Welcome Baby!

I think this one has to be my favorite...just because there were some pleasant surprises on how this came together.

The DSP is Urban Oasis...unopened pack in the drawer.  I never thought it would look good on a baby page until I busted open the pack and saw the REST of the patterns.  This is THREE patterns from the Urban Oasis pack.  The Baja Breeze is a good match for the blue in the picture.  I tried out my new Spellbinders New Arrival Dies I purchased from HSN.  Ho hum...they are supposed to cut (they did), emboss (huh?  really hard to see) and  stencil (yep - use a marker...does a good job).  I just wasn't WOW'd by 'em, ya know?  The baby sure is cute.   Phillip said the stork should be white, not brown...I told him the bird was just dirty and needed a bath.  ;-)  More Tidy Alpha for my title.  I'll fill in the details on the Becky Higgins journaling card.

I think this is a cute baby page...not to overwhelming BABY, but with classic elements.

Whatcha think?

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The Greatest American Hero!

...is Captain America!  I grew up in the world of Super Friends...Superman, Wonder Woman and, of course, Captain America!  We went on Sunday to see the new movie in 3-D.

And I had to make a SMASH page!  I forgot to get the ticket stubs from Mom...but never fear...my PTI "Just the Ticket" stamp set and the ticket die arrived the other day! 

Some PTI stamp sets have fifty million pieces and are a booger to stamp.  ;-)  That said, I do like this stamp set and I LOVE the die!  I had die cut FAR more tickets than I used...as I said, it was tough stamping straight.  And no...didn't have any margaritas while stamping either.  LOL

I went to my "go to" alpha set...Tidy Alphabet for the title.

The stars underneath the title are die cuts I received in a scrapbooking kit. 

This is the second 3D movie we've seen this year.  I think I'm 3D'd out.  What good movies have you seen lately?

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a SMASHing Idea Book Pagination

My SMASHing idea book is coming along with each project I create.  Sometimes I do make the page before I put away the supplies from my projects, other times it's all about the page.  The sets are in random order, so I have an index...

a SMASHing idea book - Index

...and page numbers...

a SMASHing idea book - Page numbers at the bottom of most pages

a SAMSHing idea book - Page numbers at the top of some pages

My SMASHing idea book is not an alphabetical index of what I HAVE, but rather an idea book of how to use what I have.  My goal is to write down ideas before I purchase a set, then when the sets get here, make the SMASH book pages.  I'll eventually have both - a stamp inventory AND an idea of what I wanted to use those sets for.  The ultimate goal is to use what I have.  Ideally, I won't be stumped for a crafting idea because I have realized there is no way humanly possible to use every craft product I have.  I just have to keep my mojo flowing and if using an idea books on days it's not flowing freely gets it flowing, then I'm all for it.  I have lots of ideas for things but I cannot do them all at once and I cannot use up precious brain cells trying to remember all of them.  Brain cells are getting in short supply anyway. 

When I started my page numbering, I chose my favorite SU! products.

Tidy Numbers (retired)

Tidy Alphabet and Tidy Numbers is my go to set!  Easy to trim and looks good with just about everything!

Wild Wasabi ink.

A great way to use up scraps!

I do a little at a time, so I don't get bored and so I can use up scraps!  Works for me.  Have ou given any thought to how you inventory your stamp sets and / or keep up with your ideas for particular stamp sets?  How do you do it?

On another note, I still haven't decoreated the outside of the book yet.  LOL.

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