Anchors and Boats

How do you feel about the nautical theme that appears to be so popular in scrapbooking right now? I have to admit that I am in love with it... I have no idea where this fascination of mine comes from, given that I haven't been to the sea in years, nor do I have any sea trips planned... :) Alas, I am undoubtedly and irrefutably in love with all the anchors, the waves, and - most of all - the color navy. Fate had it that we spent yesterday at the lake, so I did get a few pictures of boats and water. And then today, this new collection by Digital Design Essentials hit the store. Of course I had to scrap right away! ;)

Credits:
Shipshape paper pack, Shipshape Puffy Stickers, Shipshape Journaling Cards, Shipshape Fabric Buttons, Wood veneer: Shipshape and Silver Wire alpha by Digital Design Essentials
Font: Typical Writer

Are you gaga for this nautical trend like me? ;)

July BYOC

It's BYOC* time at The Lilypad! Such a fun and versatile color palette this month!
* BYOC = build your own collab

Here's what I scrapped with it:

Credits:

Shaped Up Stars v3 templates by Amy Martin

Carson Park Papers and Carson Park Elements by One Little BirdOne Summer Night Papers and Sprinkles v. 15 by Valorie Wibbens

His and Hers journaling cards by Paislee PressThe Damsel Series fonts by Heather Joyce and Valorie Wibbens

I had a bit of a hard time coming up with a good background for this next page. I tried light papers first, but then I settled on this paper by Valorie Wibbens (I recolored it), and I love the result! I lowered the opacity on the dot papers by One Little Bird so they look like vellum.

I also made a hybrid card using Sahlin Studio products. I love the aqua, pink and yellow combination.

Credits:

Aztec Summer papers, Aztec Summer elements and Aztec Summer journal cards by Sahlin Studio

I added some Glossy Accents on the yellow heart to add a bit of texture.

And that's all I have for this BYOC at the moment. Happy 4th of July, and happy BYOC to all of you! :)

New Month... New Team!!!

July has arrived.. but that's not all that makes today special! I have an announcement to make: I am joining the write.click.scrapbook team! Here are the new ladies that have been just added to the team:

Check out the official announcement here.
To say that I am thrilled to be on this team doesn't even begin to describe how I feel!! Some of the ladies on the team are my scrapbooking idols, and I cannot wait to get to know the rest of them, because they are a crazy talented bunch!

So what does this mean? I will be blogging at write.click.scrapbook, and contributing a page to the monthly gallery (starting in August). My first blog post is scheduled for later this month, so you'll hear more about it as the date nears. If you have topics you'd like me to cover, feel free to leave a comment!

Goodbye June

And just like that, June is gone. How can it be?? I have been MIA for most of the month - due to several deadlines for work, plus my mom's 2-week visit. I'm slowly getting back into the swing of things, and I started by scrapping with this fun new kit by Digital Design Essentials.

I love the cool designs of the papers, and these colors are so pretty together! Here's my page:

Credits:

Backyard Splash kit and journaling cards by Digital Design Essentials

Font: Typical Writer

Here's to hoping that July goes by a bit slower than June did! :)

June BYOC

Can it be June already?? (Yikes, this means I am now 7 weeks behind on my Project Life... eek! ;) But never fear, I will catch up, or not, and it's all good ;)) The good thing about it is that it's BYOC time at The Lilypad! I have had nil time to play this week, but I managed to squeeze in a quick page. :)

Credits:

Road Trip cards, Road Trip Elements, Road Trip papers and Oh Dearie by Paislee Press

Sprinkles v14 by Valorie Wibbens

Today Cards by Designs by Lili

The Damsel Series fonts by Heather Joyce and Valorie Wibbens

Have a fabulous weekend! :)

Anniversary Celebrations

I have some catching up to do! Our anniversary was a couples of weeks ago, and I scrapped, and I made a mini album! :) All with Sahlin Studio products. ;)

Credits:

Project Mouse (Days): Bits, Project Mouse (Days): Journal Date Cards, Project Mouse (Days): Washi Tape and Project Mouse bundle no. 1 - Basics by Sahlin Studio and Britt-ish Designs

Sprinkles V. 12 by Valorie Wibbens

The Damsel Series fonts by Heather Joyce and Valorie Wibbens

This mini album was totally inspired by the Project Mouse journal date cards. I love how it turned out!

June featured product by Sahlin Studio: SAVE 30% on Word Art thru Sunday, June 30, 2013.

Credits:

Project Mouse (Days): Journal Date Cards by Sahlin Studio and Britt-ish Designs

Stamped Sentiments

It was so easy and fun to put together (except when I printed on the wrong side of my matte paper.. LOL!). ;)

Are you ready for the week to be over? I sure am, plus Friday is BYOC time at The Lilypad! I love all the gorgeous new products - only a short wait now to see what's coming! :)

Good Times

Mari Koegelenberg's new kit (20% off today) is so pretty!

The design of my page was inspired by the columns on the background newsprint paper. :)

Credits:

Friends Forever by Mari Koegelenberg

The Damsel Series fonts by Heather Joyce and Valorie Wibbens

Happy Saturday!