Top 13 @13

Having a teenager in the house was big news in January. It was fun to show him things we love about him right now!

The Chickaniddy numbers 1-12 were actually for a page with the Twelve Days of Christmas, so I punched them out and stitched them  in place. I used their labels for Jolly Good to journal his bright qualities and strengths! 

I loved the look of Amy Tangerine's Stitched Thickers, so I used the "Today" to create my title word "Top". Just a flip of the d to a p!  The jumbo sized 13 was easy to cut electronically and I just may use the negative piece to scrap his birthday photos.

This fits the number theme link up at Paper Issues.  Painting By Numbers

All Star Football

Here's another layout from my Crafter's Spotlight on the Chickaniddy blog on March 1st. See it here.

The free cut file link can be found on Lisa Dickinson's blog Gettin' By  Get it here: Star Grid cut file. She has amazing page inspiration for using it, as well!   I loved layering the star grid file over the Scrumptious Nutmeg star paper. The Chickaniddy enamel stars also add shine and interest to the All Star team feel!

Chickaniddy Projects

Today, March 1st, I am the Spotlight Crafter on Chickaniddy Crafts blog. Check it out here. 

Hello Family

See this layout using The Cut Shoppe words negative space.  Get the cut file here: Word Art  This worked to incorporate several photos of our kids and a family picture.  I added the watercolor splatters to match the background paper Autumn Haze from Chickaniddy.  These photos were from 2012 after Ryan was born and were taken by Kate Becker Photography from the Minneapolis, MN area.

I have also done additional pages using their products that I am highlighting today.  Here's our oldest as he celebrated a recent birthday.  It was fun to document the day with things we love about him.  These photos of Ethan were captured by Photography by Monique located in Centerville, MN.

Top 13 @13 uses Jolly Good numbers from the Twelve Days of Christmas that I punched out and the label stickers from the Jolly Good Collection. The Chickaniddy enamel stars along with Jillibean Soup stars worked well to add interest to the numbers and special qualities of our son at age 13! I used the Amy Tangerine Stitched Thickers to create the word Top (Today) cut apart with the d flipped as a p!

Away in a Manger uses cut files from The Cut Shoppe Gift Tags and You've been Punc'd. The Chickaniddy papers are Caroling and the stars from Scrumptious Nutmeg paper side B. The label stickers are from Jolly Good.  Ethan sang this as a solo on Christmas Eve so this was perfect for this page.

Oh Christmas Tree    Loved this Holly Jolly paper for documenting the Christmas tree and Christmas Eve with our daughter. The pocket style card was fun to stitch and brought out the triangle paper strips in the background. The enamel stars worked well with The Cut Shoppe tree.