How I Thrive : #myselfiescrapbook week four

Cards: Artful Leigh Creative for Jen Lake @sunlightandair App: Project Life App

Week Four of the prompts from #myselfiescrapbook is about "how I thrive". This week I'm thriving, and enjoying time with loved ones, loose leaf tea, having a tea cup in hand all day, warm days, painting,  and loving the surprise visit from my littlest sister! I didn't spend any time for NSD scrapping, but captured it all within fifteen minutes, (SERIOUSLY) less time than it takes to cook rice! :) That's what I was doing at the time, anyway, waiting for dinner to cook.  All with the Project Life App! Available in the APP store. 

Sneak Peek: You get to see three of the cards I designed for Jennifer Lake at Sunlight and Air. She will make an announcement regarding those soon, so stay tuned! 

                                               

Follow along with : 

Jennifer@Sunlight and Air

Julie @HowISustain

Jessica @Color Cast Designs

Kellie @Give a Girl A Blog

Jodi @Polka Dot Creative

Mandy @Record Life Blog

Thanks for visiting!

Artful Leigh Creative

#myselfiescrapbook using the prompt "one selfie four ways"

cards: Artful Leigh Creative  embellishments: Studio Calico washi tape: Joanne's stores

I am super excited about this #myselfiescrapbook prompt, "one selfie- four ways"! 

I have stored these photos on my phone for nearly a year, sadly they had no home and sat unloved on my phone. They never got posted. I was worried about being judged, but I am so thankful to the girls that began this prompt, the #myselfiescrapbook. Finally, I have a place to put my selfie pics, and it takes bravery. We all love kid photos, but the adult pics always get less likes. Why is that? Kids are cuter yes, but shouldn't we be able to post or document our grown up lives as well as the kids?

I created this whole set of cards after being inspired by the theme for this week, and wanted them to coordinate with the free set Big City Quiet posted over at Jen's Blog for free. If you haven't gotten your free downloads, go now:) then come back:) I'll wait.

cards:Artful Leigh Creative, embellishments: Studio Calico

These cards work for planner pages too! This is #myselfiescrapbook, and the first pic is an insert  that  goes in my family Project Life album. 

Feels great to get these photos off the phone and into a little "What I'm Wearing Now" page. Four different clothing options I am loving right now. 

You can use these cards to cut down to 3x3, 4x4, to fit in smaller planners.

So thankful that Jennifer Lake and Julie Gagen came up with this idea!! Seriously! 

PDF 1

PDF 2

 Thanks for joining me today!

#myselfiescrapbook a second page for the April dashboard of my Heidi Swapp Memory Planner

Cards: Artful Leigh Creative , embellishments:Studio Calico, 

Planner: Heidi Swapp available at Michael's stores

I am encouraged! Using the new cards from the shop and the prompts from #myselfiescrapbook make it quick and easy to get pages done! If I can do this you can too!

Be encouraged today. 

Follow along with : 

Jennifer@Sunlight and Air

Julie @HowISustain

Jessica @Color Cast Designs

Kellie @Give a Girl A Blog

Jodi @Polka Dot Creative

Mandy @Record Life Blog

Thank you for visiting.

#myselfiescrapbook in two versions

For #myselfiescrapbook version 1, my Heidi Swapp Memory Planner, Studio Calico monthly kit leftovers, and Artful Leigh Creative Etsy Shop card set called "Artsy Girl" 

I am loving this #myselfiescrapbook idea, that was started by Jennifer Lake @ SunlightandAir and Julie Gagen @ HowISustain.com. See their websites for more info. Free downloads from Jennifer's site are provided by Little Lamm Co. and Alex Hunter Designs, thanks girls! 

I have had this creative idea floating around in my head for awhile. I had been thinking, for about the last six months, on how to incorporate my style, pocket page card ideas, and get more me, on my family's pages. For the last three years I have done Project Life, and wow has it ever been a blessing. All the good things I have to be thankful for are so much more apparent when I keep up with my albums. BUT I usually have a stack of photos of me left over each week, that didn't make it into the album, simply to get more family memories in. My kids are about to leave the nest and I can see I need to soak up every memory, and record, for the days when they no longer live with me! So the idea came to me to start digitally producing my own cards, and maybe they could help some other girls get more of them in their family albums. 

Along came #myselfiescrapbook and I was like "PERF!" Two birds, one stone, eh? 

So why the two versions, you ask? Oh well, I had already planned to use the Heidi Swapp planner for "My" album, to record my writing, Bible Studies, friend pics, all the things that got left out of the family book. 

Cards: Artful Leigh Creative,  embellishments:Studio Calico 

Then to add #myselfiescrapbook to the main family album, I chose to use Becky Higgins 6x12 page protectors as inserts. I already have lots of them in stock, and I like the size, it's just right! This is an example of a few of the cards I designed and of course I had to do an Artful set first, :)

Thanks for joining me today! 

My Etsy shop is live, by Artful Leigh Creative!!

  

So this happened! So excited to share with you some of my artwork, and digital prints and downloads up for grabs now!!

I have created a new line of digital downloads, for immediate download and printing, in a professional editing program. In 300 DPI high quality. Eventually I will be bringing cards for the Project Life app in a PNG format, but for now keeping it simple. 

Making new strides and learning everyday. 

Growing as a wife and Mom, into a work at home family member! This is a new realm for me and definitely takes some adjustment and balance. 

Working on adding new stock everyday, to the shop, and refreshing the blog. Maybe I should have waited to revamp, but I just couldn't take it anymore:)

Welcome and I hope you find something to help you in your creative journey as the family memory keeper!

The link to my shop is here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtfulLeighCreative?ref=hdr_shop_menu

 Thanks for joining me today! 

Week 8: Project Life 2015

Using Studio Calico Cirque Project Life kit, and look for the 2x2 vellum square transparencies with the days of the week! Aren't they are super cute???? LOVE!

Week 8: SC PL kit Cirque,  stamps:Kellie Stamps , left page: HSN2 page protector (HSN exclusive set Just Add Color by Becky Higgins LLC. ), and right page:Design A by Becky Higgins LLC. used the typewriter  for most journaling, and Kellie Stamps, then Photoshop for the brush font. All I-phone photos this week.



Love using the different page protectors, and especially love the cute little 2x2 pockets!


Thank you,
Artful Leigh Creative

Studio Calico Color Theory Class Scrapbook Page "My First Six Paintings"

This page was also made in participation of the Amy Tangerine "Design On Time" video series on You-tube which was loads of fun!

Loved putting photos of  all of my paintings so far on one layout. Used Liquitex Heavy Gloss Gel mixed with the SC Color Theory paints, and spread them on with a popsicle stick. Fun and quick drying! The Design On Time challenge by Amy Tangerine was to use paper straws, cupcake liners, and the idea "stretch yourself" by trying something that I adored as a kid, acrylic painting. In 2010, I took up acrylic painting again with my daughter, and Mom. The time limit was 15 minutes, totally blew that but just had to glue down everything after the timer went off:)

Is there something you can try today to challenge yourself? Join in the fun and add to your creativity today!

 Here you can see the Amy Tangerine Rise And Shine line die cuts and the Studio Calico and Amy Tangerine paper behind the photos. The frame around the goldfish painting is from Heidi Swapp Memory Planner line. 

Thank you,

Artful Leigh Creative