Weekly Planner with Theresa

Did you notice that there's a piece of planner paper in the Elle's Studio Day to Day kit?  My ultra-nerdy inner planner absolutely squealed when I pulled this out of my TSR box:

Elle's Studio Day to Day:  Schedule

I set it aside.  And planned to pick up a white frame the next time I was out.  This baby was going on my wall!!!

Here's how it turned out - and I loved how I could sketch out my week ahead of time.  Perfect timing, as the week I got my paper was a week I spent at home.  Turns out I can't really handle a lot of unstructured free time.  LOL  This saved my sanity and kept my marriage together, I'm sure!

Want to make one too?  Easy peasy... just grab a 12x12 frame the next time you're out, and maybe some clips (if you don't have something in your stash that you can use).

Attach the clips to the bottom of the frame with short screws.  Making pilot holes is a pain, but it really does make a difference. 

Find some large brads and trim the ends off - just short enough that you can't see them when the brad is attached to the clip.

All my brads are trimmed and ready to be attached to the clips!

Brads attached.  Serves no purpose other than being pretty.  But that's good enough for me!

I write on the glass with a Sharpie and wipe it off with a cotton ball soaked in rubbing alcohol.  You could use dry erase markers or water-soluble markers, too.  I just like that a random boybarian can't easily erase letters and make naughty words on my schedule.  *grin*

- Theresa/Savi

Project Life: Keeping It Simple in Week 9

Ok, so by now I'm sure all you Project Lifers have seen the brand spanking new Project Life Add On that Tammy rolled out this month, right?  Not only is there an awesome mix of product at a very good price, but it is also an amazing time saver.  Everything came pre-cut at 4x6.  I LOVED it!  The hardest part was deciding which paper line to use first.  Since my Week 9 photos included lots of red and blue, I went with the Echo Park Your Smile collection.  Here's the whole spread (click on the image to enlarge).

The Add On came with many 3x4 cards to choose from.  Some filler and some with room for journaling.  And the best part was that I just had to make one cut and then round the corners.

For my title card, I added a paper strip to one of the 4x6 cards that came in the kit.  Then, I layered on a couple of Echo Park stickers from the Flavors of the Month kit.  How cool that they coordinate???  The yellow Thickers are from my stash.  

For my weekly review card, I decided to fill in the "How I spend my time ..." card with mini alphas that came in the kit.  I thought my kids might like to look back on how I prioritize my week.  Ok, so this isn't exactly how I allocate my time, but I sure would if I could.  

As you can tell, this week's layout is super simple.  I didn't feel the need to embellish much because the papers were already so fun.  And it was super fast . . . thanks to the new Add On kit.  

See you soon with my Week 10 spread and a Project Life sketch.  Oooo . . . that's new.  Ha ha!

The March ScrapRoom Sketch... and February's Winner!

Another new month brings us another new sketch by Tammy!  As you can see, we think this sketch is wonderfully versatile:

March Sketch by Tammy Harp

"Fun In the Sun" by Brenda Carpenter

"You Are Loved" by Jennifer Moore

"Boys & Mom" by Melanie Call

"Lightning Storm" by Theresa Sovacool

Whether you follow the sketch exactly or just let it guide your photo placement... whether you layer on patterned papers or keep it simple ... we want to see how you've been inspired by the sketch this month!  Give it a try for a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to The ScrapRoom Store.  Just link up your take on our sketch in the comments below. 

And speaking of The ScrapRoom Store, we have a lucky winner again this month!

The February Sketch Challenge winner was randomly chosen to be Trish Alexander with this luscious, masculine layout... that makes me giggle every time I look at it!  What a priceless photo, and the pop of red is spot-on. 

Congratulations, Trish! Please email Tammy at admin@scrap-room.com with your real name, address, and the name of the contest you won. She'll get your prize to you right away. Happy shopping! Don't forget to link up your sketch layout for your chance to win a shopping spree next month. Good luck, and have fun with it!

- Theresa/Savi

The ScrapRoom Kits for March - and the new Project Life Kit Club!

While I may have been a little sad to February go by so quickly... having a short month means we get to see the next kits just a smidge sooner.  And with those new kits?  There's a NEW kit club being offered now:  Project Life!  *love*  So pull up a chair and your favorite coffee cup and see just what March has in store for us.  It's going to be a great month!

FOTM Kit:  Echo Park Paper Photo Freedom, American Crafts Lucky Charm, My Mind's Eye Collectable, Little Yellow Bicycle Just Because

Doubleshot Kit:  Elle's Studio Day to Day & American Crafts My Girl

NEW!  Project Life Kit

Embellishment Kit

Patterned Paper Kit

Bazzill / Cardstock Kit

Stamp Kit

Isn't it awesome?  Yeah, go ahead and go back to the top and scroll through it again.  *big love*  And that Project Life Kit Club?  You are going to love it.  We've started playing with it and wow - all the things you love about TSR kits are in a fun Project Life format!  *big big love*

- Theresa/Savi