Inspired by Product

After creating my "Do You Kiva?" layout I was looking at my stack of not-yet-used Collage Press paper and thought, "Hmm...that cream colored map paper worked out kind of well, what can I do with the black version of it?" Voila:

(Collage Press map paper; Bella Blvd travel text paper; American Crafts Thickers - airplane, letters, and bracket; American Crafts brad; Heidi Swapp chipboard hearts)

In other news, we got dumped on yesterday. There is snow everywhere and sledding is in our near future ;)

It Figures...

We'd have a week of 75-degree weather and then launch into spring break with windy and 50s. Well, since I've last posted I've made a Target run, a Whole Foods run, entertained by throwing a make-your-own pizza dinner, attended a friend's birthday dinner, hosted a playdate, cleaned the house twice (okay, with lots of help from the family), used Wii Fit twice, endured multiple tantrums, and spent some time scrapbooking.

Here's one of the layouts I've done:


Patterned Papers: October Afternoon (green), Collage Press (map), and American Crafts (brown); Stickers: American Crafts (letter stickers), Bella Blvd (globe)

A Little Cupcake Love

Okay, so I have never understood the cupcake craze from the culinary angle, but from a graphics standpoint they are pretty cute, especially these bright and colorful cupcakes from Bella Blvd's new Sweet Celebrations line. And for anyone who is curious, yes, I handcut each of these 18 cupcakes. It's a good task to take on during commercial breaks. :)



I'll be posting frequently here this week because it's (finally!) spring break around here! :) Nine days of rest, family, friends, Wii Fit (my new addiction!), shopping, cooking, photography, and scrapbooking. Can you tell I'm excited?!

More Typo

I've moved on from mustard to peacock, and yes, I really do get my milk delivered twice a week:


(Sassafrass Lass floral paper, Creative Cafe grid paper, Jenni Bowlin chipboard buttons, and American Crafts Typo Thickers)

Inspired by Typo

Okay, so this weekend I have made eleven cards and two layouts. I think my burst of creative energy started with the new American Crafts Typo chipboard Thickers in mustard. I'll share the two layouts and the card I made with the Thickers and will be back later this week with some more cards.

(American Crafts Thickers, Scenic Route grid paper, October Afternoon die-cut snowflakes)


(October Afternoon brown patterned paper, American Crafts yellow patterned paper, American Crafts Thickers, October Afternoon "these are the Days" sticker, Sassafrass Lass heart sticker)

(American Crafts Thickers, KI Memories butterfly rubber charm paper clip)

Two Recent Layouts

First, a serious layout. My husband's grandmother, Nana Shirley, passed away two weeks ago, just one week shy of her 90th birthday. Our entire extended family had planned to fly to Los Angeles to celebrate her birthday over the President's Day weekend and we all went to LA anyway. Shirley's two daughters, two sons-in-law, four grandchildren, four grandchildren-in-law, and six great-grandchildren gathered to share memories and spend time with one another. We celebrated Shirley with a grand feast, dining on everyone's favorite Shirley recipes: tuna salad, pot roast, cole slaw, noodle kugel, and her oh-so-famous rugelach (filled cookies that look like little croissants). The adults spent one evening sharing our favorite memories of Shirley and after returning home I created a layout about my favorite Shirley memory:

(All patterned papers and letter stickers are October Afternoon; the fabric-covered chipboard dress form and buttons are American Crafts.)

Next, a much lighter layout, with journaling written by Eli:

(October Afternoon patterned paper and die cuts - I had been perplexed as to what to do with the nightlight lightbulb die cut until Eli received this present! The letter stickers are American Crafts foam Thickers.)

October Afternoon Reveal Now!

Okay, so I missed all the fun on the October Afternoon blog today since I had possibly one of the the longest days ever. Ever. I got everyone out the door, got myself to work, worked all day, picked the kids up from camp (Eli, since today was a teacher planning day) and school (Sadie), filled up the car with gas, took Eli to his 7-year checkup (all is well), ran a quick errand at Mailboxes Etc., went to Target to buy birthday presents and food since the pantry was empty after our long weekend in an oh-so-cold-and-rainy Venice Beach, came home, made dinner, bathed Sadie, and put the kids to bed. Seriously. I was on from 7:00am to 9:00pm straight. Anyway....I still have tons to do tonight before going to bed so I'll make the rest of this short. Check out the full reveal of the Cherry Hill line as well as the partial reveal of the Road Map line (click on my link in the first line above...if you haven't already ;)). The rest of the Road Map line and the Ducks in a Row line are coming soon. I am seriously in love with all of it. Seriously. Kim just keeps outdoing herself with new products and new designs.