Craft it Up with Friends! Layout a Week

Would you travel 250 miles to craft with friends?  That's exactly what I did a couple of years ago!  I documented our fun in my Smash Book for the Layout a Week.

  

While living in NC about five years ago, I met my scrappy soul sister Paula from Scrap Your World via Facebook.  We later crossed virtual paths with Donna K from at Studio 307 and formed an awesome bond based on shared indie shop owner experience, a love of paper arts, and support and encouragement.

I met Donna K and her sweet mama Sandra (above middle and right), in person, on her visit to the DC area in 2013.  We hatched a plan for all of us, including Paula, to see each other in NC later in the year.  While vacationing there with my family, I met up with these gals in Raleigh for some of the most fun I've ever had. 

First off, they laid out a spread of snacks, awesome lunch and dessert.  Add to that a lotta laughs and a little crafting on the side and it was a zany, good time!  So much so, I can't wait to get back to Paul's crafting oasis, her Scrap Cove!!  Seriously, she has a separate craft studio,  AWAY from her house.   Check it out here.

Looking forward to creating future memories with these girls!

Supplies

Smash Book: K & Company 

Patterned Paper: DCWV Vintage Collections 

Embellishments: Heidi Swap and My Mind's Eye

Challenges Entered:

Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge

Thanks for stooping by!

Hugs,

Kimberly 

Smashing Good Time - LOAW

Hello loves!  It's been a minute since I've shared my tween's work.  Lately, we have been able to squeeze in some pretty good making sessions, just the two of us!  She is not as into scrapbooking but has definitely found her niche in creating Smash Books.

Here is how she used some embellishments from my stash and leftover La dee da girl doll packing from a Christmas gift.  Such a joy to see her creative self-expression.  More pages to come!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Kimberly

Capture Life's Little Moments

Hey Polka Dot peeps!  If you don't already know, you will find I have a thing for buttons. Vintage or new, twine-wrapped or not, they are a perfect accent to cards, layouts and altered art!  So, I knew I had to get in on the fun over at Craftin Desert Diva's "Cute as a Button" Challenge.  This little journal has a lot of my favorite elements, like twine, mason jars, pennant banners and my new obsession: paper tape.

 

Love all the patterns washi tape comes in; especially the polka dots!

 

Seeing the cover of this journal would definitely get the creative juices flowing, don't you think?

 

And, of course I had to cover the inside pages too :)  Filled with photos, journaling, sketches, you name it...this journal would make an awesome junque journal or smash book.

 

Where do you store your creative ideas?

 

Thanks for stopping in!

 

{{Hugs}}

 

Kimberly

Upcycled Believe Journal - Part II

 Hey friends!  For today's Make it Monday, I wanted to share how my "Believe" Journal from this post here is coming along.  I truly intended to finish it this weekend, but as I started working on it, I realized it is meant to be a work-in-progress and I'm okay with that!  

I added more pages created from upcycled cracker boxes and covered with different My Mind's Eye Papers.  Now that I've added 3-D embellishments, the journal is starting to look nice and chunky, just the way I like them!

 

Here is the inside front cover...I put the quote about perfection because that is an Achilles heel I am definitely overcoming.  The opposite page has a Bible verse that holds a lot of meaning for me and a spot to record significant events, like the day I attended my first Mommies' group.

Here, I can record dates of important events and milestones...

The journal started out as a place to keep the notes you see below, but has grown into much more.  There is a section for each month's notes and also a place for me to write down spiritual goals I have.

 

I included lots of places for journaling and tucking away notes or mementos.

 

 

I think my favorite spot is this one...where I actually write down how I intend to act on each week's message.

 

 

 

I love that I am using my passion for paper in this way; helping document an important aspect of my life!  How do you incorporate paper crafting into other areas of your life?

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

{{Hugs}}

 

Kimberly