summer vaca | Gossamer Blue

Hi!  

Today I have a page and a little tutorial on the Gossamer Blue blog showing how I use photoshop to create cut file templates for my paper pages.  

This is the page I made using the August kits.

the details:

So head on over the Gossamer Blue to see all the screenshots and instructions I have for you.

Have a wonderful day,

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!

beach babe | page maps and gossamer blue

Hello!  

Today's post is really fun.  We at Gossamer Blue had the opportunity to work with Page Maps sketches and our August kits.  I LOVE using the page maps sketches to help me find my mojo when it is gone or just even to just stretch my creativity.  

The sketch I got to use is this one here.

Now for my page.  I followed pretty close to the design this time.  I love the "banner" of photos across the page.  Of course the Gossamer Blue kits were perfect for the sketch and my beach photos from last year.

the layout:

the details:

Using these sketches takes the planning and the guessing out a scrapbook page.  Sometimes that is just what I need to get the juices flowing again.  This one will be one I go back to again someday.  

Head on over to Page Maps to see the other pages from their creative team and the Gossamer Blue creative team.  There are so many awesome ones this month.


Thank you for stopping by today.  Hope your day is fantastic!

available GB kits:

August Life Pages kit

Add-On #3

LP Themed Add-on

LP Main Add-On

Bits + Pieces

rest | paper issues pinspire challenge

Today brings a new challenge to paper issues.  The pin this time was just so much fun.  The colors and all the hearts are perfect for a non traditional "love" theme.  I wish I would have had a photo of my hubby and I to use with this but I am still super inspired and will probably make another page later.

| open book-Maggie Holmes | Paper Issues-Swag Bag | Dear Lizzy + October Afternoon-Alphas | square flair-Epiphany Crafts | color shine-Heidi Swapp |

I hope you are as inspired by this lovely pin as I was.  Don't forget to head over to Paper Issues and link up your projects using this pin for a chance to win an amazing PI prize.

If you are in the mood for some shopping, use my code "3littleks" to take 20% off your order.  There are a lot of new products and more are coming.