OA Summertime: Summer Checklist 2015

Hello! I'm back again because I have my last guest post on the October Afternoon blog today! It's been a fun month creating with OA's wonderful products!  

I used a Daily Flash album to create my family's must do list for the summer!  I love the bright colors of Summertime as well as the fun theme embellishments like this pink flamingo!  I decided to keep the front of my album simple by adding a few patterned papers as well as Daily Flash Alphas and Summertime Date Stickers. I finished by adding a doily and bakers twine from my stash!

I love the Grey Flannel Chipboard Alphas!  I have a huge collection of different colors! 

Each Daily Flash Album come with a variety of different configurations of pockets. I love the smaller  squares such as the 2x2's!  

Here, I used one of the Summertime Memory Cards for my journaling! I added a Date Sticker as well  as one of the coordinating Double Take stickers.  Also in the collection is a new Catch Phrase roller stamp with twelve fun sayings to choose from! 

I love the light string sticker from the Double Take sheet!  I also used Orange Alpha Stickers for my #2 on the list!  The photo of our dog, Max, "helping" my husband grill cracks me up!  :)

I love the page of just 2x2 squares! I cut different patterns as well as used a piece from the 

"Green Grass"  sheet (which is nothing but 2x2's with cute sayings and pictures!).  

The A side of "Blue Skies" has multi-sized journaling cards such as this 4x4 sentiment! You can also add in Memory Cards as well!  

Thanks for stopping by today! What is your favorite summer activity? Have a great day!  

October Afternoon Guest Design Spot: Treasure Map

I'm so far behind on my blogging!  Have had some computer issues with my laptop but I purchased a new one today so hopefully I will get back on schedule!  I'm still trying to recover from this dumb virus too...leaves me with little energy.  

This month I'm so excited to be guest designing at October Afternoon!  I have loved their products since they started...I still have some of the "original" stamp sets! LOL  Today, I am sharing a layout I created with the very fun Treasure Map collection! The nautical/pirate theme is great for travel or cute boy photos!  When I saw this line, I knew right away I wanted to scrap these adorable photos of my nephew, Deacon. My BIL is a huge Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan and Deacon always gets into the spirit of football!  He's even stepping on a teddy bear since the Bucs were playing the Chicago Bears that day! LOL

OA never disappoints with the variety of embellishments in their collections!  Treasure Map includes a 12x12 cardstock sticker sheet full of cute shapes! I used this journaling spot to jot down a little about my photos. I also added two circles from the Sew Fun Banner sheet!

Speaking of Sew Fun Banners, here is a peek of a few that come with the collection. I am a big fan of these as 1) I love to sew on my pages and 2) I love pennants and banners!  

I added both pennants and circles from the Sew Fun Banners at the top of my layout. Then, of course, I added some stitching.  

I also used two more pennants under my photo as well as added a cute sticker!

I'm also a big fan of the Tin Pins and Doo-Dads as well as the Mini Market Alphas!   They make great accents to tuck under or on top of your photos to create some fun layers!

I used the cute Anchor Tin Pin on top of some patterned paper and Border Stickers...again with stitching!

Thanks for looking! Check back on the OA blog next Friday for more of my projects!  Have a great day!

Teresa Collins Designs Guest Designer: Masquerade

Hello...I'm back to share two more layouts I created for my guest design spot on

Teresa Collins Designs design team blog.  I love Halloween and was so excited to see that Teresa had another fun Halloween line coming out!  I created two layouts using Masquerade. There are a multitude of embellishments! 

 

 

I used the die cut pennants to create a banner across the top of my page.

I added in additional die cuts, brads, and enamel dots. 

 

 

 

Here is my second layout: I used my Silhouette to cut triangles into my background cardstock. I also cut triangles out of different patterns.

 

 

 

Here, I created a small cluster of pennants. I also added a decorative brad, as well as gold glitter tape.

 

Here, I layered three of the border strips along the edge of my page. I have to say I love the grey/white stripe print!  

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by...be sure to check out Teresa's Design Team blog for more inspiration!  Her designers are amazing! 

 



Teresa Collins Designs Guest Designer: Family Stories

This past Friday I had the honor of being a guest designer on Teresa Collins Designs design team blog!  I have been a huge fan of Teresa's products for a long time so you can only imagine how excited I was when I was asked to be featured on the blog! 

 

I created four layouts:  two with Family Stories and two with Masquerade. 

 

Today I am sharing my Family Stories projects. I absolutely love this line!  I think its probably one of my all time favorites of Teresa's collections! 

 

 

 

I am loving all the little embellishments!!  I added die cuts, chipboard, layered stickers, brads, enamels dots, and sequins around my journaling. 

 

 

Here is my second layout using photos of me and my husband.  I love that this collection can be a "love" theme as well as family. Really, it can be used for pretty much any theme!

 

 

I am a huge fan of using banners...the 12x12 die cut sheet includes a variety of banners! 

 

 

Love this "people" chipboard...super cute!

 

You can see my featured post by clicking here.  Thanks for stopping by!