justem: little bits of this and that

Monster Max

Good morning! I have a layout to share with you today that I created awhile ago, but never got around to posting. This was made with one of my Midnight Rooster kits. :)  It's funny...after since I made it, I can't shake the feeling that it looks exactly like another one of my layouts (the overall sketch) but I don't know which one! I love this photo of Henry with his Max!! This was taken the day we got him...Max, not Henry!  ;) I can't belive this was almost a year ago!!

We are settling into summer here...how about you? Any big summer plans?

 

May PageMaps guest...

About a month ago, the write.click.scrapbook team was asked to contribute layouts for Becky Fleck's May PageMaps.  I shyly raised my had to volunteer. You see, sketches kind of terrify me.  My style is pretty set in stone, and I can never figure out how to make sketches "my own." Out of the hundreds of layouts I've made, I can truly only remember making three layouts using a sketch...EVER.  Oh...and did I mention that the sketch she gave me was a 12x12 sketch...even scarier!!!  I don't know that my final layout looks all that much like original, but I'm happy with it! I was very much out of my comfort zone, and it is a very different style of layout than I usually create, but it works! :)

Be sure to check out the fabulous work of my w.c.s. teammates, as well!  Have a great day!

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!!

**PUBLISHED - Scrapbook Trends, Create: Sketches**

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!}

**PUBLISHED - Scrapbook Trends**

Have a great Tuesday!! :)

 

obsessed

today i have a quick scrappy share.
this is my last layout for midnight rooster this month.
for some reason the photo got way over exposed...
i really need to take a better picture.
but in any case...i like it.
it's kind of my take on the chevron craze...
though a little simpler!

*published: Scrapbook Trends, February 2013*

that's all for today.
have a good wednesday.

scrappy sunday!

I have a layout to share today! It's another Midnight Rooster layout from their Nantucket kit.  This layout was inspired by this blog post from last May.  It's a pretty simple layout, but I'm proud of myself for using more than one photo! ;) The little band of patterned papers at the bottom is actually made up of leftovers from another one of my layouts this month. I will post a tutorial about it (and the other layout) on the Midnight Rooster blog later this week!

(do you see my risotto behind the bottom border?! when i made it i didn't think about the fact that anything i set behind it to hold it up for the photograph would show through the holes in the border!!)

I hope you are all having a great weekend!

Midnight Rooster Reveal: Nantucket

Happy Wednesday! I wanted to share a layout with you today from the newest Midnight Rooster kit, Nantucket, available for sale now! I know I am biased, and I say this all the time, but every month I am blown away by the perfect blend of product that Tobi puts in these kits. It's like we share a brain... ;)  This was the last layout I created this month, but it's one of my favorites, and I think you will be able to see why! I love the photo, and the product, and the sentiment...and my grandma. ;)

**PUBLISHED - Scrapbook Trends**

I actually had a mist-tastrophe on this one...I first tried to use my Studio Calico Cream Mr. Huey's only to find out that it had separated into a cream solid on the bottom and an oily bottom on the top. Try as I might to mix them, the whole bottle was a goner. Of course, I didn't realize this until after I had sprayed oily spots all over my already completed layout!!  Luckily I had another piece of October Afternoon paper laying around and was able to literally tear the layout apart and piece it back together on a fresh (though misted this time with white) piece of patterned paper.  So the fancy swoosh at the end of the tape measure sticker? Totally not intentional...it was a result of the sticker being pulled off and stuck back down!!  Oh shoot! I just realized I forgot to write the date on it!  That's my number one flub...I forget ALL the time! Oh well, who wants to be perfect anyway? ;)  Have a great day!

2011 in review: Favorite layouts!

This year, I made a lot of layouts...and a lot of them I actually liked. ;)  I sometimes think I have a bit of a love-hate relationship withs scrapbooking.  Because of my limited time, most of my creations are for design teams I am on.  So, I'm not just doing it because it's fun...I'm doing it because I have to.  And when you have to do something, it's actually sometimes becomes NOT fun!!  But luckily the teams I am on consistently provide me with awesome product, and I have created somethings this year that have made me very happy!  So, no particular order...here are my top layouts of 2011! :)

"Paper"mint Mocha layouts...and a coupon!

The December Midnight Rooster kit is now available! Is that not the cutest title ever??  I made three layouts this month, all of which I love love love!!  I don't even know which one to share first because I love them all!!

This yellow striped piece of paper from Pink Paislee was my favorite piece of paper at CHA summer this year. It's so simple, yet so perfect!! ;)  I was super excited to use it on this layout along with the little pops of blue and red!

This layout is so "pretty" that I can't believe I made it! ;)  The photo is one of Mirielle...wasn't she such a beautiful baby?! I also used a large EK Success butterfly punch I picked up with a coupon at Archivers awhile back.

This layout is so simple, yet I love it!!  The colors are so fun and unique! And of course there are those two handsome guys in the photo... ;)

AND...some big news! This is taken straight out  of the December newsletter:

Have you been thinking of becoming a subscriber to Midnight Rooster but haven't?  This month you can make a "trial" purchase for 35% off the regular price!  And the best part?  There is NO commitment to become a subscriber...unless of course you want to!  This way you can try our kit out, see what you think...and hopefully fall in love!  To take advantage of the wonderful opportunity just visit our etsy shop and enter coupon code HOLIDAY2011 when you check out.  This coupon is good for KITS only.

scrappy sunday!

I have one last Midnight Rooster layout to share!  This is a photo I took this summer over the 4th of July weekend.  I still cannot get over how much Henry looks *just* like my brother Jake in this photo! I don't necessarily think they look alike on a daily basis, but something about his smile and his expression in this photo just screams "JAKE!!" to me!!

Hope you all had a great weekend.

In honor of December first...

here's a snowy little layout for you!

made with the midnight rooster november kit.
featuring my new favorite tool, this totally cool martha stewart punch!
i say...
bring on the snow!!
happy dec. 1!