Making Today Count

 Today I have a fun page with the August Take 10 kit to share with you! This the the first page of a very fun trip we took the the Children's Museum with friends in 2011. It was one of my daughter's first times at a place that has become a favorite. Then we stayed in the toddler area and enjoyed all the activities that were just her size. These days we roam all over the museum and enjoy hours of fun! All the color in the Wonder kit is the perfect compliment to this fun day trip.

I used my new distress markers in couple different shades to color my 'go 'wood veneer the right shade of pink as an accent on this picture.

I used yellow alphas from a previous Take 10 kit for my title card. I loved being able to use the airplane and letters here. Even though at this age we hadn't discovered it, later the airplanes and post office became a favorite place to play in the museum. I hope you have moments of fun this weekend! Happy Friday!

A Little Girl's Wonder

Hello! I don't know about you but this end of summer thing is giving everyone at my house vapors! So today it was so nice to sneak away for some me time with my August 'Wonder' kit. This page captures some special everyday moments of my then 1 year old baby girl. She's 5 now and I hope I'll look back as fondly on these days too. The pinks, blues and pop of orange were the perfect compliment to these pictures! My little girl fell asleep in the car on the way home from church and I just had to snap a pictures. There's just nothing sweeter than a relaxed sleeping face of a toddler. This page also records her first pigtails! Oh how I waited for her baby hair to be long enough to fit in these cute little stubs!

I can't wait to see how you're using your August Take 10 kit! I hope you all are having a wonderful Friday and are taking time to enjoy special everyday moments!

Hot Air Balloon Card

Good morning! 

Today I have a cute birthday card to share with you. My Dad's birthday is this week and we're getting him a special gift. So when I saw the hot air balloons in the August kit, I knew I had to use them for his card. I paired the hot air balloon ephemera with one of the cut apart strips, a watercolor background, Take 10 stamps from the March kit and some masculine paper in my stash. I could've also used the stamps that came in the August kit to get a great sentiment that was less specific to a birthday. Sadly my black ink doesn't want to show up as clear on the slick balloon paper but you've got to work with what you've got! 

I hope you enjoy the August 'Wonder' kit! It's so bright and colorful! I can't wait to create more cards and a few pocket pages. Remember to pop over to The Studio 29 Designs website to pick up your August Take 10 pocket card kit and glam bag tomorrow (the 15th) at 6pm EST. Use the code 'take10' to get 10% off your purchase. This cheerful kit will be the perfect compliment to your end of summer and back to school pictures.

Capture Summer Cuteness

Today I have a great layout to share with you using the July Take 10 kit! My page is full of cuteness and purple! :) Purple is not a color you find much in pocket scrapbook kits so I admit, I wasn't sure how I'd feel working with it. But I love combining it with blue. It's my favorite color! So with purple, blue and gold accents my cute page came together. 

This page captures a few more moments from our day trip to Lititz, PA. I still laugh thinking about the moments these pictures record. After a long day at the park and walking around little shoppes, my daughter was worn out. But the last stop was a Toy store. She did love the toy store but she wasn't a fan of the big bear on the front bench. So instead of a cute picture next to the big stuffed bear, we have tears next to him. I still think it's cute! 

All the glam bag elements really helped pull my page together. I love the puffy phrases! Here's a couple close ups. I used the transparent frame to highlight our faces in the bear picture but not obscure anything. I added purple gelato splatters to my blue tag with the camera to tie the blue and purple elements together. And I cut apart my polka dot frame to spread that element around my picture when the frame wasn't the right size. I also added some gold gelato in random places for a little more sparkle. The watercolor theme of the whole kit made it easy to add gelato elements to tie cards together. I just love my gelatos!!

Now that we're moving into August, I hope you've been inspired and are creating multiple gorgeous pages with your July 'Refresh' kit! I sure have enjoyed seeing all the beautiful pages. Each kit ends up having a few cards or elements that don't speak to me right away. But when I see fellow scrappers using them, I get so inspired. Please share you work with us!

Take 10 Tuesday | Containing Clutter

Hi! Today I'm sharing some of my storage solutions with you. Whether your version of pocket scrapbooking is just cards and photos or includes lots of embellishments, it's easy to all of a sudden bury your workspace. And though a creative mess is usually part of my process, I like to keep my space organized. I like to clear my desktop every week or two. It helps me focus, use my supplies better and have time for other projects!
So here's a few of my solutions for my small scrap space:

I love my Ikea desk and all its cubbies! I have stamps and project life cards and other random box type items on the lower shelves. I keep my albums and other constant use and small stuff up top. I have to remember the little curious fingers in my house. :) I have a variety of small containers for those items and this part of my system is still evolving...

I got this storage tower from my mom when she purged her scrapbooking supplies. It's awesome! It's not fancy out stylish or eye catching on any way but it's very usable. I keep paper and flat embellishments in the drawers. The top has always been small stuff but is mostly washi right now.

This looks like a mess but this is where all the random papers I want to keep go. I have a box for our family and for each of my 3 kids. Every time they have a doctor appointment or we go to the zoo, I save their stats and our tickets, etc in these boxes. So it's very handy to be able to look thru these boxes as I scrap our pictures. They're mostly in order by date and I try to mention what I have in my journal so I know to look for something to include on that page. I have one box from Ikea and the next time we go there I'll get 3 more. The closest Ikea is now about 3 hours away and we've only been once. Our list was so long that by the time I picked out these boxes at the end, I had to cut back to one for now. Gotta save the budget! :) 

I hope this peek into my storage solutions will inspire you to organize your crafting space with what you have on hand. I'll be sharing more of my organization solutions on my blog this month as well. Find out more about Take10 Tuesday here. Have a great Tuesday and find 10 minutes to bring out your creative side!