Color Studio Class at Studio Calico

Today was the first day of our Color Studio Class! I've been a busy girl today. First off Lisa posted our first assigment the other day. We had to find a color combo we liked and then find things in our scrapbooking stash to replicate those colors.

I worked this a little different. First I knew I wanted to do a layout of my new Grandson. I've had 4 new Grandson's within 6 months so getting their first layouts has been on my "must do" list! I decided to start with a picture. I just adore this picture my Son-in-law took..He is always creating the cutest props and I swear he should become a photographer!

I mean..how cute is that!!

Then I needed to find a color combination that would go well with this picture. So after a lot of searching I found this bracelet. Perfect color combo for this photo!

Then the real work started! Digging through all my craft stash finding things that would replicate this color combo. That was the fun part! I just love going thru my craft stash. I could spend hours finding things I forgot I had! lol

Since this was a Studio Calico Class I decided to try and find most of the items using their product. I have a lot of SC product as I just love their lines!!

Here is the kit I came up with: 

The only things that did not come from either one of their product lines or one of their kits are the mists and the Jenni Bowlin paints. 

After that was done I needed to start cutting out all the digital files that came with the class. I love my new labels! I'm always hunting for blank labels to use and SC provided a digital set with the class. Marcy Penner did a great tutorial awhile back on how to do a print and cut on the Silhouette Labels with your Silhouette. I decided to try this..wow! I now have a permanent set of labels saved in my Silhouette library that I can print and cut anytime I need them! Loved this tutorial! I swear it only took me like 10 min. to do this..so so cool!

After I did that..I got to thinking..Studio Calico has a lot of free digitals. I remember downloading the labels that go with their LemonLush line awhile back..yes I said FREE! you can find them here....http://www.studiocalico.com/digital/free/lemonlush-printable-shapes. And while your there..check out all of their free digitals! They have PL cards, Silhouette Cut files, lot and lots of free things you can try!

Free Studio Calico Digital Files

So I thought well while I'm at it..why not try out the print and cut tutorial on these also..and whoolaaaa!

Now I have even more labels for when I need them!!!! Free of charge! Now I'm off to cut out all of the cutting files that came with my class so I'll be ready for my next assigment :o) 

Good Enough For Me

I was reading my February issue of Creating Keepsakes magazine and I read an article by Ali Edwards I just had to share. I will not go through the whole article but I did want to share a part of it. The name of the article was “the busy scrapper’s survival quide” and in it she wrote, “Adopt a philosophy of “good enough” for me. This means keeping the focus on the story. “Good Enough” means you’ve told your story to your own personal satisfaction. Maybe the design isn’t exactly what you first envisioned. Maybe your handwriting isn’t perfect. “Good Enough” is about adopting the perspective that, years from now, people will care most about the photos and the words. The rest is window dressing. “
This really hits the mark with me. For so long I was trying to make my style into a style that wasn’t me. I wanted the artisy look that I adore but found it impossible to create. I wanted the “wow” factor! It got to a point where I was avoiding scrapping because scrapping had become frustrating. It wasn’t the fun it used to be. I finally went back to scrapping my way and with it came back my passion for scrapping.
I hear or really read so many people saying how their layout isn’t “good enough” or “I wish I could make mine look like the DT’s do. I may never be chosen to be on a Design Team. But I am doing what I love, the way I love and that…. “Is Good Enough For Me!”

A few of my creations, Scrapbooking

Here are a few of my favorite layouts from 2006. It was hard to pick just a few and I may add more at a later time. Starting in 2007 I will add all my creations as they are made.

This layout was of my daughter on her wedding day. I thought she was beautiful!

This is her engagement picture taken in 2006. What a cute photo. I do believe I did the picture justice with my layout!

Here is a fun one. This layout is from pictures we took at the Laurel and Hardy Festival. There is a funny story to this. I thought it was going to be one very boring day. But my husband was dying to go. So off we went. I reaely tell my husband no about anything because he never tells me no. He is a wonderful man who always trys to be sure that I am happy. Anyway back to the story. I thought this would be Boring. Turns out, I had the most awesome time! We laughed, ate great festival food, and spent 2 hours getting lost because I needed a picture of a boat. Then as we were driving around looking for the lake that the interstate sign said was on the exit, we found a tiny town. I stopped in a coffee shop and asked for a Mocha. The man looked at me with disdain and said "We ain't go no Starbucks round here".. Oh goodness, we laughed all the way back home! I tried to make this layout have a fun and funky feel. That was our mood for most of the day!

Here is one I did of Fall. This is John's daughter in her Halloween Costume!