elle's studio: new collections are in the shop

happy monday!!  i'm about to make your day better!!  :)

the new elle's studio collections are up in the shop today!  yippee!!  the noel collection, the penelope collection (my favorite) and 2014 are all ready to be added to your cart!!  

just look at all that goodness!!  heaven in a picture, right??

elle's studio is also launching a new layout kit that you will have to check out while you are there.  there are four kits available based on layouts by Megan Klauer, Janna Werner, Becky Novacek and Elle herself!! how fun is that??

and just to tempt you even more....i thought i would share a little peek of the elle's studio monthly kit for october!! it is so perfect for this time of year!!  

happy shopping!

chic tags: what a blessing...

i'm up on the chic tags blog today sharing a super sweet baby layout!!  go on....you know you want to see more of that cute baby!! :)

glitz design: wild & free blog hop

happy thursday everyone and welcome to the september edition of the glitz blog hop!!  you're probably hopping over from noel's amazing blog.  so glad you are here!!

this hop is all about the beautiful wild & free collection...which also happens to be one of my very favorite collections!!

i've made many a project using this collection so i have to admit that i was a little stumped when i sat down to create something.  i wanted to share something fun and different and i'm not sure if my motivation was just totally missing or what.

then, as i was shuffling through the lovely wild & free papers, i saw the fun watercolor drip paper and thought how cool the drips looked coming down the page.  so i grabbed out my scissors and followed the drips.  in the end, i had this gorgeous piece of paper all trimmed out and ready to be the background for my page.  i finished my layout with a dark contrasting ribbon, a few embellishments and a title cut from my cameo.

and here is a look at my finished layout, as well as a few detail pictures...

thanks so much for stopping by on the blog hop today!!  your next stop is the glitz design blog.  be sure to leave comments on each blog along the way to increase your chances of winning a prize pack from glitz!

here is the complete blog hop list in case you get lost!!

Jaime Warren – http://jaimewarren.typepad.com/

Karine Cazenave – http://karinecazenave.typepad.com/

Karola Witczak - http://www.karolakraftuje.blogspot.com/

Lea Lawson – http://leascupcakesandsunshine.blogspot.com/

Leica Forrest – http://www.10-4livingoutloud.typepad.com/

Lisa Andrews – http://lisaandrews.blogspot.com/
Magda Mizera http://www.magdamizera.blogspot.com/
Marie Ramirez – http://www.absosweetmarie.blogspot.com/

Mou Saha – http://collagecollagecollage.blogspot.com/

Nina Ostermann – http://ninasblog-scrapmama.blogspot.com/

Noel Culbertson – http://paperpassionpixels.blogspot.com/

Stephanie Bryan – http://www.stephaniemakes.blogspot.com/  **you are here**

Glitz Design Blog – http://glitzitnow.com/blog/

my mind's eye: pocket mini album

i'm on the my mind's eye blog today sharing a fun tutorial for creating a pocket mini album!!  

here's a peek at the cover...

stop on by mme for more details and loads of pictures!!

workspace wednesday...

another episode of workspace wednesday today with marcy penner!!

i'm loving these boxes for keeping all of my different products organized.  and of course...these wire baskets are just the best thing since sliced bread.  they aren't real vintage locker baskets like i would have liked, but they work just as well!!

and like marcy...i just can't get enough white in my life either!!  i'm slowly weeding out even my clothes for a "whiter" wardrobe.....  :)

be sure to link up your workspace over at marcy's blog!!

happy wednesday!

xoxo

a girls day...

my sweet girl and i had a nice girls afternoon this weekend.  it isn't often that i get good quality time with her out of the house so it was so nice to wander around just the two of us.  we ended up finding this fun little park over behind our house that had a lake and a playground.  she sang and talked and talked and talked.  the girl loves to talk.

the weather was beautiful and the company was even better.  hoping to plan more girls adventures this fall!! 

elle's studio: the penelope collection & watercolors

the elle's studio penelope collection is just divine.  i love all of the soft pinks and the dark colors.

of course i just had to play around with it for this month's design team gallery.

i started by using watercolors on my background.  once that was dry, i lightly misted over the pink watercolors with some studio calico opaque white mist.  it's a subtle touch, but it softens the pink watercolors some.

then i pulled out my favorite pieces from the penelope collection, as well as the black and white strip paper.  i layered everything together and added a few strips of typed journaling.

love that sweet face.

here's a look at my finished layout and a few detail shots...

write.click.scrapbook october sneak...

the october gallery at write.click.scrapbook will go live on october 1st!!  it's a fun one this month!  here's a little sneak peek of what i've been working on....

can you guess this month's theme??  i kind of branched out and did something a little different than my normal!!  can't wait to show you!!

a mood board & a sketch, oh my...

 there's a lot of fun out there this week in the scrappy world!!  

jot magazine has a new mood board up that's bright and beautiful!  kim jeffress was the guest pinner this month and she did an amazing job, didn't she??

here is my layout...

i decided to use watercolors on my background to great a softer orange effect.  from there, i added lots of layers around my photo and used one of the "very much hoarded" crate paper frames as an accent.

and i'm playing along with the thursday sketch challenge at elle's studio this week.  the sketch is based on becky novacek's beautiful layout.

and here is my layout based on the sketch...

i followed the sketch pretty closely except added a few extra tags and cut outs from elle's studio.  i'm trending back towards more "white space", don't you think??

thanks so much for stopping by today!  i hope you can play along with these challenges!!  be sure to upload your layouts to either the jot magazine or elle's studio gallery!  can't wait to see what you create!

xoxo

workspace wednesday...

this wednesday, marcy penner is sharing a peek into her workspace.  i always love seeing how others organize their stuff, so i thought i would play along too!!  i'm linking up over on her blog...  snap a photo of your space and link up too!!  

these little jars are my favorites right now.  i love being able to see all of the beautiful wood veneer, buttons and flairs.  i'm having my husband eat olives left and right just so i can have some more pretty jars.  hee hee!

happy wednesdsay...

gossamer blue: project life week 34

today i'm sharing my week 34 of project life using the september kits from gossamer blue.  you can see my week 33, which used the life pages kit from september here.

the colors of the september kit were perfect to document our summer day!!  this week was the second week of august so we were still in the swing of summer!! 

i'm still a big fan of typing or writing directly onto my photos!  i love how i can add little notes or stories so quickly!!

and i'm still keeping with our "week in review" card.  even though the photos tell most of the stories from our week, it's still nice to have a little "blurb" about what we did.  

the stamps in the september kit are awesome!!  i love the "take NOTE" stamp!!

and what's not to love about this carta bella paper??  it was perfect to add our concert ticket and a few little notes.

thanks so much for stopping by today!!  i'm officially all caught up with project life (except for my week in the life week last week....still deciding if i'm going to add that in or what...).  how is your project life?  are you all caught up?

happy wednesday!

xoxo

jot magazine: project life inspiration

this week on the jot magazine blog, the design team is sharing tons of inspiration for those awesome project life journaling cards.

i'm up today showing you a layout i created using cards from the childhood mini kit: mayfield edition, as well as some filler and journaling cards from the clementine collection.

hop on over to the jot magazine blog to check out my projects and be sure to stop by all week for more inspiration!

xoxo

glitz design: fall fun

glitz design is embracing fall this week and i'm sharing how i used a large photo and some fun leaves to create a layout.

here's a little peek!!  be sure to stop by the glitz design blog to see more!! 

week in the life...sunday

yay!!  i've officially documented our week.  i totally slacked off on sunday.  i think i have reached my "picture taking capacity".....and that's saying a lot since i always have my camera with me.

i did love using my DSLR this week.  the iphone takes awesome photos, and i typically find myself using that primarily for convenience, but boy can you tell a difference with my "big camera".  hoping to keep it close by more.

here are our pictures and words from sunday...

waking and making pancakes...

reading and relaxing...

playing...

coloring and playing and making messes

resting...

crafting...

eating freezie pops...

watching football and eating yummy chili

thanks to everyone who stopped this week!!  i love all of the new visitors and hope you will stop by often!!

i'm still trying to figure out my plan for these photos and i will definitely post here when i do decide.

xoxo

week in the life...saturday

saturday was a busy one for us.  i definitely didn't pick up my camera as much, but i do love what i captured.  the weekends are always full of fun for us, so i hate that i didn't capture every moment, but it is what it is.

here are our saturday picture and words...

waking...

his & her morning relaxing...

cuddling with daddy...

running...

enjoying the lake...

baking...

cleaning...

showering...

eating...

playing...

hanging with neighbors...