August Colour Suite

Happy Saturday and Welcome to the August Colour Suite a monthly colour challenge I put together for my friends at Scrapbook and Cards Today. I don't know if you noticed but I took July off. Along with the monthly Colour Suite I also put it together 4 times a year for the magazine. I've decided to take 1 month off a quarter so I am not doubling up when I work on the magazine.

This month I used a piece from my Pinterest Color Inspiration board. I often start with a photo like this then once I start pulling colours the final colour suite looks nothing like the inspiration piece. This month I stayed true to my original inspiration.

 

I was so inspired by the eggs I really wanted to recreate that feeling of one colour washing into another. I love how the gold flows from the orange and the yellow.

(Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock,, Patterned Paper Doodlebug/Bella Blvd/American Crafts/Simple Stories/Lawn Fawn, Kraft Circle Die Cut Jillibean Soup, Washi Tape Glitz, Gold Stars Studio Calico, Gold Glitter Heart American Crafts, Die Cut Chic Tags, Enamel Dots Doodlebug, My Favorite Things Alpha/Number die set, Corner Rounder, Hemp Twine, Black Pen, Tiny Attacher, and font KingThings Typewriter)

Thanks for joining me today for the August Colour Suite. To read more about this challenge or to check out my past challenges don't forget to make your way over to the Scrapbook & Cards Today website and Blog.

Happy crafting friends!

August PageMaps

Hello August I cannot believe you are here so soon I guess I haven't been paying enough attention to the calendar these days having too much fun enjoying the lazy days of summer. My August PageMaps sketch is so much fun. It seems like each month I say the sketch was my favorite but this month really was unique.

As my kids have grown the way I scrapbook has changed. I used to scrapbook events and now I scrapbook little stories from everyday life.  This is one such story.

(Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock, Patterned Paper Echo Park/Fancy Pants, Tag Fancy Pants, Flair Studio Calico, Stars Studio Calico, Wood Dots My Minds Eye, Button Fancy Pants, Hemp Twine, Metal Love Embellishment Maya Road, Metal Alpha Die from My Favorite Things, Scallop Die Spellbinders, Black Pen, Silhouette Cutting System and Image and font KingThings downloaded from the internet)

There is so much about this sketch that was a step out of my creative box yet I was able to totally creatively relate to it. I have been in a creative slump so I think this sketch really pushed me to create something I really love.

 Thanks for joining me today and happy crafting.

CREATIVELIVE from Megan Hoeppner

Hello crafters I am stopping by to tell you all about a wonderful free class being taught by my dear friend Megan Hoeppner. I started scrapbooking before digital cameras were the norm. Now 17 years later I have (almost) abandoned my DSLR in favor of my always present iphone. Keep on reading to learn more about Megan's class. 

Take your memories from apped to scrapped with App to Archive: Social Media Scrapbooking, This free course from CreativeLive and career crafter Megan Hoeppner will help you keep the stories and moments you've posted online (Facebook, Instagram, and even Pinterest) from getting lost in the social-media shuffle as you learn tips for every step of the creative process—from app advice to printing pointers to complete project ideas. Plus, receive savvy social-media tips from a panel of crafting experts (Elise Blaha-Cripe, Jennifer McGuire, and Cathy Zielske) on making the most of sharing your moments, both personally and professionally. Enroll today and bring the workshop right into your home from your computer for free with live streaming on July 23-24, or purchase the extended version to watch and enjoy anytime. After all, isn't it time you get the moments of your life out of the "cloud" and into your hands as you have fun making creations to last a lifetime?

What: App to Archive: Social Media Scrapbooking with Megan Hoeppner

When: Live broadcast July 23-24

Time: 9:00 am—4:00 pm (pacific)

Where: https://www.creativelive.com/courses/app-archive-social-media-scrapbooking-megan-hoeppner 

How: Visit the site today and click "enroll" to RSVP and receive special notifications on the class or simply click "watch live" from the site on the day of the event. 

Thanks for joining me today and don’t forget to RSVP for Megan’s class and white you are there check out all the other wonderful classes CREATIVELIVE has to offer.

July PageMaps

Happy July crafters today I am showing off the my July PageMaps layout. This month's sketch might be one of my all time favorites. You know how I love my circles I couldn't resist them.

I kept the overall base design of my layout the same as the sketch. I eliminated 1 photo from my layout and placed the 4 circles in a vertical strip rather than a square block.

(Supplies Used: Cardstock Bazzill, Jillibean Soup Patterned Paper/Wood Veneer Butterfly/Stickers/Die Cuts/Flash Cards/Wood Sprinkles, Spellbinders Scallop border die, Hemp Twine, My Minds Eye Enamel Dots, Technique Tuesday Circle Metal Dies, Silhouette Cutting System and Image, Black Pen, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher and font Veteran Typewriter)

I couldn't resist pairing Jillibean Soup's Birthday Bisque with this photo of my daughter on her 14th birthday. The colors were a perfect match to her dress. Thanks for stopping by today and happy crafting.

June Paper Smooches Blog Hop

It's Pep Rally week and we are here today to share a sampling of the NEW Paper Smooches July/August release with you!  FIVE new stamps and EIGHT new dies are releasing soon.  Our new stamps and dies will release at midnight (eastern time) on June 30.  (12:01am on July 1st EST) You will find our new releases HERE.  

To add extra fun to our blog hop...we are offering up a prize! 
The prize - a $25. gift code to choose what you like at the PS online store.

Here are the details:

• FOUR winners will be chosen at RANDOM from any of the design team blogs and the PS Blog to win the $25. prize.
• Just leave a comment on any of the design team blogs listed below or the PS blog for your chance to win!  (you do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify but it increases your changes) 
• Deadline: You have until midnight MT on Sunday, June 29th to leave a comment. 
• Please check the Paper Smooches blog on Monday, June 30th to see if you are one of the FOUR lucky winners.  

Ashley Marcu
Betsy Veldman
Emily Leiphart
Erin Lincoln
JJ Bolton
Jocelyn Olson
Kalyn Kepner
Kim Kesti
Laura Bassen
Laurie Schmidlin
Michele Boyer
Mou Saha
Pamela Ho
Summer Fullerton
Teri Anderson
Wendy Sue Anderson

To increase your chances of winning:

• Tell us that you Facebooked about our blog hop
• Tell us that you Tweeted about our hop
• Tell us that you posted on your blog about our blog hop

(which means that you have up to three extra chances to win on each blog)

(Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock, patterned paper from American Crafts/Simple Stories/Studio Calico, Ink VersaFine Black, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, Paper Smooches Metal Dies: Stitches Dies, Flag Tags & Cat Icons,  Paper Smooches Clear Stamps: Feline Friends and Charmed Cat, Circle Punches, Jillibean Soup wood button, Hemp Twine and font Kingthings Typewriter downloaded from the internet)

 

Thanks for joining me today and happy stamping!

Available today the summer issue of Scrapbook and Cards Today

Good morning crafters and happy Friday. If you are looking for a little light summer reading don't miss out on the summer 2014 issue of Scrapbook and Cards Today. It's available to download for free starting today.

The cover art was done by the very talented and totally awesome Lisa Dickinson and you just might recognize the adorable little boy because he is Kelly Goree's youngest son Carson.

Have a fabulous weekend and happy crafting!

Camp laugh Smile Repeat | Jillibean Soup

Happy Tuesday friends now that the kids are out of school and summer is upon us I thought this page featuring Jillibean Soup was perfect to share with you today. I admit I think I am love with the blue patterned papers from some of Jillibean's latest collections. They are the great neutral canvas for just about any photos.

(Supplies Used: Jillibean Soup Patterned Paper/Mini Placemat/Wooden Sprinkles/Wooden Nickles/Stickers/Thin Chip Alphas, Hemp Twine, Paper Smooches Metal Star Die, Maya Road Mist, and font Veteran Typewriter downloaded from the internet)

If you are wondering about the "at" symbol I chose to use rather than an "a" it's simply creative license. I liked the way it visually looked on my page and this is the beauty of scrapbooking in the end they they are your pages.

I played around with more mist splatters on this layout. I am finding if I can contain the mist it's much easier for me to use on a my projects. I like how the mist breaks up the stark white mini placemat from Jillibean Soup.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy crafting!