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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!

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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! 

 

Hello everyone!  I'm here today to share my "Everyday life. Documented." spread for Week 23 with you...

I've been staying up-to-date with my pocket page spreads by setting a few "ground rules" for myself and my process.  One "rule" is that I set aside time every week to work on my spread, usually on Sundays. 

Another "rule" is that I collect and gather all of the items I plan on using before I print out my photos.  This helps me determine what my color scheme or "theme" is going to be and that way I don't get halfway through my spread and end up searching for certain items or embellishments in specific colors or accents that I don't have on hand.  This is a HUGE timesaver for me! 

The only other "rule" I have is to have fun and not stress over my spread!  Some weeks I only have an hour or so to create, while others, I have an entire afternoon.  I try to keep it simple and to the point.  If I'm lacking photos or don't feel like journaling a lot one week, then I don't :)

Shop Items Used:  American Crafts (Mayberry Lemon Pockets & Cards, Mayberry Orange Soda Chalkboard Stickers, Mayberry Strawberry Lemonade Patterned Paper), Basic Grey (Candy Buttons, Mint Julep Woven Labels), Lily Bee Sweet Shoppe (Chit Chat Stickers, Label Stickers, Tiny Tablet), Pebbles (Lakeside Chalkboard ABC Stickers, Phrase Stickers, Paper Pad), Studio Calico (Atlantic Cork Arrow Stickers), Webster's Pages (Sweet Note Alpha and Tag Stickers)

I hope you have a great day and thanks for stopping by! 

 

                 

Hello! Today I am here with a layout I made with a product that is geared toward Project Life type albums. There are so many cute products out there these days since Project Life has grown so big this year. If you don't do Project Life or something similiar you might feel a bit left out, but I encourage you to find a way to incorporate those products into your traditional scrapbooking! I used the Alison Kreft Sweet Notes paper on my layout. I just love the look of all of the colors and patterns used together. 

                

There is a perfect spot already made for journaling and multiple options for placing a title and the rest of the spaces are open just to have fun and embellish! 

shop items used-Alison Kreft for Webster's Pages(6x6 pad, noteworthy paper) Fancy Pants(park bench buttons) Studio Calico(sundrifter wood veneer, wonky circle stickers) Basic Grey(hipster wood veneer, candy buttons)

 

                                      
                                     

It's time for another sketch challenge here at the Come On Get Crafty blog!  Our team has come up with some amazing inspiration for you to help jumpstart your weekend creativity!  

First up is Nicole with her take on the sketch...

 

Nicole says, "I loved how Adrienne's sketch allowed such versatility of including as few or as many embellishments as you wish.  With Mother's Day approaching, I wanted to document our oldest son who made me a mom :) ."

 

Shop Items Used:  May Arts (Chevron Twill), Jillibean Soup (Irish Farmhouse Soup Stickers, Fresh Vegetable Soup Stickers), Lily Bee (Sweet Shoppe Label Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers, Accent Stickers), Pebbles (Lakeside Chalkboard Alpha Stickers), Pink Paislee (Cottage Farms Market Patterned Paper)

Next up is Ginny with her take on the sketch.  Ginny said, "I started out really close to the sketch, but the more I moved the elements around, the more they all seemed to want to gravitate towards the center of the page :)  I still have a few circles and strips of paper elements from the sketch.  I love the Basic Grey Hipster Collection, such a fun graphic line for boy layouts." 

Shop Items Used:  Basic Grey (Hipster 6x6 Paper Pad, Snippets, Wood Veneer Die Cuts, Vintage Stamps)

 

Here's what Suz came up with...

Suz said, "I loosely interpreted the sketch using the idea of items at the top left middle/middle right and bottom left (so in other words, the flow of the sketch).  :)

Shop Items Used:  Webster's Pages (Sweet Sentiments Noteworthy Patterned Paper, Composition and Color Paper Pad), Basic Grey (Mint Julep Chipboard Alpha)

Here's Diane's layout using the sketch and she said, "The Pink Paislee Cottage Farms Collection is perfect for vintage photos and my Grandma loved butterflies so I knew I wanted to use a photo of her for the layout to coordinate with the beautiful butterflies in this collection."

 

Shop Items Used:  Pink Paislee (Cottage Farms Barrel, Basket, and Bushel Patterned Paper, Paper Goods, Photo Frames, and Press-Ons) 

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

I really liked the lines of this sketch and stuck very close to it.  The Basic Grey Mint Julep Collection is great for a softer, more feminine feel and I thought it was perfect for this layout about my daughter's first big girl bed. 

 

Shop Items Used:  Basic Grey (Mint Julep Bottle Cap Stickers, Mint Julep Fabric Tape, Mint Julep Paper Pad, Mint Julep Woven Labels, Mint Julep Snippets, Mint Julep Chipboard Alphas, Hipster Wood Veneer Die Cuts), Fancy Pants (Park Bench Decorative Tags, Park Bench Button Set), Webster's Pages (Sweet Notes Washi Tape Set, Sweet Notes Alpha and Tag Stickers)

 

Now it's your turn to inspire us!  Link up your creations using the sketch on this post by Saturday, May 25th for a chance to win a $5 Gift Card to the Come On Get Crafty shop.  And don't forget to post your creations to our Flickr Gallery, too!  Good luck and happy crafting :)

 

                                       

TGIF, everyone!  It's Adrienne here today with a few of my favorite items from the shop that I used on this layout...

 

The Fancy Pants Down By The Shore and Trendsetter Collections are great for my current obsession with anything navy and nautical right now.  I'm also on a tag kick and used them on my page for some color pop behind my photo.  

The wood veneers will always be one of my all-time faves and I used them to direct the eye towards my photo and my title.  

Shop Items Used:  Fancy Pants (Down By The Shore Paper Pad, Park Bench Decorative Tags, Trendsetter Decorative Tags, Trendsetter Flair), Studio Calico (Sundrifter Wood Veneer Shapes), Webster's Pages (Sweet Notes Washi Tape Set)

And the Trendsetter Flair is so fun to use to add a pop of color and some dimension, so it tops my current faves list as well. 

What's topping your "faves list" this week?  

     

The team has come up with some amazing inspiration to kick off National Scrapbooking Day! 

The assignment was to use an old/vintage photo for a layout so let's check out what everyone came up with.

 

Suz said, "I really enjoyed this assignment because I think scrapping with vintage photos challenges me to create with something old (the photo) and to pair it with "something new" (scrap goodies from the shop).  My design was inspired by this "vintage" photo of my two older sisters, my cousin, and myself in the backyard of my grandparents' house on Easter Sunday in 1972.  Hanging out with our Easter baskets and some adorable little snow bunnies, which I am sure my sisters created for the most part (otherwise they wouldn't resemble bunnies at all with toddlers at the construction helm, lol").  

 

Shop Items Used:  Pink Paislee (Cottage Farms Barrel Patterned Paper), Webster's Pages (Sweet Notes Sweet Sentiments Patterned Paper, Sweet Notes Noteworthy Patterned Paper, Sweet Notes Washi Tape Set), Basic Grey (Mint Julep Bottle Cap Stickers, Alpha Stickers, Mini Envelopes, and Woven Labels)

And since Mother's Day is next week (along with my sweet Momma's birthday) I have a card to share with you as well...

Shop Items Used:  Pink Paislee (Cottage Farms Paper Goods and Frames), Basic Grey ( Mint Julep Chipboard Alpha, 6x6 Paper Pad, Fabric Tape, and Snippets)

Nicole said, "This challenge was so enjoyable, mostly because I got to dig through vintage photos and that snowballed into remembering stories being told by my parents (and others) about their young married life.  This particular photo is of my mom with one of my favorite aunts.  

My aunt is a sweet Southern lady and has quite the array of stories to tell about my parents herself ;)  Her sense of humor mixed with her strong accent always leave me wanting more.  We moved around a lot growing up, so it was always a treat to visit with my aunt and catch up on life.  (If you've ever seen the movie "Elizabethtown", she reminds me of the character played by Paula Deen :)

 Shop Items Used:  Basic Grey (Mint Julep Woven Labels, Candy Buttons), Pink Paislee (Cottage Farms Basket Patterned Paper and Photo Frames), Webster's Pages (Composition & Color Paper Pad)

And I used an older photo (not quite vintage, yet...) of my brother and I taken when I was three years old...

 

I've always wanted to scrap this photo and as soon as I heard what the assignment was, I knew exactly what I was going to do :)  

Shop Items Used:  Webster's Pages (Sweet Notes Alpha and Tag Stickers, Sweet Notes Washi Tape Set, Sweet Notes Paper Pad) Studio Calico (Snippets Chipboard Stars) 

 

I hope you have a great day and have found some inspiration here!  Be sure to check out the shop because there are new American Crafts and Lily Bee products available!

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Hello!  It's Adrienne here today with a tutorial on how to make a quick and easy Mother's Day gift card holder/mini album! 

Mother's Day is right around the corner and I thought it would be fun to create something a little more interactive than a card this year.  I ended up creating this super cute (and easy!) accordion style mini album with a pocket to hold a gift card or extra photos.  

Step 1:  Gather all of your supplies.  I used a sheet of 12x12 Composition & Color patterned paper, washi tape, Sweet Notes alpha and tag stickers, embellishments, photos sized around 2 inches square, twine, and a small glassine bag.

 

Step 2:  Cut the top strip of journaling cards from the 12x12 Composition & Color patterned paper and score along each card's edge.  (*You could also use a bone folder to crease the edges if you don't have a scoring blade on you paper trimmer.)  You should now have four (attached) journaling cards that are creased "accordion style", like in the photo below...

 

Step 3:  Select a few photos (I chose four) and cut them out at about 2 - 2.5 inches square.

Step 4:  Add photos and embellish to your hearts desire!  Just remember, the bulkier the items are that you use, the harder it will be to fold up the finished product.  I kept my embellishing pretty simple with a few strips of washi, some stickers, and a few drops of spray ink.

 

Step 5:  Flip the album over and attach a small glassine bag to hold a gift card.  Continue embellishing any way you wish or add a tag or extra journaling card for a sentiment if you're not wanting to include a gift card.  I chose to add my sentiment on the blank "smile" card on the front. 

 

  

Step 6:  Embellish the front of the album.  I used a tag, some Jillibean Soup Corrugated Shapes and a sticker for the front of mine.  

And here's how mine turned out...

I also used a piece of twine to tie the entire album together so that it stays closed nicely until it's ready to be opened.  Here's another shot of the finished mini album...

Shop Items Used:  Webster's Pages ( Composition & Color Patterned Paper, Sweet Notes Alpha and Tag Stickers, Sweet Notes Washi Tape Set), Jillibean Soup (Corrugated Shapes), Divine Twine, Glitz (Rainbow Stripe Washi Tape), Maggie Holmes ( Mini Alpha Sticker Sheet)  

So there you have it...a simple, heartfelt gift for Mother's Day that you can create in about 30 minutes :)  I would love to see what you come up with, so don't forget to add photos of your creations to our Flickr gallery.  I hope you have a wonderful day!  
 
 

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Hello friends!  It's Adrienne here sharing my Project Life spread for the week of April 15-21, or Week 16.  This week's color combo was highly inspired by Nicole's moodboard she created...

Aren't those colors just out-of-this-world inspiring!  

Week 16 was busy, busy, busy!  But that's kind of how this whole year has been for us :)  I took lots of photos this week and actually had a hard time paring down the ones I wanted to use for this spread. 

 

One of the best moments of the week was getting to spend some extra time with my niece while her parents were busy moving into their new home :)  She's so stinkin' cute and into everything!  Love it!!!

 

 We found a wonderful surprise in our bluebird house this week...5 beautiful eggs!  I can't wait until they  hatch! 

 

We also found a nest of baby bunnies and a couple of turtles wandering around our sidewalks...gotta love nature and those adorable springtime creatures :)

 

We did have a couple of days where the temps dropped way back down into the 30s...brrr...but they were back up again by the weekend.  Thank goodness.

 

We spent most of the weekend enjoying the sunshine and spending time together...my hubby turned 40 so it was a very low key, but extended celebration! 

 

And here's my full spread for Week 16...

Shop Items Used:  Webster's Pages (Composition and Color Kaleidoscope Patterned Paper, Composition and Color Paper Pad, Sweet Notes Alpha and Tag Stickers, Sweet Notes Washi Tape Set, Sweet Notes Sweet Sentiments Patterned Paper, Sweet Notes Noteworthy Patterned Paper), Jillibean Soup (Fresh Vegetable Soup Label Stickers, Fresh Vegetable Soup Shape Stickers, Irish Farmhouse Soup Label Stickers, Irish Farmhouse Soup Shape Stickers), Fancy Pants (Down By The Shore Paper Pad, Park Bench Decorative Tags, TrendSetter Paper Pad, Trendsetter Label Stickers), Crate Paper (Maggie Holmes Accent Sticker Sheet, Maggie Holmes Mini Alpha Sticker Sheet), Studio Calico (Snippets Journal Cards-Weekdays, Snippets Frames)

I hope you have a wonderful day!  

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Enjoy your weekend! Happy crafting! :)