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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!

 

Weekend Inserts

 

 

Hi All! Back with you on this lovely Tuesday to share with you some weekend inserts that I use when working on my everyday life documented. Since much of what my family does together is shared on the weekends (or more of the fun, exciting stuff anyways) I almost always implement some sort of page insert into my PL spread that highlights the weekend activities. This works for me because I have more time to take pictures on the weekend too. And this past weekend happened to have a bunch of activities, so I actually used two page inserts! (*Yes, I have always been a rule follower but find that breaking creative rules are kind of fun the older I get). That's one of the many things I love about this type of documentation; you can make it fit your needs, or your creative style!

So, on to my weekend inserts:

First up, I loved, loved, loved seeing this patterned paper by Bella Blvd show up in my DT goody package!! I knew immediately I wanted to break out my Copic markers and have a little bit o' fun coloring outside the lines! (*There I go breaking the rules again! LOL)

 

Beneath the photo I have another Becky Higgins PL card that has journaling about the story behind the wand bottle opener my friend is holding (er, I mean waving). ;) I simply used my tiny attacher to staple the front photo (on green heart BB sticker)  to the back card. You can still lift the photo and easily read the journaling.

 

Here is the back side of the first weekend insert:

 On the backside of the "hello" PL journal card I wrote about having our eldest son's GF over for dinner for the first time. So surreal that I have a son old enough to drive and to have a girlfriend. *Sigh.  

The front of weekend insert #2:

We attended a concert by a fave local 80s band of ours after the taekwondo pool/bbq party. So, so fun and the weather was perfect for this outdoor event! I loved that the theme gave me great reason to break into the awesome neon Freckled Fawn Enamel Dew Drop Stickers that are in the COGC shop. ;) The orange "80s" and "Members Only" is a cut up concert wristband I saved. I always find it kinda fun to work ephemera and memorabilia into my PL spreads.

 

 

Some close ups highlighting several of the adorable stickers from the Bella Blvd Everyday and Snapshots lines (*now available in the COGC shop!) 

I used Becky Higgins Design H page protector for the first weekend insert and American Crafts for the Second.

 And the back of the second insert:

The top card flips up to reveal hidden journaling. Journaling talks about my hubs playing some mean ragtime on the piano and everyone at the party  enjoying it. What some didn't know is that it is also a player piano, so when he was finished really playing, they had others go up to the piano and give it a try. Then they set the piano in motion! It was a fun surprise by a quite a few! LOL

 

**SHOP ITEMS USED:  BB Daily Chevies Pickle Juice Patterned Paper (B side-black with white stars),

Bella Blvd Daily Chevies Everyday Bookplate Stickers, Bella Blvd Play Date Tab Stickers, Bella Blvd Snapshots Bookplates Days Stickers, Bella Blvd Snapshots Bookplates Stickers, Bella Blvd Snapshots Captions Stickers, http://comeongetcrafty.net/collections/chic-tags/products/road-trip-note-clips,  Project Life Kits , Freckled Fawn Neon Enamel Dew Drop Stickers  

I also have been using digital templates to make quick and easy photo collages/hybrid inserts for my weekend pages. I will be sharing this technique a little bit further down the road as I don't have a wide format printer at home currently and the templates I have been using are 6x12 and will fit into an American Crafts 6x12 page protector when printed. So look for that tutorial or post here on the COGC in the near future.

Enjoy the rest of your day y'all! Thanks for stopping by!

Good Morning! This is Melissa back again sharing a new layout with you on this fine Friday morning! 

I love the Studio Calico faux polariod frames but wanted to use them in a different way. I thought about a couple of different ways to use them, but finally decided to use them as a background element to this layout. I sewed them down the length of this layout off the left hand side and the placed my photo in the upper right hand corner. I then used some of my favorite little embellishments such as enamel dots, flair, and wood veneer shapes to cluster in the little polaroid frames. 

SUPPLIES: Mayberry Paper, Freckled Fawn Enamel Dew Drops, Fancy Pants Trendsetter Flair, Fancy Pants Cork Stickers, Lily Bee Sweet Shop Bundle, Studio Calico Sundrifter Vellum Frames. 

These little frames can be used in so many ways! You could lay them horizonally across your layout as a border; you could actually use them as frames; you could cover the entire background of your layout in them as a fun layer...so many possibilities!

Show us how you have used this product! We would love to see!

 

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! 

 

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!  

Hi All! Back to share with you a Travel Edition of "Everyday life. Documented." Last week my hubs and I vacationed in Vegas celebrating our 18th wedding anniversary and attending the CHA (CreateNConnect) summer show. (I attended that solo! -LOL) ;)

Knowing that I wouldn't be able to scrap on the road this time due to luggage restrictions and time, I simply collected ephemera all week including, tickets, napkins, coasters, and other small items to add to my layouts.

Here is my intro page which I added as I could no longer fit any more pages into my album!! So this year is broken into two albums and our summer trip and CHA seemed to be a good place to break the year up into two.

I cut out the bracket frame (below "Hello There") with my Xacto knife and added some color behind it. The Becky Higgins Project Life kit cards from the shop came in very handy in simplifying the process and helping me get this week documented relatively quickly.

Here is the left side:

I pieced together a bunch of sentiment stickers from Fancy Pants to add to the "love this place" Project Life card and layered a few other Project Life cards together to create the Monday card. 

 

Here is a portion of the insert I added to my spread. It houses a bunch of journaling from the PL Days of the Week cards that are in the shop along with some pictures and ephemera (hotel coasters). 

I will simply stitch through the page protector a bit to keep the coasters from falling out. (Thanks Ali Edwards for your continuous inspiration!) 

Here I have added a portion of a napkin from Serendipity 3 ( the restaurant known for it's frozen hot chocolate). I plan to add some more journaling to the "this is life" journaling card as well.

 

**SHOP ITEMS USED: Project Life Jade Kit Project Life Midnight Kit Project Life Blush Kit Project Life Kraft Kit Fancy Pants Cork Stickers Freckled Fawn Heart Wood Chips Fancy Pants WAWD Sticker Sheet Fancy Pants WAWD Reminder Patterned Paper 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Feel free to ask questions in the comment section if you have any! Have a great day!

 

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! 

 

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! 

Product Showcase | Freckled Fawn, Crate Paper Pier, & Lily Bee Sweet Shoppe

Hi there and happy Wednesday! I am back today to share with you a few ways in which I have incorporated the adorably cute Freckled Fawn wood veneers along with the Crate Paper Pier 6x6 pad as well as the Lily Bee flair and chipboard. (Sorry folks, there are just so many awesome items in the store right now, I just had too much difficulty narrowing down the showcase to just one line! I seem to have a recurring issue with this, don't I?) ;)

 

First up is a card that highlights a tiny Freckled Fawn wood veneer heart as the focus of the card and of the sentiment.

SHOP ITEMS USED: Freckled Fawn Cloud Wood Chips (wooden heart)

Crate Paper The Pier Paper Pad

 

I simply machine stitched around the pp and used an Xacto to cut out the center for placement of the wood veneer heart. Sometimes I think simple (little) can make a big impact. KWIM? :)

 

Here's a peek at the inside with the sentiment typed with my vintage cursive typewriter.

 

This card highlights the Crate Paper Pier Pad although there are a few bits and pieces from other shop item collections.* ;) I created a popsicle die cut in my Silhouette software and used my sewing machine to outline the cut for added texture and dimension.

 SHOP ITEMS USED: Crate Paper The Pier Pad 6x6

                                             Lily Bee Sweet Shoppe Circle & Tag Stickers

                                             Lily Bee Sweet Shoppe Embellishment Bundle

In this layout below I have highlighted my focal point photo with the Freckled Fawn "remember" sentiment. 

 

   SHOP ITEMS USED: Freckled Fawn Wood Chips Frames   ("Remember" sentiment) 

                                               Lily Bee Sweet Shoppe Circle & Tag Stickers

And on my Project Life spread I used a few of the adorable Freckled Fawn Clouds to play off of the graffiti in the picture at our local skate park. *Note: I broke out my gelatos again and used the white and light blue to colorize the wood veneers. 

 

And lastly, two cards I created over the weekend at the cabin. I didn't have my Silhouette handy, so I cut out the Coke bottle freestyle. It's not perfect as I was going from memory, but I kinda like that it has a vintage "Old School" Tool (think paper + scissors + glue-lol) feel to it. And my neighbor (the card receiver) loves Coke and loved the card, so that's what matters right? ;)

SHOP ITEMS USED: Lily Bee Sweet Shoppe Embellishment Bundle 

                                             Lily Bee Sweet Shoppe Tiny Tablet

 

 and here I used the flair/badge as the focal point to my Hello Sunshine. Sadly, the card was either left behind at the cabin or lost in the "Craftermath" of my scrapspace! (Just keepin' it real here people). So, for now I will share my Instagram sneak pic of it. (I will post full pic of the card, once located, in the COGC Inspiration Gallery). 

SHOP ITEMS USED: Lily Bee Sweet Shoppe Label Stickers 

                                            Lily Bee Sweet Shoppe Chipboard Stickers

                                            Lily Bee Sweet Shoppe Embellishment Bundle

                                             Crate Paper The Pier Paper Pad

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to check out the new inventory in the store and take advantage of the new US shipping prices. (All Jillibean Soup is 20% off too-if you haven't already heard the news!) ;)

Have a beautiful day!