Gossamer Blue December Memories Blog Hop

Welcome to the Gossamer Blue December Memories Blog Hop!  I am so thrilled to be doing my third GB December Memories album, and to share it with all of you. I have two sweet friends who are doing their December Memories album along with me, so I have opted to put my kit in a tote bag to make getting together and scrapping super easy. Every single tool + the entire kit contents...

PL Cards on a 12x12 Layout

I created a layout using Project Life Blush edition and Bella Blvd Tiny Tots papers for the A Walk Down Memory Lane blog, check it out HERE.  A complete list of supplies and layout information is included in the post. Happy Thanksgiving to all the U.S. readers this week!  I'm so very thankful for a healthy child, beautiful friends, tons of family and so much mor...

THE WINNER!

How excited am I to announce the winner of my first-ever blog giveaway?!?!?!?!? Cheryl, please email me jillpkeller (at) gmail (dot) com to claim your prize!  Thank you to everyone who entered by following on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest! Cheers to the next 100 posts...

New Facebook Page

I took some advice from my dear friend Rebekah at The Life of B and created a Facebook page for my blog.  Please like Creating Us on Facebook, I'm so close to 100 likes I can almost taste it!  And you know what would be the cherry on top?  If you liked Living the Life of B on Facebook too! To like Creating Us click HERE. To like The Life of B click HERE. And now for a dose of cutie...

Love This Girl: AWDML Blog

Hello Hello!  I'm up on the A Walk Down Memory Lane Blog today with this layout about my sweet Miss Q.  Please visit the blog for a tutorial on creating all these layers/the brands I used, and leave some love in the comments section! Have you thought about your scrapping Christmas List yet?   Make sure you enter my GIVEAWAY for my 100th Blog Post!!!  (click HERE) Get...

This is No. 100!!!!

This is my 100th blog post and to celebrate in a BIG WAY, I'm doing a little giveaway!  My dear friend Rebekah at Living the Life of B has offered up an amazing hand scrub to keep your scrappin' fingers in prime scrap-condition and I have a bunch of embellishments to giveaway as well!  Here's the loot you can win: The giveaway includes:  Deep Steep Hand Scrub (from...

Gossamer Blue November Blog Hop: Instant

Hello!  Thanks for hopping along from the crazy-talented Heather Leopard's blog and landing here! This is a November Main Kit only layout, with the addition of some Heidi Swapp Black Velvet Color Shine.  I loved the bright colors in the November kit so I took advantage of using a B&W photo by adding pops of color and gold on my layout.  The 3x4 card summed up just how I felt...

100th Blog Post

I just realized that I'm only 2 posts away from my 100th blog post!  So crazy!  So to celebrate, I'm  going to host a little giveaway on Creating Us!  Stay tuned for my next post and what the giveaway will be... I think maybe I'll create a little box of Happy Mail for a lucky reader. That layout has nothing to do with this post but it's an old favorite from Gossamer Blue a...

Tiny Tots REVEAL

My first post is up on the A Walk Down Memory Lane Blog today!  Please click HERE to read my post and see the how-to for creating this layout! Isn't that little guy in the pic just the cutest?  He let me squeeze him yesterday :) With Gratitude... Ji...

Sneaky Sneaky

My first blog post will be running this week on A Walk Down Memory Lane!  I'm so excited I decided to share a little sneaky sneaky here and on Instagram. I feel like the luckiest girl in the world right now! Feel free to follow me on Instagram:  jiller_p  Just request to follow me! See ya on the inter-webs...

Best Times Ever

My darling Q.  She seems so old lately...it's nice she's growing up but sad at the same time {sigh}.  I miss that chunky nine month-old so much!  But the girl she's becoming?  That girl is going places and directing traffic along the way. I used the Gossamer Blue November Main Kit and Main Kit Add-on to make this layout about my girly.  She loves some kinetic...

November Rewind

The November kits are absolutely amazing this month! Such a fantastic range of colors and mix of products... for the November Rewind I knew I wanted to scrap the little over-night getaway the hubs and I took to Denver to see a favorite band play. The Basic Gray pieces offered up so many bright hues that I knew the July kits would mix perfectly. Up first are the pieces for the November kits:...

Anticipation

When I was a kid, waiting for Christmas took for-ev-er.  To deal with my anticipation, I would secretly unwrap some of my gifts and then re-tape them before my mom could catch me (YES, I really did that.  But my older sister Amy is the one who showed me how to do it.  YOU'RE TOTALLY BUSTED NOW FAV SISSY!). Fav Sissy and Q, circa 2012 As an adult I don't feel the compulsion to unwrap...

A Walk Down Memory Lane

Hey Guys--my big announcement is official today!  I was picked for a spot on the A Walk Down Memory Lane Design Team!  Wooooo-hooooo!  High Fives all around :) A Walk Down Memory Lane is a full-service online and brick-and-mortar store located in Rock Valley, IA.  The owner, Lisa, and her DT Coordinator, Samantha, have got to be two of the kindest gals I've had the pleasure...

Discovery Part 2

In thinking about why I love this hobby/craft/art/whatever-you-want-to-call-it.... You can't get it wrong.  It's what YOU love to do, it's the colors that YOU like, it's photos YOU choose.  Most importantly, it's what is pleasing to YOU in every way. Style.  If you like to do similar page layouts over and over and over, DO THAT.  I tend to use one photo, sometimes 2-3 smaller...

I Treasure You

The Gossamer Blue November kits went live on Saturday, and with all this amazing Crate Paper stuff it's no surprise that all of the kits are sold out except for the Main Kit Add-on!  Lori at Gossamer Blue is incredibly talented when it comes to putting together a winning line up.  For this layout I used all of the CP Maggie Holmes products.  I have to say that Crate Paper is one...