Color Me Happy

Halloween Projects

I have a few treats for you today. Three to be exact, two layouts and one card. 

First up is a Halloween layout I made of my daughter a few years back when she was dressed up as a cat. I used the new We R Family collection from Lily Bee.

I used my Silhouette Designer software to create the Subway Art inspired design.

The next two projects were made for stamping week at write. click. scrapbook which was sponsored by Technique Tuesday. I was sent an adorable Halloween set to work with and made a card and layout.

The card was super easy to make, I stamped two rows of pumpkins tied on some seam binding and added the sentiment above it.

For this layout, I wanted document my Mom's extreme fear of spiders. I didn't really have a photo that represented my story so I got creative and used one of her holding a kitten as a child and tied that into the journaling.

I cut the spider web background using my Cameo and used a mix of Bella Blvd and Glitz for the rest of the layout.

Do you like Halloween as much as me? You can see more Halloween inspiration on both the Lily Bee blog and at write. click. scrapbook.

Happy haunting...

Come On Get Crafty Remember These Times layout

Hi everyone! I'm going to play a little catch up with some Come On Get Crafty projects for my next few posts. Today I'm sharing one that I made for the Come On Get Crafty blog to showcase using Becky Higgins Project Life pocket inserts on a traditional scrapbook layout.

This layout came together so quickly using just two pocket inserts and some Pink Paislee and {a flair for buttons} embellishments.

Here are a few close-ups...

All supplies are from Come On Get Crafty except the flair, which is from {a flair for buttons}.

Do you ever use your Becky Higgins Project Life supplies for projects other than your Project Life albums? I would love to hear how you use them.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a fabulous day.

Lily Bee We R Family cards

Hi everyone! I have the new We R Family collection in my hands and made a couple quick cards with the papers and coordinating stamp set. Love, love, love the stamps, I know I'll be using these a lot.

For the first card I made an all occasion card that will be great for a family member.

For the second card, I used the stamp set and patterned papers to create a Birthday card.

I really enjoyed creating with this new collection...super fun and versatile! Definitely a new favorite. You can read more about these cards over on the Lily Bee Blog. Make sure you visit all week long to see more creations using the We R Family collection.

Senior Class Schedule with My Favorite Things

Hey everyone! I'm back today with my third layout using the fun stamps and dies created by Laina Lamb Designs for My Favorite Things.

On my layout today I used the School Days stamp set.

I also used the School Days and Numbers dies.

I used the stamps and dies on a layout about the heavy class load my son is taking during his Senior year.

Here is how it came together.

And a few close-ups for you.

I used the various tags, labels and school images along the right side of the layout and had my son write in his classes on the blank tags.

Supplies: My Favorite Things (Laina Lamb Designs School Days Stamps, School Days Dies, Numbers Dies), A Flair for Buttons (Tell Your Story 3A Flair, Chalk Words Flair), Studio Calico (Neverland Scrapbook Kit, Tink Scrapbook Kit, Wendy Scrapbook Kit, Hook Scrapbook Kit).

I've really enjoyed using these school themed stamps and dies and will use these versatile stamps and dies again in the future. For more ideas using these sets visit this travel post and this school post.

Thanks for visiting! Have a fabulous week...make it a scrappy one!

Last First Day With My Favorite Things

Hi everyone! I'm back with another layout using some stamps and dies by Laina Lamb Designs.

For my layout today I used the School Days and Head of the Class stamp sets

I also incorporated the coordinating dies, School Days and Numbers.

I decided to use the school themed stamps and dies to document my feelings on the "Last, First Day of School" my kids would have together. Sniff, sniff.

Here is how my layout turned out.

I really had fun making this layout...the stamps and dies are super versatile and have bits and pieces that can be use for so many themes.

Here are a few close-ups.

Thanks for swing by. Make sure you visit My Favorite Things and check out all the stamps and dies created by Laina Lamb Designs. 

My Travel Bucket List with My Favorite Things

 

Hi everyone! Happy Monday to you. I've been MIA this last week...Senior school activities and homecoming preparations have been keeping my BUSY! I'll be sharing the famous over-sized Texas homecoming mums and garters with you soon but today, I have a fun project to share made with some Laina Lamb Designs stamps and dies from My Favorite Things.

Laina sent me some stamps and die to play with. When I saw this Journal It - Take Note stamp set I was inspired to do a Bucket List layout.

Some of the stamps in the set worked perfectly with the Accent It - School Days dies. I incorporated those into my layout too.

I had a fabulous photo from a flight I took earlier in the summer so I used that for the photo on my layout. Here is what I did with the stamps and dies.

I have learned that when you actually write down goals or things that you want to do that they are more likely to happen. I've written out my list...how amazing would it be if I can visit all those wonderful places on my Travel Bucket List?

Here are a few close-ups for you...

Supplies: My Favorite Things (Laina Lamb Designs Take Note Stamps, School Days Dies), Come On Get Crafty (Webster's Pages Recorded Right Now Patterned Paper), A Flair for Buttons (Maps 2 Flair).

Thanks for visiting! I'll be back soon with some more creations using these fabulous Laina Lamb Designs products.

Have a fabulous week. Make it a crafty one!

DCWV and A Flair for Buttons Team Up

Hi everyone! DCWV and {a flair for buttons} have teamed up to bring you some fun projects and a blog hop. I was sent the Sweet Tangerine Printed Cardstock Stack which I paired with the Happy Birthday Girl Flair set to make a couple cards. I thought cards would be a great choice for my projects since it is World Card Making Day. :) I made two all-occasion cards.

Hello Card

 

You Are Amazing Card

Today through Monday receive 10% off your order at {a flair for buttons}. There have been lots of new flair added to the shop recently...fall, Christmas, December Daily and other general themes that you can choose from. My personal new favorites include Photo Bombed/Selfie flair and Date Night flair. Enter the coupon code below for 10% off.

To see more projects from the DCWV and {a flair for buttons} team-up make sure you visit these talented ladies to see their team-up projects!

Erica Weinstock

Michelle Hernandez

Mary Ann Maldonado

Diane Payne   <<<You Are Here

Ashli Oliver

Thanks so much for visiting today! I hope you have a fabulous weekend...make it a crafty one!

write. click. scrapbook October gallery

It's here...October has finally arrived. It won't be long until I can pull out my sweaters and boots and I can't wait. I love everything about fall. A new month, of course, means a new gallery at write. click. scrapbook too.

The theme for our gallery is "A Day in the Life." Every once in a while I have an assignment that I struggle with and this was one of those times. I simply wasn't feeling inspired to document a day in my life. I considered documenting a day in my two dogs life but after taking a handful of photos for the page I wasn't inspired by that topic either. One morning while getting ready for work I had my a-ha moment...A Day in the Life of a Scrap Addict.

I documented my daily routine and threw in the constant distractions I have throughout the day because my creative brain is always thinking and working and wishing I was scrapping. I simply can not turn it off. If you are reading this post, I think you will relate to this layout and enjoy the humor I've interjected throughout my journaling.

The best part was digging through my flair stash from {a flair for buttons} stash and finding the PERFECT flair for this page...live a creative life! Really, I couldn't have planned that better. I backed the flair with some pretty sequin from Come On Get Crafty, I like how it makes the flair stand out just a bit more.

I know the journaling print is really small. Here it how it reads:

4:50 – Alarm goes off. Still tired…set the timer for 10 minutes.

5:00 – Timer goes off. Still tired…set the timer for 10 more minutes.

5:10 – Annoyed with myself for not getting up when my alarm first went off. Stumble into closet, put on workout clothes and head to the living room for my T25 workout. Feed dogs.

5:15 – Start workout DVD with a captive audience of 2 furry dogs.           

5:45 – Finish T25 workout and head to shower.

6:05 – Make coffee and finish getting ready for work. Think about how good the coffee tastes while I drink it.

6:20 – Make sure Wyatt is up for football practice.

6:55 – Head to kitchen, make coffee and breakfast to go and pack lunch. Think about how I need to be on the road NOW or I’ll sit in a bunch of traffic. Make sure Alyssa is awake.

7:10 – Head out the door for work. Annoyed at the slow drivers in the fast lane.

8:15 – Arrive at my desk. Turn on computer, check e-mail and start to work. Think about things I want to make with pretty paper when I get home.

9:30 – Feel hungry. Eat snack and start thinking about lunch. Wish I was home playing with pretty paper and embellishments. 

11:00 – Really hungry now. Eat lunch at my desk, pin 10 recipes and 10 design and layout ideas on Pinterest. Recipes will never be used and all inspiration and design pieces will inspire a layout in the near future.  Think of one creative idea that has me anxious to get home and play with pretty scrapping supplies.

1:30 – Super tired suddenly. Make ice tea and think about my page ideas for my latest and greatest scrappy acquisitions. Get busy working again. 

3:00 – Hungry…again! Eat snack. Take a couple selfies to amuse myself. Daydream about making something with pretty paper. Get back to work.

4:30 – Start packing -up to beat the 5’oclock traffic.

5:20 – Get home. Visit with kids, go through mail, and start planning dinner. Sit down and surf my favorite scrapbooking sites and Pinterest. Go to scraproom just to take a look at all the lovely goodies waiting for me. 

7:30 – Finish dinner. Pack lunch for the next day. Ensure kids are working on homework. Work on laundry and clean things up around the house.  Hurry, hurry…anxious to start working on my scrapbook idea. 

9:00 – Finally! Make it to my scraproom. Look lovingly at all my supplies and dig in. 

10:30 -  Check on kids, tell them to get ready for bed. Keep scrapping.

11:00 – Tell the kids goodnight. Hurry back to room to finish layout. 

11:30 – Realize I’m not going to finish. Don’t want to go to bed but I must or I’ll never get up in the morning. 

Get up and repeat all the same steps and obsessive scrappy thoughts the next day.

 

Does this sound like you? Are you constantly inspired by the things around you and thinking about how you can use it on your next page. Are you always wishing that you were scrapping instead of doing all the other things you have to do? I hope I'm not alone, lol!

For more "A Day in the Life" inspiration head over to write. click. scrapbook to see the entire October gallery.