new "old" studio

i don't know if you remember, but i thought for awhile that i would be moving my studio into a different room in our house. when my husband finished the room that used to be my studio, he couldn't bring himself to give it to my artistic (read messy, destructive, etc.) seven-year old. so he moved me right back in. well in the meantime i had reduced my paper stash by almost 75% and ended up one expedite and a couple pieces of furniture shorter. i used to have a table in the middle of the room. that is gone now. the plan is to infuse the room with more orange.

in case you are interested this is what the room used to look like.

my favorite part of the new room is the flooring. my dear husband refinished it and patched up a few sections that needed flooring. you can see glimpses of it in the photos below.the paint color is martha stewart dolphin. the handles on the closet doors were a steal only $12 each at ocean state job lot. a couple new art items. still need to do something above the new uncomfortable chair from target (it was super cheap and it pulls out to a bed so my little guy can sleep there when we have company!)

the boys bought me the gerber daisy art at target - sweet of them so i felt compelled to hang them up. the low closet doors are on either side of the daisies - that's a long awkward closet that has odds and ends in it.

i'm not going into great detail about my storage, but if you are interested please ask questions and i'll do a q&a thread next week. click on the photos for a larger view.

ooh print one nad hang it in a public place today!

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jenni bowlin peeks

all this week peeks are happening on the jenni bowlin inspiration blog. how fun are those silhouettes in the be our guest line. not to mention new double-sided cardstock weight papers - i'm excited to play!

papernstitch

i could spend hours looking around here

how to: starbursts and medallions

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i know you've probably done this but i really love the flower looking ones!

bookplates

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printable library cards and pockets

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love this girl!

 supply list

she's so fun to scrap and she likes having her photo taken. go figure!

best of your days

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a free printable that lets you write the best part of your day for each day of 2011. super cute! and even though you've missed a few days it would still be great to get started!

more months

continuing on my quest for a summary page for each month in 2010. i wasn't thinking and they really won't be able to go in a book in the correct order. but at least they are scrapped! and yes i have a kraft problem!

supply list

supply list 

supply list 

sharing some projects

all for jessicasprague.com

supply list here

supply list here

supply list here

free vintage printable images

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my baby brother had a baby girl!

isn't she so cute? using liv.e designs new i heart doodles and tape it up frames from jessicasprague.com tfl!

bookmarks

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layouts to share

here are a few recent layouts - all supplies are from 2Ps. thanks for looking!

angie kovac's P365 in a snap and p365 date pack

shelly castillo's january paper pack

michelle underwood's dog days page kit

diane rigdon's notables

tricia chapman's cozy flannels

lauren reid's cloud 9 kit

i have to get crack-a-lackin'! i still have 11 more layouts to do for this month for design teams! crazy!

this was too cute not to share...

another calendar!  :)

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need a calendar?

head on over to the ella publishing blog to download a free one i made!  :)

christmas eve, a little sumthin', and a thank you

this was supposed to post on xmas eve. i'll be back tomorrow!

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i guess thank yous are in order!  :) i appreciate that you take the time to stop by here every day. i can't tell you how many times over the past year i've thought about stopping the daily find posting and each time just as i've made a decision someone posts a thank you to me for sharing my finds. this always changes my mind and encourages me to continue!

it's christmas eve and i'm taking a little vacation from my blog until the new year. i hope that the holidays are happy, safe and lovely for each of you. speaking of lovely - be sure to check out this video of amy krouse rosenthal's 10-10-10 beckoning of lovely. it is truly lovely.

be sure to check out write.click.scrapbook next week - i will have a calendar printable up. and the card above is a great printable for your christmas thank yous!

far too many xmas links

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here are a bunch of christmas links to check out - i'll be back tomorrow with something else i hope!

DIY striped paper ornament

Free eBook The Happy Holidays Guide to DIY

Free Holiday Gift Tags from Camilla Engman

Free Printable Holiday Gift Tags Paper Crave.url

One Pretty Thing - DIY craft tutorials.url

A Christmas Manifesto + Free Wallpaper

Printable holiday gift tags

vintage-style gift labels

Weekly Wrap #53 Printables

bah humbug

yes this is how i was feeling until this week. a real scrooge! this one uses lauren reid's try again kit. lauren's kits are really a lot of fun! :)

free holiday cards

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labels!

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are you done with your wrapping yet? these labels might help!  :)

great project

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this is a must check out. great little mini folded album or calendar that looks fairly simple to make. this would make a great last minute grandparent gift or a calendar for a hard to buy for friend! sweet!

wreath round up

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just one of the many cool wreath ideas in this roundup!

printable wine tags

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i think i'll print a few of these this weekend. my husband usually gives wine at work.



date it - a new kit from jen martakis

the colors it this kit are perfection and the date elements and other bits are just fabulous. you must check it out! here's a layout. my son is not happy with the flowers, i said too bad. lol

paper crave holiday freebie printables round-up

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a fantastic resource for all things free, cute and printable for the holiday season! check it out!

easy paper crafted wreath

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so lovely!

cute printable xmas card

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handmade love layout

 here's a layout i made for jessicasprague.com using new elements and 5x7 templates from creativity by crystal. the papers and elements are from her merry & bright collection. she even has printables available for paper scrappers and has been doing some freebies on her blog. be sure to sign up for her newsletter and check it out!

clever cards

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i think you could work this onto a scrapbook apge as well!

a layout to share

 

inspired by peg manrique whose work i miss seeing around. i wanted to use the new after midnight kit from polka dot pixels at two peas in a bucket for something other than a new years' page. love the greens in this kit!

easy and stunning garland

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do you think i could make it and use it on my tree? i have been searching for cool garland for years and the past few i've just left my tree bare of garland. we used to string popcorn/cranberries, but it takes an inordinate amount of time. let me know if you think it would be worth the effort and hold up for a couple years!

cool paper ornament

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several trees to make

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the tree above is one of several cute and very do-able trees featured!

cute printable tree

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of course, i'mthinking downlaod and print the template and replace the strips with patterned paper from your stash and a cute chipboard or die cut shape at the top!  :)

a few shares

here's a layout i did using michelle underwood's new kit joy for two peas in a bucket

 

and a little reading log book using the new woodland booklover's kit 

from kitschy digitals at jessicasprague.com

 

and here's a simple home dec project for xmas. it's a  

peace love joy banner from elle's studio  available at jessicasprague.com

and one last layout using he new woodland booklover's kit 

from kitschy digitals at jessicasprague.com 

thanks for looking! happy crafting!

free christmas photo cards

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melissa kaiserman offers 22 FREE photo cards from around the web! i'm particularly fond of the oens shown here - they are from becky higgins. if i hadn't already sent my card i might have used these!

keep calm and MERRY on

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free printable!

free printable subway art and a banner too!

 

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this is stunning - set to print at 16x20 - my thoughts are you could resize to 4x5 and use it as a card as well.