Meet Me in the Sunshine

Paper Issues has a themed link up for "It's all about that Face."  This theme fit perfect with my stack of travel pictures in the sun with palm trees over spring break.  I loved this colorful paper from Webster's Pages. I added Dear Lizzy Serendipity ephemera to coordinate with the background. 

This printable can be found in the Paper Issues free files section. I added a Evalicious sticker to finish off the card. My title Thickers are from Amy Tangerine's Rise and Shine collection tie in the  horizontal elements in this layout.

Have a day filled with colorful fun!

Toes In The Sand

The new free cut files at the Paper Issues store are beach/summer themed and worked fab with our CA trip pics.

I used Danielle's LO from PI's Facebook group Scraplift Sunday as a sketch to complete this page with mainly Fancy Pants Summer Sun collection.

The toes in the sand cut file was enlarged from a PL size card quote. 

I layered Fancy Pants papers and added Evalicious puffy stickers, Studio Calico sequins, Chic Tags flair, Fancy Pants cork arrows, and an acrylic word from a Felicity Jane kit. Gold paint splatters and I called it done! Forgot to stamp the date, so I added that post picture taking! Happy summer adventures!

Ahoy, me hearties!

Ahoy, me hearties! We adore this cute pirate ship themed play park. I used lots of October Afternoon Treasure Map to create this page. I love their alphabet stickers as well. 

Bella Blvd had the sweetest "let them be little" sticker which fit this page perfectly!

I added stitching to some of the layers and added white acrylic paint splats near the title. This was for Paper Issues Facebook group Fans and Friends Scraplift Sunday. I am also linking it to the new issue on the PI blog "Seas the Day".

but first, coffee

I adore coffee.  It takes me back to sitting at my grandma's kitchen table and enjoying sips of her coffee with lots of creamer.  It's no doubt how I developed a taste for it!  This title cut file, but first, coffee, can be found for free in the Paper Issues shop.  That was my starting point for my layers.

The coffee cup cut file was from Kelly Purkey's Studio Calico Sketchbook class.  Her washi strips are included on my page as well.  I used lots of Shimelle's True Stories papers and embellishments.  The best part of waking up stamp is from Evalicious.  That adds to the Grandma remembrance-- she was a Folger's coffee lover!

I added lots of word and phrase stickers from Crate Paper- Maggie Holmes Confetti collection and from Ali Edwards Firsts kit.  It was fun to play off of the "first" word in various sayings.  This close up also shows the delicious wood grain cardstock paper from American Crafts.

Hope your day involves a cup of Joe. 

Make It Happen

As it was Teacher Appreciation Week at school, I wanted to create a page to document my love of what I do!  I have been a teacher since 1997 and love my career choice to work with kids!  I started teaching third grade in California and when we moved back to Minnesota in 2010, I changed to teaching special education.  I have enjoyed the challenges to push myself professionally and continued my education with a working on a master's degree in special education. But, my heart has been calling me back to third grade, so here I go!

I loved adding the heart target cut file from Paper Issues store to tuck the cards and circles into.  My school picture is framed by a chalkboard free printable also found at Paper Issues. It was a fun way to tie in concept of this page which is the heart of the matter: getting back to third grade!

Our school did a cool anti-bullying campaign in the fall to "chalk up positive messages" so that picture also added meaning to my page. The third grade card was from a MAMBI school pocket pages kit.

I included more green elements and found these round stickers from Evalicious and cut out the green circle "Make it Happen" from Amy Tangerine's Rise and Shine collection.  

This page is linking up to Paper Issues Chalk It Up issue on the Paper Issues blog.

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!