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!

summer vacation | photos

Summer vacation.  It is something we look forward to every year.  We drudge through the end of the school year thinking about how much fun our vacation is going to be.  Where are we going to go this year?  What I we going to do?  How far do we want to drive or how close to home will we stay?  This year was a little different, though.  This year my husband was gone for three months before vacation AND we had just moved.  I honestly thought that we would not have a real vacation.  Surprise, surprise, my hubby graduated from his academy and took us to the beach in South Carolina on our way home.  He rented a little condo and a golf cart at Ocean Lakes Family Campground just down from Myrtle beach.  It was so relaxing.  I am so glad it was a quiet vacation.  The last few months have been a bit chaotic so a chance to unwind was just what we all needed.  

  

The kids loved the sand and even Kaitlyn ventured out into the water this year.  Daddy bought them boards for surfing the waves.  Their smiles were worth every bit that was spent.  I think the best part of this trip was the one on one time they had with their dad.  After not seeing him for three months, they needed that.  I needed that.  That, my friends, is what vacation is to me.  Uninterrupted family time.  And lots of sun.  LOTS of sun.  haha

this is the life | page maps layout

I cannot believe I forgot to share this here!  Last month the Pink Paislee crew was asked to help make samples with the June Page Maps.  Honestly, this was the first time I tried creating with a page maps sketch.  It was so much fun!!!!  

Also, I used a patterned cardstock for my background.  That NEVER happens.  I loved this striped paper from Pink Paislee's Atlas collection though and just had to use it.  

the layout:

the details:

products:

 ATLAS + page map sketch

So, if you are looking for a little inspiration today, head on over to Page Maps and grab a sketch to get your creativity flowing.