And just like that August has arrived! Rather than go into panic mode that summer is coming to an end, I will focus on the happy things. And the new BYOC (build your own collab) at The Lilypad is definitely something that makes me happy. 🙂

I will start off with this hybrid page I made with designs by Sahlin Studio. This page was so much fun to put together!

I made it to celebrate my love of photography. I just added a kraft background, a red doily and some stamps from my stash. The rest is all printed out on Canon matte photo paper.
I also made three digi pages.

This next page took me 21 minutes (that’s the difference in timestamps between the saved LO above and the one below). I’ve always considered myself to be a fast scrapper, but I find that my pages hover well above the half hour mark. So I was pleased that this page turned out so quickly, because I happen to love it!

Credits:

Five weeks ago.. this is where I was. Sigh.. I need another vacation! 😉

Have a great weekend!

I scrapped this week. Oh yes I scrapped. And I bet you will want to too, once you see the June BYOC at The Lilypad. :))

I really am not much for purple at all, but I’ve fallen in love with this BYOC!

Such a great mix of papers, elements, alphas and templates!

I also made a card for my MIL with the BYOC products by Sahlin Studio.

Next up, I have a page documenting a very special happening.

We have a robin nest on our deck, and we’ve been able to look at the progression. It’s just so sweet! The nest is quite high and we’ve only been able to sneak phone pictures there (sadly out of focus), but it was worth documenting! And this timeline template was just perfect!

OK.. last page now.

I’m late in posting this, but Sahlin Studio and Britt-ish Designs’ latest installment of the Project Mouse series is so much fun!

Perfect for cruises, sea/lake, and so much more! I made two hybrid cards with it.

Here they are one by one.

I was inspired to make a round card and used my newly acquired Big Shot to cut the circle.

I hope you had a great weekend! Alas, I have not had any crafty time this weekend.. too much work/study to do. Next weekend is National Scrapbooking Day so I am really hoping to get some scrapbooking time.. but it’s not looking good! Do you have plans for NSD?

After a couple of panicky work emergencies, I can finally take a breath and rejoice that the warmer weather has arrived! Granted, it is not yet here to stay for good, as we likely will be getting some snow later in the week, but I am choosing to ignore that for now. 🙂

I have been super busy with work, but today I carved out a couple hours for myself and got crafty. It was fun to play! I made a card using the lovely collection Sahlin Studio made for the April BYOC at The Lilypad.

I also grabbed the free April template on the Sahlin Studio blog and used it for my card. 🙂

In my opinion, enamel dots are just the right touch for any project. 🙂 The same is true for mini alphas.

Winter is most definitely still around in my neck of the woods, but I got my fix of spring colors with the March BYOC at The Lilypad!

I made a card using these gorgeous products by Sahlin Studio:

I added a couple of popped up flowers on top of that pretty journaling card to add some dimension to my card.

I also used the gorgeous products by Paislee Press

for this page

Happy Friday!