september blog hop | gossamer blue

Good morning all and welcome to this months Gossamer Blue blog hop.  

This months kits were just amazing.  One of my absolute favorites to date.  

This page is also one of my favorites.  

I have to give you a little back story on this photo from a hike we took around a little lake near our house.  She was in such a hurry to get back to the car to eat lunch.  In creating this page I was actually using a bit of sarcasm.  She is not my adventurous child at all.  She doesn't like bugs and freaked out at all the noises when we were walking.  Not to say she had no fun at all, she was just done.  In spite of that, I did truly love that moment when I saw her walking ahead and forging her own little path.  She is herself no matter what and I love that.

list: Main Life Pages + Life Pages Add-On 3

That's it from me today.  Head on around the rest of the girls blogs to continue to be inspired.  Each one of these ladies on the list has something amazing for you.  You won't be disappointed!

Alex Hunter Andrea Gray Anabelle O'Malley Brenda Smith Brenda Weaver Caylee Grey Chantal Philippe Diane Payne Emily Spahn Erin Taylor Eunyoung Lee France Wisniewski Jill Cornell Jill Keller Joy Taylor Kathleen Graumüller Katie Ehmann Kellie Winnell Kelly Xenos Michelle Wedertz Michelle Wooderson Olatz Garaiyurrebaso Patricia Roebuck Rebecca Luminarias Sandra Dietrich Sian Fair

i love right now | gossamer blue

Good Morning!  

I have a fun page for you today made with the September Main Kit from Gossamer Blue.  This kit is seriously gorgeous.  It is so full of whimsy.  

This page was literally thrown together by just cutting out papers and seeing how I could fit them on the page.  Sometimes I like to be random like that.  haha  In the end I loved how it came out.  It is ver different for me but I felt it suited the photo really well.

GB September Main Kit  + doily from my stash

Have you ever just randomly made a page without thought or plan?  How did it turn out?  I'd love to see!

yah summer! | gossamer blue blog hop

Good morning and welcome to the Gossamer Blue blog hop!

Today's page is from this summer at the pool.  We were lucky enough to end up in a neighborhood that has a pool right around the corner from our house.  We have spent a lot of time there.  Kaitlyn has learned to swim without her floaties, Kiara is swimming well enough to make it to the end of the pool and back and Kale has made a lot of new friends.  It has been such a blessing.

the layout:

the details:

This page was made using the Main Scrapbook Kit.  
I LOVED this kit.  The bright colors and the summer theme are helping me get through the last bits of our summer.  It is already starting to cool down here and I am trying to drag it out as long as I can.


Thank you for stopping by to have a look at my page today.  I am adding the list of the rest of the teams amazing work.  You won't want to miss any of it!

                                                               follow the hop here:

Alex Hunter Anabelle O'Malley Andrea Gray 

Brenda Smith (you are here)

Brenda Weaver Diane Payne Emily Spahn Erin Taylor Eyoung Lee 

Felicitas Mayer France Wisniewski Heather Leopard Jill Cornell Jill Keller 

Kasia Przybyt Kathleen Graumuller Kellie Winnell Kelly Xenos 

Laura Rahel Crosby Michelle Wedertz Michiko Kato Olatz Garaiyurrebaso 

Patricia Roebuck Rebecca Luminarias Sian Fair Stephanie Buice Yana Smakula

we were here | kellie stamps

Today's post is brought to you by Kellie Stamps and lots of caffeine.  I am dying to go back to the beach already but for now I am just reliving our trip from a few weeks ago while making some scrap pages.  I can still feel the sun and smell the salt in the air while I sit here typing this up.  That is what this hobby is all about to me.  Remembering the fun things we do as a family.  

This page was made using my August Gossamer Blue kits and the newest set of stamps by Kellie Stamps.  This set is called "Seriously?" and is one of my absolute faves.  

Lately I have been loving grid style layouts.  All the little pieces from the GB kits fit perfectly here making a very busy but photo-centric page.  This is absolutely my favorite photo from our beach trip.  I love it so much I may actually scrap it a few times.  haha

Hope you are having a lovely summer and have lots of time to put those memories to paper.  Don't forget to get on over to Kellie's store and pre-order your stamps.  They start shipping the 15th!

coffee | kellie stamps

Good morning!  

  I have another layout here with my favorite subject and my favorite stamps sets.  I am trying to lessen my obsession with coffee but so far it isn't really working.  My 3 cups a day habit is still going strong.  haha

  This page was actually inspired by a page I saw at Studio Calico by Mana1 (here).  I love the simple design and the circles mimicking the coffee cup.  I made the large circle by placing a bowl over the area I planned to have the doily and the photo.  When tracing the bowl I kept in mind the spots I wanted to put the stamp and the word stickers.  I left those blank and hand drew the arrows and dots to fill in the extra space.

For the "coffee" stamp in the upper right corner I used my yellow colored pencil to create an ombre effect.  I like the little pop of color there.  Of course since I had yellow there and in the middle I decided to add it to the lower left stamp as well.  It created a nice flow around the page. 

the layout:

the details:

Aren't these pink paislee stars delicious?  I love the little gold veins in the cork.  

This little coffee cup was just right for this spot.  I love that it also continues the subtle circle theme I had going.

Sometimes simple pages are just what I need to convey the thought I have in my head when creating a layout.  The focus is on the photo but little bits of things help make it interesting.  It certainly seems to work here.

product list: coffee | kellie stamps + july LP / bits and pieces / main | gossamer blue kits

Thank you for stopping by and hope you have a lovely, creative day.

july blog hop | gossamer blue

Good morning and welcome to the Gossamer Blue blog hop!   

  Today I am going to share with you a page I made about part of our trip to Arizona last year.  Every year we go to spend a couple weeks with my parents (except this year since we moved).  The kids spend the entire time getting dirty and soaking up the sun.  Pretty much the perfect summer.  Last summer my dad had a rock pile in the back yard and Kaitlyn was up on top and then sliding down multiple times a day.  

On this evening I caught her up on top yelling that she was queen of the mountain.  

This day was picture perfect.

the layout:

the details:

I think my favorite part is that big wood veneer camera.  *swoon

Your next stop will be Brenda at Sweet Paper Treats.  Below is the full list in case you get lost.  

Happy Hopping!

Alex Hunter | Andrea Gray | Brenda Smith (me) | Brenda Weaver  
Caylee Grey | Chantal Philippe | Diane Payne | Emily Spahn | Erin Taylor | Eunyoung Lee  
Felicitas Mayer | Heather Leopard | Jill Keller | Joy Taylor | Katarzyna Przybyt | Kathleen Graumüller  
Katie Ehmann | Kellie Winnell Kelly Xenos | Michelle Wedertz | Patricia Roebuck | Rebecca Luminarias  
Sandra Dietrich | Sian Fair Stephanie Buice | Yana Smakula

This months kits...

July Main Kit

July Life Pages Kit

July Life Pages Main Add-On

July Bits & Pieces

July Add-On Kit #2

rise and grind | kellie stamps

Coffee, one of my daily requirements for adulting.  My family has learned that if mama doesn't have  a mostly empty cup in her hand, don't talk to her.  haha  Ok, maybe it isn't THAT bad but I do need that one cup before I do much else,  I love the smell, the taste, the feel of the warm cup in my hand...all of the things that come with that first cup.  So of course, when Kellie Stamps came out with this fabulous new stamp set, I had to make an entire page all about my favorite food group.  Yes, coffee is a food group.  I don't care what anyone else says.  :)

the layout:

the details:

coffee | Kellie Stamps + Journey | Crate Paper + chipboard alpha | Studio Calico

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a lovely weekend and for US friends, Happy 4th.

adventure awaits | gossamer blue

Good morning friends!  I have my first page for Gossamer Blue to share with you today.  As soon as I got my kits and saw the circle stickers by Evaliscous and the buttons by Shimelle, I knew just what I wanted to do for this page.  

My trusty silhouette came out and lots of circles in different sizes were cut to be layered together.  

TIP:  I put 4 of the 6x6 papers on my mat and used photoshop to set up the different cuts on a 12x12 sheet before cutting.  That way I could cut all of them at once.  It allowed me to see what sizes were being cut for each pattern of paper, too.  It made for much easier layering when it came time to put the page together.  

the layout:

the details:

kit: life pages add-on 

That is it for this post but I will have two more pages to share with you soon!

Brenda