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where have I been? Boston for a girls weekend getaway! had such a great time and have tons of pics, but this may be my fav from a friends phone that I snagged from her facebook page.



I loved the way cathy used the border punch, so I had to copy it!

and a close up of the flower



thanks for stopping by and happy friday!

3 LOs and a technique to share

I have been trying really hard to reduce the number of studio calico boxes that are stacked up in my quest bedroom...good thing I don't have anyone coming for a visit!! It seems like the more LOs I make, the more pp I have available...how is that possible?? I have done 3 LOs so far this week...so let me share!

smile...using the rest of that sass sun paper that I think I could use 100 sheets of and the cute smile tag that amy tangerine made for the june SC kit!



Mandolas...using my paper moon kit from sc and the 7/3 sunday sketch



and a little close up...I used some maya mist and some OA sprinklers on this and love the effect!!



and finally, the weekly challenge to scrap something that makes you laugh...and lifting this awesome LO by Vee Jennings...and using my favorite SC kit ever...Lawn Party...and using up my favorite pp from that kit too!!



and a little detail



and that leads into my technique...I misted with Mr. Huey lunchtray and flicked some white paint on the LO...it seemed to need a little something more, so I used some pink OA sprinklers on it...and I really didn't like the pink...so I took my trusty zig pen and colored over the pink splats so now they look black...so simple and easy!!

Thanks for stopping by! mwah!

happy july!!

wow! july already? I'm really not ready for summer to be almost half way over...the only salvation is a trip I have planned later on this month to meet up with some of my girls in Boston...I am so excited!!

but in the meantime, I am trying to purge.purge.purge...I have been an ebay junkie for the past few weeks...and have earned enough money to pay for my trip to Boston...love that! but it is a ton of work...but I am getting money for stuff that I would just be giving away...and it is getting it out of my house so I'm going to put it in the thumbs up category.

I have been able to produce a couple of LOs from my June Studio Calico kit paper moon...had great expectations that I would be able to finish up that kit before my july kit appeared...but it arrived today and I still have a substantial amount of paper moon left...I will just keep on working at it and maybe by the end of the weekend it will be a goner!

summertime...for a song lyric and 3+ pp challenge at studio calico



and a little detail of that super fun sun paper...and I love those buttons!





next a 4th of july layout for a list and 3+ pp challenge at studio calico



and a little detail of my quickutz stars (love those things) and a little misting



that's it for me today...hope you are having a great summer!

Maya Road and Bella Blvd

have teamed up for a blog hop full of free scrappy goodness!!
Check it out on the Bella Blvd site!!

summer is flying by!

I have been in a purging mode the last few days...and no, not the fun kind of scrap purging where you still get to touch all of your goodies, but little girl closet cleaning...it may be the worst!

and yet, I still had time to play with some of my scrap goodies...first from Studio Calico Singing in the Rain kit...and the the 6/29 sketch and use 10 pps weekly challenge I give you...

perfect outfit



and a little detail



funny thing about that LO...looked high and low for some purple something/anything really to put on it and it just wasn't to be found...but I think the red and yellow are a nice compliment!

and this one using my SC paper moon kit...

happy new year



and some details






and maybe just one more for a use you stash challenge from a SC kit from last summer...also for the 10 pps challenge

summer recap 2010



and I also finished last summer's mini album...but I will hold off on that for another day...it's nap time!

monday.monday

hope you all had a wonderful father's day...we celebrated with a cookout and dinner with the in-laws...and blueberry pie...yum!

here's another LO I did for the weekly color challenge at studio calico...used my august 2010 summer camp kit...I have been using the kit to make a summer mine from last summer...it is almost done and I will be so glad to call it complete...I still have some stuff from the kit and would love to use it up before reveal happens on the 27th...wish me luck!



and a little detail



and you know what is scary...almost all of this stuff was already cut out and laying around in one place or another...scary I tell ya!

hope you have a great week!

how old is too old?

to scrap that is...I have had these pics on my desk since 2009...that's a long time...and then along comes studio calico Lawn Party with this exclusive SC paper...and BAM!! done!! also used the finger stamp from SC jetsetter stamp set...



thanks for stopping by!