Fun with Dinda

This is the last layout I'll be sharing in 2014.

Bazzill Lujcy's Crab Shack paper; Echo Park About a boy paper; making Memories star brads; Clear Scraps paint splatter stencil; Ranger Texture paste (stained with Stampin' Up! inks); American Crafts card stock, foam Thickers, and buttons; Paper Trunk alphabet stickers; K&Co. chipboard word; and WRMK embroidery floss.

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Picture these cheeks

For this page, I used some Cosmo Cricket Pixie-Licious papers that have been in my stash for year.They matched the background of the school photos really well.

Other: Jillibean soup stickers, frames, and buttons; paper trunck alphabet; American Craft Thickers; Jenni Bowlin mini alphabet; and Lilybee ABC stickers.

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Reading layouts

These pages were made with Basic Grey Oxford papers and fabric bloomers:

Other: October Afternoon alphabet, Jenni Bowlin mini alphabet, Jillibean soup stickers, unknown buttons.

Other: Basi Grey junebug alphabet, Jillibean soup alphabet and stickers, Cosmo Cricket chipboard alphabet, Tim Holtz tiny Attacher, unknown embellishments.

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What I've been reading

One of my favorite books this year was The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg. As a papercrafter, I loved how she made magic out origami. And if that wasn't enough, walking through someone's heart was an amazing experience. I had to buy The Glass Magician as soon as I finished the first book and I loved it just as much.

I bought the Hattie Davish Mysteries by Anna Loan-Wilsey for my mother-in-law (a historical fiction/mystery fan) and they finally made their way to my hands. A Lack of Temperance was a delightful read and I jumped straight into Anything but Civil. Last week she brought me A Sense of Entitlement, and I can't wait to read it.

Of Stardust by February Grace was a cute read, but even though I really liked the characters, I thought it was short on plot. I'm still debating if I want to read In Starlight to see where the story goes.

As I'm critiquing T. F. Walsh's sequel to Cloaked in Fur, I decided to read First Moon by Michelle Fox to have a sense of a different werewolf romance. I enjoyed both books, each unique in their setting and plot.

I've been a Sue Grafton fan for years and even got my mother-in-law addicted to the ABC collection. I'm halfway through V is for Vengeance,but it's taking me a lot longer to get into it than most of her other Kinsey Millhone books.

Any book recommendations?

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