NEW October Afternoon!

Hey everyone!  Today I have a layout to share that I created with some brand spankin' new papers from October Afternoon.  October Afternoon is hands down one of my favorite companies and I was so excited to see their two new releases at the show, Fly A Kite and The Thrift Shop.  They just have such a way with colors and patterns.  The good gals at the booth (Charity and Angie) were kind enough to give me some paper to play with and play I did!  LOVE both new releases and can't wait to get my hands on some more!

I used Fly A Kit for this layout.  The colors in this line are so bright and airy.  I had these older photos of Darian just itching for a layout and I was happy to finally be able to put them to good use.

 

Since I was mostly just playing with paper I decided to have a little fun with my punches and scissors and create this cute little cloud with a sun peeking out behind it to help play off the theme of my photos.

And just a little detail shot of my title work.  I used the chip letters from the Nook & Pantry line by Basic Grey and placed them on another larger little cloud die cut.  A sticker from the Farm Fresh line by October Afternoon and a orange button tied with some brown baker's twine from Studio Calico finishes it all off.

That's it for today.  I've been reorganizing my space a bit this weekend.  I'm always in a state or constant reorganization - or at least it feels that way.  I'm always trying to find the most efficient way to store my stuff while purging a bit of the old and making room for the new.  LOL  Thanks for stopping by!

A layout to share ...

Hey everyone!  Feels so good to finally have a layout to share.  One that I actually just created and don't have to "hold on" to for some other reason kwim?  I had the gorgeous February kit from My Scrapbook Nook waiting for me when I returned home from CHA on Wednesday.  This kit features the Origins Collection from Basic Grey and can I just say that I am in LOVE?!?  Seriously I think this is one of my most favorite collections to date.  I love the color combo of yellow, green, brown and black all mixed together with delightful florals and gorgeous graph papers.  YUM!

For my layout I pulled out an older photo of my sweet little Darian.  He's only 9 months old in this picture - check out those chubby cheeks!

I love all of the new embellishments Basic Grey offers with each of their collections especially the "pieces" and the "micro mono" and "mini mono" stickers.  Talk about heaven on earth!  Here I used one of the pieces along with some of the "element: stickers and a pretty little Maya Road stick pin.

 

I LOVE to layer the element stickers.  There are tons on each sheet and you can create endless new shapes and designs by just using a few little pop dots (my fav product ever!) and mixing and matching stickers together as I've done here.

 

Since we're talking about Basic Grey I want to share a pic of me and Miss Basic Grey herself, Kelly Goree.  Love this girl!  We had the best time at CHA together and I can't wait til I can see her again. Please excuse the graininess of the photo - my camera did not play nice with me on this trip!  LOL

That's all I've got for today.  I'm hoping to play more with this kit this weekend so I should have more to share soon.  Thanks for stopping by!  :)

Some more GCD Studios projects ...

Still recovering over here.  As much as my hubby kept up with the laundry, house, etc there's still lots to be done so I'm trying to work my way (slowly but surely) through it all.  In the meantime here are a few more projects I created for GCD Studios booth at CHA using the new teen line Zippity and the adorable Smoothie Shoppe.  Lots of images so sit back and ENJOY!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I had hoped to post some pictures that I took at the show as well but to be honest they did not turn out at all.  I was trying to not use my flash and fiddled with my camera settings and all I managed to do was take grainy, poorly lit photos.  *sigh*  Better luck next time I guess!  :)