I Believe

How often do you include yourself in your layouts? Probably not very often. So, that's why I wrote this post for a Master's Monday on the Trixie Scraps blog.

Here's the layout.

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KIT: Just One Kiss by Trixie Scraps

FONT: Traveling Typewriter

Tough {To Be Me}

This came from a Sentiment Sunday post on the Trixie Scraps blog.You can read that here.

Here's my layout:

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TEMPLATE: Large and In Charge Vol. 2 by Trixie Scraps

KIT: That's My Boy by Trixie Scraps

FONT: king cool KC

Beauty

So this is a layout I really can't remember if I made for a reason or not. Either way, it was an important page to make. I did something I thought I'd never ever do, but I am so happy that I did.

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TEMPLATE: Standing Alone Vol. 2 by Trixie Scraps

KIT: Tuscan Fall by Trixie Scraps

FONT: Unknown

St. Nick

This edition of Master's Monday makes use of good old rubber stamps that may not be getting much use now. Read it here.

Here's my layout.

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KIT: Presents Everywhere by Trixie Scraps
COORDINATING PIECES: Presents Everywhere by Trixie Scraps

TEMPLATE: Standing Alone Vol. 5 by Trixie Scraps
RUBBER STAMP: Stampin' Up

C'est Русский To Me

So it was time for another Masters Monday post and after doing them for so many week consecutively, I was running low on ideas. Suddenly, I had a fun idea. Read here to see how this layout came about.

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TEMPLATE: Standing Alone Vol. 2 by Trixie Scraps

KIT: New Kid In Class Value Bundle by Trixie Scraps

FONT: My Own Handwriting

Flip A Layout

Another Master's Monday post for the Trixie Scraps blog. You can read it here. In the post I talk about updated old layouts. In my case I took some old layouts that I did the traditional way and in an 8 1/2 x 11 format and updated them with my digi scrapping.

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1 YEAR OLD

TEMPLATE: After The Rain Template Pack by Trixie Scraps

KIT: Best Year Ever by Trixie Scraps

STITCHES: Picture A Family by Trixie Scraps

FONT: KG This Is Not Goodbye

TEAM JAMMIES

TEMPLATE: Standing Alone Vol. 2 by Trixie Scraps

KITS: Out Of This World by Trixie Scraps

Pigskin Party by Trixie Scraps

FONT: Century Gothic

Loved By Me

Another Master's Monday needed another post. I was at the end of my creative string and decided to go with my creative process when working with a template. The post is here.

Here's the layout.

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TEMPLATE: A Banner Day Vol. 2 by Trixie Scraps

KIT: Black Tie Event by Trixie Scraps

FONT: French Script MT

Daytime Shoes

If you want to read more about how to get more out of the elements in your kits, you can read the post I did for the Trixie Scraps blog here. If you just want to see the layout, look below.

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TEMPLATE: Star Struck Vol. 17: Jennifer by Trixie Scraps

KIT: Summer Lovin' by Trixie Scraps

FONT: KG One Thing

Surprise Party

Another quick tip for a Master's Monday post at Trixie Scraps, you can read it here.

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KIT: Out Of This World by Trixie Scraps

TEMPLATE: Night Owl 0628 by Kathy Winters Designs

A Spell On You

Some things are born out of necessity. Such is the case with this layout. Trixie and Connie Prince (they form North Meets South Studios) decided to bring back to life a kit that a lot of designers originally created pieces for, but they decided they could make a kit with just their pieces. So, Trixie needed layouts done with just those pieces. This was mine.

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KIT: Witches Brew by North Meets South Studios

TEMPLATE: Clean And Simple Vol. 2 by Blue Heart Scraps
FONT: Mom's Typewriter

Father's Day Tribute Video Titles

For my Father-In-Law's Father's Day gift I decided to give him a video of pictures of him and each of my kids as they were growing. The video ended up being about a half hour in length, but I was able to share some awesome pictures with him that we probably all forgot about.

Knowing I was doing a video, I wanted to have transition title images for each segment in the video. I did this by creating a scrapbook layout and then switching out just a few things for each segment. That way the video had the same feel to it, but it was changed depending on which segment was playing.

These are the layouts for each segment:

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Template: Scraplifted cover image of Creating Keepsakes July/August 2013 Issue

Kit: My Hero by Crazy 4 Monograms

Fonts: Mom's Typewriter, Throw My Hands Up In The Air and Lindsey (Tabs)

Together

Last weekend during all the festivities leading up to iNSD, I participated in a 'slow scrap' at Gingerscraps for Trixie Scraps. It was so much fun to join in the chat and while I didn't scrap during the chat, I looked up the slow scrap steps afterwards and created this:

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KIT: Siblings Are Forever by Trixie Scraps

FONT: SNF Mod Type

#1 Duck

A couple weeks ago, Trixie of Trixie Scraps got together with Connie Prince and together they are North Meet South Studios and they came up with a great collab kit called Sailor Duck.

When Trixie posted in our forum that this kit was going to be released and she wanted layouts done, I requested the kit. Why? Because I had the PERFECT picture in mind and a story to go along with it. I did have to call my mom to get more information, but here's what I did:

This is a picture of my older brother. I just happened to have my mom's scrapbooks with me at the time and I immediately thought of this picture. But like I said, because I wasn't 100% on the details I had to call my mom and get them.

Such a funny story and I think my brother may still have a soft spot for that duck!

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KIT: Sailor Duck by North Meets South Studios

TEMPLATE: Trixie Scraps October Template Challenge

FONT: Donald (Had font for awhile, unable to find download link)

Lacking Inspiration?

As is usual for me lately, because of a post I had to make at the Trixie Scraps blog - I have a couple new pages to share.

The post was about Overcoming Scrapper's Block. Read it, or don't. It's up to you, but here are the pages from it.

The first page, I'm not totally wild about. I'll probably do a redo of it sometime in the future. Because of certain circumstances, I was doing it at about 10:00 at night for the post that had to go live the very next morning...It's just lacking something and I don't know what.

The fact that all the pictures I chose were taken in the same month 2 years apart was a complete coincidence, but a very happy one.

Here's the next page. This is a page I've wanted to make for a long time, but just never could do it. Then I ran across a saying and it gave me my jump off point. You can read more about that in the post.

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TWINNERS:

KIT: Heart of A Friend kit by Trixie Scraps
PICTURES: Personal Photos

FONT: Love Ya Like A Sister Solid

OKAY, NOT TODAY:

KIT: Everybody Fights Sometimes by North Meets South Studios
TEMPLATE: Four Or More Volume 5

PICTURE: Personal Photo

FONTS: Title - Stinkerella & Stinkzilla, Journaling - Century Gothic

My Story, My Song

Another layout I did for a post at Trixie Scraps.

When I originally started this layout it was meant to be an about me layout and it didn't exactly go according to the plan. I started journaling and then ended up forgoing that idea when my brain was filled with what I should do instead. So, I did it.

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Photo by Cindi Braby Photography
Defining Me Kit by Trixie Scraps
Fonts: Miserably Lose and My Own Handwriting

The BIG Sister

Awhile ago I was able to test out MyMemories Suite and have since gone to it when I want to do simple, quick scrapbooking. The other day I finally 'liked' them on FB and notice they do all sorts of giveaways and even have some challenges.

One of these challenges takes place on Sundays. They call is Speed Scrap Sunday and it really is meant to be quick.

I think I maybe spent 20 minutes on mine, tops! It was fun and I'm very pleased with the result.

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Picture: Cindi Braby Photography
Digital Scrapbook Kit: Pink October Free Kit by 2PS - Cherie Mask
Fonts: 2Peas Drama Queen, CK Storybook and my own handwriting font

Last Christmas...

I've been neglecting this blog for awhile...I've done quite a bit of digital scrapbooking lately for different projects, but I forget to post about them. I'll try to work on it.

As for tonight I am realizing I never posted about the Christmas gifts we gave to our siblings this past year....

My little sister hasn't mastered the art that is digital scrapbooking/crafting/whatever yet, so she asked me to make this for her friends Christmas gift. I obliged cause I'm that AWESOME of a sister and then I got to thinking. (A dangerous pasttime, I know) I decided I could do something a little different.

I decided we would find a song that closely represented our feelings for the certain sibling or something we wanted them to know. This was a challenge, but my dear hubby even helped me out with some of the song choices. What can I say? He loves me.

So, I got to work making the overlay outline. Then I had to type each song and get it to fit. Sometimes that was a challenge. Then we printed it off and I had repainted 'cheap' picture frames (Hey, we were talking like 10 frames here - I come from a large family) to match a color in the picture.

I didn't take step by step pics, but I will share the completed pictures and then a picture of them all in the frames. This gift was much better received than I ever imagined!!!

To see the pictures bigger, you can just click on them and they will open up bigger! ;)

FOR MY BIG SISTER:

FOR MY BIG BROTHER:

FOR MY SISTER IN LAW (Married to my older brother):

FOR MY LITTLE BROTHER:

FOR MY OTHER LITTLE BROTHER:

FOR MY LITTLE SISTER:

FOR MY BROTHER IN LAW (Married to the little sis):

FOR MY BABY BROTHER:

FOR MY HUBBY'S OLDER BROTHER:

FOR MY HUBBY'S OTHER OLDER BROTHER:

THE COMPLETED PROJECT:

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Frames - Walmart
Paint - Whatever I had in my 'stash'
Fonts - Too many to name and I forget what I used (It was almost a year ago)
Word Art - Bethany Harty except for the ones on the hubby's brothers pics which I did myself
Songs -
Lost by Michael Buble
I'll Stand By You by Glee Cast
My Wish by Rascal Flatts
Super Trouper by Abba
Piano Man by Billy Joel
My Sister by Reba McEntire
There Goes My Life by Kenny Chesney
All Star by Smashmouth
Code Monkey by Jonathon Coulton
Home by Daughtry