Sugar, Spice and Blocks

Little girls are more than sugar, spice, dress up and dolls. Playing with blocks can be fun, too.

This paper came from my stash. I used three different punches for this layout. Lots of Stickles and Liquid Pearls. Most of the flowers are cut from a printed page design and topped with bling. The bottom flower is a super giant punch; I bought the large button and the heart doily from my local store Jazzy Crafts.

The flourishes are painted acrylic and topped with Stickles. The small silver butterflies are punched out and shaded with chalk. The title card is typed, cut out, shaped with a rounder. I stamped tiny designs on the face of the card. Everything is distressed with either ink or chalk.

Punch around the Page

I'd like to share something great with you. Martha Stewart has developed a line of edge punches called "Punch around the Page." They are a bit pricey, but with a 40% off coupon from Michael's, you can buy a set for $15.00.



This is a set of two punches. You can use it on the sides only, or in the corners only. But when you use both of the set, you can "punch around the paper." See below:



I want to credit the Martha Stewart site for these photos that I borrowed. If she's out of stock, you can buy this product from Scrapbook.com and Two Peas in a Bucket online. Or take a trip to your favorite Michael's store with a coupon in hand. If you sign up for Michael's email list, the store will send you coupons you can print. I was hoping for a 50% coupon this month, but I'll settle for the 40% coupon I received.

Isn't this amazing? I think there are four or five "Punch around the Page" punches, but I choose this one called "the loop." Take a look at what you can do:

Let's Ride

When it's cold outside, I move the chairs, so the kids have a pathway in which to ride their little bikes....as long as they don't leave skid marks. Even when they leave marks, they love to clean the floor, so all is good.



My paper layers came out of my stash. I distressed nearly everything with Decorating Chalks by Craf-T Products. I painted the chipboard stems and the grungeboard letters in "RIDE!" with acrylic paint, and I highlighted the circles with chalk. The "Let's" letters are Blue Alpha Transfers.