This is what I've been up to...

...life as a beach bum is not so bad. :)

xoBC

August Hip Kit

Hi friends!
If you haven't seen the August Hip Kit over at Hip 2B Square...go take a look here! The main kit & add ons are fabulous!
Here are a few of the layouts I made with the Main Kit & Add-On Kits...

I absolutely love, love, love the Sassafras flowers & Jenni Bowlin butterflies from the main kit!

Go here to check out all the fantastic projects from the Hip 2-B Square Design Team using the August kit. Totally inspiring!

xoBC

Sheet Music Wreath

I've been loving the various wreaths that I've been seeing made out of old sheet music or books and a while back I purchased a whole bundle of sheet music & old piano books on eBay. The box must have weighed 20 pounds, at least!

I finally purchased a 12" styrofoam wreath form, pulled out my glue gun, and just one hot glue blistered finger later...

It turned out much fuller than some of the other wreaths I've been seeing, but it has grown on me!

One of my favorite things about this are the pencil marks on so many of the pages...dates and notes about sections to practice. One note reads 'each descending arpeggio 10 times daily and slowly' - written in this lovely cursive writing. The word 'slowly' being underlined twice. Reminds me of my piano lesson days & my sweet teacher, Mrs. Paulsrude.

Random Scrappin'

Last week I spent an evening with two of my scrapbooking peeps & worked on a layout for Crate Paper's August sketch challenge. I rotated the sketch one turn to the right and came up with this...

I used papers & rub ons from Crate Paper's Season collection & a bit of paper from their Lillian collection (one of my favorites!), along with my new love...Washi tape! And, another cute photo of my sis & niece...

I've been trying really hard to cut back on the amount of scraps that I save, so after I finished my layout I created these cards to use up all the bits I had leftover.

I think this next one is my favorite of the four...

Thanks for taking a peek at my blog, friends! And thank you, thank you, thank you for your kind, encouraging comments these past months as I've started this new blogging adventure. I LOVE reading each & every one...and love this crafting community so very much.

xoBC

What makes you happy?

Have you ever created a layout that documented your favorite things - any old thing that makes you so very happy at this point in time? Here's one of my recent layouts that does just that...
 

 

This layout documents 10 things that I love. Right now. Very random things. Happy stuff.

It was such fun to make this page...and I encourage you to give it a go! Afterall, how often do you create a page that is purely dedicated to yourself - your likes/dislikes or how you're feeling at a specific moment? I read that Amy Tangerine creates a monthly 'Love List' layout. Love that idea! I'm going to make a point of doing this every so often.  

What A Team!

SRM Stickers and Cosmo Cricket have teamed up and are featuring some fantastic projects using the new Cosmo Cricket 'Togetherness' collection with SRM stickers. SRM is hosting a card challenge on their blog and I'm totally game to play along!

Here's the sketch...

And here's my card...

If you feel like playing along too, go here to check out the details. Happy card making!

xoBC

Take a look...

...over here at the Crate Paper blog. My old friend, Amy Heller, is one of the very talented CP Girls. Look at the garland she created for her tutorial today. It's right in line with the theme of my blog post from this morning! I guess great minds think alike!! LOL! I love how she used the different shapes & back to school theme for her garland. Love her school note envelope project too..so cute!! For more inspiration, go check out Amy's blog, Paush Design & Paperie Sweets, here. I guarantee you won't be disappointed!
xoBC