hi everyone!  the March kits are in over at Paper Lovelies, and i’m really excited to share with you

when i opened my kit this month, i literally almost fell over!  Echo Park “A Boy’s Life”!!!  i was seriously going to buy this with my birthday money from my gramma – so it was like a little unintentional happy birthday to me, and i thanked Carrie @ Paper Lovelies gratuitously for it.  she included some really fun extras with this kit as well, so it’s like EXTRA worth the $15.

here’s what you get:

★ Echo Park “A Boy’s Life” 12×12 double-sided patterned papers (1 each)

★ Echo Park “A Boy’s Life” 12×12 element sticker sheet

★ Echo Park “A Boy’s Life” 12×12 alphabet sticker sheet

★ Jenni Bowlin bingo card (1), chipboard butterflies (3)

★ Bazzill flowers – assorted colors (3)

★ Tim Holtz game piece (1) and tickets (2)

★ Maya Road kraft owl die cut (1)

★ American Crafts jewel brads (2)

★ diecut cardstock camera (1), clouds (2), banners (5)

★ diecut felt sailboat (1), wagon (1) – color varies

really a lot of fun stuff to work with in this kit.  i am still really enjoying it, have some cutouts made to alter some wooden letters for my son’s room – just haven’t been in “crafty” mode much lately, so i am rolling along slowly on the projects i have going.  but will post updates when i have some to share

for now, here are two things i have created so far using Paper Lovelies’ March kit – i’m sure there will be more, as i am so in love with everything about this kit that i really can’t decide which projects i want to use it on!  you should definitely go pick up yours while they are stille handy!

thanks for stopping by today

peace, love and stickers -

it’s here!  February’s Paper Lovelies kit is just overflowing with romantic, shabby goodies – just in time for those Valentine’s projects and layouts

it’s really gorgeous!  there is really a lot of stuff in this kit, too – even stamps!  here’s what you get:

★ KaiserCraft “Sweet Nothings” 12×12 double-sided papers (2 each):  Dozen Roses, Devoted, You & Me, With Love, Sincerely, All Yours, Silver Lining, Cupid’s Arrow, Love Letters, Memories

★ KaiserCraft “Memories” die cut sheet (1)

★ Jillibean Soup 12×12 corrugated alpha – white (1)

★ KaiserCraft pearls – blush (1)

★ small red felt heart (1)

★ Maya Road mini ruler (1)

★ Jenni Bowlin bingo card – red (1)

★ Prima mini bouquet – color varies (1)

★ Maya Road wood spool (1)

★ Maya Road game pieces (2)

★ Hug Snug seam binding – white (24″)

★ May Arts rosette ribbon – red (12″)

★ KaiserCraft “With Love” mini stamp set (1)

so very exciting

to get you started with some inspiration, you can check out my samples below, or visit our other designer’s blogs to see their creations:

★   AMBER   ★   ILENE   ★   KASSIDY   ★   LISA   ★   SARA   ★   CARRIE   ★   NANCY   ★

and here are mine:

this kit absolutely has a bazillion possibilities!!!  you definitely need to check out Paper Lovelies before they sell out – they go FAST!!!  don’t forget to stop by the Paper Lovelies Facebook page from time to time to participate in giveaways and see other creations made by the Paper Lovelies fan club!

thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today.  make sure you stop by The Sampler’s blog tomorrow to see the ultra-fabulous-super-amazing layout i made to finish off this month’s kit!

peace, love & stickers 

SUPPLIES:

“Tiny Toes”

• Patterned Paper – KaiserCraft “Sweet Nothings – You & Me, Sincerely, Cupid’s Arrow” (from Paper Lovelies Feb. 2012 kit)
• Alpha – Jillibean Soup (from Paper Lovelies Feb. 2012 kit)
• Flowers – Prima (rosettes from Paper Lovelies Feb. 2012 kit; petaled from personal stash)
• Pearls – KaiserCraft (from Paper Lovelies Feb. 2012 kit)
• Mini ruler, game piece – Maya Road (from Paper Lovelies Feb. 2012 kit)
• Hug Snug seam binding (from Paper Lovelies Feb. 2012 kit)
• Rub-on – Basic Grey (personal stash)
• Metal charm – ??? (personal stash)

“With Love”

• Patterned Paper – KaiserCraft “Sweet Nothings – You & Me, Sincerely, Memories, Silver Lining, With Love” (from Paper Lovelies Feb. 2012 kit)
• Pearls – KaiserCraft (from Paper Lovelies Feb. 2012 kit)
• Stamp “With Love” – KaiserCraft (from Paper Lovelies Feb. 2012 kit)

okay, first of all, let me just say this:

i. am. freezing.

WHO ORDERED THIS WEATHER? i live in Texas, for crying out loud, it should not be this dang cold!  it’s 40 degrees (feels like 35) with light rain here, and i’m freakin’ out!!!  i guess it could be worse – i could still be in OHIO (currently 28 feels like 28 there with 0 precip…), or in SPOKANE, WA, with my BFF Ryan (currently 20 feels like 20 with snow in the forecast for tomorrow), or in beautiful WASILLA, AK, (currently a completely, utterly nasty 7 degrees with 0 precip!) where Carrie and Paper Lovelies are spreading some Christmas cheer with their latest kit!  i don’t know how you do it up there, guys, but i have respect for you – i would love to come see Wasilla… in the summer… 

beautiful segway, right?  yeah, i worked on that for a while

so the new kit is out as of the 23rd!  super duper excited about this kit – Carrie has such beautiful taste and the kits always come together so well!  this kit has a little bit of everything you need to do some shabby / vintagey winter pages, packed full of Webster’s Pages “Winter Fairy Tales” line.

i mean, absolutely. gorgeous.

so many fun extras too!  i especially loved playing with the bling strip – it was so hard to figure out where i wanted to incorporate it because i wanted to use it for too many different things!  it’s so fun!!!  this kit is PACKED, too, i mean… stuffed.  the box was really heavy!  you really can’t beat this deal – you will definitely get more than your $15′s worth!  the January 2012 Paper Lovelies kit includes:

• 12 sheets double-sided Webster’s Pages “Winter Fairy Tales” patterned paper
• 1 Webster’s Pages “Winter Fairy Tales” die cut paper
• 1 Webster’s Pages Storytellers alpha
• 1 Webster’s Pages 8″ bling strip
• 2 Webster’s Pages “Winter Fairy Tales” Sentiment fabric tickets
• 2 Webster’s Pages 12″ Bloomer trims
• 2 Webster’s Pages Feather Flowers
• 2 Webster’s Pages Pins

i really enjoyed working with this line – it’s definitely a different spin on Christmas/winter themed pages, and the elements all work really well together whether you have a card or layout in mind.  this would probably also make some fabulous Christmas gift projects

here is what i came up with to inspire you for this month’s kit:

okay, so i like seriously have not done an actual scrapbook page in FOREVER.  this was huge for me.  i’m really surprised at how it turned out, not my typical style at all but it has grown on me the more i have looked at it.  i just hate that i’m not a big journaler though.  i know that’s the point but i guess i do a pretty good job of telling the story the way i see it as art on a page.  i guess that’s why i tend to lean toward cards so much more often.

well at any rate… just wanted to share that and wish everyone a Merry Christmas from our family to yours – Happy Holidays, Hannukah, Ramadan, Kwanzaa… whatever it is you do, do it BIG and enjoy the time with whoever you’re with wherever you are.  God bless.

DON’T FORGET – Perfect Sentiments challenge is observing the holiday this week and you still have until Tuesday to get those Anniversary Inspiration cards in!  keep ‘em comin’, people!

peace, love and blessings.

PPS – my apologies for the heavy, unnecessary overuse of animated GIFs in this post.  i couldn’t help myself.

SUPPLIES:

Card

• Patterned Paper, Die Cut Paper, Feather Flower, Fabric Ticket – Webster’s Pages “Winter Fairy Tale” from Paper Lovelies January 2012 kit
• Pearls – Hobby Lobby (personal stash)
• Glitter Sticker Borders – Doodlebug
• Roses – Prima “North Country”

“there was a girl named COURTNEY”

Patterned Paper, Bling Strip, Rosette Trim, green/purple alpha, Feather Flower – Webster’s Pages “Winter Fairy Tale” from Paper Lovelies January 2012 kit

• Gold Alpha – American Crafts
• Roses – Prima “North Country”
• Buttons – misc.
• Chip Hearts – K & Co.
• Chip Clouds – Studio Calico
• Label / Tab stickers – Crate Paper “Random”
• Gold Uniball
• Heidi Swapp edge distresser

back again with another Paper Lovelies kit !!!!

i’m really pleased to present December’s kit to you – this month we are featuring Prima’s “North Country” line, and let me tell you - i. love. it.  LOVE.  the papers are all gorgeous and very unique compared to many other “Christmas” and “winter” themed collections – not to mention all the extra goodies that come with it!  Carrie did a fantastic job with this kit and you will definitely want to snatch one up for your stash before they are all gone (did i mention they’re $15?!?  that’s SOO CHEAP for all the amazing stuff you get with these kits!!!)

absolutely stunning!!!  there are sooo many pretty Christmas-y goodies in this kit, you definitely won’t want to miss out!  it includes:

• (2) sheets each double-sided 12×12 paper from Prima Marketing “North Country” — Forest Notes, Icicles, Snowfall, Glacier Roads, Wonderland, Red Deer, In the House
• (2) sheets Core’dinations cardstock in Cream
• (1) pkg. Prima Marketing “North Country” Antique Mirrors
• (1) pkg. Prima Marketing “North Country” flowers (set of 6)
• (1) pkg. Prima Marketing “North Country” tiles (set of 6)
• (1) pkg. Kaisercraft Sparklets in Royal
• 12″ Webster’s Pages Silver Garland
• (1) pkg. American Crafts Thickers (red)

SOOO MUCH STUFF!!!  it’s really a steal at $15 – i couldn’t do better than that at my local scrapbook store or even at any of my fave online retailers, for all this stuff!  i was really inspired by this month’s kit and although i only made two cards with it so far, i am definitely planning on cranking out a few more Christmas cards with this kit, as well as including it in my December Daily project that i’ll be sharing soon

and when i say that i was inspired, i mean i ABSOLUTELY LOOOVE the cards that i came up with for this month!

okay, so i might be a little biased, but i really *DO* love these cards!  especially that snowflake one – OMG.  i was definitely excited to be able to share that one finally!!!  that idea had been running around in my brain for a few weeks, ever since i saw >this< card on my friend Stacey’s blog a few weeks back!  i don’t have a snowflake embossing plate for my Cuttlebug (yet!) so i figured i could get the same effect by using my good ol’ Silhouette.  i die cut a lace design from the same cardstock i used as a card base, and VOILA!  i really love it, i hate to brag but i really do   i fully expect to use this technique again very soon!!!

but of course, you can’t always just take my word for it.  the rest of the Paper Lovelies Design Team came up with some great – i mean AMAZING – projects using this month’s kit as well!  there’s a little bit of everything in this month’s design gallery – home decor items, cards, scrapbook pages… you really should go check it out, >here<, on the Paper Lovelies website, or go visit the team’s personal blogs for more inspiration.  i am so privileged to work with this talented group of ladies!

★   CARRIE   ★   LISA   ★   SARA   ★   KASSIDY   ★   AMBER   ★   ILENE   ★

i definitely need to get crackin’ and get some more projects going with this kit!  there are a few home decor items i’d like to do with it, and probably a few cards… of course, i’ll be including it in my December Daily as well, so that’s really exciting  i’m so stoked for this December Daily.  i have never participated before but i need to do something where i can literally force myself to work on one little thing per day for at least 25 days… i’m so bad about doing that!  our Young Adult pastor gave the sermon this weekend and he talked about how since we are so connected, literally, to everything now, that we have trained our brains to have a very short attention span.  i completely identified with his message this weekend and realize that he put the final piece in an epic puzzle i’ve been working on in my head about the degradation of society and why we are where we are as a culture today as a result of the access to technology and information we have is like none other before… and he said exactly that.  it was pretty powerful.  and Jed is a great speaker (very funny!) so you can go check that out >here< via Milestone Church as soon as it is available (most likely sometime monday!)  :)  but to back up to what i was saying about the December Daily and why i’m excited… i always intend to create something every day, but somehow fail to because i get distracted by crocheting (well, i guess that is creating too but… not scrapbooking!), or video games… or Pinterest (ahhh the devil!) when i do have free time to devote to something i enjoy.  so i think the December Daily will be a good thing for me because it will help me to stay focused on something simple every day and it will be something beautiful our family can share for years to come and put a little nostalgia and family back into Christmas for a change!  for more info about the December Daily, click the banner below:

wow that was totally a tangent there.  i apologize for that.  please forgive me for rambling.  i’m still pretty pumped about that message this weekend!  it’s definitely something that is going to stick with me throughout the holiday and the creation of this project.

anyway…

don’t forget that ALL proceeds from this month’s kit are being donated to Katie Renz and her family.  Katie passed away on Monday, November 7, after less than a year long battle with Gastric Cancer.  Katie was a devoted crafter, mom, and wife, and it’s really heartwrenching but almost peaceful to read the posts on her blog.  her husband kept things up all the way to the very end and says he doesn’t know how long he will continue to update her blog, but you can always go read the posts that are there – Katie was truly a beautiful person.

well, that about wraps things up for me this week.  i’ll be back on Wednesday with a new Perfect Sentiments challenge – stop by the blog and check out the Perfect 3 and winner of last week’s challenge!

thanks for stoppin’ by

SUPPLIES:

CARD #1 – JOY

• Cardstock – Core’dinations (from Paper Lovelies Dec. 2011 kit)
• Patterned Paper, Joy Circle – Prima Marketing “North Country” (from Paper Lovelies Dec. 2011 kit)
• Bling – Kaisercraft Sparklets (from Paper Lovelies Dec. 2011 kit)
• Red glitter glue

CARD #2 – LET IT SNOW

• Cardstock – Core’dinations (from Paper Lovelies Dec. 2011 kit)
• Flowers – Prima Marketing “North Country”
• Alpha – Cosmo Cricket
• Ribbon – ? (was tied on outside of DT package, lol!  it was too cute not to use!!!)
• Bling – Walmart
• Die Cut – Snowflake Lace by Lori Whitlock – Silhouette Online Store
• Silhouette SD

i am so excited to be back with another Paper Lovelies kit release!

this month’s kit is G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S !!! !!! !!!  we are featuring the “Western Romance” line from Webster’s Pages this month – this kit is just stuffed with soft, floral-ish, vintagey goodness!!!  there’s also a smattering of Studio Calico papers in there as well, and they really coordinate so well with the Webster’s Pages.

isn’t it lovely?!

the photos really do this kit absolutely no justice – Carrie is an amazing kit photographer, but no matter how she lays everything out you still just don’t get the full effect!!!  the papers are all double sided, which makes it really hard to choose which side you want to use because they are all so pretty – the colors are stunning in person, the vintagey details and fun extras really make this kit worth the $15 (+ shipping!) !!!

with this kit, you will get:

• (1) sheet each double-sided 12×12 paper from Webster’s Pages “Western Romance” — Gratitude, Sweet Romance, Date Night, Country Fresh, Diecut, Line Dance, Love Letters
• (1) sheet each double-sided 12×12 paper from Studio Calico “Classic Calico” — Woodgrain One, Letterset, Star, Folio, Newsprint
• (1) artisan pin from The Girls Paperie
• (1) Princess Petals from Webster’s Pages
• (1) Say it in Crystals swirl from Prima
• 16″ (in) gold trim from Webster’s Pages “Western Romance”
• 16″ (in) sheer rosette ribbon trim from May Arts (olive)

SOOO MUCH PAPER!  and some really great embellies that ice the cake!!!  they may already be sold out by the time this post goes up – it seems like they always go SO FAST!!!

oh!  and there’s a surprise bonus, too!  from now until the end of the year ALL proceeds from Paper Lovelies’ kits will be donated to help Katie Renz and her family.  Katie is a fellow scrapbooker/cardmaker who was diagnosed with Gastric Cancer last December.  she has a beautiful family and an AMAZING husband who updates her blog for her regularly, keeping her crafty friends up-to-date on how she’s doing.  some of the posts are absolutely heartwrenching to read about what she is going through – but she is such a fighter and is surrounded by so much love!  you should definitely check out her blog: Katie’s Paper Haven.  and yes, ALL (100%) of your kit purchases will go toward Katie and her family.

now on to the cards i made with this kit!  oh, i should mention, you need to visit our other designer’s blogs for more inspo!  they are all so talented, and everyone came up with great examples for this month!!!

** ILENE **   ** KASSIDY **   ** CARRIE **   ** AMBER **   ** SARA **   ** LISA **

so purty!!! 

the second was made for Travis’ coworker, Mike, and his new wife, Erin… this paper really invokes a “wedding” theme really well!

i really enjoyed working with this kit this month!!!  i still have TONS left, too, and i keep trying to figure out what i’m going to do with it!!!  my friend Amber said, the other day, “You always have some project going on, don’t you?”  yes, YES, i have a problem with too many projects!  i really hope to be able to use more of this kit on some of the stuff i’ve been cooking up!  stop by Paper Lovelies and see if you can still snag one!!!

also, the Perfect 3 are up over at Perfect Sentiment – along with the random prize winner!  go take a peek and see if you are the lucky winner  i’ll be back tomorrow with another Perfect Sentiment Challenge!!!

thanks for stopping by

SUPPLIES:

Card #1 – “You’re My #1″ 

• Patterned Paper – Webster’s Pages “Western Romance” from Paper Lovelies Nov. 2011 kit
• Flower – Webster’s Pages Princess Petals from Paper Lovelies Nov. 2011 kit
• Button – Webster’s Pages designer button from Paper Lovelies Nov. 2011 kit
• Bling – Kaisercraft from Paper Lovelies’ Aug. 2011 kit
• Doily – Dollar Tree (personal stash)
• Sentiment – K & Co. (personal stash)
• Ribbon – Offray (personal stash)
• Gold Uniball pen (personal stash)

hi everyone!  the Paper Lovelies kit for October was released on Friday the 23rd this month, since the 25th fell on a Sunday, but i wanted to take a minute to post about this month’s kit, though, and share my creations with you all  i would have posted on Friday, but we had an EXTREMELY busy weekend – today is my hubby’s 40th birthday, and we threw a HUGE surprise party for him Friday night so the weekend has literally been a blur for us… it’s such hard work putting something like that together, and then cleaning up after!!!

we got to work with Graphic 45′s “An ABC Primer” this month – really fun!!!  i have always just admired Graphic 45 from afar, since i always end up buying this kind of vintagey stuff and then never really using it… but fortunately since I’m working with Paper Lovelies, i get to try it out anyway and see how far i can expand my creative borders!  it was really hard to decide what to do with this kit since it has so many fun elements – the paper, the glitter, the tulle – i couldn’t believe all the goodies that this kit came with!  i wanted to be able to use them all on every project

here are all of the goodies you get with this fantastic kit:

• 1 sheet each double-sided Patterned Paper from Graphic 45 “An ABC Primer” – Games & Playtime, Alphabet Soup, Jumping Joan, Grammar School, Happy Go Lucky, Building Blocks, Bedtime Stories, The Three R’s, School Days, ABC Primer, Calico Kids, 1 2 Buckle My Shoe
• 2 sheets Core’dinations / Jenni Bowlin Cardstock (varies)
• 1 Pink Paislee Pixee Stix Glitter (butterscotch)
• 16″ Maya Arts tulle (black/gold)
• 1 6-pk Kaisercraft Ribbon (red)
• 4 Jenni Bowlin chipboard buttons
• 12 mini Flora Doodles (black/red)
• Alphabet Stickers (gold)

i managed to come up with two cards and a {bonus} bookmark, since this kit is just dying to be used for something book related!  so, here’s what i came up with:

i really love these projects!  this kit was really fun to work with, and would be great for someone wanting to scrap back-to-school pics or make cards/gifts for teachers!  you can see more examples of the Design Team’s work HERE.  we had Lisa Wilkinson joining us this month as a guest designer, and she really rocked this kit!

well, i have to get back to my busy-ness (read: still cleaning my house! there was literally confetti on every surface in the downstairs!)  hope that everyone had a great weekend, and definitely get over to Paper Lovelies to check out the kit before they’re all gone!!!!!  thanks for stopping by

SUPPLIES:

Card 1 – Smile

• Cardstock – Bazzill Basics (personal stash)
• Patterned Paper, Sentiment, “U” Stamp, Corner – Graphic 45 “An ABC Primer” (Paper Lovelies Oct. 2011 kit)
• Alpha – EK Success (personal stash)
• Pearl Flourishes – Colorbok (personal stash)
• Ribbon – misc? (personal stash)
• Glitter – Pink Paislee (Paper Lovelies Oct. 2011 kit)
• Flower – Adornments by Amanda (Paper Lovelies Oct. 2011 kit)
• Ink – Ink it Up (antique gold – personal stash)
• Die Cut – doily hearts by Loni Harris (Silhouette Online Store)

another card using Paper Lovelies’ September kit… so fun!

except, me and rub ons don’t always get along… so i had to draw in the rest of the little box next to “no” where it didn’t come off right, and being one of little patience i never wait for ink to dry either… or paint… or glue for that matter…  also being that it was 3AM my straight lines ended up at little on the jaggy side.  BUT.  it’s still pretty cute  would be a great card for an engagement or wedding, i think!

really so happy to be working with Paper Lovelies!  Carrie puts together the best kits and i get really excited when i sit down to work with them.  if you haven’t checked them out already, you should – but be prepared to buy their kits as soon as she puts them up (on the 25th of every month!) because they sell out WITHIN HOURS!  i mean, who could resist $15 for a box full of some of the best scrapbooking product on the market?!?!

thanks for stopping by   be back again soon with more!  as usual!

SUPPLIES:

• Cardstock (white) – Bazzill Basics (my stash)
• Patterned Paper (kraft, red, blue) – Jillibean Soup “Watermelon Gazpacho” & “Chilled Strawberry Soup” from Paper Lovelies September 2011 kit
• Divine Twine from Paper Lovelies September 2011 kit
• Brads – The Paper Studio
• Rubon – Pink Paislee
• Black / Red Gelly Roll pens
• Die Cuts – man with tie & girl with flower by Hero Arts – from Silhouette Online Store

yaayyy!!  it’s time for another Paper Lovelies Kit! this month’s kit features fun, summery elements from Jillibean Soup – just in time to help you scrap those memories from this year’s heat wave!

this kit includes a fun assortment of goodies – including some really trendy items like baker’s twine and rose ribbon!  plus some really cute papers from Jillibean Soup’s “Watermelon Gazpacho” and “Chilled Strawberry Soup” lines – there are so many possibilities for this kit, whether you’re making cards or scrapbook pages – there’s bound to be something in here that sparks your imagination!  and for only $15 plus shipping, it’s SUCH A STEAL!  here’s what you’ll get with this month’s kit:

• 1 sheet “Chilled Strawberry Soup” by Jillibean Soup
• 1 sheet “Whipped Cream” by Jillibean Soup
• 1 sheet “Sprig of Mint” by Jillibean Soup
• 1 sheet “Orange Juice” by Jillibean Soup
• 1 sheet “Yellow Bell Pepper” by Jillibean Soup
• 1 sheet “Seedless Cucumber” by Jillibean Soup
• 1 sheet “Ice Cubes” by Jillibean Soup
• 1 sheet “Vanilla Soy Milk” by Jillibean Soup
• 2 sheets Core’dinations Cardstock (color varies)
• 1 Jenni Bowlin calendar card
• 1 package Eyelet Outlet brads (style varies)
• 1 smidgen red/white Divine Twine
• 1 package Jillibean Soup Journaling Sprouts
• 1 package Jillibean Soup corrugated butterflies
• 1 7gypsies Lille tag
• 1 Maya Road pin
• 12″ rose ribbon (red or cream)

mmmmmm yummy!  everything coordinates perfectly & gives you a TON of options for your projects.  the color scheme and elements remind me of a summer fruit salad with lots of whipped cream – and a side of Cream Soda

i’m really happy with the way all of these turned out!  the kit is so cute and versatile that it doesn’t have to be used just for summertime projects – ANYTHING GOES!  thanks for stopping by, and make sure you go to Paper Lovelies website to get your hands on one of these amazing kits before they are gone!  hoping to be able to crank out a couple more projects with this kit – will post those updates as they are finished

as promised, another creation using my supplies from the August 2011 Paper Lovelies kit!  i really love this kit!!!!

this time a layout… i’ve been wanting to do something with this pic since the day i took it.  my stepdaughter, Courtney, and i went downtown Fort Worth one day for a photo shoot and got some AMAZING pictures.  i think this one is my favorite of all though.  it was taken inside the building my husband works at, the Transport Life Building.  his company has been doing renovations of the old buildings downtown and this building turned out awesome.  there are so many neat little things about it, and the architecture and art inside the building is PHENOMENAL.  i love visiting him at work!  i could just walk around in there and take pictures all day!!!

i’m super happy with the way everything worked out for this page – i spent hours rifling through the papers and trying to figure out what i was going to do, but in the end it all came together so well!

isn’t it gorgeous?!  please don’t mind my crappy photography… i’m still trying to work on making the most of my camera!  hard to do at night with bad lighting, though!  still need to get a lightbox built to help with that… here’s a more detailed shot to show off all the prettiness:

i haven’t made a scrapbook page in forever… i love cards so much, but it was really exciting to foray back into my first love  i’m so thankful to be working with Paper Lovelies, too – i think i was right in waiting to scrap this pic until i got the August kit – the Cosmo Cricket goodies really inspired me to capture my feelings about this picture and convey my wishes for Courtney to look back at someday!

SUPPLIES:

• Cardstock – Colorbok
• Patterned Paper – Cosmo Cricket “Odds & Ends” from Paper Lovelies August 2011 kit
• Butterflies – Jenni Bowlin from Paper Lovelies August 2011 kit
• Ribbon – vintage trim from Paper Lovelies August 2011 kit
• Bling – Kaisercraft from Paper Lovelies August 2011 kit
• Alpha – American Crafts
• Rub-on – Love, Elsie
• Heart Sticker – Heidi Grace
• Doily – Dollar Tree

i’m really excited to finally be able to share the August 2011 Paper Lovelies kit with everyone!  this kit is SUPER CUTE, and packed full of goodies from the new Cosmo Cricket “Odds & Ends” line!  i was really excited when i got it in the mail – so many ideas came bursting out of my brain for what i could do with this stuff – i couldn’t wait to get started working with it

unfortunately, i only had a short time to come up with some cards to help show off the kit, since we went on vacation for two weeks… but i managed to bang out three cards and i definitely plan on doing more with what i have left so stay tuned for that!  but enough out of me – here’s the kit!

Paper Lovelies August 2011 kit
“Odds & Ends”

soooo much vintagey-cute goodness!  everything goes together so perfectly too!  here’s what you get:

• * 18 sheets of double-sided designer paper + cut-apart ephemera sheets from the Cosmo Cricket “Odds & Ends” line
• * 3 sheets double-sided color pick solid color sheets from Cosmo Cricket “Odds & Ends” line
• * 46 piece cardstock stickers from Cosmo Cricket “Odds & Ends” line
• * two sheets of Cosmo Cricket “Tiny Type” stickers (brown/cream & clear/red)
• * one package of Scenic Route chipboard (varies)
• * one package of self-adhesive rhinestones by KaiserCraft (color varies)
• * one package of self-adhesive embellished butterflies by Jenni Bowlin Studio
• * one package of Sassafras Lass Paper Whimsies – Tailored Deck
• * one package of American Crafts “Subway” foam Thickers
• * about 2 feet of vintage seam binding (color varies)

i also made a sketch to go with the first two cards – BONUS!  i love trying to work from a sketch whenever possible; it always makes the process SOOOO much easier for me!  feel free to use this sketch to make your own cards as well – a link back to this page would be appreciated if you do – and i would LOVE to see what anyone else does with it so feel free to link your creations back in the comments thread as well

i really hope that everyone who manages to get their hands on this kit enjoys it as much as i have!  kudos to Paper Lovelies this month for putting together such a fabulous kit  hope to be back soon with more examples of what you can do with it!!!