Summer’s Over

September 7, 2011 | cristina

It really true that summer is over once Labor Day has passed. We’ve been having rainy, gloomy weather here this week! All the better to get into mood for Christmas. Yes, it’s time to get working on my 2012 calendars! This year I have not been doing well – I’ve only done one page throughout the year! It’s time to catch up, and I took advantage of this week’s Tadpole Tuesday and Wibbit Wednesday sale items at The Lilypad to do just that. 🙂

I know I will be using these borders a lot!

I made the September calendar topper with these gorgeous projects, in addition to some of this month’s BYOC goodies:

Credits:

Hodgity Podgity 15 and Stuck on Summer alphas by Amy Martin

Graffiti Spray: Beyond Borders and Funk-a-Dellic Falling by CD Muckosky

Macho alphas by Jenna Desai

Papers from Waiting for Fall by Valorie Wibbens

For my next page, I used some other great templates by Amy Martin and adorable elements by CD Muckosky:

Credits:

Circling Fall templates by Amy Martin

I Love You Because… by CD Muckosky

Homey and Sprinkles v4 by Valorie Wibbens

A Bit More Mess Stitching by Amy Martin

Fun and Funky alphas by Designs by Lili

Fonts: The Serif’s Sister and The Typewriter font by Heather Hess

I modified this page to be my October calendar page. 3 down, 9 to go, plus the cover! 🙂 Finally, I also used these other goodies on sale:

Check out this alpha, I.am.in.love!!!!!! It comes with a brush file too, and it is a must have, especially at this sale price!

I scrapped another birthday picture (I thought I was done scrapping my birthday, but I am not even close! 🙂 ).

Credits:

Yesteryear by The Tattered Pear

Also a Very Small Alpha by Allison Pennington

Photo Frames No. 2 by Jenna Desai

The Serif’s Sister font by Heather Hess

Birthday Pages

September 4, 2011 | cristina

I’ve been having a good weekend so far, lots of relax and scrapping time. 🙂 I finished scrapping my birthday pages using many of the new BYOC products:

Credits:

Sugar Maple templates by Sara Gleason

Waiting for Fall and Sprinkles v4 by Valorie Wibbens

Matilda Papers and Clementine Fabric Blooms by Sahlin Studio

A Bit More Mess Stitching by Amy Martin

Plaid Addict Alpha and At Summer’s End by Rachel Young

Font: Typewriterhand

Credits:

So You Think You Can Chevron Kraft and heart and journaling block from At Summer’s End by Rachel Young

Paper Cuts 3 alpha by Designs by Lili

Yellow paper from Waiting for Fall by Valorie Wibbens

Frame, flourish, stitched paper and stars from Today by Designs by Lili

Chalkboard Alphas by Jenna Desai

Spray paint from Rock It by Emily Merritt

Finishing Touches 6 by Karah Fredricks (on yellow paper)

Font: Typewriterhand

I can’t say I am happy about having turned 30, but I’m trying to take it in stride. 🙂

Journaling:

I guess it would be pretty easy to let myself wallow in thoughts about how fast time is going, how many things I was hoping to get done before turning thirty, how different I was hoping my life to be. But why bother? I am happy with where my life has led me so far. And this year, for the first time in my whole life, DH has managed to take some decent pictures of me on my birthday (he says it’s because of my beloved 28mm lens 🙂 )! There are good things to come.

Credits:

Birthday Booya and Free Spirit Alpha by CD Muckosky

The Everyday papers by Valorie Wibbens

Bubble Wrap Stamps by Emily Merritt

Paper Cuts alpha by Designs by Lili

Fonts: Typewriterhand and CK Regal

The weather is still warm, but it does feel like summer is over already. I want to enjoy the long weekend as much as I can!