10 weeks

 I have a layout to share with you using the beautiful Echo Park This and That Graceful Collection.  I used the Creative Scrappers Sketch 202. This collection is pretty on the screen but let me tell you it is simply stunning in person! I absolutely love the pink and teal combo! It is a GREAT collection! The only things I added were chocolate Kasier Craft pearls (um about 16 of them!) and the mar. stamp by Unity for Simple Stories. I cut the strips and matted them on brown paper that is part of the collection, it is the other side of the pale pink that I used for the background. The daughter sticker I actually trimmed down and inked as well as the other stickers and vertical doilies strip. The ten circle I cut out of one of the pieces of paper and inked and added some pearls.

Here is a close up of part of the layout.

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 Tessa

FWF: Simple Stories Baby Ava

Sharing a layout with you today using Simple Stories Baby Steps and the coordinating Unity stamp set. I just love these newborn photos they have started offering right in the hospital room! The photo is Ava at 1 day old! Isn't she precious? Isn't that bow huge?!?!?! I used the March 30 Boys Rule Scrapbook Kit sketch. I matted the photo and patterned paper on PTI dark chocolate cs and inked the pp as well.I used the coordinating stickers for the title, journaling and embellishments.

Here is a close up of the circle element using the Unity Stamp Set Absolutely Priceless. This set also includes an adorable hot air balloon. I stamped the tags in dark chocolate on pink cs and cut them apart.

Here is a close up of the title and "journaling". The title BABY is up on foam dots. This collection could definitely work for a girl or a boy! It is adorable! Thanks for looking!

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Tessa

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 Tessa

Menu Monday

Monday - Dinner with Friends

Tuesday - Stomboli

Wednesday - Wishy Pork Chops

Thursday - Hamburger Helper - Sad I know but my boys love it!

Friday - Chicken Nuggets, Mac and Cheese

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Tessa

FWF: Cute and I know it

 I got to do some scrapping! YAY! I had several new unity stamps and they were begging to be inked up! I knew exactly which stamps I wanted to use with these pictures! This layout is kinda wild and crazy for me but I really like it! I used NO, zero, not one piece of patterned paper on this which is also unusual for me. It doesn't need it! I did use a stamp to create a patterned background and there are some patterns though so it's definitely not plain! 

I used this page maps sketch.

I only changed it a little I made the outside border much bigger!

I stamped the animal print (from Unity KOM) on the pale pink cardstock. I printed out the photos and matted them on hot pink to make them stand out from the black cs. The tags are all stamped and cut out they are from the Ippity set   . The animal print butterfly (how perfect!?!?) is also from Unity KOM. I used fiskars border punch and black waffle paper. I journaled on the punched strip. For the cluster with the butterfly I used a Prima flower random black flower and pink button. The corrugated letters are from Jillibean Soup and I inked them a bit. Behind the cluster I also stamped the animal print background and a bracket (from Ippity set). Added some bling, curled ends of tags up added journaling below pictures with white gel pen.

 And here is a close up of the embellishment cluster with the animal print butterfly! How fun is that?!?!?

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 Tessa

MME Adore - updated

Here is my layout for the MME Sketch Challenge. I LOVE this picture of Kaden holding his new baby sister Ava. Using collection pieces made this a super quick layout and that's what I need anymore!!! I think it took me longer to edit the photo (blur the background) than it did to do the actual layout!  I cut down the journaling spot. I think it needs something more though don't you?

updated I added a cluster of embellishments and some brads

 what do you think now?

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 Tessa

Menu Monday

 Whew it's been a crazy week and it's going to be even crazier this week!

Monday - Crock Pot Jambalaya - had on the menu last week and didn't happen I know it will today!

Tuesday - Dinner Out - it's the 4th grade program at 7 so we won't come home in between

Wednesday - Crock Pot BBQ Chicken Sandwiches - Andrew can start this so it's ready when I get home with kids sometime after 7pm I have eMints till then.

Thursday - Cod Nuggets, Mac and Cheese, Carrots

Friday - Homemade Pizza on Boboli Crust

Saturday - Baked Unbreaded Chicken Parmesean

Sunday -Try a New Recipe off Pinterest!

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 Tessa