counting my blessings

Hey paper peeps! I am in love with the new September Happy Little Faith Stamps, they are just so fun! I try to keep an attitude of gratitude all year long, but this time of year is so special and it feels like we focus so much more about being grateful & thankful! I love it! I think gratitude makes a person so happy and cheerful!  

    

      Can you believe I did a 12x12 layout woohoo! Felt good! I stamped "counting my blessings" and the vintage number list right onto a large piece of ephemera, then tied it at the top with a ribbon! Just something fun ;)

I can't wait to use this stamp bunches more on different projects! When I design stamps, I try to make them to where you can do that instead of just using them once on a project then putting them away :)

Can't wait to see what you create with them! Please tag me on IG with #sbhappylittlefaithstamps or #sbhappylittlestorystamps so I can check it out! 
Have a gorgeous day!
xoxo Sarah

stamping rituals

Hey paper peeps Happy Friyay woot woot! Do you have rituals or routines you do with certain scrapbook supplies? I do sometimes, like with my stamps! 

The first thing I do when I go to use a fresh hot off the press brand spankin new "Happy Little Stamp" is wash it! I just give it a good rinse and dry it off, this helps to get all of the residue from the factory production off of the stamp! (I also heard sometimes people use very fine sand paper to do this but that kinda scares me lol!) 

Secondly, since I want to get a clean crisp stamped image, I like to "break it in" by stamping it a few times onto a scratch piece of paper! This helps me so much, for some reason I get nervous right before I stamp like I'm going to wreck something lol! I'm a dork like that.

Thirdly, I keep a bag of baby wipes by me and I clean off my stamps right away! I use baby wipes for so many things, they are just so convenient! Not sure that's the best way to do it, I'm just cheap and they work great lol! There are also alot of great stamp cleaners out there you can use though if you would rather go that route :)

What are some of your rituals or routines that you do with your papercrafting? I'd love to hear! Any stamping tips that I can't live without?!

Being a bookworm at heart, one of my favorite things to journal on is a good ole fashioned library card! I wanted to have one to use on every project, so I actually just put this super cute library card stamp into my ETSY SHOP! Hop on over and take a look!

Thank you so much for hangin out with me today! Have a happy scrappy weekend!

xoxo Rah

Cake stamp set

Hey paper peeps! In honor of my birthday month I just released a new CAKE themed stamp set in my Etsy shop! I love cake so much, (ok I love all sweets) and I've always loved this cute rhyme, "bake me a cake as fast as you can!" So of course a stamp set had to be made lol! And look at those cute sprinkles eek!

I love playing around with different colored inks on my projects! This one is a Tim Holtz Oxide Ink, Pine Needles. It's up there as one of my faves for sure! I thought it's be fun to pull out the color of the strawberry leaves :) 

Look at these darling dipped berries ugh! I just love them! 

This darling plaid paper is by Pinkfresh Studio, it's one of my favorite papers by them I just love the colors! 

What is your favorite ink to stamp with and why? I'd love to hear! 

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have an happy scrappy day! 

xoxo Sarah

enjoy every moment

Hey paper peeps! Just hoppin on to share a sneaky peeky at the new Happy Little Story Stamp set releasing on June 1st!
You can subscribe on the right in the side bar to either stamp sub, or there's a button for both!

Happy Stamping! 
xoxo Sarah

me & you ~ happy little morsels

Hey paper peeps! Just poppin in to say hi and share a little tag mini album I just whipped out! I call little mini projects "little morsels," they just make me happy! 

Do you ever sit down to make something and your brain is like ummmm yeah no... 

aarrrggghhh it's so frustrating isn't it?! These are the times when I like to just throw something little and cute together! Tag albums are great for this! Here's what you do;

1. gather cute tags

2. fold them in half

3.tape them together like an accordian

4. embellish and add photos 

And that's it! So fun and simple! It's ok to make little happy morsels sometimes, it brings a sense of accomplishment, plus you have something cute to look at on your desk! 

I used the May "Happy Little Story Stamp" set on the cover, so cute! If you'd like to subscribe, look over on the sidebar and you'll see a button! There is a button for each subscription or a third button if you want to subscribe to both, easy peasy! 

**NOTE: if you are on your phone, you have to scroll down to where you see the HOME button, well right underneath that it says "view web version," click on that and you'll be able to see the sidebar!

Thank you so much for stopping by! 

xoxo Rah

d is for debbie

Hey paper peeps! This is the last sneaky peeky of my brand new happy little stamps before making their big debut tomorrow eeekkk!! I am so super excited! And nervous.. hope you like them! 
 I have been working on a mini album for my mom, it's made out of a vintage book that I picked up in an antique store! She's a quilter, so when I saw an old beautiful book called "The Patchwork Quilt," you know it accidentally fell into my cart heh heh...  

It's about all of our hobbies, scrapbook adventures, expos, crafting parties, hoarding of pretty things, trips to bakeries, all of those good things! Who would've thought that our hobbies would turn into lifestyles, which would in turn result in crazy adventures?! 

Can't wait to show more of this book to you! It's getting quite chunky :) 

I love putting paint chips in my junky artsy fartsy journals, they are so perfect for journaling and layering! It's a happy bonus when you find one with cute paint names on it! 

I added a messy & quick layer of gesso on the base book page and large shipping tag before creating the page, I just love how gesso softens everything and makes it so subtle and pretty! 

Do you have special plans for International Scrapbook Day?! I love this day! So much fun going on all over social media, it's so exciting! 
Thank you so much for stopping by! Come back tomorrow at 7p.m. to subscribe to some really cute stamps! 
xoxo Sarah

good things

Hey there paper peeps! This is our first sneak of the very first ever in the history of ever Happy Little Story Stamps coming out on May 1st! 
Do you have a favorite stamp that you keep handy in your workspace that you find yourself reaching for time and time again? For me, it's definitely the label stamp. Not sure why, I just love them! I use them on almost everythingggg :) 

They can add the cutest detail to the simplest thing! 
#sneakypeeky
Thank you so much for stopping by! 
xoxo Sarah

be happy

Hey paper peeps! Just hoppin on to share a simple little layout I whipped out the other day! Do you ever see a piece of patterned paper that you just have to do something with?! That's how I felt about this cute paper by Heidi Swapp in her new Carefree Collection! I just love it! Cactus' are just the happiest things! Plus now that half of my family lives in the wild west, I get to utilize all the cute things with these happy guys! I swear when you're driving past them it looks like they're all out there waving at you lol! 

I love this "be happy" stamp by Close To Your Heart! My sweet friend Erica sells it in her CTMH shop! I used the fab "Evergreen" ink pad with it, green is a top fave color of mine other than light pink (lots of heart eyes)!! 
I think hanging things off of tags is so cute on projects! This LOVE circle charm is also from Heidi's Carefree collection, I dabbed some pink paint on there to make it feel artsy fartsy :) 

My mom and I have this ongoing joke that we're always sitting or standing the same way, we just look over at each other and laugh and say STOP IT!! 

As you can see my typewriter hates me and likes to do crazy things sometimes when I'm journaling, but I don't care I love it! I use it on almost everything! I have to remember to put my handwriting on things  too though because that's important :) I cherish all of my cards and envelopes that relatives & family members sent me when I was little, simply because it has their handwriting on them. Makes me feel like I'm holding a piece of them with me. 

This cute chipboard piece that says love love love is by Freckled Fawn! They have lots of cute embellishments to play with! 

I'm so proud of myself for making a 12x12 layout! That hasn't happened in awhile yikes! What is your favorite size layout to make? 

Thank you so much for stopping by! 

xoxo Sarah

 

halloween past mini album part 1.

Hey paper peeps! Lately I've been going through pictures and I noticed that I have years and years of Halloween pictures that I haven't scrapped! Lots of fun memories even from when I was little! So I decided to create a mini album of just a mixy mash (monster mash?) of memories in one place! 
I'm using an old Little Golden Book as my base, with a mix of collections such as Crate Paper Hey Pumpin and Simple Stories Happy Haunting! This old sparkly book plate is super old, it's by a company called Making Memories! They were so awesome! The Jolly Halloween vintage paper is from an old Halloween party book :)

I was so bummed one day, I was running all over looking for black pom pom trim and I couldn't find any. Then I saw a lady was getting some of this black tassel trim cut at a fabric counter in Hobby Lobby and I was like ohmygosh cut me some too! I can't believe how much it looks like little witch brooms sooo cute! 

I love folding my pages so they're all different sizes! Then you can have stuff hangin off and stickin out all over love it! 

This is my cute niece and I, I think it was about 1998-ish?  I was so proud of my big smily face pumpkin, it took hours lol!

Much more to come on this fun little album, stay tuned! 
xoxo Sarah

storylines and shipshewana

Hey paper peeps! Have you gotten a chance to play with the new Heidi Swapp Storylines Chapters yet? I just started my first one, and I'm having so much fun! I'm trying to just keep it simple and slap stuff down, which I'm not gonna lie it's kinda hard for my brain to do that... but I'm loving it! And it's turning out so happy & cute!

This particular chapter is about a cute little amish town that my mom has been dragging me to taking me to since I was teeny tiny! We have so many awesome memories here, I have to start getting them down on paper!

This gorgeous floral cutfile is from Just Nick Studio, I just love using sequins to dress up a flower center! 

Typing is my go to journaling method right now, but I need to make sure my handwriting is in there too somewhere :)

I used a pretty Storylines circle sticker to be an envelope seal, but it's not stuck down. 

Something I like to do with my stickers is to leave the backing on and just use them like a piece of ephemera, then staple it on. 

I love flaps and different sized pages, it makes a book so fun to look at! So the first page i folded back in half, creating a pocket. Then I covered it in paper and did the same thing to the second page, leaving it a little wider so you can see all the pretty layers! 

Have a happy scrappy weekend loves! Thanks for stopping by!

never a dull moment..

Hey paper peeps! How are you holding up in this crazy time?! I'm doing ok, just taking it day by day :) I haven't blogged in awhile, so I thought I'd jump back in and share a little mini album I've been working on! 

I used a mix of goodies from my stash, but all of the paper is from the new Felicity Jane kit for April called Grace, it's so pretty! I love floral and gingham it's just the prettiest combination!

Little tabs and word snippets add just the cutest little detail..

This adorable Maggie Holmes charm is the perfect little bling to add to a tag at the top! The sticker that says "these are the best days" are from one of Maggie's sticker books!

In the papers is this cute one with all of these little journaling spots on it, and I wanted to do something clever with it, so I typed in all of these little things that have been going on lately so we never forget!

Polka dotted vellum is one of my favorite scrapbooking supplies evah! It adds the perfect amount of softness I think :)

Vellum pockets are perfect for tucking in little photos!

I have many more photos to add in this book including Easter memories, I just love this hobby! I love preserving our memories and time together! Makes me so happy!

Thank you so much for stopping by dears, have a happy crafty day!

fine little day

Hey paper peeps! Have you jumped on the travelers notebook crazy train? Ohhh they are the cahutest little things when you make a mini album out of them! By the time you get just a few spreads done inside, they are these super chunky little books of happiness! I have just a general one in the works, filled with random memories that make me smile, and this is my most recent entry;

These books are also really handy when you have some pretty pieces lying around your workspace that you need to use up, or if you have a random picture that you want to use but don't want to create a large layout for it or whatevs ;) perfect for pretty paper scraps too!

So Shimmerz Paints has these fabulous new kits available now on their website, and this one had an exclusive cut file to go along with it! It was a large floral heart but I cut it apart of course (because I can't do anything normal lol).. what can I say some things are just begging to be fussy cut... 

I placed the flower on a simple watercolor background that I created with Shimmerz Creameez Piggy Pink paint! I was worried that the paper would crinkle too much, but I slapped down a clear gesso layer first and let it dry, but the paper took it like a champ! 
So definitely give these little notebooks a try, they are so fun I know you'll love them! 
Have a beautiful day! 

you make me happy

Hey there! Are you having a scrappy Sunday?! Just wanted to pop in to share this simple little layout with you ;) What is your favorite size layout to make? This is an 8.5x11 and I forgot how much fun they are! Omgosh this is an old pic but it makes me so happy! That little happy face...

 This is one of the charms from the new Maggie Holmes line "Sunny Days," I tied it around the bottom of the layout with bakers twine, just a simple little detail on the bottom. ;)

I found this cut file just laying on my desk in a pile of pretty things, so I gave it a watercolor bath in Shimmerz Paints "Luck of the Irish," It's so pretty! Love this color! 

This happy sticker is an old Dear Lizzy one, I have a whole drawer of her stuff that I need to stop hoarding lol! But it is kinda fun going through your stash, it's like shopping for it all over again heh heh!

I hope you find some time today to make something pretty!  Have a lovely day!