On A CT & A Freebie

I have the huge honor of being asked to join The Urban Fairy's creative team and of course, I said yes.  In celebration of that (and to promote her kit, Afternoon Break) I'm offering up a frame cluster that I created using her kit.  Here's the preview and you can download it here.

To check out more freebies using the kit, check out The Urban Fairy blog.

Layout: GDS August Progressive Final

One more post today and another I'm really proud of how it turned out.  Another progressive challenge (I love them a lot).

Papers and elements designed by Verena Karolyi from her kits:

Never Forget

Like Green

Beautiful Thoughts

Earth Inspired

I'm not sure if you can easily read the quote with the page this size or not.  It reads:  "The mountains are calling me and I must go." -John Muir

Layout: GDS August Shape Challenge

I went a bit different for this months shape challenge.  It's my son's school schedule with no photos on it.  The challenge was to use at least five office supplies which was easily taken care of with 2 pencils, 1 pen, 3 thumb tacks, and a pair of scissors.

Paper and elements from "Journal Me This" by Studio4 Designworks

Just as an explanation if anyone is curious, he is virtually schooled which means it's public school, but he works from home on the computer. The classes with times are live classes with various teachers except for Speech Therapy which is in person. The classes below are also done on the computer, but can be done at any time and involve the typical text books, assignments, etc..

Stories Of My Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

Between the Olympics, a massive migraine, getting stuff ready for the new school year, scrapbooking, and a general airheadiness, I haven't posted in awhile.  So today, I went and backdated a whole lot of posts of the layouts I've done this month.  If you feel up to it, look through them and tell me what you think.

School starts on Monday for the Munchkin.  Where did the Summer go?!  From the sounds of it, it's going to be an extremely busy and challenging year.  The last year of middle school.  He really needs to stop this growing up thing, it's disturbing.

Layout: GDS August Junkie Challenge

To prove that I'm a GDS Junkie, I created this page with items only from GDS designers.  Actually, I do a lot of layouts like that so this really isn't that special, except I think it's really cute.

Paper and elements from "Hot Summer Days" by Rossi Designs

As you can see, Missy is making another appearance in a layout.  This time she brought her best bud, Beaver, along as well.  I really like how it looks like they're stepping out of the frame here.  It made an okay photo look a lot better in my opinion.

Layout: GDS August Font Challenge

Here I was given a font (or actually 2 this month) and need to do a layout that includes the font/s.  Since I'm a font whore, this is right up my alley.

Papers and elements from "Moment's Gone" by Rossi Designs

The photo was taken about 1905 and is of my Great Aunt and Uncle (that's my Maternal Grandfather's aunt and uncle).  I love the photo and how amazingly this kit highlighted it.

Layout: GDS August Lottery Challenge

The lottery challenge is where you are given a set of numbers and have to match those to papers and elements to make a page.

Papers and elements from "Love Me Tender" and "Moonlight and Roses"

Both by Scrapbrat Designs

My numbers:
2 - ribbons
11 - feathers
8 - papers
1 - photo
10 - leaves
13 - flowers

Quote:
Being deeply loved by someone
gives you strength,
while loving someone deeply
gives you courage. 
-Lao Tzu 

The photo is my parents on their 40th wedding anniversary cruise.