Wonderful Wednesday...

I really don't like Wednesdays, I'm against them on principal... I think people should have Wednesdays off, they just don't seem very productive to me.  I think that a 2 days off, 2 days on, 1 day off, 2 days on work schedule is needed.  I want to start a movement!  Now, some of you might be thinking, "Umm, aren't you a mostly SAHM?"  Yes, I am - BUT my husband isn't and sometimes I want, no NEED, help with the little Crazy that lives in our house and controls my life - the little Crazy is also known as Adam.

Anyways, I realize that I haven't posted in so long and I'm terribly sorry about that!  I wish I had a great excuse, like I've been working on projects or creating samples or something, but it was pretty much just laziness!  So, here's an altered book that I've been wanting to share and just needed to download the images!  I know, super lazy!

{There's No Place Like Home Altered Book}

{Intro Page - Sketch courtesy of WIP Kits}

{I love the heart doily on this page!}

{The questionair on the right page will be fun to look back at!}

{A picture will go on this page}

{More questions}

{I'm crazy over half circles lately, don't know why!}

The idea and the printable are from Work In Progress Kits - which, for the millionth time, is awesome!!  You should check out the blog, you'll get tons of inspiration and, if you're feeling adventurous and want to try something new, get a kit!  Anyways, I did get some grief (yes, Sue, I'm talk'n about you!) about cutting a real, actual book, but didn't it turn out so cute?  All the page layouts and designs are mine (altho, I may have borrowed a sketch or two...), I used Pink Paisley's new lines, "Soiree" and "Hometown", along with Echo Parks "For the Record".  I also used buttons, stamps, twine (of course), punches, glossy accents... all of my favorites!  The book is 10 pages total, I need to take some pictures of our home and the cute guys that live here!  You can see the sample at Collective Journey!

And, last but not least, I sent out the Pages From the Heart Design Team letters this morning!  So exciting to start this adventure, and I'm so looking forward to working with all of these talented ladies!  I cant wait to start sharing their work on the Page's blog, look for it coming towards the end of the month!

I promise to post more regularly!  I have lots to share but need more caffeine, or sleep... maybe I need surgery to remove my lazy bones!

Andrea

Some fun news!

Well, today is April 1st which means that the deadline for the Pages From the Heart Design Team submissions closed last night!  And, I am happy to report that I had quite a few submissions up until 11:58 pm last night!  Phew, you ladies have given me a lot to look at and review, so thank you so much for applying!  We'll be getting in touch with our new team next week and do the official announcement later in the month!

And, if you check out the Glitz Blog, you'll see one of my projects on today's blog!  Yay!  I was so excited to get an email from Glitz asking to use the Tag/Treat bag combo that I created for Marches Favorite's Cards Class!  Please check it out - click here to be taken to it!

This week was super busy for me, I got back into town on Tuesday and immediately registered Adam for preschool (super excited and still taken a little aback that he's ready for this next step!) and then we went to Disneyland with my nephew and his little sister who were in town from TN and NV!  I promise to share what I worked on this last weekend away tomorrow, I'm pretty happy with it! 

IF you haven't signed up for my April Favorites Cards class at Collective Journey's, there's still room!  Please call 909-793-2200 to sign up, the class date is April 3rd, 12:30 pm and the cost is $25.  Here's the cards that we'll be creating in the class.

Well, it's time to play outside in our little swimming pool - it's a hot one today!  I think it's in the 90's - yuck!

See you all soon!

Andrea

Final post for a few days...

so here's a project that ISN'T a card!  What?  I know, crazy, right?  Finally!

So, one of my best friends has a little boy, Timber, who is 1.5 years old and is super cute with red hair like his Daddy but big brown eye's like his Mama... He is funny, into everything and a boys-boy.  They live in Kentucky and his favorite animal is a horse (and rightfully so - hello, Kentucky!).  I wanted to make him a little shirt that was personal to him, so I used my Silhouette to cut out a horse silhouette along with the word "Stallion" - his Mama and Daddy both have awesome senses of humor so I thought they'd appreciate this statement.

I'm hoping that it gets to KY today, along with some hand-me -downs from Adam!  Next is a shirt for Timber's big sis, Sophia, and a shirt for my little niece, Nora.  I'm thinking something spring-ish... we'll see. 

So, like I mentioned yesterday, I'll be MIA for the next few days, but when I come back I hope to have a lot to share!

See you Wednesday!
Andrea

Layouts on Friday

I made a few layouts this week, which was very fun but a little bit hard because I was doing beach-y layouts while it was raining and cold and I just didn't feel creative.  Anyone have days/weeks like that?  And the disappointing part was that I LOVE the paper that I used - it was October Afternoon's Seaside and I love the vintage feel but the fun colors... but I was struggling.  Here's my first 2 page layout -

{Left page, 2 page layout}

{Right page, 2 page layout}

I know that it's hard to tell, but the wave patterned paper has pieces of the waves that are popped up & they have glossy accents on them.  These were the first that I did, I especially feel like the upper page needs some help.  I want to go find some little shells, maybe some small bottles to fill with sand...  I'm also planning to write "just" in a white pen above "beachy", but I can't find my pen right now...

Here's the next page.  I like this one, I used the LifeStyle Crafts CHA release for the labels, which I really like, but I think that it'll look better once  I embellishment them...  Again, I feel like this layout needs more but I'm not sure what...

{Stinkbug Layout}

{Closeup of labels}

And here's the final layout.  This one is my favorite, I like the white space, the embellishments... the pictures.  I just like it. 

These are for my upcoming PageMaps Class at Pages From the Heart.  Please call Kathy and sign up if you're interested - 626.358.5334.

Hope you all have a great weekend - I'm leaving Sunday for some scrapping! 
Andrea

I'm a really bad addict

I mean, really!  I proclaimed my addiction to blogging last week and then take 5 days off!  What kind of addict do I think I am? Not a very good one, except for with chocolate - I can't seem to go 1 day let along 5 days without it!

So, here's a little something to keep you interested - a sweet Springtime banner using Graphic45's Once Upon a Springtime... I LOVE the Beatrice Potter Bunny's in this line - I'm wanting to make a little baby boy card with it - soon...

I know that it's hard to tell, but there are actually 3 and 4 levels of dimension to this banner.  The flowers are all layered, the book is layered - there's also stickles galore on it, obviously!

I'm sorry that the pictures are that great - I don't have an excuse except that I didn't realize it until I uploaded them onto my computer but the sample is already living at Pages From the Heart.

This banner and the Springtime card class will be at Pages From the Heart on April 9th.  Here's the card.

{Once Upon a Springtime Card Closed}

{Once Upon A Springtime Card as plaque}

If you'd like to sign up for this class, please give Kathy at Pages a call! 626-358-5334.  I thought that the banner would  be great for a baby girl or for Easter of just to hang as something pretty. 

Hope everyone has a great Wednesday.  I told myself that once we reached Adams "supposed-to-be" due date, which is today (3 years ago!) that I'd do potty training... yikes.  I'll start tomorrow. Or maybe Friday... or maybe next Friday...

Andrea

Please Sir, may I have some more?

More?  Okay... here's another card.  I feel like I have cards coming out my ears!  I totally lifted this sketch (altho it wasn't really in sketch form...) from wipkits.  I used my own paper, my own stamps, etc, but the bones are all Trish's from WIP.  I did manipulate it a little, but I'm not even going to lie, it's pretty similar - I couldn't help myself, it was the cover of a mini-album and I fell in love with it!




{Card Picture Removed for Publication}

I love this card... and it's so easy.  I actually made it for Crate Paper's Color Challenge, and ended up liking it so much that I'm using it for my "Flower Power" class at Collective Journey this Thursday. 

The yellow patterned paper and the wood grain paper are both from Crate Paper.  The doily is cut in thirds, the gray/white dot is an OLD one from DCWV - like, 6-7 years old!  The typewriter is a stamp from October Afternoon's Thrift Store line.  I love this stamp.  The flower is a punched circle that I put a brad thru and then cut slits into the center, not quite reaching the brad.  Super easy, very fun.  I used a coffee filter behind my flower, but I stamped random words on it and crunched it up then distressed it.

I love all the texture in this card, from the heavy twine to the coffee filter, and the doily then the flower. 

I am hoping to get some new projects done on Monday, tomorrow is the "Happy Camper" mini-album in Monrovia! 

Don't forget, we're still taking submissions for the Pages From the Heart Design Team!

I'm taking tomorrow off, I'll see you back here on Monday!

Andrea 

Happy St. Patricks!

I made green eggs today.  I was then told that a little someone wanted yellow eggs... green eggs looked gross.  I then tried green milk - again, I was told that milk is supposed to be either white or brown.  Hmm, I can only imagine what he would've done if he'd found the pot of gold!  Probably sent it back because it didn't have chocolate in it!  Crazy little lovie. 

I wanted to share a card that I made recently.  It's a sweet baby card, it's based on the baby card that I created for the baby shower that was lost in the Desktop crash of 2011 - I've decided that it deserved a title!

It's a card with both Girls Paperie paper and a little October Afternoon.  Can you see the little flag?  Above the flower?  Flags are pretty cool right now!

Hope everyone had plenty of green food to last them another year!
Andrea