Here + Now | Currently Loving

Hi!

Today I am sharing the things I am currently loving and my new Studio Calico Office Hours Project Life Kit that came in the mail this week! Yay!

(1) two of the new plants I bought this week at a fundraiser for the public schools here

(2) my shark bookmark my husband drew for me, a couple weeks ago, for my love of books and sharks so nerdy haha (the other side has a tribal type drawing of a shark)

(3) my beautiful mug my husband brought back for me from Mexico

(4) David's Tea because I am a David's Tea addict

Also, I have been hooked on this song lately. I am always playing it and singing it haha

I love all the scenery of Guatemala in the video. Makes me want to go there!

Check it out!

Here are the lyrics translated into English if you are interested :)

And now for some pictures of the Office Hours Project Life Kit:

I love the packaging the kit comes in! Makes me even more excited when I open it. Great job Studio Calico!

Love the thickers and embellishments!

Have a great day!

xoxo

Hillary

Sick

Hi!

My hubby and I are sick :( But luckily, we have the best dog to keep us company! Here is my dog (Gus) keeping me company while I watch Visto Bueno on YouTube. My hubby is Mexican and I am improving my Spanish so I like to watch videos in Spanish or listen to Spanish music and look up the lyrics to help me learn new words - especially slang (Mexicans love slang!). I am going to go and rest and maybe I will feel better tomorrow! Hopefully none of you are sick and you had a wonderful day!

xoxo

Hillary 

(insert sneeze here *achoo!*)

Flashback Friday | Teal and Pink | So This Is Love

Happy Friday!

I thought I would share a quick post of a scrapbook page I did a couple years ago. I really love the color combination of teal and pink. I have everything at my work coordinating with this page haha so lame! 

On this page I used a lot of different embellishments. I used the We R Memory Keepers Sew Easy Love Stitch Piercer (long name!), to stitch the "love" beside the photo. It's a really great tool, especially if you want to add stitching but you don't have a sewing machine or embroidery skills. 

I also added some stamping with cute phrases like "hello love" and "adorable you". I got the stamps at Michaels in the $1.50 stamp bins (love them!). The butterflies were punched out and fastened with the famous Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher. Who doesn't love tiny staples?!? I personally prefer almost everything in mini! Also the "so this is love" label, made by my Dymo Label Embosser, was attached with mini staples :) I love the crochet flowers - reminds me that I wanted to make some! 

Hope you enjoy the post and have a great friday! 

xoxo

Hillary

Welcome to Scrappy Forever Blog

Hi there!

My name is Hillary! My plan for this blog is to share my scrapbooking projects, particularly with using Becky Higgin's Project Life. This is my first year doing Project Life, but I have been scrapbooking for 12 years now. In high-school I did some large scrapbooking albums for school projects and after that I made many albums for presents and a few for myself. I have always enjoyed crafts, and in addition to scrapbooking, I knit, crochet, make jewelry, paint, draw, sew and embroider.

I really enjoy scrapbooking blogs so I thought I would try having my own. My current favorites are: Finding Nana; Amanda Rose Blog; Art as Life; The Scrappy Jedi and Happie Scrappie. 

Since I have decided to start Project Life this year, I am now a subscriber to Studio Calico's Project Life Kit. I love their products and how I get a new box full of creativity every month! The past few days I kept checking the mailbox to see if my new kit had arrived yet hahaha.

So....here is my first post! I am showing my first completed Project Life spread. For some reason I completed week three before finishing the other spreads haha so here is my spread for week 3! I really hope that you enjoy it! Have a great weekend and a beautiful day!

xoxo

Hillary

This is the Design I insert I used in the middle of the spread:

Here are some of the products I used: Sugar Rush Project Life Kit, Heidi Swapp Big Day Stamp, Becky Higgins Midnight Edition Core Kit American Crafts Delight Black Thickers