Seeing stars

I have not a clue about the mfg of this paper.

So if you know - give me a hint. LOL.

Love all the stars and it worked perfectly with the photo.

I printed 3 of them on a 4x6 and I like how it

turned out as it combines all the motions to tell a story.

 Lil Miss playing soccer. 

I wanted this to be inspirational because I could.

And I don't care that the sayings in gold on that green/blue

don't match.

Quite the rebel here.

I also had this silver paper that looked like a soccer ball 

and that I know is studio calico.

I cut the middle out - and decided it was really too cheesy
which I've already done cheesy soccer ball once LOL

so I  decided to cut it down a bit more and move the photo

and mat to the bottom of the page.

Since everything was soooooo busy I kept everything

at the bottom left. However in hindsight maybe a corner piece.
NAH.....

Using some magic mesh (like a net) to tone down the
  silver and a bit of washi tape, and as if there weren't enough,
 I added even more stars

and a little gold heart to match the gold lettering.

Amelia's sooooo young in this photo, running, and her
 chubby cheeks. She couldn't wait to play after watching her
brothers on the field for sooooo long.

Love it.

Circled it!!!

and please feel free to use a singsong voice.

Kinda like when you say "nailed it."

Now that the important stuff is out of the way...

I cut and 8 inch circle because I was tired of being square. (Yunk yunk)

And I broke out the sewing machine.

If you look close I'm having issues with the stitching

and I've tried everything to fix it.

If you know HOW PLEASE put me out of my misery and tell me!!

 It started out not being gesso'd, watercolored or stamped.

And somewhere along the line, things started happening on their own.

I'm finding I love my diecut goody box - just to have little things

already at the tip of your fingers without having to:

a. figure what die.

b. drag out the die for a one time deal.

c. obsessing over the paper/color.

Because I'm not obsessed with any of things anymore.

It's rather freeing.

So What we have here is Studio Calico (natch) Paper Issues Swag Bag 

which are totally the bomb.

Love the little clusters and mom can just journal wherever she wants.

Mist, splatters and runs, oh my!

Would you believe I added the splat and runs and splatters after the page was completed?

I'm very brave that way and it helps to cover up anything you don't want

misted, splattered or running.

It needed that extra something. 

The page would've been fine without it (and I wish I'd have taken that picture)

but it does add another dimension and/or texture to the page.

AND I got to use the extremely large letters from Reminesce that I've

had for about 100 years. 

No really.

And I have more of that where it came from.

Added some stamping in because well it does add something, and they need

to be used and not laying around being idle.

Got to toss some packaging.

Woo hoo stash down.

Amelia finally getting to play soccer after hanging around on the field

for years, watching the big brothers play.

She is totally ready.

She's got the moves going on.

Can't wait for more action shots.

Going kitchy

It couldn't be helped.

Especially with the delish wooden embellishment

that kinda looked like a soccer ball.

I was going to leave as a wooden embellie....but then.....

I thought what the heck why guess - make it a soccer ball.

And thus began the fun and I use the term loosely.

I was going to individually cut the triangles when I had an aha moment.

Yeah it took an aha lol!

So I traced it around and then with an exacto knife cut the center out.

Honestly I should've just stuck with the triangles.

I know my skill levels and wielding an exacto knife isn't one of them.

They should call them exasperation knives. LOL.

Anyway with only a bit of catastrophe it worked out.

Anyways, the entire page - except for the twine is from a 

Studio Calico Kit.