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Happy Thursday, everyone!  I'm here today with a little something I like to call the "anatomy of a layout".  

For this page, I kept my design very simple by placing four of the Maggie Holmes Fabric Frames on my patterned paper in a grid design...

Next, I placed my photo in the top left frame and added a few embellishments that I knew I wanted to incorporate into my layout...

Then I added a few more embellishments and the rest of my title in the bottom left frame...

And finally, I added a journaling pocket in the bottom right frame and some rainbow washi tape in a few spots which I ended up stitching down using my sewing machine...

I also added a few strips of striped paper at the top and bottom, the "celebrate today" sticker on the cloud die-cut, and a few phrase stickers and ta-da!  A completed layout in about 25 minutes!   

I like how the simple grid design allowed for as much or as little embellishing as I wanted.  In this case...a lot!!!  You could also switch out more photos or journaling in the frames as well.  

Shop Items Used:  Fancy Pants "What A Wonderful Day" Collection (Astounding & Superb Patterned Paper, Decorative Bags, Ephemera Pack, Label Stickers), Lily Bee (Sweet Shoppe Circle & Tag Stickers), Jenni Bowlin (Doily Sequins), Freckled Fawn (Neon Enamel Dew Drop Stickers), Crate Paper (Maggie Holmes Fabric Frames), Pebbles (Lakeside Phrase Stickers), Elle's Studio (Saltwater Cut Outs)

I hope you enjoyed this little peak into my creative process :)  Have a great day!

 

Hello everyone!  I'm here today showcasing my "Everyday life. Documented." spread for Week 30.  

We spent most of the week soaking up every last bit of summertime that we could...my kiddos start back to school next week!  Where has the time gone?

I used lots of Mint Julep Alphas from Basic Grey to help pull my color scheme together for this week's spread...

The weather seems to already be changing, so we took full advantage of the record low temps and took the kids to St. Louis to visit the City Museum.  They had a blast and it was fun for all ages! 

It was a fairly "normal" week, although we did find out our oldest son has extremely high cholesterol (which was a huge shock), but hopefully can be managed by a new diet plan.  

Shop Items Used:  Elle's Studio (Saltwater Cutouts, Saltwater Frames, Saltwater Lil' Snippets Labels), Project Life (Kraft Core Kit, Midnight Core Kit), Freckled Fawn (Black Pinwheel Washi Tape, Favorite Wood Chips Frames), Basic Grey (Candy Buttons, Mint Julep Chipboard Alpha), Lily Bee (Sweet Shoppe Letter and Label Stickers), Studio Calico (Atlantic Glittered Star Stickers, Snippets Wood Veneer Punctuation)

How was your Week 30?  I would love to see so be sure to post your creations to our Flickr Gallery.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day! 

 

Hello everyone and happy Saturday!  It's time for another sketch challenge here at the Come On Get Crafty blog...

Let's take a look at what our amazing creative team came up with!

Ginny rocked the sketch by using different patterned paper strips as her background...

And here's what Diane came up with...

Isn't that photo amazing?!?!  I just love how she used gold accents to bring out the beautiful sunflares in her photo. 

Suz said, "I stayed pretty true to the sketch and decided to use the sentiment stickers not only for my title work, but also to represent the rectangles in the sketch (along with my photo of course).  I kept this layout pretty minimalistic.  Sometimes I like my layouts to be more about the photo + words and less on the embellishments.  (And then sometimes I like to play away with the embellishments!  I guess it just depends  on how I feel on that particular day!) ;) 

"My journaling is hidden beneath the photo as shown below.  It documents how I love the age my DS is at right now; curious, wanting to learn, and still liking to hang out with the 'rents.  I pop-dotted the camera sticker to add a bit of dimension and a little machine stitching down the borders. "

Shop Items Used:  Pebbles (Lakeside Phrase Stickers), Lily Bee (Sweet Shoppe Strawberries and Cream Patterned Paper, Sweet Shoppe Label Stickers)

Here's how Nicole interpreted the sketch...

Nicole says, "I loved how this sketch has borders and the potential for lots of layers.  I decided to stamp the borders on the side using the Jillibean Soup stamps and then draw some attention to it with the Lily Bee twine from the embellishment bundle.  I've been grabbing old photos that are already printed trying to create scrapbooks for our older sons who will be graduating from high school soon.  This is one of my favorite photos of my husband with our two oldest kids when they were just starting to love books.  I love how my son is looking at his daddy as he reads...priceless!"

Shop Items Used:  Lily Bee (Sweet Shoppe Embellishment Bundle and Letter Stickers), Jillibean Soup (Chilled Cucumber Clear Stamps Set 2), Basic Grey (Candy Buttons), Freckled Fawn (Black Pinwheel Washi Tape)

Here's Melissa's layout using the sketch...

I just love all the circular elements she used and those layers are just fabulous! 

 

And here's my take on the sketch...

I went all out with rainbow colors to emphasize my photo of the double rainbow that I had captured one summer afternoon after a rain.

Shop Items Used:  Basic Grey (Candy Buttons), Elle's Studio (Saltwater Cutouts, L'il Snippets, and Tabs), Lily Bee (Sweet Shoppe Circle & Tag Stickers, Sweet Shoppe Embellishment Bundle), Fancy Pants (What A Wonderfu Day Sticker Fundamentals), Crate Paper (The Pier Paper Pad)

Now it's your turn to show us your take on this sketch!  Link up your creations to this post by Friday, August 23, 2013 and get a chance to win a $5 Gift Card to the Come On Get Crafty online shop.  

Good luck and happy crafting! 

 

Happy Friday everyone!  Please join me in welcoming our Featured Guest, Jennifer Ciriano, here at the Come On Get Crafty blog today!  

Hi, my name is Jennifer Ciriano.  I'm from Brooklyn, NY and must confess that I am a very proud "Brooklynite".  I'm the wife to an amazing man and a mom to three awesome kids.  I am happy to be a SAHM again, after working in the medical field.  Being a homemaker now allows me to have more time for my family and to scrap and study photography.  

I have been crafting since before I can remember.  My mom enjoyed several crafts at home, so I was brought up around it.  Through the years I have tried a lot of different crafts, but as an adult I found my true love...scrapping.  I have been scrapbooking for well over a decade now.  It all started with some card store baby albums, a scrapbook kit from my mom, and some episodes of the Carroll Duvall show.  This eventually led me to find the wonderful online scrapbooking community, which opened up a whole new scrapbook world for me.  In earlier years, I enjoyed paper piecing and I secretly wish it was still popular, but what gave me my real love for this hobby is how aware it made me of life and life's moments.  I love that I can sit down with pretty supplies and remember all of our past moments.  This also gives me another chance to be grateful for all of them.  Scrapbooking also jump-started me with Project Life TM this year.  I now wish I would have started earlier.  Project Life TM allows everyday events to be recorded, that we wouldn't otherwise remember.  

I wouldn't say that I have a definitive style.  I like to try a lot of different trends with my layouts.  It keeps it fun and interesting.  Currently, I like happy colors.  

 

I am over the moon happy to be a guest designer here on the Come On Get Crafty blog and I want to thank Nicole and Adrienne for this exciting opportunity! 

I am so inspired by Jennifer's layout!  I just adore those triangles and that title...wow!  To see more of Jennifer's beautiful work, visit her blog at http://www.jenns-doodles.blogspot.com.  

Thanks so much for stopping by...have a great day!  

Hello everyone!  I'm here today showcasing one of my favorite new lines in the shop, "What A Wonderful Day" from Fancy Pants! 

 

I used the tape stickers for my banner and to add some layers beneath my photo.  I also used various pieces of patterned paper from the collection and layered the corrugated paper under my photo.  

I misted a bunch of colors over a mask I had leftover from a Silhouette Cut to give my background paper some pop!  

Shop Items Used:  Fancy Pants (What A Wonderful Day -  Terrific Patterned Paper, Swell Patterned Paper, This Way Patterned Paper, Tape Stickers, Sticker Fundamentals, Turquoise Corrugate Paper,  Park Bench Button Set), Basic Grey (Candy Buttons), Chic Tags (Road Trip Note Clips), Lily Bee (Sweet Shoppe Chit Chat Stickers & Letter Stickers), Freckled Fawn (Black Pinwheel Washi Tape), Divine Twine (Pink)

Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to check out our Facebook page and our Flickr gallery for shop updates and even more inspiration!  

Happy Tuesday, friends!  I'm here today sharing my "Everyday life. Documented." spread for Week 28...

We had a very routine week...went to the pool a few times, ate ice cream for lunch, played in the sandbox...just enjoying summer to the fullest :)  

I loved using the Saltwater Frames from Elle's Studio in this week's spread.  They were the perfect size for the 3x4 pockets.

I'm a sucker for speech bubbles so I  really enjoyed using the Jillibean Soup Chilled Cucumber Clear Stamps for my title/date card and the aqua striped filler card.  

 

And here's a few close-up shots...

Shop Items Used:  Project Life (Jade Core Kit, Kraft Core Kit), Elle's Studio (Saltwater Frames, Saltwater L'il Snippets Labels, Saltwater Cutouts), Fancy Pants (What A Wonderful Day Sticker Fundamentals), Freckled Fawn (Black Pinwheel Washi Tape, Neon Enamel Dew Drop Stickers), Jillibean Soup (Chilled Cucumber Soup Clear Stamps)

Thanks for stopping by today and please be sure to check out all of the great SALE items in the shop! 

 

Hello everyone!  I hope you're having a great week :)  I'm here today with a quick and easy way to dress up the adorable What A Wonderful Day Patterned Envelopes from Fancy Pants using the coordinating Ephemera Pack.  

I always find myself needing small envelopes for gift cards, little notes of affection, and for gift-giving and these are perfect for any occasion...

I don't always have a lot of time to spend decorating items for gifts, so the Ephemera Pack was very helpful in dressing up the envelopes.  

I kept my embellishing simple so the envelopes wouldn't be too bulky or hard to package.  

I used my Tiny Attacher stapler to punch some of the Ephemera Pack pieces before I adhered them to the envelopes so I wouldn't affect the ability to slip something inside of them. 

Shop Items Used:  Fancy Pants (What A Wonderful Day Patterned Envelopes, What A Wonderful Day Ephemera Pack) 

I clipped them to my display frame in my craft room so they would be in clear view and easy to grab in a hurry...they also look great as decor :) 

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you have a great day! 

Happy Friday, folks!  Please join the Come On Get Crafty team in welcoming Melanie Blackburn as our featured guest today!  

Hello everyone!  I'm Melanie Blackburn and I'm so very excited to be guest designing for Come On Get Crafty!  A little bit about me...I'm currently a SAHM to 3 beautiful girls.  I started crafting when my oldest was born 8 years ago and I'm so very grateful for discovering this hobby.  Along the way, I've met some amazing people who I now call friends.  I've also had various opportunities which have helped me become the scrabooker/crafter that I am today.  I love to play with paper, it satisfies two needs; one of which is to preserve memories for my family and the other is to do something crafty. I've always loved paper products.  As a young girl I loved to browse the aisles of the local paper crafting store.  I had a wide collection of notebooks, pretty pens, and stickers.  This love of paper has now taken the form of scrapbooking.  I describe my style as "eclectic flair".  I love to mix patterns, embellishments, and include fun accents on my layouts.  I love to add lots of layers and techniques to my projects and sewing on a layout is also a must for me.  I'm so very happy to be sharing my layout with you today.  Thank you Nicole and Adrienne!  

 

We just love all the layers and techniques Mel used on this layout!  Absolutely amazing!!! To learn more about Melanie and to see more of her fabulous work, check out her blog at http://www.melblackburn.blogspot.com

 

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by! 

Happy Saturday, everyone!  It's time for another sketch challenge here on the blog...

Let's check out what our amazing team came up with using the sketch!

Suz created this beautiful card by flipping the sketch 90 degrees...

Shop Items Used:  American Crafts (Mayberry 6x6 Paper Pad), Studio Calico (Atlantic Sequins)

 

Here's what Nicole came up with...

Shop Items Used:  Fancy Pants (What A Wonderful Day Cork Arrow Stickers, Cork Hearts/Stars Stickers, Astounding Paper, Superb Paper), Pebbles (Lakeside Chalkboard ABC Stickers), Project Life TM (Jade Core Kit), Freckled Fawn (Heart Wood Chips)

Ginny also created a beautiful card using the sketch...

Shop Items Used:  Lily Bee (Pinwheel Picnic Basket Patterned Paper, Sweet Shoppe Circle & Tag Stickers, Sweet Shoppe Embellishment Bundle), American Crafts (Mayberry Strawberry Lemonade Patterned Paper), Freckled Fawn (Cloud Wood Chips)

Ginny said, "I decided to make a card from the sketch this month.  I am not a big card maker, so having the sketch as a starting point was a big help to me.  I used 3 different brands of patterned paper, but I think they all go together so well.  It was fun mixing it up!"

And here's a look at my take on the sketch...

"I stuck very close to the sketch and used the Mayberry Mixed Tags as my background paper.  I misted my background card stock with blue and yellow spray ink and added circular bits all around my page to bring my design together."  

Shop Items Used:  American Crafts (Mayberry Raspberry Mixed Tags), Pebbles (Lakeside Chalkboard ABC Stickers, Chipboard Shapes, Phrase Stickers & Post Cards Patterned Paper), Lily Bee (Sweet Shoppe Chipboard Stickers, Embellishment Bundle, Label Stickers, & Letter Stickers), Studio Calico (Atlantic Cork Arrow Stickers, Epoxy Brads, Sequins, Wood Veneer Burnished Circles, Wood Veneer Boats and Anchors), Basic Grey (Mint Julep Woven Labels)

I love how everyone used the sketch in so many different ways this month!  Now it's your turn to show us your take on the sketch!  Link up your creations to this post by July 20th, 2013 for a chance to win a $5 Gift Card to the Come On Get Crafty Shop!  And be sure to link up your creations to our Flickr Gallery, too!  

Have a great weekend and happy crafting! 

Hello everyone!  I'm here today to share my "Everyday life. Documented." spread for Week 26.  Can you believe this year is already half-way over?!?!

My kids and I spent most of our free time this week swimming and hanging out with some of our favorite friends :)  The weather was hot and humid, which is typical for this time of year, so the pool felt extra refreshing this week!

Left Side: 

Right Side: 

I've ran across a few great quotes on Pinterest and Instagram lately and I plan on including a quote each week from here on out :)  I also always include a screenshot of our local weather in each spread. 

Shop Items Used:  Studio Calico (Atlantic Cork Arrow Stickers, Cork Circle Stickers), American Crafts (Mayberry Orange Soda Chalkboard Stickers), Crate Paper (The Pier Ephemera Pack, The Pier Paper Pad), Jillibean Soup (Wise Words Stickers), Lily Bee (Sweet Shoppe Circle & Tag Stickers), Pebbles (Lakeside Chalkboard ABC Stickers), Webster's Pages (Sweet Notes Noteworthy Patterned Paper), Basic Grey (Mint Julep Snippets)

How have you documented your Week 26?  I would love to see so be sure and link up your projects to our Flickr gallery :)  Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!