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S'more i{heart}papers

7.30.2014

I'm posting s'more cuteness from i{heart}papers today. This is my last post as guest designer for them!  I can't believe two months have already flown by! What fun!

I wanted to make a happy little campfire themed card since we've been having our fair share of backyard fire pit evenings this summer.  With roasted marshmallows, s'mores and sparklers, of course!  The evenings this summer have been absolutely perfect for such an activity and we're really enjoying them!


I used Lawn Fawn's Love You S'more & Into the Woods sets to create this card.  I paired the stamped images and sentiment with one of the speech bubbles from Avery Elle's Oh Yeah Dies.  The stamping was done with Memento Rich Cocoa Ink & the cute little fox was colored with Copic Markers.  Both the speech bubble and fox were popped up using foam dots to add a little dimension to the card.  I added a little yellow flower sequin from Lawn Fawn for interest and a little glimmer to the roasted marshmallow with a Wink of Stella Brush Glitter Marker.  I'm thinking this card will go to our neighbor who has been a steady playmate for the boys this summer!

We roasted marshmallows on our trip to Michigan last week!  We discovered a new park in the town we were staying in which had a fire pit and a fun little water play area.


DH ran after some marshmallows and matches while the boys collected some twigs and we had an impromptu campfire one evening!  DH once again explained the process involved to achieve a perfectly roasted marshmallow to the boys.


However, someone once again ignored the message...


...because he actually likes 'em this way (fully ignited and then blown out like a birthday candle)!

Owls are taking over my brain now as we prepare to celebrate DD's first birthday with extended family this weekend!   We did let her enjoy a little chocolate on her actual birthday just because that's what a girl is supposed to do on such an occasion!



Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Melissa

A Big Huge Thanks

7.07.2014


Today is DS1's first double digit birthday.  I'm not exactly sure how I feel about it!  Something about the double digit thing seems to be bothering me.  "Only eight more years..." is what my subconscious is whispering.  Eight short years, I'm afraid.

Today, I'm guest designing again over at i{heart}papers, so for my card today, I reached for this cute hippo to create some simple thank you cards for DS1:

Stamps:  Avery Elle (Hipster-Potamus)
Ink:  Memento (Tuxedo Black), Hero Arts (neon ink)
Dies:  Avery Elle (Chevron Bits)
DS1 has been making a birthday list and while some of the listed items he'll only be seeing in his dreams, we usually pick one or two gifts for him that we think he'll use for a while.  What would be on a 10-year-old boy's wish list?  (It's always good to know, isn't it?!)
  • Peanut Butter Cap'n Crunch
  • a Fitbit
  • a camera to replace his broken one
  • an Ipad
  • a Butterfinger candy bar (maybe more than one...)
I seriously considered the camera since used ones can be found fairly inexpensively on Ebay.  However, he forgot that he's talked about a scooter a few times over the last year and his mother has a way of keeping track of things people casually mention in conversation.

Have a marvelous Monday!

Melissa
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