JOT Magazine June Mood Board

Hooray for a new month! The schools are out here and summer is now in full swing- when it isn't raining here in Houston! The JOT mood board for this month is full of bright, summery colors and icons.

I chose a photo of Lizzy (from her first summer!) asleep in the shade after a swim to document with the pinks, greens and blacks from the mood board. It seemed like the perfect choice since she was wearing a pink hat and laying on a green towel.

"Summer Snooze" Supplies | Cardstock: Bazzill | Patterned Paper: American Crafts (pink stripe, black polka dot) Crate Paper (red & pink geometric, black on white polka dot), Studio Calico (green arrow), My Mind's Eye (green solid), Basic Grey (green ticket), Chickaniddy Crafts (pink & red arrow) | Embellishments: Pink Paislee (black alphas), American Crafts (pink alphas, camera sticker), Crate Paper ('e' die-cut, green date label, butterfly, pink frame), Simple Stories (black heart sticker, enamel dots), Elle's Studio (watermelon card- sneak of the June kit!), Fancy Pants (flair button)

I rummaged through my stash searching for products with bright pinks, reds, greens and black. Having a color scheme in mind made the process so much faster for me.

To create the scalloped piece on the left side of the layout, I first found a piece of scalloped patterned paper from an old Studio Calico kit and used it as a template to add my own circles, punched from patterned paper, on top.

Once all of my patterned paper was down, it was a quick process to embellish and finish the layout. I like using a mix of cardstock and chipboard elements, along with hard embellishments, like enamel dots, to give some variety to the page.

Be sure to stop by the Jot Magazine blog to upload your summery project today!