Love Is Like A Tree

I am spending a lot of time crafting this weekend, but I thought I would take a break to pop by and share one of my latest pages. I made it for this week's color palette at Scrapbook News and Review Magazine.

Love is Like a Tree by Christy Strickler Supplies Cardstock: Colorbok; Patterned paper: My Mind's Eye; Alphas: Sassafrass; Tape: Anna Griffin; mist: Tattered Angels; Buttons: Basic Grey; Clip: Making Memories; Ink: SEI; Other: kraft cardstock, flowers, jewels, heart button, homemade mist

I have a ton of photos featuring my son and our new kitten. So this time, instead of journaling, I chose to use a quote. Doesn't that kitten look happy and smug?!?! She adores my son though she was very shy at first. I chose the quote to document how much her attachment to him has grown.

TGIF 8-3

It's a rainy morning here. I love it though. It's peaceful and quiet, except for the sound of thunder.It's perfect for a morning in my scrap space. I'm enjoying my coffee and some lemon poppy seed muffins while I peruse the virtual world on scrapbooking. Lemon poppyseed muffins are a rare treat where I live. My son has me going back to the bakery for these every chance we can.

This week, I have been wrapping up projects for SNR magazine and for Get It Scrapped. I'm still a little behind on listening to the  Masterful Scrapbook Design Seminar and the classes  I have been taking at the Art Studio. My son starts back to full time homeschooling soon. So I see myself sitting down during his on-line classes to get myself caught up with my own.

Currently I am:
- Obsessing with a game called Tiny Farm. I really want a phoenix!
- tweaking a tutorial involving metals for SNR Mag

This Weekend:
- I have layouts planned in my head and more layouts started all over my desk. Time to finish some!
- I am looking forward to walking around the neighborhood with my husband and son.
-I am hoping to have lunch with some friends.

Inspired by Fashion

I love pinterest. I love finding images and pulling inspiration from them. So when I received the assignment from Get It Scrapped to use fashion as my inspiration, I knew I would have an easy time of it. From a single outfit, you can find color options, textures, and ideas for embellishments. I chose an outfit from polyvore.com. 

I had some photos of my son's kitten. She had started to play but then fell asleep right where she was on my scrap desk. The soft tones of this outfit were perfect as a jumping off point for my page.Now that I had a color palette, I had to search through my supplies. I chose to use a floral print paper as my base since the blouse if the foundation for the outfit. I also chose to make an embellishment  with glass beads since the sweater had glass beads on it. I cut apart an old belt. It reminded me of the belt in the outfit. I also slipped in some khaki shorts. You might recall a post from march about a boy's pair of shorts. Well, this makes layout number two. We will have to see how many more projects I can use those shorts on.

Sleep Where You Lie by Christy Strickler | Supplies: patterned paper, alphas, button: Webster’s Pages; flowers: Sassafrass; metal office tab: Making Memories; mist: Tattered Angels;brad: K and Company; tag: Fancy Pants; other: glass beads, quilt pins, old belt, khaki shorts, acrylic paint, stencil.

I love the texture and dimension of this layout. I had a ton of fun finding items in my supplies and around the house to mimic the look of the outfit. It was sort of like a scavenger hunt.