Cocoa Daisy Grey Street

Now that the cat is out of the bag, I want to share all of the projects I did for Cocoa Daisy with the March Grey Street kit and add-ons.

First up is my "Breakfast with Shel" layout (fun title, no? :)), which uses the Grey Street main kit and the Blue Ridge add-on (love those Elle's Studio Everyday Moments Bits & Pieces die cuts!):

Next up is another layout that combines the main Grey Street kit with the Blue Ridge add-on (and the fun "So Much to Love" sticker that came on one of the bags in my kit box):

 

Next up are two cards I made. The first one combines the Grey Street main kit with the Emerald Isle add-on:

 

My last project is a card that uses the main Grey Street kit and the Blue Ridge add-on (still love those Elle's Studio Everyday Moments Bits & Pieces die cuts!):

 

Be sure to check out all of the Cocoa Daisy design team members' awesome work with this month's kit and add ons here! :)

Unblocking Creative Block

I have a layout up on the October Afternoon blog today as part of the weekly Thursday sketch feature. (Stay tuned, as I will also have a layout up as part of next Thursday's sketch feature.) There's a fun story behind this layout. Read on...

I've been swamped lately with work, my family's schedule, etc. and haven't been feeling very creative. At the last minute, right before this layout was due, I posted on Facebook about how I had complete creative block. Two of my super-talented paper-crafty friends, Melanie Louette and Emily Spahn, responded to my post. I took that as a sign and decided to do what those two do so well: 8.5" X 11" layouts. Immediately, ideas emerged, and this layout was born:

So...without further ado...thank you, Melanie and Emily, for getting me out of a rut just by reaching out! Much appreciated! Thank you also to Alex Gadji, who created the fabulous sketch I used here.

Be sure to check out today's post on the October Afternoon blog for more info and to see the sketch and Alex's beautiful layout.

 

Guest Designing For...

Cocoa Daisy! 

I've long been terrified of kit clubs. What if I didn't like the products in a kit? What if I didn't like the color scheme, or only having bits and pieces of a line rather than a line in its entirety? What if the kit came with stamps and I had to...gasp...stamp? Well, I can say that my attitude has now changed! I hesitated a little when Emily asked me to be this month's guest designer, but decided to push past my hesitation and am so glad I did!

I finished all of my projects with this kit in one day. I stamped. I used products I would never have bought on my own. I combined products I never would have thought to combine on my own. End result? Fun, and projects I love!

March's kit, Grey Street, was in many ways outside of my usual box. I don't tend to scrap with a lot of grey, but this kit was full of it (don't worry, lots of colorful products as well!) and now I think I am going to add grey to my list of go-to neutrals, along with black, white, and kraft. Here's an official Cocoa Daisy kit sneak, showing the main kit and the add ons:

 

So far I've created two layouts and two cards, but hope to get even more done before the full reveal on the 26th! Here's a peek at my projects:

 

 Be sure to check back at Cocoa Daisy on February 26th for the full kit reveal!

Need Some Giant Arrows?

I have a layout up on the October Afternoon blog today:

Please be sure to check out the post over there, where I show you have to make these giant arrows: