birthday catch up #2

This one ended up being a kit of the week, too…so go check it out at the store if you love it as much as I do!

Once again, mini letters and using my circle punches…love them!

I used a scallop circle punch, different sized circle punches and trimmed this little guy from the jillibean papers to layer up this fun custom embellishment. I LOVED how this guy turned out!

Kristen

birthday catch up #1

Several months ago, I taught a birthday catch up class at GT with my girl Raimi. The participants got 4 double page birthday layouts done in 3 hours…so fun!

Here is the first layout I designed for the class…

Love catching up on my own birthday scrapping too!

These mini letters from Jillibean Soup are some of my favorites!

Journaling strips on Basic Grey woodgrain…love.

Pennants made with a scallop punch and scissors. Details on how to do the pennant here.

Stay tuned tomorrow for the other birthday layout…it’s all Jillibean…yum.

Kristen

catch up…june cards #4

{You can check out the rest of the team’s cards here.}

Loved the simplicity of this one. I used a paper piercer to do faux stitching along side the green paper…

Whew…we’re all caught up now. Soon I’ll have the next kit to share! The kids are back in school…I’ll be working on how I’m spending my time now that things are changing up again. Hopefully I’ll pop back in here more often…we’ll see…

Kristen

catch up…june cards #3

{You can check out the rest of the team’s cards here.}

I don’t know about you, but I find masculine cards harder…this was came together for my dad…I liked the combo of the stars.

Kristen

catch up…june cards #2

{You can check out the rest of the team’s cards here.}

Loved layering those tickets and embellishments on another fun journaling card.

Kristen

catch up…june cards #1

{You can check out the rest of the team’s cards here.}

Loved these vintage journaling cards…this one reminded me of a fun trip to Paris…seems like a lifetime ago (pre-kiddos!)

Kristen

catch up…june layout #3

{See what the rest of the team came up with in June here}

More messy stitching and vintage accents. A simple layout with just blocking the 4x6s together with some patterned paper and the fun woodgrain vinyl.

I just kept layering accents…loved how it turned out!

I’ll share my cards from this kit starting tomorrow…

Kristen

catch up…june layout #2

{See what the rest of the team came up with in June here}

Even with all the vintage goodness in this kit, I managed to do a bright layout. This one came together in 20 minutes…just poured right out of me. I loved circles and I just circled and circled!

My sewing machine got a workout…the messier the better in this case!

I didn’t worry about perfection or even near perfection…I just went with the flow. And I loved it!

I’ll share my last June kit layout tomorrow…

Kristen

catch up…june layout #1

{See what the rest of the team came up with in June here}

You may have seen this layout as park of sneak peek week on the blog.

Celebrating the birth of baby number three for a good friend (that baby is now 2!!). I love getting together and celebrating life’s milestones with friends.

Lots of fun vintage-y embellishments in June’s kit! Loved the fun tickets.

I snuck in some computer journaling in there…haven’t done that in a while!

Layout #2 tomorrow!

Kristen

catch up…may layout #4

{check out the rest of the team’s double pagers here}

Here’s the last layout I did with my May kit.

Documenting a fun preschool field trip. Looks so odd to see T-man in a big jacket…it’s in the 90s and higher here this week. But this was March of 2009…a bit colder. I love how the kits help me catch up on old pictures. Having all the coordinating stuff in one place is a real time saver!

A little monochromatic green title with some complementary color accents. I like it.

Tomorrow I’ll start sharing my layouts and some cards from my June kit!

Kristen

catch up…may layout #3

{check out the rest of the team’s double pagers here}

In my lack of scrapping time over the last several months, I have opted for a lot of simplicity. I printed a whole bunch of pictures in 4x6 just to have them printed and sitting on my desk. Then I crop and go from there. Are you sick of seeing the 4x6’s in lines across the layout or groupings in the center? I am, a little, but here’s the thing. The layouts are getting done. The pictures are in albums to enjoy instead of sitting on my computer. I’m documenting life and that is a good thing. I’m learning to let go the perfect detail and newest thing. And I like it.

These pennants were part of the custom embellishments for May. It was super cute with a piece of fun striped twine, but it didn’t work for my layout. I cut the diamonds in half (it was designed to be more 3D by folding them) and I left the twine out. I opted for hand drawn details to add a little interest.

I utilized the graph paper for my journaling. This place was gorgeous along the American River…but the story behind five families and the cranky park rangers is funny. It wasn’t funny being reprimanded several times that day…but in retrospect it’s funny to me now. Life with crazy kids. Enjoy it!

Layout #4 for tomorrow…

Kristen

catch up…may layout #2

{check out the rest of the team’s double pagers here}

I shared my first May layout here.

I loved the simplicity of this layout. Three boys. My three sons. A little bit of detail but I wanted the focus to be on my boys. Love them.

I used the sewing machine to make a place for the title to land. Loved the look of leaving the centers on the ‘e’ and ‘o’s too.

My circle punches are getting used a LOT these days. And a little bit of ink around the edges just adds that pop.

 

 

Combining several sticker sheets to document the date in a different way.

Looking back at this layout reminds me how much I loved the muted colors of this kit!

Stay tuned tomorrow for layout #3 from the May kit!

Kristen

august layout #4

{check out what the rest of the PBD team came up with here}

The last layout for this month’s kit…and probably my favorite…

We are very blessed to have a family home about a block and a half off the beaches just below Santa Barbara, CA. My husband grew up on these beaches and I have been going there for 20 years (he brought me there when we first started dating…half a lifetime ago!!!). I really LOVE that my boys are now spending their summer playing on the same beach. Beach time is good for the soul…we are a beach family for sure.

Even the dog LOVES the beach! The sunshine circle was punched from the reverse of the striped paper.

I tried my hand at misting again…the flower is plain chipboard included in the kit that I misted with both colors…I like how it turned out! The ‘5’ is punched from the number strips in the Little Yellow Bicycle embellishment.

What a fun, bright kit…did you get yours yet?

Stay tuned tomorrow for a little catch up…my may layouts that I never posted!

Kristen

august layout #3

{check out what the rest of the PBD team came up with here}

Do you scrap bad pictures? I did here. These pictures were totally out of focus, everyone had their eyes closed and one even got a wonky line down the middle (probably happened when my external hard drive died and I had to have all my photos recovered…whew).

Here’s the thing though…I still wanted to document the fun family afternoon. So who cared about the imperfect photos!

I used a lot of chipboard stickers…made it super easy to make groupings of coordinating accents!

Another super easy, quick layout…another memory documented for my family. Who says everything has to be time intensive and perfect?

Last layout for August coming at you tomorrow…

Kristen

august layout #2

{check out what the rest of the PBD team came up with here}

Simple and easy…and I really like how it turned out!

T-man became obsessed with our crossing guard at school. She was also our across the street neighbor so that made it especially fun. He started carrying around a sign we had since J-boy was little on every walk. It certainly put a smile on passing motorists’ faces to see this little 4 year old with the stop sign at corners.

I loved this quote sticker, but I only had one piece of the dark blue to make it stand out. I tried pairing it with the yellow cardstock and I liked how it kind of color blocked the whole layout.

The layout was super simple and as I was playing with it on my desk I noticed the misted arrow masks from my previous layout. So I added them and loved how it looked and added movement to the layout. Fun!

Layout #3 tomorrow!

Kristen

august layout #1

{You can check out what the rest of the PBD team came up with here.}

If you follow the kit club blog, you saw this layout during the sneak peek week. The whole team uses the same sketch to come up with layouts…super fun to see how different all the layouts are using the same kit and sketch!

I used a “4” strip from the Little Yellow Bicycle embellishment as part of my title. I also combined stickers and punched the star from other embellishments included in the kit to create my own fun accents.

Loved this journaling strip on the stickers sheet. You can also see that I misted using Tattered Angels mist. I have not spent enough time with mist to really be a pro at it. Not sure if it’s “me” yet. In the first detail picture, you can see that I used arrow masks included in the kit to create a sense of movement on the layout. Meh. You know, I’m not a fan of every.single.layout I create.

(Hi Amy and Luke peeking out in this pic :)

Stay tuned tomorrow for layout #2…

Kristen

may kit club layout #1

{check out the rest of the PBD team’s take on the may kit here}

Wow…where does the time go? I know you are all busy with end of school year/summer preparations like me. This time of year always sneaks up on me!

So I thought I’d share what I came up with for GT’s May kit. They still have them in stock if you are interested…

This was my take on the sketch for the month (included in the kit…and all the PBD girls did their own take…check out the blog to see those)

Fun vintage-y buttons and custom embellishments

Thickers, of course…and my signature stitching…

Stay tuned to see what I did with layout #2

Kristen

got birthdays?

Do you have birthday photos to scrap? Green Tangerines is having a catch up class in May just for you!

Four layouts designed just for birthdays. You will complete two with me and two with Raimi…all in three hours! So fun!

Here are some sneaks of my layouts…stay tuned for the full layouts soon…

I told you those little mini banners would make a comeback soon…this layout is Basic Grey goodness…yum!

And then for some Jillibean goodness…love it!

Check out the class details here and go sign up!

Kristen

may is coming soon…

The PBD girls have the May GTKC kit in their hands and are working hard on samples for you all.

Keep your eye on the Kit Club Blog for May layouts coming soon.

In the meantime…here are some sneaks of my first layout…

Some fun vintage buttons and a cool little custom embellishment or two…

  Thickers of course…wouldn’t leave home without them.

I’ve been busy working on layouts for an upcoming Birthday Catch Up Class at Green Tangerines, too. I’ll post some sneaks of those as well. Go here to get information on the class…it’s May 22.

Kristen

april kit club card #4

{Check out the rest of April’s fabulous stuff from the team here.}

The last card of the bunch…



I saw this idea for banners created from a scalloped edge punch a few weeks back. I did not book mark the blog. I’m so annoyed. I’m pretty sure it was one of the Studio Calico girls. If you know what I’m talking about…please link in the comments. I do want to give credit where it’s due!!!

{ETA...I found it! It WAS a SC girl...I'm a big fan, Nicole! You can find her tutorial here.}

I loved the idea when I saw it and I love it even more now that I’ve done it. I see many more of these coming soon…and I NEED a bigger scallop edge punch now, too! LOL.
Kristen