BEACH - Paper Issues

It is Let's Get Sketchy day over on the Paper Issues Blog.  

I played along with the fun sketch and let the paper do the work.  I used Jillibean Soup Shades of Color Soup, a Punch and the letters from the collection.  Bomb.  Done.  

This was a super fun day with our friends, the Mastro's.  

We built sand castles, the kids covered themselves with dirt, we body surfed.  It was a glorious day.

Oh, and we caught crabs!

Anyway, here is my take on the sketch and I provided the sketch for you to see.  

You can play along too.

You have the entire month!  

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Today - A Flair for Buttons

Morning!  

I am combining three different sets of flair over on the A Flair for Buttons blog today.  Head over to take a look.  

Peace & Joy Mini Album - Paper Issues

Today I have this mini album over on the Paper Issues blog!  Be sure to stop by to see more pictures of most of the pages in the album.

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You could also head over to my ETSY store to purchase the entire kit with instructions and pictures HERE!

Thanks for stopping in.

I have been "Spotted" over at Jillibean!!

I am so excited to be"spotted" over at Jillibean Soup!

For those of you who do not scrapbook, and are just hanging out here cause you like me, "spotting" means that a manufacturer has noticed something that you have created using their product.  Either through sharing on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or emailing them directly.  They think your stuff is "cool" and share it on their own manufacturing blog.  So, it's pretty cool!

This is the layout that they spotted!

This layout was created with Eclectic Papers kit of the month club!

YAY!!!

Vroom and Let's Take a Trip - for eP and A Flair for Buttons

Today over at eclectic Paperie and A Flair for Buttons, and I am sharing two layouts created with this months eP Kit of the Month and my stash of flair.  It was so much fun sitting around with my gal pals last month creating in eP's studio.  My intent was to scrapbook a picture of a corn flake that my son found.  It looks just like the USA.  I never got to it, but there is still time.  I found other photos that just had to be used with this months product from Jillibean Soup.

Sneak peeks

 I lost all my creativity since the sun has come out.  I have wanted to spend all my time by the shark infested pool instead of in my scrap space.  Can you see it?  

BTW, this book is really really good!

So, last night and today, I have been creating for The Rubber Cafe, Eclectic Paperie and A Flair for Buttons.  Some are combined together while others must use only their own product.  Here are a few sneaks of whats to come here on my blog.... and on theirs!

There is some really great product out there right now.  I have been using Echo Park and Jillibean Soup.  Fun fun.  See you again real soon.

Jillibean Soup Blog

I am pretty excited to share that one of my Mini Album projects has been highlight or spotted over at the Jillibean Soup Blog today.  Click here to check it out!

Or, I shared it before on this blog and you can see the complete album here!

Our family camping trip - 2013

When I was a kid, we went camping every summer.  Was it fun then?  I don't remember it being a bowl full of laughs but I remember lots of things about it.  Like the one time we saw a bear.  I stopped going when I grew up, went to college, moved away and had other fun things to do!  Since we have planted roots so close to home, we started going back with my family for two years now.  Is it fun now?  Not so much for me or so I pretend:o)  But the fun thing about it is spending time with family that I don't see often.  My husband and son love it and it makes them happy.  So, I guess I do like it but won't completely admit it.  We did see a bear our first year back but not last year.  I hate camp cooking.  Camp cleaning.  Sleeping where bears can get me.  Hiking through the woods where bears can eat me.  Packing up in the rain.  

So, I thought I would create this mini using a Farmhouse Paper Company mini album and Jillibean Soup paper collection called Cold Avocado Soup!  The colors in this collection were just perfect for my outdoor excursion.  I threw is a tad of twine, tags and enamel dots.  

Thanks for going along on my adventure.  Its almost time to submit reservations again for this year!

Mary-Ann