30 Days of Lists--March 2016--Lists 27-30

Happy Thursday! Can you believe that today is the last day of March? Yesterday was the final day of 30 Days of Lists and today I'm sharing lists 27-30.

Day 27: 10 years from now...

• Own a house
• Have my own business
• No debt (say goodbye to student loans)
• I'll be 35 (OMG!!!!)

Day 28: What my Google history says about me

• I am on my blog a lot
• I'm into watercolors
• I read lots of blogs
• I love watching art journaling and crafting tutorials
• I have been shopping

Day 29: I can't wait to...

• Finally work on my wedding album
• Watch the new season of Outlander
• Make more Project Life cards
• "Catch up" on Project Life

Day 30: My plans for next month

• Catch up on some reading
• Finish a couple of projects
• Work on my business plan
• Spend less/save more
• Exercise more
• Try new recipes
• Make Mother's Day cards
• Plan Michael's birthday

It's been so much fun working on this round of 30 Days of Lists. I can't wait for the next round of 30 Days of Lists.

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Hello Cards--Garden Party

Happy Wednesday! I have been trying to use up a lot of my supplies especially my Freckled Fawn kits. I have been subscribing to Freckled Fawn for a little over a year now and I still have items from every single one of the kits that I received. This is awesome because it means that these kits really can be used on various projects. In an attempt to try and use up my kits, I have been making lots of cards, tags, Project Life cards, and scrapbook layouts. Today, I want to share a couple of cards that I made using a previous Freckled Fawn kit and the Garden Party paper pad that I found at Tuesday Morning.

Can you believe that both of these cards were made primarily with one page from the 6x6 paper pad. I used a polka dot paper from the pad as the background for the card on the left and then used the remaining cut apart paper on it. I added some heart shaped enamel dots and some some thickers to spell out "Hello". Most of the cut apart paper is used on the card on the right. I added a butterfly shaped wood veneer and some yellow puffy stickers to make the card pop. Below are close ups of the cards.

I love the heart shaped enamel dots on this card. I think the April 2015 Freckled Fawn kit and the Garden Party paper pad really coordinates perfectly.

I absolutely love the cut apart paper! I decided to primarily use it on this card and once I trimmed the paper to fit the card, I noticed that I had some leftovers which is why I used the rest on the other card. Since part of the images were cut, I decided to simply add a wood veneer butterfly to one of the rectangles. To add a pop of color, I used some yellow puffy stickers to spell out the "Hi" sentiment.

These cards just scream Spring and I love it. Normally, I am not too into florals and plants in my cards and other projects, but I'm starting to have a change of heart. Don't be surprised if you see more florals and plants in a few more projects.

Supplies Used:

• Garden Party 6x6 Paper Pad
• Freckled Fawn-April 2015 Kit
• American Crafts Blooms Thickers
• Tombow Mini Power Tape

Do you like florals and plants? Are you glad that Spring is finally here?

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Currently List #100

Hello! It's Tuesday and it's time for another Currently List! Can you believe that this is my 100th Currently list? I absolutely love filling out one of these lists every week. It really is a great and easy way to document your life. Many of you may know that I found out about the Currently List challenge from Rukristin. Kristin even has an amazing Currently collection which you can check out here. And without further ado, here is my currently list.

Watching: I can't even with politics right now. I have been watching a lot of news reports on the Brussels attacks.

Reading: As usual, I have been reading lots of blog posts as well as emails.

Listening: This song is incredible and has been on repeat for days now.

Making: I have several projects that I have been working on. I've been drafting blog posts, making art journal pages, completing my lists for 30 Days of Lists, and have been making sketches for cards. I can't wait to use my new Studio Calico mystery kits and stamp grab bags on those cards.

Feeling: Oh allergies...why just why? I have been really tired lately and I know that my allergies are to blame.

Planning: I need to go to the grocery store, but I need to make my list first. Maybe I'll even get stuff that's on the list. I really need to stop going to the grocery store when I'm hungry.

Loving: Even though the pollen has been annoying, the weather has been nice. I loved that it rained yesterday and washed away some of the pollen.

What's on your Currently List? 

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30 Days of Lists--March 2016--Lists 21-26

Happy Sunday! I can't believe that in just a few days, it will be April! As promised, here is my take on lists 21-26 of 30 Days of Lists.

Day 21: How I feel this week...

• Excited- Got my Studio Calico mystery kits and grab bags
• Exhausted- Lots of cleaning and errands
• Happy- Got a lot of blog posts drafted ahead of time
• Sick- Allergies...need I say more
• Sad- Due to the terrorist attacks

Day 22: Time flies when...

• Crafting
• Sleeping
• Having fun
• Reading
• Working

Day 23: Important qualities in a friend

• Honest
• Open minded
• Good listener
• Loyal
• Funny

Day 24: My "me time" consists of

• Reading
• Art journaling
• Crafting
• Going out by myself

Day 25: Things I'd like to do every day

• Make art/craft
• Random act of kindness
• Travel
• Take a nap

Day 26: My favorite places to eat

• Marietta Pizza Company
• Ruby Tuesday
• Olive Garden

Are you participating in 30 Days of Lists? Be sure to come back next week for the last set of lists.

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10 Things That Made Me Happy This Week

Hello! Today I am linking up with Krysten, Lindsay, and Charlotte's weekly link up.

1. Birthday Cake Teddy Grahams

2. Dylusions Creative Journal

3. Studio Calico Mystery Kits and Grab Bags

4. Working on Awesome Ladies Project Challenges

5. Getting Easter goodies for the boys

6. Tuesday Morning

7. Freckled Fawn Kit

8. Rio (the movie)

9. La Querida del Centauro

10. My boys

What made you happy this week?

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What I Love About Spring Layout

Hey! Hey! Happy Friday! Spring is finally here and I am loving it! On the first day of Spring, I decided to make a layout about why I love Spring.

Slowly but surely, I am using up all of my previous Freckled Fawn kits. For this layout I used the April 2015 kit. I also used some Project Life cards from the Seasons mini kit. This was a very simple layout to make and I was able to complete this layout in less than 15 minutes.

I love the butterfly wood veneers. I kind of wish that I had purchased an extra set of the the wood veneers and the heart shaped enamel dots. They are just perfect! I love all of the flowers that are on the card on the left and the definition/description of Spring on the card that is on the right.

I added some journaling to a project life card and decided that the title of that card would be the title of my layout. If you click on the picture, you can see little phrases on the card that is on the left. I flipped over the butterfly wood veneer that is on the right side so that it would not have the same design as the one on the left. 

I think this is a great way to make layouts without using photos. I may just have to make a similar layout for the rest of the seasons. 

Supplies Used:

• Project Life Seasons Mini Kit
• Freckled Fawn April 2015 Kit
• Sharpie Pen
• Tombow Mini Power Tape
• Recollections Cardstock

What do you love about Spring?

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Day At The Zoo Layout

Hey! Hey! Today, I'm so excited to share this layout. As soon as I got my Freckled Fawn kit, I knew it would be perfect to document our trip to the zoo. I do want to apologize for the photos. The lighting was terrible.

I primarily used my Freckled Fawn kit for this layout. I also used some distress markers which is the first time that I have used them on a layout.

To make this layout, I used my Recollections Zoo-Vicious stamp set to stamp some animals. Once the images were stamped, I adhered my photo in the center and then added some strips of washi tape at the top and bottom of the photo. Then I added some enamel dots in the empty spaces. I added my title using some puffy stickers. For some extra decoration, I added two transparency clouds and a sunburst wood veneer. Below is a close up of the title and journaling.

How cute are those puffy stickers? I love the white and gold combo.

Quick Tip: If you decide to use stamping in your layout, I would suggest that you think about whether you want to use markers, watercolor, or colored pencils. This is super important especially if you choose to use watercolors in the end. I was going to use watercolors, but ended up just using my distress markers. I realized that once I put everything down, it would probably be hard to watercolor without getting stuff messy. To be on the safe side, I used my distress markers because I didn't want to risk getting any of the embellishments wet. If you use watercolor on your images first then you can try to hide any mistakes with other embellishments.

Supplies Used:

• Freckled Fawn Kit-March 2016
• Sharpie Pen
• Distress Markers
• Recollections Zoo-Licious Stamp Set
• Tombow Xtreme Adhesive
• Heidi Swapp Date Stamp
• Ruler
• Ranger Archival Ink Pad
• Acrylic Block

Have you made any layouts this week?

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