besottment by paper relics

Surprise Baby Shower

Today I met Andrea in Leesburg for lunch with Gabrielle.

What she didn't know was that it was a surprise online baby shower for her! We piled the presents on the table along with some balloons before she arrived and then went to meet her. She was so surprised and so happy! It was a nice day.

Be sure to stop by and see everyone's presents (links below). I made a set of greeting cards just for her that say "Little girls are made of... sugar and spice and everything nice".

Kari | Amy | Lori | Heather | Holly | Natasha | Sherry | Analise | Karla | Rosalyn-Sue | Gabrielle | Tiffany | Jennifer

I really enjoyed seeing all the gifts in person - they were all amazing! I love this online community and the bonds we form, it is heartwarming and wonderful to be a part of.

Some More Journaling

The silhouette image is a print I am working on (like it?)

The lady on the right is the same lady used in my Artist Class course - she is a sub-page

Writing about how the Remains of the Day e-course inspired me to sew papers in my journal...

Remains of the Day inspired:

I think I showed you a snippet of this spread before it was done in a previous post:

The left hand side is a bus roll I made to hang in the house, I had small versions printed as tests and love using them in my journal.

I love this typeface I found via suffix abuse, - I printed the specimen out and used it on a spread.

Patterns

Just went live with a new blog design for sweet Maija yesterday. What a fun project for me - and I love the background pattern we customized for her.

And this camera strap I ordered from Boneca Linda (photo below is from their listing) came over the weekend...

Loving patterns of both.

Some Journaling...

Hello - a while back (yes, I know it has been a bit since I last posted - apologies!) I mentioned that the Remains of the Day class really made me start to play in my journal a bit more with sewing. So I wanted to share with you some of my recent journal spreads with sewing involved. I have been using a moleskine and it is getting very bulky and stuffed... having fun with it. Anyway - here are some photos: