Project Life - Week 13

And week 13 - Love the colors of this week!

Project Life - Week 12

Here's week 12.  I am currently on week 31 but I am behind on my photographing and posting so I am going to throw these up and maybe come back to flesh them out - maybe not!

It's been a good week for scrapping . . .

For some reason, I have been cranking through projects recently.  The hubby was studying for the Junior Captain's test for the Fire Department which left me on my own, how sad . . . not really.

So here are a few completed projects - most of the product is from my lovely Cocoa Daisy kits since I rarely drive the 45 mins to the scrapbook store - how sad is it that I live in the 4th largest city in the US and still no close store?  Oh well, probably good for the budget.

This is is a layout using some old October Afternoon paper from the Rocket Boy collection and then two new sheets from Elle's Studio along with a journaling spot from Dear Lizzy's Lucky Charm that happened to match perfectly.  The mask was a little gift from the hospital as a way for the kids to celebrate Halloween.  I made my own diagonal lines on the bottom left with scraps of paper so the hospital bracelet would show up a little more.  

Don't you love that Elle's studio paper? In some ways it was hard to use cause of the horizontal elements - but these three photos worked after I trimmed them down from 4 x 6.  Arrow paper is Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm, pink is the b-side of the October Afternoon butterfly paper and the yellow paper is an old scrap of Lily Bee.

Had fun with the doilies and sequins that were in my last kit - misted the doilies with Heidi Swapp gold lame mist.  Letter stickers are from the Lucky Charm sticker sheet and the 2 is from the Crate Paper The Pier embellishment pack.

Also misted the wood veneer - that was messy - but it turned out well after I blotted it with a paper towel to tone down the color a bit.  Arrow is also Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm.

This page screams summer!  I love the colors. I cut the top off of this Elle's studio sheet and then added a bunch of embellishments - Studio Calico Sticker, KI Memories Stickers, and some more Elle's Studio.  A little washi, pop dots and some yellow Jillibean stickers and I was done.

More of the same on the bottom right to balance it out. Tiny grey strip pf paper is from Basic Gray's hispter line. I was trying to find something to "match" the gray and white strip across the top. Hope it works.  

Have a great weekend.  We are watching movies and eating junk food today - ssshhhhhh!  Don't tell anyone.

Some Actual Layouts!

Finally getting around to posting some actual layouts here.  

First up is an Easter Layout.  Photos are from last year's Easter. We have been going to our "farm" in East Texas each year, just like we went to my great-grandmother's place or "the country" as we called it when I was little.  So fun to keep up this tradition. We skip all of the Easter crazy and just run away to the woods for the weekend. It is truly delightful. We dye eggs and hunt them in the yard in front of the house.  It's heavenly to me and the kids seem to love it too. I took a ton of photos perched on the porch with the "big lens" as we all refer to it, but of all the shots, these are my favorites. I love the motion you get from Wyatt leaning and the swing of Elsie's skirt. You can just feel the energy, the excitement, the thrill of the hunt. Paper is mostly by Crate Paper but is is rather old. I was inspired to make this page for some reason when my Cocoa Daisy Kit appeared and contained these adorable little bottle cap embellishments from Basic Grey.  Then it just flew together from there.  

This page literally fell together when I pulled out this scrap by KI Memories. I just love the colors of that flashback collection. It is simple, I know, but I really like it for some reason. Had fun with the matching Polaroid frame - putting it on pop dots.

A page I've had done forever, but for some reason never posted.  Was enamored with that butterfly paper, but it is intimidating to use.  So I cut it into strips and then I made progress.  Pulled in some old Jillibean, a piece of paper from Hobby Lobby and some Martha Stewart flowers and added some little bits and pieces to round it out.

So this is a page that has been sitting around FOREVER, waiting to be done.  It is actually from a class that Shimelle posted on the UK scrapppers blog last year or maybe it was the year before called "And Now for Something Completely Different."  I had the paper, I had pictures, I had the stuff, I simply needed to find and reprint the photos smaller since they were originally printed 4 x 4.  So I finally did it and it turned out great and I am glad it is finished. Crazy how things can just sit and sit and sit and get moved from place to place to place around the scraproom.  Almost all of the supplies are from an old line from October Afternoon.  

This is the second year that we have participated in the City Solve Urban Race. Honestly, It is a scavenger hunt for grownups and it is so much fun. You dress up and run around town searching for the answers to clues. We had a great time and we even dressed up as super heros. I mean, how bad could it be if you get to dress up like Wonder Woman? Paper is mostly from Cocoa Daisy kits. Especially love this piece from Elle's Studio and knew it was perfect for this photo. The City Solve logo is from the bibs we had to wear during the race. I went a little crazy and even tried a little misting.

Ok - off to make more!  Hope you enjoyed these.

Project Life - Week 11

Week 11 and there is more Echo Park's Photo Freedom Volume I. As an aside - I love red - why isn't there more red in scrapbook lines?  Anyway, this was Spring Break/Rodeo week for us. Lots going on.  Most of the supplies are from my Cocoa Daisy kit.  Love that I had such great supplies on hand. 

The full spread:

Left side:

Right side:

The usual date spot.  Still using Stampin' Up embossing folders, blossom quickutz letters and the same calendar.  Red stripe is Echo Park and the blue floral is Crate Paper.
 

This 4 x 6 card is from the Echo Park Photo Freedom

Just couldn't resist a photo of my printer - I am just loving this Epson printer that my sweet hubby got me for Christmas. That printer is the main reason I have been able to stay caught up on my Project Life.  The "this is so awesome" is from this Dear Lizzy paper.  I cut down a larger card from this sheet to make a smaller one for journaling.  

They changed the art exhibit again at the Rice University Gallery - I just love that there is something new all of the time.  This one is awesome and logos completely reminds me of my childhood.  The blue floral paper is by Crate Paper and the tag is from Elle's Studio Sweet Life.  Also included our ticket from the Rodeo.  It was too cute!

The kids rode the light rail to the rodeo - which is always exciting since we have very little public transportation in Houston.

Elsie takes a photo every year with Elsie the Cow - pretty cool to have a cow named after you.  This year, the man let her hold the lead rope - she was pretty excited.  The red letter stickers on both photos are by Authentique.

More Crate Paper and a tag cut from the Pebbles Family Ties quote cards.  The very rare photo of me with the kids is from when mom was watching them and the kids stopped by my office after attending the culture fair put on by the students.  Mom snapped that with her phone.  Was so happy to have it - thanks mom.

The usual rodeo date night - it is a tradition at this point.  The heart is from Studio Calico, the red letter stickers are more Authentique and "the best things in life" was cut from this sheet of Echo Park paper.

The ampersands are from the same Echo Park Paper and the chevrons are also Echo Park. The yellow "hello sunshine" sticker is Dear Lizzy from the Luck Charm collection.  Loved that photo of the kids playing chess with Jarad on a set that a co-worker gave me of firemen and policemen.  They are captivated and have played various version for days.  Awesome.

More Echo Park paper that I trimmed down from a 4 x 6 card for journaling - added a strip of EP paper to one and then a Hello Kitty clothing tag from Elsie's swimsuit.  She is all about the HK these days.

A shot of the Rodeo concert -I swear I take this same shot every year, but I love the lights and the stage - I guess I'm a sucker for the tradition.  We saw Jake Owen this year and he really gave a great show.  A little EP paper cut into a flag for a touch of journaling.

The kids made these hats at the Culture Fair - they went with mom, my old scout leader and her grandchildren.

I couldn't resist sneaking in the passport with more details about the day - I mean, why not, that's what pockets are for, right?

Ok - that's it!