Christmas in July #4

I woke up this morning and found that it's actually overcast out in Arizona today.  With the apocalypse clearly imminent I decided to catch back up on my Christmas in July series and make this cute little card.  

It would be a quick and simple design but unfortunately the letter stickers I decided to use didn't want to stick so I ended up hand gluing each down.  

I'm still considering making a few more though just to be done with the stickers and to knock a few more cards out quickly.

Identifiable elements:

• Snowflake stamps- "Snow is Glistening" by Stampin' Up!
• Green ink- Pear Pizazz by Stampin' Up!
• Grey ink- Smoky Slate by Stampin' Up!
• Green paper- Pear Pizazz by Stampin' Up!
• Alphabet stickers- Recollections

Christmas in July #1

I'm getting a head start on my Christmas cards again this year!

I really like the idea of some monochromatic holiday cards which are great to send out to just about anyone.

I'm also a fan of using more scrap paper and elements that I've had tucked away for way too long.  

This is a very fast and simple card, but that's probably exactly what I need to make sure I have everything ready this holiday season!

Hoarder's Hump Day

Not much has changed since this photo was taken.  I still prefer sleeping surrounded by too many pillows and blankets.  This is a Hoarder's Hump Day of me trying to use a bunch of stickers and buttons that I've had stored away for way too long.

I think the page turn out slightly lack luster but I also think it serves it purpose.  I try not to stress  too much over Hoarder's Hump Day pages since the main goal isn't to create the most beautiful art in the world but more so to keep from being wasteful and the like.

I did get to use some new thickers though so that was exciting.  I love when I get to use glitter to make a page sparkle!

Identifiable Elements:

• Blue patterned paper- "I Love My Family" collection by Echo Park Paper Co.
• Border stickers- "Pretty Party" collection by Crate Paper
• Green glitter buttons- Favorite Findings by BlumenthalLansing Company
• Thickers- Alpha chips by Me & My Big Ideas

Feels Good to be Back

I decided that the perfect way to kick off the new and improved blog would be to scrap a page of photos that were taken when the lovely ladies in my family (my mom, aunt, and cousin) decided to  take a trip to an amazing craft store and have lunch at a really good Chinese place near by.  I am certain that quite a few of the pieces on this page came from that trip.

I love the color scheme on this page.  Two of my favorite colors are black and orange, but often it's hard to fit them into one page without crossing into Halloween territory.  I think the pink and green liven it up and the gold in the lettering as well as the rhinestones gives the look a little more glam!  I also got the chance to use some of the punches my mother sent to me to spice up the background. 

It is my plan to try and list as many of the elements of my project that I can identify when moving forward with this blog, but be warned that I have a lot of random bits that I have to work my way through that I will not know where they came from.

Identifiable Elements:

• Green paper- "Melon Ball" 12x12" paper set by Colorbӧk
• Orange worded paper- "Melon Ball" 12x12" paper set by Colorbӧk
• Orange hearts paper- "I Love Family" 6x6" paper pad by Echo Park Paper Co.
• Gold gems- Adhesive Gems 6mm by Simply Creative
• Paper punches- Stampin' Up!

Green & Red Isn't Just For Christmas

I got around to some more scrapping!  This is an old photo I found of a dog that I used to get to visit every now and then when I was little.  I was excited to be able to use some vintage buttons I picked up super cheap at an antiques shop.  I also enjoyed getting to use green and red in a way that didn't just scream Christmas!  I still haven't found a good spot to take photos of my pages that show the true colors of the papers but I will keep hunting.