April Fools!

I really don't do anything for April Fools Day. One year that my son told me he was really looking forward to it "tomorrow" I made him a weird lunch, haha, But that's it. This year, being quarantined, I thought it might be a good and simple "break" from everything. So I had to scrap it for my son too!

I used these strips of this old, but fun and bright DP (so old I don't know what it was called...) and I mixed up some alphabet stamps for the title to keep the silly feeling. Then the journaling is my instagram post. Super simple, and something fun.

Supplies:

Stamps: Peachy Keen, ABC123 Sketch alphabet, Whimsical Upper alphabet, Taffy Alphabet (all long retired)
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive

Paper: Daffodil Delight, Sweet Taffy DP (retired)

Journaling font: Kristen

and a couple close ups...

NYE 2020!

Well, we are five and half weeks in to not going to school. I already had a goal to get my son's scrapbooks "done" before he graduated. Then I realized that is 1000% totally unattainable. But with things going the way they are- school's out for the year....and graduation is still unannounced....and yearbook printing companies have furloughed their employees....and Prom was cancelled for sure....and his first and only play is cancelled....and all the things. Today I'm already emotional and I gotta say, it's really quite heartbreaking. So my new goal for now is to get the things from his senior year scrapped first, then see what else I can do. (of course that also depends on the pics I've already got printed off, haha.....)

So, for this page of his New Year's party, I used a challenge that was issued for a virtual scrap night since we're all quarantined. The challenge was:

G - Gold Accents
O - Oval -- use one on layout
A - Angles -- put something on an Angle or use (Tri)Angles
W - White Space
A - Arrows
Y - Yellow -- use the color Yellow

So, you can see most of the ways I used everything. I think I'm lacking on "white space" tho, ahem.... That's okay. I think the page feels like New Year's and is plenty bright and fun, haha. Oh, the oval? The journaling is spaced into an oval shape! But I did have to erase the names.

Supplies:
Stamps: Skinny Mini Alphabet (retired), Peachy Keen (retired)
Ink: Memento Black, Delicata Gold (retired)
Paper: Pineapple Punch & Basic Black card stocks, Merry Little Christmas DP (retired)
Accessories: Gold Thread, Metallic Sequins (retired), Pennant Punch (retired), Dimensionals, Glue Dots
and the font is "Throw My Hands Up In The Air"

And here's a close up of the gold embellishments:

The one thing I will say about all of this...I am NOT bored. I have sooo much to do! it's only a matter of focus + motivation. Along with time, because sure, we're home and have time, but I have three kids to entertain too, haha.... Keep them on task for school, come up with distractions and field trips, and keep them doing things that don't involve so much screen time...!

Team Day!

I am hoping to make some cards today, but I've been working on my son's book. I say book...the boy has 8 full albums right now, its just that it's only maaaaybe half of his life...but I doubt it's really half! So I still have pages to share right now.

Today's is a fun one, but it's a total throw back. Only the Vanilla card stock base is still around! Although I would consider the pictures recent, haha!

Supplies:
Stamps: Peachy Keen (retired)
Ink: Tangerine Tango (retired)
Paper: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Tangerine Tango (retired) card stock, Retro Fresh DP (retired)
Accessories: Retro Fresh stickers (retired), On Film Framelits (retired), Big Shot
Font: Ink Free

Here's a close up of the fun dies and stickers....

And then a close up of each page. "Team Day" is a carry over phrase from when my kids were little. We lived in a townhouse complex for many years and had a group of friends who were there most of the time we were. The kids called their own little circles of friends their "team". Now that everyone has moved away (some have moved out of state), we try to get everyone together for a day in the summer. My kids look forward to this day so much!

What are you working on? I promise to have cards soon...!

Hello Friend

Are you coming to the class today?! Hope so! I really like this card! Its simple and happy- which is perfect! This is the third card from my class and uses the latest Clean & Simple sketch.

Supplies:
Stamps: Peachy Keen
Ink: Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana
Paper: Very Vanilla, Tangerine Tango card stocks, Retro Fresh DP
Accessories: Hung Up Cute Clips, On Film Dies, Big Shot

This card actually has several layers. First its a full Very Vanilla base. Then I added a 2.5 inch strip of the DP at the top. Next, I tore the Tangerine Tango card stock strip, and glued it to the back of the little Vanilla strip, and then glued it all down! Could you tell? hee hee...
Tip: Stamp the arrow before you die cut it! *grin

Upcoming Class!

I haven't managed to hold stamp classes much this 2014 year! I really miss classes- they're one of my favorite parts of this job! This month I've got a class planned for Tuesday, April 15.

We'll be getting the Retro Fresh products (the DSP, the washi tape, stickers, and journaling tags) which are all found on page 19 of the Occasions Mini. The class will cost $35, and the RSVP is due Monday the 7th so I have time to get your supplies here and prepped! *grin
I'll help you create 4 cards and 1 double page scrapbook layout, and you'll take home everything that's left for future crafting!

You can view the page we'll make HERE, and today I'm sharing the first of the cards...
I used the last Freshly Made Sketch for the layout.

Supplies:
Stamps: Peachy Keen
Ink: Coastal Cabana
Paper: So Saffron card stock, Retro Fresh DP, Retro Fresh Journaling Tags
Accessories: Hung Up Cute Clips

Let me know if you're interested in attending the class! Or if you'd like to order the supplies and follow along on your own, that works too!