Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Scrapbooker's Blog Tour

I apologize for being a day late on getting this blog post up! I have been tagged by Penny: http://www.pennyscraps.blogspot.com/ to do the Scrapbooker's Blog Tour. I am honored that she chose me! She is a local scrapper that I have had the pleasure of scrapping with on several different occasions.

Q: What am I working on now?
A: I am about to finish Allison Davis' 6x6 Sketch Class. I have just recently started participating in a challenge with many other scrapper friends on a forum based off of Lisa Bearnson's "50 Moments - Scrapbook the Pages that Matter Most" book. Here is a layout I did for the topic "Words to Live By:


Q: How long does it take me to create a project?
A: I would say on average it takes me about 1 to 2 hours to complete a layout. Every now and then I am able to whip out a layout in an hour or less.


Q: What are my favorite things to create with right now?
A: Lately I have really been loving my Silhouette Cameo! As far as scrapbook collections go, I am currently loving Simple Stories Homespun and Echo Park's Creative Agenda. Enamel dots have been a favorite embellishment!

Q: How do I become inspired and stay inspired?
A: To become inspired I usually look at other scrapbooker's layouts on Pinterest and galleries. I am also inspired by music - song titles, lyrics or song meanings.


Q: What is my signature style?
A: My layouts tend to be clean and simple. I don't always use very many embellishments, but when I do, I still keep it simple. Every now and then I get a wild hair and do a "more involved" layout with stitching and more embellishments than normal.


For the blog hop I have chosen to tag Monica: http://monicalifeasme.blogspot.com/! We met online about 6 years ago and have been friends since. We were lucky to be able to meet in person 4 years ago. I absolutely love her scrapbooking style and I know you will too! Look for her blog post to go live next Monday, October 13th!

Sunday, June 22, 2014

CREATE Magazine



Many of you may already know about this monthly online scrapbook magazine, but if you don't, you really should check it out! Scrapbook Generation started doing this online magazine in January of this year. Each month they feature: new sketches, a scrapbook manufacturer and fun facts about them, layouts/cards/tags from the manufacturer's design team, layouts/cards/tags from Scrapbook Generation's design team AND they have a reader's gallery in each issue. You can create a layout/card/tag based on the sketches put out that month and submit them to possibly be chosen to be featured in the magazine! I have been featured in two different issues and it has been such an honor! I really urge you to take advantage of this free magazine, every issue is chock full of amazing inspiration!

Here is the link where Scrapbook Generation posts each issue of the magazine:

CREATE Magazine Issues

You can find me featured in the February issue on page 216 and 222, and also in the June issue on page 210.

Enjoy!

Monday, June 2, 2014

June Scrapbook Generation Blog Hop!



Scrapbook Generation Blog Hop

Welcome to the Scrapbook Generation Blog Hop for June. If this is your first stop, you might like to start at the Scrapbook Generation blog and then hop through each link.

Here is the layout I am showcasing for this Blog Hop:



Lately I have been working on scrapping my childhood photos. It has been so fun being able to use paper collections that I don't normally get to use since I don't have any kids of my own yet. I really enjoyed scrapping with Echo Park's Hippity Hoppity Mini Collection. It has been perfect for all of my childhood Easter photos! 

The sketch I used was originally from a Super Saver Club Kit that I got a while back. It is fun to use them over again on other layouts!  

You can find the SG sketches in their books and as downloads in the SG store, and there is a free one every month in case you wanted to try it out.

Next on the hop is Michelle, leave a comment on each blog and one lucky commenter will receive a free sketch bundle of their choice from the store. The winner will be drawn on Monday, June 9th which leaves you one week to leave a comment.

In case you get lost at any point, here is the list all the blogs
Scrapbook Generation blog - http://scrapbookgeneration.blogspot.com/

Monday, March 3, 2014

March Scrapbook Generation Blog Hop!



Welcome to the Scrapbook Generation Blog Hop for March. If this is your first stop, you might like to start at the Scrapbook Generation blog and then hop through each link.

Today I am sharing one of my one-page wedding album layouts with you. 



I used a sketch from Sketches for Scrapbooking One-Page Sketches Volume 1. I pretty much exactly followed the sketch. This sketch is nice because it is very simple, yet wonderful! I decided to keep my layout simple, but you could definitely add a lot of embellishments if you wish to. For my wedding album I am using the SEI White Elegance collection. The papers have a gorgeous pearl treatment. Here is a close up so you can see:



You can find the SG sketches in their books and as downloads in the SG store, and there is a free one every month in case you want to try it out!

Next on the hop is Isbaha, leave a comment on each blog and one lucky commenter will receive a free sketch bundle of their choice from the store. The winner will be drawn on Monday, March 10th, so you have one week to leave a comment.

In case you get lost at any point, here is the list all the blogs
Scrapbook Generation blog - http://scrapbookgeneration.blogspot.com/