PL challenge with Laura

Hello ladies! It's Laura here and today I bring you a new Pocket Life challenge so that you can get inspired with this gorgeous new December Life Crafted "Hustle & Heart" kit!

My challenge for you is to...

1. Add some bling!

2. Use your handwriting

3. Use two main colors and a basic

So, once this is told, I'm going to explain myself, but you can take these prompts and create what you feel!

On the first place, I love to add shiny elements on all of my projects. On this kit, you can find these gorgeous golden stars, but you can combine them with some sparkling embossing powders! Get the most out of your stamps and play with different materials!

On the second place, I encourage you to use your own handwriting! It's always nice to see how it changes through the years and it is faster as well!

Finally, you can see that I used some pale colors on this page. My pictures were a little bit dark, so I wanted to balance all the layout. Another technique that I like to use i to combine only two colors and some neutrals. This way, it will be easier for you to match everyting!

And that's all for today! I hope that you got inspired and that you play along with this challenge! And don't forget to check the shop for more beautiful scrapbooking goodies!

Best wishes!

Life Crafted Album | Hello Fun

Hello there, friends!  Today I'm sharing a little peak at how I've added some great summer photos to my Life Crafted album.  I hope you're inspire!

I knew as soon as I sat down at my desk that I wanted to use that beautiful sky patterned paper in this month's kit.  I instantly fell in love with those blues.  I wanted to add some great summer photos to my Life Crafted album, so it was the perfect addition.

Next, I decided on my title for these two great photos of my little and I before a bike ride.  I really wanted to use the great acrylic "hello" piece in the kit, and it paired perfectly with a piece from the acetate die-cuts.  The acetate pieces are simply my favorite!

I layered up my main photo on top of some scrap packaging, then stitched on a sentiment on a cut-apart label.  I nestled in another great acrylic piece, this cute as ever heart!

I used the remainder of my sky patterned paper to create a little tip-in on the left side of the spread.  I stitched my scraps, my photo, and another great acetate piece onto the tip-in.  I really love the simplicity of this spread.  It was such a great way to add a few more summer photos to my Life Crafted album.

Documenting Pool Photos | Life Crafted Album

I am clearly a proud lover of CTK kits, but guys, this month's kit is everything my crafty heart loves!  I'm so completely smitten!  All the bold bright summery colors just align perfectly with my bright shiny soul.  I already know I'll be smashing this kit to bits, because I'm obsessed with every single element!

This little Life Crafted spread was all about these great photos of my little man in the pool this past weekend.  They turned out so lovely and cute with that amazingly clean water in the background.  I've always been a sucker for a good pool photo!  This month's kit was the perfect addition to that blue background!  I couldn't wait to scrap them.

I snuck in one of the 3x4 cards to document the date and location of the photos.  I love the way it just pops behind the lower photo on this side of the spread.

I also chose to pop my photos off the page with a little wax paper packaging.  This is one of my go to tricks for adding eye-catching dimension to any project including photos.  I then layered up some pieces from the ephemera pack and a couple puffy stars.

I added this amazing 4x6 card to the right side of my spread and decked it out with a great title, using the new chipboard alphas.  Aren't they amazing?!  I added another few of my favorite bits from the ephemera pack and some enamel dots.  I'll add all my journaling for our weekend at the pool on this card!  I just love how it turned out!

MAud | Life Crafted with Lydia Cost

I'm still in a little shock that I get to play with the amazing CTK goodies each month!  What a blessing I feel to be welcomed to this amazing team!  For my first project, I'm working through my Life Crafted Album.

This spread is all about achieving Master level on my Audible membership last year.  Audible had re-posted to their Instagram account someone who had joked about adding MA to their post-nominal initials, and I just thought that was so funny and clever, so I had to document that myself in true papercrafting fashion!

Using the amazing white-scalloped pocket that comes with this month's Life Chapters kit, I slid in a selection of books I'm currently reading, and stitched it down on my spread.  I then layered on a screenshot of my master level to document the achievement.

I finished off my spread by adding a great 3x4 card from this month's kit.  I wanted to document my book count from last year, because it was quite a feat for me!  This pretty, little yellow card summarizes the idea behind my title, Lydia Cost MAud!

If you want to see how this spread came together, feel free to check out the process video below!  I'm so excited to get to know all of you over the next couple months!