September Color Spot

Hello September!

Wow!  Where has this year gone too!!  I can't believe it's September already.  We are busy getting the kids ready for school and dotting the i's and the crossing the t's on the activities schedule for the coming months!!  Here, at LCOM, it's also the start of crop season!!  My favorite season!

I really had a hard time finding a color scheme for you this month.  Nothing was standing out.  As I was planning the crop schedule, I started looking at pictures on my phone and found some from my last trip to Scrapbook & Cards Today Crop & Create in Cornwall, Ontario last September.  OH! the memories... the wonderful memories from the most amazing weekend event spent with a couple of my scrappy besties!!  And as I'm getting ready to head back to Create & Create in a couple of weeks, I thought I'd share the some of the memories, the moments with you.  Here's a picture I took of the a small sample of the goodies we get to savor at Crop & Create!

I asked my super scrappy friend Elisa Delora if she would have a go at this month's Color Spot and I was so happy she said yes!  I love her projects.  She is awesome a clustering and adding so much detail to her layouts.  It makes her photos and story pop up.

Here is what Elisa had to say about this month's Color Spot.

"When I first saw the September Color Spot , the first papers that came to mind were part of the Timbergrove collection by Fancy Pants Design. It almost matched perfectly,less the navy papers. For a house full of boys and boyish layouts, I realized I don't have much navy... I found a 6x6 paper pack in my stash by Fancy Pants Design, Down By The Shore, containing a navy sheet.  As usual, when you stick with the same company, most usually, the papers will match, or at least compliment each other. 

Now as you may know, Timbergrove is a winter/holiday collection, quite full of hot chocolate, mittens, snowflakes and snowmen. It however perfectly matched my cozy, sleepy photo. Daddy and DS#3 had fallen asleep on the couch in a pretty cute pose. Those glasses are part of a costume, you know, the set with the fake nose and fuzzy moustache... The nose broke off, and the kids wear them, looking pretty goofy...or dapper, however you may see it. "  - Elisa Delora

How amazing is that?!   I love the her stitching is carried all over her page and the sprinkle of little hearts here and there, love!  Just like one cherishes the first bite into the chocolate covered strawberry, one can only cherish the father/son bond!!  She nailed the color spot perfectly!!

Thank you Elisa for sharing your talent with us this month!

If you are inspired by this month's Color Spot, make sure you share your project with by linking them below!  We love seeing what you create!

Happy Scrapping!

January Color Spot

Welcome to a new year!!!  We hope the new year brings you joy and happiness and lots of scrappy inspiration!!!

Let's start the year with a Color Spot!  I found this photo on Google.  It reminded me of my bird watching days at our old house.  I could spend a whole afternoon watching and counting the different birds that would come feast at our door.  It was wonderful!

I asked my friend and follow designer, Elisa Delora, to share her take with the January Color Spot.   I love what she created!!  One thing I love about a color challenge is that you don't have to use the actually picture as the inspiration!  There is nothing remotely "wintery" about her layout!  I love that!!!  She created solely using the colors!!  I love the use of the border paper, the stitching and the layers surrounding the picture makes this little cutie pie soooo adorable!!

P'tit Coeur by Elisa Delora

Thank you Elisa, for sharing your layout with us!

We hope you were inspired by our January Color Spot and will share your creations with us!!  We'd love to see them.  You can link them up using the InLinz button at the end of this post.  It will stay open until January 31st!