Erin Condren 2015-2016 Life Planner Unboxing

Hey there. Today I am sharing my unboxing video of my 2015 - 2016 Erin Condren Life Planner. I was so excited to open the box and share all of my goodies! Unfortunately, they sent me the wrong layout. I ordered the horizontal layout but they sent me the vertical layout. I have already sent them a support email from their website. What a bummer!! I also was not thrilled about how the new coils work with the planner. Yes, they are thicker which I love, but it was very difficult to turn the pages. It kept getting hung up on the coil down at the bottom. It also will not lay flat. My current EC planner will lay almost flat--flat enough that I don't notice when I'm writing in it. So, I will wait to hear back from Erin Condren's customer service to see what happens next. Of course, I will record a new video when I get the correct planner, and I'll also let you know how my customer service experience is.



Have a happy scrappy day and a lovely weekend!

New Process Video

Hey everyone! Just wanted to pop in really quick and let you know that I uploaded a new process video for the layout that I shared last week. This one was for the "I Am" challenge over at Felicity Jane. If you like it, be sure to give me a thumbs up and leave a comment. Thanks! Have a happy scrappy day!

Felicity Jane "I Am" Challenge

Hey there! I'm back again today to share a layout that I made for the Felicity Jane "I Am" challenge. If you are not familiar with Felicity Jane, make sure to go here and check out their kits. Almost everything in the kits are exclusive items. While you are there, you can go to the blog and read about the "I Am" challenge. You do not have to be a kit subscriber to participate.

So, for my layout I started out with a cut file from The Cut Shoppe. I used the All Heart Remix cut file. I cut it out of white cardstock at about 11 x 11. I then traced around the inside of the hearts on my patterned paper and then cut all of the hearts out. Cutting out the hearts and getting them adhered to the cut file took the most time, but I absolutely love the results! I glued the inside section of the hearts down on my background cardstock and popped up the outer hearts to give some dimension and make it stand out more. Then, I matted my photo and got everything stuck down on my page. I was struggling trying to find the right letters to use for "Lucky" when I remembered that I had some Amy Tangerine word Thickers. I took the word "Lucky" and sprayed it with Gold Heidi Swapp color shine mist. I then glued that down using hot glue. I used a stamp in the kit to stamp the "I AM" on a tag which was also in the kit. I must say that I am so pleased with how this layout turned out! Here is a photo of my completed layout.

And, here are some close up pictures of my layout.

Don't you just love that gold flair button? There were three gold flair buttons in the June kit!! Swoon!! Well, thanks for stopping by today. I hope to have the process video for this layout uploaded in the next few days. Have a happy scrappy day!

National Donut Day

When I received my May Felicity Jane kit, I wasn't quite sure what to do with the donut paper and flair badge that I found in the kit. I was thinking that I would probably not ever use it. Well, I was so wrong! My oldest daughter and I decided to try a local donut shop on National Donut Day. OMG!! It was incredible! The donuts were fresh as can be! I mean, seriously, they were still warm! We got to pick our toppings which was pretty cool. I chose a vanilla iced with sprinkles and a chocolate drizzle. My daughter chose a glazed with bacon pieces. So delicious! So, I had to create a layout from that day!

All of my papers are from the Felicity Jane May kit. I mixed up fonts on the title using one font from the May kit and another from the February kit. And, how 'bout that cute donut flair!! The "O" in donut was the perfect place for me to put it! Here are some more detailed pictures.

I also have a process video if you would like to watch how I put this one together.



Thanks for visiting today and have a great weekend!

Update and a Process Video

Hey there everyone! I am working on getting my blog updated. I bought a nice template for a reasonable price on Etsy, and I am still in the process of getting everything the way that I want it. I am hoping to post more often, but life is so busy! My oldest is out of school for the summer and I didn't sign her up for many camps this year. Thought it would be nice to just let her chill out and have some play dates. I might be re-thinking this decision by the end of the summer!! LOL! I wanted to post my latest process video here on the old blog even though most of you have probably already seen it. I am hoping to post at least one process video a week, but we'll see how that goes. I really only get Thursday and Friday to do scrapbooking, and that's only if my daughter doesn't have me running around taking her places.



Well, that's all for now! I hope everyone else is having a great day! Talk to you soon!