We just returned from five days of visiting J's family in southeast TX.
We had a blast. Lots and lots of family time. J's dad and stepmom live there,
as do his aunts and grandparents. We had a wonderful time.
Here are a few of my favorite shots from our trip.
the beach:
h and her great- grandfather, "pops". these two were cracking each other up!
i also wanted to share my photo for elizabeth's shades of summer challenge.
check out me and miss thang.
this was the night of a bbq we had for jimmy and some of his soldiers.
i'm not normally dressed this fancy. and i most definitely don't usually wear
such flashy, sassy shades. hee!
harper was very confused about why i was wearing such shades,
until i told her they were princess sunglasses. she then not only acquiesced to a
photo session, but she also pranced about in the glasses for a good half hour afterwards.
she was very sad to hear we had to pass them on to the next participant.
and finally we come to why i named this post "over the rainbow".
it's b/c i want to share my layouts from the august studio calico kit.
and the kit is called over the rainbow.
hence the post title. okay. now that i've stated the obvious,
here we go.
using main kit
storytime stamps
no place like home add-on
ek success border punch (along left side)
ek success corner rounder
I love the jenni bowlin crepe paper ribbon and i loved using it here. Yes, I went a bit out of control, but I like the results.
I gathered it in a circle to make a "lion's mane" to go with the theme of sadie being wild.
yes, i'm aware that the "L" glued down crooked.
and i'm fine with that. ;) I figured it matched the fact that she's nuts!
maya mist in orange
fiskars apron lace border punch
melissa frances vintage vocabulary card and vintage ledger numbers (as mask) from yellow brick road add-on
yes, my friends, i misted. and i had so much fun doing it!!
almost all of the "embellishments" here are cut from the one piece of sassafras patterned paper in the main kit.
crepe paper and brads from main kit
papers from no place like home add-on
label stickers and rub-ons from yellow brick road add-on
It's strange to have a reason to be doing more masculine layouts.
And I have to admit I really enjoyed making layouts with a little
"testosterone". ;)
alpha, red patterned paper, rubons from main kit
die cut circle and vintage card (under date) from no place like home add-on
label stickers and ribbon from yellow brick road add-on
martha stewart butterfly punch.
I pleated the die cut circle and stapled it, giving it a more funky feel. I punched the butterflies in such a way, that each one has a "4" somewhere on it.
studio calico exclusive journaling card
brads and crepe paper ribbon from main kit
papers from no place like home
circle label stickers and vintage flash cards ("love", "home") from yellow brick road
ek success notebook paper punch
Another "masculine" page. I used the "favorite guy" Collage Press PP as the title here. I used the heck out of the crepe paper ribbon this month. Sometimes it baffles me, but this month I loved using it. Also like how the die cut circle highlights the last picture of J. Love these photos.
patterned paper, scalloped die cut from main kit
vintage postcards, flower stamp from no place like home add on
vintage flascards, ledger alpha from yellow brick road
vintage bakers twine (in SC shop)
hero arts basic alpha stamps
I adore this vintage botanical stamp. Yes, that's me admitting I love a stamp. I truly do. I had a hard time with this layout, don't LOVE it, but that's okay. Not everything has to be perfect. I do love these postcards though and I wanted to use them.
Whoa. Long post. If you stuck with me, you are awesome.
If not, I don't blame you. Heee!
I'd better head to bed. Tomorrow I start the serious organizing and planning for WDW.
Love to you all!
xo
