Gossamer Blue | October projects...

hey there, it's that time again... another Fantastic month at Gossamer Blue. This months October kits are jam packed with an abundance of goodies. and to top it off, there are MORE kits to chose from. i really enjoyed this months theme, color combo and the digital die-cut and printable files are awesome!

due to time constraints on the personal front, i only completed two layouts (and project 12 spread). i really wanted to create more, but couldn't fit it all it. but i'm delighted how my two layouts turned out in the end...

i added little bits and pieces of elements throughout this page to compliment my family photo of us, from summer trip down south last year. i debated about converting the photo to b&w, but instead, i bounced off splashes of color from the image to my page design. my favorite part of the layout is using the woodgrain die-cut to frame my photo, which pops nicely nestled w/in the tone-on-tone frame.

my second layout, Fun at the Pumpkin Patch, was super simple. i combined a little bit of goodies found in all the kits including the Life Pages printable, (except the color kit and main kit) to complete this page. i created the simple photo collage in photoshop elements and printed out onto one sheet of photo paper. i went with b&w photos since i didn't really care for the orange and green tones and used i added the fall border strip i designed to highlight my title.

thanks so much for stopping by... be sure to pick up your favorite kit(s) in the Gossamer Blue store today...

xo!

what's going on...

and yet again, Monday arrives quicker than it needs to...

after a great weekend attending a family reunion in Va Beach, the kids and i had planned on spending our Monday in our jammies... (well, i'm in lounging clothes since i went to the gym this am...) doing whatever we want; being semi-productive around the house. i had no plans of sitting at my computer all day today. instead, i got a little carried away and decided to make a few changes to the blog, which takes forever! i added a new chevron background banner, some pointed sidebar buttons and enlarged some sidebar images, etc. the font used on the banner is marmellata jam. it's still a big transition coming from typepad to blogger. i'm happy w/ blogger, just need to learn how to navigate better.. the new changes still need some tweaking. thinking of adding a few simple brush elements to the white strip across the banner... we'll see. but so far so good. i like the overall look and feel much better... for now it will do.

it's the last month of summer and we are enjoying every last minute of it. keeping our days simple, productive and fun, w/ a few lazy days in between. the past seven days we've enjoyed the pool w/ friends, bowling, painting, admired the sky after a thunderstorm, baking treats, played outside, collected all the school supplies and soaked up sunshine at the beach...

good times... xo!!