Good Times!!

I know it's been a while since I posted something but we've been busy. I've been doing some crafty things and hope to share them with you this week.


My husband's Mother and Stepdad came for a visit a few weeks ago. They were able to see one of Loch's baseball games. So bummed we didn't take more pics while they were here, you'd think I'd know better.



These four little kittens were abandoned by their mother and found their way into our garage. Would you believe that we didn't end up with one of them, I know it's a miracle. I just wasn't ready to take care of another animal I already have 3 lol. But they were sooo cute.



We also enjoyed some time around our backyard fire pit and our older two had a backyard camp out with their Dad. Such good times!!!



I finally took the kids for a picnic at the park. They've been asking for a while now. It was a great afternoon.


We also had a visit from the Patterson clan. We took them to the Silver Lake sand dunes and blueberry pickin' at Andrew's blueberry farm. It was so nice to see them!!





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We Survived!!!!!

All three of my children were in my sister's wedding over the weekend. My youngest Adelyn is two and she was a handful. It was a beautiful wedding and reception although I didn't see much of the reception I was to busy wrangling kids.

Smash Book!!

Smash Your Stash!!

This is my version of a smash book. It was so much fun!!!! This one is a gift and I can't wait to make one for myself.


It's one of the best ways to use what you have in your stash. I used tons of my scraps. I also used 15 different stamp sets.






I used tons of different paper, tickets and tags. Some of the tags I sell right here on my blog.






This is my kind of journaling messy and beautiful.











So glue it, tape it, paint it, sew it just stick it in there. There is no right or wrong!!


















Smash.....It......Up!!!!

To see more of this book check out my youtube video.

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Scrapbook Nook DT Mini Album!!! Bo Bunny Zoology Line

This collection has so many embellishments it's hard to choose. You could solve that problem pretty easily just buy them all lol! I only used a couple of sizzix dies, a Tim Holtz swivel clasp and fragment charm, some pieces of burlap, trim and stitching the rest was all from the collection.






I just love the way the burlap and the zigzag stitching looks on this page!!

Scrapbook Nook DT Layout!!! At The Zoo

This is the new Zoology collection from Bo Bunny and I love it! I wanted to design a multi-photo layout b/c I had quite a few zoo pictures. I was able to fit five 4x6 and two 4x4 pictures in this 2-pager. I thought the burlap fabric was a perfect fit for this collection. I just cut little pieces here and there and I love the texture that it gives.


I used the two largest flowers from the Tim Holtz tattered floral die. Then I punched out two different size circles and then just cut all around the sides. The leaves are from Kaiser Crafts and I sprayed them with some glimmer mist to make them green. Super easy and fun to make!!


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Piles of Smiles

Just thought I'd share another layout with you. I know its still the middle of Summer but I don't scrap in order or with the seasons so I'm sharing them as I make them.


I used a mixed mash of products on this one including Basic Grey, K&Co., MME and Pink Paislee paper. The chipboard letters are from K&Co. (two different sets). I also used a paper bag and scallop border punch and some buttons and leaf stamps from Stampin' Up.


I used my sewing machine and stitched along the edges of the papers. I really love sewing on my projects.



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Scrapbook Nook DT Layout!!!

I love the colors and patterns in the new MyKonos paper collection from 7 Gypsies. I also used the Numero tickets by 7 Gypsies. Jillibean Soup came out with these blossom twine flowers. I used the natural bean color. I thought they really went well with the circular sunbursts in this paper collection. This layout was a little bit of a departure from my norm. I usually don't combine so many patterns together but it was a lot of fun and I think it works. Stitching has been my favorite thing to do lately so its no surprise that this l/o is full of it. If you haven't tried stitching on your projects you should. If you know how to thread a machine you can do it. If you are just starting out ask someone you know to teach you the basics. It's very fun I promise and it adds so much!!!

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I guess I should update this blog!

Between field trips, dance recitals, gardening, and baseball it seems it's hard to find the time to be crafty. Not to mention I feel guilty being down in my basement when it's so beautiful outside. I just wanted to say I'm still here if anyone is still checking and I hope to be posting some new projects soon.










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