December Daily 2011 - Days 1, 2, & 3

Hello Everyone! I cannot believe December is already here! This is the second year I am participating in the December Daily project made famous by Designer and Scrapbooker, Ali Edwards.  Ali has showcased this project for several years now, and once I had kids, I knew I had to participate.  This year I decided to go with a standard 8.5 by 11 inch album.  I actually had one of these American Craft Corduroy Albums from another project so that made that decision that much easier.  I really did not do too much prep work before hand, actually I only started on the last day of November. 

 Day 1:

 Day 2:

Day 3:

The next few days will be posted soon. I am having so much fun with album and cannot wait to share some more pages...

December Daily 2011

December has arrived, 5 days in and my December Daily album is looking good.  I really cannot wait to share some of the pages with you all later on tonight.  I just have to say I {LOVE} this project!!! If you do not know what I am referring to, check out Ali Edward's blog for more information.

Stay tuned for pictures of my pages so far...

Free Jessica Sprague Classes and Sale!!

Hey everyone! It's December 5th, and besides  being my birthday =), JessicaSprague.com has a FREE holiday class starting today. Registration is free but you have to register to "attend" the class.

For more information on this class and how to register, simply click on the picture above and it will take you to the JS.com site.  Don't forget to do this today so you can get all the class materials and to participate in this Holiday Memories Class.

In addtion, Jessicasprage.com is having their sale going on right now until the end of the year. All of our digi kits (excluding Becky Higgins) are 35% off. All of the classes currently open for registration are 20% off. That even includes our new Digital Art Journaling Class and The Art of Poster Design Classes.



This is a sale you DO NOT want to miss. This is a good time to load up on all the Digital Goodies you see me and every other team member showcasing every week, not to mention all the class you can be taking with by taking advantage of the sale!

November 2011 Jessica Sprague Projects

I am so late posting these projects on my blog for November's Jessica Sprague Creative Team Projects.  November brought a bunch of new designers like Pink Paislee.  I was beyond excited when I found out Pink Paislee was coming to Jessica Sprague and I was going to have the ability to work with their products.  Here is what I came up with!

For product information, visit the JessicaSprague.com gallery.

October 2011 Projects

Hey.. Here are some of my projects for October for the Jessica Sprague Creative Team.  The first is a flash card memory game using the A to Z Flash Cards by Samantha Walker Designs that will be joining the JS team on 10/10/11. 

 The next two projects are something really dear to my heart and I am hoping this method is going to work for what I am envisioning long term.  I purchased two Smash Books from HSN last week to use to store my childrens' school stuff.  I wanted to have it somewhere in some what of an organized manner so they had it later on!  I used the A to Z Frames and Things and printed them out and cut them out and distressed them.  I then used them to embellish the cover page of the smash book for Aiden.

For the following project, I did everything on the computer in photoshop using the A to Z Patterned Paper pack to make this folder to store Aiden's school work.  I then printed it and cut it to fit the folder. I then adhered the folder to the page and added the school work with some embellishments.

Thanks for stopping by to check out these projects! Stay tuned for more posts about my smash books.

September Jessica Sprague Creative Team Layouts

So I have officially neglected my blog in the last month or so. I have had some personal family stuff going on along with the summer coming to a halt! Anyways, here are my layouts for the month of September. This was definitely a quick page type of month... but quick pages are so easy and versatile.

Click on the images and it will take you to the JS.com for all of the information on the products that were used.


Have a great week!

Some August Layouts

Hey all,

In an attempt to get some layouts done early in the month since my month is jam packed with fun, I am posting a couple of layouts you can find over at www.jessicasprague.com.  Click on the picture to be taken to the Jessica Sprague website and for product credits.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week.

July Layouts

Hey everyone,

Here are the rest of my July projects for Jessica Sprague.com creative team. 
Just click on the project to be taken back to the Jessica Sprague site for the product details!

Stay Tuned for a more detailed post on this last project. This shadow box project was made from scratch using card stock and one piece of chipboard to hold it together in the back.  The pictures were edited to fit in photoshop and then a few embellishments were added and voila! Stay tuned!


Thanks for stopping by... Cannot believe July is already over! Have a great first day of August tomorrow! =)

Chuck E Cheese

Hey there.. Just wanted to stop by and share a quick layout I did as one of my projects for this month over at JessicaSprague.com.

Click on the image to be taken to the product info!

I will be back in a few days to share some more goodies! In the mean time... have a great week!

June 2011 Creative Team Projects

Hi Everyone!! Wow talk about waiting until the last minute (or the last day of the month) but here are my project submissions for the month of June for the JessicaSprague.com Creative Team. I had so much fun this month since most of my projects were hybrid projects. Be sure to click on the photo to be taken to the JS.com site for a list of supplies used!

 

 Enjoy and leave a comment and tell me what you think!

Jessica Sprague Birthday Blog Hop Officially Over!

Hey everyone! Thanks for joining us for this awesome blog hop hosted by JessicaSprague.com, the amazing designers at JS.com, and of course the Creative Team at JS.com.

Now if you are joining me here as your first stop, please click on the image below to go back to the beginning of the blog hop at our wonderful Leader, Jessica Sprague's Blog!

Now onto some digital goodies! I have created a quick page for you to download and use to your heart's content. click on the image below to download my quick page!!

Now onto your next stop, please head on over to Sarah's blog for her freebies! Please, Please make sure to start at Jessica's blog and visit each and every member's blog for digital goodies, quick pages, clusters, and much much more!

Also, please make sure to follow me on twitter by clicking on the button at the top of my blog!

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the blog hop!

Sale at JessicaSprague.com!!!

Hey Everyone! I just wanted to share some sale information for JessicaSprage.com. The site is turning 4 years old this year! I cannot believe it's been a part of my life now for two years! If you have not checked it out, please stop by. I can honestly say I have learned so much since finding this wonderful site. The classes are amazing, the digital goodies are yummy, and the people you will meet and network with are phenomenal. I can honestly say my skills in digital scrapbooking came from all the classes I have taken there and just keep learning more. I am seriously so thankful for finding this site, becoming a part of the creative team and learning so much! I hope my kids thank me one day for all their scrapbooks and such.


Go there, check it out, and I promise you, you will fall in love with everything that site has to offer!

Also, visit my blog often for a fun blog hop and some amazing goodies… for FREE!
Have a great day

An update and May Layouts

I have been so  behind in blogging. I hope some of you have noticed my blog has changed it's appearance a bit.  I was able to design it all on my own using class tools and videos from the Blog Design Basics class at JessicaSprague.com.  I never really got around to changing my blog up when the class was going on or even soon after, so I did it now. Better late then never right? :)

Some of my May Layouts for Jessica Sprague Creative Team.

 Our Future Chef

In the Making - Shine Template 

For the Record Paper/Element Pack #1
For the Record Paper/Element Pack #2
For the Record Alpha/Element Pack #1
For the Record Alpha/Element Pack #2

Marine World

Echo Park - Summertime Paper Pack 

Echo Park - Summertime Elements #1 

Jessica Sprague Template 1
Alpha Bits: Stamped - Tuxedo

PlayTime

Cosmo Cricket - Little Man Paper Pack 

Cosmo Cricket - Little Man Elements Pack 

Cosmo Cricket - Little Man Alpha Set 

Make sure to visit JessicaSprague.com to pick up some goodies and check out the classes.

Thanks!!

Creative Team Layouts

Just wanted to stop by and share a couple of layouts I created using Digi Goodies that will be release at JessicaSprague.com on Monday April 25th, 2011. 

Credits:

Queen of Quirk - Larry Paper Pack (coming soon)

Office Supplies Element Pack

{The Room Collection} Element Pack

{The Room Collection} Paper Packs

Handwriting Font - Ali Edwards

Credits:

Little Girl Paper Pack

Little Girl Element Pack #2

Little Girl Element Pack #1

Little Girl Alpha Pack #2

Splendid Fiins - Photo Baker's Twine (comming soon)

Handwritting Font - Ali Edwards

Please leave a comment and let me know what you think.  Don't forget to visit JessicaSprague.com on Monday April 25, 2011 to get some of these goodies and a whole lot more... 

March 2011 Creative Team Layouts

Hey Everyone. Long time no post... I was on vacation for a few weeks and then getting back in the swing of things, the blog got neglected.  You can click on any of the layouts to be taken to the Jessica Sprague site for the credits on the products used in each layout.

Thanks for checking them out.. please don't forget to check out the shop at JessicaSprague.com for some digital goodies and classes. Feel free to leave a comment here or in the gallery.

Thanks!

February Layouts

What's up peeps?? I just wanted to drop a quick line to share a couple more layouts that have gone live at JessicaSprague.com.  Click on each image for the credits that are listed in the gallery at JessicaSprague.com.

There are some really {DELICIOUS} goodies now available at JessicaSprague.com and even more {DELICIOUS} goodies coming soon!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Finally Friday Favorites

It's Finally Friday and I wanted to share some of my favorite scrapbooking supplies.  Last week, I shared my favorite tools in my scrap room, so today I wanted to share my {SOME} of my favorite products to use.  These are the things I reach first for all my projects!

• Tim Holtz – Mini Paper Clips
• White Gel Pen
• Ali Edwards – Technique Tuesday Stamps
• KI Memories Pockets
• American Crafts – Thickers
• Stickles
• Papertrey Ink Bakers Twine
• Papertrey Ink Buttons
• Papertrey Ink Felt

 What are some of your favorite products that you find yourself reaching for all the time?

 

Enjoy your Friday and long weekend!

Crumply Flower Tutorial ...

I am so excited to share my Crumply Flower Tutorial over at Mouse, Paper, Lovely.  This blog was set up to showcase the hybrid projects created by the Jessica Sprague Creative Team.  Every Tuesday, there will be a hybrid project that one of the talented girls has created.. and guess what? Today my tutorial is live. 

You can see the tutorial here!

Please keep in mind that this was not my original idea and that I got the idea after watching a video tutorial on Dawn McVey's blog.  The link to her video tutorial can be found at the end of my tutorial!

Make sure you stop my Mouse, Paper, Lovely and check it out!

Finally Friday Favorites

Happy Friday everyone! Here is another edition of my Finally Friday Favorites.  Today I wanted to share some of my {favorite} scrapbooking tools.  These are the tools I reach for the most and could not live without in my scrap space!

• MS Score Board

• Corner Chomper

• Tim Holtz Retractable Piercing Tool

• Versamark

• Stampin up Demensionals

• ATG

• MS Self Healing Mat

• Colorbox Chalk Ink

• Making Memories Paper Trimmer

 What are your favorite supplies and tools? Hope you have a Happy Friday and a wonderful weekend!

Finally Friday Favorites

Another edition of my Finally Friday Favorites. Today I wanted to showcase some of the incredible projects from my fellow team members at JessicaSrague.com. You can always see these and many more in the {Inspiration} Gallery at JessicaSprague.com.

So here are my {FAVORITES} from the last couple of days:

• Bren_55 – Little Boy Blue
• Champsarahjoy – All the Girl Colors
• Echeney – Let me Count the Ways Mini
• Sheri Mea – First Pigtails
• Tracy In FL – Sweet
• Erins – Wonderfully Made
• Mommy23n_s – So Happy we are together
• cammie1971 – Camera Strap
• Shirley – I.Love.You

Definitely, check out the {Inspiration} Gallery for more fun projects.

JS Creative Team Projects

I was pretty busy this weekend working on some Jessica Sprague Creative Team Projects. I am so excited that I was able to create some things that I had envisioned and watched tutorials on.

The first are these Crumply Paper Flower Embellishments. I watched a tutorial on Dawn McVey's blog and had to try these out with the Echo Park Be Mine Valentine Paper Pack available at JessicaSprague.com. These were actually really easy tomake and very inexpensive since I printed the digital papers on regular computer paper. It crumpled up nicely. :)


Next up is a Hybrid Valentine's Day Card and Matching Envelope. Again these cards and envelopes are using the Echo Park Be Mine Paper Pack. I created a 8.5 x 11 canvas in photoshop and added my papers in stripes of 1 inch wide. I then printed and ran the sheet through my cuttlebug and the Top Note Die by Stampin Up. Once cut, I adhered a stamped sentiment using the Papertrey Ink Simple Valentine's Stamp Set, attached a crumply flower and called it a day. I also took some left over paper that was printed to adhere to the envelope and stamped some hearts from the same Papertrey Ink Stamp Set.


Next up is a Family Themed Memory Card Game I created for my kids. I created another template on photoshop and clipped pictures of each family member twice into the template. I then printed them on my home photo printer. I also took the same template and clipped different papers into from Jessica Sprague's Site and then printed that on cardstock. I attached both sheets together and cut each "card" out. I rounded the corners with the Corner Chomper and stamped the word "family" on the front of each card using Technique Tuesday's Ali Edwards Family Circle Stamp. I am hoping the kids enjoy these and learn as they "play".


As always, remember to visit Jessica Sprague's site and get your hands on some yummy digi goodies and start creating today!