paper scrapping

I have a ton of paper scraps all over the place in my workspace. Leftovers from other projects that  are still perfectly usable, just not big enough for journal pages, etc. I've been working on a few Everyday journals. And the covers. Oh, the covers (which I've said before), are the hardest part ;) Well. I had been thinking about how I could use up all of these scraps in my scrapbox(es)..... How could I incorporate them into the cover? How about a collage?! Yes! :) So I started with a 4"x6" base piece of paper and started stacking scraps (and some doilies and tags ;)) on top. Sewed them on there and voila! Some fun new journals covers. Now to punch holes and add them to the journals. Yay for using up scraps :)

a wedding book

I recently had the opportunity to create another wedding book for a sweet bride and groom :) They are using this book as a scrapbook from their special day - their wedding was full of lots of yellow, colors, and skeleton keys! Looking through their wedding pictures, I loved how they incorporated the skeleton keys into their welcome bags for guests (gorgeous yummy-looking cookies in the shape of keys!), wedding favors, and other details from the day. I knew I needed to incorporate a key into the book and was glad to have found this antique key to use on the front :)

I also found some paper that had skeleton keys all over it :) So I used that with a bunch of other colorful papers for the inside pages. I left all of the pages blank, but included lined and blank white pages for them to put where needed in the book as they are filling it up.  I'm super happy with how it turned out and am excited they will be documenting their wedding with lots of pictures and lots of journaling :)

Thank you Jen and Rick for letting me create a wedding book 

to help document your special day :)

color inspiration: teal and seafoam

Two of my fave colors right now are teal and seafoam. So I went on a color hunt around my workspace and found these lovelies. I recently purchased the fabric and thread to start a quilt (multicolored, not just teal and seafoam ;)), the paper is for some baby journals and other journals, the washi is part of my stash, the ink pad is a fave, and some of the other bits and pieces I received awhile ago in a teal goody bag from an etsy seller :) 

Another way I know that seafoam is a fave right now? I just had a pedicure and yes, I had them painted in a seafoam color. Not the norm for me (I'm more of a dark pink/red type ;)), but I love it :)

working on

I'm currently working on a few different projects here and there - including a custom wedding book, some new shop items (!!!), and decorating my baby girl's nursery (yes, it's taken me awhile ;)). I made this fun garland of new and vintage papers over the course of several days and can't wait to hang it up in her room :)

It was super easy to make - I recently purchased a pennant flag punch, so I used that (I debated using the flag punch or the circle punch... the flag punch won :)) to punch a bunch of flags out of various papers and then strung them together using a 1/16" hole punch, a needle, and baker's twine. I love the mix of new and vintage papers :)

a new storage caddy

I have a bunch of bits and pieces that are always moving around my workspace and don't really have a specific storage place. My daddy (who has made 95% of our furniture in our home - such a blessing!) whipped me up a cute little storage caddy for all of those bits and pieces. I was inspired by this one I found via pinterest, so I went to work designing one to look similar. I came up with a design, sent it to my daddy and he and my mama delivered it to me last week :) 

I (quickly) filled it up :) It's nice to be able to see all of the bits and pieces at once. And to have them contained in one space :) The caddy sits nicely on a shelf under a new cutting table (that my dad also created) and can be pulled out and set on my craft table when needed.

Interested in making your own? This was the design my daddy went off of to build it. Feel free to use it as a guide to make your own! :)