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!

digital layout : turning two

I have a new layout to share using Echo Park's Country Drive line - so cute and up my alley in terms of colors and uber-cuteness. I also used Kitschy Digitals and Creativity by Crystal - all available at JessicaSprague.com (please full credits below). The background paper I used was already in the grid design -- I just added borders horizontally and vertically to emphasize the four squares of patterned paper. I used two journaling spots, breaking up my journaling. And clustered my embellishments together, tucking in a few smaller photos of Zara (taken on the same day).

Thanks for taking a peek!

turning two | *Echo Park* Patterned paper: Country Drive Paper Pack
Borders + Journal Cards: Country Drive Element Pack #1
Bird and word art: Country Drive Element Pack #2
Green z: Country Drive Alpha

*Kitschy Digitals*
Yellow button: Thrift Store Grab Bag
Pink gingham flower: Fresh Blooms Kit
Round red stick pin: NSD 2010 Freebie[/url]

*Creativity by Crystal*
Tons of Scallops Template Kit

big girl on campus

big girl on campus
Kitschy Digitals' Pretty Felt Feathers + Thrift Store Grab Bag + Granny's Sewing Basket + Calico Dream + Echo Park Hybrids' Springtime Alpha/Element 1 + Springtime Paper/Element 1 @ JessicaSprague.com

My 22-month-old loves to visit her kindergartener sister at school and all the kids in the class seem to love her! Some photos from today's surprise visit at lunch and recess.




 

jessicasprague.com projects

I went a little hybrid-happy this month! I think I'm happiest when I can mix the digital with the paper. I also did a couple more hybrids (both two-pagers!) but I have to keep under wraps until next week. Until then, here are my Creative Team layouts for August. (For complete credits, please click on the title of each layout.)

zara almost 14 months (hybrid) | crystal wilkerson's papers + artisan label templates + various american crafts/dear lizzy traditional embellishments + martha stewart punch + making memories alphas

hello dahlia | crystal wilkerson sweet summer quick page

let's walk | echo park hybrid's walk in the park borders and cards  + life is good elements

hello dolly | kitschy digitals calico dream

busy monday *Kenner Road and JessicaSprague.com projects**

It's been a busy Monday morning!

First up: Kenner Road.
It's my turn at Kenner Road's blog to post some digi goodness. I made a hybrid mini using several of Kenner Road's digi kits and a few more bits from the Garden Party add-on (it's the kit that keeps on giving!).




Please stop by the kR blog for instructions on how I made it and full credits.


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Next up: Jessica Sprague

I posted my first two digi layouts as a CT member for JessicaSprague.com
using new products by Kitschy Digitals and Crystal Wilkerson.

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And I found out last night that I won one of these adorable bookmarks from Lisa at ohmygoodknits! I am going to surprise Sofi with it. (I'm getting the purple one! ;)