Ooh, Goody! Another Contest!

I didn't realize I was this into contests...but...OK, I'll go with it!

You know I'm a HUGE fan of pagemaps.com, right? I print monthly sketches, I'm a blog follower, and I try to keep up with them on Facebook too. Just yesterday, I saw a post that I just had to share: Pagemaps Blog Sketch contest. There's a cute little prize pack from a company called Punky Sprouts, and all you have to do is create a layout based on the sketch, post it somewhere (like your blog!) and leave a comment with the link to it. How easy is that?

For whatever reason, the sketch spoke to me, and I was motivated to create a layout. Here's what I came up with:




I used Moxxie's Faith line, to continue with my Moxxie kick I've been on, and scrapped some pretty pictures of the local Episcopal Church I took a couple of years ago. I think I'll go ahead and enter the contest, posting the link to this blog post. I challenge each of YOU to enter too, and post the links on the Pagemaps blog and here too so we can all see what you did! It's fun to share, isn't it?

It's a contest!

I absolutely adore all the independent brick and mortar stores that I make a habit of visiting to get my scrappy supplies. However, every once in a while, I need something they don't have, or I'm not near a scrappy store. For those occasions, I turn to one of my FAVORITES: Create For Less. They carry a lot of stuff, and are reasonably priced. As a nice "green" touch, they recycle their boxes, so when shipping, I may get a box that originally shipped them some cleaning products or crafty supplies.

The other day, they sent me an email for a contest they're holding. It's a Craft Room Makeover Contest, and they're choosing two winners to receive a $100 gift card. One person will be chosen for the BEST craft room, and another for the WORST craft room. Where does yours fall?

I actually entered to win the best craft room, mostly because I had a picture of my space all nice and tidy from a couple of years ago...I'm letting you know this for two reasons:
1. Don't bother entering for the best room, because I plan on winning! (Just kidding, but if you do enter and win, I might be a teensy bit jealous.)
2. I was finally motivated to start cleaning and organizing my room again. It's been a pit since...oh...Christmas, I guess?!? I've had various stages of mess, but it hasn't been properly cleaned in 6 months. :(

Anyway, I wanted to let all 15 of my loyal followers know about the contest so they can enter! Here's the link to the contest page: Craft Room Makeover Contest.

What are you waiting for!?!? Enter already!

Droooooooool...I Love This!

OK, I admit, it's been a LONG time since I've been really, really excited about something new in the scrapbooking industry. Sure, I enjoy new paper lines as much as (or perhaps more than) the next gal, but I'm positively GIDDY over the new tool from We R Memory Keepers. It's called the Lucky 8 Punch, and MAN...does it do cool stuff! I'm going to give you the link to their website so you can check them all out, but in the meantime, here are a few of the punches:

It looks like the way these bad boys work is that you can cut the outer shape, the inner pattern, or combine and do BOTH, transforming a regular old, boring piece of cardstock into a decorative edged shaped cardstock! Obviously you could do it with patterned paper too! The possibilities have me drooling. (Almost literally.)
Uh, hello?! How many times am I itching for a round die cut?! This is fabulous! I can make it any size I want: 2 inches, 12 inches!!
Seriously elegant. Here's the linky to see them all: Lucky 8 punches

I'm so excited, and I just had to share. The last time I was this crazed was probably when I first saw the Cricut demoed. That brings about a question:

What was the last scrapbooking item that made you positively giddy? Think tools, paper lines, adhesives...whatever.

Leave a comment! I'd love to hear your favorites from the past!

Card Camp Close-Ups

Hello!

Have you heard about our Micheggy Card Camp coming up in June? Michelle James and I have teamed together (thus the name "Micheggy"...get it?) to bring you an incredible technique-based card camp! Card Camp will be on Saturday, June 18th OR Saturday, June 25th at The Craft Spot in Emmetsburg from 8 am - 5 pm. (We will break for lunch on your own from noon to 1 pm.) In the other 8 hours, we will teach you 8 different techniques, making 3 cards/projects per technique. Yes, that means you will leave with 24 cards/tags/projects and 8 new ideas for making your own at home!

If you are a Craft Spot member, this just got better: The cost for members is $45, and the cost for non-members is $50. That means, if you are a member, the average cost per card is only $1.88, and non-members' average cost is $2.08. Not too bad, eh?

The techniques we will be covering are:

Glimmer Mist

Punches

Ribbon

Folding

Flocking

Textures

Digital

Flowers

We hope to show you some new and exciting ways to use these products on your projects. I think everyone will learn a few new things for sure!

Michelle sent out an email for The Craft Spot, highlighting some of the cards and techniques. We thought it would be fun to create a blog hop for you to get more information, so I started here! I am going to give you some more detail about the Glimmer Misting class!

Let's start with what Glimmer Mists are, just in case you're not sure. Glimmer Mists are a product made by Tattered Angels. It is a water based spray that has tiny particles of glitter in it, so when you spray it on, adds a shimmery effect. They can be used on a wide variety of surfaces to achieve different results. Here are the 3 cards we are making in this class, where we will use 8 different misting techniques!




Do you see the pretty orangeish-pink color on the left side? That's done using Glimmer Mists! We are also using a product called Smooch Inks on this card to give it a little more shimmer-oomph!


This card is probably my favorite of the 3 we are making in this class. I used 3 different colors of mists in 4 different ways! It's really pretty, and rather vintage-looking, which is not my usual style. (Uh-oh! Do I feel a new style coming on? Perhaps...)


This third card uses two more techniques for the Glimmer Mists. See that orangeish-pink color again? Ah, wait til you see WHY it matches the first card! It's a cool bit of information!


That's all I have for you today, but I'm thinking there will be some more info coming to you shortly on one of the following blogs:

Micheggy
Everyday Life

I can't wait to read your thoughts on these, and your anticipations of the rest! Please leave a comment. You know, there might actually be a prize at Micheggy Card Camp for one random commenter...Just sayin'.

Peggy

Beginner Cricut Class

About a year and a half ago, I sat down with my Cricut Expression machine, its owner's manual, and lots of scrap paper and learned every single function it has to offer. Then, I organized this information into an outline and then further into a class to help YOU all understand the capabilities of your Cricut Expression. I am now redesigning the class to incorporate one adorable layout!

If you'd like to take this class, I'm offering it on Monday April 18th, from 5-7 pm at The Craft Spot at K. Jackson & Co. The cost is $20, and you'll need to bring your Expression machine, mat, blade, and preferably the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge. If you don't have this cartridge, please bring one that is a plain font with some diecut shapes.

We will go through every function on the machine, practicing and learning, and using our cuts to make a layout. You will leave with an immense amount of knowledge, a "cheat sheet" handout to help you remember, and a 12x12 layout to use in your scrapbook!

To register for the class, you can email me at peggy@flourishscrapbookingsales.com, call me at (712) 298-0105, or call K. Jackson & Co. at (712) 852-8806. Space in the class is limited to 10, and your spot is not reserved until payment has been received.

For a Good Cause

I know most of you have probably already heard me refer to my training for the MS Challenge Walk in June. If you have, skip to the next paragraph, if you haven't, here's a short ditty about it! I am walking 50 miles in 3 days to raise awareness and funds for the National MS Society. As a whole, this is a worthwhile and meaningful effort, but it goes beyond that. I'm walking for my long-time friend, Bernie Poeppe-Merrill, who in July of 2006 was diagnosed with MS.

Now that we're all caught up, I'd like to remind you about my upcoming charity crop on April 30th. This will be held at the VFW in Emmetsburg, IA from 10am-10pm, and the cost is $50. 100% of the fee will go directly to the MS Society as part of my fundraising. I am required to raise at least $1000, so hopefully, this will be a huge step toward that goal. (or a bunch of little ones as the case may be...)

The crop itself will be fun, of course! Michelle is helping me with it, so it will be up to our usual high standard for a crop; fun, games, goody bags, prizes, etc. The added benefit is that YOU can feel good knowing you gave a donation for a good cause. (and it's tax deductible...win-win!)

Important note: Because 100% of the fee is being donated, snacks, beverages, and meals will not be provided. You can bring in yummies, order in with your pals, or run out to grab a quick bite. Subway, Dairy Queen, and A&W are within walking distance.

If you're ready to register, I've made it super-easy! Just click on this link
http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Challenge/MOSChallengeWalkEvents?px=3324132&pg=personal&fr_id=15091

which takes you directly to my homepage on the National MS webpage, and click on "donate to Peggy." If you make a donation of at least $50 in your own name, you are officially registered for the crop! How easy is that?

If you'd like to mail me a check to register, you can do that too. Write a check of at least $50, payable to "National MS Society" and put "Peggy Stolley" in the memo section of the check. Send them to:

Peggy Stolley
1609 10th St
Emmetsburg, IA 50536

If you include a note with your phone # and email address, I'll send you a quick message to let you know you're registered...and that way if I need to get ahold of you for any reason, I'll have your info.

I should add that if you can't come, you can still click on the above link and make a donation. Every little bit helps. :) Thanks!

I hope people can come! I promise to make it fun!!

Fashionista

I like clothes, and I like papercrafting. Local clothing store owner, Kathy Jackson and I have found a way to combine the two into the cutest darn class you ever did see! I'm here to post a few pics for you...we'll call them "sneak peeks."

We've created 6 cards to match 6 outfits, and they are FABULOUS (if I do say so myself!) We started by looking at some of the new clothes that came into Kathy's store, and made cute little outfits with them. Then we found papers, stamps, and embellishments that coordinated with those outfits and created 6 cards! It was really fun, and we both discovered new ways to play with colors and textures.

We're calling this a Fashionista class: Where paper dolls meets Sex and the City! If that sounds enticing to you at all, check out the pics below.

Class will be on March 14th. If you're interested in signing up, you should stop by K. Jackson & Co. in Emmetsburg to see the cards, get all the information, and get registered. Class size is limited!

Flower Technique Class

Oops! Apparently, February was my "do not blog month." I'll try to make up for it in March.

Starting things off, I'm teaching a flower technique class at The Craft Spot on Monday, March 28th at either 5 or 5:30...how sad is THAT that I don't know!? I'll find out and let you know... Anyway...I thought you might like to see it! The cost is $15, and we're going to cover 6 different techniques to make flowers. The completed flowers will go on a 12x12 page that will help you get in the mood for SPRING! Take a look:




Here are some close-ups of a couple of the flowers. We'll be using paper, fabric, ribbon, lace, and clay to complete all the flowers!



If you'd like to sign up, send me an email at peggy@flourishscrapbookingsales.com, call me at (712) 298-0105, or stop by K. Jackson & Co. to sign up and pay. Class size is limited!

An Inside Scoop

After all the buzz about The Craft Spot, I thought you might like to see what we're talking about! Here are some pics taken right before our open house.



Our logo, designed by Michelle James. This is on the pillar just outside The Craft Spot so you can see it from the rest of the store!




This is taken from the very back of The Craft Spot so you can see all of our tables set up, just waiting for people to come work at them.






I'm standing in front of the curtains from the previous picture, taking a picture of one side of the space, and a teensy bit at the back.






One of the work stations. Look at my super-cute chair I refinished! Kathy Jackson did the upholstering, I did the sanding and painting. They're so shabby-chic!






A display of products offered at another local store, Hughes Pharmacy. We are trying to get the word out so we can support local stores.

If you are local, or nearby, stop in to see it. We would love to keep the memberships coming!

The Craft Spot

Anticipation is part of the experience, and I've been anticipating the opening of The Craft Spot for about 6 months! Woot!

Michelle James, Kathy Jackson, and I have created this monster. Together we have been plotting, planning, and preparing for this membership based crafting club, located inside Kathy's existing clothing store, K. Jackson & Co. Here are the details:

*Membership is for any crafter, age 18 and older. We welcome quilters, model makers, cardmakers, knitters, scrapbookers and more.
*Cost is $10/month with a 3 month minimum commitment.
*Members receive access to the crafting space during K. Jackson & Co.'s normal store hours, as well as one late night per month. (That's all 7 days a week!)
*A limited amount of storage space is available for members to leave their supplies, so no need to transport everything each time you go.
*Classes will be offered for an additional fee, and non-members are invited to take classes as well!
*A limited amount of papercrafting supplies will be for sale at The Craft Spot.

Tonight, Wednesday January 26th at 6:30 pm, we are hosting an open house to give you all the details, answer questions, and get you registered! I hope to see many of you there.

I'm SO EXCITED!! :D

Lining An Envelope

Have you ever lined an envelope? It is really, really easy to do, and it adds such a pop of style to your handmade cards.

To line an envelope, pick a piece of patterned paper or cardstock that will coordinate with your card. Measure the outside of the envelope, both width and height, measuring up to the adhesive strip. Cut your cardstock somewhere between 1/16th and 1/8th of an inch less than both of those measurements.


For example, my A2 envelope was 5 3/4 x 6 1/8, so I cut the cardstock to 5 11/16 x 6 inches. Slide the paper or cardstock into the envelope, keeping the printed side showing. From here, you can either turn the envelope over, trim the excess off the cardstock along the angle of the envelope, or you can trace the angle, remove the cardstock, cut it, and slide it back in.

Fold the paper or cardstock at the top of the envelope and crease. Add adhesive to the sides and top of the paper, and stick it to the envelope.



The results are fantastic! Look how cute!


This pink card and envelope were probably based on something I saw a while ago, but just don't remember. (I want to give props where deserved...) Anyway, the color scheme is certainly my style, isn't it?



This card I know where I scraplifted it from: Technique Tuesday's idea book. They did theirs with different colors and the flowers were stamped images, but the concept and layout are the same. I'll save this card for someone who really, really deserves a big thanks! :)

What other cute ideas have you always wondered how to do?

New Releases!

OK, I've been slacking...you all need to get on my case if I don't keep up on posts!

Anyway...

Happy to share with you new releases from Scribble Scrabble. Scribble Scrabble is a paper company with a very boutique-y style. Their two newest paper lines are Naomi's Collection and Jubilee. I couldn't figure out how to copy and paste the pics from their website, so I'm just giving you the link to click:

http://www.scribblescrabble.net/sneakpeek.html

Let me know what you think!

Organize and label. And label, and label and label!

I'm obsessed with labeling. My label maker is probably the most used tool in my scraproom, and it has even ventured out to other parts of the house which absolutely drives my husband nuts! I just love how easy it is to label a container so every time I need something, I mostly know where to look.

The organization of scrap supplies is NOT one size fits all. You have to find what works for you, usually through trial and quite a bit of error, then make a plan and stick to it. Make sure it's something you can keep up on and follow its logic.

As for me, I organized all my patterned paper by manufacturer:






and my cardstock by color: (using ROY G. BIV) If you're unfamiliar with Roy, you obviously didn't have Mrs. Leonard for elementary art. :)
R- red
O- orange
Y- yellow

G- green

B- blue
I- indigo
V- violet

After V, I go to pink, tans, browns, blacks, and whites.




I have ribbon sorted by colors as well:



then a separate tub for flowers:





one for blingy thingies, rubons, letter and number stickers, and finally, one labeled "random embellishments" for things I just didn't know what to do with! (This one is currently overflowing, so it's time to shift a few things around...)



How do you organize your space? Do you use a label maker? What's your key to sorting and keeping things in their place?

A technique using Technique Tuesday!

There comes a time in every scrapbooker's life where she realizes...she actually doesn't have it all. You know, you're looking for that perfect embellishment, the final doo-dad, the background paper to beat all background papers...and it's simply not there. We might spend a moment cursing our stash, or perhaps the manufacturers for not making something so "obviously" needed, but our time would probably be better spent making what we need! After all, we're crafty, right? Craft it then! For today's project, I did just that. I stamped my own patterned paper. First, a look at the completed layout:

This was a page I did showing two of the cutest people I know (tee-hee!) all dressed up for their friends' son's wedding. I had the perfect shade of turquoise blue cardstock, (Bazzill's Yosemite for those of you wondering...) but all my patterned papers were too busy, too yellowy, too colorful, or just plain wrong! I decided to take out my all-time favorite Technique Tuesday stamp set, Fanfare, and stamp my own patterned paper!

I had four strips, (approx 2x8) that I wanted to make up the background. I used Quick Quotes' Blue Hawaiian ink, which also matched perfectly, and stamped each strip using a different fanfare swirl.

When they were all laid out side by side, they looked fluid, as though they were meant to go together! I thought it was a great way to add a little pattern and a touch of color.

The extra-nice thing about Technique Tuesday's stamps is that they are very well made, and therefore ridiculously easy to get a great stamped image. You'll notice no smudges, shadows, background blotches, or missed images. It's not because I'm a professional grade stamper, it's just that the stamps are that good. If you look at your clear (or rubber) stamps, you can quickly tell if it's quality or not. If the stamp is cut deeply, you have less of a chance of accidentally inking the area around the image you wish to stamp. If the image is cut close to the edge, you are also less likely to get ink where you don't want it.

So, the next time you are lamenting that you don't have what you need, take a look at your stamp collection and see if there isn't something that they could do for you! Don't be afraid to mix stamping with scrapbooking. They make the perfect pair.

Final 3 Moxxie releases

Here we go! These are the last of the new releases from Moxxie. You're going to LOVE these!


This line is fabulous for so many reasons! Think boo-boos, braces, tooth fairy, and first pair of eyeglasses...all these events from daily life should be scrapbooked too. The colors and patterns lend themselves well to all photos, so scrap away!


Yay! A family line! These are great for family reunion pages, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Grandparent's Day, birthdays, anniversaries...you name it. I absolutely adore the color scheme and can't wait to get my hands on them!

Hee-hee! How cute is this line?!?! For all my friends with little guys running around, this line will have a million uses. Birthday cards, scrapbook pages, altered projects. (How cute would a crayon box be covered with some of this product?) It's so cute and frightening all at the same time!

I hope you enjoy seeing these. Let your local scrap store know what you're interested in so they know what they need to order.

More new releases

As promised, here are a couple more of Moxxie's new releases!

A line just for you to scrap your furry friends! The graphics in this line are positively adorable. The faces on the pups and kittens make my heart melt. Awwww....

A new baby line! The colors in this line can only be described in one word: yummy. :) They look positively rich and delicious, and I think would make some very elegant, yet cute, baby projects.

New Releases!

Remember, you saw them here first! I just got Moxxie's email that includes pictures of all seven new lines. I'll post a couple now and a couple later, otherwise it's just too overwhelming!

The first one is a new love themed collection called XOXO. The colors are fantastic, and I love how edgy it is!

I have been SUPER-excited about the St. Patrick's Day line, and it's finally here! If you click on the image, it should enlarge it and give you the option of zooming in on it. There are shamrocks, not four leaf clovers, and lots of great Celtic designs. I volunteered to make last year's scrapbook for our local St. Patrick's Association, so this is going to come in quite handy for me.

Check back later for more posts with more new goods!

Another craft space!

My pal Michelle sent me pics of her craft room to share with you! I can't wait for you to see them. It looks amazing. :)


Check out her great work area...Cricut, 12x12 printer, and an 8 1/2 x 11 printer too! It appears her plants are happy in front of the sunny window as well.

In her closet you'll see a lovely setup of Neatnix organizers...one of my faves! On the wall she attached a 4 foot section of slatwall, then put up her paper racks to hold what looks like a LARGE variety of yummy scrappin' papers! Underneath, 3 cubes are all lined up holding other necessities, and on the right, a craft cabinet! Am I seeing correctly? Is there a bottle of "Fruity and Full Bodied" up on the shelf? For more information regarding that wine, visit www.micheggy.blogspot.com .

Michelle is a BIG fan of digital scrapbooking, so who would be surprised that her crafty space would house a computer as well? She also has around 15 tubs on custom shelves built by her husband (who may be for hire if the price is right...) filled with stamps and other goodies. Nice!


So.,.what does YOUR space look like?

Feeling kinda Retro, baby!

So...are you a scrapbooker? What made you start scrapbooking? When did you start? As for me, I started scrapbooking because my friend Cindy scrapbooked. (I call her "My person of blame.") She didn't know that her influence was going to lead me down a dangerous path of addiction, sticker sneezing, impulse purchasing, and darn near HOARDING in my house! She thought she was helping me to journal the everyday events in my life. Thankfully, I do that too, so Cindy is off the hook for the rest.

I started scrapbooking in about 2001, but my first "official" scrapbook album was the story of how my husband and I met and our wedding. In hindsight, that might have been a bit of a big topic to undertake when I was a newbie, but it also gives me a good chuckle to see what kind of pages I made.

Now, I'm going out on a limb here, posting a pic from the FIRST page of the FIRST album I ever did...be gentle! In all honesty, the first page isn't too bad. For some reason, I won't post the really, really bad ones...

Ha! See? I'm still laughing... OK, here's a breakdown of what you see: First of all, the album is set up like a fairy tale story, so I titled my book "Once upon a time," and wrote about a prince and a princess and other bad ideas.

The green grass and title are made from CONSTRUCTION PAPER! Seriously. I think at the time my friends said things like, "You know, you should use acid-free paper." They were right, but I wasn't listening. Construction paper was cheap! The castle on the left is a very large diecut, and embellished only slightly by the dragon sticker I put in the lower right corner. As you can see, there are other, quite random, stickers sneezed across the page: a frog, Cinderella, a knight and princess, all placed wherever I thought there was a blank spot. :) I even used decorative scissors to cut the mat around Cinderella and Prince Charming! The final detail you need to know, and I discovered when I pulled the page out to take its picture, was that I used a glue stick to adhere everything to the page. Sigh...

Now that I've opened myself up, let's talk about it. Obviously, the style isn't important. I had fun, and it does set a theme, and the story is in the album, which is the goal after all. However, I probably could have listened to friends and scrapbook store employees a little better and followed their advice about acid free paper and a more permanent adhesive. Things are falling apart on this page, and it's only 8-9 years old. The construction paper hasn't faded...yet, but we all know it will.

I'd like to hear/see some of your less-than-proud moments in papercrafting. Ever send a card postage due? Ever have one fall apart upon the recipient's opening? Have a sticker sneeze page of your own? C'mon...out with it! Let's hear it!

Sketches!

Today's post (gasp!) will not include a sample photo. Instead, I'm going to bring up my favorite, all-time, can't-live-without scrapbooking tool: sketches.

My friend Elizabeth introduced me to sketches, I think it was a Becky Higgins Sketches publication. At first, I didn't see the value: lots of prep work, and a layout that ends up looking like something someone else did. Where's the creativity in that?

Well friends, the creativity is in each person's interpretation of that sketch. Elizabeth's pages were always so beautiful, I decided to try a sketch on for size. I used a sketch she had used, and wouldn't you know it, my page ended up looking completely different from hers AND from the sample page in the book! This was a useful little tool...

I use sketches quite a bit now, and I have my favorites: Becky Fleck's Pagemaps. Fleck has published two books, both of which I've purchased and used and still LOVE and refer to, but she also publishes several sketches every month...for FREE on her webpage. I'm posting a link on the left for you to click on and see for yourself. You can even sign up for her emails, and she'll send you one letting you know when new sketches are available to download and print. For free. Seriously.

Jumping off from sketches, I began looking for color combination suggestions. I found a site I really like called The Color Room. Every week (I think) they post a new color combination for you to try. If you're a digiscrapper, they include a digital number value you can repeat in your programs. Check the link on the left to see what you think. I print these off every once in a while and store them in a binder, with my pagemaps, and refer to them when I need a boost in creativity.

What are your go-to items or favorite sites? Share so we can all enjoy!

I Got Moxxie!!

After a brief exchange with my friend Leah via Facebook yesterday, I had been called out. The projects that I already posted here were not new ones that I was spending time creating and posting the same day, but rather creations from a few months ago. Realizing that I hadn't spent much time being creative lately, aside from finally making some holiday cards...(those of you who haven't gotten one yet, don't worry. I'll probably get to them!) I set today's goal to create something new and post it!

I dug through my supplies and looked for something to inspire me, and I came across Moxxie's "Chillin' Out" line. I LOVE this line! It's retro, quirky, grungy, and bright...and absolutely perfect for a cute stationary set:


I made 6 cards, all with a "fun" or "friends" theme that would make a great gift for a teenage girl with a few pen pals or thank you notes to write.

Here are a couple of the cards. On the left, the "BFF" is a sticker from the line, and the squares are cut from a piece of patterned paper. This is a good technique to remember if you think the whole paper is too busy to use: chop it up! The card on the right also uses the square paper, "best friends" sticker, and rubons on the orange scalloped circle.


This card started with two different patterns of paper from the line, some coordinating turquoise cardstock, ribbon, and a "buddies" sticker. The circles going up the left hand side are both punchouts and stickers. I finished it off with a bit-o-bling, right on top of the circles on the "buddies" sticker!

As you can see, no stamps were harmed in the creating of these cards. :) For my greetings, I used rubons and stickers, which really cut down on time. I didn't have to search my stamps, mess with inking and cleaning, and the elements were already made to match.

Leah, this is for you. (Seriously. You'll probably get at least ONE of these in the mail!) Thank you for inspiring me to create today!