October is here and we are back. Rested and happy. Thank you for your patience as we took a much needed holiday.
Tomorrow we will talk about the new changes, but for today, let's just mention two. The first is that our new gallery will now launch at noon on the first. We thought it kinder to those you live on the west coast. We were sad that you had to get up at 5:00 am to see the new layouts. :)
The second but of news is that we have a new teammate! Please give a warm welcome to Dee Rose! We are very excited to have her aboard and know that you are going to fall in love her just as we have. By way of introduction, she has this to tell:
I’m Dee and I live in Rotterdam, the second largest city of the Netherlands, together with my husband. I have a fulltime job, but when I’m not working I love to papercraft, make and/or eat good food and I have a serious case of wanderlust. I love to explore and find new fun places, things and people that inspire me. I’m obsessed with pictures, although I don’t consider myself a photographer by any means. I would love to be a good one, but I just haven’t invested the time to learn (yet). I may or may not some day.. But until that day the most important thing for me is to document.. So that’s what I’m doing: enjoying life and documenting it, one picture at a time.
I would invite you to stop by her blog to see just how talented she is!
And now, it is gallery time!! This month we are feeling inspired by the outdoors. Whether it is autumn or spring, there is nothing not to love about this time of year. We hope you feel the same way about the gallery. Please remember that all the layouts and journaling can be seen in larger format in the new gallery album. We hope you enjoy!
GO CANOEING
BY ALIZA
12 x 12 | materials cardstock (Jillibean Soup) + patterned paper (Cocoa Daisy) + wood veneer (Cocoa Daisy, Pinkfresh Studio) + thickers (American Crafts) + stickers (Crate Paper, Evalicious) + flair (Lily Bee Designs) + fonts (Notepaper Airplanes Light)
A Note from Aliza
This layout tells a quick story from our summer vacation. I just wanted to record that day, and some little details that capture each family member’s experience.
October Fun Fact
We got a dog a month ago! His name is Chipper, and I cannot believe how much we all love him.
OUTSIDE
BY LISA
8.5 x 11 | materials stamp (Nina Christensen) + vellum heart (Studio Calico)
A Note from Lisa
When I went to write in the material list I realized I had worked with so little official product! I kind of like it.
October Fun Fact
We have been living here at our new place since May, but we still look out our windows in awe of the gorgeous view.
GO OUTSIDE
BY TRACIE
8.5 x 11 | materials cardstock (Bazzill) + patterned paper (Echo Park, Crate Paper) + thickers (Heidi Swapp) + die cuts (October Afternoon) + stickers (Simple Stories, Crate Paper, Echo Park) + enamel dots (My Mind's Eye) + fonts (Typenoksidi)
A Note from Tracie
This layout has been on my heart for a while because I really want to capture the authentic story of my life on the pages of my scrapbooks. This is a peek into my daily life and what's important to me. Writing the journaling helped me realize just how important it is that I go outside every day. I'm going to keep this page out for a while to help me remember to make it a priority.
October Fun Fact
In one week, my friend is coming to stay with me for ten days! We are scrappy friends who have only met online. We are going to scrapbook on the road using my new Instax printer and have lots of fun adventures. This is going to be a great October! I hope it is for you too!
PART OF THE GANG
BY AMY
12 x 12 | materials patterned paper (Elle's Studio) + alphabet stickers (American Crafts) + heart and word tags (Elle's Studio) + word stickers (Simple Stories) + Rather Loud and TT Chocolates fonts
A Note from Amy
This photo is a little soft (it was starting to get dark) but I love it so much I don't care! I added the text right onto the photo in Photoshop and then printed it as an 8x12. Such a fast way to make a layout.
October Fun Fact
October is my favorite month! Hopefully I will celebrate it by going on plenty of hikes. Autumn hikes are the best.
LIKE A WALK IN THE PARK
BY DEE
12 x 12 | materials cardstock (American Crafts) + patterned paper (Studio Calico) + thickers (American Crafts) + alpha stickers (Tim&Beck for Studio Calico) + gold punchinella (Studio Calico) + washi (Paperchase) + mist (Heidi Swapp and Studio Calico) + sticker (Teresa Collins) + pen (Sharpie) + cuts (Studio Calico)
A Note from Dee
This layout came together quite quickly. The easy thing with black&white pictures is that you can pair them with practically anything! I love how the leafs turned out. I sprayed them with Mr. Huey's mist in orange and yellow and then spritzed some gold shine on it by Heidi Swapp, which gives them a beautiful shimmer. It mimics the beautiful fall sunlight:-)
October Fun Fact
From our home we have a view over the city park... It's beautiful all year round, but I especially love the view in the fall when the leafs turn orange, yellow and red and the sun casts a beautiful gold-ish light over it:-)
JOURNEY
BY CARI
8.5 x 11 | materials cardstock (American Crafts) + patterned paper (Pirates life by Echo Park) + thickers (March Messy Box) + mist (Heidi Swapp) + stickers (Crate Paper) + pen (Sakura Micron 0.3)
A Note from Cari
This photo is one of my favorites from my last vacations. I don't have many photos with my husband apart from selfies I think that is the reason why I like this one so much. But even though I have already used almost all the photos of my trip this one was the only one unused. When I saw this pirates collection by Echo Park I felt this was the collection for this photo. I love when new supplies inspire me, it make me feel it was a well spent money =)
October Fun Fact
October is one of my favorites month of the year, is when it really starts to look like spring, sunny days and still not as hot as summer, if it weren't for my allergies Spring would be my favorite season but is most like "it's complicated" relation.
ON THE EDGE
BY JENNY
12 x 12 | materials cardstock (Stampin’ Up!) + letter stickers (October Afternoon) + thickers (American Crafts) + wood veneer (Cosmo Cricket) + rub-on (Studio Calico) + die cuts (October Afternoon) + puffy sticker (Skipping 5, Lily Bee Design) + flair (Studio Calico) + ink (Jenni Bowlin)
+ metal charm (Webster’s Pages) + font (Cambria)
A Note from Jennifer
I like taking a favorite photo from vacation that has a lot of white space and using it to scrapbook a bigger story. That’s what I did here. I took the photo of my boys on the peak we had climbed and journaled about their growing up and reaching out.
October Fun Fact
Unlike my boys, I am afraid of heights!
THE GOOD LIFE
BY VALERIE
12 x 12 | materials cardstock (My Mind's Eye) + patterned paper (My Mind's Eye) + embellishments (My Mind's Eye) + other (Silhouette Cameo)
A Note from Valerie
You really can't go wrong with circles on a layout. Add just a couple or a lot—looks good either way. I mixed and matched different patterned papers from a few of My Mind's Eye's 6x6 paper pads for the circles.
October Fun Fact
The fifteen baby chicks we added to our small flock of backyard chickens this past spring have matured and started laying eggs last week!
TOTALLY YES
BY KATIE
12 x 12 | materials cardstock (We R Memory Keepers) + die cut embellishments (Crate Paper, Dear Lizzy) + stickers (Evalicious, Amy Tangerine) + die cuts (Silhouette) + mists (Heidi Swapp, Maya Road) + machine stitching + ball point pen + brad
A Note From Katie
Instead of trying to find the perfect outdoor themed embellishments for this layout, I decided to use what was already out on my desk from the last layout; limiting my supplies helped me to speed up my process and complete this layout in 20 minutes.
October Fun Fact
Several years ago my son and I climbed Precipice Trail to the top of Champlain Mountain in Acadia National Park; when we got to the top we saw the warning that the trail was for experienced hikers only!
TOTALLY DID THIS
BY BECCA
12 x 12 | materials Handmade by Jennifer Allyson (Pixels & Company)
A Note from Becca
I love all the pinks and purples from this kit. It's not something that I would typically use for horseback riding at a pumpkin patch but it totally went with my daughter's outfit and it worked!
October Fun Fact
My daughter is such a thrill seeker! I don't think I had ever ridden a horse until high school or college!
NIGHT SKY
BY MARNIE
A Note from Marnie
I don't know what it is about pink sunsets... I added the pink card to draw the attention to the pink in the photo. It was the reason I took it after all. ☺
October Fun Fact
Last year, the Halloween decorations came out the day before Halloween. It was a rough month and my decorating duties slid down to the bottom of the list. My girls asked if this year, we could do better. And we have. The house is already filled with black cats, owls, and pumpkins. It feels good to be back to normal.
That's it! Thank you for stopping by. See you tomorrow. or in a minute if you need to come back for look two and three and... :)