Hi

Looks like we made it through another Monday! ;) It wasn't the nicest day around here...it was cloudy, chilly and misty all day! I'm looking forward to having some new studio lights installed so on days like yesterday, I can just crank up all the bright, full spectrum lights and pretend it's a lovely sunny day! I could even whip up a virgin fruity drink, stick a cute little cocktail umbrella in it and call it a vacation day! ;)

Okay, enough day dreaming! Let's get crafty, shall we? I have a card to share. This is another, "I'm just going to play and see where it takes me." project.

I'm in a tag phase right now! Along with die cutting using both the positive and negative pieces. This pretty leaf die is from Taylored Expressions and the butterfly is My Favorite Things.

Thought I'd see what it looked like to stitch around both positive and negative cuts. I think it looks pretty cool.

At first I tried a darker thread, but I like this more subtle look.

I used some letter dies from Papertrey Ink to create an outline to stitch for the sentiment.

The patterned paper is from Cosmo Cricket's Circa collection.

Well, today is a bright and sunny day, much nicer than yesterday! I'm going to go soak it all in! I'll be back tomorrow with a Doodlebug share. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day!

Kathy :)

Charleston

Hi!

Have you had a wonderful weekend?

I've been escaping the summer heat by hanging out in the craft room! I just finished my first scrapbook page with a photo from vacation.

Charleston is an amazing city to explore! There are so many beautiful old buildings, gardens, churches and walkways! The backdrop of this photo, is an exposed brick building from an alley that I thought was the perfect backdrop for a picture of my hubs.

Before I started this page I sorted through my patterned paper that has grown out-of-control during my scrapbooking years!  I found this old Cosmo Cricket Jitterbug line that matches my photo perfectly! I plan on donating about 1/2 of my paper which is difficult...I will not have the countless options I have now, but there's just so much paper! It seems like such a waste, you know?

As usual, I got stitchy with this page and outlined the diagonal stripes at the top and bottom of the page. I also threw in a bunch of Spellbinder die cut circles and stitched around those too.

I used one of the circles for my journaling and dressed up the page further using a banner die cut from Papertrey ink for my phrase flags and an old Sizzix die for the corrugated stars. 

Not only did I use some super old patterned paper for this page, but I also used some old alphabet dies for the title...the consonants are from Quickutz and the vowels are from a Cuttlebug set. I love when I can still get a lot of use from tools I've had for years!

So that's my page. I hope you've enjoyed it. I have some time before dinner to browse your blogs and see what you've been creating. :) Kathy

Digital Doodles Spotlight - Danni Reid

As you have seen throughout the last couple months, the Digital Doodles Design Team is incredible! These ladies create the most amazing projects week after week showcasing those fun little Digital Doodles of mine. This past week Design Team member Danni Reid created an entire set of cards with the new Delovely line by Cosmo cricket and paired it with the Digital Doodles Stamps. I think it's a match made in heaven so I wanted to share them with you.

Thinking of You

using
'Field Flowers'

Soaring By to Say Hi

using
'Party Banner'
'K is for Kite'

It All Comes Out in the Wash

using
'Darling Duds'

Slow Pace Like "Home"

using
'Home Sweet Home'

Thanks for the Lift

using
'K is for Kite'

Bloom

using
'Field Flowers'

Now how's that for eye candy? Are these not seriously cute? I love them! The bright colors on Kraft stock is perfect and the detailing is amazing. Thanks Danni!

If you have to have any of these Digital Doodles, just click on the title of the stamp which will bring you to Two Peas in a Bucket. All Digital Doodles stamps are just 99 cents each. You can also see the entire 'Delovely' line by Cosmo Cricket which is also for sale. Thanks for stopping by! Kathy  :)

Hooked on Early Bird

Oh boy am I hooked on this new Cosmo Cricket line called Early Bird! What gorgeous patterns and colors, and the retro images and fonts! I think I'll be playing with these papers for a while! Here's my first two creations...enjoy! Oh, if you got to get your hands on some of this amazing paper, get over to Archivers. If you rather shop on-line, http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/ carries it too.