pwp #7: mother dear

Here is a layout I made of our Mother's Day celebration this year.  Every year, we go to somewhere my DD enjoys and more often than not, it involves some form of water, lol.

Here is my layout...
 

Since I am fond of including multiple photos in a layout, this is definitely one of my favourite go-to designs.  Do you recognize it from here...

... and from here? 

 
I am all about repurposing and reusing. So if something works for me,I tend to use it over and over again.  Just by altering it a little bit, it makes my process go a lot faster without my layouts feeling exactly the same.

Anyway, back to my Mother's Day layout, I again used  Simple Stories and Project Life cards, Get a Handle on It die, Building Blocks, Calendar and Label Basics from Papertrey and some round embellishments from Simple Stories. 

Here's a close up of the journaling... 
 

I am also linking this to Leigh Penner's Pages with Papertrey challenge here which is to use a PTI sentiment in your layout.  Told you that Building Blocks will be a regular feature on my pages.

Thanks for stopping by!

 

june papertrey blog hop

 

It is that time of the month again.  And despite my busier schedule, I am happy to be able to participate.  I figure I needed to create a retirement card anyway, so why not use this adorable inspiration photo....
 

 

... along with this sketch....

and this colour combo (well, at least some of the colours).

 

And here is what I came up with... It is for a dear colleague of mine who is retiring from the company after more than 37 years of service.  Yes, 37 years! I am so happy for her and she has fabulous plans of travelling the world on this new phase of her life... hence the airplane!

 

I used various square dies from Papertrey, stamps (Mega Mixed Messages, Framed Out #1 and Little Hot Rod), paper (raspberry fizz, harvest gold and tropical teal), ink (true black, raspberry fizz) and cardstock (true black).  Lately, I find that I cannot create without putting some form of a black accent.  It is not any different with this card.  Love the impact a black colour brings to any project.

Thanks for stopping by and happy hopping!
 

pwp #23: super cool

I am back with a quick post on a Frances-ism layout I did a while back.  For those who are new, one of my favourite pages to make is a compilation of the silly things my daughter says that totally crack me up.  They are getting few and far between so I may be on my last few pages.  I will still create pages of her words of wisdom but they may be more memorable than silly.

Here it is... I also love to use silly pictures to accompany her silly words, lol.  These photos were taken after attending a birthday party where one of the treats was a blue bubble gum. Here she is proudly displaying her work of art...

I used Papertrey's Get a Handle on It die (for the banner) and Label Basics stamp.  I also used a lot of Simple Stories cards and stickers. The flair button is freebie I got at a crop and create event.

If you are interested, here is a closer look at her quotable quotes...

 

I am also linking this to Leigh Penner's Pages with Papertrey challenge here which is to use a quote in your layout. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

pwp #7: monthly moments:march and april

Here is the second installment of my monthly moments... March and April.  April is the last month I have on a page.  I have all my May photos ready. I just need to find the time, lol.

Here is for March....

 Close up of the journaling...  Once again, I used my Building Blocks set from Papertrey.  I am linking this to Leigh Penner's Pages with Papertrey challenge here which is to use a PTI sentiment in your layout.

And here is the one for April.  Love that things are really getting brighter and sunnier that month... even my layout reflects it.  Don't you just love all the yellows!
   

I used mostly Simple Stories cards and stickers for my layouts.  This makes the process so much faster as everything already matches and coordinates.

Thanks for stopping by!

monthly moments: january and february

I am back with a quick post to share some of the layouts I created for our monthly highlights and sidelights. It is always fun to look back at the little details that happened during the month... things that I am sure I will forget shortly (considering that I sometimes cannot even remember what I had for lunch!).

Here are my layouts for January and February.  I kept the design simple and went with my comfort zone of white cardstock, grid style and CAS (clean and simple) to allow my photos to shine.

Close up of the journaling.. 

And here's for February...

Here's the journaling...

Thanks for stopping by!

pwp #19: cinderella

Wow, it has been a while!  Sorry for neglecting our blog.   There had been changes at work and suffice it to say, it had been really hectic since (and will continue to be).  So I will be lucky to even have some crafty time in the next few months.  For now, I will be sharing layouts I had previously created starting with our date to the theatre to watch Cinderella ballet.

I love it that my DD is now at an age where she can actually enjoy a theatre production.  So when her ballet school did a professional staging of Cinderella, we were the first in line. And because we know the people behind the scenes, we got backstage access after the show for a fun meet and greet with the cast. Score!

Here is my layout...

I used Papertrey's dies (Headline Alphabet, Get a Handle on It and Label Basics) and a combination of Simple Stories and Project Life cards. 

Close up of the journaling...

  
I am linking this to Leigh Penner's Pages with Papertey challenge here which is to use 3 different PTI dies.

Thanks for stopping by!