(Supplies: The Sweet Vintage Charm Collection kit, Letter Template Value Pack II kit, Bright Birthday Mini Kit, Dream Big kit, Feeling Bookish Collage Elements, Elemen-tary Stitches No. 1 kit,
(Supplies: The Sweet Vintage Charm Collection kit, Letter Template Value Pack II kit, Bright Birthday Mini Kit, Dream Big kit, Feeling Bookish Collage Elements, Elemen-tary Stitches No. 1 kit,
And this image is one of her signature pieces. She has several graphic word shapes that just speak to me! (This would be awesome for a birthday card or birthday layout!)
And then Miss Genius has loads of background shapes. I think this grid one is uber cool!!
And then this one is not from Kerri, but I love it! How cute is this bird?
Right now, 2Peas is having a HUGE sale on die cuts. You can see them here in the shopping section!
(And as soon as I can share my current projects, I'll let you know.) ;) Oh, and be sure to check out QK's latest Silhouette release tomorrow!!
I downloaded a new one that I'm so in love with . . . "The Sweet Vintage Charm Collection." This kit is jam packed with stitching, papers, cute frames, and elements.
And here's a layout using the exact same kit:
It really was a fun kit to work with as I love Scenic Route! :)
I am heading out in a few hours to watch my dd participate in her 6th grade track meet. She's running the 800 meter race. She's a distance runner (and I totally say that with complete pride as I'm NOT a runner). It will be fun to watch, but I'm lathering up on the sunscreen and taking lots of water because yesterday it was 91 degrees here! Yikes! From snow and cold to the dead of summer. :( Gotta love Utah! LOL!
And my last contribution to the theme of die cuts this month was this one on using digital objects printed out on paper and then added to a project. Don't you think those little robots peeking out are cute? Here's the supply list for this one here.
Here are a couple of other ones that tickled my fancy:
* This layout by Shannon Tidwell on Twitter. So cute!!
* Kelly Purkey's layout on her spring wardrobe. Genius!!
* Moon Ko's photography on this one is stunning!
* And Nichol's use of the anime monkey die cut on this layout is DARLING!!
And hopefully throughout future posts I will start sharing some of my QVC layouts. I held them back in case they were published in the QVC idea book but it doesn't look like that will happen so I can't wait to share. :)
On another note, the above layout was recently published in the May issue of Scrapbook Trends Magazine. They were looking for extra Mother's Day layouts, and I knew that I wanted to journal about my concerns over unfinished business with Joey. I can't help but wonder if I did enough or taught him enough or loved him enough in the short time we had together. You just never know if this moment will be the last. Got some mail for him yesterday and it just made me sad. Miss my boy on days like this. :(
Is Brianna B. Please e-mail me your address so I can send it out to you. (js_gallacher@hotmail.com)
Then come play along in my weekly challenge "Make it Masculine." You can find the challenge here.
I'm keeping this post short as I am off to the zoo with my youngest today for his Kindergarten field trip. I'll be surrounded by a bunch of wild animals in more than one way today. LOL!
Sorry, here's where you can find the polka dots and other embossing folders! They're made by Quickutz! :)
And then I envision filling the holes of this baby with brads, or photos, or hearts, or whatever:
And then I since I'm also in love with border punches, I recently adquired this baby:
And this awesome digital kit just popped up at 2Peas today, and I think I "need" it as well:
And I KNOW I'm going to regret showing you this one, in case you buy it. :) But how awesome is this stamp?!!!
Ok, and because I'm a total enabler, how about a giveaway?!! Want one of these:
A Swiss Dots embossing folder? I have a brand new one waiting to go to a loving home. Just leave a comment by Friday midnight MST, and I'll draw a name out to receive it!
I think I lost a day last month! I swear I thought May 1st was Saturday. Now I forgot all kinds of things because in my mind I had today to finish them up. Good grief! My brain is just shot. I hate it when time gets away from me.
Are you doing anything special for the weekend? I'm playing a little today (or working rather) but then I don't know what we'll do tomorrow.
If you're in the mood to win a fabulous prize from one of our awesome 2Peas sponsors, then check out the GG Blog today. The Garden Girls have posted all kinds of challenges that start today and end Sunday night. You can enter more than once but win only once.
My challenge is to use embossing and stamping on a project. Any project, any kind of embossing and stamping. Easy peasy. Right?!!
Here's my sample for the challenge:
We also got as Garden Girls, to select three scrapbookers in the forum that we admire and are inspired by. Oh my goodness!! My list could go on and on and on. Seriously!! I'm completely inspired by so many people. I chose, however, sasha_f, Carolyn Peeler, and walesk. These gals just knock my socks off in the gallery every time.
Here is my layout inspired by Sasha:
Here is my layout inspired by Carolyn:
And here is my layout inspired by walesk:
On another note, we survived the anniversary of Joey's passing better than I expected. I was so busy all day that I fell into bed exhausted. I believe it to be a blessing. My daughter asked me if we're supposed to feel sad, and I told her no. We're allowed to feel whatever we need to feel on any given day. I'm glad it didn't turn out as negative as I feared it might. And thank YOU for taking the time to post such loving comments. Whether I know you personally or not, I am VERY grateful for each of your messages. They are wonderful!!