It's Stacy Julian week! It's Stacy Julian week!

This week, over at the Core'dinations blog, we are celebrating the release of the new Stacy Julian Core Impressions Happy Colors collection.

Over the weekend I put the final touches on this layout that I made of my daughter, Ema. A few weeks ago she broke her pinkie finger in the back door and they had to put a splint on her whole arm until she could see a hand specialist. She just wears a finger splint now but I loved her spunky and casual attitude towards the whole situation. The other photos are just other snap shots of what makes Ema so friggin' awesome. She's just full of happy colours!

Be sure to drop by the Core'dinations blog this week to check out other projects made by the design team members.

Supplies: Core'dinations cardstock (Stacy Julian Happy Colors Core Impressions collection), Jillibean Soup corrugated alphas, Martha Steward butterfly punch, Making Memories sanding block, Technique Tuesday stamps, Tsukineko ink, Helmar layering tape, and Glue Dots.

My Stamp Box swappin' goodness

Over at Core'dinations we recently did a product swap with My Stamp Box. They have some pretty cool stamp images and I cooked up this little card using two of their stamp sets (Neighborhoods and Wishing You Sunshine). Be sure to stop by the My Stamp Box blog and the Core'dinations blog and leave a comment on each of the product swap postings - that way you will be in to win! Supplies: Core'dinations cardstock (Essentials, Vintage, WhiteWash and Black Magic), Jillibean Soup kraft paper, My Stamp Box stamps, Tsukineko ink, Helmar layering tape, Stampin' Up! heart punch, DMC embroidery thread, other: buttons, deckle edge scissors.

A new puppy layout

Sometime during the past two weeks I made this layout. I was hoping to have had it posted before now but things have been a tad "off the rails" with going back to school.

Enjoy!

Supplies: Core'dinations cardstock (French Roast brown and Poinsettia red), Jillibean Soup kraft paper and printed twill, October Afternoon patterned paper, journaling card, and cardstock sticker (dog), Basic Grey patterned paper and cardstock stickers ("puppy"), 3L Adhesives layering tape, Sizzix embossing folder (Tim Holtz Collection) and embossing machine (Big Shot), Heidi Swapp edge distresser (to rough up the edge of the French Roast brown cardstock), Making Memories sanding block, Fiskars scalloped heart punch (to create dog bites in the border strip), Cricut die cut machine and cartridge (Accent Essentials), DMC embroidery thread, Font: Mason, other: sewing machine, embroidery needle and thread.