A Bit East-coast

Valentine Day Inspiration: Day 2

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These paper mache box are fun & easy to work with-especially when you keep them simple!

5 days of Valentine's inspiration: day 1

[Valentine inspiration: day 1]

Since I had a creative weekend I thought I would share some inspiration all week long. Even though I think I had a bit of that nasty flu that is going around, I was able to work in my studio all weekend. It has been awhile since I have spent so much time in my studio-with creative ideas in my head. I hope that this will be a fun week; I think it will be nice having a new post for 5 DAYS straight!

Day 1-two stamped cards

[Q & A]

 

KathyandKenson Oscar said:

Keisha Santa did visit your house!!! Love the boots! Right after I read your cleaning tips, I went to Target and bought two bottles of Febreeze. I've been spraying Morgan's beds (my four legged daughter), and its really helped!!!! Love Lavaughn's watch!!!! Happy New Year!! Kathy

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Happy New Year Kathy!! I swear by spraying Febreze on Lulu's stuff & spots-it's nice that it makes her smell good too. I tried to buy her some of those dogs sprays and it breaks her out with bumps. Awe, I love the name Morgan for a dog-glad it has helped you too!!

 

Lauren Law said:

Keisha: I've been following you for over a year because I remember your posts last Christmas. I LOVE THEM ALL. I live vicariously through you since I don't really have much of a creative bone in my body (smile). I just wanted to comment that you need to put hubby in more pictures...he's really handsome in a rugged, manly way and that's so pleasant to see. So glad all of you had such a wonderful Christmas...and Lulu does look like she really enjoyed some "Joy to the World"!!!

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OMG, Laura...I have to live with him-you can't say things like that so openly, lol;-)!!! I could not wait to show him your commit, he usually reads my blog...but I was able to share your comment with him before he saw it. I teased him a bit, he loves getting some attention here too. When I posted my very first layout on 2p's in 2003 it was a page with him & our first dog-he so was eager to hear the comments from that post-I was tickled by that then!! Thank you, I think he will pop up more here.

my {heart} is pounding.

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OK, I am in total Valentine's Day project mode! Which is my favorite holiday to make stuff for-I love it!! I keep one drawer just for all my Valentine supplies, so that they're right on hand. I have been pulling out all my stamps and I might need to restock my metallic embossing powders! And I am loving this color scheme-grey, pink, red, and white-with metallic gold/silver. I am going to have fun this weekend-if I can shake this flu bug.

merry cards & tags.

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I did these yesterday, it was nice to have a couple of ideas pop in my head! The card & tag with the red I did with Teresa Collins Design's Christmas Cottage line/stamps.

three cards.

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I have been working one these cards for the past few days and wanted to post them today-that crazy storm may take our power tonight. I hope that we don't lose our power, it did go out this morning for a couple of hours-and it wasn't that bad out.

Anyway, some cards I made with more of TCD's Then & Now line:

stamps, papers, stickers, tape

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Angela M said:

Hi Keisha, I love this page so much. How are you making the hexagons? Do you have a punch or is this free-hand? Either way, I love it. Angela M.

Reply | Edit | View | 2 days ago on white pumpkin.

Thanks, Angela!!! Ah man, must I share that little secret too?! Ok, if you must know and I would love to share it with you...I did the hexagons with my SLICE!!! It is a shape that is on the Basic Shapes card-I hope you have a Slice. I haven't used mine in months...but that page really needed a couple larger hexagons and I knew that there was a Slice card that had hexaons!!

recent layouts.

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A few of my recent TCD's projects

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let the haunting begin.

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Last week I was thrilled to start pulling out all the crows, Fred the skeleton(I made him a sign), and his buddies for Halloween 2012! I am still working on placing things and need to stop at the local farmers stands for a few white pumpkins. I was so excited to see that this year two of the stands I pass have loads of white pumpkins-love the competition between the two farmers!

I also have ideas swirling around in my head of stuff I want to make-but where is the time? This weekend I felt like I was all over the place-drove to Cindy's house for her Thirty-One party on Saturday. Sunday I took Mira and a couple of her friends to the mall for Homecoming dress shopping-by the way, did I ever mention she now has her driver's permit...and she has a certain amount of driving hours to achieve before getting her license. The 20 mins we spent driving through the neighborhood was super fun;-)

Today-I am staying HOME! In my studio...I hope to finish a couple of layouts I started last week and doing some Halloween stuff. And maybe do some cleaning-Lulu's hair is everywhere!

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D said:

I have been wanting to leave a comment for the last month or two when I came across your blog through Making Memories. Quickly I added you to my "favorites". I simply love your blog and style. Everything you post from crafts to photography is chic, elegant, simple and beautiful. It not only shows in your craft but design, decorating and home. I LOVE popping in to see what other marvelous project has been posted. This is truely one sight I never get tired of looking through and spend sooo much time looking at photographs for ideas, inspiration or to simply look at pretty things like I would a favorite magazine. Your so blessed to be very talented. Thank you for taking the time to post all these pictures and share all the lovely things in your life. Looking forward to all your future post. -Jasmin : >

Reply | Edit | View | 2 days ago on halloween mini.

Hi Jasmin...well, I just don't know how to thank you enough for taking the time to leave such great compliments. It's always wonderful to hear what people think and I always hope that everyone enjoys each visit. I love it when I go to a site and it makes me want to make something right away...or makes me go rearrange the decorations in a better way somewhere in my house-a site that makes me feel inspired makes my day...and then makes me want to also inspire those who come here to my blog. I am thankful when I read a comment like yours(or any comment left)-thank you Jasmine & all others who may feel the same way!!

Melinda Wharton said:

Keisha, I love this - it's beautiful. Just love how your photography blends so nicely with the album. Good work! I have the same questionsas those above! Melinda Wharton at scrapkit studio

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Melinda, I'll answer below for you!!!

Heaven said:

Awesome!! This is fabulous! How big is this album? :)

Reply | Edit | View | 5 days ago on halloween mini.

Hey Heaven...it's a 4x4-perfectly mini mini, lol!!

Tammie Eberhart said:

You are so darn creative!!! Patty said it best - "SPOOKTACULAR"! What adhesive do you prefer for adhering the pages of your mini album?

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Tammie, I really like to stock up on Tombow permanent tape or Scotch double stick tape.

Joan Fowler said:

Keisha, I love this mini album. I recognise the skeleton stamp from My Mind's Eye but what company or companies is the paper from? Also those labels (Spider Fangs, Deadly morsels)are amazing but have no idea what line they are from either. I would love to use something similar for a mini album for my granddaughter if you could provide some company names for me.

Reply | Edit | View | 6 days ago on halloween mini.

Joan...Lots of old stash stuff with a bit of new stuff! Ok, the Deadly Morsels is Martha Stewart from 2 or 3 seasons ago-look on Ebay for those stickers. All the other stickers( SpiderFangs, Hemlock, Trick or Treat and Oct 31) are new K&Co sticker set I grabbed from Michaels-the witch sticker too. The papers are all from My Minds Eye-a mix of two lines. One is their Halloween line and a line of black & white papers called Meadow Lark...I love doing Halloween in blk/wht with bits of orange. Yep, the stamps are My Minds Eye...and the skeleton at the end(or the first photo on black cardstock) is a Michael's stamp. Lots of old Making Memories stickers(letters/numbers and word stickers) & some Jenni Bowlin bingo cards and journaling cards. Studio Calico stamps(2006)...te glittery spider might be Jolee's...some black sequence...OMGosh, I am just noticing that there are a couple pages missing, lol. 

 

halloween mini.

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Finally, done! I have been working on this just about everyday for the past month?! Last week LaVaughn & I think we had a bit of the flu-I am just now really feeling better. This album is really simple-and the simplest of things seem to take me forever! 

This album has photos of the girls from past Halloween 06-09. I want to do another mini for 2010-11 soon. Right now I am just glad that this one is done!! I posted it from end to beginning and I am to ticked to reload the photos!!

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teresa collins 2012 cha.

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These are the last of the project that I did for Teresa Collins' cha booth using her new Tell Your Story & Vintage Finds lines

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gold flower cards.

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Here are a couple of card I did for the TCDesigns dt blog-I simply used TCD's flower stamp with some gold embossing powder(of course;-D) on white cardstock. I love a simple chic card-with a touch of glitz...

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kris said:

Just Beautiful!!!! May i ask where you purchased your stick pins?

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Hi Kris....Oh my, they are a mix of companies-Making memories, Maya Road, Jenni Bowlin. I have had them for YEARS!!!! So many of them might not be around-you might have the best luck finding the Maya Road & Jenni Bowlin.

Heaven said:

This is so awesome! Love the way you organized everything. Where oh where did you find those fab dividers?? Love them, they are the perfect fit!!

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Heaven-I am always stalking stores for the perfect organizers...I often by things thinking it would be perfect for one thing and it ends up working better for something else, lol-the wood bins are from Bed bath & Beyond...and the white/clear bins are from Target. 

Simplywilkinson said:

i've been cleaning up and organizing my studio the last few weeks. of course, mine isn't looking quite as lovely as your's..but i like to think i am slowly but surely getting there. :) thanks for always being SO inspiring. i love the eye candy.

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Lol, Simply...I swear i go through my things at least once-even twice a year. Especially when I am on the verge of a deadline for a project...the pressure makes me want to REorganize stuff! Or when I can't think/or lack mojo(like today, right now) I start looking around my studio or going through a favorite mag...and I see something that makes me want to change my stuff around. Then when I change how I have organized something-it's like "why didn't I do it that way at first, duh".