When In Doubt....

Use a sketch!
I haven't had the energy to scrap in a few days so I packed my stuff and headed to my LSS in Hershey to spend a few hours with my paper and glue.

So I could limit what I took with me I decided that I would participate in the Sketch Challenge on the Studio Calico Blog. Armed with sketch in hand, I picked my photos and product and loaded up my mini van.

Didn't realize that I was that cool to drive a mini van huh?

Anyway here is the product of that session for your enjoyment as well as a little enabling :-)



To make my scallop circle embellishments I used this stamp from Scrapping Bella.

After stamping them onto cardstock I used my scallop circle punch to make cute little text blocks.

I'm not sure what the vanilla cardstock is all about but I LOVE the color combo!

That's it for now and I will be posting soon with HUGE, I mean REALLY HUGE news!

Feels Like Forever...

Since I have shared something...


I used the sentiment from my new favorite typewriter stamp that you can see here.

Sorry about the image, it's out of focus, I'm tired...see below :-)

I been exhausted lately and can barely keep my eyes open past 9:30PM. Unfortunately, this is generally when I am the most productive so needless to say, I have a TON to do this weekend. I tried talking Colin into taking a nap so I could take a nap, but that so did not work.

Oh well.

I'm thinking about a scrapbook date at the Hershey Scrapbook store may be calling my name on Monday. If I start packing now I might be able to plan well enough to get a lot accomplished. We are staying in all weekend so I plan on finishing the 5 or so layouts that need journaling and photos.
Yeah, I have no idea why I do that.
Okay, I have a lull in the storm that is Colin so I am going to attempt to finish everything else. Wish me luck!

Answering A Few Emails....

I have been getting a quite a few emails asking where I got the super cool stamps in my For Me layout below.

The stamps can be found here. Along with loads of other cool ones. I can't wait to get the button stamps on that page. Too cute!

I have also been asked how I got the days of the week seen on my Project 365 photos...which I am behind on by the way. I'm not letting it stress me out, as soon as I have a bit of free time I will use "filler pictures" for the days that I missed.

I used this tutorial to explain how to actually do something in Photoshop Elements.

I'm a fan of Cathy's style and easy to follow directions that make thinking about a digital page possible.

Not that I am actually going to do it but I can think about it.

New LO....

Love this to pieces...the stamps, the Studio Calico paper...the stamps :-)

The stamps can be found here.

I used the Scraplines Scallopy Border, Label Memory Block, Typewriter, Travel and Happiness stamps from Scrapping Bella stamped on the backside of the Bazzill cardstock. I really like the tone on tone effect of the Walnut Ink and the Vanilla cardstock.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Happy New Year!

Okay so I know that was like three days ago but trust me...I have a good reason for not posting sooner. First I was working on this...



Is it weird that paper, glue and stamps can make me so happy?

I used the Scraplines Scallopy Borders Stamp and the Happiness Text Stamp from Scrapping Bella. If you look closely you can also see a new gadget that is also available in the shop. I FINALLY got the Tim Holtz tiny attacher! I was like a lot of other people who thought, "what's the big deal, it's a stapler?" Oh how I was so wrong! It's just perfect for attaching little things and it's super secure. Love. It.

The other reason I didn't get this posted yesterday was because Matt and I spent the day shopping till I dropped. Yep, I really dropped, I was sitting on the floor in Kohl's at 11PM because I just couldn't take it anymore. I have no idea why my husband takes WAY longer than me to make a decision while trying on clothes or why he can't tell when something looks awful. Boys are weird.

I seriously left him alone for an hour and he got completely off task and started looking at coats?! He needed pants.

We didn't get home till 12:30AM! That, was all him.

Geez.

Did I ever tell you that when I say something silly Colin says..."Geez lady?! What are you talking about?"

Speaking of being off task...I digress.

I do have a super introspective post planned but right now I want to look at all of the cute things I bought :-)

Next up...toffee in photos!

Scrapping Bella Winner!

I used random.org to choose a winner however you will just have to trust me since I'm not using my home computer to upload a screen shot.

The random number chosen was......41!

That means
apron girls said...
Your stuff is way too cute! Love those blocks and the Christmas To Do. Congrats on the Bella Babe.

December 20, 2009 1:51 AM

So Apron Girls please send me your contact info to kck182 at comcast dot net to claim your prize!

Again thanks so much for your sweet comments and playing along!

So I Am A Bella Babe!

So I was contacted by the very fun and witty Emily, owner of Stamping Bella, to see if I was interested in designing for her new scrapbooking website, Scrapping Bella. It didn't take me long to say yes to playing with really cute stamps and a fun mix of products. However it did take me a little longer to email her my headshot and bio :-)

So checkout the blog here this week for the official announcement!

To say that I am excited, flattered, inspired, excited :-) would be the understatement of the year. However, I am most of all grateful for the opportunity!

And if you haven't had a chance to check out the website I would encourage you to do so now.

Go ahead, I'll wait :-)

Isn't it awesome?!

Okay that's it for now...I have some new LO's to share and loads of Project 365 photos to share that will shed some light on what the Faust clan has been up to over the last couple of weeks.

Excited? Me too!

The last two weeks have been a bit of a blur so I am anxious to see what we have been up to too!

Oh what the heck! Here's that LO that I was working on in this post where I realized that glue and toddlers don't mix.
You see that ribbon at the bottom of the photo? It's covering the big glue spot courtesy of Colin Faust.



In the end I did thank him for "helping me" with my scrapbooking.

The ribbon was a nice touch!

*ETA* Have you seen all this stuff?


The very generous Emily is providing my readers and new Bella friends a chance at winning all of this loot! So comment on this post to be entered for your chance to win!

Good Luck everyone!