Museum visit

Rainy day was a great excuse to visit the Amerindian Museum in Rio.

Echo Park Jungle Safari papers and enamel dots; Stampin' Up! Perpetual Easy Birthday Calendar stamp set; Frayed Burlap distress ink; WRMK Sew Easy vine stitch piercer; Viva glitter liner (ruby); Nuvo crystal drops (red berry); unknown hemp thread. 

I really liked how the stitching and stamping turned out. And the layers of fussy-cut flora.

This layout was inspired by Stuck?! February 1 sketch, which I expanded to 2 pages with double the photos:

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Haircut time

Some things just fall through the cracks when we're rushing to get out the door.

Echo Park A Perfect Summer papers; Stampin'  Up! dazzling details and Night of Navy card  stock; Ranger Frayed Burlap distress ink; Emaginaton star punch; Jillibean Soup alphabet stickers; Cosmo Cricket mini alphas.

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Great grandma

I'm so glad my kids got  to meet my grandmothers.

Jillibean Summer Red Raspberry Soup papers and buttons; Simple Stories Bloom and Grow bits & pieces; American Crafts glitter brads and marker; Ranger Glossy Accents.

Not often do I have an excuse to scrapbook a pink page.

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Playground in Rio

This was a fun trip to visit my relatives in Rio de Janeiro. The kids loved playing at the several neighborhood playgrounds we came across while visiting family.

Echo Park Jungle Safari papers, enamel dots, and stickers; Memory Box stencil;  Ranger texture paste; Sakura gel pen; EK success Fastenater. This layout was inspired by the Creative Scrappers Sketch 303:

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Peek-a-boo

The little one has some really cute ideas...

Jillibean Summer Red Raspberry Soup papers and die cuts; Jenni Bowlin pearl buttons; Simple Stories adhesive brads; Echo Park alphabet die; WRMK Sew Easy stitch piercer and embroidery floss; K&Co. stickers; Ranger Glossy Accents; Eyelet Outlet brads; unknown foam. This layout was inspired by MWM Poppy sketch #2:

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Mother's day weekend

We've been going to Daytona beach once a year for quite a while.

Bazzill Basics Lucy's Crab Shack paper; Fancy Pants Making Waves paper and die  cuts; October Afternoon stickers; American Crafts Shimelle Go Now Go stickers; May Arts mesh; Signo pen; Stampin' Up! card stock; unknown thread.

For the title, I stitched the die-cut letters and the mesh onto the page:

This  layout was inspired by the MWM Poppy sketch #4, but I stretched it to 2 pages and added a ton of photos.

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Daycare photos

Lots of great memories from daycare days.

American Crafts Shimelle Go Now Go papers and  stickers; Core'dinations cardstock; Echo Park enamel dots; Nuvo crystal drops. This layout was inspired by the Midweek Mojo Poppy 6 sketch:

 

And even though I didn't buy official prints, I can still scrapbook the samples.

The Robin's Nest glitter paper; Simple Stories Year-O-Graphy paper; Jillibean Summer Red Raspberry Soup Pea Pod parts and buttons; Tim Holtz alphabet stamp and embossing ink; American Crafts embossing powder and glitter brads; Sizzix Homemade alpha die; Wink of Stella glitter pen and unknown sequins. This layout was based on the Midweek Mojo Poppy 3 sketch:

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Show me your silly face

I love reliving memories like these.

 Echo Park A Perfect Summer papers, American Crafts vinyl Thickers, Ranger Glossy Accents, Stampin'  Up! circle punch. This layout was inspired by the Stuck?! January 1 sketch:

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Birthday pages

This was  the first year they said no to cupcakes; one wanted cookies and the other doughnuts.

Jillibean Spotted Owl Soup papers, BoBunny Double Dot paper, Tim Holtz stencil, Faber Castell glass bead glitter gel, Echo Park enamel dots, Sassafras Lass felties, Colorbok transparency frames, and American Crafts Thickers (foam words and glitter chipboard). This layout was inspired by Stuck?! January 15 sketch:

This next page was a bit of a challenge because I really wanted to use all the cookie photos...

BoBunny Double Dot  paper, Basic Grey Basics paper (inked with Faber Castell Gelatos), Jillibean Spotted Owl Soup paper, American Crafts journaling pen. This layout was inspired by Creative Scrappers sketch 302:

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A new year

We're back at home with the renovations mostly finished, and I managed to scrapbook some pages to kick off the new year.

Jillibean Alphabet Soup II papers and alphabet stickers; Echo Park Jungle Safari papers and stickers; Simple Stories adhesive brads and enamel dots; Sakura gel pen; unknown orange cardstock.

Echo Park I love family papers and stickers (including alphas); Hampton Art glitter alphas; Simple Stories adhesive brads and enamel dots; Recollections accordion flower.

Echo Park Say Cheese papers, ephemera, and enamel dots; Simple Stories adhesive brads; American Crafts Thickers.

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