Layout: They Love to Dig

This challenge was issued by my friend Loni. It was a recipe challenge- and boy was it a challenge! 

Non-white cardstock background

Doily

Photo strip with 4 photos

Wood veneers (up to 14) 

27 punched shapes or die cuts 

5 word title (I failed that one!) 

And journaling on a journaling card

To create the photo strip I used a collage app to create four 2x2 photos and printed the images as one picture using my Selphy and then added them to a piece of paper- Ta Da!

Throwback Thursday: #Bolivia

Our car was in an accident- Ryan was hit by another drive and he is fine, but the car was a total loss. While cleaning out the trunk of the car I found an 8x10 collage print from my trip to Bolivia. Because some of the photos featured my classmates and fellow trip takers, I didn't feel comfortable scrapping the entire print so I cut out certain photos and created a layout with a pocket to store the additional photos. Here is the result: 

Something I always try to do is stretch my supplies by using the extra mist on the stencil to create a second background. I love the way the print turned out and I may like it more than the original! 

Worship Wednesday: Journaling bible

This past week we had to say goodbye to our interim rector at church. He has been with is for over two years, he baptized Millie and has been such an inspiration to myself and our church. His presence in our lives has been restorative and he and his wife will be missed. 

It is time to make room in our hearts for our new rector who will be joining us in October and I cannot wait to see where she will lead us. 

I am thinking about this being a regular series where I post my sermon notes or inspired journaling each Wednesday. 

Blog Tour

I was recently tagged in this creative blog tour. Jamie tagged me and I am excited to tag some of my creative friends in this post. 

1. What am I working on?

I am working on purging my craft room/office in preparation for a complete make over of the room. I have been reading and re-reading the newest IKEA catalog and day dreaming of the perfect storage system and desk set up.  

2. How does my work differ from others of its genre?

I would say that my scrappy work focuses on everyday moments and doubles as a journal for some of my more challenging emotions.   

3. Why do I write/create what I do?

Cutting paper is therapeutic for me. I love to sit down to create and lose myself in the action of creating. I also love to preserve memories and capture the everyday in my albums.   

4. How does your creative process work? 

My creative process is usually sparked by a story that I want to tell or an emotion that I want to explore further. From there I will use kits like those from Scraptastic Kit Club to inspire my work further. Working from and kit keeps me focused on a limited amount of supplies and allows me to spend more time creating and less time digging for the perfect item! 

Layout: First Round (Throwback Thursday!)

When flipping through my photos in order to find a story that needed to be told, I came across these photos that were taken the day Ryan asked me out for our first date. (There are no photos of Ryan- I’m not that creepy!) I love having this story at the beginning of our “Us” album. 

Football season begins soon and I am happy to say that we have season tickets in the same section of the stadium where we met.

Thanks for stopping by!

Layout: Play!

I started this layout months ago when I was taking the Art and Science class at Big Picture Classes. This was based on a sketch and I struggled with the sketch and amount of photos it called for. I printed the photos and cut the patterned paper to size, then filed the layout away to be completed later. 

I am happy with the outcome and I am glad to have finally finished this layout. 

Layout: Sweet Naptime

My scrappy pals and I recently dug into our stashes and sent each other kits to scrap with. This was a fun swap because I love finding inspiration in supplies I might not have picked out for myself. 

I love watching this kid sleep. She finds her way into great positions and looks just sweet as pie.