Technique Tuesday: September Memory Keepers Studio

Hi Friends!

Welcome back for more inky inspiration with the September installment of the 

Memory Keepers Studio 
This month's set is all about documenting life's learning!
It's officially called,

Learn New Things Stamp Set and Rectangle Bookplate Crafting Dies Bundle

& it looks like this....

Oh what fun!!! 

Here's what Technique Tuesday has to say about this awesome set, 

"The phrases in the Learn New Things stamp set and Rectangle Bookplate crafting die bundle encourage us to keep expanding our knowledge and learn from everyday experiences. If you're scrapbooking photos of your child's school days, stamp these sentiments inside a die cut bookplate to make titles and captions that reinforce the theme. Try cutting this classically shaped bookplate die and faux fasteners out of metallic cardstock and it will look like the real thing! Use these stamps and dies about about life lessons in your own personal journals to document progress and motivate you too. Never stop learning!"

Awesome!

Naturally, I couldn't resist documenting my son's first day of school!
Here's what I created.....

"Hello, Brainiac"

Oh isn't this all kinds of awesome?!!

Work hard & learn new things, indeed! 

Here's a closer look for you.....

So Cool!!!

You'll notice that I cut the book plate die in white cardstock three times, then backed these cuts with pattern paper. Next, I stamped the 'Hello Brainiac' sentiment in black ink onto the pattern paper. I arranged these stamped cuts so that they appeared to cascade from my darling boy's photo. Super cute, & really effective too!

Using colored inks, I stamped around my photo cluster with both the school supplies icons and the 'work hard' & 'learn new things' sentiment stamps. 

These clear stamps are super crisp and print beautifully! 

I also included the 'dots' from the Rectangle Bookplate Die Set, and scattered them around my photo cluster too! That blue is just stunning! 

For today's layout, I combined the 

Learn New Things Stamp Set and Rectangle Bookplate Crafting Dies Bundle

with the Pinkfresh Studio Office Hours collection.

They're a match made in heaven, don't you think?!

Back to School documented to perfection!

And there you have it! 

Documenting those all important school memories made easy with the

Technique Tuesday Memory Keepers Studio!

Shop this amazing bundle HERE

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Citrus Twist Kits: 3 to Inspire with the New Life Crafted Kit!

Hi Friends! 

Welcome back for more memory keeping inspiration with a new edition of the 

Citrus Twist Kits 

3 - to - Inspire challenge! 

 I am so super excited to be sharing more of our amazing Life Crafted Kit! 

This new look kit has me swooning! 

"Fresh Starts" Kit 

I love this new look & fun approach to everyday documenting, 

but I also still love my 12 x 12 style of scrapbooking! 

So for today's challenge, I am also incorporating how I use Life Crafted for 12 x 12 layouts too! Yay! 

Here are the items you'll need to feature in your creating to play along:

1. Stamping - There are four fabulous CTK stamps this month, and one's an exclusive included in the Life Crafted kit. Have fun & get inky! 

2. Stickers - There are some fabulous stickers in both the Life Crafted Kit and the Scrapbooking Add On Kit! I'm especially loving the Tiny Word Stickers in the Life Crafted Kit.  

3. Ephemera -  Again, you'll find them in both kits, or you could make your own from our monthly printable cut aparts! Yayyy! 

Such a fun & easy challenge for you to play along with! 

Here's what I've created using both our Life Crafted & Scrapbooking Add On Kits, 

"Hey Boy, You ROCK"

How awesome is this?!! Such a fun page for my cool kid!

I use the white cardstock and Shine Bright paper from the Scrapbooking Add On kit for the 12" elements in my layout. I layer my photo onto the exclusive Life Crafted pattern papers, and ephemera and then go wild with embellishing! 

The "THIS" stamp is from the exclusive Fresh Starts stamp set in the Life Crafted Kit. I repeat stamp it for maximum impact - so striking & tons of fun too! 

For the stickers element, I feature a mix of stickers from both kits but I am really crushing on the Tiny Word Stickers in the Life Crafted Kit - so good!

How cool are those faux enamel dots?! They're actually the inner circles from the O's in the Black Puffy Alphas Stickers in the Life Crafted Kit. Perfect! 

Speaking of alphas, here's a closer look at that super, mixed font title.....

So.much. awewsomeness!!!

You can see that the Scrapbooking Add On Kit has been carefully curated to compliment the Life Crafted Kit so we can enjoy the best of both memory keeping options! Yay! Love it! 

And because I really do LOVE it, I couldn't help myself... 

I've made a second layout for today's challenge, 

"Fresh Start"

Whoa! Another super boy page for my Mister A for Awesome! 

Again, I have combined both the Life Crafted & Scrapbooking Add-On Kits to create my scrapbook layout. I have also featured the Life Crafted Travelers Notebook Stamp; a new fave of mine! 

Those layers!!! 

The L shaped design of this layout is really eye catching, and I adore the split title! To add even more interest to it, I machine stitched it into place! Oh, and that title? It's from the exclusive CTK ephemera in the Life Crafted Kit! 

The Dear Lizzy Puffy Stickers in the Scrapbooking Add On Kit were the perfect adornment for this journal cluster! & yes, I'm still crushing on those Tiny Word Stickers - could you tell? lol! 

Such an awesome page for my sweet boy!

And there you have it! 

My takes on today's 3 - To - Inspire challenge! 

(& a look at how I am combining both kits to meet my 12 x 12 scarpbook layout needs!)

Now it's your turn! 

I can't wait to see your creations with this challenge! 

Be sure to share them with us in the Facebook CTK Fans Page HERE - we LOVE seeing your work! 

Haven't ordered your kits yet? 

Visit the store HERE to get started!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, 

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

And A Lil' More Happy News for the New Year....

Hi Happy Arty Days Friends! 

Welcome back! 

I have just a lil more exciting news to share with you all today....

Yippeeeee!!! 

I'm so thrilled to be remaining on the Cocoa Vanilla Studio Design Team for a 5th year!

Happy, happy days!

I am so thankful & grateful to be part of this incredible team! 

Cocoa Vanilla Studio holds a special place in my heart, and it always will! 

We welcome back a number of our favorite DT members, & introduce 5 new faces too! 

Please join me in congratulating each & every one of them - 

You can find them all tagged in the Cocoa Vanilla Studio announcement HERE, 

so you can follow their creative accounts too! 

Thanks again for all your continued support, comments & likes - 

this encouragement means so much! 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

More New Year News!

Hi Everyone! 

Welcome back to the Happy Arty Days blog! 

I have another super exciting announcement for 2019 to share......

Yayyyyyy!!!!

Happy dance moment!

I'm beyond thrilled to be remaining on the Elle's Studio Design Team! 

We have such an amazing line up of creatives to inspire you, & I'm honoured to be amongst them!

It's no secret how much I love this team,  so you can just imagine my delight & excitement!!!! 

So.super.happy!!!! 

Oh, & how awesome are our exclusive Design Team tee-shirts?!!! 

So cool! LOVE this! 

Don't know all the faces in this amazing team?

Visit the Elle's Studio blog HERE for the official announcement and links to all their creative accounts! 

Thanks so much for all your continued support, 

it really means the world! 

Hope your 2019 is shaping up to be as exciting and awesome as mine! 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Happy New Year News for 2019!

Hi Friends! 

Happy New Year! 

I hope that 2019 brings you much happiness, love and laughter! 

I wish good health, joy & prosperity to you & your families! 

I have some very exciting, 2019 happy news to share with you today.....

Eeeeeeeep!!!

I'm not just remaining on the Pinkfresh Studio Scrapbook Team - 

I've been promoted to the all new Video Education Team!!! 

Woohoo! 

So super delighted and extremely humbled to be bestowed this great honour! 

We all know my deep love of Pinkfresh Studio, 

so this news just makes my heart sing!

I can't wait to share what I've been creating! 

Be sure to subscribe to the Pinkfresh Studio channel HERE so you don't miss a thing! 

Our talented team have a ton of inspiring process videos & tutorials to share with you!

Please join me in congratulating our other fellow design team members and contributors, by visiting the official announcement on the Pinkfresh Studio account HERE

Yayyyy! 

What a fantastic start to 2019! 

Thankyou for your amazing and continued support, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo