One Little Bird | Traveler’s Notebook Scrapbooking

Hi everyone!  I was on the One Little Bird blog yesterday with a hybrid scrapbooking project in my Midori traveler’s notebook!  I love documenting life on a smaller scale like this notebook.  I find this type of scrapbooking easy to do and not at all intimidating.  Today I'm documenting a day off with my husband Todd to have lunch at the Hotel Del Coronado.  Going to lunch there has been a summer tradition for us for quite a few years now.

My first spread is about our tradition of going to lunch at the Hotel Del Coronado.  I used 2x2 photos so that I didn't overwhelm the page.

I used a 4x6 journal card from Agenda journaling cards as my background for the photo and my diecuts and stamping.  I also used various embellishments from the Agenda Elements to sprinkle around the page.  Since this was a notebook, I wanted to keep my scrapbooking relatively flat, so using printable One Little Bird elements was the perfect touch for my page.  I also used various elements from Ready Set Go and Scoop.

My second spread was all about the food we had at lunch at the Hotel Del Coronado.  I kept it very simple with the photos and journaling as the focal points on the page.  I love the journal card from Nosh so much, it was perfect for my page.

I added in two drink stamps from the Summer Vacation stamp set that Peppermint designed for Studio Calico.

Chicken sandwich, and three types of tacos.  Yum yum!

Per our tradition, we had ice cream from Moo Time Creamery after our meal.  Moo Time is probably my favorite ice cream in San Diego.  Peppermint's Scoop journaling cards and Scoop elements were perfect for my spread in my notebook!

I hope you enjoyed a look at my approach to stress-free smaller-scale scrapbooking!

Products Used:  Agenda journaling cards, Agenda Elements, Ready Set Go elements, Nosh journaling cards, Nosh digital kit, Scoop journaling cards, Scoop elements.

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Cocoa Daisy | Summer Fun Pocket Pages

I’m the September guest designer at the Cocoa Daisy kit club, and I’m excited to show you a few pocket pages that I created with the September main scrapbook kit “Daydream”!  As you recall, I am documenting my summer fun with a Project Life 6x8 album this year.  I started the album in July and I’ve added a few pages.

This was a fantastic event we went to in July.  It was during the San Diego Comic Con and we rode the trolley into downtown.  We saw some awesome costumes!  We attended a concert by the San Diego Symphony Pops.  They showed the movie "Star Trek Into Darkness" and all the music score was played live by the symphony, coordinated with the movie!  It was really awesome and one of my favorite things we did this year.

The "San Diego Symphony" 6x8 page was a simple page with a stunning photo of the stage at sunset.  I layered two paper strips under the top and bottom of the photo. The flair button added dimension.

On the other two pocket pages, I included some patterned papers and Simple Stories phrase stickers.

I also stamped directly onto one of my photos using the OA roller stamps.  I'm a huge fan of those OA roller stamps!  I have several and they are just the right size and so convenient to add that little word art touch.

So now I’ve added a few more pages to my Summer Fun 2015 album!

Thanks for stopping by this week and taking a look at the projects that I created with the September Cocoa Daisy main scrapbook kit!

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Paper Issues | Project Life Summer Fun Album

Hey everyone!  I hope your summer is going well.  I’m on the Paper Issues blog today, showing you a few pages from my Summer Fun album!  Every year Todd and I make a “Summer Fun List” of all the things we want to enjoy during summer.  The longer days allow us to do fun things after work, even on week nights!  I started this album to capture all the fun things we are doing this summer.

I’m using a Project Life 6x8 album.  There are a ton of other 6x8 albums available in the market, including some Simple Stories ones in the Paper Issues store.  My title page was created using a page from the Simple Stories Summer Vibes collection.  I used the chipboard frames, chipboard stickers, and diecuts. 

On the back of the front page, I printed our summer fun list that I had in Google docs, shared with Todd.  I simply copied and pasted into a 6x8 document and printed it out, before embellishing the other side of the page.

The first page was created using the 3x4 and 4x6 Project Life Photo Pocket Pages 6x8 Design 3.  I used Elle’s Studio’s Let’s Eat collection, including the cute wood veneer and label, and This + That paper.

I love documenting the food we eat, so this Elle’s Studio Let’s Eat collection was right up my alley! 

This page was about our first time eating a lobster roll at Lobster West.  I used Let’s Eat Bits & Pieces, and wood veneers again. 

I typed up my journaling, printed it out on regular printer paper, and adhered it to my background.

We went to a new-to-us coffee house and it was awesome.  The best lattes are the ones where no sugar is needed!  So smooth!  I used Elle’s Studio Let’s Eat Best Ever and Yum papers, and journaling tags.

Of course, summer fun includes hanging out with friends and watching the NBA Finals, especially if you’re a Cleveland Cavaliers fan like Todd is!

You can use my code LISTGIRL for 20% off any purchase in the Paper Issues store, including Simple Stories Summer Vibes and Elle’s Studio Let’s Eat!

This is my last project for Paper Issues, my design team term ends at the end of July.  Make sure you use my discount code before then, because I don’t think it would be valid after I’m no longer part of the team.  Thanks for your support for the past 11 months, for Paper Issues and for using my discount code, and also for stopping by to look at my projects!  I really appreciate it!  :)

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American Crafts | So Grateful Guest Designer

I’m so excited to tell you that today I am the guest designer on the American Crafts blog for their So Grateful Week!  It has been a dream of mine to be a guest designer for American Crafts, so I was over the moon when Paige emailed me to invite me to play with American Crafts products for So Grateful Week!

I created five projects for American Crafts:  three layouts, a card, and a mini album. 

SCRAPBOOK LAYOUT | Grateful For Us

Supplies:  Autumn Crisp (366518) - Walnut Paper, Cardstock (71081) - 12x12 White, Autumn Crisp (366527) - Oakleaf Red Thickers, Autumn Crisp (366521) - Willow Paper, Autumn Crisp (366515) - Acorn Paper, Autumn Crisp (366516) - Maple Paper, Autumn Crisp (366519) - Park Paper, Autumn Crisp (366517) - Cherry Paper, Autumn Crisp (366522) - Grove Paper.

I used my Silhouette to cut out the heart shapes with white cardstock.  Then I filled the heart cutouts with patterned papers.  This was a great way to use lots of different patterned papers!

 

SCRAPBOOK LAYOUT | Furry Friendship

Supplies: Shimelle (368152) - Haynes Paper, Shimelle (368151) - Baxter Paper, Shimelle (368156) - Leavitt Paper, Shimelle (368158) - Dowdy Paper, Shimelle (368145) - Herschel Paper, Shimelle (368157) - Granville Paper, Shimelle (368143) - Earhart Paper, Shimelle (368165) - Dimensional Stickers, Shimelle (368175) Wood Veneer, Shimelle (368164) - Letter Stickers, Stitched (368977) - Shaped Paper Clips, Stitched (368983) - Painted Rub-On Transfer Sheets, Stitched (368975) - Die Cut Acrylic Shapes, Autumn Crisp (366536) - Oak Matte Puffy Accents, Autumn Crisp (366534) - HIckory Decorative Paper Clips, DIY Shop (369055) - Gold Twine, DIY Shop (369056) - Gold Glitter Tape, DIY Shop (369065) - Bulk Rhinestones.

I love this photo of Noodle so I knew I had to create a layout with it. I’m grateful for his furry friendship! 

I created a centered composition by cutting a piece of patterned paper with big patterns and adhering it to the center of the cardstock background.  This is great for vertical compositions.

 

SCRAPBOOK LAYOUT | Grateful To Live Here

Supplies:  Shimelle (368152) - Haynes Paper, Shimelle (368151) - Baxter Paper, Shimelle (368156) - Leavitt Paper, Shimelle (368158) - Dowdy Paper, Shimelle (368145) - Herschel Paper, Shimelle (368143) - Earhart Paper, Shimelle (368141) Hopper Paper, Shimelle (368165) - Dimensional Stickers, Shimelle (368164) - Letter Stickers, Stitched (368977) - Shaped Paper Clips, Stitched (368983) - Painted Rub-On Transfer Sheets, Stitched (368975) - Die Cut Acrylic Shapes.

I love living in San Diego, so I decided to create a layout with many photos of scenes from San Diego.

Grid layouts are always in style and simple to create.  I filled each part of the grid with photos or papers/accents.

 

CARD | So Grateful For Your Friendship

Supplies:  Autumn Crisp (366521) - Willow Paper, Autumn Crisp (366524) - Poplar Paper,  DIY Shop (369056) - Gold Glitter Tape, Shimelle (368164) - Letter Stickers.

I created a shaker card and filled it with diecut stars and punched glitter sequins.  I really like using letter stickers and typed journaling cut into strips to make easy sentiments on cards.

 

MINI ALBUM | So Grateful

Supplies:  DIY Shop (369047) - Mercantile Tags, DIY Shop (369055) - Gold Twine, DIY Shop (369056) - Gold Glitter Tape, Autumn Crisp (366521) - Willow Paper, Autumn Crisp (366515) - Acorn Paper, Autumn Crisp (366516) - Maple Paper, Autumn Crisp (366519) - Park Paper, Autumn Crisp (366517) - Cherry Paper, Autumn Crisp (366522) - Grove Paper, Autumn Crisp (366524) - Poplar Paper, Autumn Crisp (366536) - Oak Matte Puffy Accents, Shimelle (368165) - Dimensional Stickers.

I created a mini album using the tags from the DIY Shop collection, plus lots of papers and embellishments from the Autumn Crisp collection.  My tip for creating a mini album is to keep it simple by making all the page designs the same.  Use different papers and accents, but the same design will make the project look cohesive.

Thanks for checking out my projects for American Crafts and sharing in my excitement!  Please make sure you check out their blog post of my projects too.  I’m so grateful for this opportunity!  :-)

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Write Click Scrapbook | Anniversary Mini

March is “Mini Madness” at Write.Click.Scrapbook.  I’ll be honest and say mini albums are not “my thing”. I used to really like making them when I first started paper scrapbooking back in 2011. But now? I feel like I’ve somehow lost interest in them a bit. I think it’s because I have at least three unfinished mini albums that I started over the last couple of years and never finished. And I probably never finished them because I lost interest. So the mini album that I submitted for the WCS gallery this month isn’t new, it is one I made a couple of years ago to give Todd as a gift. It’s one of the few mini albums that I actually completed! :)  While the project was not new, I did take brand-new photos of the pages for the gallery and for my blog.

I worked on the album over the course of about a month, in secret, so that I could give it to Todd as an anniversary gift.

4 x 6 | materials cardstock (Bazzill) + Love You mini art journal kit (Evalicious) + ledger tags (Jenni Bowlin) + punch (Marvy Uchida) + printer (Canon) + pen (Sakura Micron) + font (Courier New)

I actually typed all the reasons that I love him in MS Word. Then I printed it out on Bazzill cardstock and cut them into strips to adhere to my pages.

Many of the photos included in the mini were taken by Tara Whitney, including the one above and the one below.  There are also a few snapshots we took ourselves too.

You can see the WCS gallery launch post here, and the entire “Mini Madness” gallery here.  There is a lot of mini-album inspiration to look at! :)

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