Wishes

I love sweet and soft layouts that highlight my girlie photos. The minimalist look with lots of white space is a perfect complement to this simple photo of my daughter and her fortune teller paper craft. Lots of white accents and the addition of some tulle and vellum, the four patterned papers keep a soft and simple look. 

"Wish" layout supplies:

Glitz Design "All Dolled Up" papers: Ritz Brocade, Cherry Blossom

Glitz Design "All Dolled Up" 6x6 paper pad

Glitz Design "All Dolled Up" Titles & Accents sticker sheet

Glitz Design "Carpe Diem" Titles & Accents sticker sheet

Glitz Design "All Dolled Up" Alphabets & Words sticker sheet

Glitz Design "All Dolled Up" Whatnots

Glitz Design "All Dolled Up" washi tape - Cherries

other: card stock, vellum, heart punch, ribbon, tulle, wood accent, sequins 

Halloween Inspiration & Giveaway

Welcome to one of two fabulous days of Halloween inspiration! Glitz Design and Prima Marketing have teamed up to highlight their super cute Halloween goodies, and of course, to offer you another amazing Glitz giveaway. Enjoy today's projects, and stop by the Glitz Blog for details on entering the giveaway. Each person will have the possibility of four entries in the giveaway!

Prima's 12x12 stencils are perfect for creating custom backgrounds. I love the look of ombre, so I dabbed the ink on darker in the corners and faded it out toward the center. I used a makeup sponge to dab the ink onto the cardstock for a smooth appearance. Pairing the ombre diamonds with the geometric patters in the "Raven" line helps keep things looking unified. 

"October Fun" Supplies:

Glitz Design "Raven" papers: Grey

Glitz Design "Raven" 6x6 paper pad

Glitz Design "Raven" Whatnots

Glitz Design "Raven" Alphabets & Words Sticker Sheet

Glitz Design "Raven" Giant Rhinestones

Glitz Design "Raven" washi tape - b&w chevron

Glitz Design "Color Me Happy" washi tape - rainbow stripe

Prima Marketing 12x12 Elements - stencil

Prima Marketing Bark Shapes - stars

Prima Marketing trim

Prima Marketing wood embellishment 

other: black ink, makeup sponge, Xacto knife, sewing machine

Great embellishments make quick work of any mini album project. I wanted a fun collection to display our family Halloween photos from the past few years. Layers of fun trims, large flowers and cardstock embellishments gave a pop of fun to the album while keeping the focus on the photos. 

"Hello Costume Fun" Album Supplies:

Glitz Design "Raven" papers: Lines, Triangles, Chevron, Countdown, Grey

Glitz Design "Raven" 6x6 paper pad

Glitz Design "Raven" Bits & Pieces

Glitz Design "Raven" Whatnots

Glitz Design "Raven" Alphabets & Words Sticker Sheet

Glitz Design "Raven" Titles & Accents Sticker Sheet

Prima Marketing Chalkboard Notecards

Prima Marketing Chalkboard Flowers

Prima Marketing Bark Shapes - stars

Prima Marketing trim

Prima Marketing wood embellishment 

other: Album & doilies (Punky Sprouts)

To create the background for this card I stenciled the diamonds with a Versamark ink pad then embossed them with clear embossing powder. The greeting was stamped with Versamark, but left matte to give the card an extra bit of dimension. Finally cluster a few layers of great Glitz patterned paper and Prima embellishments and you're set!

"Happy Halloween" Card Supplies:

Glitz Design "Raven" 6x6 paper pad

Glitz Design "Raven" rubber stamps

Prima Marketing 12x12 Elements - stencil

Prima Marketing Chalkboard Flowers

Prima Marketing trim

other: Versamark ink, embossing powder

the whole world in His hands

This week has been a bit of a ride, more like the past several weeks. Amidst all of the turmoil there have been so many opportunities to see all of the blessings in daily life. I think sometimes we see them best in the conflict and chaos, or at least they're most visible if we have eyes to see. Sometimes my eyes are a little slow to open to the surrounding graces, but each day is a little step toward that. 

Sending a little love to Daddy

Linked together with love

Raindrops keep falling on my head...
(I've had that song stuck in my head since I took this picture)


and one with a smile


a take off a hairstyle idea we found on Pinterest

My sweet Valentine flowers from my number one man Stan.
xo




Chesterton Quote of the Day

"Of the sane man there is only one safe definition.
He is a man who can have tragedy in his heart and comedy in his head."

-G.K. Chesterton, Tremendous Trifles

this crazy life

summer whizzed by in a whirlwind of homecoming, vacation, daily life and camp. and here we are on the second day of september already. where does the time go? it seems to sneak by in the twinkling of an eye. both of the girls grew several inches this summer. stan keeps telling them they're not allowed to grow anymore... but alas, they still do. :)

so i'll quicky share our last few precious days of the summer of 2010. while sitting around the house emma asked if i would curl her hair with the wavy curling iron... so we did and got a few pictures that epitomize summer, i think. there are more here.

after the previous day filled with summer sunshine, it poured rain. we snuggled up under blankets and hunkered down for the day.

stan's squadron had their annual picnic. stan was voted into the dunk tank. the girls (and a bunch of the navy fellas) had a great time dunking him over and over. he made sure to give the girls a sloppy wet hug when it was all over, though.

saturday was just one of those days... you know the kind of day where you just want to get back in bed and pretend you never really started it? yah, it was that kind of day. lots of prayer and a wonderful husband really make the difference through those moments of tough junk. so while i may not have found the light at the end of the tunnel, at least i found a light in the kitchen. :)

sundays almost always seem to bring refreshment, renewal and a fresh crop of new wishes, hopes and dreams. thank God for sunday!

i figured i'd give a little sneak for some glitz projects that'll be up on their blog this week. hop on over there tomorrow (sept 3rd) to check them out.

stan's been reading the hobbit to the girls for the last little while. they're so entranced by it. it reminds me so much of my growing up. my dad read the series to my brothers and sister and i when we were growing up. and lucky for torrey & emma... they've got a wonderful daddy, too!

wednesday we had our annual back to school fashion show where the girls get to try on all of their new school clothes for the first time, and pick out their first day of school outfits. the rest of the pictures are here. it's funny how silly little traditions turn into the things that you look forward to most as the years go by.

the end and the beginning. the end of summer and the beginning of a new school year. the end of lazy days and the beginning of a new adventure in learning and life. lasts and first, beginnings and ends. it's all part of this crazy life.

happy valentine's day

gotta love any day that starts with a wooden card. stan made me this card. lol. he said, "hey, you're always making cards for me... i thought i'd make one for you." he burned the words in and everything. i got such a laugh out of it. now i've gotta find a way to hang it up in my scrap room!

i also got some flowers from my handsome handy husband. (he also got the girls heart boxes filled with candy and little cards to go with them.) i'm pretty sure he should win dad of the year!

and since stan was actually in this country and not working on valentine's day (and this is such a rare occurance), i had torrey take a couple of pics of us. he's one darn good looking guy!