Good morning! Today I am sharing my final layout as this month's Guest Designer for The ScrapRoom. 

Kit Club members receive the benefit of recipes to help them put together all the 2 page layouts that are created by Design Team members. More information on these recipes and on joining the kit club are available on The ScrapRoom website.

I used the Maggie Holmes Bloom paper from the FOTM kit to create my page. I used all of the embellishments, adding a few extras from my stash, including the alphas for the title. I really liked how these papers all work together. I used both sides of some of them.

My friends and I get together for a scrapbook weekend getaway every summer. We call it "Camp". We love camp. We have so much fun that we never want to leave.

Thanks for stopping by my creative view today. There is always more to share, so come back again soon.

Supplies: FOTM Kit-CS-Bazzill, PP & Stickers-Crate Paper, die cuts-Crate Paper, Simple Stories, doily-Doodlebug Design, alphas-Basic Grey, Pink Paislee, mist-Heidi Swapp

Sisters First, Friends Always

Well good Friday morning to you. Today I'm sharing another project created as March Guest Designer for The ScrapRoom. I'm featuring the PinkFresh papers from the FOTM kit and the Freaky Fast Friday formula, or FFF for short. Take a look at he formula we used this month.

First I looked at all the papers. Then I looked at which patterns I liked best together, then I took a deep breath and cut them up. I probably spent 10-15 minutes laying them all over the page in several different ways, until I was satisfied with the design. I stamped a few times under the papers to give the grey a little more interest. I used the die cuts, word stickers and wood pieces to create 2 of the embellishment clusters, adding a doily from my stash to create the base for the third. A bold title ties all the colors in the page together.

I met these ladies in college. It's many years later, many years lost and found. One thing is for sure, we did meet as sisters in our sorority, but we are still, and always will be friends. We toasted our 25+ year friendship at a luncheon celebrating our chapter's 50th anniversary on our campus. It was such a great weekend and a reminder that you don't have to talk everyday to be good friends. 

Thanks for stopping by my creative view today. I hope you'll come back again as I have much more to share.

Supplies: CS- American Crafts, PP, die cuts, stickers, alphas, wood pieces-PinkFresh, Doily-Doodlebug Design, stamp-KaiserKraft, ink-Colorbox, mist-Heidi Swapp

The Good Stuff

Good morning! Today I get to share another layout created as Guest Designer this month at The ScrapRoom. On The ScrapRoom blog are several projects featuring the new Simple Stories Life in Color collection that is part of the FOTM kit. 

I  used the Simple Stories page kit along with a few items from the Embellishment Add On kit to create this layout.  

Those triangles spoke to me and I wanted to use them in a bold way. I cut 3 of the strips apart and layered them until I had a look that I liked. To balance all of the angles, I added various sizes circles. circles. To balance color, I placed strips of paper at the top of the page as well as a few red inked wood stars from my stash. 

There isn't anything super special about this photo. It is more of a reminder to us to stop and take in the moment form our son's perspective. It may be just another walk to the park for us, but for him it's the journey. He takes it all in. To us we wonder why he doesn't want to go down the slide. To him, maybe he's just fine watching everyone else. So sitting on the park bench for a moment slows us down. Maybe so that we can take in the moment as well.

This page was also inspired by a page created by the talented MaryAnn Maldonado

Thanks for stopping by my creative view today. I've got some more projects to share, so come back again soon.

Supplies: CS-American Crafts, PP, die cuts, stickers-Simple Stories, enamel dots-MME, wood pieces-Studio Calico. ink-VersaMagic, mist-Dylusions

Bookworms

Hey there! I have been taking full advantage of my Scrappy Fridays this month. It's what I call my "day off". I catch up on TV from the weekend, and scrap until the kiddos get home from school. It's really quite helpful in clearing my head at the end of the week. 

A friend of mine recently joined the team at The ScrapRoom. I like to support my friends and of course, small scrappy businesses. I don't subscribe to the kit club, but I can help get the word out.  This is something I did yesterday using their sketch for the Guest Designer Sketch Challenge. 

Although the sketch called for two photos, I wound up using only one. I had two, but they didn't work well together, throwing the whole thing off. Fortunately, this sketch allows some flexibility. I flipped it on it's side, centering the single photo and it turned out well. I used a square matte instead of the circle, also simplifying my embellishments. Lastly, I flagged the ends of the paper strips to give it some more interest. 

My son and I both love to read. Two days after moving across the country, we found the library,  signed up for library cards, as well as summer reading programs. I could barely find the market, but I could find the library. That's a priority if there ever was one. 

Thanks for stopping by my creative view today. If you are new to my blog, please consider flowing me. I have lots to share, and share often, I do.

Supplies: CS-American Crafts, PP, stickers, chipboard, alpha-Bella Blvd, wood pieces-Lawn Fawn, Studio Calico, enamel dots-MME, flair-October Afternoon, mist-Studio Calico, stitch template-Bazzil, thread-DMC