On a Wednesday Afternoon.....

I just love this photo.  I took it at the Botanicle Gardens.  It's of my three kids and my grandmother (their great grandmother) and I just love it.  This was a bit of a challenge for me.  I knew what I wanted to do with this layout before I started, just didn't know what photo to use.  It was a last minute decision to use this one.  But I think it works beautifully.  This kit was from Walmart and I'm going to def be making more out of it this coming week.

A friend of mine just graduated from comotology school and she wanted to give her professor something with her favorite quote on it.  I whipped this up very quickly and love the simplicity of it.  I can definately see myself making a few more of them soon.

- Krista

Happy Girl

 I absolutely love this photo. My daughter and I were sitting in the truck while the boys ran into Hastings to get a movie for the evening.  She asked me to draw her a tattoo (her daddy had just gotten one the day before).  So I whipped this up while the boys were inside.  She was so proud of this.  She couldn't wait to get home so we could take a photo of it.  And she is def a daddy's girl.

This entire page was made from the "Plaintin" cartridge.  I love this flower.  Saw it in the new Cricut Magazine and couldn't resist.  They had a different bottom but since I was trying to stay with all Plaintin cuts, I used the zig zag cut.  And I made this page from scraps!  All of it!  Well except for the orange background of course.  But the rest is scraps.  I can't wait to show her this when she gets home today.

- Krista

Perfect

    This is one of the layouts that I'm most proud of.  And there are many reasons as to why....
    1. It is simple, not a whole lot added. I did this on purpose which is def not my regular scrap style.
    2. This photo is of my first and only daughter on our first "gals day out" together.
    3. This photo is taken by the other host of this blog, my best friend Kori. 
    4. The colors are some of my favorites and it was the first time I had used swirl stamps.
    5. My husband shows it off to everyone who comes over, its his fave too :)

    I like to keep scrapbook pages on my walls as home decor.  And while I usually tend to change them out and replace with newer layouts I just created....this one is pretty permanent.  I don't know if I'll ever take it down and place it in the album. 
    The journaling rubon says "Perfect....Nothing Better....Irreplaceable....100%....Couldn't Ask for More"  and this is so true.

- Krista

Dreamer

Since this blog has two creators, i thought it only fitting for us each to do our own projects.  So, without further ado.....

I have been wanting to use this Bear Lounging stamp for so long.  As soon as I heard we were doing a "dream" themed blog hop, I knew I was going to use this stamp.  Just didn't know how, LOL.  I had to start over 3 times since this is the first time I have used this stamp.  I'm really happy in the way it turned out tho.  And this "DREAMER" title stamp was perfect for this bear.  I just love my copic markers.  I also decided to try a new technique by curling my flowers backwards and making them pop a little off the page.  The photo is of my beautiful 5 year old daughter Willow who is coming into her own and is following after me in the craft world.  Thanks for looking!  And remember, to win our blog candy all you have to do is leave a comment and become a follower! 

Amazing Kit......

We found this amazing kit at walmart (again) for only $5! Soooooo, we decided to challenge ourselves and each see what we could come up with.  Rules?  Had to make at least 2 layouts, 2 cards, and "something else".  This is what I came up with, Kori's pics to come soon.

This album was soooo much fun to make and probably one of my favorites I've made before.  This kit made it really easy to coordinate everything.  The only thing I added were the

swirlie dudads.

- Krista

Ok, here are my much awaited and anticipated Walmart Kit creations...

2 layouts

2 cards

...and 2 "something else"

These are 4x6 photo magnet frames. I put these in little plastic magnet frames and I'm working on covering the front of my fridge with them.

Then I decided that I had entirely too much of my kit left so I got a wild and crazy idea. You all know my love for Modge Podge, so I got to thinking, "What can I Modge Podge today?" After digging through a couple of storage tubs of "just in case" craft supplies, I came across a foam wreath. What happened next I can only call a stroke of GENIUS!



The foam is covered with torn strips of the coordinating papers. I used a gold glitter Modge Podge to jazz things up a bit. I inked the twine with some dark brown to make it look a little more grungy. The scrabble tiles are one of my favorite things to use. Thank you Krista for the idea many years ago. I absolutely love how it turned out and have decided to keep it instead of giving away as originally intended. Now just to find the perfect picture for it!

~Kori 

Family Kit from Walmart

I picked up this amazing kit for only $5 from walmart and with a little extra solid cardstocks, I was able to make 4 layouts and 4 cards from one kit!  And still had lots leftover for future projects.  Was planning on selling them but I think I'm gonna be selfish and keep them :)  So....if you're looking for a really good kit and don't wanna pay a whole lot of money, this is where you should start!
-Krista