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Friday, March 23, 2012

It's Friday?

Strange how just one square on a Project Life page can make you hate the whole thing.


I am dealing with that, one week at a time. What I like about this is that there are no rules, just try to play with it twice a week. Usually when I'm done with a week the backs of all the papers inspires my colors for the following week. This makes it easy and fun to just go with the flow, and not get tied up in details. It's also making me use products that I LOVED when I bought them, but haven't gotten any love. (like those American Crafts journal sticker books I needed all of when they first came out.)









It's really just about playing with supplies in your free time and making pictures pretty, and i love that process. It's like winter when I can't.

Of all of the great products that came out this spring, the one I'm having the hardest time saying no to are the PAPERS! There are companies i have never heard of that I'm digging (Simple Stories) and companies that have never made patterned paper (that I know of) that I'm all about too. (thanks, Bazzille) which is great news for me because for a while there i said "no more patterned paper, Tiff. It's too expensive if you don't use it..) now i barely use a solid sheet...wish more companies would come out with patterned VELLUM and date stamp, high five to the "hello Lizzy" line for making both of those fun again. Things I'm missing that you don't see anymore: doilies//die cut paper, words...like single words or strip words in a sticker form, epoxy anything, and clear design stickers.




Wednesday, March 7, 2012

So the transfer from small to big Project Life has me excited. I got to rethink how I was going to do it with some experience, and I've ended up almost starting from scratch. Back in the fall I made a thick totally clear album for the Hambly dt submission, and I LOVED it. So I'm playing with this project like it's a clear solid album, if that makes any sense. By tonight I should be able to start with march, and I'll just post all of them in one swoop.



Project Friday. I have so, SO, many projects on "the list"...and I'm making time every other Friday to do them. This was project 1.



I got this cabinet at a garage sale last fall. Paid $20 for it, which is a lot to me while garage sailing..didn't bat an eye I loved it so much. But it def needed love before I could use it...











My permanent fav color is orange, so I went with that. Chose some of my very fav. Collected pieces of paper and VOILA! a piece I am very proud of.






Got the new mixed media
Scarlet Lime kit. I love all the new Dear Lizzy and all, but I bought a canvas purse with a project in mind and got this:



Love the AC clothes pins, and The new stamps she (Christy Tomlinson ) designed are awesome. Didn't think I would use this one until I stamped it out. Drool.

Until next time, TIFF