Front Door Friday - Pink and Mustard Grapevine Wreath

Hello! Happy Friday! This week I have a mini wreath for you, and my first Front Door Friday grapevine wreath:

The wreath base is only about 5 inches. That makes this wreath a great option for a small window opening, a shelf, or wall decor.

The peachy-pink flowers are by Prima. I love the fairy-like feeling they give the wreath. The mustard wool rose is from my shop. I can't get enough of the mustard roses!

Because the grapevine is so tangled, I decided to leave the ends of my garland thread long so that they could tangle, too.

Thanks for visiting! I hope your weekend is a great one! Tessa

Hello, Oreo! - Scrapbook Circle

I've been having so much fun with my May kit from Scrapbook Circle. Today I'm up on the Scrapbook Circle blog with my latest layout, Hello, Oreo:

These photos are from the day Jaxon and I made Oreo brownies for his birthday party. Our favorite phrase that afternoon was, "Hello, Oreo!" So the hello patterned paper by Pink Paislee in the kit was a perfect match.

I'm sharing my layout as inspiration for our latest challenge, From the Heart. The challenge is simply to use hearts on your layout. I think I got enough hearts in there ;).

The gray cardstock background is a Silhouette Cameo cut file. I cut the image, then isolated one of the hearts and used the offset feature to create a heart that was just a tad bigger. I cut several of those bigger hearts from the patterned paper and then tucked them behind the open spaces in my cardstock cut out. I used both the A and B sides of the patterned paper. Easy-peasy! Then I used the leftover negative cardstock hearts by popping them up with dimensional adhesive on the existing cardstock hearts. After experimenting with this background cut file, I think I'll play with more in the future.

If you'd like to play along, visit the original post here. You don't have to be a subscriber to join in. Thanks for stopping by today! Tessa

SMASH Sunday - Cheap Thrills + a Sale

Hello and happy Sunday! Today I am sharing from my blue retro portfolio. Last time I shared from this book, I wasn't sure which direction it was going in. Now, I know. This is going to be my hubby & me selfie book. I think this will be a great way to collect all of our date nights and us moments in one place. So, for the second set of pages in this book, here we go:

We took this photo at the Train concert that we went to last summer. I already scrapbooked a layout about it here, but I had an extra print of our selfie and this purple-pink page was perfect for it. I used lots of Heidi Swapp goodies from my Scrapbook Circle May kits - acetate tickets, acetate butterflies, glitter heart polaroid frame, acetate hearts.

One of my favorite details is the glassine envelope filled with sequins. I wanted some sparkle, but I wanted it to be muted like the bokeh paper on the right. Plus, it's fun to tip the book and watch the sequins move around.

I picked up some Project Life mini kits and this "admit one" card is my first Project Life addition to my SMASH books. I love the variety of cards and I'm sure I'll use them often.

Mini staples are my favorite way to attach acetate pieces. Just be sure you don't staple through too many pages of your SMASH book ;).

Oh yes, I mentioned a sale in my post title! Before the baby arrived, I turned my scrapbook room into a nursery. One wall is an Expedit unit from Ikea and that now houses almost all of my supplies (I kept the closet for my scrappy stuff, too). Now that I've had some time to experiment with how I store my supplies in the Expedit, I've decided to only have on hand what will fit, and that will help me keep my stash down to what I am likely to actually use ;).

So, I pulled a lot of great stuff from my shelves and have listed it in my Etsy shop, Precocious Paper. Almost everything is brand new, still in its package. You'll find alphabets, stickers, stamps, embellishments, tags, journaling cards, etc. Leftovers from Studio Calico and Scrapbook Circle kits. Extras from manufacturer exchange projects. I also put together some great SMASH kits, filled with die-cuts, pocket cards, journaling spots and more from a huge variety of manufacturers and lines, all ready for your smashing pleasure.

You can find all of these goodies in the "destash" section of my shop here. Every fifth item from the "destash" section is free (refund via PayPal within 24 hours). AND, just for you lovely readers, use code SMASHSUNDAY to receive an additional 10% off of the already discounted prices (and everything else in the shop, too).

Happy shopping, and thanks for stopping by for another SMASH Sunday! Tessa

Front Door Friday - The Boy is Coming Home!

Hello! Today's Front Door Friday is a bit of a departure from my previous Front Door Friday posts. You see, today my oldest returns home from his first trip without family. He and the other 5th graders from his school went away to a science camp and I've been missing him terribly since we dropped him off Monday morning. He comes home this afternoon, but I won't be here to welcome him :(. I have to be at work. I tried to figure out a way to get out of it, but I just couldn't make it happen. So, since I can't welcome him home with open arms, I decided to welcome him home with decorations! When my hubby brings him home and pulls up in the driveway, this is what he will see:

"Welcome home Colten!" on the garage. Balloons.

More balloons. And a message from mom on the door.

It's a little bit silly, but I know he's gonna grin. Colten's love languages are words and time. He will read my words and he will notice how much time I spent putting up the decorations. When I get home I'll give him a huge hug that will probably be a little awkward (because he's 11 and physical touch is SO not his love language). And then I'll fill his bucket with more words (listening to everything that happened and asking questions) and more time (staying up as late as we want because of the holiday weekend).

So, today's Front Door Friday isn't a pretty wreath, but I hope you're inspired to celebrate one of your kiddos in a simple, special way. And don't worry, I have a gorgeous mini wreath ready to share with you next week! Thanks for stopping by today! Tessa

My Heart - Love My Tapes

As soon as I found out that I was having a girl, I did a little girly scrapbook shopping. One of my purchases was pieces from Prima's Anna Marie collection. The pretty floral and little girl dress patterns were so fun to buy because, as a mom to only boys before that, I hardly ever indulged in "pretty" papers. This page is the first layout of Addie that I've made with my girly Anna Marie supplies:

I loved the paper so much that I used a large piece of it as "white space". The flowers and buttons are also Prima. Heart is an altered cut file from Two Peas in a Bucket. The lace tape that you see is from Love My Tapes.

I really love the way it connected the white top portion to the patterned paper portion. It's a technique I'm sure to use again. The black and white postage tape is also from Love My Tapes. I love a good black and white, graphic pattern!

If you'd like to see more and read more about my layout, please visit the Love My Tapes blog today. Thanks for stopping by! Tessa

Cherish - SRM Challenges and DCWV

The "birthdays" challenge is going strong at SRM Challenges. There is a reminder post up with new inspiration from the design team, including this layout I made about Adlyn's birth day:

I raided my SRM stickers stash for the calendar sticker and glassine bags...

...and the "today" and "happy day" stickers.

The background paper is from the Vintage Lane stack by DCWV. I love the border of flowers in different mixed media type textures. The actual paper is embossed on the edges, giving it a cool shine in person. The background piece of my photo mat is also Vintage Lane. I love the mix of patterns in this stack - fabulous!

And the lace tape - it's from Love My Tapes (gorgeous! my new fave!). If you'd like to play along with the challenge, you can find the reminder post here and the original challenge post here. Thanks for visiting and have a great day! Tessa

SMASH Sunday - Love My Tapes

Hello! Today's pages come from my couture portfolio:

I was drawn to the green background pages because I just received a few fabulous green tapes in my design team box from Love My Tapes (polka dots and damask). The two shades of green match the watercolor greens on the opposite page perfectly.

I also used my Love My Tapes tapes to create flag paperclips. For an easy tutorial, see the Love My Tapes blog today.

I kept these pages fairly simple because I didn't want to cover up much of the background. Matting my photo with a tag was simple and cute.

On this side you see a magazine cut-out (hello) and some fun Basic Grey alphas. I love the Maggie Holmes photo frames and this one was a perfect fit.

Be sure to stop by the Love My Tapes blog for my post. Their new website will be up and running soon! Thanks for stopping by today. Tessa