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!

sweetie pies mini album

Hey there paper peeps! Ohhh it's almost Valentine's Day, which makes me so happy because I love it! I mean how can you not love a holiday about love?! It's all pink & hearts & sweets! I also love making cute papercrafting projects for Valentine's, mainly because I get to have a good excuse for mixing pinks & hearts with my boys haha! Here's a little mini album I just made for my first Shimmerz Paints Social Media Team project!
I used lots of Crate Paper goodies and yummy new Shimmerz products!

Lots of lovely layers...

I did a lot of watercoloring onto cut files and stenciling with texture paste! 

The Shimmerz products I used were;

Creameez Cheeky Pink

Inklingz She Packs A Punch
Dazzlerz Tutti Frutti
Paste-eez Baby Boy Blue
If you haven't tried their products out, you definitely should give them a whirl, they are so much fun to play with! 
Have a lovely day and thanks for stopping by!