Today is a new theme over at Paper Issues, let’s have a crafting a{flair}, sponsored by PI girls Martha with her shop Panda Eight Designs. She has some gorgeous flair! 

The theme title was perfect for the layout I wanted to do, about valentine’s day with my kids and hubs this year. We decided to have breakfast for dinner, a treat around here, and I made heart shaped pancakes. The kiddos thought it was so super cool! I loved that they appreciated the effort. DH made a homemade pancake batter with cinnamon and vanilla that was just too yummy 

I just got Paper Issues box (#cassiemail!) in and was so totally inspired! I used some new and some old(er) stuff.

new… Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm papers

old(er)… Crate Paper On Trend stickers

new… Crate Paper Maggie Holmes papers

old… AC flair

You get the idea I even used a Some Odd Girl sentiment on the page with the Neon blue Hero Arts ink… I’ve had it but hadn’t used it as I thought it would be darker. I was pleasantly surprised on the color! You’ll be seeing that alot now.

Hop over and link up! And if you go to the PI Shop for some goodies use my DT member code of ODDGIRL for 20% off your order. She’s got a ton of new stuff in that you’ll want too.

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Welcome to Paper Issues Spring into the Studio Blog Hop!

You should have arrived here from Jennie but if this is your first stop, be sure to head over to Paper Issues to start at the beginning!

I got inspired to create a LO for the hop from Patricia Roebuck when I saw one of hers on my Instagram. I hadn’t made a LO in a good while and I had some pics printed from my Instagram feed and all this Darling Dear SC goodies that it was the perfect time to create this LO! 

My hubs and I will have our 10 year wedding anny this year (though we’ve been together 12 already) and he’s my darling Dear. I call him Dear and have for all this time so the deer flair was just perfect!

All the paper pieces are from a ton of SC lines, the wood buttons are SC, the flair and the word bubble as well. The background paper is Crate, journaling card OA, stamps are from Some Odd Girl and the splatter is Glimmer Mist.

To be eligible for the hop prize here’s what you need to do:

1. Like Studio Calico on Facebook {tell them we sent you}
2. Like Paper Issues on Facebook
3. Leave a comment on the Paper Issues Blog (though I’d heart your comments too)

on top of that Studio Calico is offering the promo code PaperIssues20 for 20% off your full order on the first month of a new subscription, good through 3/10/2013 at midnight EST.

Next up on the hop is Leah! And she’s awesome so you’ll want to continue on

Thanks for hopping with me!

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I was so super proud of her during her recital. She never fell behind, stayed on beat and followed the steps way better than I would have thought. My daughter is overly exuberant to the point of you’re never quite sure if she’d listening to a word you’re saying let alone if any of that is sinking in. No one can ever doubt how much she enjoys and loves her dance class… even if she does give her teacher’s patience a run for its money lol.

The funnest part of the two dances her class did was watching her lead her little band of girls and like a mother hen making sure they were in line with pointed glances and once or twice a vocal reminder.   

For this layout I raided my scrap box for almost every paper besides the background. There’s AC, MME, SC, and Sass in there with Jenni Bowlin letter stickers and embellies from AC and SC then to top it off some Doodlebug bling and washi tape. 

I love this pic! I love it so much I forgot I had printed it and scrapped it once already lol. I’ll share that LO later but of the two I think this is my fav. Though the other LO does have a second pic. Hmmm. 

Have an awesome weekend! What kind of craftiness have you gotten into this week?

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Happy Wednesday! 

Today I was going to have the reminder and color list for the Wednesday Live Color Along but with two sickies I had to change my game plan and have a layout to share with you instead.

Yes! A Layout. 

I’ve been trying on my crafty Sunday (while I watch football) to do some scrapping just for fun. I really want to thank the Paper Issues GIrls for some photography tips for my layouts, drove me nuts when they looked all wonky! I still have to find a good spot to photograph them or get another lamp or something but at least they’re straight Progress.

This LO is on the big haircut my daughter got prior to school, when she went from shoulder length to short hair. It was all she wanted and multiple attempts by her to do it herself convinced me to go get it done. And she couldn’t look cuter! 

Papers are an old/new mix of Love Elise, October Afternoon, AC and Crate Paper. Washi Tape I got from Paper Issues (I think they’re Freckled Fawn), with Crate, Sassafras and Cosmo Cricket stickers; and a AC Flair along with some SC Mister Huey splatters. 

Thanks for stoppin by!

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A challenge in white space Sass papers with MLS letters, AC mixed tape and Tattered Angels Glitter Glam.

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This is how I always see my daughter being, finding something she likes and wants then going after it with everything she has, HEAD first. Being HEAD strong, and bull HEADed. She’s not afraid to speak her mind and try to get what she wants.

Already.

She’s 6.

lol

But she’s my girl and I wouldn’t want her any other way. For all of that, she’s soooooo dainty! Pulling weeds in the garden she plucks them between thumb and forefinger then tries to talk her way out of more after one or 2. All about planting the flowers but weeding? That’s dirty work HA!

I’m heading to meet with the exercise physiologist and the dietitian this afternoon to start my VLCD program. Wish me luck!

I’ve also linked up to the Creative Collage Link up party HI!!!

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This is my entry for Sassafras’ May Challenge

I don’t get to scrapbook a ton anymore but I took almost the whole weekend off and spent part of Friday and Saturday getting my scrap on!  It was tons of fun! 99% of the things on this LO is from Sassafras, the only things that aren’t are the Glimmer Glam dripped on and the washi tape. The rest is all a mix of Sass papers from Ellie’s Tale and Sweetly Smitten and a mix of old and new Sass embellis.

The LO is hubs helping Chicka learn to ride her bike without her training wheels So cute and sweet! She’s still got some practicing to do though. It doesn’t help the driveway is dirt and we live rural so there’s no straight sidewalks to get a running start on.

I’m going to have to designate an afternoon once a week for scrapbooking

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Last fall, yes I’m one of those scrappers that doesn’t scrap in order, Chicka was dead set on having an evening Tea Party outside She set up her blanket, brought out her Tinker Bell tea set and all her guests and set up on the lawn. Chicka was so solumn as she set the blanket with plates, saucers and cups. Kenton came out to help poor the tea and in the late afternoon sun we all enjoyed pretend Earl Grey and crumpets

And its Party Time over at Paper Issues! We want to see any, new or old, of your Party Themed projects. So put your hat on and get out your sound makers and LINK UP!

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Besides a little photo session, I think I actually took a day off of work on Sunday AND IT FELT GOOD.  :-D I did some for me things, didn’t get out of my jammies and had a crafty day/movie day. Well the kids had the movie day mostly, Esme isn’t feeling well so she snuggled in my bed and watched movies on the new TV in the bedroom. She did come out and craft with me for an hour or so but she went on back to bed after a snack and some sticker play. Poor Chicka-Boom (my latest in a string of names for her lol).

For my layout I took inspiration from the Sketch at Sketchy Thursday but added on more pics. I kept the layered side but also flipped the whole thing.

I stitched the crap outta this LO too, kinda in flow chart fashion I couldn’t help but to want to scrap these pics, its been exciting (and tiring) around here and it seems such a beginning that the title “1 Step at a Time” just seemed not only so appropriate but a reminder. At least I’ll be able to give a release date after I get one bit of confirmation info today so fingers crossed and we can get the ball rolling! They’re burning a hole in my pocket it seems lol.

What did you do this weekend? I hope you had some chillax time!!!

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I actually decided that I was not going to do anything work related and basically veg’d out and did a couple just for fun projects Zarah was having a lil celebration over at the Nook and so I jumped on that (with some gentle prompting and polite arm twisting lol!) and had fun on Saturday craftin away! It was fun to have nothing saying I had to get this done and I got a couple pages done to boot You are now going to be inundated with project pics LOL!

First I help Zarah with an example for one of her card challenges (on Friday)…

 it peekin out of my book yes, I read fantasy books (great series btw!)

lots of Sass, some MM and MME and tons of stitching

This is my take on the other sketch challenge

That was my weekend mostly HA! Sunday was alot of reading said book, watching the Super Bowl and I ate some chinese food that made it here all the way from my home town! What a treat!!! Hubs had to take MIL & FIL to the airport in Kzoo and was so nice to stop and bring home Hot and Sour Soup, Sweet and Sour Chicken, Chicken Fried Rice all from Great Wall. The BEST place I’ve gotten chinese food from. He brought home two quarts of soup and let’s just say, I’m the only one in the house who eats it! WOOHOO! That’s 4 big bowl, 3 left now My tummy was super happy yesterday! 

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