Project Life Update - 05/20/2013

Happy Monday! It's a long weekend over here, so I'm enjoying the extra time to do some errands and work on some scrappy things. I have a Project Life update for once! This month, I've mostly been working to finish my scrapbooking assignments, so PL fell through the cracks. It's also taking a bit longer to do each spread as I'm still getting used to the 12x12 format. The lovely black and white photos were taken by my boyfriend.

This spread is from my birthday week, and some of the photos aren't in chronological order. I kept trying to place the photos chronologically, but they weren't working well with how I wanted the spread to look and balance out, so I figured it was okay since everything was within the same week.

The pocket with the instax photo was heavily inspired and influenced by Kelly Purkey's Project Life style. I love how she uses a lot of paperclips and staples in her cards. The yellow striped transparency is from Basic Grey's Mint Julep collection, and I was quite impressed with how many die cuts and transparencies were in one package. They're sold out at Two Peas right now, but I'm hoping to get another pack when they are restocked. I used a stamp by Mama Elephant for the "you.me.oui.", and I like how quirky and fun the set is.

The strips are from the Basic Grey Hipster collection, and I love the colors and patterns. It's nice to have different little pieces without committing to a full roll of washi tape. I added in a Dear Lizzy "Lucky Charm" sticker and a cork camera from Studio Calico.

I don't think my boyfriend and I managed to get a "normal" photo! He was making silly faces at first, and the one where he did smile was the one where I made a face. Pretty much sums us up! To tie the photos together a bit better, I used a Studio Calico cork sticker to overlap both photos.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you are having a good start to your week!

National Scrapbook Day | Two Peas in a Bucket

Join Two Peas in a Bucket in celebrating National Scrapbook Day on Saturday May 4th, 2013! There will be chats with some of the Garden Girls at the times below, some Garden Girl projects to inspire you, and fun challenges with the chance to win some prizes! The challenges will be running all week if you aren't able to join in that day, and you can find them in the classes and events section :)

Chats in the General Scrappin' forum:
9 am (CST) - Chat with Melissa + Paige 
2 pm (CST) - Chat with Nancy, Wilna + Lilith 
7 pm (CST) - Chat with Marcy + Lexi 

Happy National Scrapbooking Day! And thank you for the sweet comments on the post below, I really do appreciate them all :)

While you are there, don't forget to check out the new digital store!

Photo Love | Two Peas in a Bucket

Happy Wednesday, everyone! I have some ridiculously exciting scrapbooking news to share - I'm on the Two Peas in a Bucket Garden Girl Design Team!! I am beyond thrilled (and honestly, still shocked) to be on this team! A big thank you to Jamie Sorenson for this incredible opportunity.

This month, the theme was "photos". I was frantically looking through all of my printed photos while brainstorming ideas, and I thought that the photos themselves would be a fun subject. Over the past year, I've printed out way more photos than I actually scrapbook, but even if they don't end up on pages, I still enjoy flipping through them from time to time. 

For this page, I used various product lines such as Fancy Pants "Trendsetter", Dear Lizzy "Lucky Charm", Amy Tangerine "Yes, Please", and Glitz "Love You Madly". I like how well the different lines mixed together for a cohesive color scheme of coral, mint, and grey.

The post on Two Peas in a Bucket also has the products listed. If you have any questions, I'm happy to answer. Thank you for stopping by! And thank you so much for the kind words of encouragement :)

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Guest Post at Shimelle.com | Sunburst

I hope everyone's week is off to a good start! We seem to be stuck in winter over here, so it was back to boots and gloves yesterday with the snowfall. In great contrast to the current weather, I have this guest post up at Shimelle.com that shows you how to do one of my favorite techniques, a large sunburst. Thank you to Shimelle (and Alice!) for this opportunity! 

You can check out the full post about the sunburst technique here. Thank you for stopping by!

Happy

Happy Monday! I set aside some time yesterday to just play with some of my favorite scrapbook products with no expectations. The photo is of my boyfriend (Billy) and his cat George. George was super happy to see Billy during his surprise visit earlier this month!

On the weekend, I bought a pair of coral flats, which actually ended up being the inspiration for this page. The coral reminded me warm summer days, so I went with a summery, beachy color scheme. I  picked out some coral papers and die cuts from the Dear Lizzy "Lucky Charm" collection and paired it with yellow, nautical stripes, and woodgrain. Mint always seems to be a popular summer color, and I loved how the other colors looked against it.

Products:

Kits: Studio Calico ("Bobby Socks" add-on)
Additional paper: American Crafts (Dear Lizzy "5th and Frolic", Dear Lizzy "Lucky Charm", Amy Tangerine "Yes, Please")
Stickers: American Crafts (Dear Lizzy "Lucky Charm")


Thanks so much for taking a look!

*sidenote: I was about to wear my coral flats to work today but I glanced out the window and did a double take...it's snowing again :(

Project Life Update - 04/22/2013

Hello, long time no update! It's been a little busy lately, and I'm working on some upcoming scrappy things that I'm excited to share soon. In non-scrappy news, last week I was accepted into the Speech-Language Pathology Master's program I've been working towards for a few years, so it's been an exciting time for me!

For Project Life, I started the 12x12 format with my birthday week, but I didn't finish the first side of the spread yet. I haven't updated the blog in a long time, so I figured I'd just share what I had so far. I think that for normal weeks, I'll want to do around 1 side (half a spread) a week, but we'll see how that goes.

This side is very simple, I really wanted the photos to be the main focus. They are all from the same day and event, but I didn't want to leave anything out. We went for high tea and I really enjoyed this little place. There were lovely brick walls, and one wall that was entirely window, so it felt really light and airy. The word "dainty" definitely comes to mind! I used a lot of supplies that I've used before, but they are my current favorites and I figured I should use my favorite supplies for these photos of some of my favorite people :)

Products:

• Paper: American Crafts (Amy Tangerine "Yes, Please"; Dear Lizzy "Lucky Charm")
• Thickers: Studio Calico ("Neverland" kit; Echo Park "Sweet Day")
• Washi tape: Freckled Fawn (navy triangle)

Thank you for stopping by!

Project Life Update - 03/11/2013

Hello! I haven't done much scrapbooking in the past week, mostly due to a surprise visit from my boyfriend for my birthday! (he's usually in another province for school). This will probably be the last 6x8 Handbook-sized Project Life update, as he got me the Becky Higgins 12x12 signature binder, page protectors, and a core kit. As much as I love the flexibility of the 6x8 Project Life, I'm looking forward to being able to include more random little details about my life in the 12x12. Going forward, I think I will do around half a spread per week, and when I have time, I might start transferring the pockets from my Handbook into the 12x12 slots.
 
I kept these two weeks pretty simple as I was falling a little behind with PL. Interesting points about this week include a ridiculous snow storm and purchasing an Ikea Raskog cart. While I was at Ikea, I had to take a photo of the Billy Bookcase sign (my boyfriend's name, and often username).

I used some of the new lines from Dear Lizzy and Amy Tan for this spread. That Amy Tan roller stamp will be used over and over again, it's one of my favorites! Not much happened this week except for work, so I didn't have too many photos.  My long weekend consisted of seeing a close friend perform in a play, volunteering, scrapbooking + Edward Norton movies, and turkey.

Thank you for stopping by!


Products:

• Paper: American Crafts (Amy Tangerine "Yes, Please", Dear Lizzy "Lucky Charm")
• Kits: Studio Calico (Neverland)
• Stamps: Evalicious (the everyday banner, love this banner); BlinksofLife (recently); American Crafts (Amy Tangerine "Yes, Please" roller stamp)
• Thickers: American Crafts (Dear Lizzy "5th and Frolic")