Documented Layout

YAY!!!

Caught up!

Well, pretty much. My Close To My Heart scrapbook group just made this layout last month and we haven't met yet this month... so I'm counting it!

Here was August's layout:

We used the Documented Workshop for this one. It's just PRETTY! That's all I really need to say!

The workshop came with flower stickers, wooden title words, kraft flowers, and colored dots! Definitely no need to add anything else!

I didn't shy away from the girly-ness on this one! One last flower fling before the holidays!

Maybe it will finally cool off...

Go craft!

Central Park Layout

No, not the ACTUAL Central Park in New York...

I wish!

Back in July my Close To My Heart scrapbooking group made this layout with the Central Park Workshop:

SOOO bright and FUN! Definitely Summer! Definitely NOT how I feel about Summer... but good for most people!  

Do you see the little shiny vellum accents?! Comeback time! 

Yes, I am old enough and have been scrapbooking long enough to know that vellum is certainly NOT a new item! 

I have a love-hate relationship with vellum. It looks awesome, but man is it a pain to glue! EVERYTHING shows through!!! If you have a glue that actually hides under vellum please let me know...

Go craft!

Fresh Air Layout

Finally!

I'm catching up enough to know when things happened!

I KNOW my Close To My Heart scrapbooking group made this layout in June because my original thought was a Father's Day something... but I'm glad it turned into this instead:

More whole-family oriented! We used just the Fresh Air Workshop with minimal embellishments:

You can't tell in the pictures, but the copper colored title and trees are shiny! And the little trees are real wood! Very appropriate for an outdoor layout. There is some green burlap-ish ribbon hiding in the back here, too:

Sometimes I just really like how layouts turn out with a plain white background! This was obviously one of those times...

Go craft!

Beautiful Friendship Layout

Ok, this paper only retired last month, so I'm sloooowly catching up...

Since it says "Spring" in the title, I'm guessing my Close To My Heart scrapbooking group probably made this one around April/May ish...

We used the Beautiful Friendship Workshop and my new favorite flower alphabet stamp colored in with alcohol markers:

The workshop even came with chipboard flowers! You know how I love a good flower cluster:

We used a Kiwi Lane Border Template to make the curvy edges for the banner, gathered a bit of ribbon along the edge, and dotted some pink Peal Pen between the triangles. 

It sounds like a lot, but really the embellishments went pretty quickly! And it adds SO much to the overall look!

Go craft!

Stargazer Layout

Another oldie!

Again, long retired paper, but oh-so-cute!

My Close To My Heart scrapbooking group made this fun layout using just the Stargazer Workshop awhile ago:

Sooooo perfect for pictures of my son's space-themed Scouting adventures!

I didn't want to use up ALL of the cute blue planet paper on one page, so I cut strips and mitered the corners around the edges:

Kinda went crazy with my circle cutter... but it totally works on this layout! Looks like planets and stars!

It's so refreshing to see awesome BOY paper every once in awhile!

Go craft!

Making Waves Layout

Catch up time again!

Not a clue when my Close To My Heart scrapbooking group worked on this layout and the papers are long expired 2 catalogs ago... but it's WAY cute so here it is:

Loved this paper! All we used was the Making Waves Workshop; not even any stamping on this one! 

Tip for the day: 

When you have a sticky something that will go on top of your photo but your photo is not ready, just leave a scrap of the sticker paper on that part:

Yes it looks goony in photographs, but then you don't have to ruin the sticker peeling it up later!

Such cute paper! I am loving all the mermaid stuff this Summer!

Still HATE Summer itself, but the mermaids are nice...

Go craft!

Chelsea Gardens Layout

Ok everyone!

This is the PRETTIEST layout I have made in a long time!!!

Got back to basics with flowers, flourishes, stamping, and sparkles! Why don't I stamp more often?!? I *think* I have enough stamps to justify it...

We used the gorgeous Chelsea Gardens Workshop for this layout:

The colors, the marble, the polka dots... seriously LOVE this paper!

I rolled the outside edges of my stamp in a darker ink to give my flowers some shading:

THESE FLOWERS ARE SO PRETTY!!!

Really though. I should stamp more often...

Gimmie Some Sugar Layout

The name of this paper is so fun! And perfect for those of us who are addicted to baking...

We used the Gimmie Some Sugar Workshop for this layout:

To accommodate pocket-page scrapbookers, Close To My Heart has included a sheet of cut-aparts in each paper packet now. I am NOT a pocket-page kinda girl!!! Just can't do it. But I DO like using the fun ones as titles:

And journaling spots:

Add some ribbon and cork hearts and you have a really quick, really cute page!

Silver and Gold Layout

Not to brag, but this one turned really good! I like it a lot! SOOOO sparkly/foil-y!!! ...which also means difficult to photograph...

We used the Silver and Gold Workshop:

I really try to only use the items included in the Workshop, but for this layout I did add some black embroidery floss to hang my gold embossed ornaments and title:

Love the hanging ornaments!

I think shades of gray with metallic and a pop of black might be a new favorite color combo!

Beary Christmas Layout

I wasn't a huge fan of the whole BEAR-y part of this paper, so I just went more Christmas focused!

For this layout my Close To My Heart scrapbooking club used the Beary Christmas Workshop:

Nothing wrong with good old fashioned traditional Christmas colors! Especially if they're glittered:

Along this side is where I plan to journal:

I think a cute Christmas poem or something... still looking...

Happy Christmas in April!

Falling For You Layout

I WISH it was still Fall...

starting to get a little disgustingly warm for me...

For this layout my Close To My Heart scrapbooking group used the Falling For You Workshop:

I loved this paper! Something about the big outlined leaves I think...

I just had to stamp a bunch of leaves and color them in to match:

Anytime the weather wants to become unseasonably cold that's just fine with me!

Cats and Bats Layout

Yep!

Life...

So after MUCH ado, these next few posts are past layouts from my Close To My Heart scrapbooking group. Enjoy!

Halloween in April!

This layout used the Cats and Bats Workshop:

BIG fan of the sparkly words and stars in the Workshop Complements with this one:

SPARKLY SPIDERWEBS:

This little guy is my favorite part of the whole layout:

I love spiders!!!

Happy (spring) Halloween!

Little Dreamer Layout

Shocker!!!

It's another Close To My Heart Scrapbook group layout!

This is the last catch-up one though, I promise!

Here was August's layout:

This was the super-girly super-unicorny Little Dreamer Workshop Kit. Perfect when you have a super-girly girl who happens to have been photographed in a purple unicorn costume!

Loved this saying! "Always be yourself.. unless you can be a unicorn. Then always be a unicorn." I know it's everywhere now, but it's still cute. 

Ta-Da! Finally caught up! 

Prickly Pear Layout

Close To My Heart Scrapbook group layout!

I hate Summer. HATE IT!!!

I may have passively-aggressively shown that in July's layout... it's ok to scrapbook your bad feelings, too!!!

The paper is covered in cactus!!! What other direction was I supposed to go?! 

At least they were cute cactus:

I am happily wearing a hoodie today :) 

Take that stupid Summer!

Jack Layout

Another Close To My Heart Scrapbook group catch-up layout!

You'd think this would be May's, but I KNOW we did this layout in June...

I'm thinking May was the month we skipped because I was a nomad in between houses at the time...

Whatever. Here was June's layout:

This was the Jack Workshop Kit. Perfect for the day my son decided he wanted to sleep in the backyard in a tent all by himself...

No stamping at all on this one! Just the matching elements.

Oh don't worry. There's more...

Some Kinda Wonderful Layout

Here is another Close To My Heart scrapbooking group layout!

I'm thinking April's?

This was the Some Kinda Wonderful Workshop Kit. LOVE the colors of this one! I decided it was a happy layout: 

When in doubt about how to use an element (say, a bunch of random triangles) just line them along a border for instant cuteness:

Stay tuned for more...

Dreamin' Big Layout

Wow.

So... that was a pathetic few months there, huh...

The next few posts are just for my poor Close To My Heart scrapbook group who have had very little direction since I left my brain at the old house when we moved.

I'm thinking this was our March layout:

Super cute buggy paper! This was the Dreamin' Big Workshop Kit. See the cute bugs with sequins?!

Pop dots under flags is always helpful:

Oh don't worry, there's more a-comin'...