muted papers...

I shared the inspiration for this layout last time.  I thought the sepia picture really suited this color scheme.

I use paper from Pink Paislee and a couple of Martha Stewart punches for the butterflies and flowers.

Of course the subject matter is oh so dear to my heart!

I have my sewing machine out and ready to go so you'll be seeing some fabric goodness next...

paper pretties...

I'm sorry for being away so long.  It seems time got away from me again.  Does it sound like that's the story of my life lately?

Last night I was inspired to pull together some paper and embellishments for a couple of new cards.  This beautiful paper is from Pink Paislee and made it very easy to be inspired.

I thought it would be fun if I went through all my beautiful stash of lovelies and put together a little inspiration station.  Papertrey stamps, pretty pearls, silk ribbon and lace...



I even broke into my new stash of wrinkled seam binding...

Seeing it all laid out always gets my creative juices flowing.  If you haven't tried working like this, I highly encourage you to give it a try.  The colors, patterns and textures make putting a project together a breeze.  The trick is in knowing when to stop adding stuff...A lesson I am still learning.

I promise I'll share the finished cards tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by, Patty.

memory keeper...

I shared a peak at the cover page of the memory keeper I made for my nieces first baby on my last post.

I thought it would be fun to share the remaining pages along with pictures of my garden in my posts this week.  I love making these journals.  Each one takes on a personality of it's own.

The papers I used are from various lines of Webster'sPages paper.  They are so beautiful on their own that you really don't have to do anything to them but as usual my more is more attitude kicked in.  The crepe paper flower was a happy accident.  When I first placed it on the page it seemed to overwhelm the layout so I started scrunching it down in size.  The white color still stood out in contrast with the rest of the elements so I added a spritz or two of coffee colored glimmermist.  Now it's one of my favorite pages in the entire book.

My desire is for these books to be used to capture memories so I've started to add a little "photo" stamp to the areas intended for pictures.

And a lined sheet on the companion page for a little journaling.  Even if it's just the date and occasion.

The journals start with a worn, vintage look to them but my hope is that they will also show the love that only the turning of pages can produce.

Thank you for all the warm welcome back to blogspot wishes.  It feels good to be back in my craft studio again.  I can't wait to share the rest of this beautiful journal and other projects with you in the days to come.

Creatively yours, Patty

I'm linking to CR84FN30  Color Challenge...