What has sadly become a monthly post

with my layouts from DST....I keep swearing I am going to get back to blogging, but I spend most of my online time on Facebook these days.....

Created using Natural Beauty by Trixie Scraps, DST's September 2011 Gold Member Kit

Created using Beautifully You by Daybreak Scraps, DST's September 2011 New To You Kit

Layouts!

It's getting kind of sad that I'm only updating my blog once a month or so. I really do intend to get back to it sometime soon!

Created using My Own Backyard by Allison Pennington, August 2011's DST Gold Member Kit.
Created using Spring in the City by Snips and Snails Designs, August 2011's DST New to You kit.

Randomness

My poor neglected blog....I really need to come back to you!

We lost our furbaby Raven this past weekend. The house is quiet and sad :(. More about her in an upcoming post.

Apparently I use the word "sweet" way too often in layout titles - here are a couple more!

Created using Daydreams and Jellybeans by Traci Reed, DST's July 2011 Gold Member Kit.

Created using Let Them Eat Cake by Irene Alexeeva, DST's July 2011 New to You Kit.

DST Layouts - one each for my kiddos

My sweet girl - using DST's June 2011 Gold Member kit - Fresh Squeezed by Stolen Moments
My crazy boy - using DIY Dude by Sus Designs, DST's June 2011 New To You Kit

DST Cuteness

I know I've been terrible about updating my blog, but I wanted to share a couple of my recent layouts. The first uses Girl's Night Out by Darlene Currie aka Studio4 Designworks, DST's May 2011 New to You kit:


And the second is with Huntington by Liz Tamanaha of Paislee Press, DST's May 2011 Gold Member Kit. It features one of my very favorite quotes by Brian Andreas.

Enjoy!

Lovin' the DST CT!!!

Here are two layouts I recently created for the DST creative team. The first uses the April New to You kit - Looking Ahead by Flutter Expressions.

The second uses Sunny With Blue Skies by Sahlin Studio, DST's April 2011 Gold Member Kit

A few projects

So busy.....but still scrappin'! Here are few projects I recently did for Jessica Sprague's creative team:

Credits: Oh Boy collection by Carina Gardner and Crystal Wilkerson, Essentials Stitches Volume 1 and 2 by Carina Gardner, Birdhouse Buttons by Carina Gardner.

Credits (both coming soon): It's A Start templates by In the Making Design, Sidewalk Chalk collection by Echo Park

Credits: Meet & Greet Card Templates and Sassy Season Paper Pack by In the Making Design.

Childhood Trauma

Seriously. Layout uses papers and elements from Echo Park's new "For the Record" collection, available at Jessica Sprague.

Have I mentioned

that I was asked to be on DST's Creative Team? So awesome!! Here are my first two layouts for the team...the first uses the March Gold Member Kit - Lucky in Love by Laura Banasiak (and you know I love me some Laura so I'm so glad she was the featured designer this month!)


and the second is with Timeless Keepsakes by Colleen Lynch, DST's March 2011 New to You kitBoth kits were terrific to work with!

Love Me Some Templates!

One of the best things about being on the creative team at Jessica Sprague is having access to so many fantastic layout templates. They definitely make scrapping much quicker! A couple layouts I did recently using templates - credits under each!

Credits: Windsong kit and Circle of Life template, both by Live.E

Credits: Wanted by Cosmo Cricket, "The Story of" Template by In the Making Designs.

Another hybrid gift idea!

I made this for Alexa to give her teacher for Valentine's Day - using the Perfect Packaging: Heart Cup Template by iKari Designs and papers and elements from the Affectionate collection by Carina Gardner. I'll wrap it up in plastic and tie it with ribbon! Cute and easy!

It's been way too long

...I need to get back to Paris soon.....

Credits: 2011 Template Series 1 - By the Month and Gentle Morn Kit by live.edesign

Snow Tubing

Credits: Thankful Template by In the Making Design, Jolly Golly Papers and Candy Candy by Cosmo Cricket

I finally chose my one little word

The layout says it all....credits -
Fuss Free: Artisana Set 2 by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs
Stella Ruby Starter Kit by BasicGrey

Love me some kitschy-ness

I love this awesome element kit by Kitschy Digitals - Thrift Store Grab Bag - coming soon to jessicasprague.com. I also used Chalkboard and Watercolor Doilies Papers by KD.

One little word?

If you're a scrapbooker, you probably already know about the One Little Word initiative by Ali Edwards. In a nutshell, Ali and many of her fans each choose a single word each year to signify an areas of focus - words like organize, balance, serenity, peace are all commonly chosen.

I'm still trying to figure out my word for this year. I've been tossing around a lot of ideas and a lot of words, and I just haven't hit on the right one yet. Sigh.

But, that hasn't stopped me from getting some layouts done! Hope you enjoy.

Credits: Curated Album Kit by Kitschy Digitals and Paislee Press, Vintage Stacked Flowers by Kitschy Digitals

Credits: Good Times Template by In the Making Design, Life is Good collection by Echo Park

I know, it's not even Christmas yet

but check out these cute Valentine's Goodie Bags by Elle's Studio, releasing Monday at jessicasprague.com:

No title needed! :)

All items from the Daisy Jane collection by Carina Gardner, available at JessicaSprague.com.

Christmas trees and random attitude

Some layouts from this week :)

Credits: Believe in the Magic by Danielle Engebretson
Credits: 12 Days - the Kit by Mari Koegelenberg
Credits: Crabby Kid by Laura Banasiak and Jennifer Fox

Hybrid makes it easy!

I absolutely love printing my own gift bags, boxes and tags - it's so easy to perfectly customize them to look exactly the way you want them to look.

Here are a couple recent projects. The first uses Christmas Goodie Bags and Christmas Recipe Cards by Elle's Studio - the bags are the perfect size to slip in six small cookies and a gift card!


And the second project just adds a sparkly bow and Christmas Gift Tags (also by Elle's Studio) to locally made candles to make a simple gift!