Kid's Room Door Signs

Of all the papercrafting I do, one of my favorite things to create are door hangers. I love the personal touch they add to a child's room and they make fun gifts. Josie has had this one on her door for a while now...

I figured it was time to make her a new one, since she is about 10 months old in that photo and she is four now. So, I created this using the new Be You collection by Fancy Pants Designs...

I know this is only a little peek, but you can see more of this creation on the Fancy Pants Designs blog today. Piradee Talvanna and I have focused on the Be You stamps, so you'll want to go check it out.

Here are a few more door signs I've created...

 
You can personalize them with photos or keep them more generic ... like this one. Perfect for a new baby gift.

You can make them to fit the child's personality! Pretty, sweet and feminine...

Girlie, with a touch of tom boy! Notice the jeans ... yes, those are my old jeans that had to be retired, but now they have new life as a fun background for this door sign!

Fun, quirky and all boy!!

I hope I've inspired you today! If you have any questions about the products used on these or how I created them, just let me know, I'd love to help!

Happy creating!

Turning 4

Have you ever used one of Fancy Pants' Brag Books? They are a great way to document on the go, keep little bits of this and that, and their sturdy covers and binding can stand up to lots of wear.

Today, I wanted to share what I did with Fancy Pants' newest Brag Book in Sand. I love the soft, subtle color of the binding and the white flourishes and journaling lines on the pages.

I created this book using the Be You collection for my Josie. I saw an idea on Pinterest that suggested asking your child 20 questions on their birthday each year, starting at age 3. Well Josie just turned 4, so I thought I would start this tradition now. I asked her the  questions and recorded them in this book.

Some of her answers were too cute! What do you want for dinner on your birthday? ... Something with fish in it ... and cake! Ha!

I used the divided page protectors to keep recent photos I took of her.

I stashed a few odds and ends in one of the pockets as well. All things that are special to her right now at age 4. A practice sheet for the letter J, some trading cards she collects, and a photo strip of her and I on a recent visit to the mall.

I love how thick the Brag Books are and that I'll have lots of room to record her answers for when she turns five, six, and so on.

Summer Sun

Fancy Pant is showing off more creations on their blog today. There are tons of projects there using their new Wave Searcher collection. Here is a layout that I created using this line.

I love everything about this collection—the wave designs on the patterned papers, the rich, beachy colors, and the Glitter Cut hibiscus flowers and those little x's! Fun stuff! I can't wait to play with this range some more!

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Grant Studios: Blossom & Hello Sunshine

I'm back again with a one more post showcasing some of Grant Studios product lines.

I created this wreath using the Blossom Scrapbook Pad and Diecut Shapes. I love the colors in this collection.

This layout uses Blossom as well, but has a totally different look. Love that.

 I had a lot of fun creating with Hello Sunshine too...

The coordinating Adhesive Pockets are super cute too! Perfect for little photos, tags, or any other little bits you want to save with your page.

The colors and patterns in this range are great too! I loved putting some of the papers together from the Hello Sunshine Scrapbook Pad together to create this card. Love the lime, orange, raspberry and aqua together. Yum!

Thanks for stopping by again!

Grant Studios: Party Time & Fashionista

I'm back to share some more Grant Studios projects with you. This time my projects are using the Party Time and Fashionista collections.

Here's Party Time!

And here is a fun and funky layout using Fashionista!

I hope you are enjoying seeing these projects as much as I am enjoying sharing them! Thanks for stopping by!

Grant Studios: Vintage Collection

Recently, I had the pleasure of creating a few projects for Grant Studios, a company based out of Australia. This was my first time working with their product and have to say, I love their stuff! Their collections are really versatile, and their patterned papers aren't too matchy-matchy, which I love. I also adore their coordinating embellishments—so unique and fun!

The first projects I'm sharing today are created using their Vintage collection.

 

If you visit the Craft Projects section of the Grant Studios website, there are Project Sheets available for download. My projects will be available there soon. So, check back soon.

If you are headed to CHA this weekend, and want to see these projects in real life, stop by booth #1601 and check out Grant's Studio great product! Oh, and say hi to Steve, Natalie and Susan! Tell them Amy sent you!

Penny Pony

If you are from the mid-west, you may just be a fan of Meijer stores. They were founded in the town I grew up in and I have found memories of visiting these stores as a kid. Whenever I would go to Meijer with my grandmother (she called it Thrifty's), she would let me get an ice cream cone at the Purple Cow, the in-store ice cream counter. I remember always asking for the Superman ice cream, although I never really liked the taste of it. The best part of the store was Sandy. For only a penny you could ride her for a couple minutes, or longer if no one was waiting a turn and you had a handful of pennies to spend. Every Meijer store had a Sandy, and they still do today! My girls are growing up on this tradition too. So I, of course, had to document their love of Sandy with photos and scrapbook pages. I had created a page for Hattie several years ago (you can see it here) and recently, when Fancy Pants sent me their newest collection, Childish Things, I knew I had to use it for Josie's page.

 I love this collection. The colors, the patterns, and that cute sparkly horse is absolutely perfect!!!!

I know the rest of Fancy Pants Pocket Chicks love this collection as much as I do. You'll have to see what they've created using it. They have tons of inspiration on the Fancy Pants blog.

Thanks for letting me share. These are sweet memories of childhood that seems to go by faster everyday!