Doodlebug Design: Design by Color

Hi Everyone!  Today I have my color challenge project for Doodlebug Design!  I was lucky enough to get my all time favorite Doodlebug color.... Swimming Pool!!  Seriously, it's my most favorite color in the history of ever!  It makes me so happy!  Here's my layout, it's a throwback picture to 2006 of my daughter digging in the sand down on Cape Cod!
 

I used papers from a few collections including Happy Campers, SunKissed, Sugar Shoppe and some Sprinkles Vellum for my background. 

 

The clouds are made using the Sizzix Doodlebug Cloud, Flower, Rain and Umbrella Die Set and some Lily White Sprinkles Vellum.

I LOVE the Fishy Doodlepop from the Happy Campers Collection!!

 

I also used a Swimming Pool Doily to back my photo and Swimming Pool Gingham Treat Bag as a holder for my journaling tag.  The stickers are from a few different collections including SunKissed, and some Swimming Pool Fancy Frills.  I love how it all turned out!  That's it for me today, make sure to stop by the Doodlebug Design blog this week for more Design by Color inspiration!
 

Lori Whitlock: August Creative Team Blog Hop

 

Hi Everyone!  It's time for the August Creative Team Blog Hop at Lori Whitlock today!  Here's the order for today's hop...

 

Corri Garza

Mendi Yoshikawa

Traci Penrod

Kathy Skou {you are here!}

Tya Smith

Chrissy Guido

Ashley Cook

Rachael Sheedy

 

For my project this month I created a wedding card for a sweet friend who is getting married this month!  I'm so excited for her and her fiancé... they're just so cute together!

 

 

I used Lori's Wedding Cake Card (here in the Silhouette Store) as my base.   I used some fun papers from Doodlebug Design's LoveBugs Collection along with some Doodlebug Pearls, Sequins and Chunky Glitter to embellish my card a bit more!  I can't wait to send it along!

 

And now, some goodies for you!  First use Code AUGUST in the Lori Whitlock SVG Shop and get 30% off your order this week!!

 

 

 Looking for some of Lori's Digital Collections?  Head over to Snap, Click Supply and use code AUGUST to get 30% off there too!

 

 

and there is also a free file available in the Lori Whitlock store...

 

 

Finally you can enter to win a $20 Gift Card to Lori's SVG shop...

 

Head over to Lori's Blog to enter to win!   That's it for me today, the next stop on the hop is Tya Smith.  Thanks for stopping by!

Paper Issues: Off the Page

Hi everyone!  Today I'm excited to introduce a new feature that I'm hosting over at Paper Issues... Off the Page.  Basically I get to play with paper and create all sorts of goodies that are NOT traditional scrapbook pages.  Mini albums, Home Décor, Gift bags... all sorts of fun projects!  Each month I'll post a project and ask folks to create something along the same theme and post them in our challenges album in the Paper Issues Friends and Fans group.  Best part, by participating, you're entered to win a Paper Issues Gift Card!

This month I put together a fun mini album "sort" of project featuring my favorite summer pictures.  I started with Lori Whitlock's Recipe Box cut file.  Instead of recipes on the insert cards, I chose to add my favorite pictures from this summer.  It's almost a PL type of project, and the best part is it's a work in progress, I plan on adding more until the end of the summer.  Take a peek...

 

 

To simplify the whole process, I chose to stick to one collection... Making waves from Fancy Pants.  It's perfect for summer photos and it makes my life easier to stick to one collection... here are some of the inside pages...

 

 

 Here's a peek at the pages I've completed so far!

 I love that I'm capturing all of the best of this summer! Head on over to my post on the Paper Issues Blog to see how you can enter to win a $20 gift card to the Paper Issues store!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by!

Paper Issues: It's All About the Face

There's a new Issue at Paper Issues today called, "It's All About the Face," sponsored by Paper Issues!  We're looking for projects that focus on the photo... Macro photos, portraits, school pictures, team photos, selfies, funny faces, close-ups, bad photos, vintage photos, IG photos... you name it!  Also you can use the August Paper Issues Printables available for free in the Paper Issues Store!  Link up your projects and you could win a $20 Gift Card to the Paper Issues Store!

 

I went with a fun selfie of my daughter and me from my birthday this year... because everyone needs to wear a tiara on my birthday!  Take a peek...

 

 

I used lots of fun goodies from Bella Blvd. including papers from the Just Add Color, and Color Chaos Collections ... both available in the Paper Issues Store.

 

The Love This button is from the July Swag Bag... it was the perfect addition! I'm also in love with the new Bella Blvd. Little Bits 4x6 stickers... the words are fun to cluster together!

 

I used my Copics to color some of the flowers on the Star Struck paper

 

Head over to the Paper Issues Blog to check out all of the Issue Inspiration!  Also link up your projects here and you could win a $20 gift card to the Paper Issues Store... just in time for the new summer releases!!  You have until August 16th! You can also use my code, KATHYS and get 20% off your entire order!

 

 

That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by!



Some Lawn Fawn Fun

Hi Everyone... 4 posts in a row... must be a record!  Today I have a fun little gift set I created for a Bridal Shower I attended recently.  I played with some Lawn Fawn Let's Polka Mon Amie papers and Happy Wedding Stamps and Dies to create this ...

 

The bag was cut using Lori Whitlock's 3D Purse files.  The bow is the 3D Large Gift Package Bow by Jaime Cripps.

 

 

I used my new Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to paint the cake... I love these markers!  If you haven't seen them, they are brush markers filled with water color.  They are so easy to use, and I love the results!  Well, that's it for me today, thanks for stopping by!

Lori Whitlock: A Purr-fect Mini Album

Hi Everyone!  Wow, no posts for a couple of weeks, now three in a row!!  Today I'm up on the Lori Whitlock Blog with a new way to use one of her fun files!  As soon as I saw Lori's Gift Tag Set, I thought it would make the perfect mini album!  The tags are the perfect size for smaller pictures... especially the fun new ones I printed using my Instax Printer!!  Take a peek...

 

 

The Gift Tag Set comes with a cute little box and a cut file for the tags.  I decorated the box with pieces from Lori's Cat Belly Box, and then cut 5 of the tags using Bella Blvd.'s Riley Collection to be the pages of my album.  I added some Instax Pictures of my two trouble makers and some fun stickers and elements from the Riley collection for each page.  Here are some close-ups of the pages.

Here's a look at everything together.  To hold the pages together, I used a book ring, decorated with some fun coordinating ribbons.



 

It all went together so quickly!  I think this would be perfect for a little gift album!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by!

 

Doodlebug Design: Doodlebug & Pagemaps Team-up!

Hi Everyone!  Today I have  a fun layout based on a fabulous sketch by Becky Fleck over at PageMaps!  The members of the Doodlebug Design Team were asked to be guest designers for the July PageMaps Newsletter... this was right up my alley, Becky's sketches are a favorite!  Here's the sketch she sent...

 

And here's my take... I used papers from the new SunKissed Collection and some Petite Prints as well...

 

In place of the tag on the left, I used a Doodlebug Tangerine Doily.

Otherwise I kept pretty much to the sketch with title and embellishment placement.  I love how it all came together!

 

 Be sure to check the Doodlebug Design Blog to see more Doodlebug & PageMaps inspiration from the Design Team!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by!