PLxSU Trio Challenge #2

Hi there!  I'm excited for week #2 of our PLxSU Trio Challenge.  This week the trio challenges you to use a list on your Project Life page.  Any kind of list will do… get creative!  I'm getting spring fever, so I did a page from a trip we took {four years ago} to Hilton Head Island!

One of the cards I used had "Happiness is:" on it.  So I used that for my list!

I'm having fun combining stamping with my Project Life layouts. :)

Products Used:

This Day Project Life Mini Card Collection (Available FREE through March 31st with a $25 purchase.)  (SAB item #138636)

What's Up Punch

Remember This Stamp Set

Mini Stapler

Rich Razzleberry Marker

1" Square Punch

Cardstock - Daffodil Delight, Coastal Cabana

I love this fun mini card collection that I got FREE!  (free is good).  I also love the Remember This stamp set.  I used this twice on my layout. :)

Hop on over to our Facebook page and upload your creation for this challenge!  And don't forget to check out Holly and Amber's blogs to see what  they did for this week!

Thanks for visiting!!

A New PLxSU Challenge!

Happy Monday!  I'm here with a Project Life layout for a fun new challenge - The PLxSU Trio Challenge.  I'm excited to join two of my Stampin' Up! friends, Holly Van Dyne and Amber Meadows for a new weekly Project Life Challenge.  I'm really looking forward to getting lots of pages done this year and hope some of you play along!

Are you ready for the first challenge?!  This week the Trio is challenging you to use one photo in multiple pockets on a Project Life page.  Here's how I tackled this challenge:

This year, I've decided to document 2015 with a weekly PL album.  This is the first time I've tried weekly pages -- and so far I'm loving it!  I'm not sure our lives are super exciting but it's fun to document the little everyday things that don't always make it into our family albums.  Today I'm sharing with you my Week 6 layouts.  (Sorry about the photos - yucky, rainy day here).

Products Used:

Let's Get Away Card Collection and Accessory Pack

Project Life Remember This Photopolymer Stamp Set ("this week" stamp)

Everyday Adventure Accessory Pack (that tiny little "love" heart sticker)

Banners Framelits Die

Mini Stapler

As you can see, I didn't do anything fancy with the challenge - I simply split a 4x6 photo over two 3x4 pockets.  I've been using the Collect App to keep up with my photos and I love it!  I'll add the journaling while I'm sitting in carline, etc.  The look is simple but helps me keep up with the little things I want to remember. :)

I've been using my Silhouette Cameo to cut my title/numbers each week.  The thing I love about using the Stampin' Up! PL kits, is that I can use the coordinating colors on my pages. 

Stamping + Project Life = Awesomeness

Ok… I've rambled on long enough!  I'm anxious to see what Holly and Amber have done with the challenge.  And now it's your turn to play along!  Simply share your layout for this challenge to the PLxSU Trio Challenge Facebook Group.  It can be a traditional page, digital or hybrid - whatever you want to do!  To kick off our new Challenge Group, there is a prize for this week's challenge!  Woot!  You have until Sunday at noon to enter -- can't wait to see all of the inspiration on the Facebook Page!

Click here for more information about the PLxSU Trio Challenge and to enter to win a PLxSU Card Collection of your choice!

Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful week! :)

MDS Blog Hop

Hi there!  It's time for out last MDS Hop of the year!  Today, we're sharing what we've been working on.  I haven't had a lot of time to scrapbook lately…  But, I did make something this week in MDS.  My sister-in-law recently had a baby - the cutest little girl ever!  They came over last week and she was telling me that she wished she would've bought these monthly baby stickers that she saw at a shop in Hilton Head.  And of course I thought….. well, I can make those!!  So, I did……

Here is the first set I made:

The text is in white… just not showing up that great in the photos.  (Even though I went back and re-saved them as png's.  Grrrrr…)

Then, I went and created another set:

Again, the inner circle is white….  :/

So, the idea of these is to print them on adhesive paper and make stickers out of them. Then, each month, you put them on your baby's onesie and take a photo.  Such a fun way to document your baby's growth - and of course would make cute scrapbook pages!!  I can't wait to get a picture of my sweet little niece sporting her onesies!  :)

I'm anxious to see which set she likes better.  Which one is your favorite?

I can't wait to see what the rest of the designers have been doing with MDS.  Click the button below to hop on over to Beth's blog!!

Have you seen the weekly deals?  The Jingle and Joy Download is on sale this week! It's a super cute download!!

Jingle & Joy - on sale $7.17!

Thanks for visiting and hopping along with us!  

Merry Christmas!!

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MDS Blog Hop - Christmas Traditions

Wow, this week has flown by and it's already time for our MDS Blog Hop!  Today, we're sharing Christmas/Winter memories or traditions.  I always have tons of pictures from the holidays.  Sometimes, the random little pictures on my phone end up being my favorite!  I love scrapping them because they usually give a glimpse into our everyday life.  I took some of the pictures from last year and scrapped them Project Life style.

All of these crazy little photos mean something pretty special to our family -- and that's what scrapbooking is all about!!  :)

While I was going through my layouts in MDS, I found one I created last year.  I think it might have been for our hop - so you may have seen it before! I made it with a blank photo frame.  And, I realized that I never went back and added my photo!  So, I did that and am ready to have it printed.  Yay!  Here's the finished layout:

This layout uses the fun paper from the 12 Days of Christmas Swatchbook Template download which is on sale this week for $7.77!!  It's a great download -- you don't have to use it for a swatchbook!!

Well, it's time to hop on over to Beth's blog.  I'm excited to see what she'll be sharing with us!  Click the button below to find out!

Thanks for hopping along with us!!

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Project Life - High School

Today is another Blog Hop with my talented MDS friends!  Last time we focused on Project Life.  Today we are sharing what we've been working on in My Digital Studio. Well guess what??  I'm still working on Project Life - I'm hooked!!

My oldest son started high school (gasp) this year.  I wanted to make a scrapbook of his high school years to give to him when he graduates.  I decided to do it in MDS - Project Life style.  I'm not going week by week, but just documenting events throughout the school year as they happen.  Here are the first couple of pages that I created:

I've used the Happiness Is Project Life Cards Digital Download to start off his album. I'm still so excited that Stampin' Up! has partnered with Becky Higgins to bring us these exclusive Project Life products!  I have both the digital and the traditional versions and I just can't get enough!!  I decided to do the digital version for his album in hopes it will be easy for me to keep up over the next four years!!  Here are a few more pages I've completed:

I LOVE being able to include so many photos in these layouts.  I also love how in MDS I can add journaling & text over the photos.  I want to make sure to include lots of journaling in this special album!  (The font I used for journaling is Tahoma.)

You might have noticed that I used three different layouts for these pages.  I made templates in MDS that coordinate with the Project Life Page Protectors.  I added some stitching around the "pockets" for a fun effect.

I'm having so much fun with this album that I had to share -- even though I'm trying to keep it a secret from him over the next four years! :)   

I'm glad you stopped by and we hope you'll follow along on our Blog Hop!  Next up is Beth Rush!  I always look forward to her creations!!  Click the button below to see what she's been up to in MDS:

Have a great day!!

Reminders:

• Have you seen the Weekly Deals?  Click here for this week's specials!
• The NEW catalog is here!!  Click here to view the pdf!
• Have you seen our current promotions?  Check them out here!!
• Get monthly craft kits to your door!  Sign up for The Paper Pumpkin here.
• Clearance Rack Blitz!  Shop the Clearance rack here!
• Try My Digital Studio Express for FREE!  Download a 30-day trial here.
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• Going digi?  Check out the latest My Digital Studio downloads here.