two new + one edit.

i recently described myself as a binge scrapper. i think the description fits me well. here are two new layouts from this week, plus an enhanced version of an older layout.

i'm happy that so many of the nsd challenges sparked some creativity inside me. this layout was made for a color challenge from the cosmo cricket blog. i printed this photo from my iphone when i printed the others i've been using. i need to remember to print those photos more often. while they aren't the best quality, they often capture moments that otherwise might have been forgotten. like this one of victoria having a tea party. :]
i'm still using the quilting bee kit and honeycomb add on. i'm happy that i had the perfect papers left in that kit for the challenge. the thickers are from my stash... can you tell that they are two different shades of yellow? grr. i've made a mental note to compare the color of the two sheets in the package before buying them from now on, but i got these from twopeas anyway, so i didn't really have a choice.
i hit a bit of a block on embellishing this layout, until i remembered seeing these fun handmade paper flowers recently. they are pretty easy to make, and i had fun experimenting with different sizes.

the next layout was for a challenge from studio calico to scrap your avatar photo. i picked up that bingo card the other day at my lss, but everything else if from the kits mentioned above. when i was finished constructing the layout, i asked james for a title suggestion. he recommended just going with "bingo". nice one.
i also added some maya mist to the music note paper. in person it adds a little bit of glimmer, which is kind of nice. it's a pretty simple layout, but i like it. :]

i'm in the process of cleaning, clearing, and organizing my studio area. it's a never ending task, but i know that the key is really for everything to have it's own place. there are currently a lot of items that don't have a home in there... so i'm working to either find them a home or get rid of them. my dad even commented on my progress the other day, which felt nice. a little bit of affirmation from those around me serves as one of the best sources of motivation.

anyway. as i was clearing out a bag that i took to a crop a while ago, i found a decent sized scrap of red cardstock. later that day, i was organizing a stack of layouts, and i realized that the red cardstock would be perfect for this older layout. it was pretty simple to insert it, then i decided to add some stitching too. i like version 2.0 quite a bit better.

i'm still occasionally running into some added dullness to my photos when i export them. the layout is a bit more vibrant in person, but you can see that the red really sets the title and other embellishments apart now.

ok. that's all for now. but hopefully not for long. i'll see if i can get a few more layouts made before i shut down creatively again. haha.