Braves - A Flair for Buttons

Don't you agree that this looks like the best baseball team on the planet?  Or at least it was last baseball season!  We will soon see which team my boy will be on this year.  

I would like to talk for a second about stamps.  Well, flair first and then stamps.  Shelley from A Flair for Buttons, sent me this set of  flair, Baseball Flair quite a long time ago.  I had my pictures but was unsure of the papers I was going to use.  When I recently received a package from Studio Calico kit club, I knew right away which photos I would use, in turn, which flair I was going to use.  This brings me back to stamps.  Not often am I wowed  by the stamps they send.  But this saying was perfect.  Perfect for the challenges my boy faces, being on any sports team, attending school, playing with friends.  It is often that this statement could bring me comfort.  So, as it goes, it works perfectly with everything about this layout and the flair.  Who cares how good you are.  You can not do well if you don't try.  

Here is my layout.

You will have to go over to A Flair for Buttons too see more close up of the details.  Or you could just cut to the chase and head to the ETSY store to buy some flair for yourself!

You are my sun - Paper Camellia

Today is reveal day over at Paper Camellia.  We are sharing the contents of this months kit with you.  You NEED to stop over and check it out.  It is a stunning collection containing some of my favorites from Crate Paper's Kiss Kiss, We R Memory Keepers and American Crafts.

Here is my first layout of the month.

Here are a few closeups!

I spray painted the wood veneer gold to help emphasis the gold that I used from the sticker sheets.

You Me Mini Album - mambi

me & my BIG ideas is sharing the last project I made for CHA (Craft and Hobby Association).  

Pretty fitting since we are rapidly approaching Valentine's Day.  

Tell me, when does it come more about your children on this day and less about your spouse??? 

 I don't remember when it switched! lol.  

Back to the point!  This little mini is made up of all things mambi! 

You can not really tell, but folks, these black letters are uber glittery and totally amazing!

You can see that I left this blank for the show.  You could fill it with pictures of your loved one or your kids!  

Thank you so much for taking a look at this photo heavy post. 

 I won't keep you any longer!

Come & Get It! Paper Issues

Holy cow, when I saw this new Saturday Morning line from October Afternoon, 

I had flashbacks to when I was a kid.  I actually went back and dug out some old photos to make sure they did not copy the wallpaper that was in the house we grew up in! 

 I want the flower paper in bulk.  I adore it.

I chose not to use an old photo but opted for a photo I had been saving for a year.  

This kid loves eggs.  

If he is lolly gagging on a school morning, mention eggs and he moves like Evel Knievel.

Be sure to read the journaling, besides the egg flair, it is probably the best part!

Head over to Paper Issues to purchase your goodies with my 

code: Mary-Ann for a 20% discount.