Friday Layouts

So glad it's Friday. The kids have Monday off from school ... so it's a 3 day weekend for us! Woo - Hoo. Really hoping to spend a decent amount of time outdoors ... the leaves are starting to glow with the colors of autumn and the Hudson Valley is looking gorgeous. I want to enjoy it before it is gone.

The photos, in the layouts below, were taken at the end of September at a local Apple Orchard. We still have way too many apples left to warrant a trip back there, but I'd love to get out and go for a hike or day trip somewhere scenic.

The first layout uses a new template from Crystal Livesay (I've just joined her team and am super excited to be working with her ... & her amazing templates!). This template is part of a pair of Photocentric Templates, available today (and on sale!) at Pixels & Co.

Crystal Livesay | Photocentric V3 

Creashens | Dainty Elements, Dainty Papers, Hello Flairs, Krafternoon Kit,

Pixel & Co | In Good Company Collab 

Pixel & Co | More or Less Collab

Karla Dudley | Stamp Press Photo

Maya De Leon & Gennifer Bursett | A New Beginning Collab

AC Crate Paper | Paperheart EP1, Paperheart EP2, 

AC Dear Lizzy | Lucky Charm EP3, Lucky Charm PP3 5th & Frolic EP3

Juliana Kneipp | With All My Heart

Patti Knox | Gemstone Swirls

Dani Mogstad is giving away a $10 gift card to one lucky winner, just for playing along with her scrap lift challenge. Read all about it here in the forum. Here's my take on the scrap lift. You have until Oct 13th to post your layout.

Dani Mogstad | ScrapLift Challenge for October
Dani Mogstad:
Softly Falling Complete Kit
Happy Fall Y'all Complete Kit
Birds of a Feather Complete Kit
Pumpkin Spice Latte Complete Kit
Everyday Eclectic Journal Cards
Everyday Amazing Journal Cards
  Anna Aspnes | stitched border no 1
Crystal Wilkerson | stitches   

That's all I have for now, but be sure to check in on Monday for the new Digital Project Life releases! Have a great weekend!

New Digital Release and October Kit of the Month

Welcome to October ... Design by Dani has the most adorable Halloween kit releasing today.
Here's Frightful:

available at jessicasprague.com

Design by Dani | Frightful Complete Kit

Katie Pertiet | Touch Up Paint No. 5

And the October $1.99 kit is It's Scary. On sale for $1.99 the entire month.

available at jessicasprague.com

Design by Dani | It's Scary Complete Kit

Thanks for looking and Happy  Friday!

Layouts with Templates

Today I have a bunch of layouts to share using some fabulous templates by Crystal Livesay. She's a designer over at Pixels & Co and her templates are really fun to work with.

This first page is filled with all the colors & paterns I am loving right now ... soft pinks & greens with pops of color and a bit of black ... and for the patterns ... watercolor, dots, chevrons and florals. So pretty.

Crystal Livesay | These Moments V2 Template

Maggie Holmes Collection

Maggie Holmes | Flea Market Digital Project Life Mini

Creashens | Wonderfall (stitches) 

The Ardent Sparrow | Savannah (buttons) 

The next layout is from our extended family summer vacation spent on Lake Ontario ... it's a picture of my daughter, nephew and SIL enjoying our day out on the boat. It's amazing how being out on the water can erase all your stress and worries ... could use a little of that right now.

Crystal Livesay | Effortless V2 Template

Dear Lizzy | Lucky Charm Collection

One Little Bird | Stargazer

Gennifer Bursett | Anchored Collection

2 am | Destination Adventure (paint)

Lou Cee Creations | Sailaway (pinwheel)

Angie Kovacs | Sailaway (wooden wheel)

This layout expresses my love-hate relationship with Fall. The mum photo is from our weekend's day trip to the Apple Orchard. This layout came together quickly using Crystal's template and just one kit, Wonderfall, by Creashens.

Crystal Livesay | These Moments V2 Template

Creashens | Wonderfall Kit

All three layouts were done is short amount of time ... that is the beauty of using well designed templates. Love that! 

And I have just one more layout to share today. These photos were taken in poor lighting with my iphone while my (too old to be riding tricycles) kids were goofing off in the department store & zooming up and down the aisles. But the memory was too good to not use the photos just bc they weren't perfect, so I scrapped them anyway. I used an adorable kit by Dani Mogstad to liven up the page and really accent the colors in the Instagram photos.

available at jessicasprague.com

Designs By Dani | I Like Love You Collection

That's all for today. Thanks for looking.

Latest Layouts . . . lots of them!

Just popping in to share the latest layouts (and there are quite a few ... with the kids back in school, I've been busy creating) with the newest product releases this week:

Up first is Designs by Dani's School House Kit. A darling back to school kit with an amazing color palette ... very old school!

available at Jessica Sprague

Designs by Dani | Schoolhouse Complete Kit

Designs by Dani | Chalkboard Alpha
on the photo:
Amy Tangerine Brushes | Ready Set Go & Yes Please

I also created this page with The Ardent Sparrow's Sentimentality Journal Cards. Definitely not intended to be a back to school journal card theme, but the quotes and sayings on the cards were fitting for the pictures captured of my kid's after their first day back to school.

available at The Lily Pad

The Ardent Sparrow | Sentimentality Journal Cards

The Ardent Sparrow & Valerie Wibbens | Legacy Collab

Becky Higgins | Project Life Template U

The next scrapbook layout I have to share with you is using The Ardent Sparrow's Watercolor Papers and Journal Cards ... every color of the rainbow in this collection, so it goes with everything! I loved how the soft blues, greens and greys complimented my summery, outdoor pictures.

available at Pixel & Company

The Ardent Sparrow | The Watercolor Papers

The Ardent Sparrow | The Watercolor Journal Cards

The Ardent Sparrow |  Sophie Sunset Elements

The Ardent Sparrow | Better Together Part 1

The Ardent Sparrow & One Little Bird | Going Places Collab

Becky Higgins | Project Life Template U

Here's an adorable pair of collections Brand New Girl and Brand New Boy by The Ardent Sparrow. Perfect for baby girls and boys or older children as well.

 available at The Lily Pad
 The Ardent Sparrow | The Brand New Boy Collection
Amy Martin | Digi Scrap Parade Template
Jessica Sprague | Vintage Frames

available at The Lily Pad

The Ardent Sparrow | The Brand New Girl Collection

Sara Gleason | That's Life Template

The last layout I have to share is using Design by Dani's She's Got Game collection, it's been around for a little while, but is perfect for all those fall sports shots.

available at Jessica Sprague
Designs by Dani | She's Got Game Collection

Before I leave you to enjoy your weekend I have a Project Life alert ... if you love the digital Project Life products, make sure you come back on Monday. Monday's gonna be huge! ;)

-jenn xoxo

Monday Memory Keeping ... back to school!

Hey there! Today is the First Day of School for my kids ... both in Middle School again this year, one in 7th and one in 8th. I think this is the latest First Day of School for  us yet. So ... for me it was "time". For them ... not so much. They are never happy to see their carefree days of summer disappear. I don't blame them.

In September, I am always happy to get back into a routine again. I hope they settle in to their new routine over the course of the week as well. (It usually takes a few days ... but once they get into the swing of things & get to see their friends ... routine becomes the new normal rather quickly.) Can't wait to hear how their day went, later this afternoon!

This morning I have two digital project life style layouts to share with you. This one is about last week and preparation for going back to school ... I documented the little things like getting haircuts, back to school shopping and organization of supplies. I used the new Maggie Holmes Flea Market Mini kit (on sale this week!). It is darling and I can't wait to use it again & again!

available at digitalprojectlife.com

Maggie Homes Flea Market Mini Kit

Midnight Edition Paper Pack 2

other:

Dani Mogstad | School Daze Complete Kit available at JessicaSprague.com

Stitches by Crystal Wilkerson

Dear Lizzy | Lucky Charm Element Pack 2 (polka dot banner-recolored)

This next page features Amy Tan's new Digital Project Life kit, Cut & Paste. Also on sale this week. Feeling nastalgic about the summer ending, I used it to document highlights from June. Love the way this kit is so soft & muted, yet still so colorful! Awesome! 

available at digitalprojectlife.com

Amy Tangerine Cut & Paste Mini Kit

Midnight Edition Paper Pack 2

other little details:

Amy Tan | Sketchbook Element Pack 2 (flowers and paper bits)

Dear Lizzy | Lucky Charm Element Pack 2 (polka dot banner flag)

The Ardent Sparrow | Better Together, Part 1 (buttons)

A. Pennington | Destination Adventure (gold banner flag and birds)

Stitches by Crystal Wilkerson 

Thanks for looking! 

Memory Keeping Monday ...

Here in the US, it is Labor Day, which usually marks an end of the summer and a return to school in NY. But this year the kids have a weird back to school schedule and will be home for another week. Today it is thundering, lightening and pouring rain ... my pooches are gathered at my feet, one on each side, waiting for the storm to pass. Since we are just getting back from vacation ... we opted for a quiet weekend at home, aside from Saturday's soccer tournament. It would be nice to go out for a run or a hike, together as a family, but the skies look angry today. I think it will be more of a family movie kinda day, than an outdoor adventure kinda day. And honestly ... that's ok by me!

I have a few layouts with photos of our vacation to share today ... I just joined The Ardent Sparrow's Creative Team. Seriously love Rebecca's beautiful designs! This first kit is so soft with pretty melons and greys ... perfect for that sunset view from the boat photo from our vacation!

available at Pixels & Co.

The Ardent Sparrow | Sophie Sunset Elements

The Ardent Sparrow | Sophie Sunset Papers

This is a layout with Beach Party from Designs by Dani at Jessica Sprague. Such a fun kit perfect for any water themed photos. These were photos taken from the boat while cruising around Lake Ontario.

available at jessciasprague.com

Designs by Dani | Beach Party Complete Kit

And this page uses Dani's Imagination Kit with a photo of my little girl playing dressup, ten years ago. This kit is the featured kit for September and is just $1.99 this month!

available at jessciasprague.com

Designs by Dani | Imagination Complete Kit

stitches by Anna Aspnes

So many soccer photos ... here's a page highlighting some of my favorite shots from last year using Dani's Play Ball Kit.

available at jessciasprague.com

Designs by Dani | Play Ball Complete Kit

frames and glows by Anna Aspnes

That's it for now. Thanks for looking.

Memory Keeping Monday ... a little late!

Happy Monday evening! Today I spent the day with the kids getting organized for school. School ... not a word they are happy to hear. While so many of you are already sharing "first day of school pictures" on social media, we are still enjoying 2 more weeks of summer vacation & freedom from the back to school routine.

But today it was time to do a little preparation for the big day in September. It will be here before we know it, like it or not!

We have an old armoire that we use as command central for school supplies and project related storage. It had not been cleaned or organized in at least 9 months! So we tackled it today and found more pencils and loose leaf paper than Staples. OK, maybe not that much paper, but still, there was so much, I had to devote a whole shelf just to loose leaf.

This made it easy to see what was needed and what was not. Then we set out to buy the remainder of the items on the school supply list. I'm happy to report, one store ... and we are done. Except for the 18 boxes of tissues that my two kids need to bring in. No comment. 

After our school supply shopping & organizing of the armoire, I treated to the kids to ice cream cones  ... all was good, and the big bad word ... school ... was soon forgotten again. Happy to report, we are back in summer vacation mode for two more weeks.

Speaking of summer vacation ... check out this Digital Project Life layout from our island vacation last week:

available at digitalprojectlife.com

Becky Higgins Digital Project Life

Ledger Cards

Lined Cards (will be available in the store as a freebie!)

Cobalt Edition Extras

Cherry Edition Extras

Clementine Edition Extras

 

Man, I miss that island already! And I have this layout of my Dad enjoying one of his favorite things to do on the island, fishing! This is using a freebie template created by KerriAnne Phelps, a CT with Designs by Dani. You can grab the template here!

available at jessicasprague.com

Designs by Dani

Campout Complete Kit

August Freebie Template

Thanks for looking!

Guesting with Designs by Dani

Hey There! Many of you know that I worked on the Jessica Sprague CT for almost three years. Well, while there, I fell in love with a designer who's kits, for me, are just so perfect and so complete. Dani Mogstad, of Designs by Dani, creates lovely mixes of papers and elements and her kits have just about everything you could need to complete an adorable page ... journal cards, cute paper bits, frames, and realistic baubles like ribbons and buttons.

I'm happy to be joining her CT as a guest for a few months! Here's my first page for Dani, with today's release Hello World & the coordinating Woodie Alpha Kit. Tell me this kit isn't perfect to scrap all those travel and "going places" photos that you have acquired over the summer.

available at jessicasprague.com

Designs by Dani:

Hello World Complete Kit

Woodie Alpha
Dawn by Design:
Challenge Me - Vol 1 Template

Love the melon and mint, don't you?

Thanks for looking!