Lets Talk Tuesday Recap

Hey there friends, I've had an exhausting few days consisting of working at a flower shop for the Valentines Day rush, lots of school board meetings, and not a whole lot of sleep. I apologize for not having a Lets Talk Tuesday post last week. I've had so many things going on and I've neglected my blog. I had planned to to do the full reveal of my little girlies scrapbooking themed birthday party but I haven't put the time into it that I feel like it needs. I'll get it finished up and posted soon.

Today, I'm going to link you to a few links to past Lets Talk Tuesday posts (similar to the recap that I shared, here) that you may have missed. Lets get started!

Not to long ago I posted the January Design Guide. I'm excited for this new series on my blog. The first design guide has gotten rave reviews. I can't wait to share February's Design Guide next week. In the mean time you can check out January's Design Guide that features this layout with the supply list, sketch, and step by step instructions for completing this project.

 Another popular Lets Talk Tuesday post is the "61 Everyday Page Titles" post. This post also includes a printable list. I'm always drawn to titles of layouts, the titles that others put on their layouts often inspire me to document my story that is similar to theirs. I hope this list will provide you with a little bit of inspiration.

The very first Lets Talk Tuesday I did is still one of my very favorites. It's the one where I showed you several different projects about working with Lines. 

One of my favorite layouts is the one titled Mustache Smiles in the post "Using ALL of your letter stickers" 

Stay tuned for lots of fun stuff that I have coming up.
Have a happy Tuesday and a great week!

Scrapbooking with Triangles

Scrapbooking with triangles is a hot trend right now. I struggle to follow a lot of trends and this is one of them. I do, however, like how this project turned out.

The triangles on this project aren't as prominent as they are on some of the projects I've seen on Pinterest. I created these triangles by cutting patterned paper into 3 inch squares and then cutting them in half diagonally (from corner to corner).

 To some of the triangles I added another smaller triangle. I created these triangles by cutting a 2 1/2 inch square and then cutting them in half on the diagonal (corner to corner).

I added my journling in a few words scattered throughout the page using small black Thickers.

The title of this layout is "13." The journaling is simply a few of the things my son enjoys doing at the age of thirteen.

When a "trend" is intriguing and inspiring to you, make it your own and make it work for you! I made the triangles trend work with my style, a little differently than others make it work but I love it.

I found a few examples of layouts created using triangles:
Snapshots of my girl by Heather Leopard
Memories by Nicole Nowosad
We are Made of Stories by Elizabeth Kartchner
Adrienne Alvis PSL Love (the second layout in this blog post)
Wonderful You by Mel Blackburn (the second layout in this blog post)

Is there a trend that you like but you're not sure how to incorporate it with your own style? Maybe something like scrapbooking with triangles?

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Scrapbooking with Transparencies

 

At CHA I noticed that there are a lot of companies that are releasing transparent paper and embellishments. Bella Blvd is one of those companies with transparencies. These transparencies are so adorable and there are two different kinds. I used them both on this layout.

The polka dot transparencies I used on this layout are called "clear cuts." Clear Cuts come in tons of bright fun colors and several patterns to accompany all of Bella Blvd's new lines. I cut several colors of the polka dot clear cuts and stitched them to white cardstock to create a fun colorful background.

Behind the photo I used another kind of transparent paper. This one is called an "invisible"

Can we just talk about this photo for one second?... I love it, like really, really love it. I know it's totally imperfect but it's totally us.

 The invisibles are less transparent and are made of a thicker, heavier weight plastic. It's not too thick though, it went through my sewing machine with no problems. The other difference in the invisibles is that they come with fancy edges. The one I used on this layout is a scalloped edge.

I also used some of the invisibles on THIS project:

Isn't that big scalloped apple piece cute?!?! I can't wait put more of these on my projects. If you still need a few more ideas on how to use these two products you can find more ideas HERE. You can also find more details about these here:

Are Clear Cuts and Invisibles on your must have list? I know I'm ordering more of the gold and silver polka dot Clear Cuts ;)

January Design Guide

With the start of 2015 I set some goals for my blog. One of those goals is to bring to you more specific instructions, supply lists, and sketches. I'm excited to bring you monthly Design Guide starting with January. I will have a new design guide each month.

In these design guides you'll find:

• completed layout
• a supply list
• a sketch
• step-by-step instructions (including measurements)

I'm hoping these will be a great resource for all of you and that you'll look forward to them each month.

This is the layout I created for the January Design guide:

I used the Bella Blvd Max collection to create this layout. This collection is a little bit older but I love it! It's perfect for boys of all ages.

And here's the design guide: You can download it HERE so you can print it.

You can also get a copy of the sketch HERE

I think that's everything. I'm really excited about these projects. Let me know what you think and if you would please share them with a friend I would appreciate it. Also, make sure you're signed up for my newsletter so you'll know when a new design guide goes live.

(This post contains affiliate links, by purchasing items through these links you will not pay more for any of the items I will just receive a small percentage of the sale. These affiliate links help to keep my blog running and to support my family.)