Isabelle Grace

Morning. Thank you so much for stopping by - I have something a little different to share with you all today. In the form of.. a mini album.

I made this for my friend who is actually due today. So could everybody please cross their fingers real tight please? :) 

Little baby's name is gonna be.. ISABELLE GRACE TAYLOR - pretty beautiful, huh?

I made this album from a naked Bazzill.. album.. jazzed up with some papers from First Edition - Bird Song. Alongside some doodled, some twill stripe ribbon, some punches and a little bit of bling.

I ain't gonna chat all the way through this post - so just sit back and scroll. I'd love to hear what you think of it :)

Thank you for stopping by today! I've one more long day at work today then off the whooooleee weekend. I cannot WAIT! :) Gonna be all sleepy, and snug and most importantly CRAFTY!! I'm gonna make sure I sit on my ass as much as possible as it feels like my knees are gonna start bending the other way I've been standing for that many hours straight this week!! It'll all be worth it though, in a couple more days (more like eight) I'll be able to get the phone of my dreams once my contract is up!! Yeeehaa. Over and OUT.

 

PaperPlay Challenges - "Fruity"

Hey guys!! How has your week been so far? HOT I hope, I know it's been HOT here in the north east. Too HOT infact - it makes me so sleepy! Regular cat naps and coffee are in order throughout the day! I thought the pretty big thunderstorm and downpour yesterday would have cleared the air.. no such luck.

Anywho, this week I have another mini accordian album to show you (I've been well and truely bitten by the bug), again using some images from Some Odd Girl (I admit - I'm in love).. It is for this weeks challenge over at PaperPlay.. and that is..

..::FRUITY::..

Heehee. What a title for a challenge, right?! It's awesome. It can mean all sorts of things - I have taken the challenge quite literally and gone with some images of yummy fruit. Lemons, strawberries and a watermelon (I wish I had downloaded the Cherries now..). Reminds me of a fruit salad, perfect for a summer time snack straight from the fridge. Okay, stop it, you're making my mouth water.

How about the PRIZE?! The lucky winner will recieve a $15 voucher from Simon Says Stamp.

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Onto my project.. I have used some kraft-ish coloured envelopes available from WHSmith. They measure roughly 4"x3 ^3/4" so they are perfect for ickle mini albums! :)

The front cover consists of some Garden Green SU! cardstock as well as a few scraps of paper from Echo Park - For the Record collection which I have used throughout this album. Along side some letter and accent stickers from the same collection. I have added my own doodles as well as some sponged distressing using Frayed Burlap DI to tie everything together.

This is the first spread - they are two seperate pages, but the two styles of yellow patterned paper help tie them together. I have scaled two strawberries down and the watermelon has been scaled up slightly. Both have been coloured using PMs and fussy cut out.

Is it just me, or do you want to take those lemons home?! HELLO!! This photo makes it appear like all my papers are adhered wonky - honestly.. they're not. I'm thinking it was the weird angle I had my camera at *rolls eyes* will I ever get anything 100%?! LOL!!

Here are all four pages together, slightly bent so you get the idea behind the whole 'accordian' thing. Really, in hindsight, I should have taken a photo from the top.. gosh. Also, I wish I had swapped the lemon and watermelon page around. Gahh!! Why do us crafters do this to ourselves?! Someone, please tell me it's fine!! LOL.

Here is a photo of the pullouts which slot into each envelope (they provide some sturdy-ness as well as being functional). Both are double sided, with patterned paper on one side and a masked stamped border on the other using coordinating SU! inks and some mini doilies from Waltzing Mouse.

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How'd ya like it?! I didn't want to make it overly summery - hence the choice of paper. I was going to use Cosmo Cricket Salt Air - but it was just tooo summer for my liking.

Did ya notice my new watermark?! Curtosy of the lovely Ann Vento!! I LOVE the font! :)

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I would like to enter this mini album into these challenges:

× Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
× Digital Tuesday - Bling it Up
× Going Grey - Summer
× Stamps and Fun - Colour combo: Red and Yellow
× My Time To Craft - A La Carte

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I can't wait to see what you guys come up with for this fun challenge - head on over to the PaperPlay blog now and see what the rest of the awesome team have come up with to inspire you.

Sentimental Sundays “Celebrate Summer” Blog Hop

Welcome to the Sentimental Sundays “Celebrate Summer” blog hop. See THIS post for the Simply Sassy Blog Hop.

Tuesday, 21^st June is the official first day of summer in the northern hemisphere, and we are ready for all the summer fun to begin. For our friends down under who are moving into their winter months and may not feel like creating a summery project, they may be making “Sparkly or Shimmery” projects. What girl doesn’t like her bling?

You should have arrived here from Cheryl. If you didn't arrive from her blog and would like to join in the hop, please start at the Sentimental Sundays challenge blog.

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We hope you will join in our “Summery or Sparkly”

(plus a sentiment) challenge this week.

Our sponsor is the amazing Ann Vento of Raindrop Echo Designs. This prize will be four INDIVIDUAL sentiment sets from the Raindrop Echo Designs Whimsy Stamps Digital Collection

Your next stop on the hop is Chris. If you should happen to get lost along the way, you can find the blog hop list over at the Sentimental Sundays challenge blog. Don't forget to leave comments along the way because there are 3 mystery DT members who will each choose a winner from the comments left on their blog hop posts. The winners will each win a $10 gift certificate to Whimsy Stamps! The hop ends on Friday, 24^th June  at midnight EST. The winners will be announced on the Sentimental Sundays challenge blog on Sunday, June 26th. So, hop on over to the next stop and good luck!

If you would like a supplies list, please leave me a comment and I will add to this post! :)

I would like to enter this card into these challenges:
× Southern Girls Challenge - Anything Goes
× AiFactory - Summer Fun
× Aud Sentiments - Summertime
× Divas by Design - Anything but a Card
× For Fun Challenges - Summer Fun
× Little Darlings Challenge - #1 Summer Theme
× Anything Goes - Here Comes Summer

Thank you so much for stopping by. ENJOY THE HOP. xo Lou.