Another month completed in my Memory Planner. Lots of good journaling bits this month.
A Little Owl for You
Today’s card
Stamps: Check You Out
Ink: Pretty Peacock; Lovely Lipstick; Crushed Curry
Cardstock: Lovely Lipstick; random pattern paper
Accessories: Whisper White Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon; Lovely Lipstick 1/8” Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: Stitched Shapes Dies
May 2019 Memory Planner Pages
I think my memory pages have become my favorite crafty project. I love doing these simple pages full of photos and journaling.
Currently
Reading: The Salt Line by Holly Goddard Jones on the recommendation of Reading Glasses podcast. Loving it so far.
Watching: Finally finished S5 and moving into S6 of The 100!
Listening: Slowly making my way through the bonus episodes of Unobscured S1 podcast. The bonuses are the uncut interviews with the various historians. Right up my alley!
Making: Cleaning out some of the leftover card kits to have some non-birthday cards for my stash.
Feeling: Surprisingly calm right now. There are tons of spinning plates in the air right now, but I’m actually pretty calm.
Planning: We’re leaving again next week for a short Indiana trip. Getting everything organized.
Loving: We’ve been hitting the 1/2 Happy Hour at Sonic a few times this summer so I can get my Cherry Limeade fix.
Need a Cup?
Today’s card is a complete throwback. I love the Coffee Cafe stamp set and assorted products, but they all retired last year. Boo!!! I still love my set and refuse to sell them. So I pulled all the products out and made a fun coffee card for this week. I know I’ve made this card design before, but it’s too good to not bring it back.
Stamps: Coffee Cafe
Ink: Pear Pizzazz; Early Espresso
Cardstock: Coffee Break DSP; Pool Party; Early Espresso
Accessories: Crumb Cake Ribbon (retired)
Tools: Cup of Coffee Dies; Circle Dies; Diagonal Stripes Embossing Folder
Rococo Petals
Today’s card features the new In Color Rococo Rose. This is a nice dusty pink. I modeled this card off of a few examples I found on Pinterest. I love the piece of embossed cardstock layered on the same color card base. It creates texture without a lot of work. From there, I stamped, punched, and layered some flowers and leaves. Love how this card came together.
Stamps: Pop of Petals; Genuine Gems
Ink: Rococo Rose; Blushing Bride; Crumb Cake
Cardstock: Wood Textures DSP; Rococo Rose; Blushing Bride; Crumb Cake; Whisper White
Accessories: 2019-2021 In Color Faceted Gems
Tools: Circle Dies; Four-Petal Flower Punch; Seaside Embossing Folder
July Crafting Goals
A recap of last month’s goals:
Finish Q’s 2018 PL Album - Fail. I haven’t been back into my Project Life albums for over a month.
May Memory Planner Pages - Almost success! So close… most of the pages are done, but I need to add a few more things and photograph them for the blog.
Create a WITL kit - Fail.
Gather items for a craft sale - Success. Everything has been pulled and priced.
Organize road trip pics, miscellanea, and thoughts for albums - Fail. There’s a large pile on my desk right now.
Schedule WITL for July - Fail. I think I’m going to push this to late August, early September.
Create 10 cards (classes and just blog posts) - Fail. June was apparently super busy.
July’s Goals: Keeping it light as there is so much going on.
May and June MP Pages - May is just about done and June has been started.
Create 10 cards (classes and for the blog) - I have two started and need to make some more for the month.
Schedule classes for the month - I’m thinking a Christmas in July class and maybe a DSP class.
Desktop Tuesday #6
Not quite so much stuff on my desk right now, but there are still a ton of piles…
Seaside Balloons
Today’s card Is a simple card highlighting the new Seaside Spray In Color. This is a nice light blue with hints of gray. I definitely like it better than Balmy Blue (too bright for me). I simply stamped and punched a few hot air balloons. and layered some pieces of cardstock.
Stamps: Genuine Gems; Above the Clouds
Ink: Seaside Spray; Blueberry Bushel
Cardstock: 2019-2021 In Color DSP; Seaside Spray; Blueberry Bushel
Accessories:
Tools: Hot Air Balloon Punch; Stitched Rectangles Dies
Terracotta Daisy
Today’s card is super simple and yet so delightful. I paired this gorgeous gingham paper with simple stamped and punched daisies. Sometimes the simplest cards are just what you need.
Stamps: Daisy Lane; Daisy Delight; Part of My Story
Ink: Terracotta Tile; Petal Pink; Cajun Craze
Cardstock: 2019-2021 In Color DSP; Terracotta Tile; Petal Pink
Accessories: 2019-2021 In Color Faceted Gems
Tools: Daisy Punch; Medium Daisy Punch