Home Sweet Home 70

WARNING: This post contains A LOT of photos both personal and crafty! I hope you are all having a great week! I returned home Monday after vacationing for 8 days on the BEAUTIFUL island of Kauai, HI. Thank you so much for visiting and for the kind comments! I tried my best to keep up with blogging, squeezing some time in here and there while away :) I apologize if I've overlooked an email or two. I was a stamping machine prior to leaving meeting a few DT commitments & deadlines. Today, I am just creating for fun taking on a few challenges. 
If you just came to see some crafty projects, please feel free to scroll on down past the photos of the natural beauty found on the fabulous island of Kauai, HI :)
In case you are interested, here are some photos taken while on vacation mostly by my sweet hubby, Scott :)
A few pics taken while walking around the property grounds :

 A few pics taken while on a helicopter tour of the island:

 A view from above:

The Waimea Canyon is known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific and the wettest place on Earth:

Hope you enjoyed the photos! 


I've been itching to scrapbook, so I went to my printed stash of photos and dug out an "older" darling photo of Meredith playing with one of her baby dolls ~ She has always been a girly girl at heart :)

Using various patterned papers all from the Pink Paislee Hometown Summer 6"x6" pack ~ (Yep, a 12"x12" LO made using paper from a 6"x6" pack!) ~ I pieced strips and made a bunch of embellishments. Shown below is a close up of one of the butterflies made using PTI butterfly dies: 

and here are several flowers and a doily made using various PTI flower dies and a doily die:

For color inspiration, I joined along with the Pink Paislee May Hot Hues 
Color Challenge which are basically the color For sketch inspiration, I joined along with the Creative Scrappers Sketch #160. If you are interested in some awesome inspiration, I suggest you visit both of these sites!

If scrapping is not your thing, here's a card I made using the various patterned papers all from the Pink Paislee Hometown Summer 6"x6" pack as well:

I stamped the sweet little house from Waltzingmouse Sewing Box - Hugs, colored using various Copic markers then using a Spellbinders Standard Circles LG die template to cut/emboss the image. Up close, you can see how I paper pieced and popped the roof and chimney up with a few foam adhesive dots for a little added dimension:

For sketch inspiration, I joined along with this week's Mojo Monday sketch challenge. Again, if you are looking for some awesome inspiration be sure to visit this site!

I LOVE vacationing but it is ALWAYS great to return to my Home Sweet Home :) Thanks so much for looking! I hope you have enjoyed the photos and my projects. As always, would love to hear from you. Have a great day and Be Sweet :)

Supplies Used:

My Baby LO:
Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee Hometown Summer 6"x6" pack
Wooden letters: Pink Paislee Daily Junque
Dies: PTI
Cardstock: Bazzill, tag from stash
Ribbon & Felt: PTI
Brads & Buttons from stash
Other: Sizzix embossing folder

Home Sweet Home Card:
Stamps: Waltzingmouse Sewing Box - Hugs
Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee Hometown Summer 6"x6" pack
Die Templates & Machine: Spellbinders™ Ribbon Banners, Standard Circles LG, Classic Scalloped Circles LG, Grand Calibur
Other: Copic Markers