Summer Begins Blog Hop Day #2

Welcome to day 2 of the Summer Begins Blog Hop!  The wonderful Kathryn is hosting from http://www.creationswithkathryn.com/, so if you stumbled into this blog hop, head back to Kathryn's to see all the great projects.  You should have arrived here from Janice's at http://www.cricutconfessions.com/!

Don't forget to read all the way to the bottom to find out how to enter for BLOG CANDY!

Although this is day 2 of the blog hop, feel free to jump back "in time" and see all the great projects from yesterday!

Here is another Summer Begins layout of my daughter playing at the park.  If you saw my son's yesterday, you will notice this is a whole new theme!  She is a monkey and loves to climb, so I emphasized her "monkeyness" and her bravery!

At the Park--First Dry Summer Day!

I used coordinating patterned paper with cute little monkeys (not sure of brand) with matching cardstock stickers!  I matted the focal photo with a 1" mat so that it would stand out and then aligned three cardstock word stickers down the right hand side of the photo mat.  The three tags below are made with the "Fastenator" that makes it's own tags.  You can buy the outline (silver on mine) in any shape/color you want, then add the background paper of your choice.  I did that and then added three circle stickers  from the same pack.  A few yellow heart brads completed the look along with a bright yellow ribbon as a border with green brad ends.

The right hand side is much simpler than the left. with a journaling block with a couple of stickers, the continuation of the yellow ribbon border and a little sticker block in the bottom corner of the vertical picture.

Here is a close up of the tags I made!

Here is the journaling block with just two little stickers added on!

BLOG CANDY!

Yes, there is blog candy!  There are several ways to get an entry!

1.  Comment on today's post = 1 entry

2. Comment on yesterday's post = 1 entry

3.  Become a follower (or already are one) = 1 entry

4.  Mention my blog on your blog (give me the address of yours to see!) = 1 entry!

**Just be sure to leave your contact information for me!**

I will use the Random Number Generator on Sunday, June 12th after 10:00 p.m. to find a winner!  Winners must be within the US and respond to my email within 5 days to claim the prize.

And now...back to the blog hop!  Your next stop is:  Michelle at http://peanutbutterandjellydesigns.blogspot.com/

Summer Begins Blog Hop Day #1

Welcome to day 1 of the Summer Begins Blog Hop!  The wonderful Kathryn is hosting from http://www.creationswithkathryn.com/, so if you stumbled into this blog hop, head back to Kathryn's to see all the great projects.  You should have arrived here from Janice's http://www.cricutconfessions.com/!  Don't forget to read all the way to the bottom to find out how to enter for BLOG CANDY!

Well, on to the fun stuff!  Here is a "summery" layout to inspire you to scrap all those every day photos of your child playing at the park!  Here in Oregon we have to wait until after the 4th of July to even begin to consider to be dry and warm, so any dry day is spent outside!

"Super Star"

This is an easy layout featuring bright pictures of my son playing at the local park. This came together quickly because I used a great cardstock page of coordinating accents.  The Super Star title, the circle accent, the star tag and frame all came from the same cardstock page! 

While I love using coordinating accents, I also like to make them my own and add a little flair.  I did that by matting a few in bright blue adding copper brads to all the accents.  A little bling never hurt!  I even used brads to hold down the word strip that was the bottom border.

The second page is much like the first, with more cute accents and a photo frame that continues the same theme.

I had this strip accent left, so I used it to add the "journaling" about the park we were at.  I also added two more copper brads.  

BLOG CANDY!

Yes, there is blog candy!  There are several ways to get an entry!

1.  Comment on today's post = 1 entry

2. Comment on tomorrow's post = 1 entry

3.  Become a follower (or already are one) = 1 entry

4.  Mention my blog on your blog (give me the address of yours to see!) = 1 entry!

**Just be sure to leave your contact information for me!**

I will use the Random Number Generator on Sunday, June 12th after 10:00 p.m. to find a winner!  Winners must be within the US and respond to my email within 5 days to claim the prize.

And now...back to the blog hop!  Your next stop is:  Michelle at http://peanutbutterandjellydesigns.blogspot.com/