Caring Watercolor Trio

So it's allergy time here all of a sudden.  Both children are suffering in one way or the other.  Jase woke up from his nap this afternoon with a sore ear, crying and all.  For a brief couple of minutes I wasn't sure what to do and then it occurred to me to put a warm compress on his ear, lay him down with his head on my knee and turn on the cartoons.  Within a couple of minutes he was right as rain asking for his PM snack.  At times it's quite surprising to me this whole quasi-parenthood thing.  I spend so much time dealing with my ever nagging guilt complex.  I constantly worry that I am not doing the right thing, that I will miss something important and one of them will be hanging from a bell tower with a rifle or something (god, that's awful but it's my reality.)  David believes in letting them go, and I am trying.  Before her death this past June my sister-in-law Eileen told me to, "Just let it happen."  I have taken her precious words to my heart and while I can't commit to them completely I keep them present in my thoughts and do hope to attain that level of parenting soon.  Okay ... stream of consciousness there folks just skip to the card if it's strange or too much.

Because Watercolor Trio

Can we talk about the new products of Stampin' UP!   Some of the new colors already have me hooked, Marina Mist is my personal favorite at the moment, it's such a warm inviting blue.  Unlike last year's In Colors this year SU picked a winning combo Peach Parfait and Poppy Parade are my favorites.  

Which brings me to this card, I broke into the Sunny Garden DSP (wickedly early for me I usually hold on to this stuff for months.)  Stamp set is the beautiful Watercolor Trio from the SU Summer Mini ... I wish I could tell you how much I have coveted this stamp set (we've had a love affair for awhile.)  The design is from a Jeanette Lynton book of course. 

Supplies:
Stamps: Stampin' UP! Watercolor Trio, Because I Care
Ink:  Stampin' UP! Classic Basic Black, Peach Parfait
Paper:  Stampin' UP! Sunny Garden, Whisper White, Poppy Parade, Old Olive
Accessories/Tools:  Stampin' UP! Oval Punch,  EK Success Small Square punch, Colorbok Metal Dots
Design:  Jeannette Lynton, Originals, Pg. 102 Balance it Out

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A happy one

I am so loving these 6x6 scrapbook pages! It's so less intimidating then a big ole' 12x12 page. So look away if it pains you cause there's gonna be a lot more. I've also noticed the sudden (at least for me) availability of albums in the 6x6 size, which is tremendous in my opinion.

The inspiration for this page was the pure joy that glowed from Kammie face at the pink balloon she was given at Friendly's Restaurant. The picture was taken using my cell phone and I was quite surprised to see that it was actually usable.

As for the details, I used the retiring Rainbow Sherbet Designer Series Paper, Gable Green, Apricot Appeal, and Tempting Turquoise cardstocks. I used the Alphalicious Cricut cartridge for the titling, cutting each letter 3 times and then gluing together to get the chipboard look. The Sizzix Sizzlit Decorative Strip Die Flowers & Stems provided the flower embellishments and a 1" Circle punch provided the circles.

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Artist in blue?

And here he is my little artist.  Jase was okay with the painting, there isn't a lot that he gets excited about.  Some of the things he gets excited about; Disney Cars (anything with Lightning McQueen) Yo Gabba Gabba (and Plexi) and dare I say it McDonald's (termed Hot Donnie's by the toddlers in the house.)

This layout was CASE-d from one on the SU Demo website.  This like the earlier post are great examples of doing pages without patterned paper.  It's a bit harder in the beginning but can be quite liberating in the end.  All the details about this layout can be found on my website:  He Stamps .

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My Little Stamper

Here she is in all her glory, my little stamper Kamdyn.  She has such an interest in stamping that a few months back I saw a Hello Kitty stamp set on clearance at Target.  I picked it up and "we" quickly realized that the ink pad included in the kit was awful and the hunt for a PINK (yes, in all caps) stamp pad ensued.  

Now she simply asks if she can play with her "My Hello Kitty."  She doesn't want to make cards or anything organized she just loves to stamp -- oh and clean it.  Me being me meant that she had to have a scrubber pad for cleaning.  At times stamping doesn't hold her interest for long but not a day goes by that she doesn't ask for her "My Hello Kitty."

All the details for this layout can be found on my website at HeStamps .   This layout was CASE-d from one I found on the Stampin' UP! demo website.

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