Similar pages after a binge.

Had issues again with scheduling on blogger. Hoping to get it right in the future.

Of course it was going to happen as

this was done at about midnight on Saturday

and well... it just fell together like it was meant to be

so I'm seriously not gonna stress 

that it looks similary to Wednesday's page.

I adore those little bows and I have a bunch

already made up and try to match them up to pages when I can.

I also adore this die cut word and off and on

contemplate getting a silhouette or brother. 

 All I need is more room.

 Another one of those foam tabs. 

Done!

I think I have 2 left.

I fussy cut that bird out of a "tag" I had made

previously and couldn't figure out 

what to do with the tag - so my bird found a home.

The word is from Shimelle and the houndstooth

Is Paper Issues wrapping.

I need more.

And yea the word lovely applies even

for dashing men in tuxes.

More layers and stamping!

I have had trouble with blogger scheduled posting. My apologies if this seems to be a rerun. LOL.

Can it be soooo???

Oh yes - this was another page I competed

on Saturday - and the mojo just kept on rolling

even with interruptions.

Love that.

 Some different stash - that "photo" - creative cafe

how old is that - I did get wild and punch out some cork 

embellies and they are fun.

Another rolling stamp in the background.

Lots of mat layers.

Bonus - because we don't have dogs anymore - I did get to use

the word strips from a kit gone by about dogs.

Love it.

 Those fun little foam tabs are going down.

So fun.

Love the title and that too came from a previous kit

and love how it works as they are

standing on a mountain.

Oh and that bird stamp - I love it and use it

quite a bit - since I'm binging you'll see it again.

Have a Blessed and Happy Thanksgiving

from our house to yours.

Stamping and layering frenzy

I made this page 8.5x11 because I wanted

some of the B side - which is that grey and yellow

mat peeking through.

I used the stamps that came with the kit which was

fun and also a rolling heart stamp in the background to give

it some umph...

 More black and white photo love - 

 Embellies and alphas from previous kits.

Using that stash baby!

I decided it needed a frame and it turned into

messy lines after the lines came out messy and then I just went with the flow.

I wanted a big title but not to be overwhelming which by

the looks of it I succeeded.

Transparency letters from another kit worked here

and I also used some of those square tabs leftover from

Sticky Mosciac kits the kids were doing.

Black and white photo love

The paper in this SC kit is so fun and

I loved putting them all together- this is the

2nd page in my binge.

 I tried to match the watercolor paint to the paper

and didn't do too bad.

The stickers were fun and I also added some

elements from previous kits.

 Did some fun messy sewing and layers.

Mostly because I needed to cover up some messy stamping.

Ain't nothing you can't save.

Beautiful photo and love how it turned out.

And that creative cafe stamp I've had for YEARS and

finally used it. 

This is 8x8 size that'll go into Jill's album.

A page with no specific title and multiple photos...gasp

I know!!!

What's up with that.

Well let me explain.....

The grandkidlets came to visit and made a list 

of things they wanted to do - they are 7 and 4 years old.

Therefore I wanted the focus to be on the list

written out by Owen and confirmed by Annie as good to go.

If you look closely, the boxes were checked

as we went along.

 I also wanted the photos to show the checked off item.

That resulted in a multi photo page that made me

fuss around for awhile because I really

wanted it less graphic and

more wild - however, its obvious I have issues with wild.

 When I punched the strip all those itty bitty

circles came out and I modge podged the white side

and tossed the circles around

and then promptly covered most of them up.

Love how it turned out as this documents

their total stay and nothing says that I can't do

individual pages too.

In full disclosure the rest of the week has all the pages completed.

I watched a binge video of SoaphouseMama

in maniac mode basically killing a kit

(here's the link if you want to check it out and become a fan-

scroll down for video)

(I watched this video several times)

and I decided to do the same - so basically I killed

or mostly wounded my November Studio Calico kit - Canyonland.

And it feels so good - not to have leftovers.

Where was this paper on our West of the Mississppi Tour

Seriously,

this is perfect.

As you know when we take long vacays

I tend to name them.

It makes them easier to find.

To date - we have the Wild West Tour, The Broken Foot Tour

and now this one.

Would you believe I still haven't scrapped the Wild West Tour

and that was OMG...2012 😐

Still dithering about with the how of it.

Anyway, this photo is from the recent tour.

 Love the paper as soon as I saw and it was totally perfect

for what I had in mind..as 

I did a page earlier this year and when I saw this paper

I knew I wanted to do a similar page ( see below)

with our new rig..... 

 Kept everything simple and tried not to overwhelm

anything - and love how this came together.

Both are Studio Calico papers...

The sentiments are different as I didn't want to be a total

copy cat.

Both pages really express what our trips

are all about and how we "explore" and "wander."

It started out as a circle

and turned into a 12x12 square.

It just wasn't working in the round - 

therefore I changed gears.

And colors.

 I had the photo matted when I was trying for

the green circle so I left it that way.

 And then I discovered this wild paper that just

included everything I had in the mat.

(and then some).

I used the Kelly Purkey embellies for this

because it fit the photo.

 And HA!

I want points for working this camera in too!!

 Very fun photo from Jill as always.

Didn't add many embellies but I tried

 to remember stamps because

well they add a little extra and I always

forget that.

Basic Grey, Studio Calico.

A Stencil and a bit of mist

And double bonus - ding ding.

See those squares - don't the remind you of the pop dot ones??

Yeah me too, 

Well they go to these art things for kids.

And well, the grandkids not only gave me some ledge art

BUT I now have them glorious sticky squares

for my scrapbooking.

Love those grands ❤️

 I started this page prior to them coming for a visit - 

so it just evolved over the days as I walked by and picked stuff up, 

plopped it down and rearranged it.

 I picked up these stickers from Hobby Lobby - no name.

Love them 

and don't those snappy little squares rock

or what.

 Oh and the stencil that I lured you in with is

Tim Holtz - a prize from my pal Holli

and I adore them.

Prizes too.

After I put the modeling paste on I thought

of actually changing the color.

Maybe next time.

I was going for a softer look and missed.

Which is okay.

I also added a pen border too - it just sort of needed it.

And the little scribbles are from a

bump in the stars.

And the houndstooth is tissue paper that comes

filled with goodies from Paper Issues.

It'll make you swoon.

Using ledger paper with stuff on it

This is from Basic Grey and I love ledger paper

but this had stuff on on it.

And you know me with stuff- I have a really hard

time covering stuff up. I want it all to show.

So.....some shows

some don't.

I also want points for working in that big camera too.

Used up some of the ransom letters because

it seemed appropriate.

Because my non-cat lover hubby was being

a cat magnet. I have proof.

lol.

Working in some wooden embellishments

I don't know about you but I have

a hard time with the large ones - and this

one is Shimelle's I believe and

its been waiting awhile for a home to be

adhered too.

I added some hearts.

That's also her date stamp I'm still working on

getting right LOL.

 The smaller ones are so bad - but finally

this one was going the right way.

 Doesn't that rick rack make you swoon.

I love rick rack - you'd think I'd have more of it.

Love that flower clip too.

Love the mushroom paper and really wasn't sure

what to do or where to go with it

so I reverted to my tried and true - which is

graphic style.

Amelia and I had fun trying to get a selfie

in with her unicorn headband

AND teddy bear.

All the important things that make a photo.

Studio Calico, Paper issues, shimelle and thickers,

and some Echo park peeking out of the mats.

Venice Chalk Festival Highlights

We started out in downtown on Miami Ave and

amazingly acquired a parking stop

right behind this mural.

It was amazing to see the beginnings of one

and the grids and outlines.

This artist got a bit farther along - when we came back

from the airport.

They have until Sunday to complete their projects

for the judging.

 The entire block is blocked off.

 It's amazing to watch the shading and coloring

and the depth they get.

They almost look like they're jumping off the pavement.

 There is also a free shuttle - which is a very comfy bus

that will take you to the Venice

Airport that has more chalk murals going on.

This is a 3D mural - that allow posing - of course the

grandkidlet had the sun in her eyes

and wouldn't reach for the beak.

Which would've been fun.

 If you look closely you can see

the photo that they're working off (lower left corner)

and it kind of gives you an idea of what's going on.

 This was just a really cool elephant.

 The beginnings of everyone's favorite captain.

Not Morgan. LOL.

This mural was amazing - and it will be

450 feet when completed.

Don't those borders look like actual tiles?

There was a scaffoling that we walked all the way down

to climb but it was $5 and I wasn't carrying moola.

So I stood in front and held my camera UP

and after a few 9387413947193740 tries - GOT one.

If that bucket wasn't there.....

and I wasn't sure what I'd be cloning either.....

so work in progress.

It is called "The celebration of the gods" and there is

a stream of wine down the middle of the runway to the fountains

that flow right into a mouth.

They are going to be so amazing when completed.

Hopefully we'll get back - however,

there's the Sandcastle competition going on too.

An 8 photo grid page

You may remember these photos from my "girl talk" post

over coffee with Miss Amelia.

 Love all the photos and was trying to figure out how to get them all in.

Film strip style or....

grid style.

 I printed out 3x3 size photos and matted them

leaving the middle one - which worked out perfectly as 

the 8 in a mix of black and white and color 

were great and hard to pick from so here they are all on one page....

grid style.

Love this style and wonder why I haven't done this more often.

 Found some word strips that were perfect and my homemade

enamel dots with some neat stars.

Heidi Swapp embellies were perfect with the Studio Calico papers

and I totally love this. 

The papers were totally perfect too.

I've had them for awhile and wasn't sure what

to do with them.

Glad I waited.

Love the photos, this girl and the fun we had at the coffee shops.

Still speaking of crops

 Whilest attending the current crop, a lady popped in 

and gave Holli and I a photo of the previous

crop. And how cool is that.

 I really am not happy with alot of photos that get taken of me

but I was really pleased with this one so I decided

to scrap it.

 Because other than blogging about it and showing

the completed pages - I never scrapped about it.

Shocking I know.

 I found this wild paper from Studio Calico - loved it

and found it was perfect for the photo and topic.

Early on I went to crops and really didn't like them.

I sort of fly by the seat of my pants when I scrap and neeeeeeed

all my stuff around. Even with homemade kits

its the little details that make a page and if I don't have them

I stop dead in my tracks - or used to.

Therefore, after the first several fiascos I learned that I 

needed to suck it up and just pack a majority 

of "the stuff".

And doesn't that make for a more enjoyable experience.

Almost.

Now I need to get over the annoyance I feel that I have to hunt

and dig for stuff that I can find sort of quick at home.

Always something. 

LOL.