July c2p and fun in the sun :)

The July Commit2Paper kit is packed full of summer sun--Fancy Pants Designs Summer Soiree papers and a cool 12x12" transparency, fun golden ric rak, Prancer Thickers in red, Bazzil 1.5" Primula flowers, and coordinating Bazzill cardstock. I had so much fun with this kit!!

are YOU groovy?

for july, groovy deb challenged us to create a "zero angles" layout--a layout containing no right angles. it was such a fun challenge! here's my take on it:



be sure to cruise on over to if it's groovy to see what the rest of the dt came up with and to enter your creation--there's a great rak up for grabs!!

the two page team has been busy, too. you can see the sketch we used at if it's groovy, and this month, our technique was paint! i used white paint all over--the edges of the layout, the patterned paper squares and the lollipop flowers are all dry brushed with white paint. i also used a stamp with white paint and i like how it turned out! i used a white paint pen to outline the title letters and to journal with. :) here it is!

Ballet Recital

evie rocked her first recital. it was a long week, but both smith families made it through relatively intact. the chilis were up for a week so they could see evie's performance. my mom, my sister, our friend bonnie, and her daughter also made it.

june c2p!!

lots of summery fun, full of bright colors, fun prints and gorgeous butterflies and birdies :) get yours!

you've still got time! a basic grey collection pack of your choice is waiting for you :)

and don't forget to hit the next stop on the blog train by visiting Nik!

Are you ready for a Groovy Blog Hop?

that's right, us groovy girls are doing a blog hop crop challenge. to sweeten the deal, our theme is the 80s! oh, the 80s!! hair, movies, music, fashion.
so here's how it works: if you've wandered over here, feel free to hop on over to Nik's Blog for your next blog hop crop stop. each groovy dt member is sponsoring her own challenge and prize, so you've got until june 14th to win all kinds of groovy goodness!
when i think back on the 80s, i remember most how MUCH of everything there was. hair was big, fashions were loud (and can you say big earrings?), music was extreme. it was the decade of excess! so i challenge you to go to extremes and use too much on your layout--let's see those puppies decked out to the max dude! the prize for my challenge will be a basic grey collection pack of your choice. link your layout here in my comments by june 14 to enter my random drawing, and don't forget to check out the other blogs in the blog train for even more prizes!
here's my sample layout:

sneak peek!

i just received my june c2p kit and i had to run to take the picture of it before i tear into it and absolutely devour it!!!
what's that you say?
you want to see too?

well, ok, but just a peek. cruise on over to commit2paper in the next few days to see the whole kit!


...and now i've got some scrapping to do!

by the way...have you finished your GROOVY salad and green goddess layouts yet? only a few days left to get them in!