Stinson Beach Album using Project Life Blush and Amy Tangerine’s Yes, Please

This album includes pictures of our family’s first trip to Stinson (and Muir) Beach.  It was a bit chilly that April day, only peaking at about 65 degrees, but we still managed to have a good time getting acquainted with the sand, putting our feet in the water, and just enjoying what the beach had to offer in April. I wanted to make a keepsake that my children would enjoy flipping through to recollect their introduction to sand and waves. We can’t wait to go back when it warms up a bit in the Summertime.

I used Becky Higgins Project Life Blush Collection to establish a base for this album and Amy Tangerine’s Yes, Please Collection to embellish the pages.  Lori Whitlock’s 3D Layered Mini Album Tabs (from Silhouette Online Store) was used as the chipboard foundation pages which were cut from chipboard using my Silhouette Portrait.  They were then embossed using a wood grain Cuttlebug embossing folder.  The color of the chipboard pages were laid down using various Ranger Dylusions sprays with acrylic paint, etc.  Lori Whitlock’s 3 Frames (from Silhouette Online Store) were used to frame some of the photos and were used as insert pages. My Silhouette Portrait was used to Print-and-Cut all of the digital elements used from the two kits.  3D dot adhesive was used to add dimension to some of the digital elements. I used a Bind-it-All machine to bind the pages together. 

It’s been my experience when using Project Life kits that it’s better to pair it with another digital kit for the embellishment process.  I thought these two kits went very well together, both are very colorful and visually appealing.  All in all, this has been my favorite mini album to put together! The colors and graphic prints of the Blush and the Yes, Please embellishments were fun to pair together. I found it all came together for me effortlessly and the kits kept me motivated to see the final project to fruition.

Here’s a peek into the album—I wish you could hold the album and flip the pages, too!

  

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Here’s the description from AC Digitals:

This edition is full of sugar and spice and everything nice. Designed by American Crafts, this collection is full of flowers, hearts, stripes, chevrons and everything else that is perfect to document the life of that special girl in your life.

Buy the full collection and save 20%! The Blush edition Full Collection includes the following individual kits:

• Blush Edition 3x4 Journaling Cards - includes 50 3x4 journaling cards in PNG format
• Blush Edition 3x4 Filler Cards - includes 50 3x4 filler cards in PNG format
• Blush Edition Bi-Fold Cards - includes 20 4x6 cards in PNG format
• Blush Edition First + Last Page Cards - includes 8 cards for the first page of your album and 8 cards for the last page of your album for a total of 16 cards all in PNG format.
• Blush Edition Title Cards - includes 20 4x6 title card designs in both vertical and horizontal format for a total of 40 4x6 cards in PNG format
• Blush Edition Paper Pack #1 - includes 12 12x12 papers in JPEG format
• Blush Edition Paper Pack #2 - includes 12 12x12 papers in JPEG format
• 8.5x11 PDFs with all of the cards for printing

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Here’s the description from AC Digitals:

Adventure through city park landscapes with the hand-drawn playfulness of Amy Tangerine Yes, Please. Watercolors accent the canvas, with a pleasing mix of soft and bold hues depicting scenes of the city, nature and that classic Amy Tangerine camera. Paint the town fun with Amy Tangerine Yes, Please.

Buy the full collection and save 20%! The Amy Tangerine Yes, Please Full Collection includes the following individual kits:

• Amy Tangerine Yes, Please Brushes - includes 17 brushes in PNG and ABR format
• Amy Tangerine Yes, Please Element Pack #1 - includes 62 elements in PNG format
• Amy Tangerine Yes, Please Element Pack #2 - includes 62 elements in PNG format
• Amy Tangerine Yes, Please Element Pack #3 - includes 61 journaling cards & tags in PNG format
• Amy Tangerine Yes, Please Paper Pack #1 - includes 16 12x12 papers in JPEG format
• Amy Tangerine Yes, Please Paper Pack #2 - includes 16 12x12 papers in JPEG format
• Amy Tangerine Yes, Please Paper Pack #3 - includes 15 12x12 papers in JPEG format

CCG#243: Springtime Pleasures

 
Inspiration Photo #1/Focus on Patterns: Geometric Patterns
(used a circle lace Silhouette die cut)

Other Inspiration:
Inspiration Photo #1: corner rounder tool (idea: rounded pillow corners)

Inspiration Photo #2: diagonal paper (idea: straws)

Clicking on the above inspiration board will take you to details for this challenge at Color Combos Galore.

NOTE: Remember when uploading your projects to list which Focus On Challenge was the basis for your page and other inspiration taken, if any.  This week’s tag when uploading to the Color Combos Galore Photo Gallery or Splitcoaststampers is CCG243. Projects not tagged as such will not show up in the slideshow at the bottom of this week’s Reveal.
This is for WEEK ONE of May.
Deadline is the last day of the month: May 28, 2013

The following two collections from AC Digitals were used in the making of the above card from this week’s Inspiration Challenge

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Here’s the description from AC Digitals:

This edition is full of sugar and spice and everything nice. Designed by American Crafts, this collection is full of flowers, hearts, stripes, chevrons and everything else that is perfect to document the life of that special girl in your life.

Buy the full collection and save 20%! The Blush edition Full Collection includes the following individual kits:

• Blush Edition 3x4 Journaling Cards - includes 50 3x4 journaling cards in PNG format
• Blush Edition 3x4 Filler Cards - includes 50 3x4 filler cards in PNG format
• Blush Edition Bi-Fold Cards - includes 20 4x6 cards in PNG format
• Blush Edition First + Last Page Cards - includes 8 cards for the first page of your album and 8 cards for the last page of your album for a total of 16 cards all in PNG format.
• Blush Edition Title Cards - includes 20 4x6 title card designs in both vertical and horizontal format for a total of 40 4x6 cards in PNG format
• Blush Edition Paper Pack #1 - includes 12 12x12 papers in JPEG format
• Blush Edition Paper Pack #2 - includes 12 12x12 papers in JPEG format
• 8.5x11 PDFs with all of the cards for printing

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Here’s the description from AC Digitals:

Dear Lizzy Neapolitan is soft and feminine, featuring candy-shop colors and a diffused watercolor effect that takes you into a daydream of hand-drawn Mason jars, ice cream cones, and balloons.

Buy the full collection and save 20%! The Dear Lizzy Neapolitan Full Collection includes the following kits:

• Dear Lizzy Neapolitan Element Pack #1 - includes 85 elements in PNG format
• Dear Lizzy Neapolitan Element Pack #2 - includes 77 journaling cards and tags in PNG format and 6 brushes in PNG and ABR format
• Dear Lizzy Neapolitan Paper Pack #1 - includes 12 12x12 papers in JPEG format
• Dear Lizzy Neapolitan Paper Pack #2 - includes 12 12x12 papers in JPEG format
• Dear Lizzy Neapolitan Paper Pack #3 - includes 11 12x12 papers in JPEG format

You are fabulous

My hybrid chipboard tag above features digital items from Nancie Rowe Janitz (pictured below) with Roxanne {fashionista} stamp set from Unity Stamp Company.

Again, I used Nancie’s digital elements to fill the scanned/stamped image in Photoshop and then made it a cut file in Silhouette Studio.  My Silhouette printed and cut the stamped image and cut a chipboard shape that I anchored the image to once it was cut.  These two pieces were adhered together. I used the stamp (with the help of a stamp positioner) to wet emboss over the cut image to give it some pop.  I LOVE it!

She knew where she was going . . .

My hybrid chipboard tag above features digital items from Nancie Rowe Janitz (pictured below) with LIZZIE girl {showered with love} stamp set from Unity Stamp Company.

I used Nancie’s digital elements to fill the scanned/stamped image in Photoshop and then made it a cut file in Silhouette Studio.  My Silhouette printed and cut the stamped image and cut a chipboard shape that I anchored the image to once it was cut.  These two pieces were adhered together. I used the stamp (with the help of a stamp positioner) to wet emboss over the cut image to give it some pop.  I LOVE this process!

Blue Skies at ACDigitals.com!

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Here’s the description from AC Digitals:

Head outdoors with the Blue Skies Collection from American Crafts. This collection is full of nature themed patterns and embellishments in a bright, fun color palette.

Buy the full collection and save 20%! The Blue Skies Full Collection includes the following individual kits:

• Blue Skies Element Pack #1 - includes 60 elements in PNG format
• Blue Skies Element Pack #2 - includes 61 elements in PNG format
• Blue Skies Paper Pack #1 - includes 12 12x12 papers in JPEG format
• Blue Skies Paper Pack #2 - includes 12 12x12 papers in JPEG format

Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm at ACDigitals.com!

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Here’s the description from AC Digitals:

Featuring an endearing assortment of charm bracelet icons - flowers, horses, hot air balloons, hearts, and arrows - Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm is a dreamland of color and patterns. Sweet pinks, aqua, yellow, red-orange and cream are grounded with a fun navy blue that make this collection charming. Lucky you.

Buy the full collection and save 20%! The Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Full Collection includes the following individual kits:

• Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Brushes - includes 12 brushes in PNG and ABR format
• Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Element Pack #1 - includes 72 elements in PNG format
• Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Element Pack #2 - includes 72 elements in PNG format
• Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Element Pack #3 - includes 3 borders and 55 journaling cards & tags in PNG format
• Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Paper Pack #1 - includes 15 12x12 papers in JPEG format
• Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Paper Pack #2 - includes 15 12x12 papers in JPEG format
• Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Paper Pack #3 - includes 14 12x12 papers in JPEG format