Inspiration Tuesday

Everyone loves to see how a kit "works" and Kristi, June's Guest Designer, has brought us another great example while working with the Bigger than a Breadbox kit, the Studio Calico portion, with this super sweet layout about "BFF's."  I love the stitching, she makes me want to actually get a sewing machine. 

I can see this layout with more than one photo or even a larger photo - I'm thinking my daughter and her "girls" on the last day of school in an 8x10 size.  I can even seen flipping some of the papers around and using it for a sports photo for one of my sons.  Ooooo, the ideas are a'whirlin'.

Happy Tuesday.

I'mmmm Baaccckkk...

I'm back.  I'm unpacked - and was just an hour or so after we got home.  I even got laundry sorted and started.  I made dinner with some of the giant bunch?  Herd?  Flock?  String of fish we brought home.  My son's monster of a Mackinaw at 22".  Later after bathing the toddler, who despite having a shower every night while camping, still managed to lug home about 10 pounds of dirt on his body.  I capped off my return home with packing up a huge portion of the kits and set them out for pick-up this afternoon - actually I oversaw hubby and sons packing up, while I took care of the kitchen.  This morning I got up and got my Monday chores done - even with sleeping in.  I even have dinner in the slow-cooker!  I am on a roll. 


Or I was. . .  Due to some street sealing going on on my street tomorrow, I'm not sure that the remaining kits will get picked up tomorrow.  My street will be closed, as will be the street that runs perpendicular to my home.  We'll have to park in Wyoming if we plan to leave the house at all for the next 48 hours.  It's hard to ask the postman to make numerous trips back and forth with stacks of kits to whatever Kansas parking lot he had to stop in to deliver our mail.  Why do I tell you this?  So if you're one of the kits arriving a day or so later than usual, you'll know why.


Looks like everyone's a tad out of practice in the creating layouts and getting them uploaded.  I'll have to fix that.  Because of that you all made it very easy for Jengd to be the winner of last week's challenges!  Jen, I think I have your information, but send it to me again just to be on the safe side.


Today's challenge is based on the look below from Pottery Barn, one of my fave places to window drool. . .ah. . . window shop at.  Use it to inspire a layout this week.  I love the cool crispness of the white and blue.  The beachy feel of it.  The cute tin star and tin knick-knacks on the window ledges.  Even the blue and white pillow with the seashells.  What do you see that you can incorporate into your layout?  There are tons of great little details in this picture. 

Layouts will be due Saturday eveing. Prizes are available. . .come on, you know they're good!!  Think of this week's challenges as a warm-up and stretching exercises before the big "show."   I said I'd do some reading, some scrapbooking and some planning for the next big challenge. . .and I did!  Stay tuned.

Happy Monday.  Off to get back on a roll, with a left-over bar of Hershey's from 'Smore Night in tow.

LINK FOR 5 on FRIDAY

Below is your link for your 5 on Friday layouts.  Due Monday morning, 9 am MST

Up in the Mountains

I'm taking a quick break while the dog, the toddler and the teenager snore away - everyone else is on the boat, hopefully catching dinner.  If not chicken is marinating. 

 Gorgeous weather has me cropping away...I don't hike.  If you read this blog at all this should be no surprise.

As I head into my next layout I thought you needed a 5 on Friday.

•1 Sheet cardstock
•1 Sheet patterned paper
•1 Set brads
•1 Set chipboard
•1 Length ribbon

Remember outside the listed ingredients nothing outside of journaling and title are allowed.

I'll try to get a link for this post you can upload to later; the downside to typing on ones phone.

From somewhere above 9,000 feet I wish you a great weekend.

Hello Old Friend. . .Sketches on Wednesday or Thursday

Who said summers are lazy?  Well, I guess in some ways they are - no school shuffle, no homework nagging and a slight break in athletic madness.  Soccer will start up again in a few weeks, but my daughter's volleyball conditio~ing has started. . .at 7:00 AM!  I'm not sure which makes me feel worse - she's up at 7:00 am, I'm up at 7:00 am, she's running her butt off that early for two hours (she slept for four hours when she got home) or that she's not getting to enjoy later nights because she's got this conditioning training four days a week for the next eight weeks.

I've got a little family va-kay coming up, in which I plan much lazing around, taking my kits with me and I'll do a little planning.  The break from challenges here is over. . .or will be soon.  So oil those scissors, refill the glue and shove a space clean.

Let's do some stretching exercises. . .Today's sketch is brought to you by the talented Shawn over at Nuts About Sketches.  I always love Shawn's sketches - multi-photo HECK YA!  Double-pagers WOOHOO!!  Check the link if you need more inspiration, check the link above to see what the designers did.



This and Monday's challenge will be due Saturday evening to be eligible for a Treat.

Where In Cyber-Space is Apron Strings

Need a nudge?  Does a chance at winning but the fire in you?  Check out where Apron Strings is sponsoring - not just for the prize 'cause we know that's good, but for the challenges.

• Simply Scrapping - Weekly Sketch Challenge HERE
• Bella Creations HERE - June Sponsor

Enjoy!

June Inspriation

Have you seen the June kits?  Well, HERE they are.  Fun.  Bright.  Spring.  I can't wait to play with them this weekend.

Do you want to see one in action?  Of course you do.  June's Guest Designer, Kristi Bergin-Smith, has just the thing to lay your eyes upon.  She's using the June Bigger than a Breadbox kit and the Studio Calico line from it.  I love that it's about her.

More inspiration.  I've been searching for . . . oh. . .ever, for a gender-neutral baby line.  They've always been a tough thing to find, but enter the head-slap moment.  DUH!  

So, because I love, love October Afternoon and because I love you all, I have a super-priced Limited Edition kit, the October Afternoon Ducks in a Row Blue Plate Special.  Whether you get it for your new baby, or for your 2 y.o. baby, like mine, who doesn't have a layout to call his own, to use for a mini book for grandma or to make a First Year calendar for your pregnant friend, this kit at just $17.75 (today only) is a  kit you have to get your hands on.  Go, now.  Go get it.  I'll wait. . .

Oh, and did you see the six NEW Soup for Ones?  Aren't they fun?  And more love today, they're 30% off - again, today only.

I'm inspired.  Are you?

Another head-slap inspiration moment, that Ducks in a Row, save a few "baby" words, that kit would totally work for spring themes (raindrops anyone?) or toddlers and little kids.

Off to get packin'!