The One with the American Crafts 2014-2015 Design Team Blog Hop!

Hey there! Today is the American Crafts 2014-2015 Design Team Blog Hop and I hope you'll be inspired to craft as you make your way through the 6 blogs of the design team members - we each have a fun project to share using American Crafts supplies! LOVE HER by Paige Evans Description: I was inspired by the nail & string art I've seen popping up on Pinterest lately...

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The One with Noble Paiges: Goodnight June by Sarah Jio

Hello and welcome to the 4th Noble Paiges online book club discussion - today we're going to talk about GOODNIGHT JUNE by Sarah Jio. Honestly, this is probably the cutest book I've ever read. Left me so happy and full and wanting to visit a local bookstore in Seattle :) And because of it I have a new-found drive to instill the love of reading in my children and have ordered Goodnight Moon and...

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The One with American Crafts August 2014 Layouts

It's the last month of monthly American Crafts layouts! But don't fret, I'll still have about 4 layouts a month to make for American Crafts, they'll all just be made specifically for the AC blog and then I'll share them here too :) PERFECT SWEET CUTE by Paige Evans DESCRIPTION: The Oh Darling collection by Crate Paper is one of my favorites because there are so many different kinds of...

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The One with Studio Calico POET SOCIETY Layouts!

The POET SOCIETY kits are now available at Studio Calico! There needs to be more hours in the day so I can scrap for hours and hours and hours after the kids go to bed :) I guess I could do that now, but I need sleep or I'm a grouch! ANYWAY! I made 4 layouts this month using the versatile, colorful, and fun POET SOCIETY kits and add ons (DICKINSON, ALCOTT, WHITMAN) and here they are: MOTHERS...

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The One with Studio Calico POET SOCIETY Sneaks!

It is so incredibly serendipitous that the September 2014 Studio Calico kits are called POET SOCIETY, right after the tragic death of Robin Williams. Such a great man, I love his movies so much. These kits are planned and named months in advance - it was simply MEANT TO BE. I completely fell in love with these kits and only wish I had about 12 more hours in every day to "kill my kits" because...

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The One with the Society 52 MONOCHROMATIC Layout

Society 52 is, well, like it says on their picture, "a freaking awesome weekly challenge feed for scrappers"! Started by Maggie Massey and Sarah Bargo, it's been so fun to see this group grow exponentially since the launch only a couple months ago. And I'm thrilled to be participating in this week's challenge: monochromatic! LOVE by Paige Evans DESCRIPTION: I've made a monochromatic...

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The One with Schloss Fantaisie, Germany

Yesterday morning we drove a short 45 minutes away to check out the Schloss Fantaisie and Gardens near Bayreuth, Germany. Bye bye Netzaberg! When we're driving through Germany I always have to keep my camera on, within arm's reach, and ready to snap pictures - these little Bavarian villages come and go in the blink of an eye but must be captured because they're so cute! "Fantaisie" was the name...

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