Thursday, July 31, 2014

A look back (day 2) - Pebbles

To continue down memory lane...

December



January


This was in the June Scrapbook Trends magazine

This was in the Spring Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine

February






See you tomorrow with another look at my Pebbles projects.













Wednesday, July 30, 2014

A look back - Pebbles

We have seen a lot of change in the scrapbooking world over the past year.  

First Creating Keepsakes disappeared leaving scrapbookers searching for tangible magazines to be published in.  I was so grateful to have had a year of being published in every magazine at CK; the change has greatly affected my income :(  

Next, 2Peas closed their doors, and while this change will help my income (lol), it is still a place that every scrapbooker had visited at least once and the place to go to find out anything and everything.  

The last change is more a personal one as manufactures are no longer having large teams and the scrapbooker is less valuable then a general crafter.  This makes me so sad because while I can make a card or home decor project, I like and want to document my memories because they are so precious. 

I have so enjoyed my year at Pebbles and it was a dream come true for me, my term ends soon and so I thought I would take the next few days and share my projects I created.

September






October










November







I loved working with the Front Porch collection, that was my favorite in the first 3 months!  See you tomorrow with more of what I created.





Tuesday, July 29, 2014

We go Together - Simple Stories

This was created using the Story of Us collection from Simple Stories, traditionally a weddig collection.  I thought the gold bokeh was perfect for these fall shots and I really loved the black chalkboard piece - it made for the perfect focus of my layout.


Monday, July 28, 2014

Me & My Boy - Simple Stories

Here's one more layout that I created for the Simple Stories blog last week.  
Did you notice the layout I shared on Friday and the one today are made on the same cloud page?  


Make sure you stop by and see how I put the layout together and some detail shots!

Friday, July 25, 2014

Best Summer Ever - Simple Stories

I was on the Simple Stories blog this week sharing some Good Day Sunshine layout.

Here is one I shared, make sure you stop by the blog to see the details and my thought on how I put the layout together!


Thursday, July 24, 2014

You & Me - Webster's Pages

How about a fall layout using Webster's Pages?  I made a little shaker area to hold the wooden hearts using one of the transparencies in the pack.  I love using colors that I like on layouts - the pops of pink were my choice, but beause everything else was neutral I felt I could get away with it.  

This was 7 years ago and we both are looking a little bit different, lol!


Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Let's Party - Simple Stories

Here is one more event from May, another look at Gino's birthday celebration.


No matter how many grey hairs this kid gives me, he just melts my heart!

This was made completely using the Simple Stories Sn@p! Birthday sets.

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

May in Pictures - Bella Blvd

Classic Calendars make the perfect background for an intro page for the month - maybe for your PL book, or maybe in your event book, either way it works perfectly to give a quick glance at your month.

Here's a look at May 2014 - lots of birthdays, beach, Disney, and family!


I think I will have to do this again, I love this view of our month.  I kept most things simple and green with a few pops of red and black for added excitement.

Monday, July 21, 2014

Hello Summer - Simple Stories

I am up on the Simple Stories blog today sharing some other layouts I created using the Good Day Sunshine collection.  (Can you tell I love this stuff?)


This page started with a picture I just loved of Rocky - serene!  I didn't want to clutter up my page and take away from the focus of the picture so I left my background mostly untouched.  I added in a 3x4 card that added some color.  A sn@p! card layered behind my picture and an transparency on my photo with the camera.  

Again you can see my love of my cloud punch!


A few added details to spice up the design on the paper 





Friday, July 18, 2014

Really - Bella Blvd



I am on the Bella Blvd blog sharing some layouts with the brand new releases; this is from the Christmas Cheer line.



I love all of these words, they just are calling to be cut out!


and some details...





Make sure you jump over to the Bella Blvd blog to see what the other DT created with this collection and a chance to win an amazing prize package!


Thursday, July 17, 2014

Summer Squeeze - Bella Blvd

I did a little creating the other day and played with Bella Blvd's Summer Squeeze.  
I wanted to see if I could use the black flower paper in more than just little pieces.  
So what do you think?


and some details...





Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Beautiful Reasons - Bella Blvd

Some Bella Blvd Sprinkles for you today.
I LOVE fussy cutting those words, they just make me happy!


and some details...