Exciting Stuff at Express Yourself

I love going to my Express Yourself design team meetings! I get to see all the cool stuff the other DT members created for the store. If you have a chance stop by Express Yourself in Bethel, CT and check out the new products and samples made by the design team! I'm so inspired!

Here is a layout I made using American Crafts products:



Amy has a full supply of those wonderful American Crafts chipboard shapes and frames. I can think of a thousand uses for those! The layout was based on a sketch from this blog:
Simple Inspiration Girls Blog Check it out -- they have sketch challenges every month and you can get a guest design team spot on Scrapbooks.com just for trying!

Here's a layout using My Little Shoebox patterned paper and transparencies:

Sometimes no journaling is needed - especially if you're scrapping such a cutie-pie!
Amy also had me put together a page kit -- stop by and take a look at this kit! So great for boys, beach, or better yet, boys at the beach! The kit was based on a Prima and Basic Grey patterned paper that are just GORGEOUS! Love the beachy browns and blues in this kit!


Also -- mark your calendars!! Lori Pereyra will be teaching a basic photography course on Tuesday, July 22nd! Have you seen Lori's photography? If not, check out her blog; Say Cheez Please How lucky we are to have Lori right here in our area!
I have big creative plans for this week, but nothing will happen if I don't get my sleep! So, I'm off to bed and wishing you a very happy and creative week! -- betsy

Little Camera Bag Keychain

The design team at Express Yourself in Bethel was given a cute little challenge. The owner, Amy, gave us each one of these Sheer Scroll keychains from Maya Road:

http://www.mayaroad.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_46&products_id=172269

We were told to create whatever we wanted with it! It'll be a lot of fun to see what everyone did!

I have such a problem remembering certain settings on my digital camera, so I decided to create a keychain I can keep on my camera bag that has the settings written down for me.

Here are a couple of views:





Sorry for the stinky scan! I created the covers using my own photos and setting type right on top of the photo in PSE. I sent the jpgs of these to Costco and had them printed there. It's amazing what you can do these days!

Stay tuned to hear about everyone elses take on this cute little project!

Have fun creating!