Starting your Day off Right

Is there a better way to start your day than with a Smile?! Here's hoping this will put one on your face...and maybe even get you to laugh out loud!



How funny is she?! She can be the hardest little girl to deal with sometimes, probably b/c she is so much like me, and a minute later she can have me laughing so hard it hurts! I just love this one to pieces!!

Supplies: Basic Grey and Kaiser Kraft patterned papers, BG and EP stickers, BG alpha, Studio Calico stamp, Lily Bee rub-ons, and CTMH ink.

Traditional

...and now to the traditional. How gorgeous is this red with the white, black, and kraft?!



See that bit of black mist on there? It is very subtle but it's there. It is Maya Road Licorice Metallic and it is included in the Add On Kit! It is more of a slate grey with a hint of dazzle to it. I love Maya Metallic mists, and I will be honest, I am not a sparkle kind of girl.

Hard to believe I went from a baseball layout to this with the same kit and the same paper line! Versatility!!

Playful

As I mentioned in my sneak post yesterday, I was blown away with the versatility of the 3 Scrappy Boys August kit! I will start with how playful it was....I loved the bright red, the yellow, and this blue. Fantastic colors and paired with the Sassafras starters paper, it was perfect for some more baseball pixs. Always sports pictures around here -- these again were taken at the Phillies stadium. We were given the opportunity to head back by the team locker room and take a few swings in the team batting cages...how cool is that?! I also took my shot with the bat and ball ... except I left my 7 year old of taking a couple of pictures. She got the shot...except she framed it only on my torso. Oh well, I will remember being there even if the pictures don't prove it! :)



Tomorrow I'll share how traditional it was....not sure which I liked better...the playful or the traditional! Either way -- Loved it!

3 Scrappy Boys Sneaks

Are you interested in seeing some sneaks for the August 3 Scrappy Boys kit? These will be available a little early this month since Heather is heading to the beach....that means you can order starting WEDNESDAY and everything will ship out on Saturday. In addition, there are still a few days left to take advantage of the big sale and combine ship with your kit. Everything is marked down in the store -- no coupon code required.









I added very little of my own stash this month....seriously, other than a few bits of string, one or two stickers, and a couple of tags, this kit had it all!! oh, and cardstock but that doesn't count! Be sure to check out the store and head on over on Wednesday for the full reveal of the kits!

Est. Fan

With a heat index well over 100 degrees, we are keeping ourselves occupied inside! Gotta love central air!! I have spent the morning catching up on some much needed scrap time. Most of the work I have done is for a DT assignement, which I will share a couple sneaks of in the next few days. However, I also made this layout using Cosmo Cricket's Odds & Ends line. I just love these papers and the tag stickers...you know me and tags!! Love them!

The pictures are from our day at the Phillies Stadium a couple of weeks ago. I used more pictures from this event on the DT stuff too...so many great shots highlighting all of the cool stuff we were able to do! Face painting, sitting in the dug out, hitting in the players' batting cage, visiting with the Phanatic...fun stuff!!

CHA crop

Need a boost for your creativity? Go check out the CHA crop being held at 3 Scrappy Boys! There are may challenges and games to play....and PRIZES to be awarded!!

My challenge for you is to use orange, green, blue, and pink on a layout. You can choose any shade and use as much or as little as you would like. Here is the layout I created using Echo Park papers:



Go use up some of those supplies...we all need to make room for some new ones coming out of CHA!!

Doubled up

I was finally able to escape real life for a few minutes this weekend to finish up this layout....it has NEVER felt so good to scrapbook!! What a relaxing and theraputic hobby for me! Truth be told, I not only snuck in enough time to finish this layout but also enough time to do another one pager as well! I don't believe this picture does the layout justice but hey, there was only so much time to get things done and scanning just wasn't happening.



A close up of the enveloped section (my new favorite thing to do):


And another close-up view: The title was stamped in white and then embossed with clear powder.


Supplies: Bo Bunny Liberty, KiMemories die cut paper, K & Co Americana embellishments, Maya Road chipboard

***3 Scrappy Boys is going to be hosting a CHA crop this week...I will post my challenge here but go check out their forums for more info!

Back with the Others

I apologize for the delay in posting these...I expected to have them up last Thursday. Sadly, we received some horrific news and have spent the past five days hoping and praying and wrapping our heads around it all. While I don't feel this is the forum to share the details, I hope that each of you will say an extra prayer or wish a ray of sunshine upon my sister-in-law, Jeannie.


Since there is no easy way to gently fade into the reveal of my other two projects for Citrus Tree Studio, I will just go ahead and post them....





If you saw my last post, you can see, I have a thing for envelopes and tucked in photos and embellishments these days. I love that look. I have more layouts sitting on my desk to share as well that all have some sort of similar feature on them. It works for me I guess. The school days layout has all three kids school pictures tucked in there. I like that I can look back at it in years to come and just pull out their photos to compare to who they have become and how much they have grown. There is no tape involved...no mess, just a cute place to store them.

Citrus Tree Studio Guest

I am so thrilled to be joining Citrus Tree Studio this month as a guest designer! Their July kit was just amazing to work with --- chock full of Pink Paislee goodies, how could you go wrong? Make sure you head on over and check out it out in its entirety! Here are two of my FOUR layouts that I made...I only added the tags and the mist, EVERYTHING else was in the kit. Like I said, it was packed full of awesomeness!





I think these little kid stickers are my favorite! I still have two that I haven't used...waiting for some good pool pixs I think. They are adorable, aren't they? Besides, they are the perfect touch to highlight the many different activites that make up an average week in the Greenspun household....sports, play, ice cream, and a whole lot of silliness!

I'll be back later this week with the other two layouts....off to pack camp bags!

Layout Share - Webster's

I am just popping in with a quick layout to share. We are otherwise busy enjoying our long holiday weekend! Kayaking last night, swimming all day, hibachi tonight, fireworks and a parade on the calendar.

I have always adored Webster's pages from afar...gorgeous gorgeous designs but just not a style I am comfortable working in. However, when I saw these papers, I had to give them a try! I just love hot air balloons! Clouds...dreams...adventures --- what a great combination for these pictures of my son reading to my youngest!