1. We've had such a great week visiting with my brother, his girlfriend & my nephew, Noah!
This was a photo that we took of the cousins six years ago, in 2008:
And this is the photo that we took on Monday:
They haven't changed too much.... ;)
2. Noah spent the night with us and we played Risk & watched Frozen.
We took him to the beach on Tuesday.
3. On Thursday, we planned "the best day ever." In the morning, we went to the zoo....
4.... and then, after lunch at A&W, we went to the Fun Mountain Water Slides.
5. I'm playing along with the July Papertrey Ink Blog Hop today.
This month's challenge was to be inspired by this photo:
I was inspired by the gingham pattern on the envelope, the colours
and the bird.
I really wanted to use my new Papertrey Ink Sprinkles MIM kit,
so I created a shaker card.
The patterned paper is My Mind's Eye, which I layered over vintage cream card stock.
The frame was die cut using the frame from the MIM kit.
I stamped the sentiment (Wet Paint) and birds (Feather Finery) onto
the cream card stock behind the frame and filled the shaker with sequins from the kit.
Thanks for looking!
44 comments:
I love the photos...the kids smiles say it all! Your card is fabulous...love the sweet little bird.
Looks like you had a great time with your brother and nephew!
The card is awesome - aren't the shaker cards so much fun!! I had such high hopes for a Blog Hop card but it looks like it just didn't happen. :(
What a wonderful summer you are having! I don't know how you're managing to get any crafty time in with all that going on, great photos!
love the 'then and now' photos! Adorable card too!
Love the cousins picture!!! Looks like lots of fun!! Your card is awesome!!
Fabulous creation - aren't those colours just beautiful!! I Love it!
What beautiful photos of the cousins. It looks like they had lots of fun.
Your shaker card is so cute. I have yet to perfect a shaker card.
Love your photos Leigh! Your card is adorable with the sweet bird perched on the shaker! Perfect (as usual!)
WOW! Great pictures of the kids! They sure grow up so fast!
I just LOVE the shaker card! I like that you just used the stitched frame alone. I must try that! Great choice of stamps, too! I love the birds!
Looks like your beautiful children are having a very fun summer Leigh! Your shaker card is great! I forgot about that bird - he is perfect perched on the corner!
Cute! I love the birds incorporated on the card. And fun photos!
Now how fun is that before & after pic?!
Looks like you kept the kids nice & busy!
I adore your shaker card...absolutely wonderful!
Brilliant take on the PTI Blog Hop inspiration!
Your photos are fabulous! I love the one of the cousins six years before and after! So cute! Your card is amazing too! Love the little bird on the stitched frame!
Love your card Leigh, makes me want to dig in to mt shaker kit that is ....waiting!!
Wonderful simple card. Have a Blessed day, DIANA L.
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Great shaker card. Your pixs are awesome. My have they all grown. Wonderful memories I'm sure.
A great card, Leigh. You are having a wonderful summer. Love the then and now photos of your children and their cousin...so precious.
Love your card, Leigh, with the little birds. And all of your photos are fab! Looks like you really did have the perfect day!
What a sweet card and it goes so well with the picture!
So fun! Love that gingham!
Lovin' the shaker card! The wet paint sentiment and little blue birds are great on this card. Fun vacation pics too!
Such a SWEET shaker card, love the little birds sitting on the sentiment!!
I love to compare 'then and now' photos especially of my kids. Your card is awesome!
Gingham just shouts country to me and I love how you used it to back your lovely shaker card, Leigh. Your family snapshots are wonderful and I bet we will see them on layouts before too long!
Love your card and love your post! Your shaker card is fantastic!!
Love the then and now photos of the kiddos. They grow up so fast! Love the shaker card filled with all of the pretty, pretty sequins!
Love that you did a "then" and "now" photo of the kids. Look at how they've grown!!! I love the shaker card you did for the blog hop. Wonderful!!
Sounds like loads of fun for everyone! CUTE shaker Leigh!!
Beautiful card, Leigh!
Great pictures of your family as well!
Thanks for sharing
Susan
Love your fun shaker card! Almost as much as seeing your kids have a blast!! 😉
Love your then and now pictures, your "best day ever" (that's something we always plan when my parents visit), and your fabulous PTI card. The little birdies perched atop the sentiment are so cute.
This is a perfect interpretation of the mood board; I love everything about it!
What fun photos! I love the now and then shots! I LOVE your card too, beautiful shaker... just beautiful!
WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!! This is so SWEET!! I LOVE the FUN Shaker Design!! Such a GREAT take on the Challenge!! LOVING all of the Pictures!! What FUN Memories for all of you!! THANKS so much for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)
Love this shaker card. Awesome.
Wonderful photos of the kids, they do grow up fast, don't they?
Your shaker card is darling, Leigh...love those little birds perched all over :-)
Don't you just love 'that was then, this is now photos?!' Love your card - the colours are so pretty together and the sequins are gorgeous
Your photo of the kids six years apart is amazing. They look the same but older, don't you just love photos!! And I just love your card, the colours are gorgeous, especially the sequins. Looks like you had a perfect fun, family orientated and crafty week!
This is wonderful, Leigh. Such a fun card.
Such a sweet card Leigh. Love the shaker. The colors look lovely.
Fabulous card, Leigh, and I really loved catching up with you and your kids. Fantastic pictures.
Great family photos, Leigh! TFS!! And really fabulous shaker card take on the inspiration for the PTI hop! The gingham adds an additional touch of sweetness!! Hugs, Darnell
Loved all the pictures...looks like a fun summer at your place!
Gorgeous shaker card!
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