Cocoa Daisy guest designer

 I was super dooper excited to be asked to be the guest designer for Cocoa Daisy's July kit- firefly. Cocoa Daisy is a monthly subscription box full of scrapbook goodies. This kit was soo darling with designs from Simple Stories, Fancy Pants, and more. Here's what I did with the kit:

I stuck a card in my typewriter and journaled about the first day of summer... spent at Bear Lake. I may or may not have messed up first thing and had to add that little orange heart onto the card. ;) 

Here is a close up of this Project Life style layout:

 I did a little sewing for this one and added little extras onto the 4x6 cards. Here's the close up:

When I saw this watercolor 12x12 paper, I knew I wanted to do a traditional scrapbook page with a photo strip and those darling embellishments. Other than the photos, I sewed EVERYTHING onto this paper. This was also my baby boy's first time at the lake, and it was a happy happy day.  That hot air balloon though! :)

Sewing paper is SOO freaking fun! 

For my last project, I made this interactive accordion style mini album. It is so summery and makes a great decoration to set on my white piano. 

I made the accordion book by cutting cardstock pieces and gluing them together and folding back and forth. The book is 4x6.

I made the bucket list on 5 little strips of paper that pull out of the pocket.  

I absolutely loved guest designing for this awesome company and had a blast! #luckygirl 

To see more inspiration from Cocoa Daisy click HERE. 

memory planner madness

Why I LOVE keeping a memory planner:

• I don't have time in my life right now to document many of the everyday moments into a scrapbook. 
• I am already keeping a planner anyway, why not make it cute?
• The instax printer makes it so easy to add a picture or 2 to the week. 
• At the end of the year, I will have an awesome book to look back on.
• Perfect place to stash tickets, and other keepsakes.
• It gives me a greater appreciation for my life, even on those drab mondays. 

My planner is by Heidi Swapp, and I got it at Michaels. I have currently seen them at Hobby Lobby. 

I love adding instax photos, tabs I have cut out, washi tape, journaling cards, and more.

Lately, I have been playing with water paints. 

This is my Zutter. Its how I turn any card into an insert for my planner. I punch the holes and then take scissors and slit each hole and it pops right into my planner. It holds in there just great. 

And here is my cute instax printer! LOVE IT! 

mini accordion book

I've had so much fun working on this accordion style mini. Its a fun keepsake and also makes a cute Valentine's Day decoration. I used my Instax printer for most of the pics.