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Gossamer Blue July Layouts

Hi everyone! Stopping in to kick off the weekend with a couple layouts made with the Gossamer Blue July kits. The kits are travel themed but are perfect for any type of layout, I have an example of both today. I loved all the kits this month, especially the Life Pages Kit, which featured some fabulous colors and new pocket insert sizes too. This first layout is a grid design that features the pocket inserts from the Life Pages Kit. The title was made using the oversized alpha in the Scrapbook #2 Add-On.

I love how this turned out...the colors of the pocket inserts matched my photos perfectly.

On this next layout, I used a combination of the July Scrapbook and Life Pages kits to document a story about our dogs.

Head over to Gossamer Blue to see more inspiration and to purchase the July kits.

Gossamer Blue 2015-2016 Design Team

Yesterday Gossamer Blue announced their 2015-2016 Design Team and I'm so excited to share that I'm designing for them another year! I'm humbled and honored to be rubbing elbows with this amazing group of talented ladies.

I'm looking forward to getting to know the new girls and see all that Gossamer Blue has in store for the next year! I know it will be amazing!

In other new, I'm up on the Gossamer Blue blog today with this layout using a combination of the June kits along with the stamps.

I used an oversized photo of my daughter. She loves horse, can you tell?! lol!

Here are a few close-ups.

You can learn more about how I created the layout over on the Gossamer Blue blog.

Thanks so much for visiting. Have a fabulous day!

Gossamer Blue Inspiration Blog Hop

 

Hi everyone! Welcome to the Gossamer Blue Inspiration blog hop featuring projects with the amazing June Gossamer Blue kits!

The first layout was made with the June Main Scrapbook kit.

I really loved the oversized chipboard alpha in this kit. Here I painted them in colors to match the colors of the papers.

This next layout was made with a combination of the June kits.

Can you tell I love those oversized chipboard alphas? I used them again!

I also loved the number paper clips. For a fun twist I placed patterned paper behind the numbers. I like how it made them stand out a little more.

Thank you so much for visiting. To purchase the June kits, visit the Gossamer Blue store.

For more inspiration using the June Gossamer Blue kits check out what the design team members created!

Anabelle O'Malley | Beshka Kueser | Brenda Weaver | Caylee Grey | Cindy Liebel | Emily Spahn | Erin Taylor | Eunyoung Lee | Diane Payne <You are here> | Heather Leopard | Jill Cornell | Jill Keller |Katie Ehmann | Laura Rahel Crosby | Melanie Blackburn | Michelle Wooderson | Michiko Kato | Sabrina Alery | Yana Smakula

Gossamer Blue Inspiration Blog Hop

Welcome to the Gossamer Blue May Inspiration Blog Hop! The May kits are full of Crate Paper, Fancy Pants, Pebbles and Heidi Swapp goodies along with some fabulous Gossamer Blue exclusives.

Here is what I made this month.

This was made with the Main Kit. I really loved those Pebbles flowers and Fancy Pants alpha included in the main kit.

This next layout was made with pieces from multiple kits. 

The Fancy Pants and Crate Paper goodies complemented each other and the exclusive acrylic and cork stars were the perfect finishing touches to my birthday layout. As a bonus, I was able to sneak a little pink into a boy layout...yea!

Thanks for swinging by. Make sure to visit the other ladies for more inspiration using the May Gossamer Blue kits.

Anabelle O'Malley | Beshka Kueser |  Brenda Weaver | Caylee Grey | Cindy Liebel | Diane Payne | Emily Spahn | Erin Taylor | Eunyoung Lee | Heather Leopard | Jill Keller | Joy Taylor | Katie Ehmann | Laura Rahel Crosby | Tara Anderson

Scrapbook Expo Guest Designer

Hi everyone! I'm so excited to share that I'm being featured over at the Scrapbook Expo blog. Thank you, Paige Evans for asking me...I'm so very honored!

I was asked to make a layout exclusively for the Scrapbook Expo blog feature that represented my style. My favorite layouts are colorful, whimsical, and usually an organized mess so I came up with a fun circle grid layout.

And a few close-ups.

To see some of my favorite layouts and learn a little more about me, please swing by the Scrapbook Expo blog.

Thanks so much for visiting!

Jillibean Soup April Projects

Hi everyone! I'm sharing my last Jillibean Soup project this month...a card made with the Party Playground and Yellow Pepper Soup collections.

I really love the striking color combination of the black with pops of red, yellow and orange.

Don't forget to visit the Jillibean Soup blog for more inspiration using these collections!

 

A Flair for Buttons | The One And Only

Hey everyone! I'm so excited to be sharing a layout I created for {a flair for buttons} today. It features my daughter with a quote that I modified just a bit to fit her personality and my concept for the layout. At first, I thought perhaps the layout was a bit much but then I decided that it really does represent her in every way.

Wanna see?

I used flair, words, doilies, puffy stickers and sequin in coordinating colors for each different color on this paper from my Messy Box and sprinkled them around like confetti...to go with my quote/journaling.

The quote and the One & Only flair, gah...so perfect for what I wanted to say about her and this picture!

You can pick up the flair from {the a flair for buttons} shop. There is something for every theme, style and type of project you could imagine and new sets being added all the time.

Gossamer Blue April Inspiration Blog Hop

Welcome to the April Gossamer Blue Inspiration blog hop. I had so much fun creating with the kits this month. I have one last layout to share using the April kits. I decided to do a full page photo and place a fun quote over it using the Crate Paper Craft Market Printed Chipboard Thickers...I just loved the mix of prints in the alpha.

Isn't that alpha fabulous?!!! I think the little girl is pretty fabulous too, but I'm biased and she isn't so little anymore, she's turning 18 this month. 

Make sure you visit the other designers to see what they've created using the April Gossamer Blue kits. 

Beshka Kueser | Brenda Weaver | Caylee Grey Cindy Liebel | Diane Payne | Emily Spahn | Eunyoung Lee | Heather Leopard | Jessica Lohof | Jill Cornell | Jill Keller | Kasia Przybyt | Katie Ehmann | Laura Rahel Crosby | Magda Mizera | Melanie Blackburn | Michelle Wooderson | Michiko Kato | Rebecca Luminarias | Sabrina Alery | Yana Smakula

Thanks so much for visiting!

A Flair For Buttons | Sweet Dreams

Happy Friday everyone! I've been busy creating some layouts and I'm sharing one I made for {a flair for buttons} today. I decided to use my Messy Box kit along with my flair and when I finished I realized one of the other embellishments I used was from one of Elsie's first scrapbook lines, Love Elsie. So this is the result when {a flair for buttons} flair, Messy Box and Love Elsie meet...

When my daughter was younger I liked to sneak into her room after she fell asleep. A sleeping child always looks younger and more innocent when they are sleeping so how could I resist taking some pictures? I used the "once upon a time" flair as a lead in for my journaling. 

I used the circle paper tissue and hearts to create a border under the photo. This is where the new Elsie products from A Beautiful Mess Messy Box meets the old Love Elsie products...the soft rubber frame charm is from the Love Elsie Claire collection. I finished off my border with a bow and another piece of flair.

I used the Just Words 3 flair which is available in the {a flair for buttons} shop.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Have a fabulous weekend!

Jillibean Soup April Projects

Hey everyone! I have a couple Jillibean Soup projects to share with you today. The first is a card made with the Yellow Pepper Soup and Party Playground collections.

The Handwritten Sentiments clear stamp sets is one of my favorites...perfect for a greeting on a card.

 

On this layout I used the Baker's Twine and Pom Pom Garland from the Party Playground collection for a fun banner along with pieces from the Red Raspberry Soup collection.

Thanks so much for visiting today!