Digi Day

Little Dreamer Designs has such a fun back to school kit for September. It's called Old School and was so fun to work with. I love when I can scrap a layout and really have fun doing it too.

Chalkboards are so in right now and that does not exclude the digital scrapbooking world. I love Michelle's chalkboard "paper" and her chalky stamps are sooo fun. I love the gold stars too. They just add the perfect detail. Of course my adorable Maggie makes this layout just perfect. :)

 

Pick up the kit at Little Dreamer Designs.

 

Happy Thursday!

 

Monica



Little Dreamer Designs - American Summer Kit

Hey all! Happy July! Holy cow summer is zipping by. I wanted you to know about the adorable kit at Little Dreamer Designs for July. It's called American Summer and is perfect for your Summer photos. It's main colors are red, white, and blue but it also has nautical and Americana elements to scrap lots of fun summer activities.

Adorable, right? Find it HERE.

 

 

I always try to take a photo of the flag at the 4th of July parade. I love how it turned out this year. The marine looked so sharp and I happened to capture him in between the kids with their hands on their hearts. I love the patriotic feel of a small town parade. I'm so grateful for this country and the freedoms we enjoy. I hope you had a wonderful 4th of July. :)

 

Love,

Monica

 

 

 

 

 

Digi Day

Little Dreamer Designs has the perfect kit to scrapbook all your Father's Day pics. It's called La Moustache and is fabulous!!!

Adorable, right?!!

This kit made me realize that I need more pics of my kiddos with their pops. I love the colors. They worked perfectly with my sunset photos. Pick it up HERE.

 

I hope everyone is enjoying your June!!! We traveled half way across the country last weekend and are already having a blast with family in Utah!

 

Party on people! Have a great day!

 



Digi Day

I just wanted to let you know that Little Dreamer Designs has a gorgeous kit this month. Just a reminder that her kits are purchased by a monthly subscription. I just love her designs.

 

Michelle created another beautiful kit. It was made to celebrate all the beautiful women in our lives. It is called She - A Tribute to Her. You can check it out Here.

 

This is my little B about 5 years ago. I love this picture of my little guy. Now he barely fits in my lap. *Sigh* Right now I'm in the trenches of motherhood, but I wouldn't trade it for the world. 

Credits: Little Dreamer Designs-She, Splendid Fiins-Staple and Date Stamp

 

I hope everyone is enjoying their Spring. I know we are. We have a big Summer coming up and we're excited!!

Digi Day

Since my last Digi Day, things have changed in my digital world. After being part of the Jessica Sprague Creative Team for 3 years, the admin of the site decided to disband the team and let individual designers control their own teams. I was sad for it to end. The great thing is other doors have opened for me. I've joined two other teams and am excited to continue sharing my work.

 

Also, last year I started Project Life but didn't quite have my heart into it. I wanted to try again this year because I love the concept so much. So far, so good!!! I'm on week 8! I'm doing more a Project 52, week by week. The awesome thing, is I'm doing more of a hybrid style. So I'm dabbling a bit with paper and glue again. That has been a lot of fun. I will share more of that soon.

 

When the CT was disbanded everyone quickly jumped onto other teams. I kind of took my time. I needed the break and I needed to stand back and assess what I could handle. The opportunity came for me to join Little Dreamer Designs with Michelle Coleman. She has a subscription based product. You can subscribe month to month or a 6 month subscription. It is so reasonable priced and you get a super packed gorgeous kit. These things are huge!

 

February's kit is just gorgeous. Seriously. It's beautiful. I loved playing with it. You can still pick it up through the end of this month.

You Are Loved by Michelle Coleman

February 2013 Collection

 Gorgeous, right? You can find it HERE.

Here is my layout using this beautiful kit. I love the little details; stitches, glitter scatters, twine. I fell in love with the grey heart background. Her texture on the paper is just amazing. I'm a scrapping nerd, right? ;) This photo is one of my all time faves of Ben. I captured him in a giggle. Oh how he has grown.

 

Well, happy Thursday!! We are getting close to Spring people. It doesn't feel like it here, but it's around the corner right? ;)

 

Love,

Monica

What I've Been Working On...

I know I have been missing in action. Life has really been overwhelming for me. I'm not going to go into any annoying details, I know we all have a lot on our plates. This blog started out as being a place for Erica and I to share the things we love and I'm pretty sure it will carry on as time, money, and mostly energy permits. :)

So, at the beginning of the year (can you believe we are in December!!!) Erica and I posted our New Years Resolutions for the world to see. In January I'll go more over my part in detail but one of my resolutions was to finish some major scrapbooking projects that really needed to be done. You can check out my full post HERE. I wrote that I needed to get three done. I finished my Project 365 awhile ago and I'm now on the brink of finishing Maggie's first year album. Woohoo! Let me remind you, she's 6 now. *sigh* But I have 3 more pages, 3!! I'm so glad cause I'm seriously running out of time. I'm forecasting being done today! :)

Here are my recent pages...

LivE Designs- Center of Attention Album Templates (Love these!!!), Splendid Fiins- Very Krafty Neutrals, Office Supplies (staples), Jodi Lee- Vintage Papers, Pink Paislee- Happy Now Elements, PortBeach Elements, Nancie Row Janitz- Vintage Blooms

 

Becky Higgins- Project Life Template B, Clementine Title Card, Glitz Designs- Yours Truly Full Kit (Love this gorgeous kit!!), Splendid Fiins- Office Supplies (My go to staples!), Fonts: Traveling Typewriter, CK Ali's Hand, JSHS Font from Motography, Bebas 

Becky Higgins- Project Life Template B, Blank grid journaling card, Clementine journaling card (re-colored), Glitz Designs- Yours Truly Full Kit, Splendid Fiins- Office Supplies, Fonts: Traveling Typewriter, CK Ali's Hand 

Becky Higgins- Project Life Template A, Glitz Designs- Cashmere Dame (papers and elements), Splendid Fiins- Feedsack Washi Tape and Greyed Out Washi Tape, Fonts: Traveling Typewriter, Clementine Sketch

Becky Higgins- Project Life Template A, Glitz Designs- Cashmere Dame (papers and elements), Splendid Fiins- Feedsack Washi Tape and Greyed Out Washi Tape, Fonts: Traveling Typewriter, Clementine Sketch 

Splendid Fiins- Go Big Template #4, Pink Paislee- Happy Now Paper Pack

Photo by Captured by Adrianne

Awesome, right?! If you noticed 4 of the 6 pages I used the Project Life format by Becky Higgins. I used the digital templates and some items from the Clementine kit. I am super excited about this because I was a bit overwhelmed about getting this project done, doing the designing of layouts,picking out a kit, taking the time, etc., you know the "traditional" way of scrapping. The whole Project Life method saved me. Thank goodness. Next year I have some new projects up my sleeve, all dealing with Project Life. I'm excited. :)

Well, here's to keeping resolutions! Even if they are last minute. ;) Anyone else scrambling to get some resolutions done? I doubt it. Tomorrow I start Christmas projects. Gotta love December!

Love, Monica :)

I am a Mormon

Hi all! I hope you all are having a great weekend. I've never been one to yell from the rooftop my religious preference but after today's conference, I thought maybe I should. Every six months our church does a general conference where our church leaders including our Prophet speaks words of inspiration to us. This morning Sister Ann Dibb spoke about taking a stance and living by it. She coined the phrase, "I am a Mormon. I know it. I live it. I love it."

I loved it! I thought it would make a great printable for my kids' bedroom and look good on our blog sidebar. I'm not the only one. I'm seeing them all over Pinterest and Instagram already. Here is my take on it.

This is an 8x10 jpg image. If you want it you can download from Google docs HERE. If you nab it please remember to give credit where credit is due and it may only be used for personal use. Speaking of, the background paper is by Dani Mogstad. Thanks so much!

I hope you enjoyed your conference weekend. I'm feeling uplifted and refreshed. Now onto face a new week!

Love,

Monica

Digi Day and a WINNER!

There are some new classes coming to JessicaSprague.com that look so fun. The first one starts today and you can still register until Wednesday.

Jessica gave us a little sneak peak last week and the announcement is to die for!

If you've ever been interested in designing your own invitations and announcements, this is the class for you. You can register HERE.

Candice Stringham is also starting a new photography class. If you are looking to up your photography skills, she is a professional photographer and does a great job at teaching. Check it out HERE.

As far as my work goes, I have three layouts to share with you.

I love Fall and I love this fun mini kit by Echo Park. Buy it Here!

Full Credits Here.

Awww, Hawaii. I miss that beach. These fun papers are by Dani Mogstad. The template is by Jessica Sprague from her Photoshop Friday series.

Full credits Here.

These gorgeous papers are by The Glitz Girls.

Full Credits Here.

I hope you are having a wonderful Monday! Now for the winner of our Giveaway!!!

 

I used the Random Number Generator, and the lucky winner is....Michele!

Michele said on September 25, 2012 3:42 PM

Love, Love, Love these aprons! This particular one has a great design!

 

Yay!  We need to get your address, so we can get this shipped out to you ASAP!  Email it to us at enjvanbeb@yahoo.com  Can't wait to hear from you! 

 

Love, Monica and Erica*

Thank You Tags

Recently I went on a work trip and needed help with my kids. I am so lucky to have wonderful friends who are supportive and love my kiddos. I wanted to give them a little something special to show my gratitude for them.

So I happened to go to Hawaii for this work trip (I know, I know! It was awesome!) and I picked up some Hawaiian Hershey's Kisses. They have a macadamia nut inside. I filled a cup up with the kisses and added a handmade tag. I love how it turned out.

Cute, Right?

I don't think this photo is true to the colors. I printed out the paper from a digital paper pack by Glitz Designs. It is called Vintage Blue Paper. You can find it here. This is my first time using their products. I love the yellows and blues in this pack, just my style. I then used my lovely Silhouette Cutting machine to cut the different parts of the tag. I love it! I really need to learn how to use it better. I know there is sooo much more I could do with it. The flower is designed by Lori Whitlock, tag itself is by Sophie Gallo, and the thank you word art is by Loni Stevens. You can find all these files in the Silhouette Store.

I think they turned out rather well. I love paper crafting but hated looking for purchased embellishments, sticker sheets, and spending too much time hand cutting. You might be seeing more of this kind of stuff from me. ;)

Hope you're having a wonderful Thursday!

Love, Moni

Digi Day

Hello!!! It's September! Can you believe it!? The kiddos are in school and I'm working on getting my home clean and organized. I miss them when they aren't home but I'm getting some things done! Bittersweet, indeed. :)

Before I get into my show and tell, I just wanted to say that I made the Spanish Rice Erica posted yesterday. Easy and Yum! I'll never buy a Spanish Rice mix again. I also made it with these enchiladas and my son LOVED them. Need a quick yum dinner, check them out!

Okay, so here are my recent digi adventures...

This layout features a good mix and match of some work from the designers at JessicaSprague.com. I love being on the creative team there. It is such a pleasure to get to work with them. This layout features me trying to get a good photo of Miss Abi. This girl is going to give me a run for my money. She is on the go, go, go! Full credits Here.

This is a template from Jessica's Photoshop Friday series. I love them. Easy and beautiful. I'll take that. All photos are taken by Erica. Full Credits Here. I love this fun kit by Dani Mogstad too! It's called Imagination.

This is another template in the Photoshop Friday series. I needed more photo frames so I added a few. Love all these pics and this fun patriotic kit by Dani Mogstad. Full Credits Here!

Okie Dokie! Happy Monday! I hope it is wonderful! :)

Love, Monica

Digi Day

It's been a long time. I know. Forgive me. Posting will be sparse for a few more weeks. I wanted to get up some digi pages though. Somehow I've been able to keep up with my scrapbooking in all the chaos that has been my life. It's a good life though, I won't complain. I do miss this though, this blog, the readers. Can't wait to get back to a routine but glad for a Summer of business. Being busy means we are building memories. Can't complain there.

Okay, here goes...

 Love these cute kiddos. Can't believe Back to School is right around the corner. Kit by Fancy Pants Designs. Full Credits Here.

 I love how this turned out. Can you believe how big this girl is? This is a template from the Photoshop Friday Series. I've told you about them. Good deal. Seriously. Full Credits Here.

 We vacationed this year in Heber. It was such a fun trip. Photos by Aunt Carla. Full Credits Here.

 I love this layout. This is our final photo from our home in Missouri. This was such an emotional day. This kit is by Echo Park. It's a cute one. Full Credits Here.

 Cute girl. Cute photos! Full Credits Here.

 I LOVE this layout. I'm still just digging on Grey. Love it. The girl makes it of course. ;) Is my one year old stinkin' adorable or what?! I love these misting masks by Splendid Fiin too. Take any plain paper and make it awesome. Full Credits Here.

 This is another Photoshop Friday template. I love this one so much I've used it twice! Full Credits Here.

Somehow my shadows changed in my resizing. I need to fix this before printing. Full Credits Here.

Alrighty, now that I've bombarded you with my pages. I guess if you're still reading you need an award!

Or a big hug and thanks.

:)

We'll be back soon with some regular posting. Hoping your Summer has been as wonderful as mine!

Love, Monica



Digi Day

Being a med student's wife I'm all about FREE. So how about a FREE class from Jessica Sprague? Woot! If you have been at all curious about taking a Photoshop class then here is your chance!

Here is your chance to dip your toes in the world of Photoshop. There are sooooo many wonderful beautiful projects you can create. Not only can you scrap gorgeous digi pages but you can photo edit, make posters, subway art, cards, etc. The possibilities are endless.

 Be careful though, it's addicting! ;)

Register HERE.

Okay, I do have a page for you this week. We have a new designer coming to JS.com. I can't really announce it, it's just not my place, BUT stay tuned because Monday is the big day. Her stuff is fun and gorgeous. *Sigh* I'm such a lucky girl to be on such an awesome creative team!

Stinkin' cute, right? :)

Full Credits Here.

Okay, I'm off to pack some more boxes. We are moving on Monday! Wish me luck! :)



Digi Day

When life gets crazy it's always nice to take a time out and scrap a page or two. It really is therapy for me. It helps me remember what's important in life and I get my thoughts and memories recorded. So with that I wanted to show you two of my recent layouts. There is a lot of beautiful products being released every week at JessicaSprague.com. Unfortunately we are losing a couple of my fave designers. *Sniffles* But on the other hand there are new designers in the works. So exciting! I can't wait to play with their stuff.

With that...

Carina Gardner is releasing a gorgeous digital paper line called Paris & Co. The papers are beautiful. If pink is not your thing then check out the other Here. Full Credits Here.

 I love how this layout turned out. The colors are beautiful and go well with this photo of Abi. Aren't her lips to die for? We sure love this girlie. For the background paper I used a new product by Splendid Fiins. She has a series of these called Knock-Out. They are a misting mask. So fun. I love misting digitally. :) Check them out Here. This one in particular will be available on Monday 5/28. The other papers are by Jenni Bowlin. Full Credits Here.

Love this stuff! :)

It's the last day of school today for my kiddos. Onto Summer!!! Have a happy Thursday!

Digi Day

Unfortunately my creative ventures are the first to be put on the backburner during busy times. We are heading into another busy time for us. The sweet hubsters took his last finals today. He is officially finished with his second year in medical school. I'm so proud of him. He has worked so hard. We are onto another adventure as we pack up our little house and head further East to Michigan.

Anyway, I've been pretty contemplative about life lately. I am so blessed to be where I am today. I've missed my family and "home" so much but I have met lifelong friends on this journey. My Grandma would occasionally tell me when I'd complain about this or that, "Bloom where you are planted". I love that and I hope I've been able to do that here in Missouri. I'm a better person today because of this whole medical school adventure. Sometimes you have to be thrown out of your comfort zone to really really grow.

I saw this on Pinterest and it home. Found Here.

Just a shout out to my K-ville friends. Thank you for helping me bloom. I'm going to miss those I'm leaving something fierce and am so glad a handful are heading to Michigan too. Love you lots. :)

Okay, cheesiness over. Back to the whole put aside creative ventures. I have done a few things that need to be showcased.

This is a template from the Photoshop 2012 series. They are a quick easy way to get some scrapping done and also learn a new technique. Check them out here. You can purchase a subscription and get a new one automatically each week or you can purchase them individually. So fun, so cute. Full Credits here.

I made this card for my Mother and one for my Mother-in-law. Hopefully they don't see this first, Ha ha. I purchased a used Silhouette machine and haven't had much of a chance to play with it. I love how easy it is to cut out and make custom cards. I used a digital paper kit by Carina Gardner. It's called Paris & Co. Provencial Plum Pack. Super pretty. You can find the full credits HERE.

Look how cute these turned out! I love making iron-on Onesies for baby showers. I have such a wonderful supply of super cute digital images. They make super fun, easy gifts. The little Bee and Bird are from the Echo Park Hello Summer Element Pack. Find it Here.

Have an awesome weekend. :)

Love, Monica


 

Digi Day

I've told you about these before but I wanted to remind you about the Photoshop Friday Tutorials at JessicaSprague.com. You can subscribe for a deal where you automatically get a class each Friday or you can buy them individually. Each class comes with a template, a video lesson, a PDF guide, and 6 examples from the Creative Team using the method being taught. You really get your moneys worth. You can purchase past episodes too. They are a great way to dip your toes into Photoshop techniques without having to take a whole class. She also has episodes on some photo editing techniques if that is your fancy. :)

Here are some of the past courses. Cute stuff. :)


Reversed Out Journaling Technique


Sepia Tone Photos


Match Your Journaling and Title

I've been collecting these and have been very excited but too busy to play. I finally got a chance to do a lesson and loved it. I love Jessica's classes. She is fun to listen to and I just love learning how to use Photoshop. Kinda nerdy, but awesome. Your jealous, admit it. :)

I did the Converting a Photo to Black and White. I think my layout turned out beautifully. :)

Convert a Photo to Black and White

And here is mine:

Love it. The papers are from Echo Parks Bohemian Bliss Kit. Love these colors! Full Credits Here.

Happy Tuesday!

Love, Monica