December Daily 1-12

Okay, so I kind of disappeared for a while. I promise I really am trying to get this blog going and I will. And of course, I'm late on posting this, but here is my December Daily journal. This is my first year participating and I think this is the most fun I've had scrapping. I can't wait to start filling it up and to see it completed. I'll be sure to post those pictures soon.

December Daily 13-25

And here are the last pages of my December Daily Album. I'll be showing the first few days of December completely finished in the next few days.

{one day at a time } Embellish The Cure Color Challenge

I'm so happy I got to take part in another Embellish Magazine Color Challenge. I really loved the color combo this time around and I love that it ties in with Breast Cancer Awareness Month! One thing I learned this time around? Papertrey Ink's ink takes a little longer to dry than I had thought, ha ha! You can see that I smudged the sentiment. Oh well, this card isn't going anywhere. Regardless of my mishap, I loved how it turned out and it's going to sit on my desk as a reminder to take things one day at a time.


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supplies: cardstock- Bazzil (gray), PTI's Raspberry Fizz; stamps- Technique Tuesday; ink- PTI's Vintage Cream; embellies- Basic Grey buttons (Eskimo Kisses collection), Hero Arts Gemstones; tools- Fiskars Butterfly Punch

{ jail birds }

It's time for another Halloween card! I can't believe it's almost here. I can't wait to pass out candy to all of the cute trick-or-treaters, so excited! I love this image of the little jail birds and knew I had to use it. If you haven't been able to tell, I'm obsessed with Polka Dot Basics II lately, I just can't seem to put it down! And of course, there is some more embossing going on.

I also decided to emboss a sentiment on the inside of the card. I usually leave the inside of my cards blank, but I wanted to convey the Halloween thought of this card. I plan on making a few more Halloween cards before I'll retire my stamps until next year, I want to get some out to my family. Thanks for dropping by guys!

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supplies: cardstock- Papertrey Ink in True Black and Vintage Cream; stamp- Inkadinkado; ink- Versamark, Stazon, and Colorbox in Amber Clay; embossing powder- AC Zing in Clear and White; buttons- Sassafras; tools- Fiskars Corner Rounder

{ u r my sunshine }

I'm back with another layout using a picture from our recent picture shoot. This is one of my favorite pictures that our awesome photographer took. I love all the colors and the Jet Boat building was an awesome backdrop. With some many awesome colors, I was at a loss of where to start. I start going through my paper and found this awesome Sassafras paper that I bought on a whim and instantly knew that it was perfect.

I added some buttons to the rainbow rays to give them some dimension. I placed the picture so it gives the effect that the rainbow is radiating out of the picture, added my title, added some journaling and viola! A page that's a little outside my comfort zone, but I love it.

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supplies: pattern paper- Sassafras "Full Bloom"; letter stickers- Sassafras, American Crafts Thickers; buttons- Basic Grey Lime Rickey and Lemonade Collections; pen- American Crafts

{ much love }

A few weeks ago, my husband and I had our pictures taken. The last time we had our pictures taken professionally was 3 years ago for our wedding. Needless to say, I was excited. We needed some updated pictures around here. And of course, every scrapbook knows that it's an awesome opportunity to get some pages done. :)

This awesome paper is from Basic Grey's June Bug Collection. I picked it up a few months ago and I have been waiting for the right picture to come along. Another thing I've been loving is to add buttons to layouts lately. I've never done that before, but I'm really digging it. I wanted to add some journaling and wasn't quite sure how I could do that. The idea I came up with was punching out three 2 inch circles with my Fiskars punch in Ocean Tides cardstock from Papertrey Ink. Then, I glued them together, drew on some faux stitching lines, and added my journaling. I liked the way it came out. Thank you guys for stopping by today!

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supplies: pattern paper- Basic Grey June Bug Collection "Broken China"; cardstock- Papertrey Ink in Ocean Tides; letter stickers- American Crafts Thickers; buttons- Basic Grey in Lime Rickey and Indian Summer Collections; twine- Papertrey Ink in Jute; pens- Rangers Inkssentials and American Crafts

{ scrapbook haul }

I made another video about my recent purchases from twopeasinabucket.com! It's taken me a while to get it up here, but thanks for watching!