Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Layouts Within Limits: Part 3

*Edited-If you missed the announcement on Monday or Tuesday of this week, please do not forget that I am hosting a giveaway for a brand new Jenni Bowlin days of the week stamp set. All you  have to do is follow my blog and leave a comment. Every comment for blog followers this week will give you one entry. Contest closes at midnight EST on Saturday May 4th (National Scrapbook Day.) Good luck and may the odds be ever in your favor. I will draw a winner on Sunday and post the results on Monday May 6th, 2013.

Welcome to week three of a three part series in which myself and other scrappers/ bloggers (senoritascrapper from senoritaml.wordpress.com, Danielle Higginbottom-Brown from piperloo.blogspot.com, and Lea Lacoste from http://afreezeframe.blogspot.fr are playing along with a Glitter Girl Challenge. Today we are all sharing our third layout from Glitter Girl's challenge from Wednesday April 10th entitled, "Layouts within Limits." For this challenge, Glitter Girl suggests that scrapbookers can create many layouts using a formula designed to show how versatile our supplies are. This formula (created by the infamous Glitter Girl) as well as an amazing 38 minute scrapbook video can be found at the Two Peas in a Bucket website here. I strongly encourage all scrapbookers to watch this video, it truly is very eye-opening as to how much we can make with very little supplies (relatively speaking.)

Following Glitter Girl's layout formula, these are the supplies I pre-chose to create three layouts with.

My three background papers: Color conspiracy and 2 Studio Calico papers from Here and There.


All chosen papers: More Studio Calico from Here and There, plus some from Snippets, and American Crafts Soho Garden.



All of my supplies grouped together: Lots of Studio Calico from Snippets and Here and There, as well as some Studio Calico exclusives. My Mind's Eye enamel dots, Snap label stickers and small letters.


Other tools I chose: (punches below) and not pictured Mister Huey in inky black and opaque white.


Now back to the original background papers paired up with my pictures in order left to right; layout 1, layout 2, and layout 3:


Here is what I came up with for my first layout (you saw this last week here:


Next is my second layout, blogged about last Wednesday, and you can find that here:


Here is my last layout: 



My first guest blogger, senoritascrapper, also pre-chose all of her supplies, but she made this decision largely based on color. She says that she has been working with a lot of blue lately, so she wanted to switch things up and used more yellows for these layouts. The products she chose are left over from Studio Calico's Lost Boys and Toe Stop add-on kits as well as Noel Mignon's Daffodil Scrapbook Kit.


Here is the first layout senoritascrapper created:


And here is her second layout:


And here is her third and final layout:


I love that she used four photos on this layout. That is a great way to really capture an event. She also did a great job of making one photo her focal photo by tilting it slightly and matting it with yellow card stock. This is such a fun and vibrant layout and it just makes me happy and joyous and makes me think of the sun, spring, and being outside. Great work Senoritascrapper!

Next up, is Danielle Higginbottom-Brown from piperloo. She chose a completely different set of materials to create her layouts with as well. Largely, her supplies were from chose from things she had in her stash that needed to be used.

Danielle's supplies:



Here is Danielle's first layout:



And here is Danielle's final layout for the challenge:


And some close-ups for you:



That brown cardstock is so cool, I'm not sure if it is suppose to look like cork, but it really works with the mechanic theme in my book. I like the banners in the upper left corner as an accent piece (I am a huge lover of all banners,) and I love that she wrote her journaling in a white pen. I need to remember to do that more often when using darker backdrops. I also really like the washi tape that is layered behind the word "mechanic." Great job Danielle!

Our last designer this week is Lea Lacoste from http://afreezeframe.blogspot.fr:


First of all, I love that she used black and white photographs. I like the pops of color and that she used two different fonts for her alphabet.  I also really adore that she layered stamps under 3-dimensional objects. I often times forget to do this, and instead, use stamps more as an accent. This is just wonderful, thank you for sharing your page with us today Lea.

I really hope that you enjoyed our blog hop. Thank you Senoritascrapper,  Danielle , and Lea for playing along with me. Next week Senoritascrapper, Danielle, myself, and hopefully other scrappers (this could be you as well) will be back taking on another Glitter Girl challenge "2 for the Work of 1." This challenge was posted at Two Peas in a Bucket on 4/ 24/ 13 and you can find the video and information HERE. In this video, Glitter Girl challenges us to a similar challenge in that you pick out all of your supplies ahead of time and use them for more than one layout. For this challenge, however, we will each be making two layouts and sharing them both with you next week. We would love it if any of you would like to join in as well and link us to your layouts in the comments. Or if you would like to participate in our blog hop please e-mail me by midnight Sunday at lifescrapbookrepeat@gmail.com and I will make sure to include you in our hop. We would love to have you play along, the more the merrier. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask.

Happy Scrappin,

xoxox

Toni

A new layout using the Paper Bakery Lemonade Stand Scrapbook Kit

I just began a kit subscription at Paper Bakery earlier this month and am really liking it. The owner Sarah Hill is a real sweetheart and fellow dog enthusiast and shipping is prompt ( I always love that.)  She also has a wide assortment of really cool flair badges if you are in the market for those as well. I really enjoyed the assortment of goodies in the April Scrapbooking Kit. This is the second layout I have made so far with the kit Lemonade Stand.


"A Dog Story in Spring" was created using their Sketch Challenge #2  for the month




Thanks for stopping by, I hope to see you back tomorrow with part 3 of Glitter Girl's Layouts Within Limits Challenge.

Until then, happy scrappin'

xoxox

Toni

Monday, April 29, 2013

Project Life 2013: Week 17 April 22-28 (Tuesday April 30)

It's Tuesday, time for another Project Life layout share. Thank you so much for stopping by today to my little slice of blog heaven, I appreciate you being here. If you are a fellow Project Lifer, how are your layouts coming? I love Project Life, taking the time to reflect on our weeks, our lives, and all that we have to be thankful for. It  has been such a blessing to our family. I am having so much fun with this and I hope all of you are as well.

If you are not already a blog follower. I encourage you to do so.  ;-)  I am sponsoring a giveaway on the blog later this week. The winner will receive this brand new Jenni Bowlin days of the week stamp set and some additional goodies (the large padded envelope is seriously stuffed ladies.) If you are a blog follower, you will be entered into a drawing for every comment you leave between now and 12 midnight on Saturday May 4th. I will then draw a winner on Sunday and post the results on Monday.



Now onto Project Life week 17.

Full Layout:



Left Side:



Left Side Close-Up:



Left Side with Back of Insert:


Right Side:



Right Side Close-Ups:






Right Side with Front of Insert:


Supplies Used:
  • Studio Calico Project Life Kit
  • Studio Calico wood veneer hearts
  • Studio Calico digital brushes from the Planetarium Scrapbook Kit Digital Brushes.
  • Ali Edwards digital brushes "You have my heart." These can be purchased at Designer Digitals.
  • Studio Calico 3 x 4 grid Project Life cards
  • Amy Tangerine Yes, Please 6 x 6 paper pad
  • Basic Grey Kneesocks and Bowties transparency pack
  • American Craft Thickers
  • Basic Grey mini alphabets from a previous Studio Calico Project Life Kit
How are your Project Life pages coming along? Are you still loving this as much as I am ? I would love to see what y'all are working on. Until next time.

Happy Scrappin'

xoxox

Toni

Layout Share: Shh, It's Nap Time

It's National Scrapbooking Week! Woo-Hoo! I know we only get one National Scrapbook Day (Saturday, May 4th,) but I am calling it a whole week regardless. In honor of this fun holiday for us scrappers I am going to be posting every day through Saturday and also doing a giveaway on Saturday. Every day you leave a comment you will get one entry. You must leave a comment and follow blog to play along. I will tell you more about what I am giving away later this week, but trust me, it's good.

Here is what I will be posting everyday in the next week:

  • Monday-New layout share
  • Tuesday-Project Life
  • Wednesday Part Three of Glitter Girl's Layouts Within Limits Challenge and blog hop
  • Thursday-Scrapbook Organization
  • Friday-New Layout Share
  • Saturday-Project Life Share
  • Sunday- I will draw a winner and announce on Monday

I hope to see y'all here all week long. Now back to the layout.

I just love my dog Daisy. She is my furry child and such a sweetheart. We have had her for over 8 years and rescued her from the Humane Society. It was her last day there and I put a deposit on her and hoped my hubby wouldn't be too mad. He got over it and I got my very best friend.

This layout was inspired by the ombre trend and my love for pops of color, and of course my trusty companion: Daisy.


And some close-ups:



Seriously, isn't she just the cutest thing ever? This layout was so much fun to make. I used all of my favorites-Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm, mist, banners, glitter, ribbon, twine, hand stitching and clumps of embellishments. I think this is probably most true to my scrap style. Anyone else find it difficult to pinpoint what your style is, especially if your like me and love to try new things. I guess this is mine if I had to pick one.

Products Used:

  • Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Wishbone paper (from Studio Calico Neverland Scrapbook Kit)
  • Studio Calico wood veneer banners and cameras
  • My Mind's Eye enamel dots
  • Ribbon from my stash with blue stripes
  • White shipping tag
  • Studio Calico exclusive striped paper (from March's Neverland Scrapbook Kit)
  • Blue Baker's Twine-My Mind's Eye from last year
  • Amy Tangerine Yes, Please Hopeful paper
  • American Crafts glitter tape in white and cherry
  • American Crafts Zing embossing powder in gold and blue glitter
  • Stamp set from Hook Add-on from March Studio Calico kit
  • Amy Tangerine stamp set
  • Hero Arts neon pink ink
  • Knotted Wood (brown) Prima Chalk Ink
  • American Crafts white paper-that was painted with Mister Huey
  • small paintbrush
  • Mister Huey in Boss Lady, Sherbet, and Buttercup, they were carefully applies over one anotehr for the ombre look onto white paper. I let it dry, then hand cut banners, and hand stitched them down.
What have you been creating lately? Anyone else sooooo excited about National Scrapbook Week? What are y'all planning on doing on National Scrapbook Day?

Until next time, Happy Scrappin'

xoxox

Toni


Saturday, April 27, 2013

Project LIfe 2013: Blog Hop

That's right, today I am a blog-a-hoppin' with some other amazing Project Life ladies. I hope this post will help you find some great Project Life inspiration. Michelle  Bostinelos from the blog Busy Being Happy started this Project Life blog hop. She does this every Saturday and features new Project Life bloggers every week, this week I was one of the featured bloggers. Make sure to check out her blog and the others participating and send them some love. Thank you Michelle for starting this up and featuring me.

These are the other ladies featured this week:

The direct link to start the blog hop is over at Michelle's blog HERE.

You can find my previous Project Life posts HERE. I post new Project Life pages every Tuesday and link to the Mom Creative as well.

Here are some examples of my previous Project Life pages:




I hope you enjoy this blog hop. Please link me up to your Project Life pages and I can send you some love. Are you all enjoying Project Life as much as I am. Third year, and still loving it, each and every day.

Happy Scrappin,

xoxox,

Toni

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Layout Share: "At Fifteen I Learned How to Ride a Motorcycle"

This layout was created for my "All About Me" scrapbook album. Something I have needed to do for quite a while, creating a scrapbook album all about my life (mostly before kids.) Studio Calico currently has a class going on entitled appropriately "All About Me" and it is taught by the wonderfully talented Lexi Bridges. I am really enjoying this class and every Studio Calico class is great. Studio Calico offers one class every month available for purchase. I have liked every single class the past 8 months that Studio Calico has offered. They are also reasonably priced (ranging from $12-$28, depending upon if you receive supplies or not.) I can not say enough good things about them.  *This is my personal opinion, I am not paid or endorsed in any manner to persuade you to buy Studio Calico. I just really enjoy their classes, products, kits, and community.*

On to the layout:


And some close-ups:




Supplies Used:


Thank you for stopping by. What have you been creating lately? Have you recently scrapbooked a layout just about you? I highly recommend it, you' re worth it! My kids thought it was hilarious to look at this layout and read about how I learned to ride a motorcycle. They did not believe that their mom was once cool. As my twelve-year old put it, "You use to be cool mom, what happened?" Don't we just love the things our kids say? Have your kids/ family/ friends said anything hilarious lately? I would love to hear your stories.

Happy Scrappin,

xoxox

Toni

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Layouts Within Limits: Part 2

Welcome to week two of a three part series in which myself and other scrappers/ bloggers (senoritascrapper from senoritaml.wordpress.com and Danielle Higginbottom-Brown from piperloo.blogspot.com) are playing along with a Glitter Girl Challenge. Today we are all sharing our second layout from Glitter Girl's challenge from Wednesday April 10th entitled, "Layouts within Limits." For this challenge, Glitter Girl suggestions that scrapbookers can create many layouts using a formula designed to show how versatile our supplies are. This formula (created by the infamous Glitter Girl) as well as an amazing 38 minute scrapbook video can be found at the Two Peas in a Bucket website here. I strongly encourage all scrapbookers to watch this video, it truly is very eye-opening as to how much we can make with very little supplies (relatively speaking.)

Following Glitter Girl's layout formula, these are the supplies I pre-chose to create three layouts with.

My three background papers: Color conspiracy and 2 Studio Calico papers from Here and There.


All chosen papers: More Studio Calico from Here and There, plus some from Snippets, and American Crafts Soho Garden.



All of my supplies grouped together: Lots of Studio Calico from Snippets and Here and There, as well as some Studio Calico exclusives. My Mind's Eye enamel dots, Snap label stickers and small letters.


Other tools I chose: (punches below) and not pictured Mister Huey in inky black and opaque white.


Now back to the original background papers paired up with my pictures in order left to right; layout 1, layout 2, and layout 3:


Here is what I came up with for my first layout (you saw this last week here.:)


Here is layout #2 using the above pictured supplies again:


 And a couple of close-ups for you:



My first guest blogger, senoritascrapper, also pre-chose all of her supplies, but she made this decision largely based on color. She says that she has been working with a lot of blue lately, so she wanted to switch things up and used more yellows for these layouts. The products she chose are left over from Studio Calico's Lost Boys and Toe Stop add-on kits as well as Noel Mignon's Daffodil Scrapbook Kit.


Here is the first layout senoritascrapper created:


And here is her second layout:


I love her second layout as well....I mean those speech bubbles are so stinkin' cute and I adore how she put words in each one that were significant to her story. I also really like the incorporation of wood veneer speech bubbles and of course (my favorite) enamel dots.  Her journaling is so personal, and it really tells a story.  I just love it so much!

Next up, is Danielle Higginbottom-Brown from piperloo. She chose a completely different set of materials to create her layouts with as well. Largely, her supplies were from chose from things she had in her stash that needed to be used.

Danielle's supplies:



Here is Danielle's layout:



And a close-up:


I love the eclectic mix of materials that Danielle chose: The background paper is adorable and it really goes nicely together with the picture of her son sleeping with a truck. I also adore the embossed houses, it's really cool that they still look wet even though I know they are not. I also like that she scrapped in 8.5 x 11 inch size, something I am having a hard time with lately.

I really hope that you enjoyed our blog hop. Thank you Senoritascrapper and Danielle for playing along with me. Next week Senoritascrapper, Danielle, and I will be back to share our third layout created with the kits we created using the Layouts Within Limits idea by Glitter Girl.  We would love it if any of you would like to join in as well and link us to your layouts in the comments. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask.

Happy Scrappin,

xoxox

Toni