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.

brunch | kellie stamps

Hello all!  I have yet another page to share.  This has been a wonderfully busy month! 

  Today's page is a little different.  I decided to document my recent trip to Chick-Fil-A with the newest food stamp by Kellie Stamps : "Brunch" by making a "project life" style page.

  Now, we don't eat out very much.  It's more of a hassle to wrangle my 3 children to dinner (or lunch) than it is to just make a meal.  This day was really special for my kids because they had certificates from VBS for free kids meals so I took them out.  It was pure chaos.  I think everyone had the same idea that we did to go out to lunch.  We, by sheer luck, actually found a parking space otherwise we were going to just go home.  haha  I am not comfortable with lots of people and I was ready to just drive off.  Oh the sacrifices I make for my children.

(Turns out, it was more of a sacrifice than I thought.  As much as I enjoyed this salad at the time, my stomach did not love it over the next four days.  It was not pretty.)

  In spite of my discomfort, the kids had a fantastic time and I had something to put in my little "book of me".  

the layout:

the details:

brunch stamp | kellie stamps  washi, sticker and wood veneer | studio calico    page protector | simple stories

Thank you for stopping by and have a fantastic 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

hello good life | pink paislee

(disclaimer: This is a personal blog. All editorial content and projects are intellectual property of lillylanephoto. I do receive financial compensation and products from American Crafts to develop certain blog posts, but all of the ideas and opinions are my own.)

I have something awesome to share with you today.  Well, awesome to me anyway.  I made a FULL PAGE layout!  It is 12x12 and nearly every inch has something on it.  NOT my usual style but I really love how it came out.  

the layout:

Even with all the extras on here, it was a super easy page to create.  I used one of my favorite tools, my silhouette cameo, to create the number strip and the circles.  All that was left was to layer on the details.  I think my favorite thing has to be the gold thickers.  They add some pop and draw your eye straight down to the photos.  Oh and by the way, the photos are extra special to me.  I shot those with my Nikon film camera...on manual.  I was so proud of myself when I got the scans back.  haha

Also, frames are really hard for me to use.  I struggle with placing them over my photos since they never really fit.  Here I just added them as another element to the page and layered them with the thickers and other elements.  I think I just may try using frames more often, just in more unconventional ways.

the details:

citrus bliss collection | pink paislee + numbers cut file | simple stories

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!