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2016-08-16T11:40:00.001-07:00

Project Life - be brave little one

2016-01-29T08:28:00.000-08:00

Valentine's Day Flipbook

2016-01-28T18:40:00.001-08:00

You can watch the process video for this project right here!!

one day i'll get good at hand lettering, today is not that day though

Who is going to be single this Valentine's Day? Who is excited to buy (undisclosed amounts of) chocolate ~~and eat it all~~? But more importantly who is excited to celebrate your best gal pals on GALentine's Day?
This happy mail is for one of my best pen pals and I hope she feels the love when she opens her mail box. Showing your girlfriends love is just as important as showing you partner love.

This project was inspired by Chloe Noelle. (P.S. I'm kinda friends with a movie star ) We wanted to do a collaboration but the distance between us made us get creative. We decided on a DOLLAR STORE CRAFT CHALLENGE! No rules other than using only products from the dollar store.

I did use scrapbooking paper from my stache but everything else was either from the dollar tree or the 99cent only store. Even though I've been drooling over all the new stuff from CHA 2016, I love how the dollar store products look together.

Cupcake liner embellishments are my newest obsession. (make sure to subscribe to my youtube for the process video on these little darlings)

You can't go wrong with shaker pockets full of cute little hearts.

What do you think about flipbooks? Do you want to see more of them? Leave me a comment telling me what you'd like to see next.

#iamprojectlife - colorful play

2015-11-15T10:32:00.001-08:00

How cute are these playful little baby pictures? :) I'm not usually comfortable using reds and oranges but I pulled the colors from the photos, and I think it turned out cute. The photos were from an old album I found at my moms house. I would have loved to get her journling; it would have been so much more special but I'm still glad that these adorable memories are preserved and decorated.

Project life is a simplified way to scrapbook. Your photos slide right into little pockets and then you can decorate or journal on cards that also slide right into the perfectly sized pockets. It takes away the stress that can sometimes accompany traditional scrapbooking.

Most of the supplies used in this video are from Studio Calico. Their monthly project life kit makes my life so much easier. I love having beautiful products sent right to my front door. It's a no-brainer for me because its so easy and lets me use new products every month. There are a lot of subscription boxes to choose from so explore and find one that compliments your style.

The chipboard stickers are from Becky Higgins, they're on clearance and soooooooo cute.

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project life.

#iamprojectlife - happy go lucky

2015-11-13T02:07:00.001-08:00

I found these old goofy pictures of myself in a photo album at my moms house, I wanted to preserve these memories and the easiest way I've found to scrapbook is using project life.

Watch the whole process for this layout on Youtube.

I'm still not very good at photographing my finished layouts without extreme glare. How do you take pictures of your layouts? I usually do these after work (around midnight) with my studio lights.

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project life.

Avocado & Lime Chicken Salad (& Bento)

2014-08-28T07:00:00.000-07:00

I have found the most delicious and nutritious recipe on Pinterest the other day. Kalyn's Kitchen adapted this Chicken Salad into a recipe that has been pinned over 420k times! I adapted the recipe to my tastes and it is dangerously yummy :)

This chicken salad would be delicious in a pita! Maybe my next cooking adventure will be homemade pitas....

This is how I would pack this recipe in my Lock & Lock Bento box. I've paired it with some yummy cherry tomatoes and an extra lime wedge because I LOVE lime! On the bottom section I have a hard boiled egg, brocolli, and more cherry tomatoes. To add some fruit, I added some blueberries and pumpkin seeds. I love the sweetness of the berry and the saltiness of the seed. Also, there is a surprise square of chocolate under the bottom divider. I love the Ghiradeli squares because they are under 100cal and DELICIOUS.

Isn't it beautiful?! I love having a bright and beautiful lunch. A colorful lunch is so much more fun (and healthy) to eat. I still have a big bowl of this chicken salad in my fridge for the rest of the week. Meal prep success!! This recipe takes like 15min, and your set for the week! Awesome!

Ok, so now for the nutritional information!

Chicken Salad: approx. 576cal per serving

Veggies: 105cal
hard boiled egg: 78cal
cherry tomatoes: 21cal
brocolli: 6cal

Fruit & Nuts: 103cal
blueberries: 63cal
seeds: 47cal

Total Calories: 784cal

All nutritional information was obtained from Lose It. If you want to be friends on Lose It click here, or search Taylor Anne from Sacramento.

If you're interested I've made a really quick video of how to throw it together! Watch, Like, Cook! :)

Mixed Media Monday - Darwin

2014-08-25T18:16:00.000-07:00

Another Mixed Media video for y'all :) This video has been on my computer forever just waiting to be narrated.

For this page I was inspired by Darwin's Journal. His discovery and his work on evolution changed our understanding of nature forever. Plus he had a pretty sweet gig. Traveling to tropical remote places and documenting nature. Lucky.

You can check out my process video below and see how I accidentally created a masterpiece (in my own eyes).

Now here are some close ups so you can see all the awesome details and texture on this page.

The title surrounded by some natural twine. I love how the letters are peeling up and how much texture the twine adds.

AHHHH!! that gorgeous shine. I don't know where that shine is from but isn't it gorgeous! This page turned out a bit more grungy than I expected but Oh well, Darwin probably dropped his journal in a puddle of mud once or twice.

Supplies:
Gesso - Walmart
Bella Acrylic Paint - Home Depot
Websters Dictionary - Thrift Store
Round Frame - RAK from Kathy
Bird Die Cuts - RAK from Angela
Tulip image - Google
Finch Image - Google
Color Shine (chartreuse, tinsel) - Michaels
Chalk Pastels - Thrift Store (Dupe)
Mini Market Alpha - Amazon
Chalkboard Mini Alpha - Target
Twine - Dollar Tree

How I set up my Planner

2014-08-24T07:30:00.001-07:00

My planner usually just chills on the dining table with my accessory case within arms reach :)

Planner Decoration (8-25-14)

2014-08-24T07:30:00.000-07:00

Ballerina Card

2014-08-18T12:58:00.000-07:00

Today's craft is sooo much fun because it was made for a challenge over at MilkCoffee. The challenge was to add stripes to your creation. At first I was super excited to color some wicked stripes onto a dress but then was humbled by my lack of coloring skills. Now I'm not a card maker so please be gentle when it comes to criticism, but all comments are welcome.

Instead I was inspired by the DT over at MilkCoffee and just used some striped pattern paper. The image I used was a FREEBIE too so this project started out awesome!

Although this card was super simple to make you can watch my process video below.

And the final product!!!! Isn't she cute?? ahhhhhhh this is one of my favorite cards that I've made. My skills are getting better. I know I have a long way to go to get to K Werner status but I love this card :)

It is so adorable and dainty. With very soft colors and feminine elements this card is perfect for a little girl.

The stripes are subtle but they are back there and just make this card extra girly :)

Heres what the inside looks like. Very simple, tons of room for writing a message for the cute little girl that receives this card.

close up of this cutie-pa-tootie

If you like this little card it is for sale in my store. Go check it out!

Supplies:

Kraft Cardstock - Micheals

Pink Pattern Paper - my stach

Doily - 99cent Store

Elmers Glue Stick - 99cent store

MilkCoffee Digi - MilkCoffee Blog

(colored with Copic Ciao E000, E00, E11, E93, E15, E18, Spectrum Noir PP3 )

Sentiment Stamps - Studio Calico

StazOn Ink - Michaels

Doily flowers - Michaels

Paper Flowers - Michaels

Sticky back Pearls - Michaels

Rick Rack - Walmart

Pearl strand - Thrift Store

Mixed Media Monday - Die Happy

2014-08-18T07:00:00.000-07:00

Can you believe that there is already Halloween stuff in the stores?!?! There is over 2 MONTHS until Hallows Eve! I love the spooky, scary holiday as much as anyone but I think that's a little ridiculous. I love Dia de los Muertos more than Halloween but carving pumpkins and sewing spooky costumes makes me sooooo happy.

That being said....

I was inspired by Halloween for my latest mixed media page :) Check out the process video below and then get some awesome close ups of all the goodness on this page.

I love the purple, lime green, and orange color combo for Halloween. Its so much more fun then just black and orange

The texture on this page is unreal! I love using spackling paste and fiberglass tape! Thanks Home Depot :)

Skull and crossbones are an important part of every witches arsenal.

How cute is that glitter pumpkin?! :)

Don't forget to check out next week when I have another messy mixed media page :)

Supplies:
Gesso - Walmart
Paper Towels
Doily stencil - Thrift Store (Dupe)
Spackling Paste - Home Depot
Simply Pastel Purple Mist - Michael's
Bella Acrylic Paint - Home Depot
Paint Brushes - Walmart
Calligraphy Ink
Spray Mount - Walmart
7 Gypsies Paddington paper
Memento Ink - Michael's
Staz On Jet Black - Michaels
Chalk Pastels - Thrift Store (Dupe)
Foam Adhesive - 99cents store
FibaTape - Home Depot
Halloween paper & Die cuts - RAK from Kathy
Tulip Puffy Paint - Walmart
Dymo Labeler - Thrift store (Dupe)
Studio G Rhinestones - Walmart
Recollections Alphabet - Michaels
Recolections Washi Tape - Michaels
Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher - Michaels

Planner Decoration (7-28-14)

2014-08-17T08:00:00.000-07:00

Isn't it great when you find a really old file hidden away on your SD card? well i found this little gem tucked away between some project life footage and thought it would be an easy baby step to a new series I've been wanting to do.

Welcome to day one of my new series!!! Every Sunday check in for a new deco-video and a before and after look at my planner pages for that week.

Since this was my first week my pictures are a little rough but check back next week for a super-di-duper cute layout process video :)

Supplies: (what I used - where I got it )
American Crafts Die Cuts - Micheals
Studio G Washi Tape - Walmart
Tape Runner - 99cent Store
Rainbow Washi Tape - Amazon
Frixion Erasable Markers - Amazon
Pony Brown Stickers - Amazon
Arrow Flaggie - RAK from Kathy
Post-It note - Dollar Tree