Looking Out At The World

I have had this Fancy Pants paper waiting to be used. I thought it worked well with this story of Ryan in the Summer of 2013. He would longingly watch his siblings from the deck at the lake, so badly wanting to be big!

I added a cut file Hello from Paper Issues store and little alpha stickers from October Afternoon.

I added rows of stitching to the top and bottom as well as over some of the alpha stickers.

It was fun to play along with Paper Issues Facebook group's Scrap And Chat.

#Smitten

I loved these pictures of Ryan kissing Princess Sofia at Hollywood Studios Disney Junior meet and greet.

The cut file was from Studio Calico. I did the sketch pen first and cut it next with several papers.

The Thickers are Amy Tangerine and washi tape from A Beautiful Mess.

Little sticker sayings are by Elle's Studio. Lots of color works for Disney pages!

Thanks for looking!

Tropical Smoothie Love

Each vacation we take to warm locations, the kids can't wait to order special fruit smoothies. The pineapple stamp from the Studio Calico Far Far Away Card Kit was begging to become patterned paper! 

First I stamped and used embossing powder in pastel yellow to help keep the watercolors in check and minimize paper warping.

Next, I watercolored the yellow, added the gold, and used two greens for depth.

I added the mega title and SC cut file love. I am definitely seeing more pineapple projects in my future!

#1 Fan

Since it is the start of the MLB season, I figured it was the perfect time to pull out a baseball themed picture!  The Pinspired Board on Paper Issues Facebook group, gave me the extra inspiration to get it done.

The cut file, Dancing Circles, by 17 Turtles, had the overlapping circles which I added details to two of them to mimic the baseball look.

The "all about that Base" printable card can be found in Paper Issues store in the free files section.

The "right now" and # sign stamp are from Elle's Studio and the numbered paper is from the Odyssey kit from Studio Calico.

Batter Up!  Hope you are able to catch a game this season with your loved ones.  I love going for the beautiful outdoor weather and the delicious food (...baseball, too.)

Alligator Adventures

Fancy Pants Designs True Friend Collection was a fun fit with our Spring Break pictures from Florida.  We went on an airboat tour and got to hold small alligators as well as see them in their habitat on and next to the lake.

I paired the True Friend paper and Brag Cards with Evalicious alphabet and little bits stickers.  I inked the edges of the cards and used the sketch from the Paper Issues Online Crop.  Jen Chapin had challenged us to use up 3 x 4 cards to create this horizontal line up.

Take good care, and remember, never pet an alligator on the head.  My three year old remembers that tip best of all the things we learned that day!