Let's Get Creative

I have a new video series starting on my YouTube channel today called "Let's Get Creative". I am challenging myself to use my supplies in fun and creative ways. For my first video I am using this pineapple stamp from the Amy Tangerine Finders Keepers Collection and trying to use it three different ways.

I am not a stamper at all but I love this stamp (and all things pineapple right now) and wanted to think outside the box and come up with some fun ways to use it.  First up I used it as a stitching template and you could really do this with any stamp as long as it's not too detailed.

I stamped it on some kraft paper and then stitched the image using a simple back stitch for the top and outline then filling in the pineapple with french knots. I added them to this cute frame from Target filled with some cuties in their Stitch hats.

To see another pineapple project check back on my blog later this week.

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Let them eat cake

It's Scrapbook Nerd's 3rd birthday and we are celebrating over at Scrapbook Nerd with some fun challenges.  My first challenge is Let them Eat Cake...

Add some fun cake elements to your project like this pretty chipboard cake from an old Maggie Holmes collection by Crate Paper.

Hope you can join us and join in on the birthday celebrations.

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2016

Hi all, Happy New Year!

Every year I join Ali Edwards in picking One Little Word to use for the year and this year I have chosen FOCUS.

Focus is defined as:

To concentrate, to direct one's attention or efforts, the centre of interest or activity

This year I want to FOCUS on my family and to help them achieve their goals and dreams, I want to FOCUS on my own goals and dreams and figure out what they are and how I can get them, I want to Focus on being happy and living in the moment and I want to Focus on getting healthy.

Every year I make a visual reminder of my word and put it somewhere I always see it. This year I made a little canvas with the Amy Tangerine collection that I know she made just for me, I mean those palm trees love!

Did you pick a word for 2016?  If so please share it.

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Document

It's so important to document our lives. If we don't who will?  One of my favorite things to document is my son's love for music and dance. He lights up when he is on stage. 

This year he is doing the best Musical Theatre routine. I think it's my favorite - but I think I say that every year lol.

I used the Crate Paper Kiss Kiss collection for this layout,  Even though it's a Valentine's collection it works for so much more. I cut out the Valentine's in the Happy Day die cut to use for this layout.

I love the touches of gold in this collection!

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Dance Mom Planner Page

I really wanted to get organized this year - what a perfect time for all these beautiful planners to be popular!  I loved the inserts that came with my Webster's Pages Color Crush Planner but I really wanted to have some very specific pages for my son's dance and couldn't find any that worked...so I ended up making some myself.

If you have a child or know a child that is in competitive dance you will know how all time consuming it can be, between classes, extra practices, recitals, on stage rehearsals, competitions, parades, and more recitals it seems like we live and breathe dance around here.  I wanted to keep track of all the information in my planner so it was handy all the time.

I created some Dance Mom pages that fit inside my Color Crush Planner and printed them out on thicker cardstock so I could add photos to them.  This is the first page I created and I will have one of these for each of the classes he is in (this year it's 5).  

It has space for the class information like date and time, instructor and music/name.  Then I created a space to list all the competitions he will have for each class.  The Company (or competitive) classes have to compete a minimum of three times but usually four times each).

I also wanted a space where I could add details of his costume and a photo of him dressed in each costume as a guide so when we pack up for recitals or competitions we have a reference point of what he is supposed to look like.  This costume is so awesome he loves the diamond sweats and plaid shirt and I love that he can wear it after dance is done for the year!

If you would like to have these pages to use in your planner please email me with your address and I will send you a PDF you can print out and use for free!

I am also working on several other pages that relate more to dance and soccer and other pages that will help me towards my goal of being organized.  If you have any suggestions or have any ideas please drop me an email.

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Planner Pages

I am having so much fun decorating my planner - I thought I would share one of my March planner pages. I used some Washi Tape along the bottom and some Dear Lizzy puffy stickers for embellishments

For the top I cut out some of the cut apart sheet and used a Maggie Holmes bobby pin clip as a page marker.

I love that this is something I can do on the go or in front of the TV.  I just use the Craft folio and take some cute supplies along with me.

I also wanted to share how I am doing my monthly page.  I am trying to keep it pretty simple and just write in important information and dates.

I also shared this photo on Instagram it's my really messy desk lol.

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Dear Lizzy - Serendipity - 6x6 paper pad	Serendipity - Puffy stickers	Serendipity - Fabric Shapes	Serendipity - Thickers	Serendipity - Soar Thickers	Hazel & Ruby - Scallop Away - Swanky Solids washi tape
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Planner Love

So I haven't even gotten my planner in the mail yet (It is taking forever) and my hubby brought me back a whole bunch of goodies from his trip to California.  He stopped at the Paper Source, Target and several other stores and got some really cute fun stuff!

I love the little gold polka dot tin from Target my hubby knows me so well.  I also love the paper clips and gold heart doilies can't wait to use them all.

I also love the cute Toy Story pencil case that was from Daiso.  I have no idea what I am going to do with the pom poms but I will find a way to use them!

Do you use a planner?

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