Spring Break 2013 ~ Our Family

Hello Friends & Happy Monday!  I've been a little quiet over here on my blog lately because life has been soooooooo busy and I haven't had a chance to scrapbook in about a month!   We are currently working on a big renovation project at our home and while I'm super excited about it, it is also very time consuming.  This week I am packing up my entire first floor and moving it into other areas of the house as we get ready for new flooring.  What a job!  And everything takes 3x longer then you think it should.  But it's all good stuff & I can't wait to see how everything comes together.

Until I get back into my studio to create more pages, I do have a few left from our Spring Break 2013 Album that I haven't posted yet.  For these pages I used the Simple Stories Heart Mini Collection.  Super simple pages for sure highlighting a few of the portraits taken by the ship photographer.

and a photo of the whole crew...

Thanks for stopping by today &
for hanging in there with my spotty posts.

Let's Climb The Falls!

I'm getting close to the end of posting the pages from our 2013 Spring Break Album that I finished up earlier this year.  The pages today were from climbing the Dunns River Falls in Jamaica.  This day was such fun!!

For my pages, I continued using the You Are Here collection from Simple Stories.  

Stamp set below ~ Ali Edwards Messy Circles.

Gotta LOVE photo editing!!  Below is the original photo taken. See that ugly, very distracting sign above my daughter's head?  Look in the layout above ... POOF... it's gone thanks to Photoshop Elements.

I used my typewriter to add the journaling (realizing after the fact that I misspelled a word ~ oh well).

Thanks for stopping by today!

Spring Break 2013 ~ Hello Paradise

Today I'm sharing another page from our trip album from Spring Break 2013.  The adventures of this day were in Jamaica & climbing the Dunns River Falls.  THIS WAS A BLAST!

For my page, I used the You Are Here Collection from Simple Stories.  This collection is so easy to use and has been perfect for this trip.  All of the elements used on this page were part of the 12x12 paper kit & most of the elements at the bottom of the page were pre-printed on the patterned paper.  I also added the date stamp and stamped the location of where we were.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Spring Break 2013 ~ Starfish Beach

Today I'm finishing up the Grand Cayman pages from our Spring Break 2013 trip.  We ended our fun boating adventure with a stop at Starfish Beach.   

I used the You Are Here Collection from Simple Stories along with several stamps from Ali Edwards.

Have a Wonderful Monday!

Spring Break 2013 ~ Swimming with the Stingray

Hello Hello!  It's FRIDAY... WOOHOO!  I hope your week has been awesome.  Mine has been busy and sadly, I haven't had time to get into my studio for a few weeks to make more pages.  I'm hoping to get in there in the next few days and enjoy a little scrappy time!

My pages today are once again from our stingray swimming adventure in Grand Cayman.  This was a fun day trip & I'm so glad to be able to capture the memories & stories in my pages.  This is why I scrapbook!

I used a variety of supplies on my pages ~ stamps from Ali Edwards (Surprise Story Set) and Technique Tuesday; dies from Taylored Expressions; and the Simple Stories (We Are Here Collection).  I love how both of these pages turned out.

Have a Wonderful Weekend!

Ali Edwards Story Kit ~ Stingray Surprise

Hello my friends & happy Thursday!  Once again, today's page of the day features some fun photos from our 2013 Spring Break vacation.  This time we were in Grand Cayman and we went on a great adventure to swim with the stingray.  To highlight these photos, I used the Ali Edwards Surprise Story Stamp Set, as well as a few other Ali Edwards stamp set that I have in my stash.  I've been collecting Ali's stamp sets for a very long time & have a bunch of her old Technique Tuesday sets.  I also added some cork elements from Studio Calico.

I {heart} this stingray smiley face!

Stamps from the Surprise Story Set ~ this is a month subscription; however, this set is available as a digital version in her shop.

I've been prepping my WITL album the last few days by printing all of my journaling and photos.  I think I'm finally ready to dive in and make it pretty!  I hope to be able to share it with you very soon... but in the mean time, I hope you enjoy these pages as I reminisce about this wonderful vacation.

Have a Great Day!

Spring Break 2013 ... Continued

Since I've been working on my Week in the Life project for the last week or so, I haven't really pulled out or worked on anything else.  I have finished all of my front and back cover pages, as well as all of the journaling pages.  Now I just need to pull everything together, which is proving to be somewhat time consuming. Therefore, I decided to pull out some pages from our 2013 Spring Break cruise that I finished earlier this year that I haven't shared yet.

For these pages, I used the Simple Stories kit called Posh.  I thought the colors in this kit were fun with Megan's dress and I made some full 12x12 layouts from this same evening ~ Here & Here.

Super fun memories of this trip :)

Have a Fabulous Day!!

Dream On & Live Happy in Alaska

Good Morning and welcome back to my blog.  It's been a busy week with band so I haven't had much time to scrapbook, but I did get this page finished and I just love this photo of my kids in Alaska last summer.  

We had an amazing adventure on this trip & I'm pretty sure it's one we will never forget.  We chartered a small boat called The Darby for a 3-day private tour of Resurrection Bay.  It was just our family of four, the captain and his daughter, his first-mate & chef.  The boat was nothing fancy, no wi-fi, and no TV.  We saw some amazing sights, caught fresh salmon, watched dozens and dozens of whale, saw a glacier up close, hiked on an island, and then had a campfire on a stone beach... complete with s'mores.  The weather was perfect... especially when you consider we were in Alaska. This trip was AMAZING!

On the first afternoon of our trip, the captain found this very picturesque private cove and got down the kayaks so we could paddle around in a safe spot.  It was one of those moments where you can't quite believe you are there experiencing what you are doing.  There were many surreal moments on this trip that brought me to tears.   For this photo, Tim lined up the kids just right so he could show the amazing scenery behind them.

WOW ~ that was fun to remember.  OK - a few details about my page... I used items from the March and April Hip Kits for this page.  I also added some washi tape I had in my stash.  The pattern paper and "dream on" sentiment, enamel dots, and phrase stickers are from March main & PL kits.  The "our trip", letter stickers and flair are from the April kit.

{ETA: Once I posted my original page, I thought the photo got lost on it, so I added a few layers and updated my photo.}

Here are a few more photos from this amazing day!

Not a great photo below, but I kept it because it shows how close the whale was to our boat.

I encourage you... take that adventure, explore the world & experience what it has to offer!   How are you going to make the world a better place, if you never see it?  GO... SEE... DO!

Hip Kit ~ Today Was...

Hello Friends!  A few weeks ago I pulled out one of our trip albums that I haven't done anything with & decided to do a few pages.  I shared a few of the 12x12 layouts already, but this page is one of the pocket pages.

Since I had been working with my Hip Kits, I decided to continue with them & put together a few pocket cards using past kits.  There are so many great pieces in these kits, but I'm not always in love with the Project Life cards so I wanted to dress them up a bit.  The colors in my daughter's top fit perfectly with the cards I ended up making.

Well I'm off to start a new project... just need to figure out what exactly I feel like working on today.  ;)

Have a Fab Day!

Hip Kit ~ One Last Look Around

Hello friends & welcome to a new week and back to reality after Spring Break.  I thought that I would post this pretty page today just to continue the fantasy of being in a nice warm amazing place.

My page features some photos from the trip my daughter and I took to Italy in 2015.  Lake Como was a gorgeous waterfront city that was quiet and rich with historical charm.  We loved it there & spent several hours walking round just taking in all the amazing views.

I used my March Hip Kits for this page.  I wanted to use multiple colors that were in Megan's cute top & this kit worked out perfectly.

Have a Wonderful Day!

Hip Kit ~ Happy Life

Last week I worked with a whole bunch of my Hip Kits from the last several months.  I've been wanting to pull the kits out and work with them, but I wasn't sure which photos I wanted to use.  So I decided to pull out one of our trip albums.  My daughter and I went to Italy for a few weeks after she graduated and the album has all of the photos printed and in pockets waiting to be scrapbooked.  This year, I've been bouncing around between lots of different albums, but I have to say, I've never enjoyed scrapbooking more than I have this year.  It's fun being able to work with whatever strikes my fancy rather than work on just one album or chronologically.

I started with this pretty aqua pattern paper as my background (December Main Kit) and then added some white Bazzill textured cardstock on top.  Next I added the pretty clouds & the 'happy life' title from a sticker sheet American Crafts ~ 1 Canoe 2 Hazelwood – Gold Foiled Icon Stickers (January PL Kit).   I also added Dear Lizzy Colorable Washi Tape (March Embellishment Kit) behind each photo and along the bottom and added a touch of color colored it with Copic Markers.  The flair button is also from the March Embellishment Kit.  

Have a Great Day!

Felicity Jane ~ Remember This

Earlier this week, I posted a page about my son using the Felicity Jane Kit called Jane.  Now I have a coordinating girly page about my daughter using the same kit.  Pretty awesome... one kit, two completely different looks.

Everything on my page is from the FJ Jane kit except the white cardstock and the black ink.  The roses and the "beautiful" title are wood veneers & the little rose flair button is super sweet.  The strip of white/black hearts is washi tape from the kit & the date tab is from the cut apart sticker sheet.   I did my journaling on the computer and trimmed it with a stitched rectangle die from Taylored Expressions.  Easy peasy!

Have a Fabulous Weekend!

Felicity Jane Kit ~ Just Be You

Hello my friends... I'm so glad you decided to join me today.  Last week I pulled out my new Felicity Jane kit ~ called Jane and made a double page spread using some 5x7 photos of my son & daughter. How awesome to have a kit that can so perfectly be used for masculine or girly photos. Today's layout features the photo of my son.

So I began with the green dotted pattern paper and added several other strips of papers to the top and bottom.  I also added one of the washi tape heart strips.  The wooden embellishment "Just Be You" and the row of hearts were also in the kit.  I cut one of the hearts off to fit in the space and then used it below the photo.  The doily, flair button and date tab were also in the kit.  The "Love You" heart was a printable from last month's kit.  Then I typed and added journaling to the page.  A clean and simple layout.  

Later this week, I'll share the one coordinating layout I made of my daughter.  

Thanks for stopping by today!

Felicity Jane ~ My Beautiful Girl

Good Morning!  I'm a little late getting my post up today ~ it must be Monday.  Today I have a page to share using my Felicity Jane London Kit.  I think I have used every single piece of this kit ~ I love it!

I saw a beautiful page on the Felicity Jane Blog using this kit from Nancy Damiano and copied her basic layout with the pattern papers as my launching off point {full credit to Nancy for her amazing inspiration}.  

The title is a combination of products ~ the "MY" and "GIRL" are from the chipboard alphabet in the kit and the "beautiful" is from American Crafts Thickers {Foam Phrase Stickers - Wild}.  The rest of the items/papers on the page are all from the FJ London Kit.    I added my journaling on the computer and then cut them up to apply to them my page.

Have a Wonderful Monday!

Bond Story Kit ~ You + Me

Good Morning Peeps!  My layout today features the current Ali Edwards Story Kit Bond & while I love all of these kits, this one is probably my favorite!  There are so many ways you can go with this kit and so many stories to tell.  My story today is about the bond I share with my sweet friend Stephanie ~ I seriously couldn't ask for a better friend. 

For the background paper, I used patterns from the Felicity Jane London kit & added the chipboard pieces from the Story Kit.  I typed my journaling on the computer and trimmed them in strips to add under the photo.

This photo was taken in on the first vacation our families took together for Spring Break 2013.  It's still one of my favorite photos of us.

I have a second coordinating layout about our friendship using the Bond kit, but I'll share that one tomorrow.  ;)

Have a Wonderful Day!

Felicity Jane ~ Today was Fabulous

Happy Monday!  I hope your weekend was awesome and you're ready for this new week!  I have a new page to share today using my Felicity Jane London Kit ~ I really love this kit!   When a new kit arrives on my doorstep, my goal is to make at least 2 layouts with that kit, either 12x12 or pocket pages.  I've already made a few layouts with this one, but I just can't stop because the supplies are so amazing!

I started with a full sheet of 12x12 pattern paper as the background border and then added Bazzill white cardstock on top.  I fussy cut the flowers and the "today" title from the sticker sheet and colored just a bit of the flowers with a few shades of yellow watercolor pencils.

I used the stamp set in the kit to finish off the title and few other words on the page.  I added the word "was" and the little hearts using a Hero Arts alphabet stamp set.

To dress up the beautiful photo of my daughter, I added the cardstock stacked labels to one side of the photo, tucking them under the left edge.  Then for some balance, I added strips of pattern paper & a die cut heart to the other side.  I'm super happy with how it turned out.

Enjoy your day!

Spring Break 2013 ~ Grand Cayman

 It's finally Friday ~ Woohoo!!!  I'm slowly working my way through posting my Spring Break album that I completed in January.  Does it feel like a never ending album?  LOL!  Well ... I did a lot of pages cause I had a lot of photos.

Once again, on these pages, I used the Simple Stories ~ You Are Here collection.  I just love the colors palette of these supplies & it's been an easy collection to work with on my layouts.

Tip:  If your title blends in too much with your background, try outlining it with a black pen to make it pop!

As I stated earlier in this post, I had a lot of photos for this album.  In order to have enough supplies for all of my layouts, I purchased two full 12x12 kits, a 6x6 paper pad & the SN@P pack which included additional pocket cards & embellishments.  

Have a wonderful weekend!