Summer Inspiration: Summer Homework!

Today I want to share an unlikely inspiration. My daughter's school sends home a "Summer Brain Games" booklet for those students whom request it. Rylie loves to do homework (hope it stays that way!) so she always wants the booklet. It is really wonderful, each page is a different activity that continues to strengthen what she just learned in first grade in the hopes that she will be ready when second grade starts this fall. A few of the pages are those really fun "column" pages. It shows maybe animal pictures on one side, and different types of foods on the other. The student has to draw a line to connect the animal with it's food of choice. As I reviewed my daughter's booklet, I was struck by these pages. This was a GREAT idea to capture my children's likes in the here and now. SO, I decided to model a layout on this idea, and here's how it turned out..





This was easy to do, I picked a few pics of my kids that I loved, then just did simple google image searches to find pictures of the things they really love right now. If I do one of these layouts a year, in the same format, it will be really cool to look through and see how they change as they grow. Do you like this idea and do you think you may try it?

More Moxxie Sneak Peeks!

Happy Monday! I've got a few more Moxxie sneak peeks to share today! First up, is Musically Inclined..




The colors here are rich and each sheet has it's own theme (brass, piano, percussion, strings, etc.). This line is perfect for concerts, band practice, heritage and more!

Next, have a look at Road To Recovery.




Again you'll notice the pretty color palette, but that isn't what matters the most with this collection. The story behind Road To Recovery is a deeply personal one and I encourage everyone to read about it here on the Moxxie blog. I feel it is about time a line like this be released, everyone can use this in their life.

Stay tuned, Moxxie has one more new release to show tomorrow!

Little Explorer

I had fun with this page! I think the outer space theme works well with the "exploration" theme of the picture. What do you think?




I used some puzzle pieces from Bo Bunny's Blast Off collection. These are so cute and they are easy to use. I built half of the puzzle onto a 12 x 12 square cardboard piece. I had painted the side of cardboard that would still show with a complimentary color of blue. I set my photo in place and then had fun with embellishing.





The cool-shaped primary buttons were a package of Blumenthal Lansing buttons. I also had to add some of my FAVE Basically Bare gears to this page! I covered them with Robot Blue October Afternoon Sprinklers.

Jumbo StarMallow Rice Krispie Treats!

Today it's so hot and sticky out that my kids just really don't want to be outside. It's the hot and sticky kind of air that makes taking a deep breath a difficult workout and you feel like you didn't get any air in at all. Yep, that nasty out! I wanted to find something they could do, so we made rice krispie treats. Have you seen these jumbo StarMallow shapes from Kraft??



My local Meijer store had these on sale at 2 for $3.00. I stocked up because we love marshmallows around here, and the kids love the star shape. Since I have so many (lol) I thought it would be fun to decorate the tops of the rice krispie treats with them. Just make them as usual, and when they are still sticky, place the StarMallows on top. Here's what they look like, the kids LOVE them and they are perfect for Independence Day!

Sneak Peek Time! NEW Moxxie Lines Are Coming Soon!

It's that time again, CHA is right around the corner and within the next few weeks we will be buried under sneak peeks and product reveals! I love this, seriously it is so fun to see new things and imagine what I would do with them. Do you do that too??

Today I'm going to share the first three sneak peeks from Moxxie. I think these lines are going to be HUGE hits! Not only are they gorgeous, but the papers are the perfect weight and double-sided which makes creating with them EASY.

So here we go, first up, a Very Merry UNBirthday to you! Aren't these colors and patterns amazing?



Next we have the gorgeous Winterland line, the soft blues and purples are perfect here!



And last but certainly NOT least, is All Hallows Eve. I'm a Halloween girl, and the colors, patterns, and details in this line are incredible. Yep, I think I have a new favorite Halloween collection!



If you think those are fabulous, you better hold on to your hats because Moxxie has THREE more new lines to share. So, stay tuned!

Weekend projects!

This weekend we went camping! When we camp, it's pretty basic. We get the sites with one picnic table, a fire ring, and an electrical post. This way we can have a fan if needed and a radio. With temps in the upper 80's, the fan was definitely neccessary! We picked our campsite early Saturday morning, then set up the site and went down to the private camper's beach for a few hours. By the time we got back, it was time to get the fire and dinner going.

Through all of this, I brought along a small scrapbook kit just in case I got some time to myself to create. I am surprised that I actually found the time to finish one page! I brought along some awesome Moxxie products. I used the "At The Beach" collection to make this page:




Sunday morning we came home and quickly got everything put away. The kids decided they wanted to go to the community pool, and daddy wanted to take them, so I got a few hours of freedom to play around. I pulled some Lily Bee papers to scrap a cute picture of my son at the beach..

Boy In A Tree

I played around today with lots of paint and fun techniques. I had a photo that was perfect for experimentation, perfect for a joyful layout...

I drew a tree by hand onto some cardstock, then I traced it onto some tree bark paper from the Crate Paper Peppermint collection. I layered a photo of my son in a tree into the patterned paper branches. Accented with Prima leaves, bird nest, and a Basically Bare Bird, this layout springs to life joyfully!