LB | sketch layout...

happy Tuesday!

i don't know about you, but i tend to sketch out a good 85% of all my layouts prior to committing. the other 15% are created by me scraplifting layouts i've created in the past. my layouts may not always portray the same sketch design, but it's usually pretty close. it all depends on my mood, the product and photos i am working w/ at the time. sketches are just wonderful to work with to get that creative mojo flowing.

so today, Lily Bee kicks off this week with July's sketch challenge...

my take on the sketch is pretty much dead on with a few changes, such as, replacing a photo with a journaling block. since this weeks focus on is stars and stripes, i added such elements along with keeping with the geometric shape and design on my page. love how it all turned out. this Destination collection is absolutely PERFECT for boy pages, which means i really need to try and snap photos of my son more often than i have been lately.

the die-cut i used on my page Circle Star Cluster can be found store here... it's a freebie. love her stuff!! (changed mine by adding raised stars for depth)

thanks so much for stopping by. be sure to check out how you can enter the sketch challenge here. i look forward to seeing what you come up with... xo!

triangles + journaling...

i love summer! long days and short nights. the first few weeks of summer has been crazy and i'm so glad all the extra curricular activities have come to a close. now the kids & i can enjoy our summer days w/out any major commitments. well, until it's time for swimming lessons, but that in itself should be fun!

while it's nice & hot outside, i have also been enjoying the art of scrapbooking. i'm finding having my kids home all day is inspiring me more and more to want to create. it's the little things they say and do that has me wanting to pick up my camera more and more. i am truly loving it!

my layout i created is a new favorite. i love how it turned out. this weeks focus on over at Lily Bee is creative journaling. this layout though focuses more on design than journaling, but i love how using letter stickers throughout page act as embellishments. i used short sentences and simple phrases to tell the story behind my photo.

this layout also features my own digital die-cutting file, geometric triangles, for today's blog post at the Lily Bee blog and it's free! the geometric triangles can be downloaded here.

thanks for stopping by, xo!