advent calendar tutorial

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Miss Mint has some new FABULOUS Christmas Kits and Alphas in the store, check them out!

Christmas 2011

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Disney Christmas 2011

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Miss Mint’s Christmas Past Kit
Miss Mint’s Glitzy Alphabet Blue Miss Mint’s Glitzy Alphabet Red
Miss Mint’s Candy Canes
and featuring Miss Mint’s fabulous new freebie:

summer movies

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HP 7.2

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Miss Mint’s Movie Night Freebie

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Joscie, rhymes with bossy :)

39th

Pin Itjournaling: this year we celebrated my 39th birthday with chantilly cake from deelite backer and a family photo session with the incredible Marina Miller. It is going to be a great year.

• Old School Kit by Dianne Rigdon

sweet treats

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journaling: Jordan’s new favorite after dinner treat is ice cream treats. More specifically, he’s in love with creamsicles and who could blame him?

• Icy Sweet – the full kit by ChrissyW
• The 2 Of Us 12×12 Templates by ChrissyW

speed racer

Pin Itjournaling:in celebration of Jalen’s 11th birthday we went down to Dave and Busters for dinner and games.  jalen raced on the driving games and did pretty well. He even beat a few adults in group races. August 6, 2011.

• Soft Painted Papers by Edeline Marta
• Months & Days by Edeline Marta
• Frametastic 1 by Edeline Marta
• Old School First Semester Papers by Dianne Rigdon
• Old School Second Semester Papers by Dianne Rigdon

great grandpa

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journaling: grandpa higa makes 95 look good.

• A Vintage Affair: The Collection by Hazel Olive Designs
• GRAPHIX: TEMPLATE I by Erica Hernandez

Peppermint Creative

I have another pinterest inspired hybrid tutorial to share. This time it’s an iphone holder made from an old gift card. You can see it here.
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That’s it for today, thanks for stopping by!

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Joscie, rhymes with bossy :)

On Sunday we were healthy enough to make it back to church.  Jalen was a substitute acolyte for another boy who was sick.  He got to be a candle lighter again.  Jordan is a big enough boy to write his name in the attendance book at church.  awww, he’s getting to be so big.

Sunday afternoon we caught Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1 again at the Marine Base Theater.  It’s the same theater where we saw the advance screening sneak preview.  :)

Here are my cuties in the theater.  We bring our own drinks, water in our bpa free water bottles.  Jalen is reading on the kindle before the show starts. :)

I snapped a shot of Jalen in the car before we headed inside.  He lost tooth #20 on Saturday.  seriously, this boy has three just coming in teeth in a row on the bottom right.  He hasn’t had this kind of wide gapped smile since he was two, sniffle. He’s growing up quickly too.

I have a tutorial up for Hybrid fill in the blank Thank You notes for kids over at Design House Digital, check it out!

Thanks for stopping by!  Tomorrow, I’ll have my two peas tuesday up, so be sure to stop by again.

Love Love and Blog You Later,

Joscie, rhymes with bossy! :)

Two Peas Tuesday v.12.28

paper whites

journaling: I was so excited to find these paper white narcissus bulbs at Bed, Bath and Beyond this year. when we lived in Birmingham, AL I found out that you could force these bulbs inside with small jars and rocks.  I picked up 12 bulbs and some flat glass marbles to use along with a porcelain container i already had on hand.  We planted these bulbs during the week of thanksgiving and the first flowers popped up the day after Christmas.  We have enjoyed watching the bulbs grow up so quickly and can’t wait to watch the rest bloom.

• Try Again [kit] by Lauren Reid
• Red Stitched Alpha by Betsy Tuma*recolored

making a list

I was lucky to get a chance to be a guest blogger over at the Two Peas in a Bucket Digi Blog this season.  You can see it here: 12 days of christmas guest blog.  The journaling on my layout is straight from the blog post:  I love Christmas, I love the music, the baking and the happy smiles and greetings.  I have a mental checklist for things I like to get done during the holiday season.  Every year I usually get the Christmas Tree up before Thanksgiving and start listening to Christmas even before Halloween.  I know, I know– I have issues. I also like to do my shopping early and online.  Since we home-school, our boys are always with me and it’s just easier to keep it a secret. And the fact I don’t have to fight for parking or stand in lines?! Well hey, that’s just another added bonus.  I create our Christmas card and send out quite a bit every year.  I also make photo calendars for a few friends.

I can remember my mom baking chocolate chip cookies to the tunes of the Carpenters Christmas album (vinyl!) and it makes me smile.  I do the same thing except my Carpenters are crooning from my iTunes and my cookies are sugar cookies and gingerbread.  I have also just started making Gingerbread houses in the past few years.  We go to Christmas Eve candle light service and get to open one present before bed.

• Merry Little Christmas – Collection by Dianne Rigdon
• Edward Alpha by Lauren Reid
• Old Stitchy Stamps by Lauren Reid

happy music

10 songs that make me happy:

1. lucky by Colbie Caillat & Jason Mraz
2. Halo/Walking on Sunshine by Glee Cast
3. Everything by Michael Buble
4. Sky by Joshua Radin & Ingrid Michaelson
5. Everybody by Ingrid Michaelson
6. Art by Tanya Davis
7. All Love by Ingrid Michaelson
8. Crush by David Archuletta
9. Hey Soul Sister by Glee Cast
10. Teenage Dream by Glee Cast

• Track of my Life [kit] by Lauren Reid

digital crop winner jennifer’s blizzard :)

for the last Digi Crop at Two Peas, one winner was chosen and some of the DT members scrapped her photos.  This was my layout for Jennifer, I left a space below for her journaling.

• The Bestiest [elements] by Lauren Reid
• Joy Page kit by Michelle Underwood
• Joy Solids paper pack by Michelle Underwood
• Two Peas Digi Crop Winner

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Club CK

my very first online scrappy community was at creatingkeepsakes.com .  It was there that I met and made friends with some of the friendliest scrappers around so when Club CK opened up shop it was a given that I’d set up an account there as well.  I am always honored when one of my projects is featured.  Last week I was thrilled to see my stargazer layout featured at Club CK.  :)

Club CK blog

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Peppermint Creative

Miss Mint has a super cute freebie up right now.  You have to go through the check out process but the kit is free. and cute. :)

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Creative Charms

I also had a tutorial up at Creative Charms with my 7 gypsies photo tray.  I am looking forward to working on Valentines Projects for next month’s blog post <3 and it seems they were in the same mood when putting together January’s kits.

January Kit of the Month – $14.99 (Regular $19.43)

My Heart’s Desire – 60 Pieces

• Red Fancy Polka Dot Brads and Ribbon – 5 Pieces
• Red Polka Dot Hearts – 4 Pieces
• Red Vintage Brads – 9 Pieces
• Pink Vintage Pearl Brads – 9 Pieces
• Pink Vintage Jewels – 12 Pieces
• Red & Clear Vintage Jewels – 12 Pieces
• Red Vintage Poppies – 8 Pieces
• 18” Red Vintage Velvet Ric Rac

January Deal of the Month – $6.99 (Regular $16.43)

Be Mine – 340 Pieces

• Assorted Felt Hearts – 4 Pieces
• Red Gem Garden – 12 Pieces
• Pink Gem Stickers – 76 Pieces
• Red Gem Stickers – 76 Pieces
• Pink Pearl Stickers – 76 Pieces
• Antique White Pearl Stickers – 76 Pieces
• Pink Beaded Heart – 2 Pieces
• Epoxy Sweet Tooth Stickers – 18 Pieces

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Design House Digital

I have a calendar tutorial up at Design House Digital and am putting the finishing touches on another hybrid blog post. Next week we’ll be celebrating the One year anniversary of DHD with Chats, Special Sales and blog posts. I hope to see you there!

Thanks for stopping by and for making it all the way through that long post!

Love Love and Blog you again real soon!

Joscie, rhymes with bossy! :)

here are just a few of my examples…

I hope you’ll play along! :)

I also have two tutorials up at the Design House Digital Blog: pencil pouch and despicable me.  Check ‘em out!

Love Love and Blog You Later,

Joscie, rhymes with bossy

Lace Circle Cards

• I cut Laina Lamb’s Lace Circle shapes out of white flocked vinyl on my silhouette.
• weeded the vinyl (picked out the unwanted pieces)
• sprayed each shape with Glimmer Mist (Granite and Key Lime Pie)
• embossed one card back with a Paper Trey Ink Woodgrain plate
• adhered the vinyl shapes to the card backs.
• added American Crafts (Dear Lizzy) Stickers, a crocheted flower, buttons with divine twine and a Stampin’ Up! Corduroy brad with American Crafts Dimensional Adhesive.
• rounded corners.

hybrid bookmarks

• I printed Kathy Martin’s Pencil it in items on matte photo paper
• cut out the pencil with a scissors, cut the lines with a paper trimmer and punched the half circles with my cropadile
• die cut the book worm with a Spellbinders circle die and a pinked circle out of cardstock.
• embossed both bookmarks with an Impression plate from Paper Trey Ink.
• added divine twine around the half circles and tied a knot.
• adhered the printed items to the book marks
• punched holes in the top of each book mark and added divine twine.

you are so cool

a few weeks ago I downloaded this ice cream kit and made some cards.  I also printed some plain scoops to color with my copic markers.  These colorful scoops have been sitting on my paper cutter for a few weeks waiting to be put together.  I am so in love with ROYGBIV, are you?

• Each scoop is printed in black on Neenah Solar white cardstock
• colored with copic markers
• hand cut and adhered with pop dots
• Sentiment is in thickers.

I can’t wait to see what new pea products I’ll be playing with this week!  There are new designers at Two Peas Digital!  ALSO there is a call for the Two Peas in a bucket Digital Creative Team!  I hope you’ll apply!

Thanks for stopping by! Love Love and Blog You Later,

Joscie, rhymes with bossy

I created an 8.5×11 template in CS4 and added guides so the month and day blocks would be 4×4.  I included the numeral, printed and cursive in English and finally in Hawaiian.

I created sheets for each month/day of the week.  I trimmed 1/4″ off each of the long sides, 1/2″ off the top then  2 1/2″ off the bottom.  Then cut the remaining piece into 4×4 pieces.

the number/year pieces were designed to be 2×4 so when I placed a month, day, date, year it would be 12″ and fit perfectly on a 12″ chipboard base.

after trimming all the pieces, I stacked them up and punched with the bind it all and put it all together…

The boys are now learning the date in English and Hawaiian, and I couldn’t be happier! :)
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Joscie, rhymes with bossy

attempt 1: fine script was too delicate/small to weed (remove unwanted pieces) successfully.

attempt 2: I made the design slightly larger and removed a few of the other detailed items and cut again. still a pain to weed.

attempt 3: Less intricate design, sent to cut, forgot to mirror image. D’oH!

attempt 4: mirror image, cut, iron on=success.

verdict: I love this flocked material. It looks professional and I am happy with the end result.  It was not as intricate as I wanted, but still satisfied.

So, do you want to know how to cut your own designs or designs using digital scrapbooking files you’ve downloaded?

1. If you are starting with a .png file you want to open it in your software, I use PS. Save a copy of this file as a .jpg.  Remember where you are saving it.

2. Open your silhouette software, open a new document.

3. click on insert file, navigate to your .jpg file and open it.

4. place it in your document.

5. click on get outline. (edit.get outline)

6. paste then exit adds the cutline to your document. resize as needed, then cut. :)

I have used this method on these projects:

I do love my silhouette, I’ve had it for 4 years or so. I have cut vinyl, iron on material, cardstock, patterned paper.  I think the only thing I wish was different?  I wish I could cut wider items.  The widest is about 7.75″.  On a few occasions I have downloaded items that could not be cut to the proper size on my silhouette, so 12″ inch width would be nice.  But I really do love it.  I hope this has helped you, let me know if you have any questions!  Thanks for stopping by!

Love Love and Blog you later,

Joscie, rhymes with Bossy!

I got an email from my mother in law that she received the new For the Home idea book by Scrapbook Trends in the mail.  My calendar is featured there, I am so excited!  Be on the look out for that one! :)  I have another layout coming out in a UK Idea book this summer too, I’ll let you know about that one when it comes up.  I also have a new project in the works for DesignHouseDigital soon too! :)  I also got a note that one of my digi layouts is featured on the Kenner Road blog today!

It has been voggy and rainy around Hawaii the past few days.  There has been lots of ponding on the roads and runny noses, itchy eyes, and coughing around the family.  We’re sure thankful that it’s not too bad, I am feeling really bad for all the severe weather in the southeast US.  We took the car into the shop this morning for an oil change, tire rotation, brake check *(I was just sure that the brakes were going bad, but thankfully I was wrong, they are fine).  These are the kinds of things Troy usually does for me, and I was just glad to get it done.  We also stopped off at the Library today and while Jalen checked in to a few resource books in the Library, Jordan and I scanned the kids books and checked out three cute stories about Miss Smith and her Incredible Storybook.  We have just about decided that I am going to homeschool both boys next year.  I am nervous, but excited at the prospect at the same time.  So if you’re so inclined, please pray for some divine guidance in selecting our curriculum and good choices for our family.

I need to fold up some laundry and head to bed because tomorrow is Tuesday and that means time for new digi kits over at two peas in the morning! :)

Thanks for stopping by, Love Love and Blog you again real soon!

Joscie, rhymes with bossy

Today’s picture of the day: Happy Birthday Jordan!

My picture of the Day for yesterday is my (step)brother Kam and my sister in law Melissa.

Today was a day for tying up loose ends.  Getting safety inspections for truck and motorcycle, mowing our little patch of lawn in the back… I think we are about as ready as we can be.

In scrappy news, Tattered Angels is releasing a few new products that I am super super excited about!  Liz posted the first sneak peek on the Tattered Angels educator blog today.  She listed all the new educators and there is a great giveaway, so check it out!  My first tattered angels project went live on the blog today too! Here’s a peek:

Thanks for stopping by!  Love Love and blog you later,

Joscie, rhymes with bossy!