Use Those Instagrams

Today's layout showcases the use of Instagrams for a 'month in review' style layout.  I did something a little different in the printing.  I created a document that was 12x8 with two inch photos.  Then, I chose some portions to print blank.  When I printed it out, I cut the blank ones out with my Exacto knife and backed them with pretty papers.

One strip of the photos was cut off and added to the bottom of the page.

I added a feather behind the Dear Lizzy card to create a bit of extra texture.

I couldn't leave those little squares and rectangles naked so I added punches, words and some die cuts to keep true to form.

 
The arrow is stitched using Amy Tangerine's stitching templates from the March kits at Scrapbook Circle.  All the supplies are from the Charmed Life and Lucky girl kits over at Scrapbook Circle.

Thanks for stopping in.  Have a happy Thursday.  And if you're of a mind to, our family could use prayer right now. Thanks in advance.

Not One, but Two

Hola chickadees!  I've got a couple layouts to share today from the February kits over at Scrapbook Circle. I'm keeping this short and sweet as I have been in my bed since Monday with a very very nasty bug.  So, as you can imagine, I'm tired and cranky.

I'm a little sad I'm not going to be able to wax philosophical over these two pages as they are two of my absolute favorites from February's kits.  But alas, I'm too tired and cranky to go on an on.  So, without further ado.........

Did I mention how much I loved February's kits. Story Time is still available in the shop!  Grab it while you can. And don't forget to pick up March's kits, Charmed Life and Lucky Girl,  which have just been released!.  I'll be showing you some of the fun projects from that kit very soon!

And for the record, I loved all the layouts that came out of these kits.  LOVED!  The colors and paterns were just right up my alley.

Tone on Tone Texturing

I have to admit that I am beginning to wonder how it is that I found time to blog daily for a while there. I can scarcely stay afloat at this point. I've been lucky to get one or two posts a week. Ack!

Ah well, I do have a layout I am super happy to share with you today. I wish I had taken a photo of the background so I could show you what it looked like before I put together the whole page. Gotta tell you that I was sorely tempted to just leave it like that and admire it for a good long while. That's the sort of crush I had on this 'paper'.

Oh wait, guess what, I do have this pic that I took. It isn't the whole thing, but it'll give you and idea at any rate. Imagine a whole 12x12 paper like this. You'll understand why I was a little bit loathe to cover it up.

 

But alas, I felt I needed to use this as a paper and dress it up further.  What better way to begin then with some masks and mists.  I used a variety of masks from Donna Downey and Studio Calico to create a pastel wash of color on the left of the page.

Then, I started layering some fun pieces from my stash.

I glued each of the 'xo' design pieces down using liquid glue and a bit of time.  What I love here is the tone on tone effect.  It's very subtle, but also powerful.  In the case of this layout, it makes a strong statement about the theme of the page.

All the product came from Blue Moon Scrapbooking so if you want to pick any of it up, you can find the complete list of products used at this post. (There's also a wee video!)

Oh and I wanted to point out that there is a very freeform stitched heart on the page as well.  I thought you'd like to know that this was totally an afterthought.  As in.......after the layout was finished, I thought it would have looked cool if there were a stitched heart over the whole page.  

Not to be daunted, I went ahead and added one.  It may not be perfect, but it's effective and I like the finished effect.  Was I frightened???? YES!  But I'm glad I decided to be brave.

Hope you have a happy Monday!  Thanks for stopping in!

Hello Friday -- Triangle Time

Hello friends!  I have two layouts to share with you today, both inspired by the triangle shape.

Scrapbook Circle put out a challenge to try to use this shape in a layout and I couldn't seem to stop at just one layout.  Had to keep going so here are the two I came up from this months amazing kits, New's Flash, Bulletin,  and Happening Now (Happening Now is sold out, but the other two are still available)

I think these have been my favorite kits to date.  I just love the mix of colors, patterns and embellishments. There was NO shortage of inspiration for October!

Without further ado.....

This first one is my son rock hopping in the Salt River.  We were driving home from the White Mountains of Arizona and took a little break at the bottom of the Salt River Canyon.  It was the perfect place for a young man to let off some nervous energy.

I always have a favorite little bit from a layout and in this case, I think it's the stitched triangles at the end of the row.  Just a simple detail but it makes me happy.

Roughed up the edges of some of my layers this time.  Haven't intentionally done that in a while.

I also layered the hand cut triangle with some vellum for dimension.

This page takes a different approach.  I actually stamped on the backs of all of the triangles using a triangle stamp and then cut them by hand.  I then placed them on my page, glued them down and then stitched for good measure.

Overall the theme is neutral and yellow but I did throw in a few hints of pink and blue for interest.

I got pretty excited about leaving the excess thread on the front of the page in an artfully arranged tangle.

Have you used the trusty triangle lately???

Thanks for stopping by, I'll see you next time.