August Layouts

Hi there! Here's what I've been creating this month...


The September Storyteller was just released this weekend! It's jam packed as always - I especially loved this template and the different layer styles. I used one of the pencil styles on the "you are" and the newspaper styles on some of the paper layers.

created with Storyteller September 2014 Collection by Just Jaimee

My boys went back to school this month and these grade cards were perfect to help document it!

created with Through the Years pocket cards by Stolen Moments; Lightbulb Moment kit by Stolen Moments and Just Jaimee; April 2014 Storyteller pocket page template by Just Jaimee; Sunshine in My Soul an Bebas fonts

created with Through The Years pocket cards by Stolen Moments design; Lightblulb Moment kit by Stolen Moments and Just Jaimee; April 2014 Storyteller Pocket Page Template by Just Jaimee; Sunshine in My Soul and Bebas fonts - See more at: http://www.myscrapbookart.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=736444&ppuser=4013#sthash.oIOR8oXT.dpuf

I had to reach into the archives for this photo - back to 2012 - but I'm so glad I got this documented! One of my favorite memories of my daughter.

created with Sidekick Optional kit by Stolen Moments; KG Always A Good TIme and 1942 Report fonts

Another school- themed page...

created with Brainiac kit by Scotty Girl Design; Recycled Templates vol. 1 by Laura Passage; KD Life font by Karla Dudley; Libby font

When I first saw this template I knew I had to use it! It was the perfect way to show off these fun pattern papers. I used it to document a few things about my littlest guy right now.

created with About A Boy collection by Digital Design Essentials; template from August Idea Notebook by Digital Design Essentials; 1942 Report and Salamander Script fonts

This last one is for the 3 way challenge that just went up today at Pixels & Company. I love the unique color palette of this kit, I think it's so pretty!

created with Natural Beauty kit by Digital Scrapbook Ingredients; 1942 Report font

And that's a wrap for August... see you next time!

Project Life 2014: Week 32

I finished this up about a week ago, but forgot to post it here! Here is my week 32:

created with August Idea Notebook by Digital Design Essentials; Everyday Life vol. 1 templates by Laura Passage; The 52 Weeks by Heather Joyce; Just Realize and Bebas Neue fonts

The theme of this kit was all about getting away and going on vacation - which sadly did not fit in with anything we had going on this week so I wasn't able to use much of the word art, but I was still able to use a lot of the pieces. What I love most about this collection is the color palette - it's so yummy!

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Right side:

Also - you can probably tell from the huge alpha - the highlight of the week was getting to see Paul McCartney in concert! One of the best nights of my life for sure! Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.

Project Life 2014: Week 31

Welcome to my week 31. Still plugging along, still really enjoying documenting life this way. One thing I struggle with a bit is trying to balance photos with product, and having too much that I want to include. I'm pretty strict about sticking to just one spread per week, so there are many photos and other tidbits that don't make it into a spread. Trying to remind myself that it's ok if I don't include everything - the enjoyment is in having little snippets of real, everyday life to look back on and remember how life was at a given moment in time. Also, it's kind of a fun challenge to sift through things and decide what to include/how to include it. It's a nice process to sort though photos (and the thoughts that go with them) and take notice of things - that's always been one of my favorite things about scrapbooking.

Here's a look at my week 31 spread:

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created with August Storyteller Collection by Just Jaimee; The 52 Weeks by Heather Joyce; Everyday Life vol. 1 templates by Laura Passage; BebasNeue and Just Realize fonts

 
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Right side:

Hoping to start working on week 32 today! Until next time!

Disneyland Photo Book + A Special Feature

Last September, we took and epic week-long trip to Disneyland. I started scrapping our adventure as soon as we returned and I finally finished it up last month and now I have a beautiful book I can  hold in my hands. I absolutely love how it turned out.

I decided to scrap this trip chronologically for the most part. I was inspired by the Project Mouse line of products by Sahlin Studio and Britt-ish Designs, which is mostly what I used. The templates are Project Grids by Amy Martin. I had the book printed by Heritage Makers (I have a monthly subscription and I've stacked up a lot of points, so whenever I want to print a book I usually only have to pay shipping.)

While I post most of my layouts here, I didn't actually post any of my Disney pages when I was scrapping them. I decided to save them for one big post. Since I'm posting photos of the finished book, I won't bother to add the layouts here, but you can find them all at Scrap Stacks.  Also, today I'm being featured over at Capturing Magical Memories, and you can see more about me and my Disney pages over there.

Without further ado - here's a look at Disneyland 2013:

Thanks for looking :)

Project Life 2014: Week 30

Today I'm sharing my Project Life spread for week 30.  I'm a week behind, but since I've been consistently a week behind for a while now, I'm ok with it.  A week behind is the new caught up :) For this week, I used products from the August BYOC at The Lilypad. I love that with the BYOC, I can mix and match any designers products and they all work well together.

A Bit of Earth papers and elements by Stolen Moments Design; Summer's End pocket cards and Summer's End titles by Just Jaimee; Flashback elements by Sahlin Studio; Everyday Live Templates vol. 1 by Laura Passage; Just Realize font

Here's a closer look at the right side:

And the left side:

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Layout {over}Share!

Once again, it's been too long since I've posted layouts! I've got a bundle today. So, picking up where I left off...

I was excited to use this new School is Cool kit - I LOVE the doodles and wordart! I could not resist using that background paper.

created with School is Cool kit and journalers by Celeste Knight aka Sweet Caroline Studio; AniTypewriter font

This kit is the free with purchase this month at Pixels & Company. Most of what I used is from part one (available until Aug 14 - part 2 is equally awesome and releases Aug 15 and runs through the end of the month). Perfect for a black and white photo of my growing boy.

created with Free Spirit collab kit by Pixels & Company designers; Elementary templates by Digital Scrapbook Ingredients; Quick Type Condensed font

Ever since I took this pic I knew it was destined for a layout! I used it for the template challenge at MSA - grab the free template here.

created with Real Life in Pockets: iCaptured by Just Jaimee and Mommyish; Fuss Free: My Scrapbook Art 12 template by Fiddle Dee Dee Designs; Old Newspaper Types font

I'm a little late on this one - last month at MSA, Kimberlee did a journaling challenge where you scrap "by the numbers". I thought this was such a clever idea, and a fresh way to document life! I used Just Jaimee's August Storyteller collection, and this layout was featured in the latest issue of Storytelling (vol. 5).

created with August Storyteller collection by Just Jaimee

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Little artist? More like little stinker! 

created with Little Artist kit by Laurie Ann and Stolen Moments Design Pea Angedawn font

I loved this photo so much, I wanted to keep it simple and sweet. I used Stolen Moments contribution to the big We Are Storytellers collab (a piece is being given away free each day at The Lilypad).

created with We Are Storytellers contribution by Stolen Moments Design; TXT Longhand and Slab Tall X fonts

Big news around here is we now own a piano! My parents very kindly gave me their piano - the one I learned to play on. It was once my grandmother's, so it's been passed down a few generations and I'm so glad my boys get to learn on it. I used Deena Rutter's new Becoming kit - she was the featured designer at Digi Night Out earlier this month and this was the free kit. It was so fun to meet her in person - she's super sweet and an amazingly talented designer!

created with Becoming kit by Deena Rutter; Verdana and where starts shine the brightest fonts

Every year we grow veggies, and every year the peas are our favorites! I used Stolen Moments' A Bit of Earth kit to document the peas from planting to harvest.

created with A Bit of Earth elements and papers by Stolen Moments

I love these state cards from Digital Design Essentials! I thought about using them on a Project Life layout, but decided instead to document the different states we've lived in. I love using that stamping effect - you can find a tutorial here.

created with Notebook Essentials paper pack; Par Avion alpha; Par Avion journal cards; Vintage State Flash Cars vol. I & IV; and Wired: Travel all from Digital Design Essentials; Traveling Typewriter font

This was a layout I started a few months ago, and finally got around to finishing while I was at Digi Night Out. I always have a few of those unfinished pages in my "works in progress" folder! (Some have been there a few years... eek!)

created with Life is God kit by Studio Rosey Posey; 1942 Report font

This is a two page spread I did with the latest edition of Real Life in Pockets by Just Jaimee and Mommyish. I LOVE, love, LOVE this kit! It's my favorite camping kit ever! And I love pocket pages for scrapping big events that have tons of photos, like our recent camping trip/family reunion.

created with Real Life in Pockets: Summer Camp collab by Just Jaimee and Mommyish; Storyteller July 2014 Doodled Pocket Page Templates by Just Jaimee

I don't think I did this one for a challenge or creative team assignment or anything - just because. I really love everything about this one - the photo, the shadowing, the journaling, and the design.

created with Boardwalk kit by Laura Passage; Rockwell and Traveling Typewriter fonts

That's all for today! Thanks for taking a look :)