Curtis Orchard

This layout was created with the April kit from the Little Black Dress Kit Club, and though it is primarily filled with happy primary colors, there is plenty of softness on the “B” sides of the papers.  I tried to really bring that out in this layout.  The photo is from our trip to the local orchard last summer. 

The scattered hearts are cut from one of the papers- the perfect finishing touch!  Thanks for coming by!

~Alyssa~

Happy

The April Little Black Dress Kit has been revealed!  It’s full of bright, beautiful colors.  I wasn’t expecting to be able to play with this kit, but it was certainly a fun surprise when it showed up at my door!  This photo was begging for a bold, bright layout, so that’s exactly what I did.

Thanks for coming by!  Please visit Little Black Dress to see all this kit has to offer.

~Alyssa~

Hello, Beautiful

Today I have another project to share from the April Little Black Dress Kit.  The colors in this kit are beautifully subdued and perfectly coordinated. 

See what I mean?  You can see more of this kit HERE.

See you soon,

Alyssa

Horse Play

Time to share another Little Black Dress Layout!  I had fun with the masking on this one. 

You can see more about my layout, and the whole kit HERE.

More soon!

~Alyssa~

A Chance for Luck

Time to introduce a new kit from Little Black Dress Kit Club!  A Time for Luck is beautiful, and I’m so sad that it will be my last kit from LBD!

Here’s my first page from the kit:

Aren’t the colors just gorgeous?  Thanks for taking a peek, and don’t forget to check out the whole kit HERE.

Cards with LBD

It’s a bit past Valentines day, but not too late to share a card I made with the last (Feb) Little Black Dress Kit!

Thanks for taking a peek!

~Alyssa~

Photo Gymnastics

Time for some projects from the February Little Black Dress Kit!  This first one features a photo my brother took, in a series of photo gymnastics designed to get just one good shot of my son.  It’s hard to get him to stand still long enough to be anything but a blur!

You can order this AMAZING kit right HERE.  More projects coming soon!

~Alyssa~

January Little Black Dress Kit

I am woefully behind in my blogging, but I just had to come in and update you on the January kit from Little Black Dress

You can see more of the details of this kit HERE.  I had a great time with the colors and patters in this one- it’s awesome!

~Alyssa~

A Reading Moment

Time for another layout from the December kit from Little Black Dress Kits!  This kit is named A Swanky Notion, and you can see more of it HERE.

I LOVED this kit, and I hope you’ll check it out!  The combination of patterns and colors especially appealed to me. 

~Alyssa~

2012 Top Ten List

Time for my favorite layouts of 2012!  I struggled with Mojo for much of the year, it seems, but managed to still create quite a few things I live.  Here are some of my favorites, in no particular order:

I notice a few trends here.  First, I really love single-photo layouts, but in most cases I use a fairly large photo (4x6 or greater).  Second, I used Mit/Paint/Ink on each of these.  Third, I like bright, bold colors.  Fourth, my fussy cutting habit is alive and well!  It’s interested to look at a collection of your work and see what defines it, isn’t it?

Thanks so much to all of the companies and design teams that sent my products and creatively supported me this year: Want2Scrap, Little Black Dress Kits, Pretty Little Studio, and The Curtsey Boutique.  I’m looking forward to what 2013 will bring!

~Alyssa~

A Swanky Notion

The newest Little Black Dress kit has arrived!  A Swanky Notion is now available, and let me just tell you: it’s awesome!

Here is my first project using this kit:

Thanks for taking a peek!  Check out the Little Black Dress blog for more about this kit and some awe inspiring DT Projects!

~Alyssa~

Swing!

One day at the park, I told my daughter to do anything she liked and I would take a photo.  This is what happened.

I used the November kit from Little Black Dress for this page.  It’s great for nearly any kind of layout!  Take a peek HERE.

~Alyssa~

1 Darling Dude

My Little Man is one Darling Dude, isn’t he?

This is another project from the amazing new Little Black Dress Kit.  You can read all about it and order yours HERE.

Thanks for coming by!

~Alyssa~

I Altered A Notebook

I feel like this post should have a much more exciting title!  I’ve not been very good about posting recently, but again with good reason.  I’ve been working on my Little Black Dress November Kit projects, which I can now begin to post.  I’ve also been gearing up for a new blog, a new DT, and some holiday projects.  So much fun stuff coming up!

The new kit from Little Black Dress is called “The Handsome Pretty.”  It’s available HERE.  Isn’t it fun?

Here’s my first project, an altered notebook.  I make several of these each year for gifts, including for my daughter, who fills up two per year with her drawings and doodles.  I know we’re going to love looking back on these in a few years time!

This kit has a lot of awesomeness!  More projects to come.

~Alyssa~

Peek

I love this photo.  It’s one of my all time favorites.  My dad, holding my daughter, on a fun day at the zoo.  It’s hard to believe this was 4 years ago!  I’ve found it hard to scrap because of that orange sweatshirt being so front-and-center.  However, the “Just for Today” kit from Little Black Dress features some BasicGrey Konnichiwa papers, and they turned out to be perfect.  The design is a scraplift of one of my EARLY pages from 2005.  Love updating my own ideas.

I just received the November kit in the mail today- and it’s my favorite yet!  You need to get on the list for this amazing kit RIGHT.NOW.  Ok, talk to ya soon!

~Alyssa~