striped label stamp

Hey paper peeps! Over in my little Etsy Shop there I have some darling stamps that are perfect for journaling, and one of them is this cute striped label stamp! 

I just love all the possibilities with this thing! Wouldn't it be cute stamped in red for a Santa shipping tag?! EEK!! 

Here's how I used it in my September travelers notebook mini album:

I stamped the label part in one color and the words in a different color, so fun! 

A good tip if you want to type on it, stamp it onto a larger piece of cardstock, then run it through your typewriter BEFORE you cut it out! Then it goes through super nicely!

Did you notice the cute little stamped leaves? Those are the ones in the September Story Stamp subscription! If you'd like to subscribe and get a pretty little pink package in the mail each month, hit the button in the sidebar! 

Have you been documenting your fall so far? I'm trying to keep up as much as I can, it's such a beautiful good smelling yummy season I don't want to forget anything!

Thank you so much for stopping in! Have a happy scrappy day!

xoxo Sarah

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

september happy little stamps!

Good morning paper peeps Happy September eeeekkk!! Can't believe I'm saying that?!?! I am absolutely in love with this month's stamp sets, I know I say that every month but this months are so cuuute! 
Here is the September Happy Little Story Stamp;

So perfect for a beautiful day in September! You wake up to a cool & crisp morning, and end the day with a warm golden afternoon, all while watching the gorgeous colored leaves flutter gently to the ground.. siggghhh how I love autumn!

Here is the September Happy Little Faith Stamp:

I love this time of year because it's a time when we start to really focus & reflect on all of our blessings! Gratitude is a powerful thing! Beware: creating lists of what you're thankful for can cause cheerfulness and a happy heart! :)

If you love these stamps and would like to get a pretty little pink package in the mail each month, click the buttons over in the sidebar for which subscription you'd like to sign up for! 

Thank you so much to my dear subscribers, it means so much from the bottom of my heart! 

Have a  beautiful happy scrappy day!

xoxo Sarah

Beach Memories

Hey paper peeps! Just got back from a week long vacation so I thought I'd pop on here and share the mini album I started for it! I took almost 800 pics ohmygosh what the heck am I gonna do with all that?! LOL! 
I love love our fun Happy Little Stamps this month! Those curly Q photo corner stamps in the Faith Subscription are just too cute!

And these darling waves border in the Story Subscription are the perfect touch to add a bit of wavy whimsy! 

WOOHOO got one photo from our trip scrapped lolol! #hahahahelpme
There's a couple spots open if you'd like to subscribe to the August stamps, just click the button over in the sidebar for the sub you want, or click the "both" button if you just can't pick haha! 
Thank you so much to my sweet subscribers, I hope you're having a blast playing with the stamps! 
Thank you so much for stopping by! 
xoxo Sarah

deep waters

Hey paper peeps! When I decided to start a stamp subscription, I wanted to have some stamps for memory keeping of course, but I also wanted to start incorporating my faith into some projects too! Hence where I came up with the Happy Little Faith Stamp Subscription! I love that there's 2 separate ones to pick from, or you can pick both and it's still super affordable! 

I really love when you just "happen to stumble on" (wink wink) a verse that goes so perfectly with the storm or trial you are facing! That's how I came about with the August Faith Stamp verse, "When you go through deep waters, I will be with you!" ~Isaiah 43:2. Life has been super hard lately and it's going to get even trickier... I'm about to make a big life change and it's super scary! Well one day I opened up to this verse and was like oh yeah. Thank you Lord I needed this! 
I just love scraping texture paste over stencils ohmygoodness it's so much fun! These little stars are one of my faves to play with, and they fit so perfectly with this old sheet music paper :)

Look how fun these curly Q waves are! I think I used 3 different blue Tim Holtz Oxide Inks for them, then just dabbed a little white gesso over top of them to soften them up a bit! 

I am having so much fun creating a faith art journal with the Happy Little Faith Stamps! I love just adding layers and layers of messy-ness and paint and paper and ink until I'm totally happy with it! 

I can't wait to get more pages in it done, I know it will be one of my favorite things! It's kinda funny because I'll be able to look at each layout and know exactly what I was going through at that point! Kind of a faith journey :) If you want to play along and start your own journal with your Happy Little Faith Stamps, please make sure you tag me so I can see your amazing art work! #sbhappylittlefaithartjournal @sarahbargo

Thank you so much for stopping by! If you'd like to subscribe to Happy Little Stamps, the buttons are on the right in the sidebar! Have a beautiful 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