May Gossamer Blue Kits

So much fun using the Gossamer Blue May kits! I'm super excited about all the Project Life-ing I accomplished using these kits, this is only half the layouts I made. I know, how is it that I'm creating layouts left and right and still months behind (currently documenting February?) It's because I take so many gosh darn pictures of EVERYTHING haha.

Supplies I used- May Main Kit, May Life Pages Kit, May Life Pages Main Add-on, May Life Pages Add-on #3.

Join in the Gossamer Blue blog hop today and see what the other DT ladies have made.

Anabelle O'Malley   Beshka Kueser   Brenda Weaver   Caylee Grey   Cindy Liebel   Diane Payne   Emily Spahn   Erin Taylor   Eunyoung Lee   Heather Leopard   Jill Keller   Joy Taylor   Katie Ehmann   Laura Rahel Crosby   Tara Anderson  

I hope you enjoyed a peak at some of my most recent Project Life layouts using the Gossamer Blue kits. If you're not subscribing to the Gossamer Blue kit club yet, go get on it! Gorgeous, color-coordinated boxes full of the latest scrapbook goodies on the market, on your doorstep every month!

xoxo,
Laura

Accordian Style Mini Album

This post was originally shared on the Gossamer Blue blog. Today I'm finally sharing it on my blog. An accordion style love mini album! I was so in love with the pretty December Gossamer Blue kits, I knew I had to do something extra special with them. So I grabbed some of my favorite photos that I have with my boyfriend and got started.

 

The process was so easy! I used a 4×12 white cardstock as the base of my album. Then I folded the long strip of paper accordion style every 3 inches- perfect to fit in some tags, journaling cards and 3×4 photos. Unfolded, it is 21 inches long!

 

I used bits and pieces from the December Main Kit, December Life Pages Kit, December Life Pages Main Add On and the December Life Pages Add-on #3.

 

I’m so smitten with this little mini album, I’ve decided to leave it out on our fireplace mantle for everyday admiration. And the December kits are so darn lovely, I’m even thinking about making a second.

What's your favorite style mini album?

xoxo,
Laura

April Gossamer Blue Project Life Blog Hop

In my first layout for the April GB blog hop, I documented a lot of crafting I had been doing lately as well as working for myself and my daily schedule. One page was also very special as it documented my adventure of being a bridesmaid for the first time and going to get my dress!

April had so many fun gold foil and gold glitter ephemera pieces. I was obviously more than happy to use them all over my pages haha. I managed to add two different gold scissors to two pages in a row, which I think is quite the accomplishment!

My second layout is all about how I cut off 10 inches of my hair (by myself! I don't ever get professional haircuts because they always disappoint me,) and donated it to Pantene's beautiful lengths campaign. Pantene's beautiful lengths program takes natural hair and uses them to make wigs for children with cancer. Since this was the longest my hair had ever been in my life, and the first time in 10 years that it's all been unprocessed, natural and not colored hair, I felt like I HAD to do more than just a trim. I really wanted to give back somehow. Mission, accomplished.

I loved all the white space in April's life pages cards. So many fun prints and phrases with pops of color. Kit's I used in these layouts are- April 2014 Main Kit, April 2014 Life Pages Kit, April 2014 Life Pages Main Add-on, April 2014 Life Pages Add-on #3.

Make sure to check out all of the other wonderful ladies in this month's blog hop!

Beshka Kueser      Brenda Weaver     Caylee Grey     Cindy Liebel     Diane Payne     Emily Spahn     Eunyoung Lee     Heather Leopard     Jessica Lohof     Jill Cornell     Jill Keller     Kasia Przybyt     Katie Ehmann     Laura Rahel Crosby     Magda Mizera     Melanie Blackburn      Michelle Wooderson     Michiko Kato     Rebecca Luminarias     Sabrina Alery     Yana Smakula

I have a few more layouts I've made that'll I'll be sharing later in the month. These kits  just go on forever, they allow me to keep creating even after the month is up! What did you make with your GB kit this month?

xoxo,
Laura

2014 December Daily Album Flip Through Video

 

I hope you enjoy this little flip through album I've made of my 2014 December Daily | December Memories album! I totally love my album and am so glad I stuck with this project throughout the months it took me to complete. You can see photos, tutorials and details of my album in these posts-

2014 December Memories Album Cover Makeover
2014 December Memories Base Pages
2014 December Memories Album Part 1
2014 December Memories Album Part 2
2014 December Memories Album Part 3
2014 December Memories Album Flip Through Video

 

What do you think of the video flip through? It's my first time ever recording and posting a video of anything I've made and I'll definitely share more in the future if you guys like it! 

 

xoxo,

Laura

December Daily Album Part 3

This post wraps up all the photos of my 2014 December Memories / December Daily Album. Seriously, this album was such an investment of time and energy. I didn't finish it until February or March, it was just such a huge project to dive into, it was very overwhelming when I first started.

I am so glad to have recorded and documented all of these memories from December though. Instead of sticking to the 25 days of Christmas theme that most people go with, I instead chose 31 memories or moments from December that I loved. It was a lot easier for me because not every day in December was filled with holiday fun or anything memorable as I was mostly working the first half of December.

 

I used the December Memories kit by Gossamer Blue this year, as well as a few Pailsee Press items, some free Christmas printables I found on Pinterest and a few things I had in my stash already. I also created a section in the back of my album to hold all of the Christmas cards we got and all of the thank you cards that came after the holidays. I wanted to make sure that ALL of my Christmas stuff was in one place and I really love that the thickness of this album allowed me to include everything I wanted to!

2014 December Memories Album Cover Makeover
2014 December Memories Base Pages
2014 December Memories Album Part 1
2014 December Memories Album Part 2
2014 December Memories Album Part 3
2014 December Memories Album Flip Through Video

I learned so much this first attempt at using a mini album system for my Christmas/December memory keeping method. I know next year I will be ready to kick some major memory keeping butt with all that I learned about the process and what works best for me, this time around! Did you do a December Memories or December Daily mini album this year? If so, will you be doing it again?

xoxo,
Laura

December Daily Album Part 2

2014 December Memories Album Cover Makeover
2014 December Memories Base Pages
2014 December Memories Album Part 1
2014 December Memories Album Part 2
2014 December Memories Album Part 3
2014 December Memories Album Flip Through Video

xoxo,
Laura

December Daily Album Part 1

This past Christmas was my first year I tried to create a mini album to document December and whew! Let me tell you, I am so happy that it's over. This project took so much more energy and time than I ever imaged, it felt like I would never finish! But I finally did and I'm bringing the entire album to you this week!

I used the December Memories kit by Gossamer Blue this year, as well as a few Pailsee Press items, some free Christmas printables I found on Pinterest and a few things I had in my stash already.

2014 December Memories Album Cover Makeover
2014 December Memories Base Pages
2014 December Memories Album Part 1
2014 December Memories Album Part 2
2014 December Memories Album Part 3
2014 December Memories Album Flip Through Video

I'm breaking up these posts a little because there was just SO MUCH to share. My album is 2.5-3 inches thick and completely full. Did you do a December Memories or December Daily mini album this year? If so, will you be doing it again?

xoxo,
Laura