Sunday, May 25, 2014

Mini With Life's Pages Cards

Once again, my poor blog has been neglected.  The craziness of the end of school got to me and I'm finally coming up for air. :)

I wanted to share this final Gossamer Blue May project. I just love how it turned out. I used the Life's Pages cards to create this little mini about a friend's shower bridal. Most of the cards are from Add On 3 and were designed by the talented Peppermint Grandberg. I love everything she makes. :)

I created the album using shipping tags which I embossed in my Cuttlebug. I mixed in the cards and added some large Heidi Swapp die cuts. I love having a mix of page sizes and shapes in my albums.



I designed sections, starting off with an intro.
 This next section documented the table decor.


Then, I had a section for all of the guests. I placed the photos on the tags and added small die cuts, stickers and chipboard.


 Next was the section showing the gift we gave her.

 And finally a few parting words.


She loved how it turned out!

It was so easy to pull this together. The cards and embellishments in the May kits were perfect for the theme. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!



Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Earth Day and Rainbows

I'm back with my Filofax spreads from a couple of weeks ago. :) Sorry that I haven't been here in a while. I ended up getting really sick after we got home from our trip. Also, it's the end of the semester, so I'm up to my neck in evaluations and end of the year school stuff...

Anyway, while we were on vacation, I (GASP) didn't decorate my pages or even bring my planners with me! So, these are from the last week of April. I missed Earth Day while we were gone, but loved the stickers that I'd gotten for that week. So I used them anyway.


I have to say I love how this one turned out. I used Doodlebug Design for it. The border stickers are so cute, aren't they? They look like washi, but really are long stickers. 

This next spread uses goodies that I got in my April Gossamer Blue kits. The card, and die cuts are all from Pink Paislee. I haven't used many die cuts on my pages, but they work great - just like stickers. I just glue them down with a glue stick. The cloud/heart washi is from AC Moore and the yellow chevron washi is Bella Blvd.

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

Saturday, May 3, 2014

Gossamer Blue Spreads - May 2014

I'm finally posting something new! My blog has been pretty neglected recently. We were on vacation last week and then I came home and promptly got sick! So, I'm finally feeling human again and can get caught up on some stuff.

Before I share my Gossamer Blue spreads, I'll show you where I was. Sanibel Island, Florida. I am in love with southwest Florida and seriously want to move there! Here's a glimpse why...

Sunset view from our room...

 Sunset on the beach...

 Lots of lounging at the pool..

Sunset on Captiva Beach...


Views from my morning walks...

The view on our walk to the beach...


Cute and yummy, a perfect combination at 'The Island Cow'...



Captiva Beach...


Riding wave runners...



 Sanibel lighthouse...

Seeing these everynight...

So sad to be coming home. Can't wait to get back...


I'm sure you'll be seeing some of these pictures in upcoming projects. Speaking of projects, here are my spreads that I made with the Gossamer Blue May kits. If you love bright colors, you will love these kits!





 This second spread was about the week that we went to Nag's Head. I had lots of pictures and things to say, so I added a journaling page as my insert and a page of 2 by 2 pics of the trip. I love the 2 by 2 size because you can add so many fun bits and pieces!



 

Well, that's it for now. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.