We Loved Our Adventure - Project Life Highlight for TGIFC60!

Happy Friday!

I'm so excited to share with you some Project Life pages I made this week.  I had recently printed pictures from our KLove Cruise that my husband and I took this January with my in-laws.  I have always had the desire to scrapbook - I have three little boys and a passion for photography - but the laziness kicks in and I never want to upload/print pictures and then make pages.

Then 2 weeks ago, my mother lost everything on her computer.  

She has 13 grandchildren - and her pictures are gone.

So I backed up my photos and ordered our cruise pictures and a few others and I sat down and made 6 scrapbook pages in one day.  Actually in about 2 hours.  Project Life makes this so easy!  And I love the Moments Like These PL kit from Stampin' Up!

So this week - our challenge over at TGIF Challenges is for you to create a card (or project) based on the "adventure" theme - but I challenge you to print some pictures and make a page or two.  

Put those memories into an album so that you can share them!

One thing I love about PL cards is the fact that most cards are already designed so well - you don't need to do anything but slide it into the pocket.  However, you can also add to them if you want!

Here I took the Labeler Alphabet stamp set and added the words "we loved our adventure" and the hearts.

The Moments Like These kit coordinates with the 2015-2017 in-colors.  Here I added the Watermelon Wonder washi tape from the Affectionately Yours washi pack. 

(Tip: I layered two pieces of washi tape so it showed up better on top of the picture.)

I think my favorite size in the PL pages are the 2x2 squares.  They're so cute!

Here I used the Labeler Alphabet again to add the date.

Another page I made is a smaller one.  I used the 12x6" page protector that you can find in the Variety Pack #2.  

This 4x6" PL card came only with the word "moments" on it.  I love the look of the Labeler Alphabet and wanted to incorporate it in this page too.  I also wanted to use Bermuda Bay to match the water as best as I could.  (It really is that blue!)

Another use for the 2x2" square cards can be to just lay them on top of a photograph.

I hope these pages inspire you to print some photos and start documenting your life.  I pray that we never get to the point where our iphones and computers are obsolete - so just in case... get scrappin'!

Blessings, 

Holly 

Let's Go Bucs! A Baseball Page with Project Life

It's been awhile since I've made a scrapbook page.  I guess I've been enjoying taking lots of pictures and making memories this summer that I haven't stopped to put them on a page!  I know I will be busy this winter! :) 

 

But since it's still baseball season (for some fans at least) I wanted to make my first page from our trip home to PA in August.  If you're not a big baseball fan, I'll fill you in on this awesome Pirates team.  This is our 3rd straight year to make playoffs after a 20 year streak.  It's been so fun to watch them.  We even drove 522 miles last year to go to the wildcard game!

 

I'm hoping Wednesday night's wildcard game has a better outcome!

 

 

When I was using my Bohemian Borders stamp set the other day I happen to use these stiches on a card and immediately saw baseball stitches.  I tested it out (which the boys thought was awesome) and that night I ordered my photos so I could make this page right away! 

For the "Let's Go Bucs" background, I used the Layered Letters Photopolymer set.  Even though they're photopolymer and they're easy to line up, here's a tip: if you mount one word at a time they keep a consistent look.

 

 

The "Gather Together" sentiment is from Seasonal Snapshot 2015.  You can find it in the holiday catalog.  Isn't that font the coolest?!

 

 

And who doesn't love pretzels, family, baseball?! (My boys are easy to love too, FYI) :)

 

I had so much fun making this page.  Our 4yo even asked if we could send it to Starling Marte (our left fielder) - he said he'd would love it!

 

:)  Sorry Eli, we're going to keep this page! 

 

Anyway, thanks so much for stopping by.  Sorry that my scrolling list is not working.  The website that I use to list the items used for my projects is not working from my computer and since our cat spilled water on my husbands MacBook, I'm going to just list the products below. If you have questions, please don't hesistate to ask! :) 

 

Let's go Bucs!

Stamps:
Seasonal Snapshot - 139841
PLxSU Moments Like These - 138740
Bohemian Borders - 138938
Layered Letters Alphabet - 138692
Gorgeous Grunge (WM) - 130514
Alphabet Rotary Stamp
Inks:
Real Red
Memento Black
Hello Honey
Paper:
Go Wild DSP Stack
Sweet Li'l Things DSP
Whisper White 12x12
Misc:
Subtles Candy Dots
Dimensionals
 

PLxSU Moments Like These - Day at the Beach!

I'm so excited to show you this page I made this weekend!  I have been waiting (for too long) to start scrapbooking, but recently purchased some of the Project Life kits offered through Stampin' Up! (PLxSU).  I'm so anxious to dive deeper into the memory keeping so I hope that this very first page motivates me!  I was intimidated looking at those who have been doing this for years, that I kept putting it off.  I'm so glad I gave it a try!

 

Here is sweet Eli.  He wanted to know why I put pictures of him on the paper.

 

I printed these pictures a couple months ago and knew that I wanted to display the pictures of Eli in action, but didn't quite have the paper or layout in my mind.  This weekend I sat down to stamp and this all came together! 

 

For the base I chose Kraft cardstock and paired it with the new Mint Macaron Envelope Paper.  I stamped the large piece of Mint Macaron with the coral stamp from By the Tide. 

For the corner details, I added a few accessories from the Moments Like These accessories kit.  This is a new set/PLxSU kit you can order June 2nd!

 

I added a journaling card from the Moments Like These card kit. 

 

 

If you haven't guessed yet, the sandcastles are made with the Handpicked Framelits.  I used the gardening shovel and the small planter to make the sandcastles and the buckets.  Aren't the cute? :)

 

I hope you enjoyed this! There will be more! I promise! :)

 

Check back later tonight for Ten Minute Tuesday! (that is if I get 10 minutes today)

Below are the products used for this page.  The PLxSU kit used is called Moments Like These and it will be available in ONE WEEK!

 

-Holly

 

 

 

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