Crate Paper Fifth Grade Mini

It's hard to believe that my baby is in fifth grade. Time is flying by so quickly. He will be in middle school next year. Ack!

I decided to create a little mini album to document this year. I started off with lots of pictures of the first day of school and will be adding photos of special events that happen all year. I decided to use the CP Maggie Holmes' line for this project. I think it worked great!

I love the little clipboard album. And the polka dot vellum is my favorite, so I started off with that.

 The format I decided to use is pretty simple. I created one page that was a label and the next was the photo that goes along with it.

As I said, I'll be adding to this as we go through the year. Now that the Flea Market line is available, I'll be adding bits and pieces of that as well. They coordinate so perfectly.

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My Favorite Things Stamps

I was really excited when I was asked to play with some My Favorite Things stamps and dies. I've admired them for a while. The combination of Dynamics Dies and the stamps are awesome. Laina sent me sets from the September release. They are so cute - perfect for my Back to School week for Project Life.

I used three sets on here; Document It, Journal It- Head of the Class and Journal It- Take Note.

They were perfect for Back to School, but are super versatile, too. I will definitely be pulling these out again and again.

On this card I added lots of stamps and the Border It- Numbers Die. I love how easily these dies cut through my cardstock. It was like butter!

 I used several other Dienamics, too. Here, I cut the card from the 3X4 Notebook Paper die and stamped the lines onto it. I added lots of accents using the Accent It- School Days dies.

Love this apple! Isn't it cute??
Oh, and in case you are wondering, the PL cards come from the Seasons kit as well as a set of school themed cards I purchased at Studio Calico.

I decided to make a fun card for my little student, too. I thought this would be a good one to tuck into his lunch box or leave at the kitchen table after he aces a test. :)

 Well, that's it for today. Thanks so much for stopping by. Be sure to check out My Favorite Things!

Gossamer Blue October

Gossamer Blue's October kits are now up for sale! I love the colors and combinations that Lori put together this month. The kits are packed with Crate, Glitz, Amy Tangerine, Elle's Studio and Pebbles goodies. The exclusives gorgeous! Seriously, my favorite day of the month is when my kits arrive. :)
Right now, the main kit and Life's Pages kits are sold out. But, there are plenty of add-ons available. The LP add on is awesome.

So, here are the spreads that I created using the kits.

I had a lot of fun working with the kits this month. I'll be finishing up my Summer PL album soon and am going to get started on my fall one. I love doing a 6 by 8 format. :)

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Summer Adventures Tag Book

As I've mentioned several times, I had the most amazing summer. We did a lot of wonderful day trips, vacations and visits to friends and family. It was definitely one of the best summers I've had! I thought it would be fun to document all of the places we went.  The Gossamer Blue August kit was the perfect kit to use. With the fun elements from the October Afternoon Travel Girl and Basic Grey Carte Postal line, I was able to pull it together in no time. I think this is one of my favorite projects that I've made. :)

I included lots of bits and bobs on each tag. A few of the pages were made with 3 by 4 cards from the Life Pages kit.

 I love th transparencies in the Carte Postal collection and added several of them, too.

 I printed  1.5 by 1.5 inch photos. It was easy to do on my phone using the Pic Stitch ap. I was able to print 6 at a time on my Selphy.

 Here are a few more. At the time the photo was taken, we hadn't done the last few trips. I printed those
pictures off and added them later.

I used lots of gold stars from Studio Calico. I think I need to buy them in bulk. They are hands down my favorite embellishment!

Well, that's all for today. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Studio Calico Cards

Hi! Today I'm sharing the last of my Studio Calico Guest Designer projects. In addition to the scrapbooking kits, I also received the card kit and the card kit add on. Here are the cards that I made with them.

On this first card, I embossed the white flower stamp with white Zing powder to create the background. This stamp is so versatile!

 I then stamped it with gold Zing to create the embellishment. I added the gold rubon to some vellum to create the sentiment strip. Those gold rubons from Pebbles are awesome!

 On my next card, I embossed the background with my swiss dots embossing folder and my Cuttlebug. That folder is an oldie but a goodie. I still reach for it all the time. I stamped flowers from the card add on it. The sentiment is from the same stamp.

This next card uses the main kit. I stamped the banner images in different colors. Then I took the heart stamp and stamped inside the negative space.

 I got the idea for the color combo from the pack on enamel dots that were included in the kit.

This next card was so fun to make. The felt ribbon was originally white. I painted it with Mod Podge then added several colors of neon glitter, one color at a time.

Playing with this month's card kits was a lot of fun. You can find them HERE if you are interested. :)
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More Studio Calico Layouts

I'm on a roll! This is my second post of the week. :) Today, I'm back with the rest of my Studio Calico layouts. I think this first one was my favorite of all. I only used the main kit on it. I also used the digital template. I had never used one before and was so excited to find out how easy it was. I printed it on watercolor paper to add some texture.

The Thickers that come with the kit are grey, so I painted them to match my page. Then I die cut the word Summer and added some of the cute puffy stars.

  I kept the embellishments to a minimum since I wanted the photo to be the main focus.

 This next page is about my new Filofax obsession. I love them! I am keeping one for my everyday stuff and one for scrappy/project life stuff only.

 To make the background I used several colors of Gelatos. Then, I misted over them. I die cut my title, but found it was too bright for my liking. So, I used the roller stamp and some white ink to give it a subtle pattern.

 There's lots of layering going on behind the photos. I love the gold doily most!

 Couldn't help but add a bunch of stars from the Licorice add on. They are so much fun.

 My next page is about Ryan's last day of school lunch from last year. He has been dying to try a Lunchable. They are off limits around here, but I caved for this special occasion.

 I used the roller stamp with clear embossing powder, then added some watercolor to it. Once dried, I punched circles from the paper to make these mixed media embellishments. I used the Word Bubble cut files and used the negative space from them to add the small words to my page.

 My last page highlights the photos I often find on my phone of Ryan. He loves taking goofy Selfies.

 I loved the angle on the My Mind's Eye paper, so I used that as the basis of my page.  I added several strips of other paper on to it and loads of frames around the photo.

 These cork frames are really cool. I love the color and texture they add to this layout.

Well, that's all for today. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day. :)