Seriously, life has been SO busy. On top of everything else, I decided that now would be a great time to clean, purge and re-organize my studio. Good thinking, huh? Hopefully, this will all be done by Thursday, so I can share some photos of my space on the Garden Girls blog over at Two Peas.
But in the meantime, hope you can check out the mid-month garden. The theme is "stickers" and the seasonal focus is Thanksgiving. Here are some of the ones that caught my eye this time around:
- Giving Thanks by Gennifer Bursett - Love this. Love the colors, the fonts, the soft, retro feel. And take some time to read her journaling. I especially love this one, "That Steve doesn't think housework is my job." I'm lucky that way too. Good thing or we'd both be disappointed. :)
- Hiccup Hiccup by Brooke Starnes - So sweet. Love the title rotated to 90 degrees.
- My All Day by Jennifer Gallacher - A GREAT idea for using up those extra American Crafts flair.
- So Thankful by Stephanie Dagan - did I mention I love Stephanie's work? Everything she does is magic.
Here's a sticker layout (more info here):
Supplies:
- Cream, blue, dark peach cardstock
- Porcelain 12 x 12 Double Dot patterned paper by Bo Bunny Press
- Grandparents 97% Complete stickers by 7gypsies
- Sparkle Haute ribbon by American Crafts
- Heart deco pins by Heidi Grace
- Hugs 'n' Hearts clear stamp set by Hero Arts
- Peach chalk ink by Colorbox
- Lemonade glazed brad by Basic Grey
- Apron Lace border punch by Fiskars
- Scallop Sentiment border by Fiskars
- Corner Chomper corner rounder by We R Memory Keepers
- Silhouette diecutting machine by QuicKutz
A few things to note:
I used my Silhouette to cut all the hearts in the blue portion of the layout. Then I stamped some of them with flourishes (super hard to see in this photo), and a few are attached with foam adhesive.
The hearts on the dark peach paper are all stamped with images from one set, the Hugs 'n' Hearts set, which is currently 30% off at Two Peas.
I don't think the Heart deco pins are available anymore. I bought them a few years ago, but there are some other options here and here.
And here's a seasonal layout (more info here) :
©Two Peas in a BucketA few things to note:
I cut the title with my Silhouette. The font is English, and I just changed the spacing in the text settings, and then selected the weld feature so that it would cut one complete shape rather than eight separate letters.
I stamped behind the title with a flourish from the Fancy Pants Pollen Dust set. It's not available, but I noticed a few other Fancy Pants sets on Two Peas, and - joy! - they're on sale! Supplies:
- Aspen Indian Summer paper by Basic Grey
- Cedar Indian Summer paper by Basic Grey
- Russet Indian Summer paper by Basic Grey
- Indian Summer Elements Stickers by Basic Grey
- Indian Summer Buttons by Basic Grey
- vellum
- Pollen Dust stamps by Fancy Pants
- Pinecone ink by Tsukineko
- Silhouette diecutting machine by QuicKutz
Love the LO's Mary! Your details are amazing!! Try to find some time in the craziness to relax! Good Luck cleaning out your supplies!
Posted by: Sara Rossi | November 17, 2009 at 07:40 AM
Great pages!! You make me want a Silhouette so BAD!!! You do such great stuff with yours!
Posted by: Rhonda Steed | November 17, 2009 at 08:45 AM
Love the layouts. I don't own a Silhouette, but I hear all about all the great things you can create with one.
Posted by: Laura T. | November 17, 2009 at 12:14 PM
Im pretty cheap about buying tools, but this is one that I sure dont regret. I mostly use it for cutting titles, but I keep eyeing all the new downloads they make, and there are some really cool ones!
Mary MacAskillMy Blog My GalleryMy Resume
Posted by: Mary MacAskill | November 17, 2009 at 12:29 PM
Thanks Sara! I seriously need to take the weekend off and just sleep! LOL! But I DID finally get my little studio cleaned out and all kinds of stuff (Scenic Route, AC packs, stamps I dont use) purged to eBay boxes. I am such a packrat where scrappy stuff is concerned. Its sick, really. Im willing to bet its a problem for most of us scrappers. :)
Mary MacAskillMy Blog My GalleryMy Resume
Posted by: Mary MacAskill | November 19, 2009 at 02:05 PM