justem: scrapbookery

Stillwater Date

Happy Monday!  This morning I have another Gossamer Blue May layout to share.  This was a layout that I threw together very quickly...and then added something...then added something else...then added something else! ;)  I hardly every scrapbook about things other than my kids anymore, so this was really fun for me, and I admittedly love the way it turned out!  It is definitely my favorite  of the layouts I created this month!  The title was cut on my Cameo using the font "Always in my Heart," and all of the goodies come from both the main kit and the various add-ons.

Hope everyone had a great weekend and a fun National Scrapbooking Day! :)

 

Happpy May Day!

It's May 1st, and spring is in the air! The May Gossamer Blue kit is officially live, and it's a great one this month!  This is my Main Kit only layout...there is so much goodness packed into that Main Kit!!! When I saw the anchors, I knew exactly what photos to use! I've been saving these for almost two years...just waiting for the perfect opportunity to scrap them!

Hope you are having a great Wednesday! :)

I Like Us

Hello!  Yay!  It's almost Friday...in about 15 minutes, to be exact! ;) I have another Gossamer Blue layout to share.  This one uses a ton of fun little elements from the Basic Grey Clippings collection.  It's funny, I don't know that these are embellishments that I would normally choose on my own, but I truly love how they all came together on this layout!  Hope you have a great weekend, and thanks for stopping by! 

 

Home

I have another Gossamer Blue layout to share today.  I have loved the song "Home" by Edward Sharpe and the Magnificent Zeroes since I first heard it on the Visa commercial a couple of years ago. I immediately went online to find out who sang it and downloaded it that very day. :)  I've since seen the lyrics on prints and t-shirts and everything else under the sun.  When I saw the adorable Basic Grey house chipboard included in this month's kit, I knew right away that I wanted to use it for a layout featuring these lyrics. The funny part?  I have searched high and low to find out if the words are "whereever" or "whenever," because I've seen both.  After listening to the song a gon of times, I've concluded that they actually do sing both versions, so I picked the one I liked best! :)

CHA favorites...a mega post! ;)

I spent all day yesterday at CHA ogling over the newest product! I took a bunch of photos to share of some of my favorites. I apologize in advance for the wonky color. Every single booth had it's own light set-up...and I was not about to set my white balance in every booth.  That would have taken up precious paper-gazing time!!  It's funny...even though I went to each booth at least twice, I am still seeing things I love on the web that I never even noticed yesterday!!  Be forewarned, I'm a paper lover. So the vast majority of photos I took were of just that!  ;)  For your viewing pleasure...in no particular order...my Summer 2012 CHA faves:

Simple Stories: Their new SN@P line is maybe my favorite thing from the entire show. It's perfect for Project Life, it's colorful, it's fun. I love everythign about it!!

Glitz: So, I'm an honest person...Glitz has never been my cup of tea. It was always very froofy, which is not a verb that is often used to describe me or my scrapping.  The new lines are still rather girly, but I'm loving like everything they came out with.  Maybe that means I am becoming a more froofy scrapper?  Who knows. In any case, their stuff is awesome.  The papers are fabulous...the washi...perfect. :)

love the top paper and the pink w/hearts...

great colors, fun patterns...

that bottom paper...very cool.

Teresa Collins: This normally fits into the same category as Glitz. However, I LOVE this first piece of paper and a lot of the elements of her "Tell Your Story" line.  It's very cute...without being cutesy!

KI Memories: They're back!  I kind of want to do a happy dance. Waaaay back when I started scrapping, KI was like MY paper. I think I owned every single sheet of their paper and nearly every embellishment they had. I may or may not still be hording some KI... ;)  They have one new line they released, and I really love it! It's fun and cute...and there is cloud washi!!

My Mind's Eye: I'm totally in love with their new "The Sweetest Thing" line in Tangerine! I would buy every single piece if I could!

Bella Blvd: They had some totally cute projects in their booth. I especially love their embellishments and chipboard alphabets!

Lily Bee: They had some of my favorite layouts of the whole show in their booth!!  I especially liked their Persnickety line...that yellow paper is my favorite!

Jillibean Soup: They had a  ton of people in their booth...making it hard to get any product pictures, but they, too had some fabulous projects I managed to snap!

how crazy cool is this wreath?! (says the girl that never makes anything buy layouts w/her scrapbook supplies)

October Afternoon: I will be honest, I really only "loved" one of their lines: Midway.  It includes one of my favorite papers of the entire show!  The other three lines were just okay for me.  

this is the paper i love.  the circles, not the slightly spooky faces...

Pink Paislee: This is another brand that is always really hit or miss with me. I remember when they first began, I was in love with everything. But lately, they have moved over to with the froofs...but I did really like a couple of things in their booth!

Echo Park: I loved their first "For the Record", so I knew these next ones would also be a hit in my book. Theirs was another very busy booth, so I didn't get photos of everything I wanted, like the new Everyday Eclectic line.

Queen and Co.: Um, washi, washi, washi...!

i'll take one of each, please!

Lawn Fawn: I'm not a stamper, but I am loving their Dewey Decimal paper release. It's so cute and fun with great colors!

how cute is this apple paper!

speaking of cute, who are those cute girls?!

Elle's Studio: It was so awesome to see Elle and her products at CHA.  I love her tags...these were fabulous!

Basic Grey: I love, love, love their Soleil line. It's funny...I probably would never use half these papers because I wouldn't know how to use them, but they sure are gorgeous!

some fab artwork at the bg booth, i think...it's all beginning to blur together in my mind!!

Studio Calico: Yearbook...I knew it would be a favorite based on the sneaks.  It didn't disappoint. This is probably my favorite SC wholesale line of all time! I want to buy it all up this instant!!

American Crafts: LOVE the new Amy Tangerine line. It's perfect, in oh-so-many ways!!!

those hearts??  must have them! and the orange and green thickers?? must. have.

I also really like the new Soho Garden line. I wasn't too sure when they revealed it on the blog, but the papers are SO pretty in person!

Crate Paper: Another (probably too) honest remark...when I first saw the three new lines on their blog I was so disappointed.  I just didn't like them at all...they seemed just a little too crazy and colorful...and I'm like crazy and colorful's #1 fan.  But in person...man, my mind has been changed.  My favorite is Acorn Avenue, followed closely by, gasp, their holiday line. As a rule I don't do holiday papers...but it's so versatile and fun!!

paper lust...

Pebbles: Okay, so I know I'm supposed to openly declare my love for Pebbles now that I'm on their design team, but honestly, even if I wasn't...I would still rave about their new lines.  It was awesome to see them in person. I keep pinching myself...I can't believe I am going to get to work with such amazing product!!

clearly this was meant for me, right? ;)

Jenni Bowlin: Usually Jenni Bowlin papers are a little too vintage for my taste, but boy does she make some awesome embellishments!  These were some of my favorites...

feathers...very popular. i like these, though i have no idea what i'd do with them!

a pinwheel punch? genius!

And finally, a fun little photo of my partner in CHA crime, Valerie O'Neill, who is a fellow w.c.s'er.  We met for the first time yesterday and had a blast walking around together! :)  Here she is next to the Craft Wars house.  If you watch Craft Wars you know what I'm talking about. If you are like me and you don't have cable or crafting shows just aren't your thing...well...it's just a cute picture. ;)

It was a super fun and full day...I was happy, but exhausted!!  What are your favorites from this summer's CHA?  Did I miss something you love?

The Farmer's Wife...

I'm so excited to share with you my layouts I created with the Midnight Rooster March kit, "The Farmer's Wife." I immediately fell in love with all the fresh springy colors in this kit! :)  I created three layouts...

The first one one is pretty plain and simple.  I've wanted to scrap this photo forever, and I love that the touches of orange in the kit go perfectly with Miri's crazy orange face!!  I am thinking I still might add a little stitching over the title...but stitching always scares me, so we'll see!!

This kit tends to be a bit girly (hence its name The Farmer's WIFE!!) but I couldn't leave out my little man!!  These photos are from a fun trip to Madison we took over the summer.  Sorry for the crooked photo! ;)  Again, pretty simple...but fun. And, in the spirit of full disclosure...my journaling totally ran off the card. Silly typewriter! ;) I was going to redo it, but I kind of thought it kept the layout authentic!!

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And fnally...saving the best for last. I love this layout. I love this photo. I love this girl. :)  {Heck, let's just throw an..."I love this kit" in there for good measure!}

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Have a great Tuesday!! :)

 

The State of Affairs.

This is my first official layout as a member of the Ormolou Creative Team.  I was so excited to get my package of goodies. My favorite product is the Negative Number tags. I knew immediately that I wanted to use them to help document our family of four.  I really love how this layout turned out. It was a little crazy for me to just make a layout with whatever papers/letters/etc. that I wanted. I am so used to scrapping only for Midnight Rooster or with Studio Calico kits that I had almost forgotten how to scrap "on my own"!  But I'm super pleased with the result.  The funniest part is that I had the entire layout created, and realized after the fact that the Ormolou Flora embellishments fit perfectly in with my color scheme. :)  Score! Be sure to head over to the Ormolou blog to see what the other designers have created. I'm so humbled to be on this team with such amazing women!! Happy Thursday! :)