July is here with all its fireworks, and hot days. Its red. Its white. Its blue. Hot dogs. Hamburgers. Roasted marshmallows. Lemonades. Pool days. We love it all!
This month we are celebrating The Great Outdoors. Let's see what our team has put together! (If you want to see the journaling, and the layouts in a bigger size, please click on over to the gallery album!)
All It Took | Aliza Deutsch
12 x 12 | materials cardstock (Bazzill Basics, American Crafts) + patterned paper (Studio Calico, Cocoa Daisy) + flair (Amy Tangerine) + tag (Fancy Pants) + stickers (Simple Stories, My Mind’s Eye) + digital stamp (Ali Edwards) + wood veneer (Cocoa Daisy) + fonts (Burst My Bubble)
A Note from Aliza
It’s been a while since I used such a dark background for a layout. And, I never imagined that I would use that bright green cardstock. But sometimes it just works out. I like when that happens.
July Fun Fact
I have a little notebook of all the things I’d like to do and get done this summer.
Fun Flowers | Sue Althouse
12 x 12 | materials cardstock (Bazzill) + patterned paper (Amy Tangerine) + border punch (Fiskars) + thickers, ribbon (American Crafts) + ink (Tim Holtz) + floss (We R Memory Keepers) + fabric sticker, wood veneer (Studio Calico) + mini pearls (Doodlebug) + typewriter (Remington)
A Note from Sue
This layout celebrates one of my favorite summer flowers, the Black-eyed Susan. I think they are just so happy and cheerful.
July Fun Fact
July is my birth month. I don't celebrate on just one day. The entire month is mine!
Hiking the Quarry | Jennifer Larson
12 x 12 | materials cardstock (Bazzill) + patterned paper (Lily Bee) + stickers (Lily Bee) + flair (Studio Calico) + ink (Jenni Bowlin) + font (Times New Roman)
A Note from Jenny
Last summer’s camping trip was a wet mess, but the walk through the historic quarry was buggy but divine. I chose my favorite photos, enlarged the best to 8 x 12, then scrapped it with happy colors and few embellishments to celebrate the memory.
July Fun Fact
My boys’ shoe sizes are bigger than mine right now. They are 10 and 11 years old. Yikes!
Ride | Francine Clouden
12 x 12 | materials patterned paper (My Mind's Eye) + letter stickers (Cosmo Cricket) + stickers (Glitz Design) + calendar (Jenni Bowlin) + chipboard sticker (October Afternoon) + fringed border (Heidi Swapp) + tickets + paper clip, border sticker (craft supply)
A Note from Francine
I decided to try something different with a large photo spanning the page. I also printed it on matte paper instead of photo paper for a more rustic look.
July Fun Fact
I don't think I could ever take up running, but I am happy to walk just about everywhere.
Hello Happy | Lisa Borbély
8.5 x 11 | materials patterned paper (My Minds Eye) + cardstock (American Crafts) + enamel dots (My Minds Eye) + tag (Evalicious)
A Note from Lisa
I love nature. I love my garden. I love being outside. I could have made 100 projects for this prompt! This year I have made several layouts in a 6" x 8" size and they make me super happy! Sometimes it is so much fun to work with a different size.
July Fun Fact
I am just 4 weeks from summer vacation!
Life is Good | Amy Coose
12 x 12 | materials patterned paper (Jillibean Soup, Crate Paper, Echo Park, My Mind's Eye) + mist (Studio Calico) + pen (American Crafts) + die cuts (Jillibean Soup) + wood sprinkles (Jillibean Soup) + cut file (Silhouette Online Store)
A Note from Amy
This layout shows how much my little guy loves it outside.
July Fun Fact
I am looking forward to the 4th of July this year, because Davis is finally old enough to really enjoy the fireworks.
Explore | Jina Jean
12 x 12 | materials patterned paper (Studio Calico) + stickers (Crate Paper) + layered borders (Crate Paper) + thickers (Crate Paper) + arrow clip (Freckled Fawn)
A Note from Jina
I decided to make a layout for July gallery with Crate Paper's new collection, The Open Road. It's absolutely perfect collection for travel themed works in this season.
July Fun Fact
It's time to travel for summer vacation with my friends!
Summer | Cristina C. Scrap
12 x 12 | materials paper (Studio Calico, Anna Griffin) + wood dots (My Mind’s Eye) + embellishments (Studio Calico) + gesso + watercolors (Caran D’Ache, Faber Castell) + ink (Hero Arts) + stamps (Studio Calico, October Afternoon) + stickers (American Crafts) + vellum tape (BasicGrey) + sewing machine + gold thread + adhesive (Glue Glider Pro, American Crafts)
A Note from Cristina
I love this picture that I took last month - it really captures the essence of summer for me!
July Fun Fact
Every year when we go to see the Fourth of July fireworks I end up being badly eaten by mosquitoes. Here’s to hoping I get spared this year!
Go See Do | Celeste Smith
12 x 12 | materials kit (Great Outdoors Explore by Kristin Kronin-Barrow) + font (Rockwell)
A Note from Celeste
My boys spend a lot of time outdoors especially when we are on vacation. One of the main activities Adam is interested in is fishing especially on a boat. I was excited that my husband stopped for a minute and took a few photos. I avoid boats as I have awful motion sickness!
July Fun Fact
Both boys are going away for the same week during July. It will be nice to have a quiet house, but after a few days I’ll surely be missing them!
We (heart) Outside! | Marnie Flores
12 x 12 | materials papers, embellishments (Creativity by Crystal) + font (Bebas, Pea Comfy Cozy)
A Note from Marnie
After using Crystal's new templates this past week, I remembered how much I loved blocking. And how happy I am that my margins can be so straight now that I make my pages digitally!
July Fun Fact
This month we are embarking on a cross country travel that looks to be 4500 miles. Yikes! It seemed much more doable before I saw how many miles there were...
Jordan Lake | Kate Christensen
8.5 x 11 | materials digital kit (Going Places Collaboration by The Ardent Sparrow and One Little Bird) + alpha (Elemental: Snippy Alphas by Gennifer Bursett) + tag (Tag You're It by Robyn Meierotto) + doily (Made of Awesome by Gennifer Bursett) + arrow (Wood Veneer: Arrows by Sahlin Studio) + stitches (Bare + Necessities No.2 by Creashens) + template (Capturing Fall by Amy Martin) + fonts (Traveling Typewriter)
A Note from Kate
I've wanted to scrap this photo for years! I kept trying to think of ways to crop it and still be able to feel just how magnificent that view really was. Then I realized that I don't need to crop it. I brought it onto the page as is and kept my elements and clusters small so the photo could really shine.
July Fun Fact
I ran my very first 5K last month!
#garden 2014 | Lisa Borbély
8.5 x 11 | materials patterned paper (BasicGrey) + cardstock (American Crafts) + enamel dots (My Mind's Eye) + letter stickers (Fancy Pants Designs, October Afternoon) + wood veneer (Studio Calico) + word sticker (Momenta) + stamp (Becky Higgins)
A Note from Lisa
My garden is like my sanctuary. I turn to dirt whenever I need some peace. J I love seeing my garden grow from seed to harvest.
July Fun Fact
I cannot eat more spinach now J
Home Sweet Home | Lisa Borbély
8.5 x 11 | materials patterned paper (My Mind's Eye) + cardstock (American Crafts) + letter stickers (BasicGrey) + wood veneer (Pink Fresh Studio, Studio Calico) + stamp (October Afternoon)
A Note from Lisa
I like using large photos on layouts from time to time. It gives a certain challenge when you are not used to it!
Camping | Valerie O'Neall
12 x 12 | materials patterned paper (My Mind's Eye) + wood veneer sheet (My Mind's Eye) + chipboard stickers (My Mind's Eye) + thickers (American Crafts) + wood dots (My Mind's Eye) + pen (American Crafts) + die cut machine (Silhouette Cameo)
A Note from Valerie
The My Mind's Eye Necessities: Wood collection is great for scrapbooking the outdoors. I die cut the wood veneer sheet with my Silhouette. I took a background design of triangles and turned them into trees with some simple stitching.
July Fun Fact
So thankful to have great friends with boys about the same age as my son. Don't know what we'd do without them this summer!
Another Day In Paradise | Jennifer Hignite
12 x 12 | materials digital kit (Every Little Bit: Daydream Bundle by Deena Rutter)
A Note from Jennifer
This layout showcases some of my favorite photos from our family vacation to Paradise MI last summer!
July Fun Fact
Swimming is my favorite summer activity, as long as it is in a pool! This girl is not a fan of lakes (except for the Great Lakes!).
Best Ever | Diane Payne
12 x 12 | materials patterned paper (Studio Calico, Crate Paper, We R Memory Keepers) + buttons (A Flair for Buttons) + brads (October Afternoon) + mist(Heidi Swapp) + stickers (Crate Paper, Heidi Swapp, Twine & Ink) + pen (American Crafts)
A Note from Diane
A layout about the things we enjoy while in our backyard has been on my mind for several years, the great outdoors theme was perfect for finally getting these thoughts on paper.
July Fun Fact
I had the opportunity to work a flight to Brazil in June. The enthusiasm of all the World Cup fans made the trip a lot of fun! The hotel was all decked out with World Cup decor making it a fun and memorable trip!
Capable of Glistening | Amy Sorenson
12 x 12 | materials patterned paper (Fancy Pants) + alphabet stickers (American Crafts) + fonts (Adobe Caslon, Voluptate)
A Note from Amy
When I printed out this photo, I had every intention to write about our adventures at Chileno Bay in Mexico (we wandered over some rocks onto a pristine and deserted stretch of beautiful beach). I really meant for it to be about an outdoor adventure! But when I wrote the journaling, something entirely different came out, mostly prompted by the quote I used for the title. (It's from David Levithan's book Every Day.)
July Fun Fact
This month, my husband and I are hiking Half Dome in Yosemite. I couldn't be more excited!
A big thank you to our team for a fantastic gallery! We hope you enjoy it and that you find many useful and fun ideas for your own pages!
