{two girls and a kit} free summer journaling cards

(Download your Two Girls and a Kit Summer Journaling Cards here.)

Happy Monday Lovelies! I had the best weekend, and now I'm back and ready to share our Two Girls and a Kit FREE Summer Journaling Cards!  

This time round Amanda and I decided to go with two 4x4 and four 2x2 inch cards.  Most likely we'll both be using them in our 4x4 minibooks.  I designed them to match the colors and theme of our summer moodboard and recipe card.  You'll see above there is a card with a white background and black outlined text to go along with the water-coloring technique we'll be doing.  Also, in theme with the summer night sky, there are two constellations.  One is for August (the lion), and the other is for September (the virgin).

A side note about the watercolor technique.....I recently purchased a pack of the peerless watercolor papers, and have been trying my best to figure out the watercolor thing a bit more.  Being real here....I'm definitely not the best but it sure is fun!  Also, I highly recommend purchasing some of the peerless watercolors for yourself.  I've found they are MUCH easier to use than the traditional style (There will be a tutorial using them sometime this month).

A little later today, I'll be sharing Amanda's awesome summer sketch so check back soon for more inspiration.  I promise, you won't want to miss it....it's the first I've seen of it's layout/style.  XO

Useful Two Girls and a Kit links:

Download your May Recipe Card.

Download your free May Journaling Cards.

Download the new Summer Moodboard.

Download the new Summer Recipe Card.

Want more?  Click here : )

{two girls and a kit} summer recipe card

(Download your free Two Girls and a Kit Summer Recipe Card HERE.)

I hope you enjoyed the reveal of our new Summer Moodboard earlier today!  Just like last time, Amanda and I created a recipe card to coordinate so you could put together your own fun summer kit using supplies from your stash.  Thank you so much to all of you who played along and left such sweet comments last time!

You'll notice that with this recipe, under techniques we added in a couple of the suggestions from our moodboard post, with some of the supplies you'll need for them under mixed media.  Also, we are both planning on creating mini books using a 4x4 We R Memory Keepers Album, so supplies for that are listed under optional.

Stay tuned next week and we'll share our custom kits, some new journalng cards, and a sketch to use in your projects.  Right now my head is swimming with ideas.....Gotta go so I can put my kit together ; ) Have a great weekend!

P.S. If you haven't already, don't forget to stop by and watch a new DIY process video I have over at Wilna Fursenberg's blog today. XO

Here you can download your Recipe Card for May.

Here you will find My May Scrapbook Kit....I wonder how different my summer kit will be?

{guest post} at wilna furstenberg's blog

Apparently August is going to be busy because in addition to revealing our new Two Girls and a Kit goodies, I am happy to say I have a guest post over at the amazing Wilna Furstenberg's blog today : )

It's been a while since I shared anything scrapbook related, and it's not because I wasn't creating but because they were personal projects for myself or someone else.  However, now I'm back and kicking off my newest share of completed crafty ventures with these super fun 3x4 inch ice cream cone shaker cards! Everything you need to know so you can make your own is found in my guest post.  I even have a DIY Process Video to watch!  Ice cream + a shaker + pocket scrapbooking just screams summertime fun to me!!  See you over at Wilna's! XO

{two girls and a kit} summer moodboard

Sources from Pinterest:  Column 1 - 1, 2, 3  Column 2 - 1, 2, 3  Column 3 - 1, 2, 3

(Download your copy of our Summer Moodboard HERE.)

Hello and happy August!!!  Amanda and I are so excited to share our new summer moodboard with you all today!

This time around we are approaching the idea of a moodboard a little differently.  Instead of only having inspirational photos to stir your creativity, we thought it would be fun to specifically share some of our ideas on how each of these images can be interpreted and used in our memory keeping!  So let's get to it ; )

Column 1 -

1. Bold graphic shapes are so popular right now, this images gives me the idea of combining a bunch of different elements into the shape of a circle.  Think, a photo surrounded by journaling or embellishments that form a circle on a plain background.
2. Custom and premade die-cuts are all the rage.  Layering the negative space of a die-cut with a photo behind would give lots of interest and depth.  Plus, this saying is pretty great would make a perfect project title.
3. Since most of us are enjoying watercolor, I love the idea of coloring in the outline of an image with watercolor.  Think, a stamp or journaling card with the shape of an image or word that would really pop if you added some color.

Column 2 -

1. I originally created this graphic to share the predominant colors of the moodboard.  However, it gave me the idea of layering strips of paper into a similar shape.  It would make a fun background and be a creative way of using up some of your scraps.
2. Summertime rainbows are magic.  This image just made me want to use a rainbow in scrapbooking.
3. Stars.  This reminded me of that clear summer night sky.  It would be fun to create a homemade miniature star garland to add onto a scrapbook page or maybe connect a bunch of stars together with embroidery thread to create a constellation or shape.  Think, punching out stars and using your sewing machine to sew them together for the garland.  For creating a constellation you could use stars on a die-cut background or attach a bunch of punched out stars onto a background and connect them all with embroidery thread.

Column 3 -

1. Yummy, sweet, adorable fruit!  This illustration is just too perfect!!  Try adding a little fruit paper or embellishment in your scrapbooking.  Also, just as a side note:  LOVE the color combo of this!
2. I still really want to try nail polish marbling onto paper and/or a photo.  There are lots of tutorials out there.  Let's make it happen this summer : )
3. Still love ombre and that mint color!  Think a die-cut (or hand cut) in the shape of a mountain layered towards the bottom of your layout with your title at the base.  

(Follow our Two Girls and a Kit Summer Moodboard on Pinterest HERE.)

And that's it for the moodboard!  We'll be sharing the coordinating recipe card in our next post later today so you can put together your custom kits.  See ya soon.  XO

Want more Two Grils and a Kit:

Our first video sharing all about this new scrapbook club.

May's Moodboard, which I used to put my first custom scrapbook kit together.

Here you can download your Recipe Card for May.

My May Scrapbook Kit, created using only things from my stash.

My first process video and layout using only supplies from my may scrapbook kit.

Amanda's custom kit for May.

Download your free May Journaling Cards.