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Joann’s Haul: Prima, DCWV and more

August 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment

I stopped by Joann’s to pick up a few things and was I ever pleasantly surprised to see that they now are caring the Prima line of products. I think I did a happy dance in the aisle.  Of course it was short lived because one of the boys disappeared around an aisle and I had to locate him before partaking in the goodies I had found.

Once I located my precious boy, I stood before all of the lovely Prima products.

This is the Labelle Jade handmade flowers and some metal clips.

This is the Labelle Jade handmade flowers and some metal clips.

Oh I really love the colors they have for these beautiful handmade flowers. They are screaming a cool autumnal project to me.  My friend Joan will smile when she sees these butterfly clips because she knows how much I love butterflies. So she will understand me dancing in the aisle of a store when I saw these cute paper clips.  I will definitely be using them on some cards and craft projects. The size is a about 1×1 1/2″ so they will look great on a lot of things.

New DCWV paper: Burlap and Corrugated!

New DCWV paper: Burlap and Corrugated!

So the new DCWV papers is why I was going to visit Joanns in the first place. I can’t tell you how cool the burlap paper is except that I have been taking time to run my fingers on it quite often since I bought it.  I can see endless fall projects using this paper. Oh and it is acid free too so no worries using it in scrapbook albums.  The corrugated paper comes in six different colors as seen on the cover and I am going to have a bunch of fun using them.

Momento and Brilliance inks on clearance!

Momento and Brilliance inks on clearance!

Momento and Brilliance inks on clearance, what more can a girl ask for? The Momento sold for $2.97 each and the 4-pack of Brilliance inks was $4.97. The colors I bought in the 4-pack are: Moonlight White,Pearl Ivy, Coffee Bean, and Pearl olive.  Great fall and winter colors.

A great birthday stamp on clearance!

A great birthday stamp on clearance!

This year, I am on the hunt for great sentiment stamps and when I saw this great birthday stamp for less than $4, I had to have it. It is a great size for cards and the font is really pretty.

So now you can see why I was doing my happy dance in the craft aisle at Joann’s!!!

Have a blessed day!

Belinda

 

 

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Silhouette Sundays #1: The beginning

August 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Silhouette Sundays: Tea, Silhouette and me equals a recipe for a whole lot of fun.

Silhouette Sundays: Tea, Silhouette and me equals a recipe for a whole lot of fun!

Hello Everyone! I am adding a new feature to my blog posts – Silhouette Sundays.  So please check in regularly to see what’s happening in my Silhouette world!

First let me say that have owned a Cricuit Expression for a few years now and enjoyed using it but for my birthday this past June, my husband bought me a Silhouette Portrait and my whole world has changed. I can’t begin to tell you how happy I am about this tool because you would undoubtedly get bored and click to another blog and we don’t want that happening!

There is so much information out there about the Silhouette and I am a newbie so why follow this blog? For that exact reason, I am a newbie and I will not only make mistakes from which we can learn from, but newbies can’t get enough of a new thing so I can share all the cool stuff I learn and find on the web.

Each Sunday, my posts will vary. Sometimes it might be a completed project with information on how to get the resources to make your own. Other weeks it might be links to really awesome resources. Other weeks I might share a mistake and walk you through the solution. I am so challenging myself to learn something about the various mediums (e.g. vinyl, fabric, glass,etc.)  each month that I can use on the Silhouette and create a project which I will share here.

So do come back and more importantly, share your knowledge with me so we can walk the Silhouette path together.

See you next Sunday!

Belinda

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Fun Photos Friday – #11

August 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Wow, it’s been way too long since I posted a Fun Photos Friday and believe me, it’s not because I ran out of photos. I think I have just been moving in all sorts of directions and lost sight of it.  I thought I would start us off with photos from our recent water park adventure.

Going to Water Wiz on the Cape!

Going to Water Wiz on the Cape!

We spent a lot of time doing outdoors activities while I was growing up on Cape Cod, like fishing, biking, swimming, clam and quahog digging, catching lobsters in our traps and the list goes on. But can I tell you how many times we rode passed this Water Wiz park and never went? Many. So last year, my sister, Leao and I took the boys and we loved it. It was great fun. So this year, we had to go again and it was equally as fun.

Smiling for the camera before taking off to slide again.

Smiling for the camera before taking off to slide again.

Most of the pictures ended up being of Apollo since my sister and I watched him while Leao and Nicholas went on all the large slides. No time for kiddie slides for them!  The weather was amazing as usual. Not too hot but warm enough to appreciate getting into the water.

Apollo slide off the ship!

Apollo slide off the ship!

He couldn’t get enough of the variety of slides for his age. We were even able to snag some chairs and catch some sun while watching him.

Love this photo of Apollo entering the water and making a big splash!

Love this photo of Apollo entering the water and making a big splash!

I was really pleased with the photos I captured on my iPhone especially the rising water. So cool.

Taking a little shower from the boat!

Taking a little shower from the boat!

He only came out of the water a few times to talk to me. He kept finding more places to go so I was not that interesting.

Auntie joined him on the ship for a picture.

Auntie joined him on the ship for a picture.

Once again we had fun and will be sure to go again next year.  There is so much to do and the weather on the Cape is pretty amazing.

I definitely will be putting some of these photos in some scrapbook albums so they can relive the good times.

Have a blessed day!

Belinda

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