monday . . .

Happy end of the night everyone!!!! I am ready for a new day tomorrow :) It has been a LOOOOOOOOOOOOONG day - you know - one of those days you end up cuddled in bed, watching reality TV & surfing the net at like 9 :) I have so many things I wanted to do tonight (laundry, a bit of cleaning, watch a movie with my hubby, etc.) but I guess there is always tomorrow - right :) Amidst all the recent scrappy projects I have been working on (that I still can't share - soon, soon!!) I spent a few hours last night creating a quick, fun layout. It did take a few hours but that is quick for me :) I actually glued as I went, no rethinking every little thing. It was actually super refreshing to scrap this way. Check it out . . .

I currently am into the "splattered" ink look - just a hint of it - nothing too crazy. If you want to try this - the easiest way to do this is to take the pump top off the bottle of mist & just fling it a bit here & there on your paper. It can make a bit of a mess - so I use a deeper box slightly larger than a 12 x 12 paper to do it in. Fun to play around with - definitely try it out if you haven't yet :) The lacing may look a bit time consuming but it actually went quite quick. I drew an inner square on the background paper and hole punched evenly around the border. To lace I used twine instead of floss - I seemed to have more control with that. I was totally inspired to do this by Nancy Damiano - check here work out here. The patterned papers I used here were from SEI's On The Coast line - I loved the mix of green, blue, orange, and grey - perfect for beach pics. The chipboard that coordinated was awesome - you'll see bits of it here & there :) The 2 large flowers were hand-cut from one of the patterned papers - aren't they gorgeous??? In the end, just loved the crisp look to this & the fact that it only took a couple hours - for me that is a record :) Maybe I am turning over a new leaf :)

On to the winner of those 2 awesome punches!!!! Thanks so much for sharing all those FABULOUS quotes & poems - they will definitely help with am upcoming project I am working on :) I randomly drew comment #7!!!!

Cindy Gay said...

One of my favorite quotes is on my blog:

"Let a joy keep you.
Reach out your hands
--take it when
it runs by."
--Carl Sandburg

Cindy

AUGUST 28, 2010 2:08 PM

Cindy, please email your address to dailyscrap@gmail.com & I will send your punches right out to you!!! Thanks so much everyone!!!

ttyl - julie :)

saturday . . .

"When I talk about being present, I mean it in the most literal sense possible. I mean being in my life. I want my mind to stay inside my head for a little bit. I want my heart to dwell here, in the rooms of my days."

Don't you just love this??? I have always had a great love of quotes & poetry. Since I am the world's worst writer (seriously, that is why I taught math) I always appreciated finding an author who could put into words exactly how I might be feeling or paint a picture of something as real as if it was standing before me. What a gift that is to be able to do that . . . this excerpt was from an article written by Lindsey Mead. She has an awesome blog - A Design So Vast - definitely put this on your reading list!!!

What has been happening - we recently returned from our trip visiting Great Grammy in New York :)

And have been getting ready for fall - I know it is early but seriously, my son is obsessed with the holidays/seasons -

created some fall headbands . . .

some pumpkin faces . . .

some yummy fall cupcakes . . .

my other little man is growing bigger & bigger every day . . .

and already showing me he will not be a willing participant in picture-taking (see how he is covering his face) . . .

On the scrappy front . . .

I am currently under a pile of scrappy goodness - yes I have been scrapping. Since we talked last I have created 2 single page sketches, 2 double page sketches, 3 single page layouts, 3 double page layouts, and a mini album - WHAT???? Can you believe that??? And unfortunately - I can't share any of it - how sad is that??? Soon though, I promise :) And then this little old blog will be overloaded with scrappy pics :) I have lots of fun opportunities coming up this next month as well - one of which has already been posted HERE - so check it out :)

I am working on a little something & on the search for good quotes/poems - comment below with a favorite quote/poem of yours (or a link to it) and be in the running for these 2 awesome punches . . .

Modern Garland by Martha Stewart

and

Scallop Diamond by EK Success

I will pick one random winner on Monday night :) Thanks so much & have a fabulous rest of the weekend!!

ttyl - julie :)

monday . . .

I'm super excited to share that I will be joining the Blue Moon Scrapbooking Design Team!!!! They are a fabulous online scrapbook store with tons of yummy supplies in stock - check them out here!!! Get ready to see some more scrappy projects each week beginning in September :) Enjoy the start of your week everyone :)

saturday . . .

Hello everyone - hope you have all been enjoying your weekend!! We have had a busy few days - thankfully no more bat adventures though :) We went to the town parade with Grammy & Grandpa yesterday . . .

& then spent the evening on a boat ride . . .

Today we headed over to the craft show & then back to my Grandmother's to spend time with family :) We've had lots of fun this week - especially Ryan, he is having a blast :)

Now the other day I promised I'd pop in and share my Magpie Club layout & sketch. Tara's kit was so cute & full of awesome goodies as usual - I knew as soon as I saw the Echo Park sticker about flying a kite that this kit would be perfect for scrapping some recent pics of our kite adventures in Ocean City. I was looking to include LOTS of pics & found a great collage layout in Picnik. Picnik is an awesome photo editing service. Super easy to create all sorts of collages by just uploading pics & doing some easy dragging & dropping :) Here is the sketch I came up with . . .

And my sample layout . . .

Don't you just love this fun summer line by Echo Park - simply adorable!!!

And a quick close-up, lovin' the pinwheel sticker & the touch of blue mist :)

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!

ttyl - julie :)

thursday . . .

and I was doing so good . . . please forgive me things are a bit "batty" these days - I was planning on posting Tuesday night but ending up staying up to the wee hours finishing some assignments before I left Wednesday for New York to visit my grandmother. We were planning on leaving around lunchtime on Wednesday but after 3 return trips for items my dad forgot (and we were an hour away one of those times) we never even left until 5:30 pm - thus not arriving here until 1:30 am. Finally we were ready to hit the sack only to have a few visitors - two bats - ewwww!!! We got rid of one but the other disappeared. I finally headed to bed around 4 am - needless to say sleeping easy did not happen last night. The other bat revisited tonight but my dad did capture him this time - so we are currently batless - although we will see how the rest of the week goes :) Life is always an adventure - right????

I did leave you all in a lurch in regards to our winner for the Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather Crafting kit - thanks so much for sharing all those fun holidays movies - I saw tons of my favs & a handful of new-to-me's to try out!!! On to our winner . . .

Congrats to comment #19 - Kristen S :)

Kristen S said...

love these lines- Cosmo Cricket- yum!

Favorite christmas movie: Miracle on 34th Street is an old-time classic for my fam and I would have to add my husband's favorite which is It's a Wonderful Life and Polar Express if fabulous too.

AUGUST 9, 2010 9:15 AM

Thanks so much for commenting everyone!!! Anyone looking for a little sketchy inspiration??? It is sketch week over at The Scrap Room & my current monthly sketch for them is up on their blog . . .

Get all the details HERE to play along & have a chance to win this yummy prize . . .

Have a fab Friday (since technically it is 2:30 am on Friday now) and be back later tonight to share my Magpie Club layout & sketch!!!!

ttyl - julie :)

monday . . .

Today I have a BIG shout out to my parents . . .

Happy 46th Anniversary - WOW!!! 46 years people - that is inspirational :) They are absolutely fabulous & adorable & I love them dearly - here's to many more wonderful years & a big THANK YOU for being such terrific parents!!!

Here is a little card I whipped up last night for them - be warned - I am not a card maker - but I was inspired yesterday when I saw this card on Two Peas - loved the look of little pics on a card :) Everything is Studio Calico except the cardstock & the rub-on used to decorate the small square of kraft paper in the top left corner.

Just lovin' these old pics of them :)

Wondering who won the yummy My Mind's Eye Halloween goodies from Saturday???

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okay - enough waiting . . . the winner is #47 - Sandy!!

Sandy said...

Thanks for sharing glimpses of these beautiful products. One of my favorite traditions is apple picking with my family in the fall and then making apple pies and apple sauce. I also love baking cookies every Christmas holiday with my kids. It's a lot of fun when we all get together in the kitchen to bake!

AUGUST 8, 2010 5:43 PM

Sandy - please email me your address at dailyscrap@gmail.com & I will mail these goodies out to you as soon as they arrive :) Thanks so much everyone for sharing your family traditions - so many great ideas!! If you haven't commented on yesterday's post please do - you have about 30 minutes left & you might just walk away with a yummy Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather crafting kit!!!

Have a fabulous Monday & chat with you tomorrow :)

ttyl- julie :)

sunday . . .

Well everyone - what are we up to???? Anyone scrapping?? I have been - just a bit :) Finishing up my Magpie Club sketch & sample (hoping to post that in the next day or two) and working on a some sketches for a few other things . . . listening to Pandora - anyone else use that??? Do you know about it?? If not - CHECK IT OUT HERE!! I love it - I can create my own radio station based on an artist or a song. I am currently listening to a station based on Joshua Radin - love him :) It's awesome & free - unless you are like me & use the service WAY too much & had to buy a plan :) Anyways - I highly recommend it!!

Alright - I will be drawing a winner for yesterday's MME Halloween goodies tomorrow - so if you haven't commented on yesterday's post get to it - you have another twenty minutes :) I so enjoyed reading all your traditions - it gave me lots of good ideas for my own growing family :) Thanks so much for sharing!!

On to my top 10 picks of the CHA Summer season (#6 - #10 - in no particular order) . . .

#6 The Girls' Paperie - Okay first of all the women behind the designing Margie Romney-Aslett - seems like an absolute sweetheart - I only know of her through her blog - but she writes in such a way that you feel you know her - reminds me of a down to earth blogger like Stephanie Howell - love her too :) Anyways - I wasn't sure about her first 2 collections but once I saw them in person - I fell in love. Heavenly vintage - but not too over the top vintage - just enough for me :) She has 2 new collections coming out . . .

Toil & Trouble . . .

and Tinsel & Twig . . .

#7 Echo Park Paper - This one is a newbie - but they are coming out with a collection monthly - how awesome is that??? I have only played with their first collection Summertime (which is fabulous by the way) but I have Walk in the Park and Life Is Good & Happy Halloween are on their way to me as we speak :)

#7 - Jillibean Soup - Okay - if you know me you know I LOVE Jillibean Soup :) I have every single collection they have made & have followed them since the beginning. I was fortunate enough to be a guest designer for them last month & even had the honor to have them use one of my projects in their booth at CHA!! Their products keep getting better & better :) JBS came out with some adorable new embellishments this go around but what really caught my eye were 2 of their collections . . .

Atomic Soup (click here) - did you know I taught science - yep - I did - only for 2 years then I switched to math :)

& Christmas Chestnut Soup (click here)

**sorry no pics for these but for some reason all of their graphics were coming up too small**

#9 October Afternoon - Okay - I love them - I mean you can't go wrong - a great mix of color and distressed - just perfect for me who likes to dabble in a bunch of styles :) And the stickers - LOVE them :) Can't wait to see the reveal of their other new lines . . . for now here is Seaside . . .

#10 Cosmo Cricket - Okay - who doesn't love Cosmo Cricket - totally cute & fun & whimsical - I don't think anyone would ever consider me cutesy - just not a descriptor for me - but at least my pages can be when I use these goodies :) And I LOVE the elements sheet they include in the collections - I totally use them up - perfect for layering :) Two collections really caught my eye this time around - one was Togetherness - so adorable . . .

and the other - Mitten Weather - the purple threw me for a bit since I usually am one to boycott purple - but I still loved it despite the purple :) So sweet & cutesy & perfect for winter/holiday scrapping!!!

Now - yesterday I gave away Halloween goodies - why not move forward a holiday to Christmas :) If you are interested in winning a Mitten Weather crafting kit as seen above, please comment with your favorite holiday movie/show. As a child my brothers & sisters & I had quite a collection of holiday movies - especially Christmas. I think my favorite would be 'Twas the Night Before Christmas - you know the cartoon with the mouse who breaks the clock & has to fix it before Christmas - love that one :) Anyways - can't wait to hear all your favs!!

ttyl - julie :)

saturday . . .

Am I becoming a regular blogger - or what??? Back again & it hasn't even been 24 hours :) I promised to share my top 10 manufacturers from this summer's CHA - now seriously, just because there are some not on the list - don't think I still don't love 'em - I just really tried to narrow it down & these companies - well - their scrappy goodness just sang to me this season :) These are in no particular order (I swear) . . .

#1 Bella Blvd - I have been in love with their bold & bright designs from the get-go & have been following them since their start. I even won their first layout contest ever back in my earlier scrappy days :) I LOVE so many of their new collections this season but particularly fell in love with One Fall Day - is anyone else ready for fall??? I definitely am :)

#2 Studio Calico - I have been a subscriber for years - even though months have gone by with me not being able to play with their kits - I still kept getting them - how could I not resist receiving that yummy package every month??? I LOVE the unique style to their products - they make me step outside of my comfort zone :)

These wood veneers are awesome . . .

And the new mists - WOW - can't wait to try the white - it will show up on dark paper - how cool is that???

#3 Doodlebug - Okay, I have purchased their products here & there over the past few years but this year - I really have enjoyed their collections. I am totally in LOVE with these (but then I am slightly obsessed with buttons) . . .

#4 Crate Paper - I have been a fan of them since some of their earliest collections & they have only got better & better with age :) This season they TOTALLY rocked it - I LOVE every single line & just need them ALL!!!

I think Snow Day is just adorable . . . Restoration just breathtaking . . .and School Spirit - well an absolute must have - please give me two of everything in that collection!!! Here are a few pics of these goodies!!!

#5 My Mind's Eye - What can I say - a scrapper's staple - I am sure everyone has a little (or alot in my case) tucked away in their stash. They have some absolutely gorgeous lines this go around but I fell head over heels for 2 of them - first up this CUTE line called Alphabet Soup - check it out . . .

Now we are big fans of Halloween in my house & pre-child used to throw a doozy of a party each year - I'm talking costume party, 150 adults easy, all catered by me (can you imagine doing that with children for that many people - never), decorations galore, we even had a band one year (okay it was my brother's band but he did play in a few clubs in the city). Anyways - I am not the entertainer I once was but nevertheless we still like to do it up here at the Bonner house for any holiday - including Halloween. Yes, Ryan has already started making decorations - we get this going early around here :) Anyways - I LOVE MME new Halloween line Blackbird - it is simply adorable & will be perfect for my pics of Ryan. Check it out . . .

Do you like it - well guess what - I have an extra set of Blackbird paper, chipboard, and brads on their way to my house as we speak for one lucky reader - I LOVE you guys!!! You keep me blogging :) Just leave a comment between now & tomorrow night before midnight sharing your favorite holiday tradition - any holiday, anything special your family likes to do :) Have a fab Saturday!!!

Be back tomorrow to share my other fave 5 manufacturers of the season & maybe . . .just maybe . . . one more giveaway of something new & totally fabulous!!! Thanks everyone :)

ttyl - julie :)