one tribe - Kreative Koncepts Color Challenge Reveal!

 The new color Challenge was revealed today at Kreative Koncepts!  It is a lovely palette, perfect for my Easter photos!

This is the color palette and you can see the original post and the other fabulous DT & Guest projects HERE!

 I had a pile of photos from Easter and it has turned out to be one of the best holidays to capture photos of the cousins all together.  However, since they are all wearing different colors, sometimes it is perfect for 

a black & white photo, which is my preference for a color challenge!  I loved these colors, very Easter-ish!

I started out with some Pink Paislee paper from their Color Wash collection and sprayed a mask on it.

Then I layered a 6x6 piece of paper and a couple journaling cards/project life cards as the mat 

behind the photo.

I used another stencil for a layer of  iridescent modeling paste.

And a little random stamping with a texture grid stamp.   

I used this small stencil from Heidi Swapp that is a circle with 'love' inside.

I used a distress ink applicator and daubed around it for a more subtle effect than misting.

The title is because this group of four cousins seriously sis not start to look alike until a few

months ago...they still look like respective parents, family members, but this photo made me

finally think they actually looked like 'one tribe.'

Hope you visit the Kreative Koncepts Blog and check out the challenge! 

Can't wait to see all the entries.  Have a great day and thank for stopping by!

Date Night - Scrapbook Circle May Mood Board & Promo Code

This is the awesome Mood Board for May at Scrapbook Circle!

I am revealing it on the SC Blog today as well as my layout it inspired me to create.

I used both the Scrapbook Circle Main kit - High Five & the Add-on - My Fav.

These vivid colors are so fresh and make the black and white papers and photo really pop!

My eye went straight to the black & white striped chair, so that is where i started.

I also drew inspiration from the circles in the earrings, but the colors in the nail polish.

I used one of the Digi Cut files and a few of the printables that I printed out using smooth white cardstock.

My favorite embellishment included in the main kit is the pack of ephemera from Heidi Swapp.

It is comprised of both acetate and opaque die cut pieces in fabulous colors.  This hexagon is one

piece and the teal heart and "MY whole HEART" die cut underneath the photo are from it too.

One of the other things I love about the kits recently is that they are offering an extra pack of just the patterned papers.  It has made a huge difference in my ability to make faster scrapping decisions!

Since I am not worried about only being able to use one side of the paper, or splitting it up between projects.

The patterned paper in the High Five kit is the epitome of 'A' side and 'B' side, to me and so it works great.

India ink splatters really make those bright hues more vivid.

I hope you are inspired by this month's Mood Board and get some scrappy motivation on this Monday!

If you go to the Scrapbook Circle site and shop, use jenni20 in the promo code for 20% off!

smile SIMPLE

Another LO from National Scrapbooking Day!

We were dog sitting our nephew a couple weeks ago & Sofia took this cute selfie with her iTouch!

I had to scrap it and finally MADE myself use this wood veneer die cut!  

Lots of hearts, embellishments & a couple layers of patterned paper under the photo made a super quick page!

I may have to frame this one for my daughter...
Thanks for stopping by and Happy Mother's Day!

happy DAY - Scrapbook Circle May Sketch Challenge!

There is a new sketch up at Scrapbook Circle today as well as the

DT & Guest DT pages using that sketch!

I loved that it had lots of pics so I could get some of our egg dying documented!

Here is the sketch or you can see the original blog post HERE.

I used one of the cut files in the May kit - High Five and cut it really large out of kraft paper.

That served as my title and a frame around a couple photos and pieces of patterned paper.

 Heidi Swapp's 'Dreamy' collection is perfect for a page full of pastels!

I did a little water color painting and splattering to help tie in some of the Heidi Swapp ephemera too.

 I stitched the whole background to another piece of teal paper from Amy Tangerine.

 This sketch challenge for May runs until May 21st and the prize is a big pack of Bell Blvd.!

Submit your entry by commenting on the Blog Post

or posting your LO to the Scrapbook Circle Facebook Page! 

Good luck and happy DAY to you!

Butterfly Kisses - Scrap Our Stash May Challenege

Today on the Scrap Our Stash blog is my take on the new May Stash Challenge...

Since there are so many wedding around this time of year, including my own anniversary coming up, this challenge is particularly clever!

 

Here are the details of exactly what they mean:

Something Old: Patterned Paper or Embellishment that has been in your stash 6 months or more.  Something New: Patterned Paper or Embellishment that you purchased within the last 6 months.  Something Fussy Cut AND...Something Blue: Patterned Paper, Cardstock, Embellishment, Alphas, Ink/Paint, your choice!

My something new, was the piece of patterned paper from Heidi Swapp's new collection called "Favorite Things."  Also, lots of the embellishments and the No. cards are new  from Studio Calico.

I LOVE this piece of paper, I have several pieces because I knew I would be able to use it in lots of different ways.  It was basically the inspiration for this rest of the color clusters.

For something old, I used this tag sticker from one of the first Dear Lizzy collections

as well as a couple old stamps from Studio AE, the 'life' one and heart stamp.

Obviously, my something blue was one of those cards and a couple other embellishments.

I decided that it would be fun to take advantage of the colors in the paper

and group everything in line similarly to the circles...I also printed out my photo as a circle.  

My fussy cutting also came from a fairly old 6x6 paper pad from Amy Tangerine

that had little scrolly frames, and I chose ones that went with my colors

and used them to layer on top of.

I love the way it turned out and am excited to see the entries for this challenge!

Check out the Challenge Rules HERE and make sure you look at the other DT layouts.

These were some of the best of the year, to me!

If this fun challenge isn't enough to inspire you, the prize should be!

It is a $30 gift card to Scrapbook Circle, which has the MOST awesome kits

as well as add-ons, cardstock, etc.!  I mean seriously, check it out!

*Make sure you note in your write up, what items you used for each part of the challenge.

National Scrapbook Day Play!

I love National Scrapbook Day, especially because it is near Mother's Day 

and I can lobby for an early gift from my super supportive husband!

A day in my craft room, with no distractions, a nice supply of caffeine, an Aveda candle,

lots of fabulous music and I in heaven!   Well, that isn't exactly the way it went down,

but there is that whole life thing that is hard to put on hold.  So, there were a few

loads of laundry and some other interruptions, but it was a lovely day and I managed to 

get a few LO's finished and lots of inspiration absorbed!  

I didn't get to photograph everything until yesterday, trying to make up for Saturday's fun on Sunday.

The first LO was for the Two Peas NSD Challenge by Celine Navarro to use the March mood board.

Here is what I cam up with:

The second LO was from a combination of the Two Peas Challenge to of use their printable

designs and the Studio Calico NSD Color Challenge:

This was my LO for that, which is special now, because it was 3 years ago, our first baby went to heaven...

I have a couple more I am trying to finish up and get photographed for later in the week! 

Thanks for stopping by today.

LIFTED - Kreative Koncepts May Sketch Challenge & DT Inspiration

I can NOT believe it is May 1st!!  Seriously, where has the year gone??

The new Sketch Challenge at Kreative Koncepts (formerly Scrapfriends to some of you scrappy peeps)

is up today and has inspired the DT to make a very inspiring and vastly different take on it.  

Here is the lovely sketch and you can get to the original post by clinking HERE!

I wanted to use this paper from Studio Calico and it just so happened to go with the Instagrams my husband took that night.  We went to see John Legend and the tickets were a gift to each other for Valentine's.

It was at one of the coolest venues in the city and the lighting was just spectacular!

Even though this is officially called the "All Of Me" tour, I used Lifted, since his song 'Get Lifted' is one of my favs!  I followed the sketch pretty close, some stencil misting and modeling paste on the background first.

I stamped a text stamp in silver ink onto a light blue vellum and cut the strips up as a banner across the page.

I opted for these instaframes and square photos instead of the round because I didn't want to

cut too much of of the photo...and I had wanted to include the tickets as well.  Lots of chipboard

and glitter dots, some stitching and this butterfly die cut I painted on top of finished it off!

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out all the fabulous pages from the DT as well ans the Guest Designers this month!  And upload your take on the sketch to the Blog so we can all share in your creation!

Happy May and have a fabulous day!