Unique Human Layout

Supplies
Anna Aspnes
 
Art Palette Play out
Art Palette Special love
Art Palette Break Away
Scriptease love 2
Scriptease gratitude
Light Leaks 2
Urban Threadz 7
Magic Sparklez
Jazz up LoopdaLoops 5
 
Other:
AE You Love
Vinnie Pierce Impressionist Transfer3

Layout for the Dare#411

I wanted to participate in the Digi Dares to put myself out of my comfort zone

Supplies used:

Anna Aspnes:
Art Palette Remember
Distress Frames 2
Art Palette Posy
Edge Transfers 1
Light Leaks 1
Multimedia Arrows
Torn Edges Templates



Other:
Studio Basic - Be happy,stack it frames
Studio Dawn Focus

Labeled no Thank you Layout

I believe we should not just tell stories that seems to pretend our life is a fairy-tale , but I also don't want my son to think that the pages are negative. So I always try to say this happened I was not happy but I always end saying to him why that is not who is : the negative part of the story, that negativity doesn't define him. But rather I'm telling him why he should look beyond that. Like I did .

Anna Aspnes 


Art Play Whimsy 
ArtPlay Palette Shine 
AnnaBlendz Artsy 3 
Magic Bubbles 2 
H2O Word Mix 1 
Spray Paint 1 
Self Word Art 2 
Light Leaks 1 

Other: 
Studio Dawn Focus Paper 
NBK Design Fall Days Lights 
Little Butterfly Wings Just add Water


*Products without any affiliation .

Art Journaling on a budget

I'm going back slowly to art journal as my time allows, it's been a great help in my therapy. As a social work minor therapy is a "must" to those who takes it seriously. As my teacher used to say " you can't help people with their crap if you don't take care of your crap" so it helps tremendously and  I've missed it.
But my problem is that you can see tons of you tube videos of art journaling but usually people use so much stuff.
 I don't have space and I won't  buy not even close of the things I used to have because I know won't used it. So, I basically use watercolors, markers, pencils (crayola by the way) and  I intend to use some stamps and some stencils and most I will cut with my cricut . I intend to talk more about this in the summer when I will have some free time or till then as I can.
 Art Journaling doesn't have to be expensive nor full of techniques the objective here is to make you open yourself up and be true to yourself because it's YOUR ART JOURNAL.
Remember that most people that have elaborated and full of supplies art journal receive the product and therefore have to show them.

Or you can always do digital Art journaling

I like both but digital is more about the art the play and the paper is about the feelings I want to work on.
You can grab this girl HERE.
I will be back to post more about what I'm using in my paper art journal.

Jana

Digital Supplies used :
Anna Aspnes:
Multimedia Banner
Watercolor Fotoblendz 3
Different Strokes 6 and 7
Multimedia Banner
UrbanStitched Hearts 
WordTransfers Life 1


Other:
Down the Road Pastel Watercolor Paints
SweetShopDesigns Home is where the heart is collab

Your Brave Spirit is Beautiful Layout

Anna Aspnes:
Art Palette Generations and Winter1
Multimedia Frames
Different Strokes 6
Star Fotoglow1
Magic Sprinklez 8


Other:
Ali Edwards Be Brave
Paislee Press you are my fave
Simple Sequins Gennifer Bursett
Studio Basic livelovelife and 100 things i love about you

ArtJournal Page and FREE Download

I did many of these girls and you can use them digitally to create paper Art Journal or digital.
What I did with the outlines I have created I printed them in watercolor paper I cut it to 8.5 x 11 and printed with my laser printer because I wanted to paint with watercolor.
If you have inkjet print, print to a regular cardstock and color with markers as you wish or glue paper.
You can see all the free download here, I update often as I make them.

Supplies:
Anna Aspnes:
Different Strokes 5
Anna Floral ARt 2
Multimedia Flowers 1
Watercolor Fotoblendz


Other:
Just Jaimee mixed media club 
Captivated Vision it takes courage

We never forget to Scrapbook

Wow I can't believe I'm even writing this post ! It's been 9 months that I took a break from blogging, classes, blog surfing but never from scrapbooking. I reduced a lot.... I needed a break. But the need for memories never stops.
Life is different now goals are different..
I went back to University to pursue something that now I know is my right path, it's what I want to do. Inspired by my son I decided to go to Childhood Psychology and hopefully later to do a Master on ABA to work with Autistic kids and Special Needs kids. It's though. Life is not the same, I have a son, he has a full schedule but I made a decision and got full support. My degree is  my priority now.
But if you are new here my blog has so much content for you, and many videos on my youtube channel.
I don't have any more paper supplies because I had to do a decision:  I do digital scrapbooking or I stop documenting my memories. So, I made the decision... digital it is.

But Lucas is going to kindergarten this year so I decided to buy a Life stories album  which is 6x8 and document his Kindergarten experience digitally and with paper. I figure this album would be easy to keep up.
Am I going to blog like before, no...but I wanted to let you know that the memories are still being made.
What about you? What have you been doing in this 9 months ?

Jana
Supplies:
Anna Aspnes:
Sophistica Art Play
Scriptease love 2
Magic Sprinklez 2


Other:
Paislee Press
Trace Reed
Studio Basic
J Kneeip

my heart and my soul layout and news

Hi everyone so many things going on and some big news to share with you. After a long thought I decided to apply to continue my BA that I stopped but this time in Children Psychology to after that  try a Masters in Special Needs and I was accepted  and I will start  on Spring 2014 !!

My passion to be involved with kids with special needs is way beyond my work with my son and I found a call.
I just came back from a trip to Atlantic City I was there for a big Autism Conference and I was so busy before hand, that's why I was so MIA.

I'm almost done helping my neighbour with her scrapbook so I can focus on mine.

Supplies:
Anna Aspnes
Artsy Template 43
Warm Glow 6


Other:
you hold the key to my heart 
beautifulness stencil

Be Still

I'm back and it's just great to have some time off with people you love and places you like.  Trying to think about changes that need to be done. A big one I'm back to a gym signed up just before my trip and tomorrow I'm doing a assessment of my shape (that should be fun).

I saw this template and thought it is totally something you can re create in a paper layout great way to use that circle punches that we all have.
supplies:
Anna Aspnes:
Art Palette Serenity 
Serenity word art
Magic Sprinklez 8
Multistitched by Anna Black and white


Other:
Nettio Designs GoBig Vol 1
Marker felt font
One little bird shadow styles

Layout and vacation

I'm leaving for a deserved vacation to visit my Home Land FLorida be with people that love us and people that I love sometimes it takes you going back to your first love and home place to make you feel better.

Don't be alarmed by the layout I'm ok and taking care of myself. It takes time.

If you want to read the journaling you can read here.

I will be back in 10 days Enjoy the rest of your summer !

Jana

Layout and a Discovery

Recently I joined a online class something I didn't do for a long long time I did many many classes in my scrapbooking time but besides Masterful Scrapbooking Design I think the industry is the same old same old: Do like I do, buy this and buy that and buy more after that  you can make a layout like mine.

I got sick and tired of it!

 I want more meaning!

 I to be able to write more don't help me to buy more embellishments help me to make pages with meaning!

In my opinion Scrapbooking was never about artsy pages, although some people say I don't want to write I just want to play,  I respect that but I don't  agree.
 If you just want to make art do cards, do art journal, do canvas. Scrapbooking is about recording and to me more and more nowadays actually since my father died It's been a journey to leave what I wasn't left with: I have some pictures but I have no idea what happened. I want to write more!
I want to write about reality not just to write everything is cute and wonderful and my son is just wonderful well he is but he's not made just of that.

Than Ali Edwards came with Hello Story. At first I thought well it's kind of expensive but it's 12 weeks and it's Ali Edwards a person that really takes writing your story seriously, a person that puts her life out there so we can see how life is and all the details good and bad and how to document it.
I took the plunge and signed up .


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More than never in this down moment in my life I need something to show me what I want to do but always struggled with : to write deeper stories, to write the everyday  because it makes us feel better, because it brings gratitude in our hearts. It has been amazing her help to give us tools and she has been so open about writing and she says that we can do this and give us a helping hand.(And this is just the 2 week !)

It's about the heart of this craft and not about products.

Feeling grateful now that I decided to sign up.

Layout:
Anna Aspnes:
Original Fotoblendz 13
Life's Little word transfer
Fotoglow hearts

Karla DuDley butterfly kit
AE Brushes

Jana

April Faves

I'm so behind on this but the way I keep track is because I take tons of pictures things I like on my phone. I'm so glad Apple will organize better our photos on the iPhone I was so excited to see the new iOS presentation.

Believe it or not this weekend I did a hand made card I post as soon I take the picture I'm preparing a special envelope to go with it.

Supplies:

Anna Aspnes


Art Play Palette Girl Craze
Art Play Palette Photography
Magic Sprinklez 4
Skinned Lined Overlay


Other:
Nettio Designs Favorites template 3
Studio Basic Live Love Life
J Barrette Happy Tape
M Marting 35mm kit
The Sky's the Limit Kit

Back ! Love this sister layout.

I'm back from my trip it was nice and fast but I was glad to be back with my son, it was really hard to
be with far from him.
But it was good to see some family members I didn't see a long time, hard to realized some things have changed. I'm still with luggage to take care off a lot of laundry to do but glad to come back to my crafting I was really inspired after going to a craft fair in Brazil. Really awesome to see people that love to create.

Anna Aspnes :
Artsy Layered Template 100
Art Play Palette Smooch
Skinny Overlay 1
Stitched by Anna Black Border


Other:
Be Grateful - Traci Reed
Pink reptile Lean on me
Bohemian SSD

Jana

March Faves

I'm so behind with pages I want to do it's just sad, but hey better than nothing right?

Anna Aspnes:


Art Play Palette Love Life
Stitched by Anna Cream stitching
Heart Bokeh brushes
Loaded Layers Heart Element Template
Magic Sprinklez 2
Art Play Solids
Scissored ScallopedMasks No. 2


Md Groot Wooden Laser Cuts


Other:
Tracy Reed Extraordinary/Dream Big kits
Pink Reptile Tape it / Splatter Brushes
Amy Martin Stitched Labels
Nettio Designs: Sweet Single 04 Template
One Little bird shadow style


Lobster Font

Jana

Birthday Boy Layout

Yep just like that he's 4 more layouts from his birthday to come for the first time I decided to a little party for him. He had a lot of fun !
Spring time here but the weather is horrible and he got a little cold so not really going anywhere.
I hope the weather is better in your area.
Jana

Supplies:
Anna Aspnes

Art Play Palette Birthday
Magic Flares
LoopDALoop stars 1
Foto Glow

Other
Tracy Reed 
Mr. Mister Kit and Dream Big
Pink Reptile Splatter,im not perfect alpha, foldem up 
Ketie Pertiet burthday cut ups

Dear John Layout

I made a goal this year to read fiction book which other than lord of the rings and twilight I really never read fiction books.

So I started to read some fictions and got hooked with Nicholas Sparks, than came Dear John and this book was so heart breaking nothing to do with the movie( which has a different ending), I got really sad and angry for John. So to make piece with this I made this page.

Anna Aspnes:


Artsy layered templates 18
Upcycled paperie 1
Wrapping frames 1
Fotoglow hearts 1
fotoglow 4
Stitched by Anna Black 
Stitched by Anna Black Borders


Kitty designs Romantumn (clip)


Other:
Traci Reed dog eared
Katie Partiet Wood Veneer heart
Juliana Keneipp Laces and Ribbons

Packing Digi Layout

Digital Layout

Supplies :

Artsy template 45
Art Palette Scholarly and Scholarly stamped 1

O scraps Monster collab

Other
Katie Khadfield backpack elements.
One Little Bird Shadow actions

Embrace who you Are Digital Layout

Well because Super Storm Sandy I was without power for 7 days but the Grace of God is good and I just pray that the ones that still struggle will have power soon. Meanwhile a advantage of digital scrapping is that you convenient  so while my computer was charged I could create some things. I like sometimes to do digital pages because I feel I can write so much more of what I want to say and about the memories it's hard on my paper pages to have that much of space to write maybe because I usually do 8.5 x 11 layouts and by the end of it your space is limited. But I don't feel limited anymore as long as I'm leaving the messages to him that I want I really don't mind if its paper or digital I still play with my paper so makes me happy the message is recorded no matter what. No more rules !
Supplies
Anna Aspnes:
Artsy Template 44
Skinned Lines 2
Magic Sprinklez 3
ArtPlay Palette Sweet Baby (Paper)
Encouragement Word Art


Juliana Kneipp - Craftime for boys elements

Art Journal she accepts + download

If you want to use my girl I made a png file of my drawing which you can download here and use in a digital project or print to use on paper. GET HERE at my free printables section.

Credits

Anna Aspnes:


Upcycled Art Paperie 1 [ link ]
Tissue textures 1 [ link ]
Tartan Textures 1 [ link ]
Different Strokes 8 [ link ]
Scriptease Gratitude 1 [ link ]
Spring word transfers 1 [ link ]
Spray Paint 1 [ link ]
Painted Hearts[ link ]
Flutterby Lace 1 [ link ]



Others:


Ransom Alpha Vicki Stegall
NJR flowers and stitching ,bubblewrap brush
font Mom's typewriter






Jana

December Daily 2011

Hi everyone,well every knows that at this time of the year December Daily Project starts. If you don't know what this is read here at Ali's Blog . But I always thought was a little overwhelming to me to a paper project life this specially with the changes and the many things that I have to do with Lucas. So I still wanted to document that so I decided to do digital where I would just put the pictures in the overlays and that's it print at the end and its done.
I decided to use Ali Edwards 2011 December Daily Overlays.
So far it's been easy and I'm not feeling like I'm behind. That above is my  cover

Here is a example of Day one.
Digital Supplies
Anna Aspnes
ArtPlay Palette Christmas

Cover

Multimedia Christmas trees 1 [ link ]
Art Palette Retro Holiday [ link ] paper elements
Magic Sprinklez 2 [ link ]


Other
Taylor Made Designs Glitter Style

This is some other layouts I did 

Art Palette St. Nicholas Add on [ link ] Free with purchase !!

Silver Snowflakes 1 [ link ]

Magic Sprinklez 1 [ link ]

ScriptTease Gratitute [ link ]

Anna Aspnes
Art Palette St. Nicholas [ link ]
Magic Sprinklez [ link ]
Foto Boost Template 3 [ link ]

Tag and pin Kitty Designs
Glitter style - Taylor Made designs

So no matter what you choose I hope you document what is going on in this December

Jana