It's Finished!

I have officially completed my friends Erin and Max's Wedding Album! These are the types of things I absolutely love to make as gifts. This happens to be the third one I've made over the years for close friends. You should see the three measly pages that showcase my wedding seven years ago in my basic all encompassing first scrap book. I've come a long way! But part of my wedding scrapbooks charm is in the simplicity in which I made it in. My crafting skills weren't what they are now. And every time I make another one it seems to get better and better!

For this one I used all pictures that I took while at the wedding (I LOVED playing the part of photographer). I incorporated Washi tape (of course), my favorite love poems and bits and pieces of other things like homemade stickers, ephemera and buttons! Oh! And some prompts from Smash Stacks that they have to fill in with their own answers.

I hope my good friends love their gift!!! I am sooo honored that I got to make it for them. Truly this is what I LOVE to do with my spare time.

Here are a few snap shots. I didn't want to share everything just in case they read this before the mailman gets to their house!!!















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I Can't Draw!

Seriously. I can't. I've also never really taken an art class... Strange I know. So. Remember that Elevated Envelope Exchange?! Well I finished my envelopes!!! I had already hand folded them. But I didn't know what to put on the outside... I was thinking water coloring some flowers. But I noticed that I didn't like how they were turning out and that the first two envelopes people had sent in we're just that. Water colored flowers. And they were gorgeous!!!

So I decided to do something else. I have no clue where the idea came from. But I chose ten old stamps from my stamp collection and decided to adhere them to the envelope and then re create their artwork stick figure style! (which is all I can draw, really!). And golly I think they turned out swell. Lol.

Happy!

Fathers Day! I hope everyone has a fun and wonderful Sunday! I have one more week of Jury Duty. Which by the way has been so fun! I wish I could be a professional juror. I'm learning so much and my days are a lot shorter than they are at my day job. We keep being told were a fun jury. I think it's because we all knew we would be stuck with eachother for three weeks and we can't talk about the case, so we're forceded to chat about ourselves. I've been hanging out with women old enough to be my mother or grandmother. And it has been so fun! I'm an old soul.Here are a few random pictures from my random week.

I received my last Twilight Card.

And I am going to make this blanket, isn't it Glorious?  Debra over at A Little Imagination and a Pile of Junk whipped this up. She calls it a random stitch crochet blanket. I think I'm in love. Every row or so you switch yarns and stitches. There's no pattern to follow or any rules. Which is great because I love to crochet but I get bored and end up leaving the blanket only a few rows in... So this suits me just fine!!! I think I'm going to go yarn shopping...

And finally some Washi Tape! (hello my name is Sara and I am addicted to Washi tape...)

Cheers!

I Love Mail

And thanks to my Etsy binge... And my Twilight Mom Card Exchange this month and the Elevated Envelope swap I'm expecting a lot of fun happiness to grace my mailbox!!! So far I've received two cards. And the bracelet I received is amazing!!!

June Gloom

I love June Gloom! Though it always falsely has me dreaming of an early Fall... I love the chill in the air. The ocean moistness that rolls in and stays for most of the day. I love the sort of wetness that clings to the foliage. The freshness in the air. I just love everything!!! All I need to make this June Gloom perfect is a lake house with a porch, lap blanket and a book!!! Ahhh. Heaven.

Does Any One Else Ever...

Go on at Etsy binge?! Haha. I do... Sometimes I just can't help myself! Why does everything have to be so colorful and tempting. I have So many crafty ideas running through my head that I can't seem to pin any one thing down that I want to start.

There are the album kits I want to put together. The Fall and Christmas journals. The Wedding Album for my friend Erin that is halfway to
Happy completion... Not to mention all of my personal journaling goals! I want to try incorporating memories into my everyday journal and I haven't figured out how as of yet... Is anyone else's brain as craftily muddled as mine?! Well at least it's enjoyable. Cheers!!!

Out Going Mail!

Today I've been a bit under the weather... But I committed to a Twilight Moms Card Exchange and I can't let my recipients down! So here is what I am sending out. Each little envelope has a little mini journal and a card in it. I think the envelopes came out fantastic! And they were super easy to make. That is all!