oh yes you did!

Even though my official guest designing with Avery Elle came to an end last week, I thought I'd create a bonus card on this 5th July Wednesday.



I wiped off the ink from the "O" in "oh yes" and replaced it with a balloon. And who better to hold the balloon than the little bunny from Storybook.  I filled the space around the bunny with some of the fun stars from the same set.

The background was stamped with the longest image from Brushed - I love how whimsical it all looks together.

I hope you like it!

ps, I'm still getting used to my new camera (if you don't follow me on instagram - as mom2sofia, you missed where I gushed about upgrading from my canon T1i to a 6D) so bear with me! In the next month, you'll see a mix of pictures that are shot with both cameras until I can figure this all out. The full-frame of the 6D is throwing me for a loop, but I love it!

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washi monograms

Hi there!

I don't usually post so late in the day, but i'm sliding one in for the Paper Crafts gallery idol competition.



This card set is going to someone special, and I know she'll love it.



I laid washi tape onto white cardstock, careful to repeat the pattern properly, and die-cut a huge monogram M out of each.



I then colored and die-cut the cute storybook critters, before using their dies to cut into the monograms.  I wanted the letter and the critter to sit flush on each card.



I mounted the monogram and the critter with foam squares onto the stitched mat, and then again with foam squares onto the scalloped card base.



I hope you like it!

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missing you.

I had so much fun playing with Avery Elle's new Storybook stamp set that I created another card.  Or maybe I'm just avoiding thoughts of icing Maia's rainbow cake. ha.

I used Storybook, Build a Banner, and Thanks a Bunch to create this card.  The only balloon included in Storybook is the bigger one, but the bubbles image made for a perfect bunch of balloons, floating farther in the distance.  I drew the balloon tails using a 0.3 copic multiliner pen, and added highlights using a white gel pen.



I couldn't resist adding some glitter to the balloon and the duck.

Now, back to rainbows.  Maia turns 4 today, and has had her heart set on a rainbow party for the last few months.  Together, we found this cake on pinterest.

eeek. I kept trying to steer her towards this kind of rainbow cake instead, but she wouldn't budge.

Wish me luck! I'm so much more comfortable with paper than frosting!

In honor of Maia's birthday, here is her favorite rainbow song:

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make a wish.

My newest stamping crush is Avery Elle.

I gave Red & Goldie a little love a few weeks ago (click!) and now I'm playing with Storybook.  It was designed by the amazing Heather Campbell and features the cutest and most whimsical hand-drawn characters.  Check it:

I stamped the deer, and made it a bit more girly with a little pink butterfly-turned-bow.



The deer is gazing up into the night sky and wishing on a sparkly star.  It's so hard to see in the photos, but I added some glitter with my wink of Stella glitter pen, on both the deer and the yellow star.

I hope you like it!

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