Creative Team Member

I'm so excited to announce I'm part of the Studio 29  Designs Creative Team for Take 10 Kits!! When I started Pocket Scrap-booking a year and half ago, I began following and gaining inspiration from many different design and creative team members at pocket scrapping companies around the world on Instagram and Facebook.

By the way...
If I say pocket scrapping or project life I mean the same thing! Project Life is what Becky Higgins calls it and she's by far the biggest name and promoter of pocket scrapping out there. The majority of the product I own is by her because I like her style and vision and availability.

So anyhow, I began to get inspired and when January (for most companies) rolled around I saw many people talk about applying for design or creative teams. As a beginner, I in no way felt qualified to apply but it planted a dream. Some day.. I thought.. I'll take that leap and maybe I can be on a team like that. I wanted to use my creativity to grow and meet new people and of course get free product. Let's be serious, if you don't admit that's a big draw, you're kidding yourself! ;) I fell in love with a small scrapbook company called Take 10 Kits so when they did a Design Team call this fall, I thought about it. I had bought a few stamps from them and won a kit giveaway one month so they were familiar and safe feeling. I said no... I'm too new, I'm too busy, there's no chance I'll get it. But on the very last day to apply I figured 'why not!'. The least they'll do is say no.

So I applied with this email and a few pictures of my layouts... My name is Laura and I love Take 10 Kits! I've been doing Project Life since August 2013. I always planned to create a baby book/scrapbook for my first daughter. She's 4 now and I never started. Traditional scrap-booking is too intimidating and I hate to cut up my pictures. So when I heard about Project Life, I was immediately excited and jumped right in. I currently use Project Life or Pocket Scrap-booking as a way to document my babies in a chronological/event based system. I have 2 and 4 year old daughters and a baby boy on the way. Some day I hope to document more current events in our lives but I'm still enjoying the baby years. :) Another thing I love about pocket scraping and particularly your kit club is the affordability. I document on a budget! That doesn't mean I don't drool over all the latest cards and embellishments, but I keep my spreads simple and use what I have creatively.

Well, after Christmas passed and I actually thought I'd missed the deadline so I didn't make it, I got an email... I got it!! YAY! So click on over to Studio 29 Designs LLC to learn more about Take 10 Kits and see my official introduction on the blog! Also come follow me on Instagram to see all my pocket layouts! You'll be seeing a lot more about my love of pocket scrap-booking around here!

House Dreams

I have design dreams for our house and I know many of them will take years to become a reality. So for now they're just dreams.

I love wall art like you see in these pictures. We have a long narrow room in the basement that I hope to break into a couple different spaces. I think wall art is an awesome, creative way to do. I'd rather not just paint a line on the wall. I hope our basement will be a fun space. We'll use it for TV watching and lounging and someday for kid's toys and the office. Even though it's a walk-out basement, I still don't want it to feel dark or unused. These designs were featured by desire to inspire. Wallter carries some really fun shapes that are available through 2Modern.

I would also like a new a desk with dividing shelves like they have from IKEA. Justin found this one. And I really like the concept!

We've also been furniture shopping! We looked at a few different places here and in Omaha with little success. But I kept thinking of this cute set we found at Slumberland. It's not the style I had pictured but I love it. The more I think about it in our house, the more I think it's the one. And the subtle pattern that you can't see in the picture is so cool. I love texture so it really appeals to me. Now the challenge is to find the right coffee table and side tables. But this is a challenge I can enjoy!!

Here's one house dream that has come true...

My beautiful rug! We ordered this rug from Pottery Barn. We decided a rug was worth splurging on a little. And I couldn't find one that I like more than this one. I couldn't even find another one I really liked. So this rug is the first step in decorating our new (it still feels new to me) home. And now that we have the rug, I can start nailing down paint colors. I hope we have time to paint before Christmas!