Seriously Real Life

I started putting together my Real Life book - which was a previous Paper Pumpkin.  I've decided to use it as a miniature photo journal of what happens during the year - trying to capture the special moments of the month…..It's a good thing I took pictures during January and now I'll have to be conscious of events around me through the year.

I made more dividers and pages using card stock and the Kalidescope DSP.  I'm also using bits and pieces of Paper Pumpkin embellishments that I have left over!

I think from now on I may try to print off the pictures I want to use at Walmart so I can get some smaller sizes that would work well and allow me more space on the pages - or allow for more photos.

I'm looking forward to seeing how the year unfolds.

Hope you are having a fantastic Thursday.

Thanks for dropping in.

Joan

Language of Love Mashup

Took time to do the Friday Mashup this morning before getting some more prep work done on the upcoming Teacher's Convention.

The Mashup this week was:

1. Create a project using the Colors "Coastal Cabana, Real Red & Crumb Cake."
2. Create a project using "Hearts & Arrows. "
3. Or Mash it Up and create a project using "the above colors along with Hearts & Arrows."

I pulled out the Language of Love set I received at Leadership  and combined it with the arrow from the Label Card Thinlits.  The Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon was easy to stamp on using the Stamp-a-ma-jig, which helped to keep the ribbon in place while I stamped.

It's a sunny day here and the temperatures are suppose to be above zero - so I suppose I'll go out and try to chip more packed snow off of the driveway….as well as doing more stamping, prepping, and arting.

Hope you have an enjoyably full day!

Thanks for stopping by,

Joan

Happy Anniversary Card

Today I thought I'd share the anniversary card I created for my husband.  I sort of giggled when he opened it and started playing with it.  Flippy cards are a fun thing!

I used the Thinlits Circle Card die and elements from both the label and the circle die sets.  The letters are an old retired set!

Because I wanted to be able to have space to write, I lay the end of the card stock on top of the die like I explained a couple of weeks ago HERE.

I'm hoping to get a lot of crafting and stamping done today - and some arting also!

Hope you day has plans that keep you busy and happy.

Thanks for dropping by for a visit!

Joan

Positive & Negative Hi

I finally got around to playing with the Thinlits Label Card Die - fun fun fun...!  I created two cards using the positive and negative pieces.  And I'm sorry you can see that the light in my stamping room was different between yesterday and today!

First I used the die on the 6 x 5.5 piece of cardstock which they give the instructions for.  I used the punched out "hi" and the largest arrow in the set along with the label and "i heart u" die for the flipside of the label.

For the second card, I used a piece of 8.5 x 5.5 cardstock and shaved off 1/16 from the long edge so that it fit into the die easily.....I slipped the paper under the label section making sure that it the righthand end of the paper rested OVER the die so it wouldn't get cut.

Because the paper still received pressure from going through the Big Shot - there is a "score line" available to fold the flap into your card giving extra space to write messages.....

So - when I created the second card, I used the "negative" space from the "hi" with a piece of Island Indigo underneath.  I stamped the front of the flap

and decorated the inside a bit - still leaving space for writing inside the card.

I do love these thinlits  - especially all the little bits that are included with each.

To get yours you can shop at my on-line store, use this weeks Hostess Code   (UDFPW9MK), and I will send you three cards using the Thinlits dies.  Woo Hoo!   The Hostess Code and this offer are good until September 14.

Don't forget today is MDS download day too!

Hope your Tuesday is Terrific!

Joan