This second page is inspired by THIS page.
Saturday, September 26, 2020
B is for Bryce!
This second page is inspired by THIS page.
Friday, September 25, 2020
Feels Like Frost DP
This beautiful paper was in last year's Holiday Mini and it was high on my wish list...but I had to get other things first, and by the time I could get this paper, it had already sold out! I was SO bummed! But for whatever happy reason, Stampin' Up! decided to re-release a few returning favorites from last year, this year! You better believe I snagged this paper fast! And it. is. gorgeous!!! Every one of the photographic prints are my favorite! haha..... but seriously!!!
I hadn't stamped in 20 days (this is rough, guys!) and yesterday I woke up wanting to see if it would be "too plain" to do half a sheet of this paper, with one "big" greeting on the side with maybe a strip of ribbon.... It took most of the day, but I got these done and they are not too plain and I love them! If I'd had time, and the Pretty Peacock ink pad (instead of the marker) I would have tried all of the paper! Seriously!
I paired the first three cards with this year's Holiday Mini Christmas must-have- this stamp set called Christmas Means More. One of my very favorite, must-watch-every-year-even-in-summer is the old cartoon of How The Grinch Stole Christmas. This first card uses one of the best lines from that and that alone made me NEED this set. The other phrases come from other movies (one I've only sat thru once, lol) but I like them too!
Supplies:Stamps: Christmas Means More
Accessories: Seaside Spray Metallic Ribbon, Glue Dots, Dimensionals
Paper: Feels Like Frost DP, Whisper White card stock
Accessories: Metallic Pearls
Then I pulled out a different set of words because I thought this one looked more autumnal than wintery. And I love this new Natural Ribbon, also in the Holiday Mini.
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
A is for Aquarium!
Okay, this wasn't MUCH "stamping" like I had hoped, but it is something!
I needed to scrap these pages for my daughter and I found a challenge for scrapping a trip somewhere that starts with A! I still hadn't put this pack of DP away from August, and that was handy because it has a water pattern, and two patterns that I picked that have whales. There sure aren't any whales at our aquarium (we are SO landlocked, haha) but it worked well I thought.
Ink: Pacific Point
Accessories: Fairy Tale ribbon (retired!), stapler, watercolor brush
The challenge included hand written journaling and/or a list. I managed to do both! For this journaling tag I used a watercolor brush and Pacific Point ink to add some interest and depth. I pulled up the website of the aquarium to find out exactly what these animals were, and added some incredibly old ribbon to make it more of a tag. I'm really happy with how it turned out!
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Graduation Pages!
I've only had time to digi scrap lately! (I am hoping to stamp today....!) So here's a couple new pages for you. Suuuuper simple again, but the point was to document the event and the weirdness of it all!
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Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Simple Scrapping
I've gotten graduation scrapbooked for my son! Yeay! He ended up with 18 pages of all the festivities! Hooray for digi scrapping? hahaha.... So to start, I made a page of all the perks of this lousy year, haha. Our school and our community did a number of little things to try to help the graduates feel special, instead of forgotten. "Losing" that last two and a half months and missing out on so much, was incredibly hard, disappointing, heartbreaking, discouraging and kind of every other negative emotion. And yet, as far as graduation, in some ways I think these kids had it better than years past!
Supplies: MDSJournaling Fonts: 1942 Report, Cinnamon Cake
Friday, September 4, 2020
A New Flower!
This new stamp set is a little bit hidden... It's designed to go with a beautiful kit but at the moment, I don't need any more kits, haha. But I really liked the flower and I like the fonts that are included and I hoped it would work just fine without the kit.You'll find it at the bottom of page 8 in the current Annual Catalog.
Thursday, September 3, 2020
Starting Calendars!
Last night I finished putting the March page together for my in-laws (their calendar is easier- it only uses pictures of my own little family).
I use the long-retired MDS to make the pages and then I have printed the calendars thru Shutterfly, Snapfish, and even at Staples! Anyway, expect to see a lot more of these pages in the coming weeks!