Good Morning! This is my final layout for my Elle's Studio guest spot! I love these photos of the kiddos from last summer. They were so cute. Henry wanted to do everything Miri did and vice versa. They get along so well sometimes. It makes me smile. I had a blast playing with all the great new Elle's products. The tabbed cards are my favorite!!
(pardon the wonky colors...)
Friday, my monthly "Pinspired with Gossamer Blue" challenge went up on the GB blog! I had a number of inspiration pieces, all with the same message. Here is one of them:
(source: mereleemade)
I received some not-so-great news last week (no worries, everyone is healthy and fine!), so "Choose Happy" seemed like a perfect sentiment for a layout. Those big Crate Paper acrylic letters were just the right thing to emphasize the "happy" portion!!
To see the other inspiration pieces and to find out how to play along for a chance to win a $10 gift card to Gossamer Blue, check out the original post! Hope everyone had a great weekend!
Happy Saturday! Just a quick note that my interview for my guest spot at Elle's Studio is on their blog today, along with a chance to win my three favorite products! :) Check it out! Hope everyone is having an enjoyable weekend!!
I am a day late with my Ventage Tuesday post today, which is a bit ironic since the post topic was my idea! ;) I've been totally obsessed (even more so than normal) with Pinterest lately. It seems like the the inspiration + yumminess + fantastic ideas are never ending! Here are five pins that I would like to try this summer!
1. One Pot Wonder Tomato Basil Pasta. I am going to try this one tonight! ;) We are supposed to get some crazy storms. Let's all hope I have power so I can actually make dinner!
2. Pallet art. Okay, this is cheating a bit...as I have been planning this project for awhile and actually finished it last night! ;) I will try to do a post about it soon!
3. Homemade Watercolor Paints. I found some old ice trays, and my kids are way into painting...so it's perfect!
4. Strawberry Shortcake Popsicles. We made a TON of popsicles last year. We tried one new recipe a week! I hope to continue this tradition this summer, and I think this is the perfect recipe to get us started!
5. Fresh Flowers. This is a summer must for me. Sunflowers are incredibly cheap at Trader Joes and I love having them on my table all summer long!
Feel free to check out my Pinterest boards for about a billion more ideas...well, 5956 to be exact!
Good Monday Morning! I have another page from my Elle's Studio Guest spot to share today! This one uses mostly her new Saltwater line. I love the gray in it!! Gray is a totaly underutilized color, in my opinion! ;) I took these photos of my daughter earlier this spring when we stopped for ice cream. She was having a blast hamming it up for the camera!! ;)
I have been a bit MIA lately due to an epic purge going on at our house (of scrapbooking stuff and otherwise.) I will be back later this week with a big box sale of tons of goodies for super low prices! At this point...I just want to get rid of it all!! Look for it soon! Have a great day!
And the winner is.....
Congratulations Cathie! I will be contacting you soon with the info!!
Thanks to everyone who commented! Have a great day!
Today one of our Ventage girls is beginning a new part of her life. It is not one that she probably ever expected...life never seems to take the turns we think it will. So instead of focusing on the whys and the what-ifs and the hard parts of this big change, I instead want to look at it as the new and the unknown...filled with wonderful possibilities. And so, my friend, today is your new beginning. The future is in your hands. And I know you will do wonderful things with it. Sending you love today and always.
(source: molly jacques illustration)
Happy Monday! It's my first week off of work for the summer, yay! However, my kids are still at daycare this week so I can get some very overdo housework and home improvement projects accomplished! Today I have my first layout with the Gossamer Blue June kit to share! This is my Main Kit only layout (which is now unfortunately sold out). I am SO in love with those little frames from Crate Paper! This is the first layout to feature our Baby Bud...it makes me smile. :)
Have a great day!!
Happy June 1st! :) I'm so excited to share today that I am this month's guest designer at Elle's Studio! I love her products and had a blast working with her two new lines Saltwater and Cameron! I will share my projects over the next couple of days, but here is the first (and favorite!) layout I made. The title is lyrics from the song "Still Fighting It" by Ben Folds. I love this song, and I've heard this song a million times before, but the last time I heard it (we shall blame the pregnancy hormones) I burst into tears when this particular line came along! I knew immediately that I wanted to use it on a layout of my husband and my son. I'm not much of a stamper, but I love the little star stamp in the Cameron line!!
Be sure to check out the work from the talented Elle's design team! Have a great day! :)
Happy Friday! I had a new layout up on the Pebbles Blog yesterday for Sketchy Thursday! Usually I'm not a huge fan of sketches, but I actually really enjoyed using this one! I was so excited to finally use my new Lakeside products!!
For more info on the layout, including the original sketch, check out the post on the Pebbles blog!
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The Camp Scrap giveaway will be open until Monday! Have a great weekend!
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