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!
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Happy Stamping! 
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!

joy journey circle journal

Hey paper peeps! Today I wanted to share something fun I just conjured up! I created a "joy journey journal" to pass around to my friends in the mail, and then have each of them fill out a spot inside it with some encouragement! Maybe a favorite Bible verse or an inspiring quote? Then by the end I'll have a big ole chunky book of happiness to look thru!  Here is a look at the inside, I used a Tim Holtz folio as the shell! I mixed white gesso and light blush paint together and applied it to the inside using a makeup sponge to lighten up the pattern on the inside. Then took this gorgeous floral stamp set by Illustrated Faith and stamped once in each corner! 

Lots of lovely layers created out of the 49 and Market Collage Stacks! They were so fun to alter!

The watercolor splashes you see were made with Tim Holtz Oxide Ink refills in the colors of Spun Sugar and Tattered Rose! I did that technique to some of the papers and then ran them through my WRMK typewriter! I just love that look of typed words, it just gives such a cute nostalgic feel to the project! 

I also included some stamping, the black ink was a little bold for me so after the ink was dry, I just blotted it gently with some white gesso and it softened it..

To add some pretty details I topped some of the papers with some gorgeous washi tape like this floral  one here by Heidi Swapp!

Vellum butterflies are the perfect touch if you want to add a little dreamy-ness :)

I love these colors together, they are just so pretty and dreamy! I love all the verses I put in here so far, there are a few more that I'd like to add so I'll keep updating as I go! 

Thanks for stoppin by today, stay well and happy and get scrappy!