Project 12 July

Hi again! Here is my latest Project 12 layout for the month of July. I loved this sketch this month because it allowed for so many photos! I did have many photos from July so this was perfect! The biggest family event in July was my brother's wedding, so many photos are from that, as well as the 4th of July, Andy's birthday, and a balloon festival.

I used patterned paper from BasicGrey's Lemonade collection, and flowers that I made at the CKC convention in the Creating Keepsakes flower technique class. I used the Tim Holtz ticket die cut strip from the Big Shot to make the tickets and then stamped some Ali Edwards sentiments inside the tickets. Here is a close-up of the tickets and flowers (sorry for the photo glare, I've been having problems with that lately!):

This is the ticket from the other side of the layout, and a fun layered circle flower made from dictionary paper which was glimmer misted:

Thanks for stopping by tonight!

Project 12 April-June

Good evening! I've been a bit behind on my Project 12 layouts, and got caught up between yesterday and today. I completed April back in May, but never got around to photographing it, so I've included it here. I made May and June yesterday.

Here is April:

I used the Scarlet Lime April kit which featured paper from Lily Bee Designs. Here is a close-up of the title block:

I cut this medallion from the patterned paper and then layered some embellies over it:

Next up, May:

I used the March Paper Poppy kit for this layout, which included papers from Jenni Bowlin. I made the flowers by die cutting felt with my Nestabilities dies, and then adding a Jenni Bowlin button, and a scallop dictionary paper circle.

And finally, June:

This layout features paper from the Echo Park "Summertime" line. I love the summery bright feeling! Here is a close-up of the sun I created from the patterned paper:

This cute pin-wheel was the perfect summer addition:

I tucked a scalloped circle out from the photo with some letter stickers and stamped a Ali Edwards sentiment:

I used two journaling cards as spots to include all my June details:

Thanks for stopping by! I'll have my July layout posted shortly!

Project 12 Jan-March

Good Evening! So at a crop in February my friend Joan won a free crop hosted at a local scrapping store called Scrap-a-doodle-doo in Ramsey, NJ (super awesome store!), then at another crop in March Joan won it again! So we had our first of 2 free crops at the store this past Friday night. We had a great time, and I even picked up some new Tattered Angels goodies! I was able to work on my latest project as well.

While blog browsing last week I found the awesome Canadian online scrapbook magazine called Scrapbooks and Cards Today. The website hosts a challenge called "Project 12," where the basic idea is to create a layout for each month of the year like a 'highlight' of the month. What really had me hooked was the awesome sketches by Becky Fleck that you can choose to use each month (and you know I'm a sketch kinda gal!). So Friday night I finished January:

I used my Studio Calico February kit, plus some extra Basic Grey Nook and Pantry papers.

Next up is February. I used my Noel Mignon February "Object of My Affection" kit featuring these gorgeous My Mind's Eye papers. I added a lot of machine stitching around the outside of the patterned papers in a free-hand swirly stitch. I cut the title "February" from the Cricut using the "Designer's Calendar" cartridge from glitter paper.

Last up is March, which uses paper from Basic Grey's "Origins" and Little Yellow Bicycle's "Lucky Me" line. Although March wasn't necessarily lucky for me, it was still a month FULL of pictures! I added machine stitching, and even pleated and stitched the yellow ribbon running across the lo.

I'm loving this project! April's sketch is up on the blog and I have plenty of Spring Break photos to use for my lo. I may even have to make 2 since I took around 1000 photos over Spring Break week! It's going to be hard to narrow that down. Hope you have a lovely week!