{JBS Oct Reveal...

Tonight is the night for my first reveal with Jenni Bowlin! I am so excited to have got to work with this awesome kit! I have so much more I want to create with it, but for now here are a few sneaks of what I've created so far...







The reveal goes live tonight midnight central time so head on over to JBS Mercantile to get in on this wonderful kit!

{meet the team @ bella blvd...

All this week introductions have been happening over at the Bella Blvd blog and today it's my turn! I am so excited about being a part of this wonderful team. I love their cute style and their letter stickers are just awesome! Can't get enough of those!
Here are a few layouts that I created for my submission...

Love this Finally Fall collection...so adorable!





For this layout, I used a variety of those wonderful letter stickers...



Lastly, for my "Dig" layout I use the new Making The Team collection. It's wonderful for so much more than just sports! It's the perfect boy line.







Be sure to head on over to the Bella Blvd blog and meet the rest of the team!

{easy canvas prints...

I was approached by Easy Canvas Prints to review their canvas prints recently. Here is a look at the 16x20 inch canvas wrap print I received from them using a photo I took of Ella playing in the sprinkler this summer.





First off the quality is superb! I ordered my print with the .75 inch image wrap. They also offer a 1.5 inch wrap and a couple of different styles. I LOVE my 16x20 print but they offer a wide range of sizes and options.The delivery time was prompt and my print was well protected. What's more is that their prices are so reasonable! I have always wanted to convert some of my photos into canvas print form and I can honestly say I am loving the look of it. This is the first of many canvas prints I will be ordering from Easy Canvas Prints! I love it to see the transformation from photo to canvas! Go check them out!


Pictures on Canvas

{a sneak into the Oct JBS kit....

When the October JBS kit came, I was so excited to see all the wonderful bright colors! I combined the main kit & the artisan kit for my first layout here...



Be sure and head on over to the JBS blog to see a few more sneaks from the rest of the team. You're gonna love it!

Mark your calendars for Sept 30th for the full reveal of this amazing kit!

{a peek into my smash journal & a SC sneak...

From the first time I saw the preview of the Smash books, I was in love!
So, when Studio Calico had them in the shop, I snagged up 4! I couldn't decide which one I wanted the most. :0)

I have one started as my running journal, gave one as a gift to a special friend, and the other 2 were just sitting on a shelf looking pretty. Now, I'm just like the rest of you and am all about Pinterest these days, but I wanted something I could take with me to crops and to just have when my computer isn't with me. So, I dedicated my red smash book as my inspiration & design team calendar. Here's a little sneak of what my book looks like so far...



















Have you smashed yet?

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I am super excited to help promote the Sassafras exclusives in this months October Studio Calico kit! Anything Studo Calico with a mix of Sassafras makes my heart skip a beat. You're going to LOVE this kit! Check out the design team sneaks HERE.

{like ketchup & mustard..

Almost forgot about posting this! Here's a little GCD Studios inspiration for you today.
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Take a look at this amazing photograph! All the beautiful umbrellas mixed together and visually recorded for one amazing piece of art...sigh...


The first thing I was inspired by with this piece was of course the umbrellas. The shapes of them and how they seemed to be layered. I wanted to mimic that on my page.
So, I grabbed these three diffent sized punches...



Randomly punched pieces from these papers...
{Salon Stripe, Red & Green - Scandia Jul Collection by Rob and Bob}


{Holiday Pop Dots - Scandia Jul Collection by Rob and Bob}


{Scandinavian Holiday Stripe - Scandia Jul Collection by Rob and Bob}


{Coney Island - Funhouse Collection by Tina Higgins}


{Adventurer - The Great Outdoors Collection by Heather Tozzi}


{Fauna Stripe, Aqua - Animal Crackers Boy Collection by Rob and Bob}

...along with some yellow cardstock and some scraps from my stash.

Ran them through my Xyron 9" runner...


and randomly attached them overtop of black cardstock.


When it comes to my twin nieces, they are as opposite as they come, but like "ketchup and mustard", they belong together so perfectly...


The perfect way to use these fun charms from the Great Outdoors collection!




I love where random inspiration can take you!
Happy Creating!

{this is so typical...

{Studio Calico}

{homegrown...

This months challenge over at JBS is to mix up the old with the new. It's my first layout for JBS, so I was excited to take part.







I combined the "homegrown" paper from the Homespun Paper pack with the new Be Our Guest - Mini Papers. The little house worked perfectly for my apple orchard theme. And those chalkboard alpha stickers have been a fave of mine for a long time. I mixed them with the new red shadow alpha to highlight the word "apple" in my title.

Hope you're able to be creative this weekend!

{what a sept it has been so far...

...and being a part of this, just blows me away.











I've been one lucky girl lately and I'm ready to take on the creative challenges for these wonderful companies!



Check out the rest of the team HERE!

{the classic pb&j...

Sharing another Crate Paper layout that I completed at last weekends crop.





Love all the elements in this CP line!

{honored to have this title...

I am honored to be a part of this fun team and can't wait to get started!



Here's a little sneak of one of my submissions...

{e & her hand me down boots...

I had the honor of meeting a few scrapbooking friends this weekend... Jennifer & Janet. Sometimes it's just fun to pack up some paper and take it to a new location. Plus, when you're among creative people and a whole store of goodies...that always helps!

Hello yummy new Crate Paper...









**See more photos from this session HERE.**