Turning 40

It's that dreaded "next phase", over the hill, fourth decade, 40. You know, the number that sounded so stinking old when you were a kid! I remember my mom despising it, too, telling my dad he best listen and not do a surprise party! Fast forward to the here and now, and I am freaking out (*just a wee little bit) that it is coming fast!

This phases of the moon paper perfectly goes with my sentiment of life change and "the next phase" of life.

I love the "let me count the ways"scripted on the paper.

The top corner is labeled young moon.

It shows the old moon at the lower corner. Love the way the paper works for the story!

So that's me, relishing in the last few days of 39, yet, ready to rock out a new decade! 

Two

A grid page to tackle several Instagram square photos. I used a mini roller stamp from Glitz Design to add movement to the center of the page.

Lots of numbers are always a good idea for a birthday page! This goes perfect with Paper Issues current link party.

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

Oh You 2!

This page documents our 15th Anniversary and my trying on my wedding dress again. I journaled around the circles. It blends in with the background, but it's there! 

To create this:

I used a paper tube to stamp Heidi Swapp Magic Medium in a grid on the background. 

I used a circle punch to cut several different papers from MME. I created several fabric dyed flowers that I twisted into spirals and glued. I placed three of them as a visual triangle and to create movement on the page. I layered the doily along with a few Kelly Purkey label stickers. The Dear Lizzy bow and Studio Calico wood veneers with Elle's Studio alpha/number stickers finish it up!

Hello, Family

The triangle cut file is free from Paper Issues. Our family picture worked well to cut into a triangle. I love the Heidi Swapp September Skies rainbow paper to bring out the Citron color from the older paper from Basic Grey inside some of the triangles. The small colored triangles are from Kelly Purkey's Second City line by Basic Grey. The Stitched scripty words paper has sentiments that worked well with a family photo. I popped some triangles up to add depth.