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Good day!

Did you have a nice weekend? Ours was really relaxing an easy going. I spent some time in the kitchen baking chocolate chip cookies and making a pot of split pea and ham soup. With spring around the corner soup will soon be replaced with fresh salads and sandwiches for lunch. I'm looking forward to that!

Speaking of spring, the warmer longer days remind me of hanging clothes on the line and babies. :) I created this card with Doodlebug Design's sweet Sugar and Spice collection.

I go through a ton of these cute mini wood clothespins. I use them for clotheslines, banners and attached to the tops of tags.

I hope you have a great start to your week and thank you for your visit. :)

Baby Boy

We've made it to another glorious weekend! I hope you enjoy yours!

 Today I have a baby card share created with the oh so adorable Doodlebug Design's Snips and Snails collection.

I adore the colors in this line and the sweet accents.

Cute Cuts die cuts are one of my favorite Doodlebug products. I've layered three here on my card.

This sail boat reminds me of the little pajamas I used to dress Christopher in when he was a wee little thing.

If you know me, you know I love to add a bit of hand stitching! Love the way the zigzag stitch looks along the corner of this Cute Cuts.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoyed the card! Have a fabulous weekend!

Celebrate Today

Hello! Today's a great day to celebrate because I'm at CHA meeting some of the people behind the blogs I follow and checking out all the fabulous new releases! Lot's of exciting things happening and I look forward to sharing them with you when I return!

Before I left for CHA yesterday I did a little playing with the new Papertrey Ink 'Hello Sunshine' die set to create this card.

These pretty patterned papers and twine are from Doodlebug Design, the line is called Snips and Snails. The sentiment is also from Papertry Ink, from their 'Friendship Jar' stamp set. The clouds were made with a die from My Favorite Things.

So, have you seen a lot of the new CHA releases? Do you have any favorites or must haves? I want it all! Not surprising right? ;)

Thanks for popping in and giving the blog a little love while I'm gone. Hopefully, I'm not having technical issues while I'm gone and can read your comments.

Have a wonderful Tuesday!

It's a Banner Day!

Yesterday my one and only graduated from elementary school! I got all teary when they called his name for an award in science. I teared up again when they called his name for his certificate. I cried when all the students sang Memories. And if those weren't enough tears, I got misty eyed with each teacher and staff member we said our goodbyes to! Many of whom were there for Christopher's entire six years! It's all so bittersweet!

Okay, enough of all that sentimental stuff, how about a crafty share? :)

I love creating banners on my cards and pages, they're just so fun and who doesn't adore banners? When I first saw these sweet die cut tags from the Doodlebug Design Snips & Snails collection, I thought they would make an adorable banner!

Isn't this little green owl the cutest?!?!

I used the Silhouette to make some clouds for the background and then I gave them a hand-stitched border.

The banner string is made of Doodle Twine. Oh I love the many colors it comes in! There's always several to choose from no matter what collection I'm using!

I can't believe Christopher is going to be in the sixth grade in just a month! He'll be attending year round during middle school so he starts on July 9th! Wish us a smooth transition, would you? Change is really hard for Christopher and there are so many changes on the horizon!

Hope you have a great weekend! I'm happy you could stop by today!

Kathy :)

Saturday Creations - Precious Remembrance Shop

Thanks for dropping by today! It's Saturday which means I have a Precious Remembrance Shop project to share with you! :)

 

I've been having a lot of fun with these stamps this month and for today's project, I thought I'd share a scrapbook page instead of my usual cards to show you how versatile these stamps are and that they work equally well on pages!

 

With the exception of the 'Celebrate' sentiment, the stamps I used for this project are from the Calendar Stamp Set. Not only is this calendar image perfect for save the date cards, but I love that it can be used as a fun way to add the date to my layouts! This stamp set has all the months of the year and numbers that you need to create any date.

 

 

I used a combination of the new Doodlebug Design Snips & Snails collection with some of their Petite Print papers. The title was made with the Silhouette.

I added some fun rosettes, created with Tim Holtz's rosette die.

 

This 'Just a Note.' stamp is awesome for cards and for an accent next to a journaling block.

I embellished my page further with some of stash items. I was thrilled to find a great home for the two American Crafts badges, that chocolate bunny badge is awesome! I also made some little flags with some old Fancy Pants pins which were exactly the colors I needed!

I hope you enjoyed today's share. To view more creative Precious Remembrance Shop projects, visit them on Facebook or their blog.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Kathy :)

Chalk it Up

Happy Monday to you! I'm excited this morning because I have a lot of crafty shares for you this week starting with this scrapbook page using the brand new Doodlebug Design collection, Snips and Snails.

Once again, I'm in love! ;) What an amazing line this is!

I adore the colors and the accents. Just look at these love birds! Too too tweet!

During winter CHA Doodlebug introduced these adorable new banner alphas to match their collections. Think of the possibilities!

Birds, birds everywhere! Can you find all the birds? :) I used some Papertrey alphabet dies to create the title.

I'm really into pinwheels lately and think they work well on this page of Christopher playing on the patio with chalk when he was a wee thing. I created these adorable little pinwheels with a die from The Cat's Pajamas.

Not only have I got pinwheel fever, but I'm head over heals for little flags too! These mini flags are made with another die, this one from My Favorite Things. The journaling spot is also a die from Papertrey Ink.

If you have pinwheels and flags on an outdoor themed page you better have a few clouds, right? Yep, made with another thin metal die from My Favorite Things.

Oh boy was this a fun page! All my favorite things...buttons, birds, pinwheels, little flags, polka dots and puffy clouds. And you know what I love most? That adorable chalk smeared face! :)

I hope you enjoyed my page. I have a couple Bella Blvd. cards to post tomorrow that feature their new High Five Alphas.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope your Monday goes smoothly. 'See' you tomorrow!

Kathy :)

Saturday Creations with Precious Remembrance Shop

Oh so glad you're here! It's Saturday which means I have a Precious Remembrance Shop project to share with you! :)

I've been having a lot of fun with the Birthday Stamp Set! Last week's project included a yummy cupcake and today I used the present and balloon images for my card.

I had the chance to color with Copic markers. It's been a little while and I felt out of practice.

The Birthday Stamp Set includes a lot of great sentiments! I created a flag with the 'celebrate' sentiment.

The patterned papers I used are from the new Doodlebug Design Snips & Snails collection. A few buttons add a bit of color, texture and whimsy.

I have a scrapbook page in the works for next week's Saturday Creations post and this time I'll be using the Calendar Stamp Set. It's such a versatile set....you will see.

To view more creative Precious Remembrance Shop projects, visit them on Facebook or their blog.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend! Anything exciting going on? Do comment and share!

Kathy :)