PaperHaus Magazine {summer}

This weekend I was working on my Fall submissions for PaperHaus Magazine, and I realized I never shared my Summer issue work with you. I hope you had a chance to visit the Summer issue, if not, you can view it HERE.

This is the layout I made for the travel theme and I used Lily Bee Destination collection for my layout. It works great for the topic and for a rugged boys page. These pictures are from last summer when Nate and his friend Cole went to a baseball game.

I also make the card sketch for many of the issues of PaperHaus Magazine. This is the card I made for the Summer issue sketch. If you didn't get to see the sketch yet, you can view it HERE at page 104.

The PaperHaus Magazine Fall issue call ends August 1st. If you get a chance, stop by to see if you can submit anything for publication. It promises to be another wonderful issue — give it a go and submit!

Thanks for stopping today to see my projects!

Hello Again {blog hop}

Welcome to the Hello Again Blog Hop! We are so excited to help Kaitlin celebrate this release. Hello Again is her first line designed with Carta Bella! You may already know Kaitlin as the fabulous owner and creator of Ormolu products.

If you started here then head over to Kaitlin's blog first to start at the beginning. You should have come to my blog from Jennifer's blog.

When you are finished hopping through all of the blogs go back to Kaitlin's blog and leave a comment telling her what your favorite part is about the Hello Again line for a chance to win the Hello Again collection.

For a second chance to win, you can: 
• Share your favorite project on Facebook
• Pin your favorite project on Pinterest
• Tweet your favorite project on Twitter
…then share a link to your 'share', 'pin' or 'tweet' in the comments on Kaitlin's blog.

Here are the Project Life pages I made using the Hello Again line. I just love the sheet with the cards meant just for Project Life.

The colors and patterns are fun and gender neutral so they seem to work on just about anything. The sticker sheet is jam packed with fun sayings and trending images.

Comments will close Sunday night at 9 p.m. (MT) and a random winner will be picked. Winner will be announced on Kaitlin's blog post on Monday, so check there to see if you won!

We can't wait to see what you think of the collection and the projects, so leave love notes on the blog posts along the way! We love to hear from you!

Now you are off to Angie Gutshall's blog! ------ > Keep on hopping! Thanks for stopping to visit here along the way.

Summertime {imaginisce}

For the month of July, the DT for Imaginisce each took one day in the month to share a summertime project that used at least one Imaginisce tool and shared a summery feel. I made a pool and sky scene for my layout.

I gathered some papers that had blue, yellow and orange tones and cut them into 2"-3" strips. I also had 4 photos, my i-rock, tweezers and glam rocks. 

My step-by-step process is shared on the Imaginisce blog today, so stop by there if you were interested in learning more about my process.

I have to say that the i-rock makes it so easy to add bling to your pages. With sequins being such a big trend right now, glam rocks and hot rocks can help you achieve the same look without needing to figure out how to adhere them to your projects. 

Here are some close-up pics of my page. I love the little fishy from the Outdoor Adventure collection. I wish I had a whole sheet of just the fishy sticker — too cute!

Thanks for stopping to see my summertime Imaginisce layout for this month. I had fun making it!

Color Wash collection reveal {pink paislee}

Oh  my goodness! The Color Wash collection from Pink Paislee is amazing! Debuting at Summer Cha this month, it will not disappoint. I was incredibly lucky to get a chance to preview the collection and create a few samples for the Pink Paislee booth and website reveal.

Here are a few sneak peeks. You can see the pages and projects in their entirety on the Pink Paislee blog today.

I have to say that the watercolor tags were my favorite. I loved playing around with the watercolors I had with the tags and getting such fun results. The papers in this collection are stunning — they are just pretty to look at.

Thanks for stopping to see some of the reveal for Pink Paislee's Color Wash. Head over to their blog for a chance to win it before you can buy it and see the full reveal of my projects as well as some of the other DT.

Me & Summer {scrapbook circle}

Yesterday I shared a new sketch challenge on the Scrapbook Circle blog. Stop on over there to see the rest of the reveal and the prize for this month's lucky participant. You can also see the sketch at the bottom of this post.

The July kit, Let's Chat, is so fun! I really love the colors and patterns in this one, especially for my son's pages. 

I just love this one picture of my son. Can you tell he was excited for it to be the last day of school? I just love the unapologetic enthusiasm he has for the end of school and start for summertime. 

This kraft photo frame was part of the larger Jillibean Soup 12x12 polaroid frames sheet in the Let's Chat kit. I had to cut it apart and make the best use of that piece of paper.

This is the sketch for July. Check out the Scrapbook Circle blog for details on how to be eligible to win this month's prize and where to link up your version of the sketch.

Thanks for stopping to see my layout today!

Fun in the sun {lily bee}

It's a Project Life day on the Lily Bee blog, and I'm sharing my fun in the sun work for the week with a Project Life spread. 

If you follow my blog regularly, you know that my son's project life book was the 6x8 book from Simple Stories and detailed his first grade year. Now that it is summer, I moved to the 12x12 sheets for some summertime project life layouts. 

I used a mix of Pinwheel and Destination Lily Bee collections for my pages. The 4th of July graphic is cut from my Cameo and you can download my design file for FREE here at this link. Help yourself and enjoy!

This is the second page and I just love how well the colors from both collections mixed on this page. 

The Chit Chat sticker sheets and Circles & Tags sheets worked perfectly to add little phrases.

Our Cady girl enjoys fun in the sun just as much as us, so I just had to snap some pictures of her watching all of the pool excitement.

I have to admit that I am starting to like the larger 12x12 PL pages, but they do take much longer to put together than I anticipated they would. I can see where if you kept this up for a full year it would be a struggle to stay current.

Thanks for stopping to see my PL page today. 

Samantha Walker Creative Crafters Team Blog Hop

Welcome to the Samantha Walker Creative Crafters Team Blog Hop! You should have come to my blog from Claudia Harvey. If you found me first, make sure to start back at Samantha Walker's blog to catch all of the fun from the beginning.

This month's lucky winner will receive the All Boy Stamp Set.

...and be eligible for the free SVG/Silhouette file for this month. Be sure to look extra closely at Step #4 below to learn how you can get this FREE SVG and Silhouette Studio file:

To enter, just leave a comment on Samantha's blog during Wednesday 7/10 until Sunday 7/14. The winner will be announced on Samantha's Facebook page on Monday 7/15.

For additional entries:

1. Receive an additional entry for commenting on each of the other blogs in the blog hop.
2. Go here and follow Samantha Walker's blog. 
3. Follow her on Facebook.

4. Sign up for an e-mail subscription to Samantha's blog and you will automatically receive a link to a free SVG cutting file that you can download and use on your personal electronic cutter. If you are already a subscriber, just enter in your information in the secure form on Samantha's blog!  The free files will be e-mailed early next week!

To receive the additional entries and get the free files, mention in your comment on Samantha's blog that you have done so! 

Now for this month's theme: Family Fun!

I had fun mixing the Giddy Up collections with the Cool Summer collection from Carta Bella. For my layout, I borrowed some pictures of my brother's family. They posted some family vacation and summertime pictures and I just couldn't help myself. I was so glad when my sister-in-law said I could use them for a layout. Such a cute family! 

Your next stop on the hop is Jamie Cripps... Click on the image below to keep on hopping!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Thanks for hopping along with us this month! 

Scrapbook Circle Let's Chat {winner}

 The winner of my Scrapbook Circle Let's Chat kit giveaway is…

Kimberly Kett! Send me an email with your shipping address to Diana[at]ScrapbookCircle[dot]com and we'll get that sent out to you.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by and commented! I'll have another layout using the Let's Chat kit later on this week here on my blog.

My new tattoo

My friend Renee came over this past weekend and we spent an afternoon just chattin' and scrappin' while our kids played. It was fun, and I made this layout while we crafted.

It's a mix of Fancy Pants, Glitz Design and a stamp set from Kelly Purkey — some of my recent favorites that I seem to reach for whenever I get the chance.

I got my new tattoo a few weeks ago and I love how it turned out. I designed it in Photoshop ahead of time and the tattoo artist did a great job giving me exactly what I wanted. The word in the top left corner says "create,"in case it is too small to read. 

I found out that the anchor can symbolize tranquility, serenity and hope. So, my tattoo means "forever creating, forever hopeful." I love that!

I doodled a bit on my page, too. Something I love the look of and never do enough. Thanks for stopping to see my layout today!

> If you were away for the 4th of July holiday, don't forget to comment on my post for the Let's Chat Scrapbook Circle giveaway. You still have time to leave a comment by the end of the day today for a chance to win.