Category Archives: My favorite things

Friday favorite no. 001 // Make Someone Happy by Oh Joy!

Each Friday, I’ll share with you my favorite(s) for that week. Or at least that’s the plan.

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This week, my favorite is Oh Joy’s Make Someone Happy video series.

I’ve been wanting to share this mini video series by Oh Joy!. There are already a handful of videos in this Make Someone Happy series. But I love the concept behind it of brightening up someone’s day, even if it’s just in a really small way. So much love and inspiration in just a few minutes. If you have the time, watch these videos and maybe go out and make someone happy!

Trying out some of these simple yet inspiring things are one of my favorite parts about this series. So over the past weekend, I printed a couple of Oh Joy’s ad lib letter from video no. 5 and wrote one to every single person in my family. ‘Twas so fun just to surprise them with something out of the blue. Because life is made up of little moments like that.

Here’s to Friday and making someone happy today!

Happy (Inter)national Scrapbook Day

National, or International, Scrapbook Day (NSD) happens once a year on the first Saturday of May when scrappers all over the world come together to celebrate their love of this craft.

And while I don’t scrapbook as much as I like to anymore, I enjoy keeping up with all the novel things going on in the scrapbook world.

And since it’s National Scrapbook Day, I thought I’d share some of my favorite scrapbooking supplies! Paper isn’t even on the list because that’s one of my scrapbooking must-haves. While some of these collections are a little a lot older, these are still some of my favorite things that I reach for whenever I work on a project, whether craft-related or not.

NSD 2013

  • Stamps
    I’ve resisted adding to my collection of roller stamps, but clear stamps are a huge favorite. I love what I can do with all the variety and combinations. So. much. fun.
  • Inks
    What are stamps without inks, yes? I’m totally waiting to add this amazing gold ink pad to my stash.
  • Washi tape
    So fun and easy to use. I use them for everything  and I quite love my ever-growing collection (;
  • Mists
    Mister Huey’s mists are some of my current favorites. These add the perfect touch of messy splatters without actually going overboard.
  • Wood veneers
    These add the perfect touch of dimension without being too bulky.

Supplies: Dear Lizzy roller date stamp; Amy Tangerine roller date stamp and Ready Set Go clear acrylic stamps; Dear Lizzy Neapolitan chevron patterned paper; washi tape; Tsukineko Brilliance Dew Drops; Hero Arts Neon Pink ink; Studio Calico Mister Huey’s; Studio Calico wood veneers

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Many scrapbook companies and bloggers are having lots of neat challenges and giveaways all day today so look out for them! I don’t participate much mostly because of the time zone but it’s lots of fun seeing what everyone one else is up to anyway.

Happy (Inter)national Scrapbook Day!
And happy weekend – may the creativity prevail!

CHA winter 2013 favorites

With CHA Winter just wrapped up earlier this week, I thought I’d share with you some of my favorites from this show.

I’m always so blown away by all the amazing new releases each time. And after I get over my excitement of all the new products, I always remind myself to save money so I can get everythinggg when they hit the stores (haha).

I think I have too many favorites this time around. But anyhow, here we go.

Dear Lizzy, Lucky Charm collection by American Crafts

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I really like the look of the phrase stamp somewhere near the top. And oh, those thickers near the middle, and that mini-album book.

Amy Tangerine, Yes, Please collection by American Crafts

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More of those daybooks and puffy stickers in the top row. And the clear stamps in the middle (I’m always excited for these!). And the thickers and alphabet stickers look pretty cool.

Again, these designer collaborations always get me really excited because I really like Amy Tan and Liz Kartchner – good stuff.

Sundrifter, Here & There, and Snippets collections by Studio Calico

I’ve been a fan of Studio Calico for awhile and I’m really liking they’re new collections as well.

The stamps are always a favorite (:

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From top down, the stamps are from the Sundrifter, Here & There, and Snippets collections respectively.

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Wood veneers are always a hit.

I didn’t include the patterned papers because they’re all so lovely but you could can check them out from the links I included above.

And please don’t get me started on the Handbook line. The oilcloth covers sound exciting and the inserts look pretty amazing. I can’t decide whether I like the inserts for the Here & There, or Sundrifter collection better. Maybe this is the perfect excuse motivation to scrap an event I’ve been procrastinating on.

Sn@p! by Simple Stories

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The Sn@p! binders are pretty amazing. This makes me seriously consider switching up Project Life to this size.

Technique Tuesday by Ali Edwards

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Ali Edwards pretty much outdid herself with all the new stamps she designed for Technique Tuesday. You can check out the rest here (here for the video) and on her blog.

While I’m still working on getting started on Project Life for 2013, the new Project Life core kit editions are so great and seriously inspiring. I don’t know which is my favorite – yet.

If you couldn’t already tell from most of my favorites, I really really really love stamps. Maybe you could call me a stamp hoarder collector.

Thank you for letting me share some of my CHA favorites with you! What are your favorites from the recent CHA show?

I hope your weekend’s been amazing!

The view outside the window

Plane views are one of my favorite parts about flying – those blue skies and puffy white clouds somehow make for very pretty pictures. And since I’ve had the privilege of flying about these last couple of weeks, I thought I’d share with you some of my favorite plane views just for fun.

While some of these look pretty similar, none of them look exactly the same.
And I love that.

It still blows me away seeing how pretty the clouds are. God is so amazing.

Enjoy!

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Spotted lately.

Things have been quiet around here lately, I know.

It’s been terribly busy so I’ve just been trying to stay afloat amidst all the work that needs to get done. I’m totally excited for Christmas this year and eagerly anticipating Christmas break!

But until then, here are a couple of fun pretty things that have caught my eye lately.
Some of these would make great Christmas gifts. Just saying (:

1. For the Makers

For the Makers is a monthly box of DIY crafts delivered to your doorstep! They bring the fun to you and give you inspiration and tutorials on their website. How cool is that?! Pity they don’t ship international though. But this is definitely something I’d do if I lived in America.

2. Rubber stamps and the new look at Oh, hello friend.

All things vintage at Oh, hello friend. Their new website looks amazing and those rubber stamps are too cute. Also check out the other categories – makes me happy (:

3. Freckled Fawn Glitter washi tape

Glitter + washi tape. What’s not to love? Especially that fuschia and gold, eeekks!

4. Studio Calico Kits

While scrapbooking has pretty much taken a back seat for me right now, these thoughtfully put-together kits by Studio Calico are so inspiring; they make me want to start scrapping again. Each kit also comes with exclusive stamps and products – super fun.

5.  Christmas rubber stamps by Ann-Marie

Designed by Ann-Marie, these stamps make me itch to get my Christmas cards done already!

It’s really beginning to feel a lot like Christmas around here with Christmas catalogs + decorations + shopping. Now, all we need is some snow. It almost feels as if we might just zoom right past Thanksgiving and fast forward to Christmas.

Happy Friday!

I hope your weekend is super duper (:

Weekend <3

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Favorite things this weekend: shopping with my little sister. denim shorts. new scrapbook supplies. cute outfits. friends. randomly meeting friends. mint green nail polish. homemade dinners. family.

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I hope your weekend has been just as amazing.
xoxo.

Flea Market Finds

Over the weekend, my little sister and I got to check out the flea market at *Scape.

And I got these super cute vintage tea cup set and a handful of badges for a really good price. Bargains are always a good thing (:

I’m planning to use the tea cups to organize trinkets and supplies and things.

I love these already.

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This is gonna be fun (:

Inspired.

I was absolutely floored looking at all the sneaks of a.ma.zing new products showcased at CHA Winter 2012 in Anaheim just over this week.

I loved watching some of my favorite scrapbook designers (Heidi Swapp, Ali Edwards, Liz Kartchner, Amy Tan) introduce their new products at PaperClipping.Com. SO MUCH FUN. I am super excited/inspired by what they’re doing and what they’ve accomplished – things I can only dream of doing someday.

If I could, I’d purchase every single new collection. (Have you seen Crate Paper, American Crafts, Lily Bee and Studio Calico?!)

Now I wish America weren’t so far away so scrapbook supplies wouldn’t take so long to get here ):

Anyhow, as always, Pinterest has been inspirational and I’ve been busy pinning! (: I have SO MANY favorites this week.

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This geometric photo art project by Elsie Larson is so cool. I can’t wait to try it out someday when I get the time.

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Stephanie Howell made these love jars for her daughters. So cute and sweet.

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October Afternoon has some really neat misting ideas this week. FUN.

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HAMBLY (:

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Rahel Menig always, always amazes with her effective use of white space.

There’s so much more to share from Pinterest this week but I need to run! You can follow me on Pinterest here and catch more inspiration (:

I officially wish this hobby were my full-time job.

Happy weekend! (:

Pinterest Favorites

Pinterest is probably definitely my new favorite place to hang out when I get the time to.

I love how it such a great resource for endless inspiration and how it organizes ideas and things and puts them all in one easy place.

Just thought I’d share with you some of my favorite things from pinterest this past week! (:

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This pretty color combination makes me swoon.

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Love these pretty dishes.

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Ahh, quite good words.

Welcome to my pinterest world (:
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I’d love to see what inspires you!

Enjoy the weekend!