Rainy Days

Good morning! Another rainy day here in New England, but that is OK; my mums are going to look fabulous! So, the second part of the Labor Day challenge from the message board that I visit was to create something showing someone "resting after laboring". These pictures of my son sleeping on Daddy after a hard day of playing fit the bill! The boy can sleep anywhere, I swear, but snuggled on mom or dad was always (and still is ♥) his favorite place.

Details:
All paper, rubons, stickers, letters and chipboard embellies: Basic Grey Archaic line
Tim Holtz journaling ticket
Dad & Me sticker: K&Co

It has been brought to my attention that I have been favoring the males of the house, so I am going to have to come up with some girly posts for my daughter. We will see what I can cook up for tomorrow.

We have a couple of entries for our New Challenge. Please check the awesome entries out and leave the ladies some lovin' on their blogs! You have till this Saturday the 10th at midnight to get your entry in!)

SEEING DOUBLE WEEK - Day 1

Good morning Lady Friends!! It's Monday yet again, wasn't it just Friday 5 minutes ago? This weekend flew by! I have to admit Monday's are not my favorite!! Ok enough about me, lets move on. Kel came up with great idea of seeing double on a page/card/alteration. It could be a two page layout, two of the same embellishments, two pictures, to altered projects, you get it two of anything.

I did this layout for my youngest guy's upcoming birthday. He is going to be 11.

I used the following, the circle paper is Basic Gray Granola Paper pack. Let me tell you this paper doesn't not play well with the cricut. I tried to cut a few things with and it every piece ripped. It was aggravating. The blue cardstock is StampinUP



The circles are cut (two circles) from Paper Pups (Happy Birthday) @ 2 1/4" on page 92 and the full circle from Graphically Speaking @ 3" on page 66. I ran this thru the Cuttlebug as well.

Close up of of the 11's, I inked and put some of faux stitching around them to make them pop. They are cut from Graphically Speaking, pg 68, cut at 2".

I also doubled up by photo mat as well. I am thinking I will use a 4x6 photo, so the mats are cut at 4.5 x 7 and 5 x 7.5. I love the layered look and never think to do it on a page, so this week's theme helped me remember that.

Have a GREAT Monday!!

EASY PEASY RUB ON TOOL!

I'm sure your're thinking..hmm... rub on too.. big deal.. Well, this little guy is. I really do not like to use rub ons.. Well.. I USED to not like rub ons.. Now with this.. I do. As you can see, it's made by Basic Grey. It has one flat end and one rolling stylus end. It's so precise that you really do not have to start cutting up your rub on sheets.. there reallyis hardly and pressing involved, so you don't pick up all kinds of stuff you don't need on ur paper.

I even rubbed on over very glittery and bumpy paper and it just gliiiiided on! bad pic sorry.

After you roll it on with ease..you put your backing over it and swipe with the flat end.. Its sets it without breaking ur rub on into a billion pieces.. This baby is set for life

YA.. this excited over a tool.. LOL..

My Rubon-aphobia is GONE! Thank you Basic Grey!

PS: I also did some really pretty rubons on a piece of painted chipbaord..and..amazing!!