Before I post my pictures, I have to say that I am more the card maker then the scrapbooker. With that being said, I picked August so that I could scrap some of the great pictures we shot when we went crabbing last August.
I have quite a few pictures to showcase, so I wanted the decorations to be small, not overpowering. So I chose to use a retired Stampin' Up set called "Crab and Company". I stamped the images first on the tan, and then stamped them on white, cut them out, and adhered them on top of the ones that were stamped on the tan. The sandcastle was cut from Life's a Beach. I only had the tan cardstock in 8 1/2 x 11, and since these were 12x12 pages, I had to figure out something to make it work, and that's when I decided on the cream strips along the sides. They made the perfect mat for the title, and gave me a place for the journaling (I had a lot to say!). I'm sure there are layouts along the hop that are much better then mine, but I am happy with how it came out! The pictures (Which I still need to print out), will most likely be matted in Red, or maybe black. So anyway, there you have it! Your next stop in the hop is Deb at If It's Groovy. Don't forget to comment below if you are trying to win Karel's blog candy - your very own new copy of the Designer Calendar Cartridge.
1. January and April: Celeste at Touched by a Butterfly at http://touchedbyabutterfly.blogspot.com/
2. January and September: Jessica at Overjoyed Scrapper www.overjoyedscrapper.blogspot.com
3. February: Christel at Scrappin' Sista http://onescrappinsista.blogspot.com
4. February and March: Karelj at One By One The Flamingos Are Stealing My Sanity http://karelj.blogspot.com
5. March and July: Diane at Crafting This Moment http://www.craftingthismoment.blogspot.com/
6. April: Bonnie at A Scrap Above http://ascrapabove.blogspot.com
7. May: Michelle at Peanut Butter and Jelly Designs http://peanutbutterandjellydesigns.blogspot.com/
8. May: Natalie at Timeless Legacy Designs http://timelesslegacydesigns.blogspot.com
9. June: Lisa at Lisa's Paper Butterflies http://lisaspaperbutterflies.blogspot.com
10. June: Jamie at Glitter, Paper, Stamps, Oh My! http://jamieisacraftymomma.blogspot.com/
11. July: Summer and Jennifer at Cricut Diaries http://cricutdiaries.blogspot.com
12. August: Denise at Starlight Scrapper http://starlightscrapper.blogspot.com
13. August: Gina at Gina Thornton Stamping http://ginathorntonstamping.blogspot.com/ YOU ARE HERE!!!
14. September: Deb at If It's Groovy http://ifitsgroovy.blogspot.com
15. October: Rebecca at Creations with Becka www.creationswithbecka.blogspot.com
16 . October: Lora at Notes From The Scrapbook Lady http://scrpbooklady.blogspot.com/
17. November: Belinda at Queen Bee's Musings www.queenbeesmusings.blogspot.com
18. November and December : Col at Col's Creative Corner at www.scrappycol.blogspot.com
19. December: Deb at Tidbit's Place http://tidbitsplace.blogspot.com
58 comments:
super cute.
You're obviously as great a layout creator as a card maker! Love your color choices! Thanks so much for hopping along with me...you know how much I cherish your friendship! karelj
I really like how you did your calendar journaling off to the side! Great idea, TFS!
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August is the best month of the year! I have never been crabbing, but I bet it is a lot of fun. Your cards are lovely.
Happy New Year,
Georgiana
http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/
coachfans at cox dot net
A great layout - bet your pictures are wonderful too!
This layout is adorable great for summer photo's at the beach or fishing, crabbing adventures! Thank you so much for sharing!
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This is cute, love the paper, the castle and the crab are so cute!! Thanks for joining in the hop!!
Wonderful layout for your calendar page! The beach is always a favorite choice for vacation and your page is perfect for an August calendar!
Great layout... I love it.
Very cute LO's Thanks for joining us on this great hop!
Great job on your calendar, it looks almost like a page out of a storybook. I love the crab & sandcastles too. It's so interesting seeing everyones take on creating these calendar pages. Thanks for sharing yours.
Beautiful layout!
Nice Job!
Love the little crab and the sand castle. Cute.
so cute!
Cute and simple!! Like!!
TFS!! Take Care!!
Jennie @ http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com/
I LOVE LOVE this layout! The crab is way to cute!
kacee
mcvicwif@yahoo.com
Your lay out warms me up -very cute thanks millierose651@aol.com
I love your page. (I like simple). Beautifully put together. Thank you!
Heidi Browning aka Liadan
liadan@liadan-mes.com
So cute. I love the little crab. :)
TFS
bhoward at kci dot net
http://handmadebyhh.blogspot.com/
I just love that crab!!!! Too Cute. Your Layout is super cute too.
Thanks for hopping with us.
Michelle
mpetrovich23(at)yahoo(dot)com
Gina your lo is really cool and I totally LOVE the journaling strip right down the side. I am so gonna try that so thanks for inspiring me with that trick!!!
Groovy Deb
groovydeb@yahoo.com
Thank you everyone for the sweet comments, and Karel for organizing it all and "forcing" me to participate. Okay really she didn't force me, she "Volunteered" me! LOL Just kidding, I was glad to do it Karel!!
For thse who havent crabbed, and are by an ocean (that part is kind of important) try it! The kids love to pull the traps in and even if there are no crabs, it's a great day! My daughter has already caught a shrimp, some snails, and a couple of fish in the traps along with many crabs. We like to look up on the computer to see what kind of other creatures come to eat our bait! Once when I was a kid, we caught a Blowfish in a trap! That was super cool, he blew up when we tried to throw him back in the water! My sister once caught a Spider Crab, man that thing was weird looking! LOL those are good times!
Anyway thanks again for the comments!
Happy Hopping!
love the sandcastle
nice layout! tfs!
esigmon at cox dot net
Gina, don't sell yourself short -- you did a great layout! TFS!
Love the beach theme of your page.
Kathy
Katsews at gmail dotcom
Cute calendar.
annadowdy at gmail dot com
Great Hop! Really like the Calendar pages.
I LOVE this layout and it uses some of my favorite projects. The little crab is so adorable. This is such a great blog hop and I love these pages! TFS them :)
Happy Scrappin'
Sue B
http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/
This turned out really great!!
Tanya
phenis2031 at yahoo dot com
Super cute..TFS!
OMG! Just so sweet, love the summer months!
jennyplace26@gmail.com
Nice Job on the layout pages!
dfhenson@q.com
Great job! Your LO is awesome
Lovely pages, the colors are Great! I like your blog too!
Happy New Year!
I think you did a great job!! Loving the lil' crab :) XoXo Niki_Ray
Gina
This is too cute! I love the colors, bet you guys had a blast!!
TFS
Bonnie
http://ascrapabove.blogspot.com
very cute !!!
Oh that little crab is so cute! I LOVE August so your pages made me smile!
Melissa
www.disneydreamerdesigns.blogspot.com
O I love that anything SUMMERY is making me HAPPY ..LOLOLOL
Too Cute!
Col from cols' creative corner
Cute layout...I always love one with a crab...I think we have the only school with a Sandcrab mascot!
stephs361@yahoo.com
Great LO. Love the beach scenes. Your color choices are great. TFS!
Christel
Blog Hop Sista
onescrappinsista.blogspot.com
christel(at)majesticdesigns(dot)net
Crabbing! OOh that sounds fun! I've been clamming in Washington! Thanks for your cute LO!
Natalie
Love your beachy August :)
Keltonsmom at gmail dot com
very nice layout! TFS
zenzen89@bellsouth.net
www.scrappyzeni.blogspot.com
Love the theme!! Love that crab!! Very cute, you all have put so much work into these calendars. Great job!! Deb and Natalie sent me so I am going to hop all through now!!
jmdegruc@yahoo.com
Cute pages! Love the beach theme.
Happy New Year!
reneeleeak at yahoo dot com
I like that even tho this is a calender you did tell your story! Loving how it's off on the side of the LO. Feels nice and warm:)
~Vanessa W
baboo7192@gmail.com
What a great LO! No beaches where I live, so it is always fun to see those for a change! Thank you for sharing your project.
I just wanted to stop by to thank you for hopping in the Calendar Blog Hop. I've had such a good time! I hope you've had tons of fun, gotten some new followers and found wonderful ideas for your 2011Calendar. Don't forget to hop through yourself, and leave comments, so you could maybe win the Designer's Calendar! Thanks again! karelj
I love this calendar page. Super cute.
Hugs,
Raven
thatsmerb at gmail dot com
What a cute little crab!! Nice colors!
I love your beach scene you have created here. The crab is super cute and so is the sand castle.
Thanks so much for sharing and joining this blog hop
Jamie
bamiester(at)gmail(dot)com
www.glitterstampsandpaperohmy.com
Those crabs are just too cute!!
Cute Layout!!
Gina,
That is so cute!!! :) I didn't recognize the Crab and Company by Stampin' Up! (even though I own it)-probably because you went the extra mile and cut it out for dimension...
Thank you so much for sharing,
Jennifer
partridgelu at yahoo dot com
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