PL: Summer Album Part 2

Yesterday I shared Part 1 of my Summer Album.

Today I'm sharing part 2 a.k.a 'Summer at Home'. It's broken up into two groups- Part 1 is before our Florida vaca and Part 2 is after. It just made sense to include both here on this post.

PART 1



We had some visits from O-Town friends which are always welcome-and a great excuse to go out for brunch.



We spent a lot of time at 3 Pond grilling dinner-which led to S'more making naturally.



I rode my bike and we made pizzas on the grill. Of course, we ate more ice cream too.

PART 2



We went for walks, hung out with family and saw some fun movies.



We went hiking with friends and checked out some new parts of the East Coast trail.



We bbq'ed with pals and hung out.



Dina Wakely came to grace us with her creative presence. And we celebrated our 4th anniversary with an epic night out at Aqua.

It was a good one.

Stay tuned for the last, magical part of our summer tomorrow.

xoxo
K

I have a new plan for PL.

Yep. So I've been doing KTOL a.k.a 'Keeping Track of Life' all year long and love it. It's a simplified version of PL in that it includes one double sided page protector and an interactive layout. Being able to do one layout using multiple photos is awesome.

But, this summer I decided to do a Summer Mini Album.



I used a Studio Calico Handbook for it and discovered how much I enjoyed the size and manner in which I could fill it. I didn't use date cards or anything. I just scrapbooked using pocket page protectors. It was awesome-I even managed to include some 6 by 8 layouts.



And so, I decided that it would be a great idea to do a seasonal project life. My plan is to use this Studio Calico woodgrain album for the Fall album. One for Winter & one for Spring.



So my Summer album is now complete-well, except the journaling which we all know is my weak spot. It's large and very, very full so I'll be sharing it over the next few days here on the blog.



So here goes Part 1 a.k.a The 3 Weeks We Spent in Ottawa. 'We' being a combination of M, E, & I as well as E &I.



I used a serious combination of Kelly Purkey PL kit products and some of my favourite things. This is the opening page. I used her 'Hello Summer' stamp and gold brilliance ink to stamp the sentiment repeatedly on white cardstock to create the background. Then I used this 3 by 4 kraft card with beautiful white letterpress.



Our summer bucket list still needs to be printed but I've left a spot for it. You'll notice that that is a repeated sentiment throughout this album. I sometimes like to add my personal thoughts and ideas after displaying my work on the blog.





I discovered I love tacos-specifically fish tacos- at El Camino in O-Town with some of our fav people Mike & Nicole.



While we hung out M went to Ottawa Explosion Weekend with Mike. It involved a few Gatorade-fueled mornings.



I got to visit some of my old students which was pretty awesome.





I used lots of KP flair-I love it all. And those food stamps came in very, very handy this summer! Not just in O-Town.



We ate at some of our fav places of course like The manx for brunch. And there was lots of prep for L's 2nd birthday party-monkey themed of course.









I met up with lots of friends including the girls from MA. It was awesome to see them and catch up on life and school and all that good business. I miss them so much. We were such a good team together.



After M went back home I made time to discover some cool local spots I'd never been to in O-Town.



Eugene & Kobe became fast friends and they really enjoyed one another's company. You could say they had a summer romance.



We ate lots of ice cream...



And I tried an awesome new spot- Supply & Demand. They had the most delicious Kale caesar salad.



Nicole and I went to the spa. It was epic.



I celebrated Canada day for the first time in O-Town. I was always at camp in NYC when we lived there.



And then we visited the burbs. It was a short lived visit that ended in a return DT where there were less children to be harassed.





And I got to see all the girls in a fun & silly martini night. Then we went home.

It was an amazing start to our summer and one we would def do again! If Mike & Nicole will have us! They were the best hosts ever this summer-dealing with me & E.

Tomorrow I'll be sharing some more of our summer at home. Stay tuned!

xoxo
K

Hey Monday!

I'm stopping by quickly today to share March's KTOL (Keeping Track of Life) class layout and page protector.



This layout has 3 folded pieces that open to reveal more photos.




I loved the hexagon pattern paper so I cut some of them out to use as embellishments in the layout.



And this is the page protector with a combination of our activities in March.




Highlights included: Dinner with friends, some DIY projects, real Easter bunnies, a big party & of course Kelly's big visit to NL!

For more information about KTOL you can visit this post.

xoxo
K

Five for Friday

First of all, I've been the WORST blogger as of late. March just kind of started and has continued at warp speed for me and blogging fell through the cracks. But, I'm determined to get back on track next week. Stay tuned for what's to come-here's a little 5 for Friday preview of it in fact.

1. This past weekend was spent with the lovely Kelly Purkey. She taught classes at The Paperie & stayed with us at our humble abode. Eugene basically fell in love. I've been usurped. If i'm going to fall to the #2 spot on his list KP is a choice I can live with as #1. More on her visit on Monday.



2. I have layouts to share next week of the February KTOL class that I gave on Thursday night.



3. And I have pics of Saturday's 'Dear Lizzy' Daybook that I crammed into a three hour class. More on that story next week.



4. I have a list of home DIY projects a mile long. Included on it are 1.) striping and staining an antique wash stand, 2.) Priming and painting a new french door for the scrapbooking room, 3.) ordering more hardwood to lay in the hall and scrapbooking room. Gonna get to business this weekend on some of it.



5. I'm getting ready for my March KTOL class, Easter camp kids class & my upcoming 'Create a Kit' class in April. If you're local, call The Paperie to inquire about dates and sign up!

Now, let's get this weekend started.

xoxo
K

Have you Heard the News?

Kelly Purkey is coming to St. John's, Newfoundland in March and I, along with many others, couldn't be more excited about it!

The news went live yesterday on The Paperie's blog. You can check it all out here if you didn't see the big announcement.

In honour of today's exciting news I thought I'd share a few layouts that I made for The Paperie's retreat in November. I know, I know-it's a bit late but I forgot all about them until now. They were inspired by Kelly Purkey-I basically borrowed her idea entirely and created maps out of pattern paper, misting along the way to create a really cool dimentional effect. Check out her layout and tutorial here.

This was the layout that I showed the crowd, demoing the map concept.



We did a lot of traveling this summer all over Newfoundland and this was the perfect way to chronicle all of our travels. Just a few little photos cropped into circles. I identified the locations with brads and used twine to 'point' to the pictures.



I also used some wood veneer people and a little car-I even cut the legs off the people and stuck them in the car as a 'road trip' embellishment. I mean, how stinkin' cute does that look?!



And this was the one I 'made' during the demo. Just a note, but it's always a good idea to have a great story while you fussy cut a million pieces of paper. Just sayin'.



This one chronicles all of the East Coast trail hikes we did this past Fall. We had a blast exploring with Eugene and managed to fit in lots of trails before the cold weather kicked in!

Similar idea here with the circles but changed it up by using a tiny Newfoundland map (bottom left hand corner) and focusing on one area-like in the maps that you see where one area is zoomed in and then it says 'you are here'-hence the title!



This puppy dog paperclip from Amy Tangerine was perfect with the little people wood veneers as an embellishment.



I used arrows, painted with some gold paint to identify the different trail. Stuck with photos cropped in circles and little letters around the circles-same as the one above. 

I LOVE this idea. I think I'm going to frame these two and add one more to it- a NYC one with some landmarks from our trip this past November- and put them up in the scrapbooking room.

This technique is a time-consuming one but well-worth it in my opinion! Try it out.

And if you're local you should call The Paperie to sign up for an awesome weekend of fun with Ms. KP herself in March. I can't wait to see what she's going to share with us!

xoxo
K