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Happy Tuesday!! Ginny here with another Everyday Life Documented blog post. The week I am focusing on today is a little departure from my norm. I only focused on one day of the week for the whole spread. It was a big day and I had tons of photos from the event, so I really wanted to get it all in. We had a family reunion a few weeks ago, it was an awesome day. I saw family that I hadn't seen in years and some family that I only get to see a few times a year. It is so hard living far away from everyone that I love, but I am so glad that I documented the occasion:)  

I used a few of the Project Life Core editions from the shop. I love using those cards, it makes it so easy to put the week together! 

I also used the new Bella Blvd. stickers. I love them!! There are so many cute sayings and fun colors!!

I also added a 6x12 insert with more photos. I used some Bella Blvd. papers to fill in the triangles. 

I kept the jouranling pretty minimal on the 2 12x12 pages. I put an entire sheet of journaling on the other side of the 6x12. I won't be sharing it here today, since it includes some personal information. But it includes all that we did at the reunion, where everyone traveled from, the names & ages of all the kids that were there, and just some funny stories!! I really enjoyed putting this week together! Thanks for stopping by today :)

shop items used-Bella Blvd (family bookplate stickers, snapshot tab stickers, snapshot caption stickers, daily details paper, bell pepper paper) Jenni Bowlin(tiny trims gold rubons, speech bubble happy flatbacks) Project Life(blush, honey)

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, we made it through another week :) Today I am sharing my love of all of the new cork products out there right now.  Fancy Pants is just one of the companies that has some super cute cork products right now. 

                                                        

                                                        

I love those hearts & stars, I could use them on everything!! 

                        

I am sharing a home decor project today made with the Fancy Pants What a Wonderful Day Reminder paper. I have had this chalkboard for years and I love it, but it was needing some updating. I had modpodged a map paper over the original design a while ago and I liked it, but time for something new. I had been thinking of adding a piece of cork to make it a memo board, but I didn't have any cork thin enough. So then I thought of the cork paper! Honestly you can hardly tell that it is paper and not real cork :) I am going to use washi tape to  keep my reminders tacked to the paper. Ahhhh, the wonders of washi tape-you can take it off and no sticky residue!! I also had to add the Pebbles wood piece, we live at the lake and I love all of the little reminders of it in the summer. 

                        

 

shop items used- Fancy Pants (reminder paper) Pebbles (word veneer) Freckled Fawn (mum flower washi tape) American Crafts (strawberry lemonade paper) Lily Bee (licorice whip paper) 

                                                

My page today started out as a big OOPS! and then I tried to find a way to fix it. My initial plan was to use the Fancy Pants Terrific polka dot paper as my background paper and then layer the Swell text paper on top of that. Well for some reason I cut the polka dot paper to 8x11, not 8.5x11. So then I was stuck! I still really liked the look of those 2 papers together, so I wanted to find a way to make it work. I used the corrugated paper to piece it all together. The final dimensions of my layout are 8.5x11, just with a little bit of cutting and pasting :) I actually like the dimension that the different size papers bring to the layout. I like the unevenness of it all. 

 I used the Fancy Pants What a Wonderful Day fundamental stickers for the banner. I always take them off the stickers sheet, then stick them to my shirt or pants to  get some of the sticky off. I just find stickers much easier to work with that way. There is still plenty of sticky left, just gives you the option of moving things around a bit till you get them where you want them. I know we all have oops moments now and then and in the words of the fabulous Mr. Tim Gunn, we must Make it Work!!!

shop items used-Fancy Pants(What a Wonderful Day-Terrific paper, Swell Paper,Fundamental stickers, Cork Heart)

                    

This week I used some of the cards from the  Project Life TM core editions and I love the way it turned out. It was so easy to mix and match the cards, they all go together so well! This was the quickest week I have ever put together. In the shop we have Bits Kits available. It is an awesome way to get a sampling of all the kits!!

                    

I also added some of the new cork embellishments from Fancy Pants.  My oldest daughter was away at camp all week, so I had her write down her thoughts about the week on a 4x6 card. Typical of an almost 10 year old, she rolled her eyes and kept it short and sweet :)  

                    

                    

 

shop items used-Project Life(midnight, jade, kraft, blush) Fancy Pants(cork arrows, stars, what a wonderful day sticker fundamentals) Freckled Fawn(mum washi tape)

                                                

Happy Thursday! Today I am going to show you how I altered the American Crafts Mayberry Rasberry mixed tags. I think these are so cute on their own, but I added just a little bit of personality to them. It is also great to have a few of these on hand to add to gifts when needed. This is the way they started straight out of the package. 

                

and after I embellished them

                

The tag on the far right was cute, but I wasn't certain that I would be able to use it. So I carefully took the white piece off and flipped it over for a blank canvas. I had a lot of fun making these! It really makes you  look at the products you have and imagine different ways that you can use them. Thanks for stopping by!

shop items used-American Crafts(mayberry tags, 6x6 paper) Pebbles(lakeside wood veneer shapes, chipboard shapes,phrase stickers)Studio Calico(atlantic cork circle stickers) Crate Paper(the pier ephemera pack) Freckled Fawn(wood chips frames) May Arts (blue twill)

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! 

                        

Happy Friday! I am here with a quick post with a few of my favorite things right now :)

I am starting with the Midnight edition of Project Life. I just love the colors and the cards. 

Second on my list today is the Chalkboard paper from Pebbles. I don't think I have loved and been so intimidated by a patterned paper in a long while ;)  I really like the graphic feel to the paper, but it was a bit overwhelming to me, so I decided to cut it up into sqaures and make it a little less daunting. I also wanted some of the B-side of the paper to show, so I curled up some of the edges to add a pop of color. 

I added some of the Studio Calico gold stars and the Pebbles phrase stickers and wood shapes to finish off the page. 

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

                        

Happy Tuesday!! Another Project Life update. This week I really focused on color! I usually don't use a tons of color on a PL spread, but I didn't have many photos this week and I had lots of pockets to fill up, so I had lots of empty space to focus on. 

                            

I started off with the Awesome and Adventure cards and pulled colors from those. I think if you have one or two cards with tons of colors you can pull it all together. 

                            
I used quite a few of the Studio Calico glittered star stickers, I really like the shine that they add!

                            

Wood veneer was another embellishment that I carried throughout the week as well. I used the Freckled Fawn tags, frames, and heart chips. I hope you all have a great week!!

shop items used-Freckled Fawn(wood tags, hearts, frames, clouds) Pebbles(Lakeside 6x6 paper pad, chalkboard letter stickers) Studio Calico(glittered stars, Atlantic epoxy brads)

                           

My favorite things this week are definitely geared towards Summer scrapping. The Pier from Crate Paper and Lakeside from Pebbles. I love both of these collections and since my kids are water lovers I know that I will have tons of photos to scrap using these collections! The layout that I am sharing today really put The Pier 6x6 paper pad to hard work!

                    

I used a die cut doily from the Ephemera Pack as a cloud and put a little bit of gold around the edges of the sun to make it pop just a bit. 

I love this paper from Pebbles, I can see myself needing about 100 sheets! It can be used as a background or you could just cut certain phrases from the paper to use on your layouts and projects.

I hope you have a great weekend!!

shop items used-Crate Paper(The Pier 6x6 paper pad, Ephemera pack)