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I had time tonight to get one last page done for July and I'm playing along with Stuck?! Sketches.

A few months ago a large group from work went to Dave and Buster's for dinner, drinks, and games. If you've never been, it's like a grown up Chuck E Cheese. So much fun!

The paper for my background came in the May Clique kit and I knew these photos were perfect for it. I tried to draw out the navy and use a lot of navy accents. I had the star stickers in my stash from years ago and thought they fit well with my theme.

Thanks for looking!

supplies
patterned paper: Basic Grey (Urban Luxe); Elle's Studio (Sunny Days)
stickers: Freckled Fawn
cards, labels, die cuts: Elle's Studio
washi: Studio Calico
stamps: Studio Calico; Elle's Studio
ink: Versafine (onyx black)

Gladys Porter Zoo.

When we were in Texas in May, we made a trip to the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville. We were there for most of the day, it was sunny and almost hot, which makes the most perfect day for me. I love going to zoos. I love seeing all the animals.

When the Bella Blvd Zoo Crew collection came out, I knew I was getting some of the animal print patterned papers, even if I didn't use them for zoo themed pages. Fortunately for me though, I usually visit at least one zoo a year.

I got the embellishment package with the collection, but I typically don't use cartoonsy/baby/cutesy stuff like these animals. I wanted the word/date/labels but not so much the animals, but since I had the whole package I decided to incorporate the ones that were significant to our trip. We watched the giraffes and the alligators and crocodiles for quite some time and we drank amazing lemon shake ups.

If you ever get a chance to visit the GPZ, it is one of my favorites. They have a gorilla exhibit as soon as you walk in the gate and there were no wires or cages between you and the exhibit so you could see them very clearly. You could reach out and touch the flamingoes. I am terrified of birds, but even the bird exhibit was amazing. I love the patterns on the  zebras and I am amazed by the giraffes. I could go on and on, but here is my page. Everything is from the Zoo Crew collection (except one red label, which is Elle's Studio), which made putting together this page a breeze!

I have tons of vacation photos waiting to be scrapbooked but this one is perfect for The Paper Girls challenge this week!  Thanks for looking!

largest sandcastle.

Starting on my Texas vacation photos from May! We briefly visited the largest outdoor free-standing sandcastle in the US while we were in South Padre Island. It was pretty cool!

Playing along with a Let's Get Sketchy July sketch...

I'm still working my way through my Elle's Studio Sunny Days collection - and I'm loving it - but I added in some My Mind's Eye and Fancy Pants. I bought that Texas stamp set just for this vacation! :) 

supplies
patterned paper, die cut tags, stickers: My Mind's Eye (By the Sea)
acetate ephemera: Pink Paislee (Atlas)
stamps: Kelly Purkey (Texas); Technique Tuesday (Going Places);
ink: Versafine (onyx black)
patterned paper (stripes): Elle's Studio (Sunny Days)
wood pieces: Color Cast Designs
tags: Fancy Pants (Making Waves)

top 9 in 2015.

Sharing a layout I made using the Sunny Days collection from Elle's Studio + sketch 207 from Sketches in Thyme.

At the end of last year, Instagram had a feature where they would put together your top most liked photos of the year. I took a screen shot of the collage they provided me and finally got around to getting it scrapped :)

Stitch Fix #11.

I know, another Fix again so soon?! But it's my birthday month and I told my stylist (Britt) to surprise me! I know she looked at my Pinterest board and got some ideas from there and I loved all of the tops she chose.

41 Hawthorn Moni geo print & camisole blouse size medium $58

I actually have this top pinned and I have recently found it available on eBay for much cheaper, but I am going to go ahead and keep it. I like the color and the pattern and I love the embellishing.

 Pistola Caterina frayed hem ankle zip skinny jean size 29 $88

 

Loved the color of these jeans and the style but the legs were too tight. They fit like leggings but since they're jean material it made them uncomfortable.

 Papermoon Mula knit tank size small $38

I love stripes and I'm keeping this.

Le Lis Lavania lace knit top size small $48

I love little details like the lace in this shirt. It's a small and it's a little big for me but it's a cotton blend so I'm going to keep it and try to shrink it a tiny bit.

DV8 Dena strappy sandal size 9 $65

I've never gotten shoes in a Fix before and these were way overpriced for me to keep. They also felt a little big, but they were comfortable.

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Stitch Fix #10.

I recently received my summer fix box and was a little nervous about a few of the pieces because they didn't seem like ME. Turns out, that's a good thing.

Papermoon Bennette multi strap blouse size small $44

After my last Fix where everything was too big, I asked her to send me small tops. This fit pretty perfectly - it's a little droopy under the armpits it wasn't too bad and I loved the fit of this so I kept it.

Skies are Blue Lumely embroidered top size small $48

I just didn't love this one enough to justify the cost of keeping it. The colors, the cut, it was all just ehh.

Collective Concepts Katelynn dress size medium $78

I loved this dress. The style, the colors. It's bra friendly. It could be dressed up or dressed down. Unfortunately I hate the way my legs look when I wear dresses that hit at the knee. Also it was a little droopy under the armpits. I really needed it in a size small, but instead of hassling with the return/exchange, I sold it to a girl from the B/S/T board.

Market & Spruce Nic Knit dress size medium $64

I could have liked this but I'm fat right now because when you're working 50+ hours a week, you don't have time to work out I didn't feel like the strips did my hips any favors. Plus, it's too long.

Collective Concepts Neely dress size medium $78

I am probably going to regret sending this back. This is one I thought I would hate when I saw it in the box, but I actually quite liked it. Problem is that I don't have shoes to wear with it and for the price, I couldn't justify keeping it. I also probably needed a size small But this just goes to show how great SF is because it pushes you out of your comfort zone and makes you try things you normally woudn't!

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