A confession I can only make to you....

.. I think you will understand....

I was amazingly blessed to be able to leave my life behind and run away with my husband for 11 days to ALASKA!!!! (P.S. AMAZINGNESS.. more to come on that!!) but I did have that itsy bitsy tiny thought oh *ohmygrapesiwillmissreveal* especially when I saw the card add-on stamp!! I had thoughts of asking a friend to pick up a couple things for me but I thought... no.. I don't NEED everything every month! :) I can TOTALLY do without it..... friends... what do you think is the VERY first thing I did after I tucked my kids in bed for the night the night we got home from Alaska? Studio Calico. That is right. Check out all the awesomness I missed (I don't know why I thought it was a good idea to torture myself like that) and I was SURPRISED to find out some amazing treasures were still up for grabs! I wanted to share with you what I picked up because I am in SHOCK it is still available!!

Pinball

This was the kit I was thinking I would have to create an e-bay account to bid it out for! LOL :) But seriously... that STAMP SET!!!! I want to create MILLIONS of cards with it! The layering possibilities  I can NOT wait to use it! 

Churros

These little cards in the Project Life kit this month stole my heart and even though I wanted to just carry around in my pocket for whenever I needed to smile... I used them in my PL so HOW excited am I to see a stamp and DIE set?! Just adorable!

You're Pretty Amazing Craft Die

I love LARGE sentiments that make a statement on a page or a card so I put this baby DIRECTLY in my cart right when I saw it! I could see it being a title on a fun page about my husband or simply the front of a card.. so many possibilities!

Craft Die & Stamp Set | TABS

Yes. I love tabs. I want to put tabs on anything and when I see anything tab related in a store I don't even think about it! So imagine my delight when I saw this adorable stamp and DIE set from Marcy?! SCORE!!! 

So that is what I scooped up and is STILL available!! What did you get this month? What was your favorite goodie? 

go.be.awesome

Shanna

Penny Arcade!!!

Do you ever have points in your scrapbooking that you take a turn in the road and it totally revunivates your creativity? I am there. And I am loving it. Now I know this may not translate to what you are seeing from me on your end.... but I am really focusing more on the STORY behind the page and it has become such a rewarding experience for me!

What I love about these kits is they are the perfect for the backdrop and I love all the embelishments that come in the packs!!

I loved the cloud theme seen throuhout the main kits

This is a 12x12 (woha) without photos, it is a love letter to Jonathan 

reguarding the time he was 1/2 around the world for a year. 

Here it is folded in 1/2 (to fit inside a 6x12 insert for PL) 

I made sure you could lift this flap to be able to read all the journaling.

I also really wanted to make a mini this month and here it is! 

VERY simple just a single piece of cardstock for the base folded accordian style. 

Project LIFE!!! Oh how I love this time of year when your binder

 starts to fill and you can see it as a collective piece!!

To check out the latest kits from Studio Calico head on over!! 

go.be.inspired!

xox Shanna

Penny Arcade Sneaks

I love summer, I love every little bit of it! BUt you know what? SUMMER is BUSY!!!!! And I wish I could have squeezed in a little bit more time with these adorable kits. But I did have SOOO much fun with the projects I have made!

Let me just introduce you to PENNY ARCADE!!!! Here is a little mood board that gives you a a feel for its loveliness!

                     

If you aren't already a subcriber to the Scrapbook Kit or Project Life kit make sure to sign up!!

go.be.inspired.

Shanna