasses in place of the circular sun in the sketch.  The quote is from the cut apart sheet.

The chipboard flamingo was screaming at me to use it.  I love how it snuggled up next to the title.  

Some die cuts, puffy stickers and enamel dots helped to finish up the layout.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I have loved working with the bright summer colors in this kit!  I hope you will use this sketch as well!

Ice Cream FTW: June "Dive In" Classic Kit

Hi!  Sarah here with my first layout using the June "Dive In" classic kit.  I just happened to have a picture of my daughter Layla eating ice cream.  As soon as I saw all of the ice cream themes throughout this kit, I knew this picture would be scrapped!

I used the aqua cardstock as a base and to mat my picture and used the Crate Paper Oasis paper as a background.  As I was cutting into the awesome Crate Paper Oasis and Echo Park Summer Dreams papers to use as layers, I kept turning them over and using the B sides as well!  It all just came together so wonderfully.

The Dear Lizzy Thickers are so beautiful and a nice muted gold glitter.  I also used the circular chipboard element from the large paper fans (those are bit big for my taste), but I was still able to use the chipboard ice cream here.

I wanted to use that ice cream quote from the Summer Dreams cut apart paper.  Instead of using it as a square element, I fussy-cut the ice cream and inked up the edges to use here.  I used a strip of the yellow ribbon to anchor my main bulk of clusters.

The My Mind's Eye die cuts worked perfectly here, one being an ice cream pop and the other saying "TGIF" as this photo was taken on a Friday.  PERFECT!  I also used up a couple of those Echo Park chipboard ice cream pieces.

Thanks so much for joining me today.  I challenge you to take a look through your photos and see if you have any great ice cream shots to use with these awesome ice cream themes with this kit.

February 2017 Project Life - March DD Kit: Delightful

Hi!  Sarah here with another project life spread for this year, February!  I loved using up lots of the "lovey" things from the kit to highlight February.

For the title card, I again used a stamped 3x4 card that a friend made for me.  I also layered it up with a coffee sleeve from Starbucks and added a transparent circle from Freckled Fawn (not included in the kit).  I also added a wood veneer label with the month on it.

On the right side of the top, I used a 3x4 card with the word "you" on it and added some stickers to it to highlight that my daughter Layla received the Character of the Month for her class.  

For the center, I documented my dog Brody's birthday...my sweet boy turned 14.  Next is a journaling card where I wrote about Chipotle opening up in our town.  I had a card from the restaurant that I cut out the circles from to add to the card.  I added a sticker to a picture of my daughter Caylan and I.  

For the bottom, I have a picture of myself cross-stitching and watching Vikings.  I used a banner die cut, a Carta Bella sticker and a flair badge (all from the kit).  And I used some letter stickers from my stash.  I finished off the left side with my daughter's Valentines they gave out at school this year: Moana and Descendants.

For the right side, I started with Caylan's first overnight sleepover!  I used a couple of Freckled Fawn chipboard pieces.  I had run out of cards and paper, so I needed to use some 6x6 papers from my stash.

The photo on top is of the book fair at school, where I volunteered.  I used the diamond die cut to journal about it.  I also saw Fifty Shades Darker with some friends so I added the ticket stub to the awesome 3x4 card from the kit and added a feather from Freckled Fawn.

There is also a yummy Denny's picture and a funny picture of Layla wearing two robes one day.  I added some of the word strip stickers to them.

And finally, on the bottom, I documented a fun charity event I attended with my friends.  We all had movie themed tables and our was "How to Train Your Dragon" so we were all vikings.  I included a group picture with the ticket along the bottom and a picture of me with my two best friends at the table, along with a chipboard banner and sticker.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I can't wait to see what you are making with your March kits!!!