December Daily 2014: Title Page and Day 1

I love Christmas. I skipped out on making a December Daily Album last year and I really wish I hadn't. I knew I would make one this year, even if it took me well past December to finish it. That being said, I have officially started it!

In the past I documented everything we did every day for my album. This year I wanted to be more subject based. This format makes it easy for those days we really don't do anything! 

I am going to try and keep up this year, but at the same time I don't want to rush it. There are stories I want to document and I want to be sure to take my time and get my thoughts down. I also have a 10 month old I'm keeping up with! This makes EVERYTHING a challenge!

I am using Teresa Collins Candy Cane Lane and Tinsel and Company for the album this year. I love that they can be used alone or mixed together. I am keeping the design very simple this year so that the emphasis is on the photographs and the stories. 

Title Page

I used a clear acetate sheet for the title page. I wanted it to stand out but give a glimpse of the next page as well. The wreath is a cut file from the Silhouette store. The alpha stickers are Tinsel and Company.

Day 1

For this page I used photos from our Christmas photo shoot. I wanted to dedicate a page to her 1st Christmas. The trees are actually the triangle banner stickers upside down, the center one is just paper cut larger. The writing is with a gold sharpie and the wood veneer number is from Teresa Collins Something Wonderful collection that's been embossed with gold embossing powder. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

The Things I Love

Family photos for us are an extreme rarity. It's next to impossible to get everyone together, dressed, looking in the direction of the camera and having a fairly decent expression on their face, am I right?

Imagine how surprised I was to set up this shot and get a fabulous photograph! 

What better way to compliment the picture then with a great scrapbook collection from Teresa Collins. This is her Hello My Name Is collection that can currently be found at Joann's Fabric and Craft Store. She specially designed some exclusive pieces that can only be found at Joann's. What a great collection!

I added some subtle texture to the background using one of her fabulous stencils and some translucent embossing paste. I think it really compliments the layout and adds dimension. And how about those WOOD dots?? How cool are those? I just LOVE them!

 I love the journaling snippets. These are an easy way for me to inject my thoughts on a layout when I don't necessarily have an actual story to include. These stickers have all the right sayings. The things I LOVE part is actually a 4x6 vertical card that is included in the 12x12 paper pack. I just cut it down to use that part. 

I really love how this layout turned out and can't wait to play some more with this collection. Thanks for stopping by!

For the Love of Boots

Hello! Today I have a layout I created using Teresa Collins Something Wonderful collection. I love love this collection. The colors are fun and vibrant, yet not overwhelming. They worked perfect with this layout of my middle daughter and her boots. 

I designed this with a white background to really make the photography and patterns pop. I cut the beginning of my title with my Silhouette Cameo. I welded the words to a rectangular box so that I could finish the title on it with alphabet stickers. 

Here is a quick Flipagram tutorial I created to help show how to easily line up alphabet stickers on a layout!

I really love these gold sequin stars. They have a matte finish and really add some fun dimension. I used the TODAY card as paper in this layout, but it is 3"x 4" which makes it perfect for pocket pages as well!

 The pale blue green wood grain patterned paper that's behind the photograph is actually from the 6x6 paper pad for this collection. This is a great use for these smaller paper pads. This particular paper is not included in the 12x12 paper collection. What a great addition to this layout that I would have missed out on had I not had the smaller paper pad.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Kristy

Best from 2013

I can't believe 2013 is really over! It seems like someone hit the fast forward at places. I keep seeing many other blogs posting their top photos from the year and I thought this would be a fun one to do. Last year was a very dead year for my photography. I think everyone goes through slow times, mine just lasted most of the year. I had lots of other personal projects and for a first time in a long time my photography took a back burner.


That being said when I went back and reviewed my pictures for the year this one particular jumped out at me. This is a photo of my niece playing in the pool. She has such spunk and energy and I love that I was able to capture some of it in this picture!

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life at supersonic speed

There goes another week! My kids schedules have me so busy that the weeks are flying by at an insanely fast speed!

Lots of things going on...appts, school play auditions, soccer practice, homework! whew! So basically what I.m saying is I have been a little lacking in the creating area! That being said I figured no blog post is complete without pics...

This first shot was earlyyyyyy last Sunday morning. I am currently training for a half-marathon. (yes I have completely lost my mind). Anyways, Sunday I had a 10k on my schedule. My sweet brother was nice enough to come run it with me. While I was waiting for him, I saw these little bunnies in the front yard. I love how the sky looks in this picture!

 

This next one is just a silly self portrait of sorts. Just playing mostly.

I mentioned we had been having quite a few soccer practices. Well Abby's practice last week happened to be while the remnants of Hurricane Issac were coming through. There weren't any storms, just rain...so they pushed on with practice. She had a blast. I held camp in the car. Nice and dry!

I am planning on playing in my scrappy room this weekend so hopefully I have some fun goodies to share from there soon. I will leave you with this picture of my Charlie. I have been trying to get back into taking pictures other than from my phone :D

Have a great day!

this is my favorite face photo from 2011 and thats why im entering it in the best face photo from 2011 challenge at i heart faces!

it reminds me how i need to get back into shooting regularly!

thanks for stopping by!

in the swing

attempting to get back into the swing of things. so very glad school is ending soon and we can take a deep breath from that!

also trying to get back into my creative roots so to speak. so keep your fingers crossed!

i HEART faces

here is an entry for the i HEART faces contest this week:)

thanks for looking!

1st day of school

i cant believe i have a 2 kids in school full time! where have the years gone? oy

my hydrangea

we have spent a lot of time and energy with landscaping this summer and it is really turning out beautiful. i have always loved hydrangeas and i just adore this one. it is still in its pot since i just can't decide on a location for it yet. but it did not disappoint me, the blooms are amazing!

seoul print 2 & 3 now available

SEOUL PRINT 2:

20 x 20; $50 plus shipping

SEOUL PRINT 3:

20 x 16

$50 plus shipping

Let me know if you are interested!

k

my niece

isn't she a doll??

growing up

tonight was abby's class musical, ironically titled get up and grow. i must be feeding my kids too well cause they have been doing a lot of growing lately. (brace yourself mom and dad)

it had been awhile since i got the girls together for pics...and of course there is no better time than when you have a new camera:) so i had to break that baby in right!

can you tell my kids were born and raised with a camera in their face. they are not shy. i actually had to stop shooting them cause they had used up my entire memory card.

take another mommy...just one more....

ok i promise this is the last one mommy...

bwhaaa...boy do we really have her fooled!!

this would be the money shot. thanks kiddos. thanks for growing up on me when i was busy washing dishes and tucking you in at night. thanks for making me wonder where all these past years have gone. thanks for making me feel that much older. thanks for being simply amazing.

this is what happens...

when your baby grows up and no longer wants her picture taken :(

it ok...i will still take them...she will just look goofy in them:) bwhaaa!

2 can play this game:)

china photos

just been in the mood lately to catch up on photos i have yet to edit. so i started working on pics from my trip to china. little different editing style with these...but i really like it.

and of course this one is my favorite of all. i think it will be finding a place on my wall very soon :)

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a little of this and a little of that

see how bad i am about taking pictures? i couldn't even finish my own challenge! ugh! frustrating. i need a clone!

here is a pic from last week when ella and i took a walk in the woods:

then i decided to ride this sewing roller coaster, so i made some cafe style curtains for my scrapbook area. even lined them...they came out awesome if i do say so myself :)

thats all for today:)

i ♥ faces dramatic b&w entry

here is my entry for the i ♥ faces dramatic b&w contest entry. thanks for looking:)