November layouts

Not a whole lot this month that wasn't for the 50 Projects challenge

Used up some Thickers :)

The first layout from the Peep Crop kit.

50 Layout Challenge, weeks 41-44

week 41

week 42

week 43
This is the week where I thought I might switch to digital scrapbooking, but then Rick said that he wondered if the enjoyment for me wasn't more the process than the output, and he must have been speaking to my self conscious, because for the next 2 days all I could think about and dream about was paper scrapbooking, but in 12x12. So for fun I decided to do 2014 as a 12x12 scrapbook to see if I like it.

week 44
One of the nice things about the 12x12 experiment is that I can use "framed" and full page design paper and try scraplifting some online layouts and kits a little easier. This was a Paisley and Polka Dots kit that sold out almost immediately. If it were still for sale I would have gotten it, but as it was I had most of the paper in my stash.

They seriously color boosted the photo, because none of the papers are this bright in real life.

Since I had several of the embellishments for this line, I added in some die cuts and some flair.

 

Only 6 weeks left :)

I had completed the 2014 in 2014 Challenge and the 50 Project challenge in here, but am posting out of order, lol.

For the 50 project challenge, I also counted things like uploading and ordering pics, setting up my Christmas scrapbooking station, setting up the bases for Terri and my December albums, sorting and putting away prints, putting layouts in to albums, etc. All projects, layout/cards or not, that were on my to do list counted.

Studio Calico kit--Marks and Co (August 2013)

This was my last month as a subscriber; I bought the main kit, the add-on paper kit and the 4x6 paper pad, then added in the embellishments I wanted by buying them at regular stores with discounts. Plus, as I was working each layout, I added in whatever I wanted, just because :)

The main kit:

add-on paper

I started using this kit in January 2014, and made my first layout for the 50 project challenge:

and made a base layout to eventually put pics of my scraproom on (when it's clean, lol)

 

then I set it aside and pretty much ignored it's existence. I finally pulled it out on Sunday and decided to see what I could do with it.

 

I really kind of struggled with this one and it took me awhile to figure out that it was because I had only cut 2 6x6 blocks, when I normally layer 3. I added in some die cuts to balance the black frame.

 a close up of the stitching (using a template)

 

 I like this one, and used mostly 4x6 cards, with a few 3x4 cards from my stash added in.

This one is really not my style, but I was trying to challenge myself to use the A side. Of course, after I was done and looked up the papers, I realized that it was the easier to use B side that was meant for use in the kit. Oops.

I pulled in an extra sheet of the Fancy Pants paper so I could do a coordinated background, and several DL Polka Dot Party PL cards.

This was I think the only time I used stickers from the kit (add-on). I don't usually find the main kit alphas too usable.

My favorite one :) I always knew I was going to use the sun paper for these pictures.

A scraplift of a layout in their gallery (except theirs was a about dimples).

Layering more of the 4x6 cards and scraps.

 

Overall, I used more of the B sides than A sides. I'm pleased with 10 layouts and 6 cards. I didn't really think that a lot of the embellishments from the add-ons matched very well so didn't really use them, but I do have pieces of the paper line they go to, so they'll get used eventually. This is what I have left:

 

2014 in 2014:  1971/2041

50 projects total: 11/50

 

SC June kit "Roundabout"

I wasn't real impressed with the kit when I saw it, but when I got it in and moved the papers around and switched to some B sides, I liked it much better.

I added in the CP clear letters and a few pieces of paper that appeared in the add-ons.

2 layouts for the Tennessee vacation album:

 

 

and one for the California/San Francisco album:

 

This one will have some journaling in the arrow blocks, just as soon as I can make Brandon do it :)

 

50 projects total: 53/50

100 projects total: 53/100

May Citrus Twist kit "Sunkissed"

The May kit:

I was really not impressed when I saw the sneaks and the reveal. It really kind of looks like a hodgepodge, although the light oranges and blues do give it a beachy, summry vibe. I was not looking forward to playing with it, and in fact it ended up being my last CT kit. I loved a lot of the previous kit, the customer service and the value, but sometimes the kits just weren't "me". Anyway,

 

 BeckyFleck/ Pagemaps sketch

 This is so not my style, but it was fun to try. And the mist on the HS Colormagic banner? "Mixed tape" from the SC NEON set. Not very neon-y, but it did make a very nice teal. The canvas butterflies were sprayed first with OA Comet Tail mist and then Heidi Swapp Mustard mist to give it them a glimmer look.

 I bought the Sea Shells silhouette cut just for this page (it was .50, so not a huge outlay). I started placing groupings of the buttons around the page but they looked off, so on a whim I put some of the frames from my much sought after The Pier frame pack (took me months to track those down since they were out of stock everywhere) around them. I like them much better.

 An easy and quick one. Dad is a KBS (Kerri Bradford Studio) freebie cut, and was one of the first things I cut out with my Cameo, before setting it aside. Glad I held on to it :)

 Lots of journaling tidbits.

 I was so at a loss for this paper, and the B side is an even bolder giant orange on orange polka dot. I think it worked well for this page, though.

And a last one. The feather paper/bird pic should have been obvious, but sadly it was the last one of the bunch.

There is still one full sheet of pattern paper and 2 full sheets of cardstock (bright melon orange and bright lime green, so they'll never get used by me) left, along with a decent amount of scraps, almost a full roll of washi and some embellies, but I'm ready to move on. Still, 7 layouts that I like out of a kit that I didn't like is pretty good, I think.

100 layout total: 44/100

Studio Calico "Planetarium" (May 2013)

First impression of the kit: good. Several patterns I would have bought. Not excited for the resin stars or the clear sticker strips. Always love when we get labels.

Items (from my stash) that appeared in the add-on kits: green acrylic letters.

 

Since I figure that the resin starts would be the hardest items for me to use, I tried to make sure I used those early.

 I don't know, it seems kind of lacking but I don't know what else I want to put on there.

 Meh. I did use up another of the MH fabric frames, though.

 Added in a sheet from the DL 6x6 pad to tone down the pink and a few embellies from the same line.

I like the layouts, for the most part. Impressed with how many full/partial titles I got out of the wood veneer letters, and I still have half the container left.

100 projects total: 37/100