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Monday, June 7, 2010

Blowing Bubbles and Dreyer's Ice Cream

Happy Monday everyone!  Here's a layout I created using more of Lily Bee's "Lovely" papers.  My daughters love to hang out in our backyard and blow bubbles.  There's something so simple yet magical about blowing bubbles, don't you think? 


I cut strips of paper and placed them where I wanted them on the page, then I cut out circles of varying sizes.  I filled the circles with the fun Lily Bee chipboard pieces and topped them with Prima flowers and rhinestones.  I used Shimmerz paint and Spritz to color the Prima flowers.

I saw a fun beading technique on Lollychops' fantastic blog, and I decided to give it a try.   I embroidered around the circle and added seed beads as I stitched.   Lolly did it on fabric and felt, and I figured that it would work just as well on paper.


And one other thing to share today.  This is something that makes me VERY happy.  I have a nightly ritual . . . after we put our girls into bed and I settle down for some "me" time, I have a small bowl of Dreyer's Light ice cream.  As I mentioned a few posts ago, our old fridge/freezer has been on the fritz for a while, so I've had to contend with soft, mushy ice cream every night . . . which is NOT the way I like it.  We finally got a new refrigerator a couple days ago, and the freezer works like a charm!   The first thing I did was go out and stock up on my favorite Dreyer's ice cream flavors.  Here's a little glimpse . . .
Do you think maybe I went a little overboard??   Anyhow, it makes me happy to open the freezer and see all the SOLID -- not mushy -- ice cream in there!  Ahhhhhh . . . the little pleasures in life.

Have a fantastic week!!!

17 comments:

Sue Lui said...

Stunning layout, Stacy!

Sarah Lou said...

repeat after me. A woman can never have to much ice cream. ever you hear me! this layout is just magical. I am over the moon crazy about that beading!!

Darlene S. said...

BEAUTIFUL layout! I might have to use that sketch of it one day- and link back to you of course! :)

I like the sound of some "you" time after lights out. Sounds so fun! :)

Christiane said...

wow, LOVE the clean style with amazing details!!
:))

michele said...

Another wonderful LO...you never cease to inspire! Thanks for the link to Lolly. She took the mystery out of crocheting and working beads onto a LO for me.

Sue Jones said...

Yummm I Like the look of the peanut butter ice cream! I wish we had it over here.
Fab layout ..great idea!

Keshet said...

Love the page! And you can never have too much time!

iza said...

u make simple lo look fabulous.love the colors.n, who doesn't love ice cream?

Unknown said...

I LOVE _ LOVE that layout Stacy! Just gorgeous! And LOL at the ice cream!

Renata Moni said...

Wonderful Lo as usual!

Becky Elliott said...

What a great layout! Very unique and fresh! I love it!

laura vegas said...

gorgeous layout stacy! and i love the ice cream in the freezer ... looks a lot like mine. i'm the same way. i wait till my girls are in bed and the hubby has gone to work, and then i get my nightly bowl of ice cream ready. except i actually like mine soft and mushy. lol! i actually let my bowl sit on the table for about 15 minutes to soften up, before i'll eat it.

Unknown said...

I love it! Saw it on 2peas and it's just gorgeous!!

Birgit Koopsen said...

Ohmygoodness... you're stuff is absolutly amazing! LOVE your style!

Rosa B. said...

I LOVE your layout! Fantastic job once again!

You can never have to much ice cream, can you? ;)

Unknown said...

I am laughing SO HARD right now at your ice cream. LMAO!!! Ha hahahah I'm coming over after work to come and eat a big ol' bowl. ;) I have some questions for you, so I need to call you this week...hope I don't forget. If I do, just remember that it is insurance related. ;)

Congrats on the fridge too. YAYYY! Now all you need is the shiny new kitchen, right?

Hugs, Michelle Quinn

Darlene S. said...

I ended up scraplifting this layout and I will post on my blog on Saturday. Thanks again for the inspiration. :)