Working hard!

Today I have a fun page for your Friday!
This time I used a tic-tac-toe challenge and picked the row with orange, chevrons and a tag. I made the tag with layers of card stock, and I used the circle dies to cut out part of it with a different ink. For the chevrons, I used the long retired Chevron Punch on typing paper, then sponged the shapes with shades of orange and gray. I love how that turned out. Then I used the much loved, long retired, Gorgeous Grunge stamp set to mess the page up. His job is cleaning up a bakery and he comes home a MESS, haha! The splatters and streaks and all the things reflect it pretty accurately! I am very happy with how this page turned out!

Supplies:
Stamps; Gorgeous Grunge, Adventure Awaits
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Memento Black, Smoky Slate, Gray Granite, Peekaboo Peach (retired), Peach Parfait (retired)
Paper: Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie &  Peekaboo Peach (retired) card stocks
Accessories: Circle Dies, Big Shot, Black Grosgrain Ribbon (retired), Chevron Punch (retired), Stamping Sponges, Stapler
Font: Ink Free

A Scrappy Night!

Confession: I have three shoe boxes full of photos, specifically printed for scrapbooking...collecting dust.
Something about the shoemakers children going barefoot comes to mind here.... haha!

Last week I decided to spend one of our tv evenings paper scrapping, instead of digi scrapping, which is a common thing around here. I dragged all my supplies out and chose my son's box of pictures. I realized I have a bunch of photos that need 8x11 pages, which is how I started scrapping for him. I switched him to 12x12 books in 2010....if that tells you anything. Yikes! I cranked out four pages that night, but today I'm just going to show three.
Again, this is a great way for me to feature retiring products- and time is almost up! Check the updated list HERE and hurry and place your order!

First up, I finally did this page of him with his 1st grade teacher, on the last day of school that year. Yes, I know that was ages ago....! I found the layout on Pinterest and used colors he still likes. And I thought this phrase from Adventure Awaits worked well for a school-ish photo!

Supplies:
Stamps: Adventure Awaits
Ink: Coastal Cabana, Calypso Coral (marker)
Paper: Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Calypso Coral card stocks
Accessories: Epic Day Washi Tape, Retro Fresh Washi Tape, In Color Sequins

Next, I made this layout of our "beach" which is really just a sandy wall of a small, local reservoir. In August I did the layout for my daughter's books of the same thing, and I only just pulled that up to link it, and had to laugh at how similar the supply list is! I guess if it isn't broken, don't fix it!
...that's two cliche's in one day...weird....

Supplies:
Stamps: The Open Sea, Skinny Mini ABC
Ink: Night of Navy, Crumb Cake
Paper: Whisper White & Coastal Cabana card stock, Maritime DP
Accessories: Wide Oval Punch, Dimensionals

So that's it for today, come back tomorrow to see the last page!

What is retiring from today's projects?

• Adventure Awaits
• Skinny Mini ABC
• Coastal Cabana ink
• Coastal Cabana card stock
• Maritime DP
• Epic Day Washi Tape
• Retro Fresh Washi Tape
• In Color Sequins

When things are tough...

Mother's Day can be a tough time...some of us have lost our mothers, some of us have too many places to be on Mother's Day and want to spend it our own way, some of us ache to be mothers and cannot, for any number of reasons. If any of this applies to you, and you don't enjoy seeing all the Mother's Day cards this week, may I suggest an alternative?
Celebrate the women in your life and their impact on you.
They don't even have to be a mother! Your sister, your best friend, a neighbor...an aunt or grandmother, or co-worker..! Any woman who helps get you thru the day or you turn to for advice, that's who you can celebrate! .
And in that spirit, this card was born.

As soon as I saw the Occasions Mini I knew I wanted this set. I was holding off a bit, other things were a priority, but I finally got it!! And this phrase is perfect for a dear friend of mine, who definitely deserves all the recognition she can get for her role as a mother. Motherhood makes strong women of us all, but I often think she is much stronger than me, because of the trials she and her children have been given.
This week, I thought the Mojo Monday sketch would be a fun way to put it to use and get it sent out! So that's what I did! There is nothing "mother's day-ish" about this card. In fact, it would be great for a guy! (And I definitely have a thing about nautical Father's Day cards...) but not this time. I cut the "never made" out of a second stamped image and layered it with Dimensionals. I added one silver button, from the sold out Artisan Embellishment kit, mostly to follow the sketch, haha. But I am very happy with how this card turned out!

Supplies:
Stamps: Adventure Awaits
Ink: Night of Navy
Paper: Coastal Cabana & Whisper White card stocks, Maritime DP
Accessories: Big Shot, Banners Die, Dimensionals, Artisan Embellishment Kit (sold out)

Since I'm sure I piqued your interest, you can see a chapter of my friend's story HERE, when her local news station recently recognized her. We grew up together, and she was even my Maid of Honor. I always hope that cards in the mail brighten her days.

What is retiring from today's project?

• Coastal Cabana card stock
• Maritime DP
• Artisan Embellishment Kit
• Adventure Awaits is not in the new catalog...