Showing posts with label daily life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label daily life. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Back to School with Glitz Designs



As the fall approaches kids everywhere are trying to hang on to the last bits of sunshine and freedom. Since I started homeschooling a few years ago, our back to school moments have changed from packing new backpacks and lunch boxes to unpacking our box of new curriculum and working at the kitchen table. This photo typifies our homeschool freedoms, reading or working in a cozy corner. I figured our atypical back to school routine called for lots of layers of elements and textures with a hint of glitter. 


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"Back to Homeschool" Supplies:
Glitz Design "Love You Madly" paper: Hello
Glitz Design "Love You Madly" 8x8 Paper Pad
Glitz Design "Love You Madly" 6x6 Paper Pad
Glitz Design "Uncharted Waters" Whatnots
Glitz Design "Love You Madly" Paper Garland
Glitz Design "Love You Madly" Washi Tape - lace
Glitz Design "Hello Friend" Washi Tape - polka
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Trim
other: denim & canvas triangles (Punky Sprouts), wood elements (Studio Calico), Stickles, sequins, sewing machine 

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Living Transparent

Wow! How have we arrived at the month of June already? I don't know about you, but I am ready for summer, sun and relaxation. 

This week's project features Glitz Designs Peek-a-Boos. These fabulous printed transparencies are great for adding layers while still highlighting the patterned papers below. On this project I used the peek-a-boos as a photo mat. I also used strips cut from the hidden areas of the pink frame, and the punch out section of pink film strip peek-a-boo I used on project a couple of weeks ago. Mix and match from different Glitz lines for added interest. Here I used peek-a-boos from the "Love You Madly" and "Yours Truly" lines.   

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Glitz Designs "Color Me Happy" paper - Stripe
Glitz Designs "Dance in the Sunshine" - Stripe
Glitz Designs "Uncharted Waters" 6x6" Paper Pack
Glitz Designs "Uncharted Waters" 8x8" Paper Pack
Glitz Designs "Uncharted Waters" cardstock title stickers
Glitz Designs "Love You Madly" Peek-a-boos
Glitz Designs "Yours Truly" Peek-a-boos
Glitz Designs "Uncharted Waters" washi tape
Glitz Designs "Beautiful Dreamer" trim
Glitz Designs "Happy Travels" Giant Rhinestones
other: sequins 

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

The Things We Love {mini album}

Punky Sprouts album from last month... playing around with the fabulously versatile Punky Sprouts album and embellishments as well as some goodies from Faber Castell. 


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Supplies:
Punky Sprouts: Soul Sprout album, Lil Lacy Blossoms, Lil Parchment Blossoms, Funky Punky Canvas Fibers, Funky Punky Lacy Fibers
Faber Castell: Gellatos (red)
Other: patterned paper: Studio Calico; wood arrows: Studio Calico; pins: My Mind's Eye; mask: The Crafter's Workshop; washi tape: Studio Calico, Hambly; sequins

Thanks for stopping by!


Monday, May 6, 2013

Life in an Instant

Keeping up with staying behind is becoming a regular occurrence for me. The sun has been out, showing off the glory of spring in the Northwest. Our family is preparing for another deployment, so we are, as always, striving to squeeze the fullness of joy from every moment we have. In light of this, combined with my many shortcomings, the photo update will be in the form of Instagram snapshots from my phone. (One of these days I'll catch up on my photo editing, and get my "big camera" photos up as well.)


This would look cool if it wasn't our sliding glass door
A beautiful design and an expensive window replacement.
(One should be mindful of flying rocks from weed eaters.)

"THERE IS a road from the eye to the heart that does not go through the intellect. Men do not quarrel about the meaning of sunsets; they never dispute that the hawthorn says the best and wittiest thing about the spring."  ~G.K. Chesterton, A Defence of He
"There is a road from the eye to the heart that does not go through the intellect. Men do not quarrel about the meaning of sunsets; they never dispute that the hawthorn says the best and wittiest thing about the spring."  
~G.K. Chesterton
Good morning #sunshine

Shine in the afternoon

#springtime

Anima Christi

Catholic Trivial Pursuit  with Fr. Harkins
Trivial Pursuit with Fr. Harkins

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Precious time with daddy while he is stateside

Fresh baked
Deceptively simple homemade bread

Bedtime reading

“Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, "Do it again"; and the grown-up person does it again until he is nearly dead. For grown-up people ar

“Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, "Do it again"; and the grown-up person does it again until he is nearly dead. For grown-up people are not strong enough to exult in monotony. But perhaps God is strong enough to exult in monotony. It is possible that God says every morning, "Do it again" to the sun; and every evening, "Do it again" to the moon. It may not be automatic necessity that makes all daisies alike; it may be that God makes every daisy separately, but has never got tired of making them. It may be that He has the eternal appetite of infancy; for we have sinned and grown old, and our Father is younger than we.” 
-G.K. Chesterton


Happy May Day

He who lives in a glass house shouldn't use a weed whacker... Out with the old & in with the new
The beautiful broken window being replaced 
with an ordinary unbroken window.

Hello Friday

Passio Christi, conforta me

Planted our garden today & T topped it off with a homemade sign burned in wood with a magnifying glass
Our spring fruits & veggies all planted, complete with a homemade sign made with the spring sunshine and a magnifying glass.

Family bike ride with an I've cream stop

Bike ride in the sun, with an ice cream break half way. Not a shabby way to spend a Satruday.

Sunday

Sunshine, family & a really good book

#sunshinedays

Let the sunshine in

"The truth about life is that joy and sorrow are mingled 
in an almost rhythmical alternation like day and night." 
-G.K. Chesterton

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