Puppy Love and Birthday Boys...

I finished another spread in my Record-Album Journal. The left side is done with a magazine image, paint, patterned paper, alpha stickers and sharpies...and the right side has a flap that opens to reveal a birthday wish!...HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO WILLIE AND JOHNNY!!! I love my boys, and they turned eight on Tuesday! This page is dedicated to them...and here's a closeup of the...

Hidden Spine Journal...

Last night I stayed up wayyyyy too late finishing the construction of my second Full-Tilt Boogie journal - the hidden spine. Here's how it turned out...I used an antique home-schooling book for the cover. It's a big one - 9" x 12." I love the embossed cover with the children playing!We kept the spine intact, I chose to embellish mine with an antique handkerchief, some thrifted...

Playing in my Full-Tilt Boogie Journal...

I started playing in my new Full-Tilt Boogie Journal on Sunday and it's been a lot of fun! As I mentioned in my last post, I have completely abandoned my new journaling system - HA! The one where I was going to have five journals going at once, and rotate using them throughout the week. Umm, yeah. I decided I didn't like that idea after all. It felt too disjointed.We've...

My Red Smashbook Is Complete!

Hi everyone! I'm excited to report that my red Smashbook is all done! Yesterday was my monthly girls crop, and I played happily with it all day. When I got home it was after 11pm, but I was having so much fun that I pulled it out of my crop bag and stayed up til 5am finishing it! I thought I would share some of the pages with you. I know I posted the cover before, but...

Doin' The Full-Tilt Boogie...

Before I get started with today's projects, I want to share with you a photo of this little deer who was there to greet Michael and I today, when we went on our walk....isn't she sweet? She was closer than she looks in this picture. Wish there would have been time to zoom in, but we wanted to capture her before she ran away. She actually just looked at us for a few seconds...