Author: cristina

Happy Mail This Week: Foxy Fix

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I ended this week with some awesome happy mail (on top of more happy mail that I received on Monday – a TN cover and some goodies from Freckled Fawn, and a bunch of new stamps from Sakuralala): a traveler’s notebook cover by Foxy Fix! All pictured here:

This was my second purchase from them – you can read about my first purchase here. I ordered this cover even before receiving my first two 🙂


This time, I purchased a #6 size (which is the standard size for traveler’s notebooks).

I chose Sugar Pink Grapefruit leather, with light pink stitching, light purple elastics, a pen loop, and secretarial pockets with card slots, and embossing with gold foil both on the spine and on the front.

So I am now the proud owner of three notebook covers by Foxy Fix:

You can read more about how I use the two smaller ones as my wallet in this post.
In the meantime, I made even more clay charms using this clay charm kit – including a charm to match my newest Foxy!

The colors are so much prettier in real life… and the textures! Mocassin leather (the blue one) is the softest, but the Sugar leather of the other two is very smooth.

I’m already plotting my next Foxy Fix – in size #3 this time… Oops! 🙂

If you want to make a purchase at Foxy Fix, you will get 10% off your first order (above $50) if you use my referral link.

New Stamps Released at Sakuralala!

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Hello! Today is release day at Sakuralala – with SIX awesome new stamp sets!

Top row (left to right): 365: Nippon 2 | 365: Happy Memo | Years – Spring
Bottom row (left to right): HST – Color Canvas | HST – Spring Home | HST – Playlist

These are so much fun!! I also shot a video to give you a closer look and share my first impressions:

After shooting the video, I inked the stamps right up! 🙂 I started making some cards for my Project Life album:

And then I had even more fun creating the background to this scrapbook page:

I’ll be using these stamps over and over in my traveler’s notebook, which I use for documentation – so I’ll be sharing some pictures of that here on the blog soon too. 🙂 Have a lovely weekend!

March 2017 Mixed Media Monthly at The Lilypad

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Hello and happy almost Friday! We’ve had some crazy weather this week, so I had to document it right away with some of the latest releases from The Lilypad – and they are 20% off through the weekend!

 

Credits:

Everyday Life Templates Set 8 6×8” by Sabrina’s Creations

Bloom Digital Kit – Storyteller March 2017 Add-on by Just Jaimee

I also played with the latest Mixed Media Monthly collection – and this one did not disappoint!! (nor does it ever!)

 

Credits:

Mixed Media Monthly – Mar. ’17 from The Lilypad

The background paper was just gorgeous, and I had fun layering some tree stamps and using other elements to make the tree foliage.
Have a great end of the week!

My Latest Obsession: Foxy Fix Review

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Hello! I have fallen down the rabbit hole of a new obsession: notebook covers from Foxy Fix! I love these so much because you can personalize them by choosing the leather type and color, stitching color, elastic color, size, pocket configuration, width of the spine, and you can add embossing to the spine and/or cover. Lots of choices!
For my first order, I chose to get two of the smallest notebooks: a size 0 Sugar Lemon Drop – this leather was just discontinued! – and a size 1 Moccasin Tiger Lily.

I am now using these two notebooks as my wallet (more info below)!
These are both “couture” notebooks – currently Foxy Fix is facing high demand so they limit how many they put up for sale (so if you go see their website it’s likely you’ll see all couture items sold out – but no fear: check back on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8 AM PST and they will be back in stock).

I placed my order on February 17th. The production window is 10-20 business days, and mine were in fact shipped on the 10th business day. The notebooks come wrapped up in fabric bags, and they also include a leather sample with your box.

I got this Sugar Pink Grapefruit sample… which I took in fact as a sign, because I have placed a second order for a notebook in this color even before getting this box. I love this color already!

I chose not to have any writing / design on the front covers, but I had my initials added to the spine (in silver foil on the turquoise notebook, and in gold foil on the yellow one).

For size comparison, you can see the “passport” notebook cover I handmade a while back (you can find the details here). What I find unique in the Foxy Fix notebooks is the reinforced spine (it comes automatically with some types of leather – including the Moccasin and Sugar I bought – and is optional on others). They also offer two widths: 1.5″ (wide) or 1″ (compact). I chose compact for both and I think this is already chunky enough for me.

I had fun adding some charms to my notebooks! I made most of these using this clay charm kit (I had lots of fun with these!!).

I also chose to also get a pen loop with both notebooks. I like to position it on the side as you can see here).

And here you can see the difference in sized between the #0 and #1.

I’m using these as wallet, and bought these credit card holders on Amazon to hold all my credit and rewards cards.

I’m so happy to have these colorful notebooks in my purse!

If you want to make a purchase at Foxy Fix, you will get 10% off your first order (above $50) if you use my referral link.

March BYOC at The Lilypad

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Hello! It’s time for the newest BYOC collection from The Lilypad – and I had so much fun with this one!

Credits:

Lovely Angles Templates by Scrapping with Liz

Duly Noted Papers and Duly Noted Elements by One Little Bird
I just love the pops of yellow! I am loving yellow lately!

 


Credits:
 
Lovely Angles Templates by Scrapping with Liz
 
Cloud 9 Paper Pack and Cloud 9 Element Pack by Sabrina’s Creations

Have a great end of the week!

Hello March!

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Oh goodness, how is it March already?! It is also Wednesday, which means select products are on sale for 50% off at The Lilypad. I used a template set from the sale to make these two pages.

Credits:

Press Play 04 Templates by Lynn-Marie ***50% off for SOSN***

Mixed Media Monthly main kit- Apr. 16 from The Lilypad

Rainy Wordart by Lynne-Marie

 

 

Credits:

Press Play 04 Templates by Lynn-Marie *** 50% off for SOSN***

Sweetness Papers by Paula Kesserling

Stand Tall Alpha and Stand Tall Numbers by CD Muckosky

Such a fun design!
Have a great start to the month and a great rest of the week!

Memory Pockets Monthly: Roar

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Hello and happy Friday! Today is release day for the latest Memory Pockets Monthly collection from The Lilypad, and I had so much fun with this one!

Credits:

February Month in Review ’17 Template by Scrapping with Liz

Memory Pockets Monthly: ROAR from The Lilypad

I really enjoyed making monthly recap pages last year, so I did one for February.

 

Credits:

High Five Digital Scrapbook Kit by Paislee Press

Memory Pockets Monthly: ROAR from The Lilypad

Still scrapping about our trip to the West Coast from earlier this year. Oh the memories!

Have a great weekend!

Mixed Media Monthly – Feb. ’17 from The Lilypad

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Hello and happy almost Friday! I’ve been feeling a bit blah lately, but the latest Mixed Media Monthly collection (M3) from The Lilypad lifted my spirits right up! I just love all of the papers in the kit so much… I only made 2 pages so far but there are so many more awesome backgrounds I want to play with! I think this is why I love the M3 so much – it is so easy to just use a ready-made background or add a few brushes to it and make it yours, and it will always look so pretty!

 

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I still have loads of vacation photos to scrap (plus I haven’t been taking any pictures of us at home – winter weather doesn’t help as it’s always dark!).

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Have a wonderful weekend!

Valentine Page and Card

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I made this page for the Sketch+ challenge at Freckled Fawn – what better way to use up some of the many washi rolls I own? I love washi!

Sadly the colors didn’t photograph too well – these tapes are so pretty in real life!

I also made a card + gift wrap for Valentine’s Day. The paper is from 14 by Crate Paper – I had never noticed there is a typo repeated several time on the page (“Februrary” and “Februray”!!) so I covered it up with stamped images and phrases.

I love this tall format!

I used a sheet of scrapbook paper as the gift wrap, and added a couple of rectangles of paper to the envelope. So I’m all set for Tuesday!