laying it out | a minute at a time

I am just so in love with this photo. Not that it's a master piece by any means at all. But for what it represents; tiny little moments of refreshing and finding my center. Far away from computers, emails, to-do lists, deadlines, stress, and burning eyes and neck. I love how powerful even a short moment in the cold wind can become when you think about it.


Supplies: Marrone Paper Pack, Marrone Journaling Cards Pack, Kickin' It Elements Pack, Indulgence Elements Pack, Meet & Greet Elements Pack, Valpolicella Elements Pack, Make a Splash Elements Pack

laying it out | fave telly

I have been meaning to do this page for ages. Somehow I just never got round to it. I am going to blame it on time getting away from me, even if we all know that it's all due to me being a scatter brain. Hee!

Anyway, I have come to the conclusion that I have a very eclectic taste when it comes to tv, to say the least. I guess experts would have a field day trying to analyze me from this. I am quite popular with the husband, at least, as he doesn't have to suffer through girly shows he hates.


Supplies: It's a Start Templates 8, Marrone Paper Pack, Marrone Journaling Cards Pack, Kickin' It Elements Pack, Get Happy Elements Pack, Meet & Greet Elements Pack, Mandarin Breeze Elements Pack, Wax Seals Elements Pack all by In the Making Design, Stiches by Anna Aspnes, Verdana, Rockwell, Iecester fonts

new in store | flirty

I've got a really vibrant and colourful kit debuting today in my shop at JessicaSprague.com. I wanted to create a warm and fun paper pack - something I don't often do - and cooked up a colourful palette with reds, pinks, and oranges. I paired that with classic patterns for that truly modern feel. Of course, these will work perfectly for Valentine projects and layouts but with the classic patterns they will all work wonderfully for projects and layouts the rest of the year as well.

I have paired the papers with a set of journaling cards that match perfectly. The cards are perfect compliments for those of you who do Project Life.

The paper pack and journaling cards are available individually, but if you want to pick up both of them I have also put up the full kit in my shop today.

All three products are 25% off, today only!


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by Heather Landry

by Antonia Krajicek

by Renee Dezember

by Jennifer Papadimitriou

by Lisa Breuer

by Laurel Seabrook

coming soon | flirty

giveaway winners

Yay! We have our winners of the Kickin' It Full Kit!
Thank you to those who replied, and liked the facebook page. I'm glad to have you!

OK, so there were two opportunities to win; by replying to the blogpost and to either stay a fan of my facebook page or to become one. I took some help from random.org and found my winners.

Our lovely blog winner is


Our lovely facebook winner is


Congratulations to you both, ladies!
Please contact me by clicking the email button up at the top of the blog page by Sunday to claim your prize.

new in store | Kickin' it (and giveaway)

Alright, we're rounding up the Kickin' It collection with the full paper pack and full kit.
The Kickin' It Full Paper Pack contains all the 24 papers of Paper Pack 1 and Paper Pack 2.


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The Kickin' It Full Kit contains not only the 24 papers but also the 27 elements of the Elements Pack.


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by Mindy Pitcher

by Jackie Torres

by Renee Dezember

Both of these are available today in  my shop at JessicaSprague.com.

But wait, don't run over there just yet! Would you like to pick it up for free? Well, who am I to say no to that? Two lucky dogs can win the full kit!
Here's how:
1. Comment to this post and tell me about what sports you enjoy (participating in or watching), and why. Aren't a fan of sports? OK, that is fine too! Tell me why!
2. Head over to my Facebook page and become a fan. Easy as that!

You have until noon EST Wednesday (that is 6 pm CET for all my European friends) to comment and become a fan. One winner will be randomly drawn from the comments. One winner will be drawn from all the fans on Facebook. Winners will be posted later on Wednesday.

new in store | kickin' it

Oh you guys, I am so excited for this new kit! I have been wanting to do a sporty kit for ages, and one especially devoted to the wonderful (the one and only, according to me) sport called football. Well, ok, in some of you's world it's called soccer. Ha!


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Kickin' It Paper Pack 1 and Elements Pack are both available today in my shop at JessicaSprague.com. To celebrate, both of them are 25% off today only.

More stuff is coming next week, so be on the lookout for that.

by Jenn McCabe

by Jana Holden

gallery sightings

I want to share with you again some beautiful inspiration from the fabulous creative team girls.

by Jen Hignite using Countdown template and Get Happy Paper Pack and Elements Pack

by Jen Papadimitriou using Be Merry Paper pack, Charmed Alpha, Rockin' Template

by Jen Hignite using Top Ten Template, Retro Mango Paper Pack

by Monica Lifferth using Rockin' Template, Get Happy Paper Pack and Elements Pack

by Sarah Horton using Countdown Template, Sassy Season Paper Pack and Elements Pack

by Monica Liffert using Shine Template

by Amanda Caves using Shine Template

by Amanda Caves using Rosette Template

by Debra using Countdown Template

by Amanda Caves using Wonderful Day Template

As usual you can find all the products in my shop at JessicaSprague.com. Check out the Inspiration Gallery for full credits and so much more gorgeous inspiration!

new52 | 30 days of photography

This week I finished a project I have been working on for the whole month of November. I found a photo challenge on Pinterest with prompts for each day of the month and thought it would be cool to give it a go. I've done the photo a day challenges before, but never before with specific prompts and never with my phone, so it would be a new experience for me.
I got a little behind every now and then, especially on uploading to Instagram, as I was away for a week and then spent another one at home doing practically nothing. But I did my best to catch up and actually finished on the last day of the month.

I decided pretty early on that I would make a mini book out of the project, because really, what else is there to do with a project like this if you don't want to post a picture on your blog every single day? I went with a very simple design of the whole thing and was able to finish it tonight. It got me pretty excited but then I noticed that I didn't have enough 12x12 paper to print it. So instead of the finished product I will post each spread. Once I've got it all printed and assembled, I will get back to the project here on the blog.
I used papers and elements from my Get Happy kit for the whole book. I wanted a cohesive and muted look. As the photos are small and pretty straight forward - I mean, they aren't exactly masterpieces - I didn't want too much stuff on each page to take away from the photos. I might or might not add a little something once it's printed.

Front/back covers


Day 1 and 2


Day 3 and 4


Day 5 and 6


Day 7 and 8


Day 9 and 10


Day 11 and 12


Day 13 and 14


Day 15 and 16


Day 17 and 18


Day 19 and 20


Day 21 and 22


Day 23 and 24


Day 25 and 26


Day 27 and 28


Day 29 and 30


It was a fun project to do, even though some days were real challenges. But that's the whole point, right? I think I will try to do this again next year. Perhaps it would be cool to do on all the months that have 30 days? That would give me four really cool mini books to look back on once the year is over. I think it would be a nice addition to the P52 project.

Oh, and I also saw that there is a challenge for holiday photos up as well now. Could be an easy alternative to December Daily, which I always get really impressed with but never have the energy to do. I will have to think about this until tomorrow ... I know I could catch up with the two photos that have already passed for day one and two.