Scrappin' Daisy

I'm sad to say this is my last reveal with the May kit and its extras, but I'm happy that I still have plenty of leftovers to create at least a couple more projects. That's what's so great about the Birds Of A Feather kits - they are chock full of goodies to create a multitude of projects!

So here is another two-pager I created with this awesome kit. I am still playing catchup with Project 12 and of course the May kit was perfect for scrapping last May's Project 12 layout! For the exposed chevron paper sections, all I did was tear away from the green cardstock background and adhere the chevron paper behind the cardstock. Then I reinforced the back of the chevron paper with some scrap cardstock and Scotch tape.

And here are a couple closeups...

My final layout features some "oldie but goodie" photos that have just been sitting in my "to scrap" pile, waiting for the perfect supplies to go with them. Well, the May kit made me dust them off and scrap them! I really played with layers and all the different materials - regular paper, stickers, chipboard, washi paper, etc. - in the kit.

And here are a couple closeups...

Thanks for checking out my projects! Enjoy the rest of your May and I'll see you in June with a new kit to share!

Hi all! It's time for another challenge over at Memorable Seasons!

Sometimes I struggle with the title or journaling for my layouts. It's always hard trying to find something creative that also expresses the sentiment of your page. Well, I found a great place to turn for title and journaling help is to song titles and lyrics. So my challenge to you is to create a layout (or two cards) with either a song title or lyrics somewhere on it.

Here's my example using my Fancy Pants Trendsetter Kit!

Rules:

Create a new layout or 2 cards for this challenge.
Please upload your creation into the gallery and leave a link in the challenge thread on the forum by May 31st.
And have fun!

If you haven't picked up your May kit from Birds Of A Feather yet, do it soon because there's only a few left in the store! Don't forget to pick up some (or all) of the extras while you're at it too! Seriously, the kit is fabulous but the extras add so much to it! Anyways, time to share my next batch of May projects...

First up is a layout documenting the first birthday I celebrated here in Portland. My parents came to town for a visit and we had dinner the night of my birthday at Portland City Grill - an upscale restaurant that has amazing views of the city, Mt Hood and all the other Cascade peaks. I thought the fun, girly colors of this kit would be perfect for one of my birthday layouts. I placed a sheet of white cardstock with the polka dot Simple Stories paper behind the vellum paper to achieve this look. Then, I fussy cut the smaller clothesline of polaroids from the Simple Stories paper and decided to use it to hold my supporting photos.

And here are a couple closeups...

This was a very difficult layout to scrap because of the subject matter. These photos were taken the day we found out Chase had cancer. I am really making a point to scrap the rest of the photos I have of him while the memories are still vivid and before I get preoccupied by new puppy photos. I don't want to forget how important Chase was (and still is) to us. I wanted to keep this layout fairly minimal to keep the focus on the photos and the journaling. If you'd like, you can read the journaling here. I chose to keep the colors as primarily the muted gray and aqua blues found throughout the kit to enhance the rain theme. I printed my journaling on a transparency and placed it over the washi paper to make it look like the journaling was directly on the washi paper.

And here are a couple closeups...

And I needed one last Mother's Day card for tomorrow. I am so lucky to still have a living grandmother and great-grandmother to Liam - an amazing woman I fondly call Nana. So this is a card made especially for my Nana.

Thanks so much for checking out my projects! And I hope all you Mamas have a wonderful Mother's Day tomorrow!

And some more Project Life catchup today with Week Fourteen! I've got weeks 15 through 19 all planned out. Just need to print the pics and assemble the spreads so be on the lookout for more Project Life spreads in the next week! But, in the meantime, here is Week 14...

And a closer look at the left side. I am keeping with the calendar card on the first spread of each month. The "Here Comes Trouble" sticker from the Echo Park About A Boy collection was perfect for the photo of Liam standing on his musical table trying to break free. I included the Timbers ticket stub this week because it was the first win of the season.

And now the right side. The journaling card in the upper right is a "filler" idea I've had brewing for awhile - it's my weekly chore schedule. Something mundane but definitely everyday life. And check out my friend Tascha's bridal shower invite; isn't it so pretty?

I am thrilled to say that Lisa Moen is the May Member of the Month at Memorable Seasons! In honor of her being Member of the Month, we asked her to share a little more about herself and some of her favorite layouts. You can check it all out HERE on the Memorable Seasons blog. And, as usual, we are issuing a monthly challenge to scraplift on of Lisa's amazing layouts from her Memorable Seasons gallery. All you have to do to participate is chose any layout from Lisa's gallery, scraplift it, then upload it to the gallery and link it back to the challenge thread by May 31st!

I chose to lift this amazing layout of Lisa's...

And here's my take on it using my Fancy Pants Trendsetter May kit...

Congratulations Lisa on being the May Member of the Month!