Doodle Bug Valentines

They are the most adorable Valentines ever.

You really can't mess it up

and this is the 2nd year because there

is that much stuff in the packet.

The inside just says Happy Valentines Day.

 

Another Doodlebug Easter page

Since I've used most of the line for the shakers

that didn't work out and I'm eking out what's left 

for the rest of the grands pix coming in.

Therefore I employed the use of strips that of course,

I laid out previously and it looks nothing like that once

I had to glue them down.

 Love the fun patterns - so bright and pretty and

I used nuvo dots on those punched flowers.

 Sam and Lou collecting eggs.

Looks like fun!

Used another old K&Co title for the page

and a little quickutz swirl for an accent.

Fun Doodlebug Easter page

This is a totally adorable line with lots of

colorful, fun papers.

I had to fussy cut that sweet bunny out as

and embellishment.

 Using the packaging technique with watercolors 

to highlight the papers and another fussy cut emblellishment

that I added bows for a fun look.

 Funny story about the hearts. 

I made a TON of them.

I originally got the papers to make Easter cards

for the grands. I wanted to make shaker cards, hence the

different cut styles.

Well....

they turned out to be an absolute disaster.

I didn't have the correct see-through stuff, using some

"transparency" instead of acetate, there was glue everywhere

and all the sequins and stuff kept falling out.

Therefore, they were scrapped and now I have a lot

of hearts that you may or may not see as photos of the

grands roll in.

Love how it turned out- the "title" is really

older K&Co. 

Doodled around the page with a yellow sharpie.

Annie and Owen lookin' good in their Easter outfits.

Remembering favorite things

photo 1-1

photo 1-2

Everyone has favorite things -

 things you enjoy

things that make you happy

things that bring you comfort

things passed down.

These are a few of my mom's favorite things

and some were my Gram's and then mine

and I thought it would be fun to showcase and

pocket pages worked it out the best.

Such a nostalgic page for me because some of the items

are not in my possession anymore

so it brings me comfort to see the photos of the items

especially when I see them as they were arranged

in mom's home.

Basic Grey, Bassil, various Studio Calico stuff, Doodle Bug stickers,

and thickers (which I turned the F around to make T's because

I was over finding a font that had letters I needed.

Broke out the QK alphas for a title

Did a bit of cluster up in the mid corner

- I adore twine and you can probably find it

on the majority of my pages.

It used to be flowers.

A close up of the cluster I have going on 

in the upper left corner.

I love clusters - however, I do have my moments with them.

I like to have everything peek out and sometimes

it just doesn't work out that way.

 You can see I used a roller stamp around things as

it does add a bit more layers.

And a itty bitty cluster left bottom.

 And there's another tiny cluster near the title.

of which I have/had a ton of thickers

and while I love thickers - there are certain letters that

seem to go really really fast.

And its annoying - especially when I love the font.

 So......I remember back in the day (ahem)

when die cuts and not stickers were the in thing.

I have decided for the moment, because I'm annoyed,

that I'll been leaning toward my die cut alphas.

Until they annoy me LOL.

It also helps in using up excess stash.

Had fun with the favorite youngest son - please

keep him in your prayers :)

This is a mix of Studio Calico, Basic Grey and Doodle bug papers.