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

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

* 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!

* 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!

* 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.

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

* 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

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,

Conquer Your Computer

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

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!