Color Me Happy

Quotes & Flair

Hello everyone...a very happy Friday to you! I had some happy mail yesterday...my flair buttons from {a flair for buttons} showed up on my doorstep yesterday and I couldn't wait to use one so I pulled out my quote book and got busy.

I had only finished the cover so I put together my title page and my first quote page. Here's a look...

I decided to put a little glitter in my confetti bag, Let's just say I over did it a bit on the sparkle and I hope it stays in that bag or I'm gonna have a big mess on my hands.

I've been pinning quotes and sayings on Pinterest for a while now and I picked one by Oprah Winfrey, that went perfectly with the hot air balloon flair.

I love the quote..."Surround yourself only with people who are going to lift you higher!" That is such great advice, life is too short to spend it with people that only want to bring you down.

I also have a couple Vintage Street Market sneaks for you.

I'm excited with how they turned out and can't wait to share them with you next week!

Thank you for coming by, have a great weekend!

write. click. scrapbook field trip inspiration

Have you been to write. click. scrapbook this week? It is field trip week and we're finding inspiration in unsuspecting places. I love challenges like this so I was excited to contribute a layout! I went to the grocery store for inspiration and made this layout...

{Supplies: Studio Calico 35mm and add-ons}

I was inspired by the apple display in the produce department. Yes, apples! Can you believe that apples brought about this design? You can see my inspiration photo and more ideas over at write. click. scrapbook.

Vintage Street Market April cards

Hi everyone! I have a couple cards to show you that I made for the Vintage Street Market blog.

{Supplies: Party Games Paper Sheets & Tags}

{Supplies: Party Games Paper Sheets & Tags}

I used the Party Games Paper Sheets & Tags for both of the cards. I really love the fun bright colors and graphics in the paper kit, especially the yellow crepe paper, which I used for all three of my April projects. If you missed my crepe paper ruffled layout, you can see the layout and tutorial here.

Have a great day!

Got Sketch Express 3 - Sketch #1

Happy Monday, everyone!

I have a layout and some news that I super excited to share today! First up the layout...I made this one for the Got Sketch Express 3 class that is starting today.  

{Supplies: Studio Calico 35mm and add-ons}

If you like to use sketches, it isn't too late to join. You can find all the details right here. It'll be lots of fun and inspiring too...hope to see you there!

Ok, on to the happy news! A couple weeks ago I applied for the new {a flair for buttons} design team and I made it! I'm so excited and honored to be working with this group of talented ladies!

I've had the pleasures of being on other teams with a couple of these ladies and I'm looking forward to getting to know the others. Congrats to all!

Megan Klauer

Erica Weinstock

Jennifer Chaplin

Michelle Hernandez

Dayna Howard

Danielle Walls

Tessa Buys

You can see all the awesome buttons at the {a flair for buttons} etsy shop.

Have a great week!

Celebrating our Dad's

Happy Friday everyone! I have a layout to share today about Dad! Yes, I know Father's Day isn't until next month but over at write. click. scrapbook we've been busy sharing Father's Day ideas all week long so you have plenty of time to prepare.

Today we are sharing layouts all about Dad! Here is the layout I made...

{Supplies: Studio Calico 35mm kit}

I involved the kids in the journaling again. I kept it simple and had them write just three words (you would have thought I asked for a novel) that they felt described their Dad. I love how they made it their own by adding a heart and a smiley face!

Check out a close-up of these Studio Calico mistable hexagons. I read that they could be stamped on, so I tried it and they turned out great.

Those babies add a whole new element of fun to embellishing. I wish I had more now, lol!

Ok, that's all I've got today. Make sure you head over to write. click. scrapbook to see the other layout ideas.

Have a great weekend!

The girl with the film strip stamp

Oh how I love my film strip stamp...it's an oldie but a goodie and I'm a little obsessed with it lately. It really is a great way to work in a lot of photos and papers without looking too busy, in my opinion.

{Supplies: Studio Calico 35mm and add-ons}

On this layout, I used the stamped film strips to hold some confetti and banners, along with my photos, but my favorite part of the layout is the mixed font title with the camera button and "click, click, click" bubble!

So, what cool supplies are in your stash that you haven't used in a while? Is it stamps, embellishments, paper or maybe a tool (or all of the above)? Go dig them out and use them on a layout. Trust me, 5 years from now, no one will know (or care) that you used some supply that wasn't the latest and greatest tool, embellishment, or paper of the moment, kwim? In fact, go find something old to love, right now. If you are like me, your craft room is full of forgotten treasures, just waiting to be rediscovered!

Happy treasure hunting!

Got Sketch #142

Happy Monday everyone! A few weeks ago, Wyatt was honored with the first ever "Heart of an Eagle" award at the wrestling banquet. They described him as an "anomaly" which the dictionary defines as "something that deviates from what is standard, normal or expected." The coach went on to say he is the kind of student you want representing your team and school! I'm so proud of him!

The new sketch from Got Sketch was perfect for documenting the moment.

{Supplies: Studio Calico Story Hour kit and add-ons}

I think it would be really easy to switch up the number of photos in the sketch and I really liked how many patterned papers I was able to use. Super versatile...definitely want to use this one again.

For more ideas using Sketch #143, head over to the Got Sketch blog.

Thank you so much for visiting! Have a fabulous day!

You Color My World

I have saved a few chevron designs to my Inspiration Board at Pinterest and have been wanting to use one as inspiration for a layout. Well, there is no time like the present, right?! Here is the piece I used for inspiration in my layout design.

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Here is my interpretation of the inspiration piece...

{Supplies: Studio Calico Candy Shoppe and add-ons}

The outcome is exactly how I like it, bright and colorful!

If you would like to see some more of my layouts inspired by Pinterest pins, check out these posts.

• The Power of Books
• Family
• Going Places

Are you on Pinterest? Do you actually make layouts or other crafty things that are inspired by all those wonderful finds on the web? Do tell!

Little Star

 

Do you ever wonder what to do with those hospital baby photos? They aren't usually great pictures but I do like the novelty of them. A couple weeks ago I shared a layout using my daughter's hospital picture. I had originally planned to do the exact same design for my son's hospital photo but ended up going a different route.

{Supplies: Bella Blvd Baby Boy collection}

I decided to incorporate a sketch challenge and graphic challenge that was posted at Studio Calico for National Scrapbooking Day. I used my Cameo to cut out the stars on the background and then cut some stars from patterned paper to fill in some of the cut-outs.

Are you looking for more ideas using those baby hospital photos? Check out the layout I did that includes a baby photo of each person in our family! I really love seeing those four photos on one page to see resemblences in our features.

What about you? Have you used your hospital baby photos on a layout? If not, I hope this has given you some ideas and inspiration to get them out and onto a page.

He said, she said...

It seems I'm usually reaching for my iPhone for pictures now a days, but I actually pulled out the big 'ole DSLR to take some photos of the kids the other day. It got me thinking how in no time at all they will be off to college.

Anyway, the scrapbooker in me thought, it would be fun to do a layout recording where they think they will go to college and what they will do once they graduate. I came up with 3 questions related to college and careers and had them write in their answers.

{Supplies: Studio Calico Glee Club kit and add-ons}

It will be interesting to look back on this layout once they graduate college and enter the work force. We'll see if we really do have a law enforcer and medical professional, or not.

I've done a questionnaire a couple times before but I really should do this more often. What about you, do you get your family involved in your layouts with questionnaires?