Sunday, July 31, 2011

Sunday's Inspirational Pickins

I browsed the DST Gallery this week and found these beauties! Be inspired, go scrap!

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Fishing Hole by Coila
Tis the season! I dont often love camping kits, but I do love this one. I love the elements of this page and the composition is great. The circle photos are great and the papers are so fun.





kowabunga_wm by whitneyt
The word art and waves/sand are awesome on this layout. Really striking. I love the papers in the background and the pennant flags.





73 facts by iciclelady
This is an awesome idea and it is beautifully executed. I love the focal point of the cluster in the middle and the facts surrounding it.





Advice from Maya Angelou by jacinda
The colors and large photo caught my eye from the gallery and then I fell in love when I read the quotes. Such a great idea for jouraling in a layout. The photo is beautiful and the paper/elements look like they were made for it!





Blue alchemy by tizote59
The clustering on this is beautiful and the shadowing is perfect. Just an overall lovely layout.




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Saturday, July 30, 2011

A Freebie!

Check out the freebie from Fayette!

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Friday, July 29, 2011

Kaye Winiecki 5th birthday lolly bag 2011



Kit: Kaye Winiecki 5th birthday lolly bag 2011
Layout: Say Cheese

This lolly bag is awesome!!! It is like 2 kits in one. And both are great. I made this layout using one but I cant wait to work with the second. Kaye's kits are super fun and I always love the felt elements.

Like the journaling says, Seth got this camera from "Quinn" as a big brother gift when Quinn came home from the hospital. He spent the first week clicking tons and tons of pictures. So cute. He thought it would be funny to take a picture of me taking a picture of him.

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Thursday, July 28, 2011

Studio Flergs Lolly Bag



Kit: Studio Flergs Lolly Bag
Layout: Q

I love Flergs work. It is always quite beautiful! So I jumped on the chance to work with a surprise bag! The elements are a lot of fun. You wont be disappointed if you get this!

I love this squishy cuddling stage of the newborn. Quinn was especially cuddly and always wanted to be held. I love how deep in thought he looks.

I know I have been so bad this last week about blogging but not for lack of scrapping! I have been busy scrapping but none of the layouts could be publicly posted yet! Now they can, so stand by for many more days of layouts :)

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Monday, July 25, 2011

In The Garden collab by t for me designs and Sugary Fancy


Kit: In The Garden collab by t for me designs and Sugary Fancy

Layout: planted

When I saw this kit, I knew I had the perfect photos for it. I have a long series of shots of Seth's little garden. From planting to full growth. My only regret is my lighting for the pictures wasn't the best. Luckily the beautiful bright colors of the kit totally make up for it.

So Seth got a little garden kit as a present... and if you know us, you know we don't have much in the way of a yard. This was perfect. A small little planted and Seth was able to do most of it himself. He was so mesmerized by the growth process and how from day to day he could see the changes. Hopefully another layout with the full size plant will soon follow.

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Saturday, July 23, 2011

ZZS Birthday Grab Bag by Pink Reptile Designs


Kit: ZZS Birthday Grab Bag by Pink Reptile Designs

Layout: you two

Admittedly, this is my first grab bag... I have never played with one before so I didn't know what to expect! I wasn't worried because Pink Reptile always has great kits, but it is still a little nerve racking. Rest assured though, this kit is really beautiful. I love all the shabby elements in it.

Mother's Day again, trying to get a good picture of the two boys by themselves. I really love these shots though because there is a range of emotions going on here. Seth looking totally tickled in one that he is holding his brother and Quinn in the other shot looking at Seth in what looks like admiration or maybe he is thinking that his brother is weird... totally plausible. Ahhh, I love my boys!


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Thursday, July 21, 2011

Water Colors by ForeverJoy Designs



Kit: Water Colors by ForeverJoy Designs

Layout: Swim Seth

The water and the frames in this kit are beautiful. I am looking forward to using them again for something. The colors are so soothing. The elements are great for beach photos. And how cute is the mermaid?!

I think this is from Seth's last water kids swim class. After this he went to parentless swim lessons- a bitter sweet moment. I am pregnant with Quinn here too so you can sort of see my belly popped out.


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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Zig Zag Scrap Anniversary Sale!

Dont miss out on the Anniversary sale! And also be sure to check out the Birthday Grab Bags! They are seriously filled with some awesome products! Keep an eye out, I will be posting some Grab Bag layouts soon!

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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Sea Breeze by Lindsay Jane



I have a soft spot for the nautical themed kits. I am not sure if it is the colors, or the elements or what, but something about them makes me smile. This kit has so many fun elements in it. It was truly hard to decide what to use... hence my very cluttered layout! heehee But come, how cute are those portholes? And how fun is the word porthole?!

I have so many swimming photos. It just makes me so proud to see the progress the boys make while swimming. And they are so cute in their little swim trunks. This is Quinn in his waterbabies class. In the very bottom photo he is hugging his swim teacher. So cute.

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Monday, July 18, 2011

My Pet by Sweet Digi Scraps & Simply Blue Pt 3 by Little Moments Designs




Kit: My Pet by Sweet Digi Scraps
Template: Simply Blue Part.3 by Little Moments Designs
Layout: kitty

Little Moments Designs has beautiful templates! They are very easy to use and really compliment my scrapping style. The kit is lovely. Perfect for the photos I needed a kit for. It isn't over the top in the pet theme and it works well for many different types of pets.

This is of Seth and Runtums. I had had Runtums since I was in middle school. He is probably 15 years old in this photo? Super sweet, but super timid. He passed away not too long after this was taken, but I am so glad to have all the memories.


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Sunday, July 17, 2011

Sunday's Inspirational Pickins

Another week has flown by! I started the week browsing the DigiShopTalk gallery and ended in the MeSoScrapy gallery- not sure how that happened. So this week you get a selection from both. Either way- be inspired!!

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Happily Ever After by lilibug
This is a really beautiful layout. I love all the vines and the lace along the edge. The red is a great pop!





tropical escape by mrshobbes
I love the colors and the composition of this. The journaling as a focal point is really effective. Beautifully done.






Be Happy by MLee
How serene and picturesque is that photo?! Gorgeous. I love that it is the main focus of the layout and that the kit compliments it so well. Beautiful!





sunshine by AnikA
The colors of this layout really drew my eye in and then I started looking at all the adorable elements in the kit, so cute. I love the composition and layering.





my sweet monster by MummyD
I love the composition and shadowing. The elements running off the page is really fun, especially with the theme of the kit. Such a fun layout.





you're a star by becca1976
I love the colors and how they pop, the simple composition is really stunning. I sometimes for get that less is more!





April Faves 2011 by Nettio
This is so pretty. I love the paper blocking and the overall composition. Such a fun idea for a layout too. Take a moment to browse her gallery! Her style is quite stunning.



Well that is all for this week! Hope your weekend was restful and your upcoming week is stress free!


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Saturday, July 16, 2011

Blessed... after all - Ocean Wide Designs and ninigoesdigi



Kit: Blessed... after all - Ocean Wide Designs and ninigoesdigi

Layout: blessed

Such a beautiful collaboration kit. I love the soft colors and all of the beautiful elements. The word art is really beautiful.

Mother's Day and also Quinn's dedication day at church. We went to the inlaw's for lunch after- where this picture was taken. I definitely was feeling very blessed this day (well every day, but sometimes it feels like it even more so). I dont normally scrap this way, but I wanted the photo to be the main focus and I wanted to make it girly, because after all it is MY day!

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Friday, July 15, 2011

Template Freebie!

Check out the freebie from Jumpstart Designs blog! Her templates are beautiful. If you haven't tried templates before you should! They make scrapping a lot easier for the creatively challenged or those with mojo that is MIA!

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Thursday, July 14, 2011

A Perfect Match by FoxyDesigns



Kit: A Perfect Match by FoxyDesigns
Layout: my life

The patterned papers in this kit as so fun and funky. I love the variety. They remind me of men's ties. So fun.

Auntie Krystal is holding Quinn while we get Seth all ready to meet Quinn for the very first time. He looked so peaceful while waiting that I just had to snap a few photos before his debut :)


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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Spring Mood by Sunflowers Designs



Kit: Spring Mood by Sunflowers Designs
Layout: happy is

I love all the yellow in this kit. The flowers and greenery are my favorite. The elements are so realistic and the detail is elegant! I actually altered this layout later to include my niece and nephew so that it could be made into a laptop skin for my mom. I just really love how this turned out.

The boys are all dressed up and posing for me for Easter Sunday. Quinn stayed home from church because he had a fever, but he was still sweet enough to put up with me snapping some photos and dressing him up.

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