Thrilling Thursday

I don't even know where this is...but I want to be there.  Happy Thursday!

 

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Pineapple Time

My scrapbooking time has been limited lately.  But I'm itching to get back to it.  My supplies are all laid out, just waiting for me to give them some attention.  Fingers crossed that it will happen this weekend! 

Until then, here's a fun and bright one I created right after I got back from Hawaii.  One of the funniest pictures, but also one of my favorites from the beginning of the trip. 

More soon!  Happy Monday!

Thrilling Thursday

I could curl up in this spot right now.  Can you imagine?  A good book and a glass of iced tea.  Perfection.

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3 Amigos

My heart is pretty solemn today, for a couple of  reasons, but the biggest is because of the events in Boston this week.  Praying for all of Boston and the families affected.

It's hard to follow that with fun, crazy scrapbooking, but I'm going to do it.  If we stop our lives....the meanies win.  So, here goes.

Here's a fun, eclectic layout that I totally love!  This was another exercise in trying a different technique.  And it paid off!  

Do you see that tag with the chiffon attached?  That was on the packaging of an Etsy purchase I made.  It was perfect for this layout!

Thrilling Thursday

Ooh, lah, lah!

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Okay

Here's another new layout - a far departure from my usual style.  Sometimes doing something a little differently is a good reminder that my style is my style for a reason (even if it evolves occasionally).  And doing something different is a good push as far as inspiration goes. 

 

I'm also learning that while I am a huge (huge!) fan of Studio Calico products and kits, I am not a fan of the die-cuts they include in the kits almost every month.  I used quite a few of them in this layout (arrows, journaling and octagon) and I find them lacking.  I think, really, it's that they are too many of them and that they are included almost every month, makes it worse.  I sometimes force myself to use them and then dislike the result.  So, I either have to make a decision to not use them, or find another kit (sob).  Just another random thing I think about :)

 

Just My Type

I have a slight obsession with typography.  And sometimes I just keep looking at images over and over again because I love the "feel" of the text.  And sometimes, it's really about what the words mean, not just the way they look.  Here are a few of my faves.

 

And then there is this.  I so wish I had the guts to attempt a big wall like this with something so simple as thumbtacks. 

 

 

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