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

happy anniversary mom and dad!

Heyyy paper peeps! Hope you all are doing well in these crazy times! I so miss walking through antique stores and flea markets, treasure hunting is the best! One day when I was strolling through an antique store I found this adorable vintage Hallmark photo album that says Showers of Happiness on the front. It was only $2.00 booyahhh! So of course being the hoarder that I am I grabbed it, and I'm so glad I did! It became my parents wedding album! They've been married 46 years wowza!
All I did to jazz up the cover was add a chipboard word and striped marquee love washi tape by Heidi Swapp!

I used a mixture of products, it was so fun!

Look at how cute this cake is!

 I am so thankful for photographs! Looking at them is like going back in time and being with these loved ones all over again. 

What is your favorite treasure that you've ever scored at an antique store?
Thanks for stopping by and have a happy scrappy day! 

you're a peach layout

Hey there paper peeps! Do you know what is thee best thing ever? When it's summer time and the sun is setting, and everything gets that pretty orangey glow, also known as twilight or the magic hour? I love it so much! That is such an awesome time to take pics because they get this warm glow on them, I just love it ;) especially when the kiddies are outside chasing lightning bugs and runnin around like banshees! Those are the memories I love to capture. Livin life, being silly, spending quality time together. 
Like this photo here, I love it so much. Just chillin on the back porch, watching the sun set.

This peachy paper is so cute I just had to use it for this! It's by Dear Lizzy, the polka dot paper is by Heidi Swapp, and the green plaid paper is by Echo Park Paper! Perfect summer time papers! 

Have a lovely day, thanks for stopping by!

favorite flower

Hey there paper peeps! It's almost the weekend woohooo!!! Do you have a scrapbook album that's all about you? I started making a 6x8 Project Life album that's filled with little bits & pieces about me, just something I can add to periodically. I thought it'd be neat to have a book filled with my favorite things, funny things that happened, and other goodies like that so my kids have something to look  through someday ;)  Here is a spread I did about my favorite flowers, the light pink rose. I have loved these since I was little, they are so soft & beautiful! Don't get me wrong, I love alll flowers I think they are all stunning in their own way. They are one of God's greatest gifts! 

These gorgeous puffy letter stickers are by My Mind's Eye, I just adore them! If you want to add a little bling just throw a few sequins in your pocket ;) 

Hand cut a few leaves out of another PL card for a "flowery" touch ;)
Thanks for stoppin by have a lovely day!