Project Life | Week 4

Today I'm sharing week 4. This week I kept things really neutral, and I love how the photos stand out against the neutral cards.

The left side; Kept things really simple. Journaled about Jon's back injury from last week (I talked about it last week as well) and how he's still sleeping on the couch. Generally with Gracie.

The right side; Working on invitations and watching the office, the messiest desk. Made a card (less of this) using the MORE OF THIS digital set of Kellie Stamps (here). The rest of the cards came from Studio Calico. I also journaled about creating this layout.

Have a great day!

Hunting Layout 4/24

Today I'm sharing another Hunting layout. This one was scrap-lifted from one I saw on the Crate Paper Instagram. I've been wanting to do more creative things with my backgrounds, and this one turned out really nice.

I used a 2-inch circle punch and cut the circles in half. I started at the bottom and worked my way up. After each row I stitched the half circles down. I wanted the background to be the star and kept everything else pretty simple. Just stamped the date onto one of the lighter half circles.

I love the combination of patterns, and the texture of the corrugated pieces and the texture from the stitching. I love how it all came together.

Thanks for coming by to see this spread. I hope you enjoy the rest of your day!

#operationreadmore | February

Today I'm sharing the short list of books I read in February. I read so many in January that I'm not surprised February was a little light on books. I'm still ahead of my challenge, so yay me!

This month I read
Burial Rites by Hanna Kent
I love historical fiction, especially well researched historical fiction. This book was perfectly that.

Better than Before by Gretchen Rubin
I love Gretchen's books. I love her podcast Happier with Gretchin Rubin. This books led me to assess my family and try to figure out which tendency they have based on how they act. I'm not certain in my assumptions, but I'm excited for her book about the 4 tendencies so I can figure out which one I really am, and work on changing some habits.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone & Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
When Alan Rickman died earlier this year, I had a sudden urge to re-read the Harry Potter series. Which was a great idea because I haven't read any of them since the last book came out (ages ago). I didn't realize how many details I forgot, or things that the movies ruined in my brain (Jon and I watched all the movies a couple years ago).

Thanks for coming by to see the books I read last month. March will probably be filled with the rest of the Harry Potter books, and nothing else, and I'm completely okay with that. Have a great day!

Project Life | Week 3

Today I'm sharing week 3 of my Project Life. This spread was made using the Companion kit from The Teal Lime Press, but unfortunately she has closed the TLP shop, and this kit is no longer available. I was only on her team for a couple of weeks, but I loved working with her kits. I had way more ideas in my brain that I wanted to use, but she closed shop before I had time to do anything with them.

The left side; I added in a few Kellie Stamps, but everything else in this spread came from the kit. I'm a sucker for labels!

The right side; More Kellie stamps, and everything else was in the kit. I love how these pages came together. The colours were just perfect for this week, and the sentiments were applicable to more than just the men in your life. I hope Kristine comes back to the creative world with more of her amazing designs!

Have a great day!

Kellie Stamps | March Release

Today I'm sharing two layouts I made using the AM TO PM digital set of Kellie Stamps (available here) also available as a physical set, but only as a pre-order and only until March 15th. I'm so excited that Kellie brought back physical stamps, even if you have to wait a while to get them.

I made two layouts using the same cut from my Silhouette Cameo and the Love digital stamp from the AM TO PM set. One background has the individual letters and the other has the leftover piece and is backed with an old Dear Lizzy pattern paper. I love the white on white of the right back ground, but wanted to switch it up for the other one, so I used a floral paper.

Here's the first layout. I wanted the background to show a lot, so I used a 4x4 photo and kept my embellishments really simple and clustered together on one side.

Labels are probably my best friend. I layered some printable labels that I printed on cardstock and vellum, and added an old chipboard heart and some phrase stickers. The "I love you" sentiment is also available in the set, I cut it with the Silhouette and just glued it on top of the photo and added a heart sticker.

I stamped the date on another label, and stuck it along with some very old My Mind's Eye phrase stickers on the top of the photo.

Here's the second layout. I used an old Ali Edwards stamp to add a little something extra to the background. Originally I was just going to throw all these letters into a box and use them later, if ever, so I didn't cut the center of the circle, but then I made this background and wanted something else on the o's.

 Lately my style has gone way more simple. One photo and some clustered embellishments. I'm trying to use my stash instead of hoarding all the pretty embellishments. Some of these are old Shimelle embellishments, and some are from past Story Kits, and the little polka dot heart is an old Freckled Fawn, and the tag was from Studio Calico.

I cut a 3x4 journaling card in half and tucked it under the edge of the photo to hold my journaling. I love all the texture and layers on this spread.

Thanks for coming by to see these spreads. I have a few projects in the works using other Kellie Stamps products as well, and my plan is to share them throughout the rest of the month. You can follow Kellie Stamps on Instagram (here) to see what some of the other creative team ladies are sharing and working on. Later this month there's been talk of an Instagram hop to show off what some of the girls have done with the physical set, so you won't want to miss that!