Crate Fall 2Peas

Fall always reminds me of bringing Nico home from the hospital. I remember the day we walked out of the NICU with our tiny baby - fragile and yet so resilient in many ways. Fall was the season I became a stay-at-home Mom, learned all about apnea monitors and how to give a baby CPR. We had to keep him inside and away from germs and people for months. It was a long season.

When the following Fall rolled around we made up for it by visiting as many pumpkin patches and festivals as we could. I think that you can see just how grateful we were to have him in these pictures.

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My assignment over at twopeasinabucket.com was to make a Fall page. I thought these pictures went well with the Farmhouse line by Crate Paper.

I used a mix of solid and printed paper to add color and a farm feel to the page. The three staggered photos add clean lines. The corrugated alpha and felt flower are from Jillibean Soup and match well with this line. I "hung" two photos with some twine and cute chipboard clothespin from Crate. And those tiny white letters are from Lily Bee - I keep using them on everything!

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The End of a Great Week

So first a page. And then more good news.

You can probably tell by now that October Afternoon's Rocket Age is one of my all-time favorite lines. It fits my pictures and stories so well and I have loved using it. I've had these pictures of Nico with his first Buzz Lightyear toys for years. When I saw the 'Space Commander' die cut, I knew exactly how it would fit into telling my story.

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Most of the papers are from OA, but there's some Bella Blvd and My Mind's Eye thrown in there as well. I was looking for just the right amount of small pattern/big pattern/small pattern in the layers.

I've been using these old Making Memories metal rings alot lately. Does anyone remember these? I like them layered with stickers + chipboard.

I love this big die cut, it's what I based the entire design on. I used 3 different colors and a nice chunky font, paired with a  skinny font to set off the title. And the little dot above that "i"? It's missing and it's driving me nuts! I will find it around here somewhere. For a full list of the supplies that I used, please click here.

And now on to the good news...

Another team, another great manufacturer and great group of designers to work with. It has been a really great week!

 

Aphra Bolyer (LA)

Elizabeth Carney (WA)

Jessy Christopher  (Malaysia)

Jing-Jing Nickel (MN)

Kandis Smith  (ID)

Kathy Martin (NC)

Lori Allred (Coordinator)

Melinda Spinks (Australia)

Monique Liedtke (Netherlands)

Nancy Damiano (NJ)

Stephanie Buice  (AL)

Rosangela Philippsen (Brazil)

Sherry Cartwright (TX)

Tiffany Hood (UT)

Wendy Sue Anderson (UT)

Happy Bella News

So very happy about this. I love Bella Blvd and I think they are a great fit for my style. I'm really looking forward to working with everyone on this team!

A Final Goodbye

Usually by this time in September, I'm ready to pack up the flip flops and sink into some cozy sweaters. Although it's getting cooler and I can feel Fall in the air, I'm really going to miss summer. I've put away the shorts, but I'm still digging into my pile of summer photos + memories.

I love these pictures of my son and his cousins swimming, jumping and mugging for the camera. I knew I had to document their favorite place to hang out this summer.

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I love the bright colors in the Splash line by Echo Park, especially on a white background. I think this is the first time I've used white cardstock as a background and I really like how it lets the photos really stand out.

My favorite detail is the metal circle I used to highlight the kids' current ages.

I placed the splash sticker and individual circle stickers on pop dots for dimension. I love the tiny alphas from Lily Bee and used them to create a border of words along the top and bottom of the page. I think they make a nice frame for the pictures and add to the journaling.

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This Fourth of July layout just might be my last summer layout for a while. I wanted to document the story of the day (the picnic and sparklers) and some of my thoughts on being born American. These little ones are only second generation Americans and I want them to know how special that is and how many sacrifices were made so that could be possible. 

The layout is a mix of My Mind's Eye (paper), Bella Blvd and Pink Paislee embellishments with a touch of October Afternoon. My favorite part is the fabric trim (Mistables by Pink Paislee) that reminds me so much of bunting. 

For a complete list of products in the 4th of July layout, click here.

For a product list of the pool layout, click here.

Thanks so much for stopping by!