Adorable find!

Have you seen these adorable little fabric yo-yos made by my friend, Emily??? She's having a giveaway on her blog of these little cuties. Check it out! Leave a comment and follow her blog at Scrapbook Fool for a chance to win a bag of sweet blog candy. :)

Summer fun

Last summer Mila came to stay for a few days while Grace was here. The girls had a blast and we enjoyed having them. Here she is cooling off with the hose in the front yard. 

For the title I used My Creative Time's Have Fun in the Sun stamp set, and the frame from Inspiring Words Accents with new curly label die! Isn't it cute?! The sunshine is a Cottage Cutz die.

I used two more sentiments from the Have Fun in the Sun stamp set for an accent piece on these super cute tickets. The tickets are a portion of the ticket border die by Quickutz.

And these cute little flip flops are from the Life's a Beach cricut cartridge. They are so fun to embellish! I used prima flowers, buttons, and metal beads on my pair. I also cut them several times and layered them to make my own faux chipboard embellishment, one of my favorite ways to use die cuts.

Product list:
My Creative Time, Have Fun in the Sun, Inspiring Words Accents stamps
My Creative Time, curly label die
Crate Paper, Paper Dolls collection
Bazzill textured cardstock
Quickutz adhesive-backed cork
Quickutz tickets border die, 0026
Cottage Cutz summer sun die
Prima flowers
Stitches rub-ons
Buttons, metal beads, staples
Stampin' Up ink, Old Olive and Real Red
Ranger Stickles, cinnamon

Thanks for coming by. I hope you're staying cool this summer.....or warm for my friends in Australia! ;)

Smile!

Hope you're having a great week after the holiday weekend. Can't believe we are halfway through the week, and nearly halfway through the year already! Time does fly. 

Today's card features My Creative Time's Camera Shy stamp set. 

This sweet face belongs to the peach die/stamp set by cottage cutz.

Flower embellishment to spice up my bow. :)

Product list:
My Creative Time, Camera Shy
Peachy Keen/Cottage Cutz peach die/stamp set
Bazzill textured cardstock
Chatterbox pattern cardstock
October Afternoon, Fly a Kite
My Mind's Eye, Lush pattern cardstock
Quickutz special edition Epic die
Quickutz label die
Quickutz leaf die, 0101
Prima flower
Offray ribbon
The Twinery, Cappuccino baker's twine
Tim Holtz distress ink, walnut stain
Ranger Inkssentials white pen
Copic R30
Memento ink Tuxedo black
Button, foam tape, adhesive

Thank you for checking the studio today! I hope you're enjoying your summer and the weather is being nice to you. :)

Tropical Splash...so refreshing!

Tropical is so summer. Splash is so cool on a hot summer day. And the tropical splash release is so refreshing for summer pages and vacation pictures! I love this release.

The view from our balcony at the Outrigger Waikiki overlooking the beach. Title font is Diesel Classic.

Hibiscus border.

Just a portion of the border used as an accent. I love that the centers are separate pieces so you can cut them different colors. I also used the split leaf exclusive die by Archivers for added interest.

Product list:
Lifestyle Crafts Tropical Splash border die
Quickutz Diesel Classic alphabet
Bazzill textured cardstock
DCWV Sweet Stack

I hope you're having a great summer and getting those all-important vaca pics! Maybe you're even lucky enough to be somewhere tropical where you can use this release when you get home. :) Have a great week, where ever you are!

{Deceptively} Sweet Emmy

Emmy enjoyed her "terrible twos" so much she has continued them into her three year. She keeps her mommy, my daughter Sally, on her toes, that's for sure! Like her mommy, Emmy is very good when she's good -- and a real stinker when she's bad. They say we are paid back with our own children for what we did to our parents, and Sally is definitely getting her paybacks. ;) LOL 

I created this page for the Scrapbuggy Recipe Challenge.

Make a layout of any size using this recipe:

2 yummy flowers

3 tasty buttons

Generous helping of polka dots

One fabulous ribbon

Mix together to create one delicious layout.

flowers

buttons

Product list:
Lifestyle Crafts cookie cutter flowers, DC0073
Quickutz leaves, Rev0128
October Afternoon, Cherry Hill paper collection
Bazzill textured cardstock
My Mind's Eye, rubon stitches
Baker's twine
Buttons
Offray ribbon
Tim Holtz distress inks
Handmade roses
Foam tape and other adhesives

Thank you for visiting the studio again today. Have a crafty week, friends! I hope you'll join us over at Scrapbuggy for our regular challenges. You could be the next winner! :)