look for rainbows.

I have a fun page to share today! This one was inspired by challenge 403 at Use Your Stuff - books. I thought I would use a quote from one of my favorite books that I read last year.

I did some mixed media on the background. First I used gesso. Next I took my distress oxide ink pads and swiped them straight onto the paper. Then I spritzed some water on them and formed my rainbow. I added some embellishments from my stash to coordinate with my rainbow theme. Thanks for looking!

love always.

I'm squeezing in one more challenge for the Paper Issues summer crop. This one was for the scrap heap challenge - to use three different manufacturers. The rest text paper is from Studio Calico (2013!), the heart paper is Amy Tangerine (Oh Happy Life) and my embellishments are from PinkFresh Studios (Joyful Days).

 I used some broken china distress ink + the packaging technique in one corner. In the other corner I used my mini bricks stencil from TCW + some transparent matte texture paste. The sequins are A Heart's Key from Spiegelmom Scraps. Thanks for looking!

summer lillies.

 Paper Issues has a summer camp going on through this weekend and I'm earning a badge for another challenge with this layout. This is for the packing list challenge where you are given a list of items and you have to use five of them. I chose yellow, Thickers, sequins, flair, a circle and a butterfly.

These are my lillies from this summer! All of these (except the red ones) are ones I planted last spring. I love seeing them bloom in the summer. I created my page with a FREE cut file from Paper Issues. I edited this cut file in Silhouette to turn the bottom half from waves into grass. Then I used peeled paint distress oxide and popped it up with foam adhesive. 

The 'sky' of the cut file, I wanted to make look like a gorgeous sunset so I chose distress inks in spiced marmalade and wild honey + Pink Stillettos Coloringz from Shimmerz. This is a totally different style than I usually do, but I love how it turned out. Thanks for looking!

Keaton.

I decided to start fostering again this summer and my husband thinks I'm crazy our first foster was a three month old puppy. Mostly I have fostered older dogs so this was an adventure.

Keaton had a high pitched, ear piercing bark and he used his voice non-stop. He was a super fast learner, picked up on our routine quickly, and was too rough with the cats. We had him for two weeks and he was adopted by a perfect family with two kids who will love him fur-ever.

homemade memories.

 Paper Issues is having an online crop and I decided to play along with some of the challenges. This one was for the talent show challenge - to scrap an accomplishment. 

So we moved into our new home in May 2019 and finally by October I had our main living room the way I wanted it. This is actually the first room that I completely finished... and I should admit that none of the other rooms are really "finished" yet. Except the upstairs bathroom. It's done.

This is all from the Let's Stay Home collection from PinkFresh Studios. I used Liquitex gesso on the background and then distress inks in Peacock Feathers and Evergreen Bough. Thanks for looking!

pool fun.

This page was inspired by sketch 431 at Sketches in Thyme. 

Thanks for looking!

supplies

patterned paper, stickers: Echo Park (Dive Into Summer & Summer Dreams) 

sequins: Spiegelmom Scraps (Gum Drops)

mist: Shimmerz Vibez (Snow Way Man); Coloringz (Pink Stilettos)

sunshine water beach [Challenge YOUrself #80].

Hello again friends!

This month's Challenge YOUrself challenge is one of my favorites because it's about your vacation! I work to vacation :)

I found a free cut file from Paper Issues + used the Unforgettable collection from Cocoa Vanilla Studio. I have a process video HERE.

For a final touch, I added Ride the Tide Spiegelmom Scraps sequins and some flair from Scrappin Happy Studio.

Thanks for looking!