What a coincidence!

Good morning! There was another part I wanted to share from our trip to FL. This one is scrapbooking related though! Well, two days before we left, I was listening to PRT episode and one of the guests on the show shared how much she loves her local scrapbook store. Surprisingly, this lady was talking about St.Pete, FL! You can imagine my excitement, knowing that we will be in St.Pete in just two days!

One of the days, while my little one was taking a nap, my DH let me go enjoy the time at a place that makes me happy! This store was on the opposite side of the city where we stayed, and in about twenty minutes I was in downtown St.Pete.

If I haven't heard about that store online, passing by the store I probably would've not realized all the treasured hidden here! Whim So Doodle - that's the name of this awesome place. Yes, I was like a kid in the candy isle... I took my time to go through every little corner, checking every piece of paper there was in the store!

I was surprised how much new stuff they carried! I found SO many items that I actually had in my cart in one of the online stores! Seeing these things in person makes all the difference. Some of the items I really wanted I ended up not getting, and others that didn't grab my attention online, I totally fell in love with!

Two hours went by like five minutes... I promised myself not to buy the whole store, but leaving empty-handed was impossible. I ended up with just a little bit of new and exciting things to add to my stash of favorite things.

All of these papers are double sided, but I forgot to snap a picture of the other side - there are some awesome designs as well. Some of these papers and embellishments already got their way to a layout or a card...

I used to keep my favorite items for a "special" project, but time has taught me that it doesn't work! Favorite becomes not-so-favorite if I keep it for too long. Now I work with what I love right away and that makes me happy!

Thank you so much for stopping by and if you are planning to visit St.Pete in the near future, make sure you find time to visit Whim So Doodle - you will not regret it! Have a great day!

See you soon!

"Echo Park" paper cards

Hi! I was able to make two cards quickly last night. When I ordered this piece of paper by Echo Park, I knew it would be so easy to create cards with. Actually, that was the reason I got it.

 This paper is from the Valentines Day collection, but it doesn't mean that they have to be made for Valentines Day. I just love this white, black and pink color combination.

And a little closer (if you are interested):

 

 There was another one I started (I like making them in three), but my precious little one didn't let me finish. It will get finished eventually, but I didn't want to wait since I promised to be back today)

 By the way, his hair was done by his loving older sister Suzanna... Got to go now, because he started to sing louder than I can handle.

Until next time!

Colorful "Birthday bouquet"...

Good morning! I just wanted to share my "birthday bouquet" from Two Peas in a Bucket. I love flowers! Flowers make me happy, but they don't last long... This year, my husband substitute them with a gift certificate to Two Peas and I could not be happier! I got a new cutting mat and replacement blade for my Cameo.

My old ones still work but the blade refuses to cut thicker paper. Also, I could not get an order without a few new pieces of pattern paper... I didn't get much, but that was just a perfect addition to my collection. Here are my favorite sides of them:

 And here are the back sides of the these papers:

By looking at them you can probably tell that my favorite color right now is blue, and my favorite pattern is diagonal stripes:) Before placing the order I tried to ask myself, what is it that I really need or something that will help in my scrapbooking process and I realized that I'm always looking for journaling cards and label stickers. So, I added a few of those too.

This one was my favorite of four. It is by My Mind's Eye and I wanted to get one from each of their collections that was available. Their colors are so soft and they have a white base (yes, my sticker better have white base or I may never use them). Here are a few of the cut up sheets:

I went ahead and cut most of them apart right away, so they will be ready when I scrapbook. Aren't these great? This paper is by Lawn Fawn. One sheet has 12 journaling cards:

This one is from Boy's collection by Echo Park - I needed one of those since most of my collection was on a girly side, but our household has a boy now too :)

And this one, by Teresa Collins, was my very favorite piece out of entire order:

These cards are SO perfect for Project Life and are great addition to any page!

Love them! But the back side of these is also so pretty that I didn't want to cut it into pieces. I wanted to get a few of these papers, but unfortunately it was the last piece in the store at the moment.

Another one by Echo Park - love these little calendars. Again, can be used in PL too.

I wish I could add some free scrapbooking time to my cart, but there wasn't any available... My little one has four teeth coming out at once and that does not make him very happy.

Hope to be back tomorrow! Have a great day!