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

sunny adventure

Hey paper peeps! Just poppin on to share a fun summery layout with you! I have been playing with 6x12 lately, it's just fun to play with different sizes sometimes! It's a good way to keep things fresh and maybe find things that work and don't work for you! 
Citrus Twist Kits has these awesome 4x8 shipping tags, so I trimmed off a little on the end and slid the tag right into a pocket! So easy and cute! 

I used a couple stamps in the up-coming August Happy Little Story Stamp set, can you find them?! Sneaky peeky!

I loved playing with these bright summer colors, they made me so happy! 

If you want to spice up your pocket pages, create a fold over flap using cardstock, then cover it with a journal card or paper or photos! Plus it makes it fun and interactive! 

Flip it.. flip it good! 

If you're ever feeling a little down or sad about how fast time is going or if your babies grew up too fast, break out some old happy photos and document something with them! It helped me a great deal this weekend when I was feeling sad ;) 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a bright & sunny day!

xoxo Sarah

new mercies every morning

Hey paper peeps! I've been playing with this month's Happy Little Stamps, and I just love the verse in the Faith subscription! 
"His mercies are new every morning." Lamentations 3: 22-23.
We all have horrible days sometimes, I swear some days it's like you're just taking a day long beating! But the amazing thing is that God is faithful and there is no expiration date on his mercy! Each day we can begin again, even if we wake up on the wrong side of the bed! 

I love this statement I found online, it says "The dawning of every new day could be seen as a symbol of God's light breaking through the darkness and his mercy overcoming our troubles." Isn't that awesome?!

I haven't done a 6x12 layout in a long time, it was so fun to do something different! Definitely going to be playing with this size more! 

Do your furry friends like to participate in your crafting too? :)

If you'd like to subscribe to our Happy Little Stamps and get a pretty little pink package in the mail each month, go on over to the sidebar! (make sure you're in view web version if you're on your phone) There is a button for each sub or a button for both! Easy Peasy! These are the July subscriptions;

These little guys just make me so happy! I mean that cute little sunshine and coffee to go!

Have a blessed day lovelies, thanks for stopping by!

xoxo Sarah

me oh my, i love pie

Hey paper peeps! What is your favorite dessert? I have to say I love all desserts, but one of my favorites is the deliciously famous pie! MMMmmmmm with the brown flaky crust ohmygosh and crumbly topping.. I literally have dreams about it lol! 

Recently we went over to Shipshewana Indiana to pay a visit to the amish :) My moms a quilter so we've been going there almost every year since I was little! It's a very special tradition for us! So basically she goes for fabric, I go for the pie heh heh.. There's just these amazing handmade with love beautiful pies everywhere. It's like heaven.. but not for my love handles..

Anyhoo, of course I was inspired to create a sweet little stamp set about this amazing treat! It's over in my Etsy shop right now eek! 

Isn't it so fun?! I just love this scalloped photo corner stamp! I'm going to start incorporating them in my stamp sets, I'm so excited! Always looking for more ways to spice up my projects! 

I hope you love it and I can't see what you do with it! Don't forget to tag me on Instagram at @sarahbargo and follow my Facebook page Sarah Bargo Co.! 

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

happy little stamp release day!

Happy International Scrapbook Day woohooo!! So exciting! A day dedicated completely to our wonderful papercrafting addictions hobbies, how wonderful! 
Today is extra special because I am releasing my brand new Happy Little Stamps! There are 2 different subscriptions you can get;
Happy Little Story Stamps & Happy Little Faith Stamps!
If you look to the right on the sidebar, there is a subscription button for each one, or you can hit the very bottom button under the cute sticky note and subscribe to both! You actually get a deal if you do it that way! If you go up to the top tabs, there's a page for each subscription and each one has all the deets :) 
Here are the releases for the month of May;
I thought how fitting for International Scrapbook Day to kick of these stamps with a pretty paper stamp?! This will be so fun to use on all of those happy scrappy days, crops, scrapbook expos, retreats, all of those good things! I love a good label stamp, they can be used on anything! 

I love this verse, it is such a good one with much needed encouragement! 

I hope you love them as much as I do! I've been having so much fun designing them! If you have any questions please direct message me on Instagram or email me at sarah.smile21@hotmail.com!
Thank you so much for stopping by my little happy place!
xoxo Sarah

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

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

 

sparkle & joy

Hey paper peeps! Today I want to start showing you what I've been making with the new Citrus Twist Kits new Christmas kit for 2020, Sparkle & Joy! I am so excited that I get to be a guest designer for them using this kit, it's just loaded with cuteness! 

I really love the fun chipboard flair pieces, so I knew I wanted to do something fun with those rather than just stick them on a page :)

Seriously look at how cute this hot cocoa mug is?! Just love it! I used a glue dot and stuck it to the end of the gold paper clip, then put a circle of paper on the back that lines up good. Also, this Joy to the World music paper was one of my faves in the kit, so I cut it into a tag to use as my cover page. Just punched a hole at the top and put a Heidi Swapp gold glitter sticker enforcer around it, then finished it off with some red bakers twine! 

I wanted to do something cute with the candy cane flair, so I punched a little hole in it and slid it onto a gold paper clip! Now I can have a cute dangly hanging off somewhere! 

So fun! I just love this kit! Stay tuned for some more ideas using this fab kit! Thanks for stopping by! 
xoxo Sarah

good times

Hey paper peeps! Just poppin in to share a fun layout I did using a very large "K" cutfile from Just Nick Studio! It's from the Spring Outline Alphabet, I just love the alphabet there are so many things you can do with it! 

I cut the K out of white cardstock, then watercolored it with 2 different pinks to add some fun dimension and color! 

This bright and happy paper line is by The Stamp Market, it's called Miss Modern.. I usually am a pastelly kinda gal so I had fun using bright colors!

Those flowers are so pretty all layered up! 

Thanks for stoppin in, have a happy scrappy 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!

new sketch challenge

Hey paper peeps! Are you in the Hip Kit Club group on Facebook? They launched a new sketch challenge yesterday, and this is what it looks like!

Cute right? This is my version of it;

I know it doesn't look exactly like it, but if you look closely, I just flipped the sketch and smushed it all together! It was so fun I love doing these!

Look at this gorgeous cut file in the March kits?!?! I absolutely love it and plan on using it a bunch! Look how cute my mom looks in the lens lol! Siigghhh. Why are beach pics always so beautiful..makes me want to go grrrr!

I adore fancy little details... even simple little texture paste circles that were stenciled on can add so much to a page! 

Such a great saying:

You should definitely go play along, you could win a $10.00 gift card for their store! 
Can't wait to see what you come up with! Have a beautiful day! 

Emerson Lane

Hey there paper peeps! Have you seen the new Heidi Swapp scrapbooking goodies, Emerson Lane? It's so pretty, I couldn't wait to play with it! My favorite part is the floral lace paper (heart eyes heart eyes heart eyes)!!! Usually I cut it up into little pieces, but this time I wanted to keep it whole, it really packs a pretty punch!

I laid it over a piece of this really soft and pretty pink watercolor paper, I love how it makes the flowers stand out more! 

I can't wait to play with the rest of the collection! Are you being creative today?
Thanks so much for stopping by!