Monday, October 31, 2016

Goodie Bags | We R Memory Keepers

Ah, candy day!  My kids love candy and their momma sure does too, you will find us tomorrow buying all the leftover Halloween candy to feast upon.  But, I did create these fun goodie bags with some carmel corn using the Goodie Bag collection and tool from We R Memory Keepers.






For those of you Caramel Corn lovers, I thought I would share my recipe... 
Carmel Corn
½ cup unpopped Popcorn
1 cup packed brown sugar
½ cup margarine
¼ cup light corn syrup
½ tsp salt
½ tsp baking soda
Heat oven to 200.  Pop popcorn and dispose of unpopped kernals.  Cook brown sugar, margarine, corn syrup, and salt in saucepan over medium heat.  Once bubbly, cook for 5 minutes, then remove from heat and mix in baking soda.  Pour sugar mixture over popcorn.  Bake for 1 hour, mixing every 15 minutes.  Enjoy!

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Adventure | We R Memory Keepers

The High Five collection from We R Memory Keepers is the perfect collection for outdoorsy things and boys, which is a big plus!  I had this cut file from The Cut Shoppe that I wanted to use and this picture was the perfect story for adventure.






Monday, October 24, 2016

Hand of God | Noel Mignon

The Falloween kit from Noel Mignon was comprised of both fall and Halloween items, as we don't do Halloween, I try to use my kits a little more creatively.  This challenge for the week, was to create an interactive element on our project...


Thanks to the WRMK Fuse tool, I was able to create this door to house the story of Hurricane Matthew, the first hurricane we have lived in FL for.







Friday, October 21, 2016

Inspired by Embroidery Hoops | We R Memory Keepers

Have you had a chance to play with the WRMK Urban Chic collection?  I love this collection, pretty colors, make-up, and flowers, what more do you need?  I created this after being inspired from an earlier post on the WRMK blog using embroidery hoops.


Once I created my groupings of elements, I tried to find embroidery hoops that were big enough, but I didn't have enough and then I remembered these Crate Paper hoops and it was a perfect fit.


This is a countdown for my daughter as she receives a monthly beauty bag from Ipsy, I thought it would be fun for her to have a place to count down from the time she gets her shipping notice to the time it is in the mailbox.




Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Let's Eat Today | The Cut Shoppe with American Crafts

This layout came together so quickly!  I keep a drawer of extra cut files so that I can pull little touches whenever I need them for layouts, so these words just jumped out at me.


I used the black to give a bold pop of color.


Notice the visual triangle I created using the green color pieces.


Love substituting designs for letters as it has such a big boost in the story telling process.



Monday, October 17, 2016

Monkey Time | Noel Mignon

The Noel Mignon Falloween Classic Kit has arrived at my doorstep and I've been creating with it.  This week I shared a page based on the challenge, "Falling Leaves".  We just got back from a trip to VA and DE/PA where my hubby was working and the kids and I were visiting family.  I'd love to say it was a vacation, but it was mostly work and the normal everyday routine for us.  But, I was able to get a few fall type pictures.







Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Hello Amazing Crafty Life | The Cut Shoppe with Simple Stories

I was inspired by someone's post lately documenting their love of planners and I decided I really wanted to document mine too.  It worked out perfectly seeing that the Simple Stories Reset Girl collection was sitting on my desk!






Monday, October 10, 2016

Thinking and Planning Wk 6 | Noel Mignon with Simple Stories

I LOVE the Posh collection from Simple Stories and was so excited to see it in my Noel Mignon Buttons and Bows Daily Diary kit!




Have you been inspired to try the planner trend yet?  


Friday, October 7, 2016

Oh the Places You'll Go | We R Memory Keepers

Last year we went and experienced the fall in VA and we just got back from another fall visit!  We so enjoy the chance to enjoy cooler weather, the beautiful colors of fall, jeans, but we do love our blue skies here in FL too.  I created this layout with a few WRMK collections, Wildflower, Typecast, and the new High Five collection.






Monday, October 3, 2016

Weeks 50&51 | Noel Mignon with Simple Stories


I have caught up to July; I am so thankful I discovered the Collect App which allows me to save a picture each day with a caption so that nothing is forgotten.  I am able to print out the cards add a few decorative items and my pages are completed no matter how many weeks later!