Outside My Box, Summer Memories, and a Sneak Peek

I've never fancied myself an art journaler, but I must say I love seeing art journaling pages in the galleries around digi-land. There is so much freedom and creativity, I can totally see how it would be a cathartic way to deal with life's emotions... I just don't have much extra time to play in that way and I can't give up my traditional scrapbooking. That said, I did have a chance to play with some art journal-y type products from Captivated Visions for My Scrapbook Art this month.  This isn't necessarily a true art journal page, but it was fun to do something outside of my normal box.

created with I Became Somebody Else by Captivated Visions; VTKS Personal font

This simple summer layout was inspired by one of the Ultimate Vacation challenges going on over at The Lilypad. A fun and easy way to round up lots of summer memories!

created with Ultimate Vacation collab kit by The Lilypad designers; Just Realize font

The last layout I have to share tonight is a sneak peek of a product coming out from Celeste Knight at Pixels and Company on Friday. I got to play with it early because Celeste was the Featured Designer at Digi Night Out last Saturday (so fun!) and this was the free kit we got to play with.

created with Pistachio kit by Celeste Knight

Three New Pages

I found some extra scrapping time this past week, and if feels so good! Here are my latest:

created with
Painted Woods papers by Gennifer Bursett;
Bubbly papers and elements by Gennifer Bursett;
Me Time templates by Crystal Livesay;
NeoRetroFill and Just Realize fonts

 

 

created with
July challenge template by Amy Martin;
Moments with Mom papers by Sabrina Dupre;
Spring Has Sprung collab by TLP designers;
Suncatcher papers and elements by One Little Bird;
How it Began elements by One Little Bird;
Jump for Joy collab kit by TLP designers;
Wood Veneer: Word Talk by Sahlin Studio;
Great Vibes and Adobe Caslon Pro fonts

created with
Gone Squirrely papers, elements, and wordarts by Little Butterfly Wings;
Moments with Mom papers by Sabrina Dupre;
Pockets no. 6 by Valorie Wibbens;
Bebas and Adobe Caslon Pro fonts

My Girl

Well, I was cropped. Sad face :(  Actually, it's all good, I had a lot of fun with the challenges and I am a little relieved that I don't have to scrap under pressure anymore! It'll be fun to watch from the sidelines.  There is a lot of impressive talent and I can't wait to see how it turns out!

I do have one page to share really quick, using a bunch of goodies from Gennifer Bursett:

everything by Gennifer Bursett:
Bubbly Papers; Endless Summer elements; Anchored Washi Tape; Leathers: Candy Frames; Leathers: Family v1; Stitched Flowers

Cropped: Round 3

Happy to report I have not yet been cropped - I made it to round three! You can see the mystery basket ingredients we had to work with, and the challenge was to create some kind of contrast on your layout.  So here is what I came up with... crossing my fingers! The competition is getting tough!  You can also check out all the layouts in the Cropped Gallery.

created with Round 3 Mystery Basket Ingredients;
paper from Daydream paper pack by Karen Funk;
Simple Stitches 2 by Karen Funk;
Callie Hand, Bebas, and Quick Type II Condensed fonts

Anticipation

created with Anchored papers and elements by Gennifer Bursett; The Reed font by Heather Joyce

Would you believe that the paper pack and element pack I used for this layout are just $1 each?! It's true people, through the end of July at Pixels and Company's Dollar Days sale.  Tons of goodies for just a buck! Go get 'em!

Hello... is anyone out there?

I'm back! Now let's see if I can remember how to do this...

I took a little break from blogging as things got hectic last year between keeping up with Project Life, my regular scrapbooking, Digi Night Out, and that other stuff called REAL LIFE. :) But... I haven't done Project Life this year (but oh! I wish I was! It was just too time consuming for me), and I recently handed the reigns of Digi Night Out to someone else so... I am back to blogging! Even if it is just to post my most recent pages.

At the beginning of the month I entered the Cropped competition over at Pixels and Company. It's been a lot of fun! We've had two challenges so far, and luckily I didn't get cropped in the first round - we'll see what happens in round 2 later this week.  Here is my week one entry:

created with Cropped Round 1 Mystery Basket ingredients;
Scarlett Letter papers by Gennifer Bursett and Mommyish;
staple from Made of Awesome by Gennifer Bursett;
label from Endless Summer kit by Gennifer Bursett and Robyn Meierotto;
Quaver Sans font

And here is my entry for week 2:

created with Round 2 Mystery Basket Ingredients;
Quilting Bee V1 papers by Robyn Meierotto;
Simple Stitches 2 by Karen Funk;
blue stamp and sequins from More or Less Collab by P&Co designers;
label from Personally by Dawn by Design;
1942 Report font

It's been so fun to participate, and to see so many layouts that contain the same "ingredients" and follow some of the same rules, and yet they are all so unique.

I have one other layout to share - this on I made for My Scrapbook Art to show off some designs by the fabulous Kaye Winiecki:

created with
Homerun kit by Kaye Winiecki;
Stax On: Chevron by Kaye Winiecki

And that's it for now! I'll be back soon with more scrappy goodness. It's nice to be back!

Two Months of Layouts

October is here and it's officially fall!  I love this time of year. :)  I'm really enjoying scrapping a lot these days. I rely mainly on my responsibilities as part of the team at My Scrapbook Art, the Digi Night Out events I organize, and the challenges at The Lilypad to stay on track with my memory keeping.

Here's a look at what I created in August and September.

I'm really enjoying creating and blogging for My Scrapbook Art.  I get the opportunity to work with lots of different designers' stuff, the chance to scrap using various different challenges, and even have some of them appear in the Home Is Where The Art Is magazine. This was created with August's free kit from the Home Is Where The Art Is magazine, and entered into that month's challenge.

created with Kinda Awesome kit by Jenn Barrette; Arsenale White font

This layout appears in the October issue of Home Is Where The Art Is, in an article about crates.

created with Everyday Trays: Frames by Kristin Cronin-Barrow;  Hop Skip Jump kit by Jenn Barrette; Wicked Grit, Channel, and Quick Type Condensed fonts

Also in the October issue of Home Is Where The Art Is magazine, this one is part of the Putting Pen to Paper challenge.

created with Diptych kit by Paislee Press; template by Amy Martin; wordart by TaylorMade; Quaver Sans font

This one appeared in September's issue, in an article about washi tape.

created with Bloopers kit by Studio 68 and Pink Reptile Designs; Stickies {Glitter} by Studio 68; 1942 Report font

This next {BIG} group of layouts are all challenges I did at The Lilypad.  I just love their monthly challenges!

scraplift of Hearts Aglow by RachelYoung: http://www.the-lilypad.com/gallery/s...ow&cat=500
created with You and I papers, elements and alpha by Rachel Young; Harting font

created with Fleetwood kit by Sahlin Studio; In The City alpha by Sahlin Studio; template freebie by Captivated Visions; pink frame from Isn't She Lovely kit by Zoe Pearn; 5th Grade Cursive and A Font With Serifs fonts

created with Seed Pod and Seed Pod Papers by Zinnias and Swallowtails; Bloomin' Octagonal by Kim Jensen; Expression Bubbles by Emily Merritt; Hello Goodbye: Graphs & Solids by Michelle Godin; you and me wordart by Jenna Desai (retired); template by Amy Martin from Love & Grace collab; 1942 Report font

scraplift of She's So Lovely by AllisonPennington: http://www.the-lilypad.com/gallery/s...ly&cat=all
created with: Sloppy Stencils by Michelle Godin; Social Butterfly kit by Allison Pennington and Jenn Barrette; wood paper from A Wonderful Day papers by Sahlin Studio; frame by Karla Dudley from My Life At Home collab; pink and blue flowers from Fresh Blooms by Kitschy Digitals; trim from Honey Honey elements by Valorie Wibbens; Homestead font

created with Sept challenge template by Amy Martin; Duly Noted v.2 by Allison Pennington; Duly Noted tiny letter freebie by Allison Pennington; Scribbly Overlays by Amber Clegg; stars from 100th Day freebie by Jacque Larsen; Summer Bucket List alpha by Jacque Larsen; Harting font

created with For The Record kit by Valorie Wibbens; Cicle, Fanwood, and Paulinho Pedra Azul fonts

created with Bucket List collab by The Lilypad designers with stuff from: Amber Clegg, Tickled Pink, CD Muckosky, Emily Merritt, Kaye Winiecki, Designs by Lili, Michelle Godin, One Little Bird, Rachel Young, Sahlin Studio, Sara Gleason; frog from Jump kit by Jenn Barrette; soymilk and 1942 Report fonts

background paper from After The Rain by Micheline Martin; silly card and journaling strips from Here to There kit by Emily Merritt and Jacque Larsen; hello wordart from Scripted Romance by Britt-ish Designs; doodled border from Bloom kit by Allison Pennington; mustache from Hey Mister freebie by Jenn Barrette; chalk drawings from Chalk Artist by Kim Jensen; Pea Nguyen font

created with Smarty Schmarty papers and elements by Amber Clegg; Wicked Smart Date Stamps 3 by Amber Clegg; Stringbats 2 by Kim Jensen; photo mask by Jenn Lindsey (retired); template by from Wicked Smart collab by Emily Merritt; Pea Shelley Belley font

created with Sept BYOC stuff from The Lilypad: Smarty Schmarty papers, Smarty Schmarty elements, and Wicked Smart Date Stamps 3 by Amber Clegg; Stringbats 2 by Kim Jensen; Messy Marvin alpha by Amy Wolff; Halo Handletter font

created with Aug challenge template by Amy Martin; Apple Tree kit by Sara Gleason; white stitching by Secret Stash (retired); doodle border from Standing Tall kit by Lauren Grier; alpha from Bookmarked kit by Lauren Reid and Valorie Wibbens; The Faulty Marker font by Heather Hess

lift of valenitne love http://static.studiocalico.com/syste.../20120329a.jpg
created with Concretely Grounded paper by Kim Jensen; Chalk Artist by Kim Jensen; You and I elements and You and I papers by Rachel Young; Super Sloppy Stamps by CD Muckosky; wordstrips (top) from After the Rain by Micheline Martin; happy wordstrip by Allison Pennington from Hope Collab; pink ricrac from Bloom by Allison Pennington; blue tape from Never Forget kit by Erica Zane; The Alice font

 Both of these layouts were created with the exclusive FREE kit from Digi Night Out in September - Blackbird by Stolen Moments.

created with Blackbird kit by Stolen Moments; Road Movie and The Only Exception fonts

created with Blackbird kit by Stolen Moments; KG Always A Good Time and Pea Smashtastic in a Hurry fonts

See you soon - maybe before next month? We'll see ;)

xoxo,