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

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

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

pink sands mini album class

Hey paper peeps! This Saturday I'll be teaching this Pink Sands Mini Album class at the Hannah's Home Accents Summer Crafting Weekend Getaway! If you're in the area I would love to have you! If you would like the deets, please email me at sarah.smile21@hotmail.com!

I'll be teaching you how to build this mini album with lots of lovely layers that you'll want to use time & time again! 

Plus there's an exclusive cute new stamp in the kit that was designed by moi! :)

So excited! Til then I'll be dreaming of the sea..
Can't wait, hope to see you there! 
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.! 

Cake stamp set

Hey paper peeps! In honor of my birthday month I just released a new CAKE themed stamp set in my Etsy shop! I love cake so much, (ok I love all sweets) and I've always loved this cute rhyme, "bake me a cake as fast as you can!" So of course a stamp set had to be made lol! And look at those cute sprinkles eek!

I love playing around with different colored inks on my projects! This one is a Tim Holtz Oxide Ink, Pine Needles. It's up there as one of my faves for sure! I thought it's be fun to pull out the color of the strawberry leaves :) 

Look at these darling dipped berries ugh! I just love them! 

This darling plaid paper is by Pinkfresh Studio, it's one of my favorite papers by them I just love the colors! 

What is your favorite ink to stamp with and why? I'd love to hear! 

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have an happy scrappy day! 

xoxo Sarah

June happy little stamps!

Hey paper peeps! Welcome to the June Happy Little Stamps Release yayyyy! I hope you love them as much as I do! Can't wait to make fun things with them! 

I love this verse from Isaiah so much! Such a good reminder for when you're maybe feeling lonely or uncertain, or just simply need to know that you are dearly loved :)  

Strawberries are one of my favorite things in the summertime! I have fond memories of strawberry picking when I was little! They make for a sweet summer day for sure! And those scallops?! Another fave! They'll make a cute border anywhere! 

If you like getting pretty little pink packages in the mail each month, hit the subscribe button to the right in the side bar! (if you're on a mobile device, scroll down to the home button, and underneath  that click on "view web version," then you'll see the sidebar!) There's one for each set, or a button if you want both, you do save a few dollars that way! :)

Thank you so much for stopping by! Can't wait to see what you make with these little darlings! Be sure to tag me at @sarahbargo with all your pretty creations that you make, using the hashtags #sbhappylittlestorystamps or #sbhappylittlefaithstamps! Please email me with any questions!

TaTa for now! 

xoxo Sarah

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

me & you ~ happy little morsels

Hey paper peeps! Just poppin in to say hi and share a little tag mini album I just whipped out! I call little mini projects "little morsels," they just make me happy! 

Do you ever sit down to make something and your brain is like ummmm yeah no... 

aarrrggghhh it's so frustrating isn't it?! These are the times when I like to just throw something little and cute together! Tag albums are great for this! Here's what you do;

1. gather cute tags

2. fold them in half

3.tape them together like an accordian

4. embellish and add photos 

And that's it! So fun and simple! It's ok to make little happy morsels sometimes, it brings a sense of accomplishment, plus you have something cute to look at on your desk! 

I used the May "Happy Little Story Stamp" set on the cover, so cute! If you'd like to subscribe, look over on the sidebar and you'll see a button! There is a button for each subscription or a third button if you want to subscribe to both, easy peasy! 

**NOTE: if you are on your phone, you have to scroll down to where you see the HOME button, well right underneath that it says "view web version," click on that and you'll be able to see the sidebar!

Thank you so much for stopping by! 

xoxo Rah

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

 

halloween past mini album part 1.

Hey paper peeps! Lately I've been going through pictures and I noticed that I have years and years of Halloween pictures that I haven't scrapped! Lots of fun memories even from when I was little! So I decided to create a mini album of just a mixy mash (monster mash?) of memories in one place! 
I'm using an old Little Golden Book as my base, with a mix of collections such as Crate Paper Hey Pumpin and Simple Stories Happy Haunting! This old sparkly book plate is super old, it's by a company called Making Memories! They were so awesome! The Jolly Halloween vintage paper is from an old Halloween party book :)

I was so bummed one day, I was running all over looking for black pom pom trim and I couldn't find any. Then I saw a lady was getting some of this black tassel trim cut at a fabric counter in Hobby Lobby and I was like ohmygosh cut me some too! I can't believe how much it looks like little witch brooms sooo cute! 

I love folding my pages so they're all different sizes! Then you can have stuff hangin off and stickin out all over love it! 

This is my cute niece and I, I think it was about 1998-ish?  I was so proud of my big smily face pumpkin, it took hours lol!

Much more to come on this fun little album, stay tuned! 
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

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!