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Home {Gossamer Blue Inspiration Blog Hop}

Hello, and welcome to another edition of the Gossamer Blue Inspiration Blog Hop! Have you noticed that in the world of kit clubs it's always go, go, go and often before you've even received your kit in the mail there are is already buzz about the next kit? It can be frustrating. We at Gossamer Blue want you to know that we feel your pain and are here with some September inspiration for those of you who are currently knee-deep into this month's kits!

My favorite part of the September kits is the adorable Crate Paper puffy house stickers that come in the September Life Pages kit.   I decided to create a layout using those houses, and I thought it would be fun to share the story of how we came to own our home, which we moved to two years ago in November. The journaling was the key part of this layout, and it takes center stage with the large title and the photo.  Or course, by the time I finished the layout, I didn't have a good space for the puffy houses, so they never even made it on the layout!  It's funny how you can start a layout with a specific item in mind and then change it so drastically that you don't even include that item! I love it nonetheless, and while it's super simple, it tells the story!

To hop along with everyone, here is a list of the blog hop participants this month!  Remember you can always reference the Gossamer Blue blog for a full list of participants! Have a great day!

 Alex Hunter
Andrea Gray
Anabelle O'Malley
Brenda Smith
Brenda Weaver
Caylee Grey
Chantal Philippe
Diane Payne
Emily Spahn
Eunyoung Lee
Jill Cornell
Jill Keller
Joy Taylor
Kathleen Graumüller
Katie Ehmann
Kellie Winnell
Kelly Xenos
Michelle Wedertz
Michelle Wooderson
Olatz Garaiyurrebaso
Patricia Roebuck
Rebecca Luminarias
Sandra Dietrich
Sian Fair

Wonder {Gossamer Blue September}

With all the hustle and bustle of back-to-school and birthdays last week, I totally forgot to share any Gossamer Blue September layouts!  I ended up not making a main-kit only layout this month (I usually create one out of courtesy to those who only buy the main), so this one is a mix of a few different kits. The kits are full of color, but I decided to step outside the box and instead focus on the blacks, whites, and grays in the kits!

I love that when I posted this on Instagram, people thought it couldn't be mine because it had no color. I do love color!! But, it is fun to go without once in awhile, too!!

Delight in the Details {Gossamer Blue Class}

I am so excited to be contributing a layout to the upcoming Gossamer Blue class "Delight in the Details" with Jill Keller. Jill has a stellar group of contributors and the class will contain tons of fabulous projects, process videos and even a FREE stamp with registration. 

Here is the official little blurb:

Join Jill Keller and her contributors, Monika Wright, Heather Conklin, Emily Spahn, and Sabrina Alery, in Delight in the Details: a class focused on taking your layouts from good to gorgeous! Learn to layer and embellish while focusing on techniques for enhancing page backgrounds, clustering embellishments, creating dimension and all of the little things that will make your finished projects stand out and be noticed. Register now, as class begins September 28th!!

Here's a peek at the class kit that is available:

And here's that FREE stamp set.  Seriously. Adorable. I'm in love with those clouds!

Hop on over to Gossamer Blue to check out it all out! I can't wait to see you in the classroom on September 28th!