Saturday, May 16, 2015

Florence from the Creative Planner Team


Happy Saturday everyone! Florence here from the Creative Planner team and I wanted to introduce myself along with show you goodies inside my planner pockets and an unboxing video. 

A little about me: I am known as @livelifeandcreate on Instagram. I showcase planner decor and any sort of creative paper crafting ideas. I started getting into planning about a year and a half ago and never thought I would make a difference to thousands of people. It's mind blowing at times to think how huge the planner community is. Some people may see it as not a big deal- but it's a hobby that has boomed. 

As many people have gone digital, there are others who still document their days pen to paper. These days ladies (and maybe some gents too) turn their weeks into works of art with embellishments. The essentials of a planner addict: 
- Washi Tape
- Sticky notes
- Stickers
- Page flags
- Note Pads
- Pens
- Stamps & Ink
- Paper Clips

Everyone is individually unique which I love about this community. As we further into the month I hope to show you more of how I stay organized in my heart of gold planner- which is gorgeous by the way. I hope you enjoy the creative team unboxing video as well as my pocket eye candy. 

- Florence

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Friends, Football, Family Layout by Angela Carter


My husband is a huge football fan. Really, he's a sports fanatic. He loves everything football, basketball, and the Olympics. Admittedly, we are both very obsessed with the Olympics. 

With a sport obsessed husband you can imagine we spend lots of time around stadiums, in uncomfortable seats, with hundreds and thousands of strangers. It's a blast every time and we love it, albeit one of us more than the other. 

I had this picture from a game I attended with the husband and his entire family. It was Alcorn State University's game here in Houston, TX and it was a great time to be had at the NRG stadium. The best part is that my long time friend Michella was in attendance with her husband who happens to be my husband's cousin. So now not only are we friends, we are family as well. 

BTW - I take full matchmaking credit for their union. 




Today I'm sharing a layout using my favorite Marion Smith Designs Collection, POSH. In my mind Marion created this collection just for me. For this layout I mixed a few PL Cards with this background paper (Chic Lace) as well as the beautiful teal lace paper (Rose Tea) from the POSH collection. Here you can see a close up of that gorgeous background paper. 

These flowers are so dimensional with pops of red, orchid, fuchia, and purple. The purple PL card works to bring that purple out as well.

 I brought in a bit of yellow for a pop of color and sprinkled that around the layout. The grey PL card on the bottom of the journaling cluster helped to bring in the yellow. 

My favorite wood-grain patterned paper serves to anchor the picture and embellishment cluster to the center of the layout. 




Thank you so much for stopping by. 

Have a great weekend. 




Friday, May 8, 2015

Heart of Gold Planner Walkthrough

Marion's giving us a walk through of her planner today. I love seeing these videos. They give you so many ideas about what you can do and ideas on how to increase your productivity.



Have you gotten your Heart of Gold Planner yet? Use the #marionsmithplanner to show it off. You may even get a repost. 

Have a great weekend. 

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Announcing the Marion Smith Designs Creative Teams

Welcome the 2015-2016 Marion Smith Designs Creative Teams
We are so excited to announce our new 2015-2016 Creative Design Team. 

Angela Carter
Creative Team Coordinator 


Irene Tan 

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Erica Houghton 

Yasmin Tolche

Sandi Clarkson 

Tiffany Solorio

Yuko Tanaka 

Shanna Sands 

We are super excited to announce our very first 2015-2016 Creative Planner Team. 

Angela Carter

Creative Team Coordinator 

Araceli Espindola 

Florence Antonette 
Lindsay O'Neil 
Annie Nguyen 

Theresa Doan

Friday, April 24, 2015

Romance Novel Ch. 2 Card Duo by Erica Houghton

Hi! Today I'm sharing two cards I created using the Romance Novel Ch.2 Collection by Marion Smith Designs!



Here are a few close-ups:








Paper
Marion Smith Designs, Romance Novel Ch.2

Embellishments
Petaloo & Prima Marketing – flowers
Want 2 Scrap – swirl pearls
Studio His & Her – tulle
Misc., – lace trim

Products
Tim Holtz – distress ink

Thanks for joining me today!

Erica

Friday, April 17, 2015

Smile Altered Frame by Irene Tan

Smile Altered Frame by Irene Tan

Hi Marion Smith Design fans! Today, I want to share an altered project with you all which features Marion Smith Design Romance Novel Ch. 2 collection. This is an altered frame with a touch of femininity.

Here are some close-ups on it.

I've used the Timekeeper stamp to stamp on the glass surface of the frame and detail it with some liquid pearl.


These gorgeous flowers are Marion Smith Design new collection of paper flowers.

Supplies Used:

Romance Novel Ch. 2 collection
Pink Jasmine flowers
Sweet Pea flowers
Timekeeper stamps
Pearl White Stamens
Color Lab









See you soon!

xx Irene Tan

Friday, April 3, 2015

Journey Layout by Irene Tan

Journey Layout by Irene Tan

Hello everyone! It's Irene here and I can't wait to share my layout featuring Marion Smith Design Timekeeper collection. This is such a cool collection and perfect for this boyish layout.


I've cut out some cool masculine images from the pattern papers to embellish this layout.


The stamps used on this layout is by Marion Smith Design Timekeeper stamp set. I've also used the color lab to add some colors to the background of this layout. I've also spray on the acrylic pieces used on this layout. Note: It might take a little longer for it to dry.


This is such a fun collection and I'm sure I'll be creating tons of projects using it! 

Supplies Used:

Timekeeper Collection
Geared Up Junque & Gems
Timekeeper Stamps
Color Lab
Gems











See you all again soon!

xx Irene Tan