Kindred spirits

Hi Friends,

I have a sweet card that I would like to share with you today, using the new Vintedge collection and fundamentals vellum from Ruby Rock-it designs!

Kindered spirits card:

The sentiment "kindred spirits" is from a Fundamentals rub on sheet. As soon as I saw the sentiment I thought it would be fun to use on a card for a friend that is with you in spirit but may live far away.

To add texture to my card, I added some burlap that I found at my craft supply and a feather and a vintage button.

I used a punch to punch out two butterflies from vellum and adhered them to the tag. I love the pattern on this vellum and how it adds a sense of delicacy to the card.

supplies:

Ruby Rock-it: Vintedge paper, paper twine; Fundamentals: vellum and rub on sentiment

ink: dark brown (clear snap)

other: burlap, vintage button, feather (craft supply)

Life with a teenager...

Hi friends,
I hope that you had a great Memorial Day weekend. I am still recovering from a fun weekend of camping, boating, paddle boarding and a night out with my girlfriends (ladies night - Ya!)
We do an annual camping trip every Memorial day weekend and Labor day weekend with some of our closest friends. It is always a blast and I always have a ton of laundry to do when I get home. Thankfully I finished the mountain of laundry yesterday, so now I can play.

I have a fun layout to share with you using Studio Calico's 35mm kit.
Life with a teenager layout:

journaling reads: "is a camera attached, photos snapping all day long."

I loved the kit this month from Studio Calico. I had a blast playing with these Heidi Swap Color Magic Letter Box Alphas
and watercolor paint.

supplies:
all supplies from
Studio Calico May 35 mm kit (unless otherwise noted)

pattern paper: My Mind's Eye (On the Bright Side "Turquoise Wood")
die cuts: Studio Calico
Heidi Swap Color Magic Letter Box Alphas (Pink Paislee)
Style 308 Washi Tape (Freckled Fawn)
Vintage Camera Badge (Marcy Penner Exclusive)
Tiny Flag SMASH Clips (EK Success)
not included in kit:
watercolor paint: Michael's
pen: Zig
tag: Staples
template: chicken wire reversed (Julie Balzer designs - The Crafter's Workshop)
spray mist: Studio Calico (Mister Huey's - Calico white)
Staz On ink: Timber brown
stamp: Studio Calico (woodgrain- from you are my happy stamp set)

Thanks for stopping by!

Being your Mom....

Hi everyone,

I hope that you are enjoying the month of May and getting lots of ideas that
have given you inspiration for celebrating Moms.

I have a layout to share with you today about Motherhood using the Paper Doll collection from Ruby Rock-it designs. This photo was taken a few months ago and it is very special to me because my daughter just this last month entered into the "teen years". Hard to believe that I am the mother of a 13year old now. She is going through lots of changes and growing up is hard, so I wanted to do a layout about our relationship.

Being your Mom layout:

I used papers, felt icons, banners, chipboard letters and stickers from the Paper doll collection and Bella! sugar candy cardstock.

Thanks for stopping by the my blog today, and we have a May challenge going on over at the RR blog. You can find out all the details here:

May Challenge

Lily Bee and Epiphany Crafts, a winning combination!

Hi everyone,
Thanks for coming by today. We are celebrating a cross promotion with Lily Bee over on the Epiphany Crafts blog this week.
I was so excited when I received the new Buttercup collection (Lily Bee) to work with for my assignment. It is my favorite collection of theirs and it is easy to see why. The color combo and patterns are so divine!

We were given a sketch to play with

I decided to use this sketch for my first layout.

Hello Beautiful layout

supplies:
Epiphany Crafts: round 14 button studio tool, round 14 acrylic buttons
Lily Bee: Buttercup collection: pattern papers, bag of bits, journaling cards, stickers
Slice: die cutter
Pink Paislee: muslin fabric banner
Ek Success: flower border punch

I also created a second layout in honor of Mother's Day.

Love being your Mom layout

Notice how I cut out the flower and the title? The negative trend is all the rage right now, and I am loving it!

supplies:
Epiphany Crafts: heart button studio tool, heart acrylic buttons
Lily Bee: Buttercup collection: pattern papers, bag of bits, journaling cards, stickers
Slice: die cutter
Pink Paislee: muslin fabric banner
Ek Success: flower border punch

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the EC blog for a chance to win the new Victoria Park collection!

Perfectly Content

My dogs are so cute, everyday I find them snuggled up, perfectly happy and just content being together. I love this photo that I took of Lilo and Kona snuggled up together one morning. I loved this photo so much that I decided to do a layout about them. Actually, I have used this photo before, and will probably use it again, that's how much I love it. And on mornings when I am not feeling well - you can find these two snuggled up beside me.
I went shopping on NSD at my lss and found a couple of great finds that I just could not resist. The first find was this wonderful circle lace doily stamp and white dye ink from Hero Arts and my second great find was the PB&J collection from Basic Grey. I had seen it before online, but it wasn't until I saw it in person that I completely fell in love with it. So fun!
and here is a layout that I made bringing it all together:

Content layout:

ummm, can I just say that I love the bright colors and patterns in this line. I couldn't resist their stickpins and flags too :)
Here is a close up:

Can I just say again, that I love these girls and they bring so much joy to my life!

Thanks for stopping by!

supplies:
Basic Grey: papers, letter stickers, stickpin, flag (PB&J collection)
flair: from Alifehandmade.com
Hero Arts: circle lace doily stamp, white dye ink
Dear Lizzy: date stamp
Making Memories (Slice)
Pink Paislee: muslin banner
Hambly: washi tape
Studio Calico: paper flower

Mother's Day gift with Epiphany Crafts

Hi everyone, I am up on the Epiphany Crafts blog today with a gift for Mother's Day.

Mother's day jewelry gift box and necklace using Epiphany Crafts:

inside of jewelry gift box:

Inside of the gift box is a hanging necklace. I used my Epiphany Crafts round 25 shape studio tool to make a one of a kind charm for Mom.

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the rest of your day!

Supplies:
Epiphany Crafts: round 25 shape studio tool, round 25 bubblecaps, round 25 metal charm setting; round 14 shape studio tool, round 14 bubblecaps, round 14 vintage setting- Tearoom, Spring flower (chocolate whimsy); scallop circle 25 shape studio tool, scallop circle 25 bubblecap;
Authentique (Lively collection): pattern papers, stickers
Basic Grey (PB&J collection) toothpick flag
Clearsnap: dark brown ink
The Twinery: flax twine
other: tag, doilies, beads, ribbon (Craft supply)

sibling love

Good morning, I hope that your Wednesday is off to a great start. Mine has been busy so far with driving 2 carpools, doing all the grocery shopping and taking the dogs for a walk. I will be glad when summer is here and I can relax a little.
I wanted to share with you a recent layout that I made using the Here and Now kit from Elle's Studio. I really love all of the cute tags and pennants that Elle makes and I am really loving her kits too.

I took this photo of my kids during a recent trip that we took to San Francisco. I thought that it was funny and shows their personalities (big sister always messing with little brother)

Sibling Love layout:

for a fun background effect I added some Claudine Hellmuth paint using a stencil from the Crafter's workshop.
and I threw in a couple of ink spots and sequins too.

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!