Celebrating Everyday Moments Layout with Alyssa McGrew

Thursday Layout
Curtsey Boutique Designer
Alyssa McGrew

This layout was inspired by a simple,everyday photo of the building next to Alyssa's.  There was a storm coming in, and the lighting was amazing.  Not every layout has to be a momentous event to make it into her albums!  

Curtsey Boutique Supplies

Corrugated Car

Blue Calendar Card

To see more of Alyssa's lovely layouts be sure to click on her image or the link below to visit her blog.

Congrats Gift Bag with Alyssa McGrew

Congrats Gift Bag
Curtsey Boutique Designer
Alyssa McGrew

Our very own Alyssa McGrew welcomed the most adorable new addition to her family last week!  We are celebrating by sharing a gift bag she made for a friend of hers who has had a baby boy earlier in the year.

Alyssa, needed a creative way to wrap a wallet-sized book, and the kraft embossed bags from the shop were easy to embellish, and the perfect size for a small item.

Curtsey Boutique Supplies

Paper Bow

Wood Gran Kraft Bags

To see more of Alyssa's lovely work be sure to click on her image or the link below to visit her blog.

Alyssa Scraps

Yellow Brick Road Layout with Alyssa McGrew

Yellow Brick Road Layout
Curtsey Boutique Desginer
Alyssa McGrew

Here in Sofia, Bulgaria, the center of the city has a yellow brick road.  My daughter, being a fan of the Wizard of Oz, loves this stretch of road and wants to have her photo taken there every time we are there.

Curtsey Boutique Supplies

Round Paper Doilies 6 inch

Cork Lamp Post

Library Card, White

To see more of Alyssa's lovely layouts be sure to click on her image or the link below to visit her blog.

Alyssa Scraps

Baby Boy Layout with Alyssa McGrew

Today, Alyssa McGrew is here to share a layout that she recently created.  Alyssa says:

Since our family is expecting a new little boy in September, I've been trying to get back in the routine of baby layouts!  I've never been one for traditional baby themed products, so I used some papers from my stash to create this page, then added some felt doilies and tags from the Curtsey Boutique shop to soften the edges and add a warm feeling.

To see more of Alyssa's work, you can visit her blog HERE.

He's a Rule Challenger with Alyssa McGrew

Today Alyssa is here sharing a layout made with some of her favorite items from the shop.  Alyssa says:

My son is all boy, often covered in dirt and clutching a bug in his hand (or trying to hide one in his room).  He is also one to challenge the rules.  All the rules.  So, on this layout, I broke a few rules and used flowers and glitter.  He rolled his eyes and shrugged when he saw it, but I really don't think he minded.

Alyssa used burlap stars and glitter stars from the shop to make this adorable layout that has just enough classic boy to make it stand out.

To see all the products in the shop, including the ones Alyssa used to make this page, Click HERE.

Every Day Create Project Life Pocket Scrapbooking Layout by Alyssa McGrew

Every Day Create Project Life Layout
Curtsey Boutique Designer
Alyssa McGrew

When I created this page, I knew that I was starting with lots of imperfect photos.  Sometimes I tend to shy away from using blurry photos, but in Project Life, I just go with it and use them anyway.  Everyday life is sometimes imperfect, and the point of PL is to record that everyday life. 

 Next time you create an everyday life layout of PL spread, consider including a few imperfect photos.  Someday, you'll look back and be glad you included them.

Curtsey Boutique Products

Chalkboard Cardstock Tags - Curtsey Boutique	4 Inch Paper Doilies - Curtsey Boutique	Polkadot Embossed Shipping Tags - Curtsey Boutique
Polka Dot Embossed Coin Envelopes - Curtsey Boutique	Sea Green Hand Painted Wood Buttons

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To see more of Alyssa's lovely work click on the image below.

Bottoms Up Layout with Alyssa McGrew

Bottom's Up Layout
Curtsey Boutique Designer
Alyssa McGrew

Today's 12x12 layout comes from Alyssa McGrew. I love how she uses our pennant labels to build layers into her layout - they are so much more affordable than the stickers out on the market and you can print or stamp anything you like on them.

It seems that Alyssa's daughter has found even milk to be a special treat when enjoyed from a pretty glass.

Curtsey Boutique Supplies

Flag - Pennant Labels

6 inch doilies - Curtsey Boutique

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To see more of Alyssa's work, visit her blog by clicking on her photo below.

Everyday Life Project Life Layout by Alyssa McGrew

Everyday Life Project Life Layout
Curtsey Boutique Designer
Alyssa McGrew

When I created this page, I knew that I was starting with lots of imperfect photos.  Sometimes I tend to shy away from using blurry photos, but in Project Life, I just go with it and use them anyway.  

Everyday life is sometimes imperfect, and the point of PL is to record that everyday life.  Next time you create an everyday life layout of PL spread, consider including a few imperfect photos.  Someday, you'll look back and be glad you included them.

Curtsey Boutique Supplies

4 Inch Paper Doilies - Curtsey Boutique

Polkadot Embossed Shipping Tags - Curtsey Boutique

Chalkboard Cardstock Tags - Curtsey Boutique

Sea Green Hand Painted Wood Buttons

InLinkz.com

To see more of Alyssa's lovely creations click on her image below to visit her blog.

Climbing the Walls Layout with Alyssa McGrew

Climbing the Walls Layout
Curtsey Boutique Designer
Alyssa McGrew

I find scrapping the men in my life to be a bit of a challenge, so I appreciate Alyssa's use of warm colors and patterns that hint at masculinity without being overtly blue or overly themey.

Alyssa uses our book page stars, small tags and cork cars to tell the story of her son's "rugged" out door adventure in a Bulgarian castle.

Curtsey Boutique Supplies

Small White Shipping Tags - Curtsey Boutique

Cork Cars - Curtsey Boutique

Shabby Chic Upcycled Book Page Stars

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To see more of Alyssa's work, visit her blog by clicking on her photo below.

DT Call Reminder and A Visa Trip with Alyssa McGrew

It's Friday!  Welcome to the weekend.  First up today is a quick reminder that our Design Team Call ends on Sunday.  We are enjoying all of the incoming applications and can't wait to see yours!  All the details can be found HERE.

We also have a layout to share today from DT Coordinator Alyssa.  Alyssa is currently living in Eastern Europe, and created this layout to commemorate the last day of travel required to secure their family visas.  Since photos are not permitted at most embassy locations, Alyssa cleverly created the layout with photos of the hotel breakfast her family enjoyed prior to picking up the new visas.

Alyssa started with a bold background paper, then used one of our 6-inch doilies to create a clean space on  which to build her title.  The book page stars from the shop add lots of interest while allowing this page to still feel almost monochromatic.

Thanks for coming by today!  Check out all the new additions and everyday staples in the shop by clicking HERE.

To see more of Alyssa's work, visit her blog by clicking on her photo below.

Sofia Layout by Alyssa McGrew

Sofia City Layout
Curtsey Boutique Designer
Alyssa McGrew

Our design team leader Alyssa McGrew is quite intrepid. She and her family moved from Indiana to Bulgaria this year to serve a mission for their church.  

She has created a lovely layout of her new "home" city in Sofia. It showcases our romantic skeleton keys and 4 inch white doilies.

Don't forget about our on going Design Team call!  All the Details can be found here.

Curtsey Boutique Supplies

4 Inch Paper Doilies - Curtsey Boutique

Vintage Inspired Rustic Keys - 1.5 inch

To see more of Alyssa's work, visit her blog by clicking on her photo.