Monday, May 20, 2013

DCWV and Therm O Web Blog Hop

Welcome to my stop of the DCWV and Therm O Web Summer Lovin’ blog hop! If you've just arrived from Erin's blog, you are in the right place. If not, feel free to start at the beginning here.

Today, the design teams from DCWV and Therm O Web have brought together all the things we love about summer. The designers have combined paper from DCWV’s Sunday Afternoon and Everlasting Love stacks, together with a variety of adhesives, mists and other fantastic products from Therm O Web. My project features the Sunday Afternoon stack:





Living in Northern California, nothing signals the beginning of summer to me like Mother's Day. Mother's Day usually arrives the same time as hotter weather, and this year was no exception! So when my hubby got cute and called me a "hot mama", he really could have meant it literally.




Yes, I spent part of my roasting hot Mother's Day in the air-conditioned confines of the emergency room! I'll let you read my journaling, printed on vellum and adhered with iCraft adhesive, for the back story:



I didn't want to print my journaling on cardstock, but I knew that if I used vellum, I would have to hide adhesive marks. Then I thought to use the iCraft sheets, and although the vellum lost a little bit of its transparency, it's still see-through and subtle enough. I used a typewriter font 1) because it's my favorite journaling font, and 2) because it matched the typewriter patterned paper from the Sunday Afternoon stack. Besides the patterned papers from the stack (all adhered with my Sticky Tape Runner), I also pulled all the cardstock from my DCWV stash, including the cardstock used to die cut my title on my Silhouette Cameo (Aharoni and Soymilk fonts).





I embellished with buttons and wood veneer, using Zots singles to adhere each one to my page.



My favorite Therm O Web product to play with was the Sticky Lines. I used them to adhere the ribbon "frame" behind my photo. I hate adding ribbon to layouts because it can be such a pain to glue down, but these lines made it easy-peasy.



So there's my ode to the beginning of summer! Many thanks to DCWV and Therm O Web for the chance to play with your fabulous products! If you'd like to get your hands on some of these goodies, be sure to visit all the blogs today, and leave comments for your chance to win! Two lucky readers will win a set of 3 stacks from DCWV, and an additional reader will receive an amazing gift pack from Therm O Web! The more you comment, the more chances you have to win!
Your next stop on the hop is Karen. Thanks for visiting and good luck! Tessa

55 comments:

  1. Wow! What a Mother's Day story that is! Sounds a little scary but I really hope your boy is on the mend now. Love how well you've mixed the colours and patterns in this range. The page looks fabulous :-)

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  2. Yeesh---what a way to spend Mother's Day (been there, done that--only it was Xmas Eve!)

    Great layout, BTW! love the candid shot!

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  3. I hope your son feels better soon! I also like how you coordinated the typewrite font to the paper.

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  4. What a wonderful layout. TFS.
    And such a unique way to celebrate Mother's Day. lol
    I hope your son is feeling better.
    D~ dmcardmaker (AOL)
    http://designsbydragonfly.blogspot.com

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  5. poor kid and poor mom too! :)

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  6. Nice layout! Hope your son is doing better too!

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  7. beautiful layout and love those wood veneers

    ♥Luanne Pang

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  8. What a funny layout! and so sorry you spent the day in the er! Great tip for adhering vellum too! Thanks!

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  9. love it.. Such a cute layout for mothers day

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  10. Lovely layout! A perfect way to capture this memory of your Mother's day. Glad your son is feeling better.

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  11. I hope your son is all better now. Great layout.

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  12. nice tip on adhering the vellum.

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  13. This is definitely a Mother's Day you will never forget. What a great project to hold the memories. THANKS for sharing.

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  14. Love your journaling and all the detail! Hope he's doing we'll now :)
    Now you got me thinking how my typewriter would do on vellum!

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  15. Love your layout but what a way to spend Mother's Day!

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  16. Great layout and a fun story to go with it! Glad things were not worse for Carson.

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  17. Aww the memories on mother's day... how cute is this story and layout! I love the embellishments!

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  18. Not a fun way to spend Mother's Day but glad that everything turned out to be okay. Cute layout, love all the different textures. Thanks for sharing!

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  19. This is a sweet moment to capture. Thanks for sharing.

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  20. OH NO I sure hope your son is ok not a good way to spend mothers day for sure ....nice layout i am sure you will never forget this one and neither will he now you have it in a book :) ....thanks for sharing...

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  21. Amazing scrapbook page. Those Zots do a great job of holding the embellishments. I recently bought some and I love them.

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  22. such a sweet photo, love all the little embellies that you added

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  23. Great layout of your unforgettable Mother's day.

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  24. love the layout! lots of blitz and bling. Hope your son's better :)

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  25. I love this layout, thanks for sharing!

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  26. Oh my gosh, what a story! Love the journaling on vellum and the awesome layout even if your Mothers Day would have been better by skipping the ER part.

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  27. great tip on how you adhered your vellum. hope your father's day is boring!

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  28. I'm loving the journaling. I never know what the best way to use vellum is and now I've got at least one idea! Thanks for sharing your story!

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  29. I'm loving the journaling. I never know what the best way to use vellum is and now I've got at least one idea! Thanks for sharing your story!

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  30. What a great layout with all those cute embellishments. Love the wood veneer! but what a way to spend Mother's day...!

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  31. Great way to remember a day that might otherwise not be the best memory but still needed.

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  32. What a pretty way to preserve your rather scary Mother's Day adventures!!!
    Hope he gets better soon and gets to enjoy lots of fun holiday adventures (without any more trips to the ER)!!!

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  33. How to make a bad situation into something good. Glad he is o.k.
    MStgane
    Ann

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  34. Great layout! Too bad you had to make that trip to the ER.

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  35. Well, that was quite a Mother's Day! Thanks for sharing not only your story, but all your techniques.

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  36. Poor lil' guy, I have had a similar abcess...I felt his discomfort! Hope all is well with him now. I really like boo-boo layouts they show our *real lives*. TFS...wonderful job.

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  37. Oh no! MOther's Day in the ER...I bet that was not on your wish list! Glad it all turned out ok. What a cute pic!

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  38. Awwwwwww....poor little guy. I hope he is all better soon. I love how you captured the moment tho'. I love all your detail on your layout. Thank you for sharing all the tips too. I am learning a lot. I didn't know that all this adhesive existed. Thank so much for sharing!

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  39. Bless his heart :( Cute layout though. Thank you for sharing!

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  40. Yikes! Glad it all turned out okay! Great way to remember this day for years to come, and love the way you use embellies!

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  41. Very cute layout. Mothers do what we have to... even on Mothers day. It is what we do. I am glad your son is ok.

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  42. Adorable layout - love all the eye candy on your project. :)

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  43. Cute layout, sounds like a typical day in the life of a mother.

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  44. Lovely layout - I hope your boy is recovered now (ouchies!)

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  45. Fantastic layout!! Love the layout with your son...

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  46. Cute layout. I like the typewriter paper and the typewriter font.. (neat idea) You're creative and thanks for sharing some of that creativity !
    Hope by now, your son is all better!

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  47. Love the wooden hearts and buttons!

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