Monthly Memories Sugar Rush Layouts

Do you ever feel like you are so far behind you cannot even begin to find your to-do list? I feel like it's been ages since I've created a Monthly Memories Kit on time, and this kit is probably still too late for this idea book cycle. The new idea book goes live in just a couple of weeks (yay!). However...this Sugar Rush paper is seriously too cute to skip over. 

The ice cream and donuts theme is completely adorable, even though we are gluten free so therefore donuts and cones are not normally on the menu for my kiddos. It's such a big deal to find those items gluten free that I do actually have donut and cone pics of them to add! 

The gold accents are so trendy and sweet!

I think the Complement titles are perfectly sized. These Complements come with both sticker and chipboard pieces. 

You can find the "Bring List" for this kit HERE. Sadly I believe the I Want It All kit may be Sold Out now, but the papers, complements, and washi are still available. If you love this kit as much as I do, don't wait. It's breaking my heart to know that it will be completely gone so soon. I am working on my next kit already, though, and the creative process feels amazing. I'll share it with you soon, Stampin' Friends. Thanks for still being here. XOXO! 

Monthly Memories Swan Lake Kit

Friday night is the night! My Stampin' Ladies are coming over for our monthly scrapbooking night and we are making these beautiful Swan Lake pages. We will eat yummy things, scrap, chat, and have a fabulous night out - it's my favorite night every month!

Our kit this month will make 6 pages and 8 cards. Everything you need to make the pictured projects is included (except the blank card bases). These kits are an amazing deal!

You can also swap out any of my page or card designs for the original CTMH designs made for this kit. So you've got 6 double page spreads to choose from to coordinate with your personal family memories.

I cannot wait to get my kiddos Thanksgiving gratitude lists scrapped onto this page. 

I used the Get Better stamp set for my version of the included card designs instead of the Thankful for You set (with matching die cuts!) that CTMH chose. There are enough card pieces cut in the kit for you to make all 8 cards if that floats your boat. Or you can easily substitute your own favorite stamp set!

You can download the CTMH version on this kit HERE for free! Or you can place your kit order here and I will email you my full color instructions for my version of these projects complete with cutting guides, lots of pictures, and step by step instructions. If you are local to me, your kit purchase scores you an invite to our monthly crop night, where we create our kits together. Dinner is included, just bring your kit and favorite adhesive to join in the fun! 

You can also complete these kits at my monthly crop day (which is November 27th this month) or as a To Go Kit wherever you like to crop. If you are planning to hang with us, I want to be sure to have enough space and dinner for all...

So PLEASE RSVP to reserve your spot at the crop!

November 4th Monthly Memories Bring Lists:

SWAN LAKE I WANT IT ALL KIT 

(about $27, everything you'll need to complete as shown):

G1112 Swan Lake Workshops Your Way Kit

Includes Swan Lake Papers and Complements, 

4 sheets of cardstock (1 Peacock, 2 Whisper, and 1 White Daisy), 

Grey Enamel Gems and Black Shimmer Ribbon

Optional Stamp set: Get Better If you are attending in person you can borrow my stamps!

SWAN LAKE BASIC KIT 

(about $15, very basic pages to add your own cardstock and embellishments):  

X7212B Swan Lake Paper Packet

X7212C Swan Lake Complements

You'll need to add 2 sheets of Whisper CS, 1 Sheet of Peacock, and 1 Sheet of White Daisy Cardstock to complete the pages as shown. 

If you are attending in person, you can buy CS by the sheet from my Cash & Carry.

Monthly Memories Club: Jeepers Creepers

I'm so excited for our next Monthly Memories Club! We are going to move away from the Halloween theme for all but one of the projects, but we are keeping all of the fun.

The next Monthly Memories Club meeting is going to be Friday, October 7th. The kits come with everything you need to complete three double page layouts and nine card fronts. You can complete these kits at home, at a crop, or if you are local you can come to our Monthly Club meeting where we we have fun creating our kits together.

I kept the intended Halloween theme for the first pages, using up those adorable monsters!

For the second set of pages I went in a ent-owl-ly different direction. The kit does not come with owls, but we will use kit items to make some super cute owls.

For the third set of pages we will get into this bold eyeball print. My amazing friend Amanda was the one who pointed out this paper would be awesome for eye doctor appointments, glasses, anything that makes your kid's eyes bug out, etc... 

You can download the CTMH version on this kit HERE for free! Or you can place your kit order here and I will email you my full color instructions for these projects complete with cutting guides, lots of pictures, and step by step instructions. If you are local to me, your kit purchase scores you that invite to our monthly crop night, where we create our kits together. Dinner is included, just bring your kit and favorite adhesive to join in the fun!

I want to be sure to have enough space and dinner for all...

So PLEASE RSVP to reserve your spot!

October 9th Monthly Memories Bring List:

JEEPERS CREEPERS I WANT IT ALL KIT (everything you'll need to complete as shown):

G1110 Jeepers Creepers Workshops Your Way Kit

Includes Jeepers Creepers Papers and Complements, 

5 sheets of cardstock (1 Pansy, 2 Whisper, and 2 White Daisy), 

Jeepers Creepers Washi Tape and Assortment

JEEPERS CREEPERS BASIC KIT (about $15, but you'll have to add cardstock, and these are very basic pages to add your own embellishments):  

X7211B Jeepers Creepers Paper Packet

X7211C Jeepers Creepers Complements

You'll need to add 2 sheets of White Daisy, 2 Sheets of Whisper, and 1 Sheet of Pansy Cardstock to complete the pages as shown. 

If you are attending in person, you can buy CS by the sheet from my Cash & Carry.

Monthly Memories Calypso Cards

Friday night my Monthly Memories Scrapbooking club is finally getting together in person again. I'm so excited to be back in a functional studio space! We scrap, we have dinner, we laugh - it's just so much fun!

The scrappers have chosen either Magical or Calypso for their projects. It's too late to order those kits, but I wanted to share what we did with the Calypso card designs. If you've been hanging around here you've noticed I'm in LOVE with this True Love stamp set. The sentiment on this card came from me second favorite stamp set right now, Sweet Birthday. 

My Calypso kit gals will also be making some Flamingo cards, but instead of using the retried Flamingo stamp set we will be using the pre-printed PML cards that came with the Calypso kit.

Using the cards made these sweet handmade cards come together in a snap!

Here's a little sneak peek of our October Kit, Jeepers Creepers. I'll be posting all the details on the Monthly Memories Jeepers Creepers kit this weekend and how you can join in on the Monthly Memories fun! 

Monthly Memories Calypso Scrapbooking Kit

Can you believe there are only FIVE days left to order your kit for next month's scrapbooking workshop! Five days until these adorable kits are no longer available...sniffle...

In September we are doing a double kit month at Monthly Memories. You have the choice of either Magical or this sweet, beachy Calypso kit. Both kits come complete with all the paper, cardstock, and embellishments to complete 6 pages and 9 card fronts! You can complete your kits at home, at a crop, or if you are local you can come to our Monthly Club meeting where we create our kits together.

I absolutely LOVE the cute pineapple and flamingo washi tapes that come in this kit. There are lots of fun little vellum diecuts and stickers, too. 

I've again altered the instructions that come with the CTMH Workshops Your Way kit to better fit my scrapping style. I kept the original cuts intact so you can chose which of the 12 page designs you want to create.

You can download the CTMH instructions HERE for free! Or you can place your kit order here and I will email you my full color instructions complete with cutting guides, lots of pictures, and step by step instructions. If you are local to me, your kit purchase scores you that invite to our monthly crop night, where we create our kits together. Dinner is included, just bring your kit and favorite adhesive, and join in the fun!

I want to be sure to have enough space and dinner for all...

So PLEASE RSVP to reserve your spot!

September 9th Monthly Memories Bring List:

CALYPSO I WANT IT ALL KIT (everything you'll need to complete as shown):

G1109 Calypso WYW Kit

Includes, Calypso Papers, Complements, 

4 sheets of cardstock (3 White Daisy, 1 Canary), 

Calypso Washi Tape and Magical Sequins

CALYPSO BASIC KIT (about $15, but you'll have to add cardstock, very basic pages so feel free to bring your own embellishments):  

X7210B Calypso Paper Packet

X7210C Calypso Complements

You'll need to add 3 sheets of White Daisy and 1 Sheet of Canary Cardstock to complete the pages.
If you are attending in person, you can buy CS by the sheet from my Cash & Carry.

Birthday Cheer Cards

So I got craft-stracted and I never finished sharing the cards I made to go with my Magical Workshop next month. My version of the Magical kit makes 6 pages (3 double page layouts) and 9 cards.

I love how the bright blue of these sequins pops against the Magical papers. 

I actually made three versions of this design, one with a hot air balloon,  one with the airplane from Lifting Spirits, and one using the balloon stickers left over from the scrapbooking pages. 

I just love the little fluffy clouds! And it was fun to see how many different looks I could get using the same pieces in the same design with the same papers. On this balloon version I just used a journaling pen to outline the top of the card and add the balloon strings. Easy peasy!

The next Monthly Memories Scrapbook crop is Friday, September 9th, and we will be doing either Magical or Calypso, scrapper's choice! Space is limited (though anyone can order a To-Go Kit), and if you attend in person, dinner is included. Check out the details HERE and RSVP to save your spot! 

Sending You Happy Thoughts Card

So the Magical Workshop I posted yesterday has instructions for three card designs. There's enough pieces to make 3 each of the 3 designs, but I didn't necessarily have a lot of use for the mildly Disney-esque cards originally in the kit, so I altered the cute card designs with one of my favorite stamp sets, Lifting Spirits. 

I stamped the images onto White Daisy CS and colored them with Shin Han alcohol markers. I did cut out an extra cloud and let that guy hang over the edge of the card element.

I kind of thought if you turn the heart print sideways that it looks like arrows. I also added a wash of shimmer pen to the clouds.

This is the original card design set from this kit, and the card I made used the pieces from the Castle card. Check out all the info on this Magical Workshop HERE. Don't forget to stop by my Open House on Sunday to see Magical in person, make a quick card, and check out my fall class schedule. Contact me for the address! Hope to see you there!

Monthly Memories Magical Scrapbook Kit

I can't believe there are just a couple of weeks left to order from the current Seasonal Inspirations book! I just finished the instructions for this Magical Scrapbooking kit. I am going to miss these papers, especially that adorable mini heart print!

CTMH is offering a new style of Scrapbooking kit called Workshops Your Way. It's such a good deal - paper, extra cardstock, lots of embellies all bundled together with a free workshop guide that makes 6 pages (three 2 page layouts), a 2 page pocket scrapbooking layout, and 3 card designs to use up the rest of your scraps. The pages, while cute,  were a bit too simple for my layer loving, banner addicted, extra sparkly crafting soul, so I took the CTMH Magical workshop and created an alternate workshop kit that plays off their same cutting guide but fits my scrapping style better. 

I did add a couple of extra pieces, but only using the scraps from the original workshop cutting guide so if you love one of the original ideas better than my version, you absolutely can still make it. 

I made sure my favorite little heart print got some time in the spotlight. If we could buy it in bulk I know I'd hoard this one print like nobody's business.

To make life easier, the Monthly Memories instructions for these pages include updated cutting guides with my changes so you don't have to flip back and forth. You can download the CTMH instructions here for free. Or you can place your kit order here, and I will email you my full color instructions with complete cutting guides, lots of pictures, and step by step instructions. This is a great fast-and-easy kit for a crop day or an evening of scrapbooking! 

If you are local to me, I'm hosting a Monthly Memories Crop on September 9th at 6 p.m. so we can craft our Magical kits together! Just order your kit here,  then RSVP to reserve a spot. Bring your kit and adhesives that night. I'll provide dinner, tools, and the crafting space, no additional fee! 

Please RSVP to reserve your spot! 

I want to be sure to have enough tables and dinner for all!

Monthly Memories Bring List:

MAGICAL I WANT IT ALL KIT (everything you'll need to complete as shown):

G1108 Magical WYW Kit

Includes, Magical Papers, Complements, 

4 sheets of cardstock (3 White Daisy, 1 Sapphire), 

White Twine and Magical Sequins

MAGICAL BASIC KIT (you'll have to add cardstock, very basic pages):  

X7209B Magical Paper Packet

X7209C Magical Complements

You'll need to add 3 sheets of White Daisy and 1 Sheet of Sapphire Cardstock to complete the pages. If you are attending in person, you can buy CS by the sheet from my Cash & Carry.

Optional Tools:

Black Journaling Pen

Thin 3-D Foam Tape

Liquid Glass

I'll be sharing what I did with the three card designs later this week. You can stop by my Open House on Sunday to see Magical in person, make a quick card, and check out my fall class schedule. Contact me for the address! Hope to see you there!

Georgie Layouts

Oh my, how the time flies this year. Tonight is the very last night for the current Annual Inspirations book. Time to say goodbye to some many awesome things, including this adorable Georgie paper that I've been messing around with for entirely too long as life had other plans for me. I'm super excited about the new goodies available starting August 1st, but this GOING SOON list breaks my crafty loving heart just a bit.  

I love the details in these pages - the sweet semi-transparent florals, the chipboard hearts and stars, and the super adorable little elephants.

I've got a watercolor hot air balloon going on here - so soft and pretty.

I just love a punny title, and those elephants just tug at my heart. 

If you want my instructions for these pages, I'm going to offer them for free - just contact me and give me your email. I'm super sad to not have finished before this idea book ended, but I do love how they turned out, even if the selfie camera only photography isn't as nice as I'd like. My new phone/camera arrives Wednesday and then I'll be back in business!

Day 260: One Last Nevermore Layout

I'm winging my way home today after days of fabulous scrapbooking in Utah with CTMH. I know I'll have a ton of fun projects to share with you this week. Today I'm sharing the last of the 6 pages from my monthly scrapbooking kit. I'll reshare once I get pics on these - Max's Harry Potter pics are going to be so cute on this layout! 

Day 257: Second Nevermore Layout

Hello from Utah! Here are the pages 3-4 of my Nevermore Monthly Memories Kit that will be released next week. I wanted to get my pics on it before I blogged this, but I ran out of time before I headed to Utah. How cute is that Artistry cricut cut?

Day 252: Nevermore Gone Batty Layout

So last year Max was totally nutty for Batman. Not just any Batman, mind you, but only the original Adam West batman would do. He knew exactly what he wanted to be, and I ended up making alterations to his standard Bat-suit to meet his exacting standards.

I had to add eyebrows to his bat mask. the utility belt had to be modified, and Bat tools were created from felt and puffy paint. He wanted a Bat-a-rang, of course, but he also needed some Bat Spray Shark Repellent and a special gadget that the Dynamic Duo used to blow up some underwater torpedoes. He literally paused his movie to show my the very gadget he needed, since his four year old explanations were not getting through to Mom. When I saw the Nevermore Complements, I knew they were perfect for these pictures!

I'm linking this layout up to the Paper Issues FAN-atics party, because fanatic is the perfect word to describe Max's devotion to the Adam West Batman. He may have moved on to Harry Potter this year in costume, but every night when he lists his favorite things, Man-Batman (as he calls Adam, to distinguish him from all other cartoony batmans) is at the top of his list.