First Tutorial for BOAF DT!

Hi everyone!  It's time for my first technique post at Birds of A Feather.  Ok, so it was supposed to be a few days ago but our computer/internet wasn't going to let that happen.  But now we are up and running!

I don't know about you, but I love the cute Instagram frames that are popular right now.  So, I thought I would use some frames and show you they are not just for pictures. I've seen this idea on several layouts throughout Pinterest but I don't remember which ones.  If you don't have the Instagram frames, any size frame will work for this.    First I got all my supplies together.  I planned on using everything pictured but of course that changed when I started creating the page. 

Now I started laying out the pictures and frames.  I knew I wanted the frames to overlap, so I put the pictures close together then added the frames. I love that these frames have places to add journaling.

I just kept repeating this process with my 4 frames, making sure they were a little staggered and overlapped.  I think it gives it a little more of a casual fun feel.  (at least that's what I think.)

The fourth frame is not holding a picture.  This is where I changed it up a bit.  Instead of framing one of my pictures, I wanted to use it for framing some of my embellishments. 

I tucked some phrase tags under the edge of the frame.  I layered a few down the side, then I made them pop a little by outlining them with a black Sharpie. I used a pop dot to adhere the star.

 

To give the page some finishing touches, I added my new favorite embellishment, enamel dots, some washi tape to a few of the frames and then outlined the whole design in black.  And this is what the final layout looks like...

 

I had a lot of fun with this page and I hope it inspires you to either pull out your frames or go out and buy some.  If you do, I would love to see your layout.  It's quick and easy and gives your pictures and embellishments a little more UMPH! 

(The frames and tags are both from Elle's Studio) 

More Layouts!

I managed to get all the challenges done for the Birds Crop! Felt good to scrap this much. Here's what I created...

Cropping this Weekend!

Birds of a Feather Kit Co. is having a Lovebirds weekend crop! The DT has posted some great inspiration on the boards to get you in the scrapbooking mood! I've managed to get two done so far and I'm working on a third. If you have time, head over to the site and see what challenges are posted!   These are the two I have done so far. Hoping to get all of them done by Wednesday...which is the deadline for submissions. 

Photo Op

So, yesterday my darling teenage son forgot his math book at school. After reminding him several times to bring it home, you could say I was not happy when he told me he didn't have it. Since he had some assignments to redo I had to take him up to school to get the book. Now, I always have my point and shoot camera in my purse since you never know when a picture opportunity will present itself. Right? Right! And a photo op jumped right out at me yesterday. I planned on taking a pic of Ty and his locker before we even left the house. But I didn't know it would work out so well. His locker is right under the school sign. Then Tyler was even wearing his "Class of '17" sweatshirt. Locker, school name, and class sweatshirt. HOW COULD I NOT TAKE A PICTURE? Even though I was annoyed with him it didn't stop me from getting a good picture. Sometimes it's just too good to pass up! Don't tell him I'm glad he forgot his book.

Have a great weekend!

Yeah. I'm still here.

I know. I know. It's been a while. I said I would keep my blog up and I haven't. I've been posting on Facebook and other galleries and haven't paid attention to this. So, I thought I'd post some layouts to catch up a bit. I did this one for a sketch challenge at Birds of a Feather

This is one of Kate and Dexter that I did on a scrap weekend in October.

Here's Kate getting ready for her first parade!!

Used some yummy Elle's Studo goodies for this one

I think the sign says it all!! :)

Plan on doing some more scrapping and trying out for a design team (or two)! Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Saturday Pics

Mom, me, Kate, Cole and Reed went to a local hobby store for a Breyer event. They had a sale on the horses Kate collect. They also had a little petting farm and pony rides in the parking lot. It was really cute! Cole and Kate had a good time petting all the animals. Loved the funky alpaca and Kate wanted to take a chicken home! Cole took two pony rides but Kate didn't want to since the guy walked the kids around the parking lot. But I walked out of the store and found Kate walking the horse around on her own! She told him she rides and leads horses all the time so he let her take him! I was waiting for her to jump on and take off!

Here she is walking the horse around. She told me she wants a job there now!

It's been a fun weekend! Hope you all enjoyed yours!

What? I have a blog?

Look what I found! My long lost blog. I have not posted in such a long time. I even managed to ignore a few comments that friends left. (sorry Heather and Izzy!) Plan on keeping up over here with some scrappy stuff. At least that's the plan. This is the last layout and card I created. The layout is made using Echo Park Everyday Eclectic which I just love. The papers are from one of the August kits @ Scraptastic. I used some Dear Lizzy for the card, which I also love! Did both of these for challenges at Birds of a Feather.

I cropped tonight with my sister and managed to do 3 layouts. I'll take some pictures and post those soon! Have a good weekend!