• That I've been having fun playing with product from Lil' Davis and Heidi Grace?
• That you can download a free issue of Scrapbook & Cards Today?
• That Sonda has a new card sketch available?
• The Journaling Junkie blog is a great place to find challenges and inspiration?
• That I heard from Quickutz and found out the release date of my die?
• That Paper Posies is an awesome kit club?
• That I have a serious case of the wants - Making Memories Desktop Carousel, 12 x 12 Trays, a Big Shot machine, any/all the new stamps from Teresa Collins, and American Crafts 12 x12 Modern Albums?

just a bit of randomness for the day... have a great week!

I was so excited to finally get my mixer... I thought the Lil' Davis paper really made it pop (Castaway collection). I also used Heidi Grace Alpha Stickers, Lil Davis Felt Buttons, Heidi Grace Dimensional Flowers and Cardstock Journal Mounts. it came together in a snap!

I loved these Heidi Grace papers and Chipboard Journaling Prompt (We Are Family collection), they seemed to go perfect with my photos. No one fall out of their seats... I did a 12 x12 page - by choice! I rather enjoyed it. :-)

and if you can't tell... I *love* using the kraft/oatmeal/whatever you want to call it/neutral background!

(They're in my gallery too if you want to see them bigger!)

Have a happy Wedneday!!!

This is how I currently store my stamps... it's pretty self explanatory. All my stamps live in a cabinet. You can also see one of my favorite stamping accessories - the Fiskars Stamp Press... love this tool!  

My acrylic stamps are stored in a 3-ring binder. A cheaper alternative to using a transparency is to use plastic page dividers and to cut the tabs off... I did that for a few sets because I can be a rather frugal girl! lol!

I use this container I found at Wal-Mart a few years back for my unmounted rubber alphas.

That's about it. Sometimes things get shifted around but nothing major. I would eventually like to have a shelf where I can have my mounted images out and visible but that probably won't happen any time soon. I'm a very visual person... if I can't see it, I won't use it.

Enjoy your Wednesday!

(I added the photos to my gallery also... I thought the ones above were clickable to make them bigger... guess not. sorry about that!)

I made the layout and cards using the May Scarlet Lime kit. I love the fun edge on the Sassafras Lass paper.

The above card was actually created using a sketch created by Sonda T. The Scenic Route Chipboard Flowers have been coated with Li'l Davis Glitter Glaze... this is the coolest stuff ever. sparkly and shiny with hardly any mess! love it! The "sisters" is from a Cosmo Cricket Rub-on set. The BoBunny dot paper is a favorite too... I'm a dot fan.

For years I avoided sketches, I'm not sure why. I guess part of me felt like I was cheating or something... who knows! After I finally tried a sketch here and there, I started to love them. They are a great starting off place if you feel stuck or unmotivated or just want to give yourself an assignment to focus on.

I love the Scrapworks chipboard that was included in the kit, so cute and versatile.

Have a fantastic weekend!

I had so much fun creating this album for the Fiskateer blog... I am loving the Cloud 9 Sunrise Smoothie papers, they are so easy to work with! The album is 12" x 6" acrylic (which was made by my husband) and has smaller flip pages inside in various sizes. I used my Threading Water Border punch too... I can't even tell you how much I love this punch. This project was so fun to create and even though I used a lot of different supplies, it came together easily. It's just a matter of doing things in steps.

You can check out all the details and more pages HERE!

(I uploaded a few photos into my photo section here too!)

Hope you like it!!