Birds of a Feather Blog Hop!!!

Happy Friday and Welcome to the Birds of a Feather Winterfest Crop 'n Hop! Hopefully, you have been directed here from  Birds of a feather kit co.  blog. If you are just visiting, please join us for the complete Blog Hop and Crop. All you have to do is start Birds of a Feather forum , hop from blog to blog,and finish up at the Birds of a Feather blog. To make it even more fun, we have a super interesting progressive layout challenge planned for you. IF you complete the entire Hop, you leave a comment on each participant’s blog, you complete the layout challenge AND you get it posted in the gallery by midnight on Sunday, December 16, you will be eligible for a FAB SCRAPS-Christmas Collection: Spiral Bound Book ($20 value)

Okay so the Blog Hop starts with me and I made a basic sketch for you to start out  ...you can use it however you want for inspiration!!!

Okay, it's time to hop on over to Nichole's blog  to continue on with the fun! Remember, if you finish the entire hop, leave a comment on everyone’s blog, you complete the challenge layout (and get it posted in the gallery by the deadline) you are eligible for that darling FAB SCRAPS prize!
Here is my page completed:

 And I am adding two small prizes so please leave me a comment with your name and email so I can contact you ...thanks!!!

 Enjoy the rest of the crop and I sure hope you will join us over at the forums for a weekend full of scrapping, games and fun!


Here is list of all the Blogs:
Blog 1: Kristin - http://memoriesbythepageful-kristin.blogspot.com/
Then you will have them go to the next blog
Blog 2: Nicole - http://fourwiseguys.blogspot.com/
Then you will have them go to the next blog
Blog 3: Linda - http://zackalor-bitsandpieces.blogspot.com/
Then you will have them go to the next blog
Blog 4: Amy - http://www.scrappymenagerie.blogspot.com
Then you will have them go to the next blog
Blog 5: Ann - http://www.lovestnpaper.com/
Then you will have them go to the next blog
Blog 6: Tracy - http://ascrapatatime.blogspot.com/
  Then back to Birds of a Feather and post in the gallery!!!

Sneak Peek for Blog Hop!!!

Winterfest Crop will be December 14-15-16 and there will also be a Blog Hop (fabulous prize included)!
Be on the look out!!!

Birds of a feather kit co. 

December Daily part1

OMG .....that is all I have to say ....this kit works wonderful for this December Daily ...it is not to late to start ...the pages go really fast because these colors just blend so well together with the holidays and everyday life ... I used the Kraft bag that Amy sent me and the little mini Doodlebug Storybook Key chain Album as part of my cover to the album that I got out of my closet ...you just never know what is in your scrapbook closet ...I added paint to the chipboard pages and then added different pages to my album ...thanks for looking!!!

This is a picture of my cover that I used the bag on the front and clustered some of the wonderful embellishments from the kit and then added some ink to the front:

 This is a close-up of the cover and this awesome ribbon, chipboard pieces, paper and stickers ....so want some more ribbon!!!

 This is what the inside cover looks like...

 One of the major trends that I saw from the December Daily albums was adding page protectors with confetti and punches ...so I cut one up and made me this cute little shaker with paper that I punched from the kit and added the fuzzy rub ons from Basic Grey!!!

 This is page one and it was the view of the day ...and mine that day was my cute December Daily ...and then I had fun altering the photo in Instagram!!!

 This is my page two and the photo challenge was favorite holiday movie ....I used the negative part of the rub on to the second page and also made a pocket the to add my journaling tags ...

December BOAF KIt:December Daily

I am getting ready for December Daily next month and will be using the Birds of a Feather winter kit plus all the extras …the colors are to die for …there is white, off-white , red , dark red, 2 shades of blue …so they will match almost any photos or Christmas photos… and all the cool trends in scrapbooking are in this kit also …banners, chevrons, hexagons, stars, and pennants!!!

Can you tell how much I love this kit!!!
Check it out here:
 birds of a feather

 

More to come ...I will be working on the cover and the base pages next!!!

Some leftover love from my kit!!!

I never know what to do with all the little "extras" leftover from the kit ...so I saw this really cute idea on Cate Papers blog about making little embellishments and then pulling them out when you need to add something to a page, card or just need a gift tag ...so this is what I made with all the little "extras" from the kit!!!
First I cut out Jillibean Soup Grandma's Lima Bean Collection the different tags from Soup Bite Sized paper and Leek Bulb paper and then just started cutting out different things with my punches and then just started layering them and this is what I came up with ...

Nine different tag embellishments...

 

Then I put them in this glass container with a big tags hanging on the front of the jar.

And then I made one more page with this kit ...these pictures of my husband from 1984 just crack me up ....tooo funny ....he did not think this page was that funny!!!

2 more pages!!!

These colors are just so amazing ....they seem to go with everything ...I had a hard time picking what pictures to use on these pages!!!
This first one is of Snow White signing one of the autograph books at our Princess lunch on the California Adventure side of Disneyland ..I had fun with pattern paper as my background which I never do but I wanted to try something different and then added some fun punches to the vellum baggy ...with apples, mickey heads and hearts!!!

Then I had these random pictures of us from last spring break ( my hair was brown then ..not the most attractive!!) that needed to be scrapped!! I turned the base piece of blue paper backwards and then used the other piece of blue paper the correct way just to give it a different look and then cut butterfly wings and added them to my hidden journaling tags ...thanks for looking!!!

Birds of a Feather October Kit

This kit is so great in soooo many ways .....it is mostly all basic colors ...couple different blue's ,green, red, many shades of pink and some off-white ...you just can not go wrong with this kit ...then there are all the different shapes also ...hexigon, butterflies, stripes, circles and flowers ...just so versatile ...just loving it!!!
Here are a few pages that I have completed so far!!!
Here is a link to the kit:
birdsofafeatherkitco.

Authentique September Challenge

I love a good sketch challenge Authentique has a card and layout challenge every month and I had fun with this sketch ..I used the Splendid and Lively Collection for this page!!! I just love their different collections ...they so ROCK!!!
Here is a link to the challenge:
authentique paper

Back to school crop at Birds of a Feather

We are having a "BAck to School" Crop at Birds of Feather ...go check it out here  Ther are some fun challenges!!!!
Here are the pages that I created:

September Birds of a Feather kit

The paper was just calling to me to cut you out into the zig-zag pattern ...so fun and then I had to add some oil spots to the page ....we ask the kids before we get to Disneyland which ride is their favorite and we make sure that we ride that ride and this is Zane's favorite ...you would think with all the fast rides you can ride that a pre-teen boy would pick a rollercoaster ...but no ...the boys loves to drive!!! We have Nana & Pop's, then Peyton & Zane, next my sister & Bailey and last Colton and I on the open road!!!

I wanted to do a page with most of the tags that were in the kit ...so I layered then across the page and found this picture that I am sure Zane took with his brother ...I took the flower apart and misted it a different color to match my page and pulled out the center and added one of the big dots from the sticker sheet with a button and twisted the butterfly pin for the center of the flower, then misted the letters orange and frayed the edges..

This page has a little bit of everything that is "popular" in scrapbooking right now ....banner, hexagons, flowers, butterflies, kites, circles, pennants and paint ...that is what I love about this kit!!!
Here is a link to the kit:
/birdsofafeatherkitco.com

DCWV "Sweet Blossom" Stack

You need to go check this stack out with it's cool texture ...you will love it ...here is the page that I created with this collection!

Check the stack out here dcwvinc.blogspot

More pages from August kit ...

These colors were just soooo fun to play with ...love her kits!!! I ordered the extra paper and twine ...love both the extra pattern paper and all the wonderful colors of the twine ...sooo cool!!!

Here is a link :
http://birdsofafeatherkitco.com/item_72 ... -Paper.htm
http://birdsofafeatherkitco.com/item_72 ... -Twine.htm

I  added a quote from what the bug says to you while you are sitting during the show around the edge of the page and then I hand cut "Bug Eyes" and then strung the banner thru the twine (love that stuff!!)

Love my new little instant camera!!!

I  thought that I would try the technique cutting out the title right on the page and I like the way it turned out!!! I also took the packaging from the Studio Calico paperclips with wool bows and added my picture inside and added the confetti to the bottom. My oldest Zane loves Churros from anywhere ...this is about the only time he will come in the "Bugs Life" section of Disney because he knows where that churro cart is ...so yummy with the cinnamon and sugar!!!

Here is a cloe-up:

Birds of a Feather Mini Album!!!

Here is a link to all the wonderful kits from Birds of a Feather   here ...you will love them!!!
I just loved these little hangers to hang all the wonderful twine I got in the kits and then the paperclips with the bows helped me attach them onto the line of twine ..I also make the black/red flower with the washi tape by tearing the pieces, attaching them to cardstock in a swirl and then twirling them into a flower...

All this paper especially the Studio Calico paper with the note cards just screamed to me that it wanted to be a mini album ...so here is what I did ...we do alot of tailgating before the Houston Texans game, BBQ Cook-offs, and service our community ...so here are all the pages that I made ...thanks for looking!!!