Ice Cream Cards

When I saw Kathy’s ice cream cone shape I knew they’d be cute as patterned paper scoops.  Tricia Chapman’s Posh Baby Girl Papers fit the bill! I printed and hand cut.  added cardstock letters, some glitter on the letters and a swirl of divine twine to frame it up.

• Make it a Double by Kathy Martin
• Posh Baby Girl by Tricia Chapman
• Pink cardstock stickers Pink Paislee
• Stampin’ Up Kraft Cardstock
• Divine Twine
• just glitter pen
• aqua glue

• Make it a Double by Kathy Martin
• Posh Baby Boy by Tricia Chapman
• Glitter Alpha stickers Making Memories
• pinked circle die by Spellbinders

Wilna’s summer dyes kit is full of happy colors and was just right with this cotton candy shot from a recent birthday party we went to… It’s hard to beat fresh spun cotton candy! Frame by mary ann wise is one of my go to frames ;)

• Summer Dyes by Wilna Furstenberg
• RAIN – Alphabet by Wilna Furstenberg
• Curled Photo Frames White by Mary Ann Wise

Thanks for stopping by!  This week I’ll be working with some more cute stuff and I can’t wait to share!

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Joscie, rhymes with bossy

I have two tutorials up right now, the first is over at Peppermint Creative on Miss Mint’s Blog, a project seen in Simply Handmade last year:design your own reusable shopping bag.

I also have a Glimmery Card tutorial up at Tattered Angels’ Educator Blog: Recycled Security Envelope flower card.

More news from Tattered Angels, This month marks the launch of Tattered Angels “Glimmer of Hope” Philanthropic effort. Glimmer of Hope will feature causes that are dear to our staff, designers, educators and customers. Tattered Angels will take these causes into consideration for product development and philanthropic efforts.  Product released for such promotions will be available for limited release and portion of the proceeds will go towards research or non-profit organizations supporting this cause.  This month’s effort for Autism Awareness comes with the Special Edition Glimmer Mist: Piece of Heart is a limited edition color that sells for $5 and is only be available on the Tattered Angels site.

and one last nugget for Tattered Angels fans in Australia, or those who want to travel to Australia:

Now for some digi and hybrid goodies to share:

a layout of my mom and me at my cousin’s wedding a few weeks ago.  I love Michelle Underwood’s girly kits. makes me wish for a little girl to scrap….

It’s the little things page kit by Michelle Underwood

I took these pictures of Jordan as we waited to eat a birthday lunch.  Outside the restaurant, I asked him to smile and he just made funny faces. always a comedian. Shelley Castillo’s (soda pop) colors just make me happy and reminded me of my silly boy. Elements are gorgeous and from Michelle Underwood. background paper, kraft from Jen Martakis, with a white wash. ever fave, white curled frames by MaryAnn Wise

Some Fun by Shelley Castillo It’s the little things page kit by Michelle Underwood Basic Kraft by Jen Martakis Curled Photo Frames White by Mary Ann Wise

I absolutely love wilna’s coffee cup album, and you don’t even need a coffee cup, because a digital one is included. Its easy to put together and you can add as many or as few extra embellishments as you like. i’m sending this one with some easter pics to Troy :)

CoffeeCupAlbum: My Garden by Wilna Furstenberg

I fell instantly in love with Michelle Underwood’s stickers from the Best Days of our life… I recolored this little mushroom and used Kerry’s curly mats *love* to create this hybrid thank you card :)

Curvalicious Clipping Masks by Kerry Stewart, The best days of our life Extras , The best days of our life Page kit , The best days of our life Solids by Michelle Underwood

I have lots of scrap to get working on, and a little bit of news coming up that I’m excited to share with you soon. Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it!
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I absolutely love this blue graph paper from Shimelle Laine, I mean, hello? it’s blue and it’s graph paper. I could not resist!  The frames are some of my favorites from MaryAnn Wise and the alphas are Wilna Furstenberg’s  and they are recolored from green to blue.  The journaling block is a shape from Laina Lamb’s Favorite Frames.

Journaling: Jordan’s class made these colorful windsocks on the day of the spring festival.  Some of them got hung up on the plumeria tree, and they looked so pretty.  I had to get a shot of them blowing in the wind. :)  March 2010

easter pencil toppers:

I used Jen Martakis’ Easter kit to create pencil toppers for Jalen and Jordan’s classes.  The pencils came from target, of course :)  I printed 20 for Jalen and 20 for Jordan, punched 2 circles on the left side and put them on pencils :) easy peasy.

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and one last layout I’ve created recently using beautiful goodies by MaryAnn Wise.

{I like your} style

I absolutely love MaryAnn’s waterstained paper pack, these remind me of security envelopes, and I have an unhealthy love for them ;)  She also has created Glitter Drops, love these too! and the stacked frames, love.  I also added the painted overlay and the month stamp. oh yes, and the stitches too. I love MaryAnn’s arty style.

Thanks for stopping by!  Tune in next time where I’ll surely have some glimmery goodies!  and pictures. and stories to share.

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Joscie, rhymes with bossy

journaling: we had so much fun blowing bubbles on the driveway today.  You really had me giggling though, because you couldn’t really figure out why you were having such a hard time with the bubbles.  You were blowing with a ffffff sound and I thought you were so cute!

I used several new kits to create a layout featuring 4 of Jalen’s fourth grade faves:

DigiKit – Basic Kraft by Jen Martakis,  DigiKit – Tea & Coffee Alphabet by Kenner Road, DigiKit – SchoolBox Alphabet by Kenner Road, Digi Kit-LOVE
by Wilna Furstenberg, DigiKit – Text Me by Stacy Marks

Journaling: jalen’s computer teacher asked him to bring in a flash drive with pictures of 4 of his favorite items.  They could not be video games.  Jalen chose a book, Herbert’s Wormhole, his Mancala Game, a Chess set Dad got him in Singpore and a new Lego power-miner.

Digi Kit-LOVE by Wilna Furstenberg is so sweet, I couldn’t resist those hand drawn elements and that pinky greyish paper to document firstborn love :)

and a  layout to commemorate a first cellphone… hee hee, the times we live in:

DigiKit – Text Me by Stacy Marks

Journaling: Normally, I would consider 9 years old a little young for a cellphone.  But this year, Jalen and Jordan started at different schools running on different schedules.  With only one parent driving in high traffic areas, I wanted to be sure that I could call Jalen on a cellphone if I was running late or just needed to give him a call.  His 9th birthday was coming up right before the start of school so we jumped in and picked up a cute phone.  I tried to teach him how to text, but the phone did not have a keyboard and it was a lot of work.  I took it back and exchanged it for a phone with a camera and a keyboard so he could text and email pictures easily. It turned out that phones were not allowed at his new school, but I decided to let him keep the phone anyway. he is allowed to text and send pictures to dad while he is deployed.  It has been a great tool to help keep Troy in our daily routine.

and the last, but not least: antique adventures in alabama.

DigiKit – Honeychurch by Kenner Road, DigiKit – Creased Kraft by Jen Martakis, DigiKit – Basic Stitches No1 by Mary Ann Wise

journaling: We stopped off at the antique mall in town. It was the first time I had been in there, and I was immediately sucked in. I fell in love with this 10ft long church pew (for $250). I really wanted it, but 1. how would i get it back to the house, 2. where could I put it? 3. how would I pay for it. Obviously, it stayed there. but look at it in all it’s glory. ha. i also drooled over the tobacco desk, the wooden/glass umbrella store case, the curio cabinet, the old sewing machine with wooden case. amd the typewriter, oh the typewriter. We finally walked out of the antique store with two stamps and a wooden Coke case (2+ hours later) It was so nice walking around with Troy.

thanks for stopping by! :)

Love Love and Blog you later where you just might see 5 more hybrid cards with minty origins,

Joscie, rhymes with bossy

Tricia Chapman’s Posh Baby Girl Papers
MaryAnn Wise’s Basic Stitches No1
Curled White Frames
Text Drops Brushes
Kate Teague’s Life in 365
Jen Martakis’ Text Paths

and right now, MaryAnn Wise’s goodies are on sale at two peas. I love those curled frames, those text drop brushes, basic stitches… she also has some really cool grungy brushes and titles. check it out!

Thanks for stopping by, Love Love and I’ll blog you again real soon! :)

Joscie, rhymes with bossy~

me: Did you know this was your very first bear?

he: no

me: Aunty Paula gave it to you when you were a brand new itty bitty baby!

he: i don’t remember

me: I have pictures, do you want to see?

he: YEAH!

so i go searching.  they’re labeled in folders by year and then by month within the year. aww, what a sweet happy over exposed baby. what was I trying to blind him with the flash on my sony2 megapixel?

oh I am a happy baby. but you’re killing me with that flash mom.  you really should figure out how to take pictures with out it. but i still love you…

Okay. now I’m getting a little annoyed. I see the way you’re looking at my baby. don’t even think about it.

and this last one on the right: If you try to take my baby, I’ll knock you out! (ps, he’s a lefty too)

oh.my.gosh. we laughed so so hard when that picture came up.  which then lead into watching baby videos.  Janel was disappointed at the brevity of the videos.  I had to explain to him, sorry son, but 9 years ago, I was shooting with a Sony Mavica recording on a 1.44 floppy. I was excited to get the 15 seconds of video! hee hee. funny how times and technology change so quickly.

Tonight at bedtime, as I walked Jordan to his bed, he asked me:

Jordan: Mom when were you a baby?

me: a long time ago.

Jordan: How come you don’t have any baby pictures?

me: I do, do you want to see them?

Jordan: yes!

Jalen, shouting from his bedroom: They’re in black and white!

me: NO.THEY.ARE.NOT!

okay now. if your baby pictures are in black and white, I am not saying anything against you. but really. Jalen was serious. silly child.

so anyway. we’ve been all about the baby pictures this week and then what do I see on Two Peas Digi Tuesday?  this absolutely yummy baby boy kit.  I love the blue, green and white.  The hot air balloons and clouds? yes please.  elephants and polka dots? yes and yes please again!

It took almost all day to get this done, but here is my latest

growingUP! (click layout to see in the 2peas gallery)

Tricia Chapman Designs’ Posh Baby Boy Papers, MaryAnn Wise’s Curled White Frames and Basic Stitches No1.

HeartBreakers (click layout to see in the 2peas gallery)

Jen Martakis Designs’ February Kit, This Year Grid Papers , This Year Alphas, and MaryAnn Wise’s  Basic Stitches No1, Grungy Edges No2 WaterColor.

Thanks for stopping by!

Love Love and Blog you again real soon,

Joscie, rhymes with Bossy….