Im-Practically Scrapping with Practical Scrappers

 

Yeah - it's Friday!  And that means the weekend is almost here!  And THAT means I will have time to sit down and do a little crafting - I have so MANY plans floating around in my craft-loving little brain already!

 

Today, I am up over at PRACTICAL SCRAPPERS with a quick post about creating layouts for no particular reason.  I used this picture of Lula that I had taken with a bajillion others.  I had already used other photos on layouts where I journaled about the day and how I feel about her, so I really didn't have a single thing to say about this picture.  But I liked it, and I wanted to use it, and that is exactly what I did.  I think sometimes we get so caught up in being "responsible scrappers" who tell our stories and preserve our memories - which is a wonderful thing to do - but it really is okay to create a layout just because! 

 

I used wonderful PEBBLES papers from the Seen and Noted Collection (which I l-o-v-e).  (By the way, they have a new Sketchy Thursday sketch up by Becky Fleck, so if you are a sketch lover like me, go check it out!)

 

That's it for me today.  Got to jump in the shower and get ready for work.  But I will be back in a few days with a super cute home decor project I created for PRETTY LITTLE STUDIOS - I can't wait to show you!  Until then - whether you are making memories or simply playing with pretty papers - happy crafting my friends!

Perfectly Imperfect - Using a Less Than Perfect Photo

Happy Saturday!  I hope you are all having a wonderful day - relaxing, crafting, organizing - whatever you are doing.  I am sharing a layout that, with my busy couple of weeks, I COMPLETELY FORGOT to post!  PAPER SECRETS does a monthly challenge, which includes a great sketch with a twist.  The twist last month - to use banners, which is totally one of my favorite things to do!

 

I found this picture of Hunter that I took a month ago.  She was laying on her bed talking and joking with me. I only took one shot, and it ended up being a little out of focus - but I loved it because it reminded me of a perfect moment with my daughter.  So I decided to use it anyway - a less than perfect picture that I love about my perfectly less than perfect daughter whom I love dearly (clearly taken by a less than perfect mom/photographer!).  I used wonderful PEBBLES papers from the Seen and Noted Collection, which are so bright and cheerful and perfect for a layout about my favorite tween!

My title/journaling was mainly hand written strips of paper which were cut out and outlined in marker. 

 

I machine stitched just about every place possible on this layout - and what I didn't machine stitch, I doodled on.

That's it for me, today.  Be sure to stay tuned as I expect a rare sighting of a Krissy Clark McKee two-page layout to make an appearance next week!