Happy Fall *Thinking Through Design*

Fall...my favorite time of the year. I never tire of taking photos of the beauty it brings. It must be Mother Natures way of  making up for the dreary months to come. These are the photos from a stroll around my yard. 

What better way to accent nature photos than with burlap, a natural fiber. Burlap just happened to be our "thought" at Thinking Through Design this week. I actually purchased a yard of burlap a couple of weeks ago thinking it would make some cool flowers, so I was excited when I discovered that it was the focus of our assignment!

 

I used Simple Stories paper and stickers from my "Flavor of the Month" kit from The ScrapRoom, it was perfect for this layout.

  

I had to photograph this layout at night so please forgive the different colors. The little house and tree represent my house. We have a tree with a swing in our back yard :)

 

The border punch is Martha Stewart and the dot paper is Bo Bunny Double Dot. Love it!

 

Cut these out with the Sizzix and spritzed them with Smooch spray ink in two colors. Topped with a vintage button. I bought the bleached burlap because I wanted to be able to color it with other mediums.

 

Punched holes in the banner stickers, added Stickles, then threaded them and popped them with...say it with me "FOAM SQUARES"!  Sometimes I crack myself up :}}

 

Used a journaling stamp and it didn't quite cover so I stamped over it. I'm still trying to embrace the distressed look it created  :P

 

A closeup of the cute house. After reading through my post I've determined I shouldn't compose posts when it's late and I'm tired ;)

Well...everything was going well with my Dad until Wednesday. His Subclavian catheter isn't working properly and now he has to go back to surgery next Tuesday to have it replaced. Three surgeries in less than 4 weeks. Enough already! Calgon take me away...

The Hartford Indian Emerald Vanguard (the band) made a Division 1 rating at their competition on Wednesday, I've discovered it's really fun to watch all the bands perform and nerve racking watching my daughter weave in and out, spin and throw a big stick with a flag on it!

Matthew's football game didn't go quite as well but he did recover a fumble and broke up a 2 point conversion, I was at work but Mimi texted me to keep me updated.

Tomorrow is Homecoming and the kids are excited. Both will be in the parade. Matthew as a Prince candidate and Mimi in the band. Some of the other girls in the color guard begged me to chaperon so we could do the "Wobble" at the dance. They were quite impressed when I joined in as they danced in the band room after the performance. I convinced them that Matthew would have a heart attack if I showed up at the dance :}} Much less at the dance "Wobbling". In case you were wondering how I know how to "Wobble", a patients' family taught me during a particularly long induction. No, she wasn't in labor yet. We had a blast and they said "This white girl can dance!"

Have a great weekend!

My Inspiration *thinkingthroughdesign*

Our topic for this weeks' thought was list journaling. Boy am I list maker! Grocery lists, lists to guide trips for errands, lists of what the kids need for school, dream lists and I could go on. Lately I've fount that I tend not to use embellishments with sayings on them, they just sit in my stash untouched. This one from My Minds Eye begged to be used and I was dying to scrap this photo of my beautiful daughter (can you believe she is 13 going on 14!?) from a recent "photo shoot".

 

Stuck with a very traditional style because I wanted the photo to be the focus.

  

 

Used Pink Paislee canvas resistables. Antique tatted lace and buttons I found in an antique stores. I love combing through all the little nooks and crannies for treasures like these.

 

Journaling done on a Hambly screen printed transparency. This led to the layout being staged on a display stand, every time I tried to photograph it flat it created a glare.

I hope you take my link right over to *thinkingthroughdesign* and check out all the amazing layouts my team members created using lists! Thanks for stopping by :)

P.S. The surgery went well. Pretty painful the first day but getting better.

 

Wish Me Luck

Having a couple of minor outpatient surgeries today in hopes of feeling better soon! New layout for *thinkingthroughdesign* out tomorrow. Hope you'll visit to check out the wonderful layouts using "list" journaling :)

Happy hump day!

Happiness *thinking*through*design*

Thursday's thought at thinking*through*design is on using chevrons, a very popular pattern right now. Summer Fresh from Simple Stories was a nice match to the bright colors in my son's shirt. He was 7 months old and still sporting his cast (that is another story). I can't remember who took these photos for me but I can bet it wasn't my husband since my head isn't cut off and there is no thumb over the lense :)

Fussy cut the journaling collage and bingo card.

Love their "washi tape" stickers!

This badge was a perfect accent :)

Supplies: Cardstock:Bazzill; patterned paper, stickers,: Simple Stories; flowers: Recollections; border punch: Martha Stewart: ft butterfly and flower: Micheals dollar spot; adhesive: 3L, Scotch: misc: buttons; sketch: Dolores Schaeffer from Ideas for Scrapbookers blog.

Take a moment to visit the thinking*through*design blog to be inspired to use chevrons on your next project!

All American Girls a *thinkingthroughdesign* Thursday Thought

Our assignment at *thinkingthroughdesign* this week was to demonstrate some form of fussy cutting on a layout. I wanted to convey a patriotic, homespun feel for this layout. This paper by K and Co. was perfect! What says homespun more than a quilt!

This photo was taken at sunset on 4th of July weekend, hence the patriotic theme.

Found some old Tim Holtz Grungeboard letters and embossed them with some glitter powder. The Dresden quilt embellishment was fussy cut and layered, then popped with a die cut from the same line.

A little stitching added to the homespun feel. This was my interpretation of a Sketch Support sketch. I'm so sad that Sketch Support is hopefully temporarily taking a break.

 Take a moment to check out the amazing layouts demonstrating different types of fussy cutting at *thinkingthroughdesign* ! Don't forget you can share your creations too!  Thanks for stopping by :)

The "thought" for the week is up!

at thinking*through*design :) Come on over and check out the beautiful layouts and ideas!

Jefferson

Hello! I know I've been remiss...bad blogger! Here is my first assignment for thinking*through*design. Our task was to create a layout using analogous color. Click the link above to find out more about this "thought".

Jefferson is one of the reasons I've been MIA. He became very ill last week and almost died :( I'm happy to say he is recovering now and enjoying all the attention.

Disassembled these lovely flowers from Petaloo and added buttons, the blingy centers just didn't fit the homey feel I was trying to convey. the ruffle is gathered crepe paper.

Thank you for being patient, I'll try not to disappear for long periods of time again :}

Thinking*Through*Design

I'm super excited to announce that I've been invited to join their very first design team along with a bunch of other talented ladies! Thinking*Through*Design is a site dedicated to helping scrapbookers learn and grow in a warm, caring, encouraging environment. Summed up in this amazing mission statement!

*Encouraging designers to become strong thoughtful artist with a purpose. Lifting up others before self and making efforts to enjoy and verbalize the beauty of work presented by ALL artist in a kind thoughtful way. To create a safe place where all designs are appreciated and welcome.*


I hope you will join us as we begin our journey!