The Ardent Sparrow

Working full time now has sure gotten me busy to do my digi scrapping.  I really had to scale down my creative team commitments so now I'm only working on layouts for The Ardent Sparrow, Rebecca Wagler.  Rebecca is awesome and has such nice delicate and vintage kits.  It is a nice change for me.  Here are some layouts created for The Ardent Sparrow:

I also do some layouts for Gennifer Bursett, who is taking a break from designing right now, but I got 2 layouts done before she closed up shop.  Can you tell I am in love with her washi tape she named after me?  I love the long strips that I could cut down to size (without distorting or changing the width of the tape) to make the frame.

Now that Gen is no longer designing, what am I to do?  A return to paper.  I thought I would never see this day that I move to the "dark side."  Truth be told, I've been participating in some scrapbooking classes for the last year but basically that was the only time I would scrap with real paper.  This layout I did in a sketch class at my local scrapbook store and I cut the Mickey Mouse pumpkins using the trace and cut feature on my cameo.

There have been so many cute scrapbooking products that I couldn't help but join Studio Calico's monthly subscription kits which now forces me to scrap with real paper more often.  Here are a few paper layouts that I did using my new Studio Calico goodies (have to justify my purchase right?).

 I can't believe it is already November!  October just flew by with celebrating Bostyn's birthday, then my nephews' birthday, and Halloween!  I hope to blog again soon, I'm still dusting it off.

What's your scrapping style?

What's your scrapping style?  As for me, I really enjoy different styles.  My husband, Tate, tells it best.  A different style makes my photo books more interesting.  So to show off my latest layouts, I sort of broke them down by scrapping style.

Artistic - This style uses a lot of blending and brushes.  Anna Aspnes has the best kits for this type of thing.  Anna really makes it easy for you to create layouts like these.

Linear/Graphic - When I do this style, I usually start with a template.  On line digital stores provides great challenges where you can snag a template for free.

Project Life - I wouldn't necessarily call it a "style" but definitely a style of its own.  Here I highlight one week on each page.  oops, missed week 14 somewhere.

Layered and Clustered - This is probably the style I do the least.  I'm just not comfortable with crazy layering and clustering.  I am always amazed by those who can throw everything but the sink into their layout.  But here is a few from me.  The first layout, I started with a great template by Lauren Reid then threw a bunch of stuff based on The Big Bang Theory.  The second layout is layering of all the Elemental:  Kym's Washi Tape onto the layout (not even sure what to categorize this layout as, I would love to call it Amy Tangerine style because she always use washi tape on her real paper layouts).

So what is my style?  I am by heart a minimalist.  I love white space.  Liz, of Paislee Press, is the queen of minimalist scrapping.  She is what brought me to love this hobby.  Over the years, I have been on various different creative teams, that allowed me to experiment and explore the different styles.  But when the day is done, this is the style that I am most comfortable with and what I end up loving the most.  Here are some layouts that show you what I mean.

So what's your style?

California Trip photobook

I finally finished our California photo book.  I just used the pre made stuff on Shutterfly to make things easier on myself.  Here it is.

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Kym's Washi Tape

I'm feeling oh so special lately.  I actually have a digi kit named after me.  It started a few months ago when I had this great idea for a kit.  I wanted washi tape that had an alphabet line, months, measuring tape, etc.  However I wanted to be able to customize the length by having a digital brush included in the kit that would mimic the look of a "tear."  Gennifer Bursett came to my rescue and created this fabulous kit just for me, Elemental:  Kym's Washi Tape.  She included so many different patterns that this set is so versatile.  Let me show you.

See how fun it looks!

Now here is a page that I did this morning.

Credits:

Elemental:  Kym's Washi Tape by Gennifer Bursett

Elemental:  Retro Alpha Set by Gennifer Bursett

Co-Curriculur Papers by Gennifer Bursett

Toolbox Mist v. 9 by Gennifer Bursett

Pictures + Words v. 3 by Paislee Press

I know, I'm so behind in my postings.  I'll be back later this weekend (hopefully) to catch you up with all the latest and greatest.

Catching up with layouts

Okay, so my older sister reminded me that I haven't updated my blog lately.  In fact my last post was on May 20th.  Being a teacher, I should have more time during the summer to blog but I actually have less time.  Reason being:  Bostyn is not in summer school!!!  That was a big mistake on my part.  Instead of finding time to scrap, I am finding myself knee deep in dress-up play, tea parties, etc.  So just a quick post to catch up with some layouts since Bostyn is over at grandpa's house.  Not posting individual credits but if you see something you like, you can check out my gallery here.

These first three was a special Eric Carle release at OSD.  Just love Eric Carle's artwork and when the OSD designers came up with this special release, it overflowed my creative juices.  The top layout is actually a hybrid layout (for non-digi people, it means that I used digital products, printed, cut, and layered all by hand.  I did a bit of misting and stitching on the top.  I even crinkled one of my papers (inspired by Allison Waken).  This layout was also selected by Club CK for their blog gallery highlight.  I was so tickled!

Okay here are the rest in no particular order:

Sorry for the long post, I hope it all loaded quickly for you.  I hope to blog later about our California adventure.