Author: cristina

Loving Summer!

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I’m not a big fan of summer, because I hate the heat, but I have to say I have been enjoying the summer so far. OK, well, technically we’ve only had 3 days of summer so far, but you know what I mean… 😉 So I have been making a few pages lately to celebrate what summer is to me. Mari Koegelenberg has a great addition today to the papers and paper bits she released last week: an element pack and an alpha! So now you can get the full kit:

Here’s my page:

Summer Drink

Journaling:
I really love the taste of the drinks to make with our Soda Club. My favorites are grapefruit and lime. They are just perfect for summer!

Credits:
Paradise Found – The Kit by Mari Koegelenberg
Font: CK Hand

As usual, I’ll be back tomorrow with a ton of new releases and pages! 😉

Tadpole Tuesday and Wibbit Wednesday

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 Tuesday and Wednesday are two very special days at The Lilypad: on Tuesdays, new products are released on sale for only $1 (they remain on sale the following day too), while on Wednesdays some products are put on sale 50% off. So on Wednesdays you can take advantage of both these offers, which makes for some great deals! Here’s some of the products for sale this week. This paper pack is on sale for just $1:

And so are these awesome templates:

This element pack is 50% off:

I combined these products to make this page:

Smores

Journaling:
I’ve never been camping (nor do I wish to…) so I’ve never tried smores on the campfire, but I sure do love the microwaved version! It’s easy, quick, not messy: definitely my kind of a treat!

Credits:
Some More Smores by Emily Merritt
Camp Out by Jacque Larsen
Aurora Alpha by Lauren Reid
Font: DJB Mandy

I love how it turned out! 🙂 Then there’s this great summer kit on sale 50% off:

And I made a summer page, of course! 🙂

A Good Summer
Journaling:
We’ve been really enjoying the patio furniture. I cannot believe we put off the purchase for so long! It’s nice to sit outside in the evening and enjoy the nice weather. It looks like it’s going to be a good summer!

Credits:

Check out the Tadpole Tuesday and Wibbit Wednesday sections in the store to see more fabulous deals!

Super Friday!

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I have a lot of fun products to show you today! Let’s start with a super collab between Ju Kneipp and Kaye Winiecki:

You can also find this at Oscraps and at The Lilypad. I thought I didn’t have any use for a superhero kit, but it turns out I had lot of fun making this page! 😉

Save the Day

Credits:
My Hero by Ju Kneipp and Kaye Winiecki
Font: Jazz Text

Next, a gorgeous hand drawn element pack by CD Muckosky:

Of course this screamed “hybrid” to me, so I made a card using some other CD goodies:

I Quack You card

Credits:
Meet the Chickie-Ds, World of Wonder Papers and Free Spirit Alpha by CD Muckosky

I gave the card to DH last Sunday and he loved it! He was really impressed at how realistic the alpha looks, and I was impressed that he even noticed, since he’s not usually very observant! 😉

Then there is collab by Lauren Reid and Emily Merritt that is so versatile and fun!

I really had fun making this page:

Next Time...

Journaling:
I have gotten two college degrees, a bachelor’s and a master, but I haven’t gotten to wear a cap yet. (No, the paper one my colleagues made me doesn’t count!) But next time, I will get one for sure! I can’t wait! 😉

Credits:
The Graduate by Lauren Reid and Emily Merritt
Aurora Alpha by Lauren Reid
Font: DJB ChristineC

Finally, I fell in love with the colors of these papers and elements by Rachel Young:

I used them to scrap another page of my mom’s visit:

Mom's Visit Day 4: Tea

Credits:
Lovely Papers and Lovely Elements by Rachek Young Designs
Paper Cuts alpha by Designs by Lili
Font: Pea Pumpkin Peters

and I have a matching page in the works. Have a great Friday!

Summer Plans

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I made a fun project for the June ScrapMatters newsletter: a summer plans booklet.

Summer Plans Booklet

Credits:
Melt Away kit and add on by Erica Zane and LDrag Designs
2 Green Thumbs by Erica Zane and LDrag Designs
Sunburn Savvy by Erica Zane

I’ll be filling this with ideas of stuff to do this summer. It was really quick to put together. It’s the first time I did a pamphlet stitch for the binding, and I really like how easy and effective it is. I’ll be doing more booklets like this one for sure! 🙂

New Week

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I’ve had a rather productive weekend: I did a couple of hybrid projects, a couple of LOs and worked on my P365. I’m still working on catching up, but it looks like I can make it. 🙂

In the meantime, here’s the next page of my mom’s visit. I did this for one of the monthly challenges at The Lilypad (the scraplifting one) and I really love how it turned out!

Mom's Visit Day 3: Fun Times

Lift of daydreamer by Keela

Journaling:
The dinner at Max’s was extraordinary! We only decided to eat here because the location was convenient,
but I’m so glad we did! We’d only been here once a few years ago and it hadn’t impressed us, but today
was another story!We will be coming back for sure!

Credits:
Fonts: Pea Pumpkin Peters, Traveling Typewriter

Come back tomorrow, I’ll have another page to share. 🙂

Finally Friday!

| cristina

I have a ton of new pages to share today! All are made with gorgeous new releases at The Lilypad. Let’s start with a fun and colorful kit by Gina Miller:

Here’s my page:

Mom's Visit Day Three

Journaling:
I went to work today, while my mom and DH stayed home. Then tonight we went for an early dinner before heading to a free concert.

Credits:
Blueprints #7-#12 and Fruit Punch by Gina Miller
Suzy-Q alpha by CD Muckosky
Font: Pea Pumpkin Peters

I also used these crazy templates by Amy Martin:

to make a matching page. Aren’t they super fun? 😉

Mom's Visit Day 3 (2)

Credits:
Set Apart Templates by Amy Martin
Fruit Punch by Gina Miller
Font: Pea Pumpkin Peters

Next, a great sports pack by Kate Hadfield:

doodles by one of my favorite artists, CD Muckosky:

and one of my most used alphas:

I used them to scrap an old picture of my mom and I, and I LOVE how it turned out!

Little Player

Journaling:
This is one of my favorite pictures of my mom and me as a child. It was my first summer and we were in the mountains.

Credits:
Background paper from Bundle Up by Kate Hadfield and SMJ Designs
School Sports by Kate Hadfield
Bubble Magic and Suzy-Q alpha by CD Muckosky
Blue and green papers from Around the World by Sahlin Studio and Britt-ish Designs
Alpha from Capture the Moment (sadly retired) by Kate Hadfield and Designs by Lili
Font: SS Whimsy

OK, almost done! Last are this pack of hand drawn by CD Muckosky:

and these colorful notes:

I love these colors!

Together We

Journaling:
Our fourth wedding anniversary fell on the Thursday before Memorial day, so we ended up spending a nice long weekend at home. Relaxing at home was what I needed after a crazy deadline at work!

Credits:

Almost There

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I’m excited for the weekend to get here, or actually even just Friday, because I have quite a few pages to share with new releases. 😉 In the meantime, here are the past couple of weeks for my Project 52 Cards. Two weeks ago DH and I celebrated our wedding anniversary:

P52 Cards - Week 22

You can see the Week 22 card here.

Last week I gave him the latest card I’d made. It’s actually a postcard and not a card (meaning that it doesn’t open up) because I used a scrap of paper to print it out, and I quite like this format! DH said he liked it to (that’s a first!), so I might be doing more.

P52 Cards - Week 23

You can see the Week 23 card here.

I have a TON of pages to share tomorrow, so make sure you stop by! 😉

Wibbit Wednesday

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I am having SO much fun with my guest spot at The Lilypad. It’s been a week already and I’ve been averaging one page per day. Here’s my latest pages:

Mom's Visit Day 2: Ooooops

Journaling:
At the end of a very long day of shopping, we were browsing the Anthropologie store, one of my favorites spots on earth to spend an hour or two. We tried a few things on, and eventually picked a few things to buy. The store was about to close so we stood in line waiting for a register to check us out. Then finally last customer was done, but as I moved to let her pass… CRASH! My bag got caught into the baubles on display and a couple of little ceramic places fell. Got smashed. I wanted to disappear!! But the store gals were so nice about it: one of them immediately appeared with a broom and picked up the broken pieces in no time. We bought a hefty bag of stuff and were happy. I am still ashamed about it if I think about it, but I can survive. The most hilarious part of this story is that the display I bumped into said “SALE Items: here today, gone tomorrow” – and I certainly made sure they would be “gone tomorrow”!

Credits:

These great Waterplay masks are on sale today for Wibbit Wednesday! They are super fun to use as masks for photographs or as brushes! This next page is my most recent favorite. I just love the bold doodled background and the alphas!

Mom's Visit Day 2: Everyone's Favorite

Journaling:
The creme brulee at the Bonefish Grill is always worth the trip!

Credits:
Photo strip from Vintage Carnival by Sahlin Studio and Jenn Barrette
Font: Pea Pumpkin Peters

I have now completed two days of my mom’s trip. Slowly but surely! 🙂