and then there was one*

With my new Etsy shop and business coming together, I realized that I would have to cut down on other commitments, namely my creative team with JessicaSprague.com. I loved being a team member there for the past year and a half. They have so many great designers there! Kitschy Digitals, Queen of Quirk, In the Making, Cosmo Cricket and Echo Park to name a few of my faves. But, Sofia has started school again and Zara will be in a one-day a week toddler class. I see a lot of playdates, homework, school events and extracurricular activities in my future. So I stepped down from the team yesterday. My gallery is still up at the site if you want to take a peek at my  pages.

I still hope to scrapbook both with paper and pixels. I'm thinking of adding a scrapbooking-for-hire component to my business. Just not sure how yet. Until then, I will scrapbook when the mood strikes. Like last night. I broke out a kit that bought weeks ago, but never used: Hello, Love by Paislee Press.

hello, love | Paislee Press' hello love digi kit

*p.s. I am still designing for Kitschy Digitals. Love her stuff!

Mr. Campy is now digital!

I never bought Cosmo Cricket's Mr. Campy collection in paper form, even though it was super-cute. Luckily I can now play with its digital form at JessicaSprague.com. I love the fall-ish colors and of course the cute characters and icons. The papers include several wood patterns in different colors, which I also love. I made two hybrid pages using this latest Cosmo Cricket digi release. Today, I'll share layout #1.

Once again, I planned my layouts in Photoshop then printed the pieces out and added cardstock trims, buttons, lace and gems.

This first page was inspired by one of the journal cards "birds of a feather." I found photos of Sofia and Zara playing together side by side. The colors happened to match the color scheme of Mr. Campy. The green of the turtle sandbox and the red of the Ikea table and wagon fit coordinated well the autumnal shades of the papers. I also used some photo actions to make them even more "golden".

birds of a feather | Cosmo Cricket's Mr. Campy Journal Stack + Borders + Paper Pack + Elements

I punched hearts out of printed digital paper from the collection, added a gem and drew white stitching with a gel pen on the center heart.

I changed the color of my text to match the colors in the collection. I lifted up the journaling on foam adhesive and added some pom pom trim along the bottom.

I'm a little obsessed with making banners. Who isn't? LOL. I trimmed some digital ribbon/border into triangles then added lace and a strip of folded paper.


 

 Tomorrow I'll share my second hybrid layout using Mr. Campy. Thanks for stopping by!

Cosmo Cricket love

One of my favorite paper manufacturers is having a DT call!

So I'm posting my favorite projects using Cosmo Cricket. I recently bought the Girl Friday collection and love it!

Here's my most recent layout using Girl Friday and some monograms letters from Hey Sugar. My first paper page of baby Zara.

*baby yawn*

I handstitched a butterfly trail and added some cross stitches to the monograms.

I cut up one of the Girl Friday borders ("love you") and layered some chipboard and rub-ons.

I used rub-on letters on top of this journaling spot to spell out Zara's name.

*dreamy*

Used Girl Friday chipboard and rub-ons here.

*I'm not your average girl*

Use one of the borders and lots of Girl Friday rub-on words.

*happy*

More Girl Friday (paper and chipboard title). The frame is digital.

*play*

This one is a hybrid - mixing up some Kitschy Digitals plus Girl Friday (ribbon, tag, chipboard, rub-ons).


*loving baby zara*

I love this page. Love how just a few bits of Girl Friday chipboard and ribbon make the page!


*Life is Beautiful*

A hybrid card (using a tag from Girl Friday).

*another family photo*

Girl Friday sticker border, chipboard butterflies and rub-ons.

*real*

One of my favorite layouts using Girl Friday sticker border and rub-on.

Thanks for taking a look at my work!