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

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

gossamer blue | DT announcement!

I cannot tell you how excited I am to finally get to share this!  A few weeks ago I was asked to join the Gossamer Blue team.  I thought about it a long while...who am I kidding...I said yes right away.  haha   I know most of these wonderful ladies and have worked with some of them before on other teams.  They are all amazing and I cannot believe I was picked to work with them.

Be ready for some amazingness to come from all of them.  This is such a dream team and I am so honored to be able to work beside them to promote all the wonderful that is Gossamer Blue.

Head on over to the GB blog to find out more about each one of these beautiful talented gals.

But before you go, I would love to show you a few of my faves from the kits I will be working with this month.  There are bits here from the main SB, main LP, bits and pieces and LP add-ons.  

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope you have a wonderful day!