December Daily - Days 1 - 7

Okay, now's the time for a little confession...
I have had my December Daily that I am using this year done... since 2009.  :)  I made it several years ago using stuff from my stash, and never followed through to get it filled.  This is the year that it is happening!  I have gotten more than half way through so far, but have had to pause for Christmas, travel and recovery from a sinus infection.  I took advantage of the sale at Snapfish to get my latest batch of pictures developed, so I am at a pausing point right now until those arrive.  Below you will find completed days one through seven and the front of day eight.  

If you are interested in seeing the foundation pages, I have them all posted in a Flickr album that you can find here.

Cover of the album.

Inside cover and the front of Day 1 detailing our trip the Houston Zoo Lights.

The Back of Day 1 and the Front of Day 2

Day 2 and Day 3

Day 3 and Day 4

Day 4 and Day 5

Day 5 and Day 6

Day 6 and Day 7

Day 7 and the front of Day 8.

Hope you enjoyed looking, and I will get the other half of the pages I have already finished posted tomorrow.  I am off to put the little one down for a nap. Wish me luck!

I hope everyone has a  SAFE and WONDERFUL New Year's Eve today and this evening!

-A

Checking in and a Coupon!

Hi Everyone!!
I am SO SORRY that it's been a while since I updated here.  With the holidays and then we had a death in the family, so I haven't had a lot of time lately to get things photographed and  shared.  I am planning on getting my December Daily up to date and photographed soon.

As a little bonus for checking in today, below is a great coupon from Suzanne, over at Flamingo Scraps for 35% off all of the Pink Paislee items she has in the store.  She is already carrying their new line Secret Crush, just in time for getting those Valentine's cards and layouts ready!

Enjoy!!

Above the Clouds - Flamingo Scraps

Hi everyone!  I am back with another layout using some of the great items that you can find at Flamingo Scraps http://www.flamingoscraps.com/

For our honeymoon, my husband and I spent two glorious  weeks in Hawaii, visiting the islands of Oahu, Maui and Lanai.  On the island of Maui, we made the trek to the top of the inactive volcano Haleakala and saw some of the most amazing views I've ever seen!  While working our way to the top, we actually drove through the clouds and eventually came out above the cloud line (which you can see in the background of both of these pictures.)  

There is a slight dimensional element to my layout and lots of layers! I am loving Pink Paislee's Portfolio line, lots of which has made its way to my recent layouts .  I really like to get multiple pictures on my layouts.  There are actually three pictures on this layout - the elevation sign in the middle is a separate picture.  

Here's a little view from the side so you can see the dimension and the great sequins on that black arrow.  The Artisan Chipboard stars are great on their own, or stacked for a little extra height!

Specifics for this look:

• Pink Paislee - Portfolio Paper - Incredible
• Pink Paislee - Ephemera
• Pink Paislee - Artisan Chipboard - Stars
• Pink Paislee - Portfolio Photo Tabs
• Heidi Swapp - Vintage Chic Notes
• Heidi Swapp - Sequin Shapes - Disco Arrows
• Heidi Swapp - Color Shine - Tinsel
• Studio Calico - Mr. Huey's - Water Cooler

Some cardstock, Thickers and alpha stamps and it's done!  

Until next time!

Alicia

November Flamingo 4

Hi everyone!  
One of the activities that the team over at Flamingo Scraps participates in is called the Flamingo Four.  Each month, four of the design team members are sent the same four supplies and we are challenged to see how we can each use them!  This month, our supplies were Maya Mist, a Maya Road tin, some wood veneers and some awesome trim.  

I decided to create a shadowbox out of my Maya Road tin.  I dug through all of my stuff that I collected while we were in Hawaii, and found this awesome postcard (that I had completely forgotten that I had picked up).  I also found and loved the turquoise paisley background paper, but it was too bright to go with the colors in the postcard, so I just spritzed it with the Clam Bake Glimmer Mist and did the same with the bright white trim.  The mist gave a great color to the trim, and a little shimmer to the background paper!  I painted the rectangular wooden piece with a light coat of gesso and then wiped at it with a damp paper towel so I got a kind of whitewashed look, then I used some Jenni Bowlin rub-ons for "aloha".  I sprayed the heart veneer with both Color Shine and the Clam Bake glimmer mist to give it a bit of dimension and used some paint, Stickles and another little spritz of glimmer mist for the flower.  I decided to keep the slogan portion of the tin, so I rubbed it with a little teal Staz-On and added a little more of the patterned paper around the edge.  I just glued the flower and butterfly on the edge and presto!  Done!

Head over to the Flamingo Scraps blog to check out what Erin, Ramona and Cindy did with the same supplies!

Flamingo Scraps Sale!

Just wanted to let everyone know that Suzanne over at Flamingo Scraps has a couple of great sales this weekend for Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. Just an example of some of the great deals you will see:  Prima products are 40% off, Maya Road is 30% and FabScraps are 40% as well.
So... go over, check out the new and improved shop and website at www.flamingoscraps.com and pick up some great deals on some beautiful products for all of your holiday projects!

Holiday Handbook - Flamingo Scraps

Hello all!

I don't know about you guys, but it seems to me that the thing I do most often around the holidays is make lists!  It starts right before Thanksgiving every year and continues into the New Year.  I like to have one place to keep all of my holiday lists, that is compact enough to fit in my purse (because you never know when you are going to have to add something to the list!)  So, I decided to make a cute little notebook with divided sections that would make it easier on me to stay organized. 

Park Fun!

Good morning everyone!  I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and if today is a holiday for you, BONUS!  :)
Below is a layout that I created for last week's Sunday Sketch over at Citrus Twist.  First, here is the sketch that Design Girl Nathalie Leonelli came up with:

And here is my take on it.

It was a lot of fun to play along with the Sunday Sketch, and I got to finally break into the October Citrus Twist kit.  I am really loving these nesting pinked circle dies and the Pink Paislee Portfolio line.

Until next time!