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Pretty & Polished

Here is the second layout I created while playing with various Kodomo Inc. products!

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Pretty & Polished

* Charlie got a set of fake sparkly nails for Christmas and she couldn’t wait to get them on! After we put them on she was all too eager to show them off!

To create this layout I used the following supplies:
- Kodomo Inc. Washi Tape
- Kodomo Inc. Clear Stamp (Sumie-E 024) from the Suiboku Stamps
- White Prismatic Cardstock from Prism
- Ranger Glitz Stickles in Tiara (My absolute personal Fav!)
- Fancy Pants Fashion Sense With Love Felt Shapes
- Prima Flowers
- Jenni Bowlin Chipboard shapes
- 7gypsy patterned paper
- Making Memories Stickers
- Staedtler Triplus Fineliner Pens
- Encore Ultimate Metallic Inkpad
- Sakura Gelly Roll Stardust Pens
- Basic Grey chipboard letter stickers

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* I wrapped purple and pink Washi Tape around circular chipboard shapes and even created some pleats with the tape to add a little something extra!

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* On this one I alternated wrapping purple and pink Washi Tape around a big chipboard circle. I added a flower and button to the center and then filled the button holes in with stickles!

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* The chipboard shapes were easy to wrap since the Washi Tape can easily be removed and repositioned. To add an interesting effect here, I placed the photo halfway into the circle and adhered it down.

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* I used a purple metallic ink pad on my clear Kodomo stamps and then I outlined parts using a Sakura Gelly Roll Stardust pen.

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* I had these really cute Basic Grey chipboard letter stickers but they were a little too pink so I covered them with stickles. I do this technique a lot but that’s because I just love the finished effect!

(To achieve all the beautifully distressed paper edges I used my beloved Tim Holtz Tonic Studios Paper Distresser )

Well I hear the baby - gotta go!

Peace, Love, & Happy Creating,
April

Baby Announcement Picture!

The other day I received an email from a friend of mine whom I had recently sent some baby pictures to. She had taken one of my photos and digitally altered it to create a baby announcement. I almost started crying when I first saw it because I thought it was so awesome.

If you click on this link to her blog,

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you can see the picture I sent, and what she did with it. Joey is going to use it as a class example for her Conquer 2 Class coming up on July 8th.

* I adore the baby announcement Joey - Thanks!!!

(As of right now we are thinking the baby might be a little colicky…I have never experienced this before so it is a little tough…but the little guy is doing good otherwise).

Peace, Love, & Happy Creating,
April

Inspired By Kodomo

In the last few weeks before Castor was born, I had an amazing rush of inspiration and had a lot of fun creating projects! Of course maybe that’s because in the back of my head I was thinking…I probably won’t get the chance to create much for the next few months, so I better do it now.

Two weeks before Castor was born, I had the pleasure of getting to work with some of Kodomo’s fabulous products and I ended up creating 4 different layouts after experimenting with Kodomo’s Washi Tape, and various Kodomo stamps!

Here is the first layout I created

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It is in His Nature…

To create this layout, I used Kodomo’s dark green Washi Tape which is included in this yellow trio.

I also used this really cute tree stamp

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found in their Stamp Marche sets.

Here are some closeup shots of all the details!

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* I used Clearsnap Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink Pad in Chestnut Roan on my stamp and stamped three seperate trees onto a kraft cardstock and cut them out. Then I used pop dots behind two of them to add some extra dimension. I tore off little bits of the green washi tape, rolled them up in my fingers, squished them, and then used them to create grass underneath the trees. My 7 year old son Memphis thought this technique was really cool and ended up making green washi tape grass for one his own layouts!

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* I used Ranger Distress Stickles, in Peeled Paint to fill the button holes and also dress up the chipboard stars and title. I love the look of the distress stickles when they dry because it looks like broken mosaic class.

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* I adhered the bottom half of the photos directly to the cardstock, and then placed a couple of pop dots behind the top half of the photos to add a unique type of dimension. This is the first time I had thought to do that and it really ended up looking cool!

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I placed a Hambly Overlay in Brown Woodgrain over the cardstock and tore both of them because I have fallen in love with the overly distressed look!

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* I also added two torn strips of the washi tape underneath my photos. I absolutely love working with the washi tape because it gives the look of masking tape, but the adhesive on the back is temporary, so repositioning is quick and easy. In fact, I have placed it down on projects several times only to lift it up and place it somewhere else…but each time it re sticks perfectly and the gorgeous colors just make it fun!

Peace, Love, & Happy Creating,
April

As of right now it seems like I get about 10 - 15 minutes free during different parts of the day to accomplish something other than nursing, changing diapers, or sleeping. For me it is all good though. I am truly enjoying having a baby again and just wanted to share some quick pics with you of Castor.

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I also wanted to mention that it seems as though there were lots of little things I had forgotten about when you have a newborn. Like getting ready to go somewhere…

Yesterday I had to take Castor to his first doctor’s appointment in Hot Springs and I woke up thinking….I will be sure to leave early so we have plenty of time and I’m not rushed…etc..

Only I forgot how long it takes just to get ready to walk out the door with a baby! Here’s how my morning went:

* After waking up I feed Castor
* Castor decides he is really hungry and wants to eat for a very long time
* Castor falls asleep, I put him down thinking I will go get ready - get my pants on and my new nursing bra and he is now awake and needing diaper changed and apparently can’t even wait for me to get a shirt on.
* Castor then spits up all over my new nursing bra
* Change Castor - feed him again - lay him down
* Get shirt on, brush teeth, starting to pack baby bag - Castor is up again.
* Castor gets changed and then spits up on mommy’s shirt. (now I’m re-thinking that salsa I had for lunch yesterday!)
* Put Castor in vibrating chair, rush to get everything else ready
* 10am - Eat breakfast at the speed of light hoping to choke it down before I need to pick him up again
* Pick up baby, change baby, feed baby - oopps I can hear that another diaper change is in order
* Finally get stuff ready to put in car
* Dress Castor in really cute new outfit…2 seconds later he spits up on really cute outfit…(*x#@% that Salsa!)
* Decide it’s okay will change him after Car ride
* Get him in car seat and all buckled up, fixing to pick up and leave - what’s that? oh yeah…well we will for sure need to change diaper again now!
* Change diaper, buckle up car seat, head outside, what’s that? I forgot something….can’t leave baby in hot car….pick up carrier, go in, retrieve missing item, get in car and pray everything will be okay for the hour and half long drive.

Wow….the things you forget huh?

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Peace, Love, & Happy Creating,
April

Castor Jack Derrick

Mr Derrick

Mr Derrick

Castor Jack Derrick arrived June 11th at around 8:02 AM CDT in Hot Springs, AR.

Happy family

9lb 6oz and 20 inches

Mother and son are doing great! More pictures to follow soon… :)

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