Make It Monday

I'm a little behind on updating the blog... my parents were here this weekend and we had such a great time and the guys got so much accomplised on the lower level... it's so exciting knowing that Mark will be able to work in the office soon.

Yesterday, I didn't make a page, which the break was kind of nice. I did work a little bit on a couple Sweet Shoppe Designs portfolio challenges and my Design Your Life pages when I had a little break to play. I can't believe my Design Your Life class is half over already and there are only 6 more weeks left. I've enjoyed the class so much.

This page is one that I'm really excited about. I literally made the page minus the journaling and then took pictures to match the page, lol. Usually, it's about matching the page to the pictures, but I really wanted to use this adorable kit. The challenge was to use the LOST numbers (4,8,15,16,23 & 42) and create a page using elements, photos and papers that equal those numbers... so I used 4 photos, 8 ribbons, 15 papers, 16 buttons, 23 flowers and 42 words of journaling. I really really LOVE this page, isn't Moriah such a cutie? I used a newsletter freebie template by Lauren Grier and the Limited Edition Petit 4 Free As A Bird by Lauren Grier, Fee Jardine, Misty Cato and Zoe Pearn at Sweet Shoppe Designs.
This next challenge was the 3rd page for my Olympic inspired layouts... this was to scrap a page about something I'm competitive about... I did it on the 12th which was my day for my mugshot on my P365 so I took my self portrait with this page in mind... do I look like you shouldn't mess with me? LOL I really like this page, it was fun to do. I used Traci Reed's Staying In Tonight and her Bad Sewing Machine Swirls. The font is Gimme Space by Darcy Baldwin and Lauren Reid. The waves are Traci's Edgy clipping masks.
This 3rd challenge page was the bonus challenge #2... we got to learn about designer Lauren Grier and the bonus was to scrap a page using her goodies. I had this gorgeous picture of Moriah that I really wanted to scrap and thought this cute little mini kit was perfect for it. I used You Sing To My Heart (part of 2009 SSD quarterly assortment vol 4), Layered Up In You Waves, and One Step Closer Layered Alpha... all by Lauren Grier.
Here are my Design Your Life class pages for this week's lesson on Contrast/Emphasis and Real World Color assignment, all of these using templates by Cathy Z.

Credits: Frog Prince by Kristin Cronin-Barrow (part of the 2009 SSD quarterly assorment vol. 3)

Credits: It's A Little Flaky add-on by Eva Kipler (part of 2009 SSD quarterly assortment vol. 4) & More Than Words Alpha by Darcy Baldwin and Jenny Hutson

Credits: Little Boy Blue by Misty Cato (part of 2009 SSD quarterly assortment vol. 3)