Pocket Page Challenge with Erica

Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing a weekly Project Life spread for the Pocket Page Challenge using the gorgeous October Flourish kit.

 

I used this week to document a fun weekend of gardening and some crazy weather that impacted the whole city. I love the fact that this blue quote card matched my sweater! And who doesn't love a before and after photo?

On my title card I used some of the leftover plant labels that I stamped for a previous layout (using the Ready For This stamp and Italic Alpha Stamp). I chose a hot pink ink to match the colour in the kit and I love how bold it is! It goes perfectly with the teal alphas in the kit.

I used the Digital Journal Cards to type my journaling this week, and added some numbers to create bullet points. This makes it a lot easier for me to get the words out. I also remembered to take a screenshot of a news article at the time so I could be reminded of the chaos it caused. A tiny word sticker and a cute monkey icon were all it took to jazz it up.

It's very rare that I have two journaling spots on my spreads but this 'currently' card was my favourite thing in the kit. I used the digital version again to add my typing. And to finish off my spread I added a healthy sprinkling of enamel dots to several cards.

Thank you for stopping by the blog today. See you next time!

Documenting Fall with Shannon

 

Hello there, friends! Shannon here with a spread that I made in my Fall Favorites travelers notebook. When the October add-on kit arrived at my door I knew that it was meant for fall pages. The muted colors and gold are just perfection. I made this travelers notebook myself using cardstock filler and patterned paper for the cover. Since I made it myself, I took some creative liberty and made a few 3x4 "flips" within the notebook. This spread features one of them! I used the dictionary paper as a backing on the flap and then layered it up with a tag, patterned paper, and a ribbon. The blue house grounds it all and ties into the theme of this layout - which is my fall decor.

The opposite side features a photo of my front door. I didn't want to embellish over the photo so I used the 4x6 Bailey alpha stamp to add a sentiment at the bottom of the photo.

The right side of the spread features photos from around my house arranged into photo strips. At the bottom of the strips, I used the October Travelers Notebook stamp and the Ready for This stamp to fill in the white space. I tucked a few pieces from the October add-on kit behind the photos because I can't ever stop layering! And that deer? Well, I'd wanted to use that from the minute I saw it.

The left side of the spread acts more like my title page. I made my title pop from the background by placing it on a piece of darker patterned paper. The gold leaf ties into the gold accents on the opposite page. I knew that I wanted to use the house card on this page so I backed it with the same woodgrain paper for continuity and then added some details around it. The pieces of ribbon add subtle finishing touches. 

And here's a look at the full spread. I really love the contrasting papers backing each side. I tried to stick with mostly neutral colors since there is so much color in my photos.

Did you grab yourself an October add-on kit? I can't wait to see what you make with it!

Fall Documenting with Erica

Hey crafty friends! Today I am sharing a page out of my 2018 travel album using the October Digital Tags, which had a great Halloween vibe! I was inspired by all the pieces that talked about witches brew. It immediately made me think of the cider tastings we did in the Fall on our trip to Oregon.

Most of the cards I used on this layout came from the digital Bonus 3x4 Cards. Layered up with some digital ephemera and a handy helping of enamel dots from the Life Crafted kit.

I used the beautiful Blue/Green Puffy Alphas in the kit to create a title on my photo.

In the center of my layout I added in a popcorn bag from the brewery. It was the perfect height to pop into the album!

I adhered it using one of the Adhesive Page Strips. This is my favorite way to add brochures and maps in a travel album. So easy! I created a mini layout on the back for an extra photo spot.

On the second page I used one of the Digital TN pages and resized it for a 3x4 card. I cut out the sentiment at the bottom of the page to use as a tiny phrase sticker.

A few more sprinkles of enamel dots and the whole thing came together!

Thanks for stopping by the blog today. I hope this have given you a little inspiration to use the digital files this month! 

Meet Our October 2020 Guest Designer: ASHLEY RODGERS

 

Hi there!

We are so excited and honored to welcome our October 2020 Guest Designer, ASHLEY RODGERS.   A  few months ago, we discovered Ashley's Instagram account and quickly fell in love with her soft and romantic sense of style.  Her layouts speak of her love of art and love for her craft, that we just had to invite her to work with our FLOURISH kit.  By the end of this post, you are going to love her, too.  So, I let Ashley take it from here....

Hello, everyone! My name is Ashley and I live in Virginia. I’m an artsy-craftsy girl obsessed with vellum and pretty florals, and I enjoy documenting the little things that make life grand.

 Q&A with Ashley

 ·  When did you start scrapbooking? I started scrapbooking special family trips around 2005, but it wasn’t until my grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s a few years ago that I realized the importance of documenting everyday life and getting my stories told. I discovered Ali Edwards’ pocket page style projects in 2017, and I have been enjoying it ever since.

 

·  What is something most people would not know about you? Most people would not know that I was born in Germany. My dad was in the Army and we moved to the US when I was still a baby, so it is a dream of mine to visit one day.

 

·  What are the 3 scrapbooking products you can’t live without? Three scrapbooking supplies that I can’t live without are patterned paper, acetate/transparencies, and my Canon Selphy printer.

 

·  What do you love about the October- FLOURISH Life Crafted Kit-? I love all of the floral-patterned papers, and the positive sentiments in the stamp set and the tiny word phrase stickers make me smile.

 

·  Finish this sentence “If you could see my scrapbooking space now . . .”  Everything is nicely tucked away. I have one rolling drawer unit that holds all my scrapbooking supplies and a storage bench that houses all my albums (finished and unfinished). I only keep one project out at a time, and right now this Goldenrod Life Crafted album is giving me all the Fall feels.

 

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 Hello! I am so excited to be a guest designer this month! The October Flourish Life Crafted Kit is so perfect for the season I am in right now. My one little word this year is “tend”, and the patterned papers and embellishments in the kit inspired me to create a mini book dedicated to it.

 

I love this patterned paper so much! It’s super sweet and subtle, so I immediately knew I wanted to use it for the cover. I feel like it sets the tone for the book and its contents – calm and full of grace.

 First, I cut the 6x8 patterned paper down to four 3x4 cards and used one for the cover. Then, I layered a few die-cuts with a little foam tape to add some dimension. The blue-green puffy alphabet stickers add the perfect pop of color for the title.

 

 I decided to document five things I’m learning from my word this year, and the 3x4 cards in the kit provided ample space for all my journaling. On the right, I used one of the journal cards and made sure to number it with a puffy sticker. I like to keep things simple with minimal embellishing.

 

 On the second page I added a 3x4 photo of some flowers around the house, and I used another journaling card on the right. When I begin a project, I always start with my photos, so I chose cards from the kit that I knew would coordinate well.

 

 I used a die-cut from the ephemera pack to number the page in the top right corner, and I used one of the word phrase stickers to emphasize my journaling above it.

On the next page, I had a little fun with the October 2020 This is Life “Ready for This” stamp set and created my own journal card. The repeated stamping technique is simple but effective, and I embellished it with a die-cut number three. On the right, I used another journal card accented with a tiny word sticker.

Here, I used a journal card on the left side of the page and added my photo on the right. I wanted the photos to be a resting place for the eye, so I let them be without any embellishing. I like how the puffy number sticker stands out on the page, but isn’t too distracting.

This mini came together fairly quickly because I repeated the same formula for each page. I love the color story and the cohesion.

 

On the last page I made another journal card using the tiny heart stamp from the 4x6 This is Life “Ready for This” stamp set, and I added the Flourish Life Crafted kit quote card on top as a final touch.

 I love making mini books, and this one is especially dear to my heart. I hope you are inspired to create your own now. Stay well!

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We are in love with this mini Ashley has created with the Flourish Kit.  Make sure you leave her some love and check her creations in her Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/sweetashleyann/

Ashley will be back with a few more projects throughout the next few weeks.  WE cannot wait to see what she creates next.  Thank you, Ashley!

 

 

Pocket Page Challenge with Shannon

 

Hey there, friends! Shannon here with a pocket page challenge. I used the October 2020 FLOURISH Life Crafted Kit and the Ready for This add-on stamp to create this page. The rich shades of teal in this kit really caught my eye so I made them the focal point of this page. I added a bit of pink and yellow as accents to pull it all together.

If there is one thing that I love incorporating into my pages it's layering. I used a piece of the 6x8 patterned paper from the Life Crafted kit cut down to 3x4 to create the background for this card. I wanted something neutral and this pattern worked perfectly! I started with the "us" tag from the Life Crafted ephemera pack and then built from there. I pulled a pink striped ticket and a pink label and layered them up. I used a stamp from the Ready for This set to repeatedly stamp "today." I did it without re-inking to get the faded look. I still felt it was lacking, and I wanted to add some more yellow to the page, so I added a yellow puffy star and a yellow puffy heart. They made the perfect finishing touch! Plus, I always try to add things in groups of odd numbers because I find it more pleasing to the eye.

I added a sentiment from the Ready for This set to the "make this a priority" card. I love that the stamp has the same font - and the sentiment is perfect for something I'm trying to make a priority! I added a paragraph-style list as my journaling. It sums up some of the photos on this page, which are all made of little moments. To add a little more color, I added a couple enamel dots in that great pale yellow that matches the heart already on the card. They're added strategically to create a visual triangle and help guide the eye around the card.

Stamping on photos has become something I find myself doing more and more. I really enjoy adding stamps to white space. I know it sounds scary, but just go slow and try not to press too hard - that's when you run the risk of the stamp slipping. Good quality ink is also key. I like archival ink because it makes a good impression and dries quickly. I used the Flourish stamp set for this sentiment. On the card above it, I added some puffy alphas to add my own title. I knew that I wanted to use that arrow so I placed it first, without adhesive, and then I journaled around it.

Finally, we have the currently list card. I absolutely love currently lists. In fact, I keep a running note in my phone with a weekly currently list so I can look back at any given week and see what I had going on that week. And how cute are the illustrations that accompany each prompt? The pink writing on this card is what inspired me to add pink to this page. On the photo next to it, I added a label ephemera from the Life Crafted kit. I used the Flourish stamp set on the top and then filled in the next two rows. A pink enamel dot helped me ground the label and add a little more pink.

Thank you for spending some time with me today! I hope you're ready to dig into your kit and work your magic. I can't wait to see what you create! 

Hello October with Veronica

Hello my crafty friends! Happy happy October! 

Hope your October has started off with pumpkin everything! 😂 Mine sure has! We decorated around here a little early and trust me, our fall loving hearts are content!

I created this fall inspired layout for my October Daily! I love everything October and so I work on an October mini album full of our fall stories. Here I used the October Life crafted Flourish kit. These elements were perfect for my album:

It's still not cold enough for us Californians to bust out with boots and sweaters. I'm still in summer dresses and sandals. grr. Hurry sweater weather, hurry!

I absolutely love these puffy star stickers. So I made a tag set to dangle from my album.

I stamped a couple of stamp phases on this adorable digital tag. The Halloween tags are the cutest ever! I suggest you get some from the shop ASAP!

Hope you have a great fall full of fun fall activities and if not, decorate your home, and make it fall inside! :) Happy crafting!