Project Life - Week 13 and Week 14

I finally have time to share some of my Project Life. I finished the first spread last week, and the second one this week. I am still 3 weeks behind, but I cannot seem to be able to catch up with all the things that are going on lately! Here's Week 13:

I love these bright colors! I had started using the colors I eventually used for Week 14 on this spread, but they just didn't work with the photos, so I started over and picked the colors from my little birds art piece. Much better! :)

I painted the birds wood veneers from Studio Calico to match the color scheme.

Sorry, I had to block out a few pictures on the top left. Here are some details:

Labels are hot for Project Life right now, and I am starting to see why! :) I loved using these ones by Valorie Wibbens this week!

We still had the palm from last year, so I cut a few pieces to put in my album. I love how it turned out! The "yum" was cut out with my Silhouette. I used mist paints to spray the numbers.

Let's move on to Week 14! :)

The color for this week was purple - inspired by the lovely kit by Jenn Barrette, it went perfectly with an insert I had from the chocolate we bought at church. :)

The main ingredients this week are digi papers, stamps, wood veneer, cutouts, and paint. I framed all the photos with the new frames by Designs by Lili - they are so cool!

I love how this week turned out! Here's a few details.

I used acrylic paint to stamp. It took a bit of patience to get it right on the little stamps I used for the title, while it was much easier with the bigger letters. I love the look! I took a screenshots of my votes for Dancing with the Stars, and made DH do the same. I will have a similar inserts for the next few weeks too. :)

I stamped this doily stamp with acrylic paint and distress ink.

More stamping with acrylic paint.

Here I painted on the kraft colored alpha stickers - I love how they turned out! The calendar is a Facebook freebie by Mari Koegelenberg - I love it!

Love the painted wood veneer!

I did a mix of stamping here for the title - so pretty!

Here I painted the cutout from my Silhouette. Originally, I tried using this as a mask to paint the letters, but it got messy and it didn't work out.


Supplies for Week 13:

Everyday Storytelling Collection by Jenn Barrette and Kristin Cronin-Barrow
Papers from Good Day Sunshine by Karah Fredricks and Traci Reed
Label It by Valorie Wibbens
Wood veneers, alpha and Mr. Huey paint by Studio Calico.
Supplies for Week 14:

Chin-up Buttercup by Jenn Barrette
2012 Calendar Cards by Mari Koegelenberg - Facebook freebie
6" Photo Strips by Designs by Lili
Stampendous alpha stamps
See and Stamp alpha stamps
Amy Tangerine Stamps - American Crafts
Transportation wood veneers by Studio Calico
Alpha stickers by Prima

My super busy streak is clearly not over, but I have a pretty new kit by Mari Koegelenberg to share with you today.

Here's my page!

Credits:

Barefootin' by Mari Koegelenberg and Traci Reed

Font: CK Ali's Hand

I'll be back tomorrow to share some Project Life. :)

Adventure Awaits

Wow, it has been a whole week since I last blogged (and scrapped)...! It's a pretty good indication of how busy I've been lately. :( Boo! But Mari Koegelenberg has a new kit out today, and it is gorgeous!

I had so much fun scrapping with it!

Credits:

Come Away With Me by Mari Koegelenberg and Kristin Cronin-Barrow

Font: CK Rough Script

I hope to be back soon to share a new spread of my Project Life album.. but since it is cloudy here today, I cannot guarantee I'll be able to take photos. :(

Hello Hello

Mari Koegelenberg has paired up with Shawna Clingerman to design this gorgeous new kit!

With the theme, I scrapped a screenshot I'd taken of a Skype call with my mom and grandma.

Credits:

Hello Hello by Mari Koegelenberg and Shawna Clingerman

Font: Typewriterhand

Have a great weekend!

Friday!

It's time for the quarterly sale at The Lilypad!

The new releases out today are absolutely gorgeous, and they are all 30% off too! I have had a crazy week, so I was only able to do one quick thing. I used the new products by Sahlin Studio - I am totally in love with them!

These vintage cards are so much fun!!

I made a card for my Project Life:

Credits:

Sew Artsy papers by Michelle Godin

Vintage Playing Cards and Anagram Tile Letter alpha by Sahlin Studio

Since I've been tracking my weight weekly in my PL album since January, this card was just perfect!! :) I also used some new stamps I just bought this week (for "LOG") - cute!

Hoping to get caught up a bit on my PL album this weekend.. but since I have work to do (sigh...), I'm not sure how much progress I'll make. :(

More BYOC

In the middle of a swamped week, let me stop by to share another page I made over the weekend with the April BYOC. Have I told you how much I love this month's BYOC's colors? :)

Credits:

Sketches: Vintage Angle 3 by Amy Martin

Something Good papers and Something Good elements by Jenn Barrette

Insta-frame Templates by Sahlin Studio

Life Recorded: Labels by CD Muckosky

The Dry Ribbon font by Heather Hess

InstaFun

There is a new fun pack of frames by creashens that came out this past week!

These frames come with worn overlays, and they are so cool! The square format makes them perfect for the Instagram pictures we've been taking with DH's iPhone. I also used the gorgeous kit by creashens that is free this month for MSA newsletter subscribers - make sure to join here if you haven't already.

Credits:

Be by creashens available as a free download from April 2012 MSA Newsletter

Torn bits no. 5 and Alpha Stamps by creashens

Paint splatters from Loud by Micheline Martin and Sunkissed by Jazzmin Designs

Font: Traveling Typewriter

Have a great week!

Happy Easter!

Credits:

A Mother's Love and Rolled Paper Flowers cutting files by Mari Koegelenberg

ETA 4/29: this project was selected for the April Hybrid Gallery Standouts on the Me So Scrappy blog. ;)

Spring Colors

Mari Koegelenberg has a new kit in the shop today!

I love these spring colors! I have a lovely Easter project in mind, but given that Easter is tomorrow and I am swamped with work, I am not sure that it will happen... We'll see. :) In the meantime, here's a page I made with this gorgeous kit:

Credits:

Mother's Love by Mari Koegelenberg

Font: FG Jeana

That flourished alpha is to die for!

April BYOC!

It's the most exciting time of the month - BYOC time!!! The April BYOC at The Lilypad is extraordinary. It's no mystery that I love bright colors, and these colors make me so happy!

Alas, this week has been crazy for me, so I have not had time to play with the BYOC nearly as much as I wanted. But, I am in love with what I've used so far, and I can't wait to use more! Here's what I've used:

As soon as I saw this album template, I knew I wanted to make something hybrid! So, even though time was limited, I went for it. :) I also used this stunning kit by Jenn Barrette, who is guesting at The Lilypad this month:

Another guest designer is Michelle Godin - check out these awesome alphas!

Finally, Sahlin Studio has these super versatile new products:

I've been loving the instagram look and I'm so happy to be able to add this frame to any picture, now!

And here is my hybrid page.

Credits:

All About Us Template Album by Valorie Wibbens

Something Good papers, Something Good elements and Something Good alpha by Jenn Barrette

Insta-frame Templates and Embellish: Arrows no. 1 by Sahlin Studio

Sloppy Stencils alpha by Michelle Godin

The Typewriter font by Heather Hess

I had so much fun with this! I'm not sure if I will turn this into a full album or if I will just insert this page into my Project Life album. Here are a few close ups. I totally embraced the messy stitching! :)

I still am having trouble stitching on photos, since they don't get fed as smoothly as other paper in the machine, but it all worked out in the end.

The topic of this page is a random collection of things that make me happy. Most of the pictures were from DH's phone, but not all.

I misted some Studio Calico wood veneer to match the colors of this BYOC. Fun!!

Have a fabulous weekend!

And YAY, this project got spotlighted on the One Story Down blog today. :)

Project Life - Week 12

I finished Week 12 last Sunday, but only got a chance today to take some pictures of it in daylight (not much of that, either, but it will do.. :)).

This was a fun week to put together. Since both I and DH were out of town (separately) for most of the week, I was expecting not to have that many pictures, but in fact I ended up having a ton of pictures! I brought my point-and-shoot with me, and DH took pictures on his phone. To save time and go with the travel theme, I used a lot of maps from my trip as background. I love the look!

Other than maps, I just used the grid journaling cards and stamped dates. I cut them and used other smaller pieces for journaling.

I love the look! The photo templates by Designs by Lili came in really handy to fit in all my photos this week. Here are some detail shots.

I was in California and I loved the spring blooms!

For the days I was back home (Sat. & Sun.) I didn't use the maps as backgrounds.

Well, that's that. I still am {one + current} weeks behind, and unfortunately I have work I need to get done this weekend, but it should be fine. I'm not that behind. :)

Supplies:
4x6 Photo Collages , 4x6 Photo Collages no. 2 and 3x4 Photo Collages by Designs by Lili
12 sticker from Dear Lizzy Neapolitan collection
See and Stamp alpha stamps
Washi tape
Studio Calico stamps
Smash date stamp K&Ccompany