Seriously, Tomorrow is Labor Day Already

This summer just FLEW by, didn't it?  Let's take a second and savor those last days at lakes, cruises, pools and water parks, shall we?


This first three layouts were created by my friend and student, Erika:

This fun Slip and Slide layout is my sister, Tracy's creation!

Here is a pool themed class that I designed and a completed student sample from Renee:

I hope you get out and enjoy the last days of pool / swim season and take lots of pictures to scrap!

Aquarium Layouts

According to the Days of the Year website, today is "International Whale Shark Day" (Days of the Year) so I thought I'd share some aquarium themed pages.  

The layout below is one that I made using some custom-printed paper and a custom die cut for our local aquarium, Newport Aquarium.I really like the way it turned out on this bahama blue grid paper.

After I made that layout, there was a stamp set and a layout in a Close to My Heart catalog that really spoke to me and I thought it would "convert" nicely into a mosaic since it already consisted of a lot of squares, etc.

So, I designed this layout using those papers.  I LOVE IT.  But my friends, not so much . . 

When I shared that layout with my friends, they didn't like the muted colors or the patterned paper for that particular concept.  They said it was "noticeable" that the patterned paper was peacocks.  Personally, I don't think it would be that noticeable with pictures on the layout, but I conceded.  I went back to the drawing board, using some Paper Studio papers and designed the bolder, more child-friendly version of the layout.  

And a completed student layout from the class:

Still looking for inspiration?  Check out these cool layouts by Lori Hanson:

Lori Hanson Sea Life Park:

Lori Hanson Bahama Blue:

Lori Hanson's Circles:

Multiplication Fun?

So, I wanted to give another shout out to Andrea Fisher, who is a continuing member of Tami Potter's Design Team.

This multiplication chart can be found on Journella.com which is an online journaling site that is a sister site to Tami Potter's Mosaic Moments.  By joining Journella, you can share your own layouts and check out those of others.  It's a great place to find inspiration.

Andrea designed this great multiplication table mosaic which I thought was just PERFECT for the back-to-school season:

You can find this project on Journella at Just-the-Facts or check out Andrea's blog at: Five Pines Designs.

Happy Scrappin!

Preschool

While we're on the subject of school-themed layouts, I just couldn't help but share this adorable preschool layout that I found on Journella.  Billi Glenn's Preschool Layout

New RTC Papers and Page Protectors

For those of you who have been experimenting with any of the new scrapbooking projects like Project Life with Stampin Up, Picture My Life with Close to My Heart, etc. or any of the other myriad of similar programs, Tami Potter is now offering new RTC (Ready to Cut) sizes to fit in the divided page protectors and it is all ON SALE THIS WEEK!!!

 

The above RTC papers are 12x12, but intended to be cut into 4x4" - which makes them 3 grid squares by 3 grid squares and they fit into the We R Memory Keepers page protectors divided into nine slots.

  

The above RTC papers are 12x12, but intended to be cut into 6" tall x 4" wide - which makes them 4 grid squares tall by 3 grid squares wide and they fit into the page protectors divided into six vertical slots.

  

The above RTC papers are 12x12, but intended to be cut into 6x6" - which makes them 6 grid squares tall by 5 grid squares and they fit into the page protectors divided into nine slots.

If any of this seems confusing, please come out to my Mosaic demo day on October 5, 2014, starting at 1:00 p.m. at Stamping Buddies in Deer Park, Ohio.  

As always, if you wish to purchase any of these products, please contact me directly via email or facebook or order online using the link to the upper right of this post so that I will receive commission for your order.  Thank you!

Back to School Mini Album

I was trolling around over on Tami Potter's Blog and I came across this cool idea from Design Team Member Andrea Fisher.  Check it out:  Back to School Mini Album

Back to School . . . . College Level

Whether your children are going back to Elementary School, Jr. High, High School or college, you always have a lot of Mosaic Moments options.

Below is a layout I designed for college pictures at the Ohio State University or University of Cincinnati.  As you can see, I worked with the same page pattern for both and just changed up the color scheme and the patterned paper.  Please share with me on FB or via email.  I would love to see your school spirit.