Project Life - 9th to 15th

So here i am finally sharing this here on my blog, i kept forgetting to upload it. This one came together very fast, i think an hour from start to finish which was nice.

I seem to do so much journaling huh!! I would love to do it more in the style of Lisa Trusdell or Marcy Penner but then i find myself sitting writing 19 to the dozen and before i know it i have wrote heaps, ah well this is obviously my style so i better go with it. Also i think this way Lucy will have so much to read about when she grows so i can not complain.

Left page

• New job
• Lucy's swimming
• LA hotels booked
• Movies

Right page

• Lucy's made up word
• At the park
• Marriage
• Barbies
• Lucy and Dad

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Look at me in KP

Here is another layout using more of my jump pictures, this one of just myself, had so much fun doing this ha ha. The layout came together pretty fast, just lots of misting and stitching :)


Materials used (Using Country fair by Studio Calico)
Papers - Crate Paper and October Afternoon
Card stock - American Crafts
Alphas - Studio Calico and October Afternoon
Brad - JBS
Flower - JBS
Mist - Studio Calico
Thread - DMC
Ink - Prima
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Jump

So i have been DYING to get a picture of me jumping like this, just like Kelly Purky. So while we were at the park last week i had Gary take a couple of pictures and boy we had fun with it, just look how high Lucy jumps lol.  I used this sketch from October Afternoon and I also used something that Marcy Penner did, that was having a picture under this one, i then sewed this one on top. Of course i forgot to take a picture of the flap, but i promise you it is there. I also added some paper along the top and bottom and some ink splatters for one of the Layout a week challenges

My take

Materials used (using Country Fair by Studio Calico)
Card stock - American Crafts
Papers - Kesi Art, Crate Paper and October Afternoon
Alphas - Studio Calico
Mist - Studio Calico
Buttons - My Minds Eye and Jillibean soup
Punches  - Martha Stewart
Tape - American Crafts
Stickers - Kesi Art
Ink - Prima Pin It Now!

Super cool girl

Over at Studio Calico one of the challenges for Layout a Week was to have a look at the ST calls and choose one to submit. I chose Who inspires you? well i went with Amy Tangerine as i just love her fun easy style. I just grabbed scraps of paper my washi tapes and just layered them on the paper, I then filled in some gaps with some punched out papers from my little jar. I then put the pictures on there and added the title, it took me like 30 minuted total and i really LOVE how it came out, this is definitely a style i will be doing more of in the future.

Materials used (using Country Fair by Studio Calico)
Papers - American Crafts, Kesi Art, Crate paper and October Afternoon
Tapes - American Crafts and Hambly Studios,
Punches - Martha Stewart and EK Success
Stickers - Kesi Art
Button - My Minds Eye Pin It Now!

Lucy's 5th Birthday Mini Album

So as you all know i am a HUGE fan of Amy Tan and her fabulous mini albums, so when we were asked to make a mini album for an assignment over at Practical Scrappers I thought i would get one of these out, seeing as i have 7 of them waiting to be filled.  I used mostly materials i got from a kit over at BPS for the Amy Tan class there (yup i have started it at long last) and I'm so happy with how it turned out, I hope you like it.

Oh and I see my nails need done ha ha shhhhhh don't tell anyone :)

Don't laugh but i actually wrote the wrong place for her party so it has been changed since i took this picture.

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Christmas Drinks

Toady's theme over at Practical scrappers is 'Clean and Simple' which i thinks well and truly my scrap booking style, I am sure you agree. While i love simple i also like some dimension on my page too, so for this one i got out my thread and mist. I don't mist as much as i do splatter but i really wanted to use my mask for this one so that i could stitch around it. and then i did some splattering too. I really love how this one turned out so much, in fact it was the first layout i done in a month over the holidays so I'm pleased with how it looks :)

This is a picture Lucy took of Gary and I on Christmas day :)

Products all from Brooklyn Flea by Studio Calico


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Project Life Jan 2nd to Jan 8th

Here is yet another PL post to add, I am still so loving doing this project, It has really made me document so much more than i would normally. I'm not kidding though this layout took me AGES no joke , days i tell you. This was dues to Gary being home and me not being able to get a run at it, you know, i would get 5 minutes done here 3 minutes there, whereas i normally would do it all in the one sitting. Also i took about 2 or more hours just choosing the pictures i wanted to include, but let me tell you that for the following week i tried a new way and it has worked and i will be sticking to that as it took me less than an hour to do the journaling and choose the pics yay :)  I am just waiting on those pictures and i will then share it ASAP

Left hand page

For this one i got out my mini sewing machine and i LOVE it, I also used my Silhouette to do the title, I'm not sure if i have mentioned it before but really if you have a cricut, sell it and get this machine it is AMAZING. This page covers.

1. Lucy's new passport picture
2. Lucy's height
3. My walking
4. Lucy's new pool
5. Her friends being round

Right hand side

This page covers.

1. Lucy's fave game this week that we still play daily along with scrabble
2. One of Lucy's jokes
3. movie time with her friends
4. her friends round for a picnic
5. going for a nice lunch

So at the end of this week i realised i talk alot about Lucy and she spends a lot of time with her friends which is awesome. Oh and that i never stopped all week ha ha

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2 Crazy girls

Finally sharing this layout here that i worked on weeks ago at SC for a challenge and forgot to share. We were asked to lift a layout from the DT and well i pretty much done it exact, I just LOVED this layout when i saw it in the DT gallery and knew i would have to do it. Oh and that would be a layout from Kelly Noel i chose :)

This is a picture I took of Lucy and I after a make up session, yup we love to do girly things when we at home together, just look at the colour of my face ha ha you gotta love bronzer lol

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Project Life Dec 26th to Jan 1st

Finally I have this to share with you, with Gary being home for 3 weeks I have been VERY VERY slack on this blog, but hey its the summer holidays and so why not spend it together right?

Left hand page

This one has most of the journaling in it and it covers the following

1. A conversation with Lucy
2. Date night with my amazing hubby
3. Lucy's first sleepover
4. A visit to the cinema
5. Lucy's fave game of the week (we are still playing this daily)
6. Christmas dinner on the 28th once Gary got home from being off shore

Right hand page

This one is self explanatory really, it is just a page full of pictures of Lucy opening up her 2nd lot of presents with daddy, and a picture of us at Christmas dinner. we had an amazing day and it was so good to have Gary home, though he is back off shore , i had to drop him at airport today :(  this of course means i have a ton of stuff to catch up with, Laundry, housework, scrappy work, me time lol


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Dear Lizzys new line

is TO.DIE.FOR amazing  you have to head on over to her blog for her awesome blog hop she has going on, there is a lot of the new line to be won

I will admit i have a HUGE scrappy crush on her, but I'm sure I'm not alone :) Pin It Now!

Project Life title page

So i finally made this the other night at long last, only like 7 weeks into doing this PL thing lol. In real life i really really love it but I'm not liking it when i see it pictured, I have decided i will maybe change it up, add some more stuff. I do love the colour's i went with and i love all the Silhouette cuts i made so that's good.

If you are not sure how to approach PL then you should definitely head over to this class here ran by Lisa Truesdell she is just AMAZING at PL and best of all the class is FREE, can't get better than that huh!!

As i have said before i did not purchase any of the PL core kits, I wanted to see how i went using my stash, and so far I'm loving it. I did however buy the pack of blank journal cards, I sat one night for a half hour or so and stamped them or covered them in washi tape and i love how they came out


Stamped ( I love this sheet of paper here where you can see all my over spilled stamps)

Washi tapes (the orange Amy Tan chevron is my favourite EVER)

Talking about Amy Tan, i received a package today all full of her wonderful new stuff

I got one of each album and 2 of the airplane one, here is the inside pictures and let me tell you they are AMAZING they are just FULL of goodness, including stickers

I also got one pack of each of the new embellishments, and WOW the envelopes are amazing i need like 100 packs of these, they are going to be awesome to glue in the albums on holiday with things like door keys etc

I also got another pack of this tape as i just LOVE it, all 3 of these tapes are amazing and i use them a LOT, sad to know they are sold out now and won't be back, lets just hope her next set is just as amazing

Oh and also if you head on over to Amy's blog this week her sneaks of her new line being released at CHA will be going on there, and if you love her work and haven't heard this, then you should head on over and sign up for her class being held at Studio Calico in Feb, it looks awesome, head here for more information

And one last thing i wanted to share was a sneak of the fabulous stamps coming out in February at Cocoa Daisy, I will be honest and tell you that i was thinking of cancelling my stamp sub there as i didn't really like January's stamps, but as soon as i saw this sneak i changed my mind, i love each one so much. I am especially excited about the birds on a wire set as i never bought the add on at Studio Calico that had a similar one.

OK i have to thank you if you got this far as i know there was a lot in this post, I finally took my pictures of the last 2 weeks of PL today so will get them uploaded soon , oh and i had a blonde moment today, i went to my LSS to order my pictures for last week and i had forgot to load them to my memory stick LMAO I'm so crazy, oh well i will head back round and do it tomorrow

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January scrappy goals

This was asked over at Studio Calico and i thought i would share mine here ( more so that i remember to keep up lol)

1. Finally finish off my LA albums ( they were finished but i decided to add more stuff lol so i have them on my desk to work on)  On a role i have just finished and put it away :)
2. I have to do a mini album for a DT assignment (just completed this right now)
3. Get ahead on DT layouts for Feb
4. Finally start the AT class at BPS (I know I know but i have had so much on lol)
5. Re-organize and purge scrap room ( already did this at the weekend yay )

So happy to have 2 items crossed off already, now to work on my LA mini :)
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Blue Skies

The theme for this one over at Practical Scrappers was paint or mist splatters, well if you know me you will know that i LOVE to splatter my mist so i had fun with this one.  For the title i inked the wooden alphas then used Glossy accents over them, love how they look in the flesh.

Materials used (from Handmade by Studio Calico)
Cardstock - American Crafts
Patterned Paper - October Afternoon, Pink Paislee and American Crafts
Mist - Studio Calico (Overdue, Clay and Dewey)
Alphas - Pink Paislee and October Afternoon
Ink - Prima
Buttons - My Minds Eye
Punch - Martha Stewart
Journal Pen - American Crafts (3)
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Practical Scrappers contest

Last fall we hosted a massively successful card contest and now it is time to do the same but with a layout contest!  To get entered you don't even have to create something new!  All the details on that are below but first let's talk about prizes. We have over $100 worth of prizes lined up - look at this lineup of sponsors!  

Momenta

Creative Charms

The Paper Bakery

The Robin's Nest

The Sampler

Scrappin' Sports 

Boys Rule Kit Club

We will have all the details of the prizes finalized next week when we kick off the first round...but for now you know that you are getting a shot at some amazing Scrapping Prizes!

Here's the details: 

1) Each week we will narrow down the field thru audience voting, voting from the Practical Scrappers design team, or voting from the Administrative team.

2) The contest will have 6 rounds:  Those we have chosen for Round 1 will be announced on Saturday, January 14th and each continuing round will be announced on the following Saturday.

3) International entries are welcome, but we reserve the right to modify the prizes according to our sponsors needs should an international participant win.

4) To enter the contest mail us a picture of your favorite layout that you have created in the last two months to practicalscrapperslayouts@gmail.com - you must also include your name, blog address (if applicable), and state or country of residence.  We must receive an email with all three of these by midnight CST on Friday, January 13th!

Ready - Set - Go!

 

Head on here

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Snow Day

For today's theme over at Practical Scrappers we were asked to scrap a layout using pictures of  winter or snowy themes. I decided to scrap a picture of our freak snow day last winter :)
I LOVE this line from Pink Paislee

All materials from Pink Paislee Snow Day line apart from the zing by American Crafts :) Pin It Now!

Project Life Dec 19 to 25

Hello Ladies

Sorry I'm so late sharing this but it has been a crazy week here at home as I'm sure it is everywhere, we are just making use of Gary being with us to spend lots of time together. Lucy has 4 of her friends over and while they watching a movie i thought i would try keep up with my blog and upload some PL. I have also sat and organized my pics for last week and will go order those today, so i should have that up in a few days for you all to see.

So i don't know if i have said it before but i am sooooooooooo excited about doing PL and i am over the moon happy that i started it a month early, i have documented so so much that i would not have had i waited until January. I am still enjoying using my stash but i will order some Clementine soon to mix up with my stash

If you are looking for some inspiration head on over to the Studio Calico forum as they have a full forum just for PL with a TON of inspiration too, or look at the right hand side of my blog where i have the whole PL DT listed :)

So onto my Xmas week pages, i did add in a lot here as i had so much to document, I chose not to condense it as if i had i would of then wanted to do a ton of layouts instead and for me this PL is all about taking the pressure off of my scrap booking life

Left hand page

• Wine time in the garden 
• Lucy being sick
• Day in the garden

First insert (for this i used a 6x12 PP and just cut a piece of paper to this size and stuck all my items on top)

• Lucy having fun at the library
• my new hair colour

•  All about Lucy having a sleepover (these are the girls who are over playing today plus their big brother)

2nd insert

• A silly thing Lucy said
• Going to the movies
• A cocktail party 
• Meeting Santa ( I just remembered the picture is missing i removed it to scan to the computer)

• Christmas day pictures of what we done

Right hand page

•  pictures of Lucy's gifts and the journaling of what we done today

So that is it and well done if you made it here lol, I have finally decided what i shall do for my album page, i was in a quandary as i had started it 1 month early but i have decided i will still call it 2012 as that will be mainly what it is, i just have one month in there extra

I have also planned my title page and will do that this week once the pictures are back from my LSS Pin It Now!