Fun Stamper's Journey HUGS Trade

Happy Monday! Normally I'm not a huge fan of Mondays, but today is my first day of summer vacation so I'm loving it!

Last week was an exhausting week at work. I have been given a full-time teaching assignment for next school year (yipee!) which mean a lot of packing and moving boxes into and out of my new classroom. Amid all of the moving and end of the year craziness, I attended a special event at my local scrapbook store. Pages From the Heart has recently begun selling Fun Stamper's Journey, which is a new stamp company that began here in Southern California. Pages started a new meet-up called Peeps Petites. The idea is to create HUGS, which are like ATC's that are made into small note cards. There were 12 fabulous ladies that participated and traded cards. The only rule was that you had to use a stamp by Fun Stamper's Journey. In honor of my precious new doggie, I selected this stamp set to make my HUGS:

There were some very talented ladies that participated. Not being much of a stamper myself, I felt a little unsure. The ladies were so welcoming that I had nothing to worry about!

Here is my HUG! I used a dauber to color my guy in.

This beauty was made by my extremely creative friend Michelle from A Page Out of My Book!

This event was so much fun! And I love all of my little cards. They are the perfect size for a quick note. I have already signed up for next month's event and the theme is "Happy Birthday."

To join in on the fun or order any of these beautiful stamps, please contact Pages From the Heart in Monrovia.

I'm off to enjoy my first full day of vacation. Any fun summer plans out there?

Thanks for reading!

XOXO,

An In Remembrance Layout

Good morning crafters!

Today I have a layout using the latest sketch for Sketches in Thyme. This week this beauty was unveiled:

My two favorite elements: circles and banners! Here is how I interpreted this sketch:

This last week has been a bit of an emotional roller coaster for me. I attended a family funeral and  even though it was a sad time, it was also a very beautiful moment to spend with family that I don't get to see very often. It was all very emotional but also an important moment for me. So this layout was a bit therapeutic to create but I'm glad I did it.

To create this layout , I used the new nautical themed collection called Atlantic from Studio Calico. Even though I'm really not a sailor (like, at all), the colors in these papers are very soft and lovely. And how cute is that little bow?!?

Check out Sketches in Thyme for this latest sketch challenge!

Thanks for reading!

Linking up with:
S.W.A.T. Drill #9: Cool Colors
Paper Playtime Challenge #11: 2 or More Ribbons

XOXO,

Suit and Tie Wedding Layout

Howdy!

This month at Scrap it With a Song the design team was asked to play DJ and pick the challenge songs. I'm up first with a song by two of my favorite artists - Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z!

When I was asked to choose a song, I immediately thought of Suit and Tie because not only is it a great song (and JT is pretty easy on the eyes) but the title alone has so many scrappy possibilities! This Vintage Bliss collection by Simple Stories is my favorite right now. The color palette is right up my alley.

I got this lovely PageMaps sketch from The Memory Nest. I tried out for their Summer Design Team. Got my fingers crossed!

Check out Scrap it With a Song to play along with this challenge and see what the Design Team has in store for the remainder of the month!

Linking up with:
Frosted Designs Friday Challenge: Punches (Just got that cute heart corner punch and I love it!)
Purple Mailbox: May Layout Love Linky
The Memory Nest: Whimsical Wednesday #6

XOXO,

Leaving on Jet Plane - Simple Stories Travel Layout

Hello there!

Today I have a layout I made for my local scrapbook store, Pages From the Heart. They recently got the new travel line by Simple Stories called Urban Traveler. I found this great sketch over at Let's Get Sketchy and this color challenge at The Memory Nest was perfect for this line!

I combined these two and this is what I got!

This picture was taken at LAX in 2011 when my husband and I were waiting to board a red-eye flight to Miami, which would then take us to amazing Costa Rica. And let me tell ya, we were not this bright-eyed and bushy-tailed 12 hours later!

Thanks for reading!

Linking up with:
Let's Get Sketchy: May Week 1 Sketch
The Memory Nest: May Color Challenge #9

XOXO, 

Go See Do Simple Stories Card

Happy Memorial Day, crafters!

Hope everyone is having a blessed day. In between cooking and eating today, I managed to make a quick card for Pages From the Heart. They have this new travel collection in the store called Urban Traveler by Simple Stories.

I am not much of a stamper but recently Pages started selling these easy-to-use stamps by a new company called Fun Stamper's Journey. I used their chevron background stamp and it was pretty quick and painless for a stamping novice like myself. If you are interested in ordering anything from their catalog, contact Pages From the Heart to get your order started.

I had some help with this card. I used this color challenge from The Play Date Cafe and the current photo inspiration over at Inspired By Challenges.

Thanks for reading! Smells like my husband is just about done with the BBQ. He has become quite the chef lately! On tonight's menu is apple stuffed pork chops. I have no idea what that entails but it sounds delicious!

Linking Up To:
The Play Date Cafe: Challenge #183
Inspired by: #76

XOXO,