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HI :)

I've been a fan of Christine Herrin (EVERYDAY EXPLORERS) from WAY back! Like teaching classes at the Scrapbook Oasis in Irvine back when Elsie was one year old?!! Crazy. I love her work so much, she's beyond talented. She kindly sent me some stamps of the 2 things I love. Boba and Hawaii. Here are my projects :) 

It's summertime in LA and though we've been busy on the weekends, the weekdays are mellow and it hasn't been crazy hot. I'm happy. I know I haven't posted personal things on this blog in forever. Kira has graduated COLLEGE and now works full time. CAM graduated high school 3 years ago. And CALEB graduated high school a month or so ago. Els will be in 8th grade and loves all things beauty :) Chris and I celebrated 21 years of marriage this year. <3 Mind blown... I know.

KP march release!

March was all about FOOD! I used to take a lot of food photos but with this release, I realized I didn't have as many as I use to? What happened? Maybe more of 'in the moment' happenings. Possibly self concious about taking photos in public. IDK :) Anyways, these sets are sure to make me want to capture more yummy food :) Lots of cute Tina doodles this month! This one is my fave. Still need to get playing with it! 

I can count on Elsie to document a ton of photos though. Is that what I have to resort to now? :) 

here's the month's main kit. SO GOOD! 

Also, there's a new inspiration gallery! Check it out! :)

June Kelly Purkey!

Guys! It's July but June and May were the busiest season of my life probably to date!! These sets are going to be well loved this summer. Hope you snagged some, if not, no worries, there's already a preorder! Here are my projects for the month! 

and   The Road Trip set sold out quick and I see why! It's so good! Check out the contents. 

I also used a little mix of products for this project.   There's so many fun images from Tina and Kelly this month. I am so excited that busy season is over so I can get using some stamps, once I order some pics of course. The ever going dilemma of taking way too many photos but not having them printed in time :) Happy Summer! 

 

 

Feb With KP

I LOVE the National Park Set! 

I love that big bold title stamp! Such a fun addition to my outdoor pages! Love the colors of the cards this month too! The little trees are some of my faves! 

The traveler's notebook kit is so pretty too! Makes me think of the beach and some soothing music :)   The traveler's notebook kits have been selling out super quick, hope you have a subscription! 

October with KP is all the warm fuzzies

I don't know if it's because I got the normal November load of KP goodies in the mail PLUS the Holiday sets, or that it just FINALLY got cooler in Los Angeles.... but I AM SO EXCITED for the holidays!!! 

 This is the kind of holiday essential set that is good to have in your stash!! 

These numbers/time as well. Just when I think number stamps are not for me, a little color is all I need to change my mind! I really tried to venture away from my normal black ink this month... pretty proud of myself!   

Cutest little love phrase set for The Traveler's Notebook set! 

 

Halloween DIY style!

I love that my girl is so into DIY! She made this costume herself- inspired by all the fun designs she's seen online! 

Who knew crumpling paper could be so effective! The hardest part was the painting of the skirt and actually finding a red skirt. Thank you Amazon! Otherwise, she knocked this out in a day. 

August! KP!

It's a sneak peek for Aug and one that was in July's! It went quick, I hope you snagged your set! 

This alpha stamp set is too cute. I can't wait to use it on a bunch of journaling all at once! There's a little peek at the Traveler's notebook kit coming soon too!   And last for now, a peek at the super cute fun school set, that doesn't have to be just for school! :) 

december daily 2016

 Hello, how is it possibly nearly December?!? I've pulled some of my favorite holiday things for this year's december daily. Here's 2014 Dec Daily, I HAVE NO IDEA how I dropped the ball last year and only managed to get barely anything done. I think starting just a few days early helps, so I'm ready for 2016 now! Here are a few things I will be using in this year's 5x7 notebook. 

Kelly Purkey Holiday collection, Crate Paper,  and Paislee Press! 

One of the hardest parts I find about December Daily is keeping up with the photo portion of DAILY. I have a sub par printer that doesn't print photos very well. Paper and graphics, just fine.. but photos, ehehhhhehhehe. I need to either get a better system or let go of the needing to be caught up with the photo part and just go with journaling and cute embellishments. SO this year will be interesting.. we shall see how it all unfolds. 

But it's still November and I'm happy to get this far on it, so patting myself on the back for that! :) 

October Kelly Purkey release!

October at Kelly Purkey is full of goodness! We got our goodies a little late so I only have this to share for now but I will have more to come soon! 
This FAVORITE THINGS set is going to get a lot of use! I used almost all the stamps just in this spread! 

Here's some close ups: 
 Chris and I went to NY this spring to celebrate my birthday. We came home to chaos and our lives have been somewhat crazy since that trip. So I like to just take a mental break every now and then and remember this sweet weekend and how life seemed somewhat normal then. I've had a ziploc full of memories for months waiting to be cut up and documented. SO glad I waited till now to get it done. Here's the set: 

and the rest of the kit:  SNAG YOURS BEFORE THEY'RE GONE!!! :)

 

Studio Calico Story board kit!

These colors are so fun. I love it when Studio Calico pushes me out of my creative bounds. Magenta, yellow and navy?! Helllo!!! And fun patterns and touches of gold?! So in!! I had a busy few days before this was due so though I only had this up at reveal, I'll have a  video up later this month on a layout! Just means more supplies for me to dig into later! :) Yay! 

Have a look and get yourself an early Holiday gift, a subscription! Who doesn't love fun mail each month!?