The One with the American Crafts Valentine's Day Blog Hop


Thursday, February 14, 2013

Welcome to the American Crafts Valentine's Day Blog Hop!
Here is the love-themed layout I made using mostly Lucky Charm by Dear Lizzy supplies:
LOVE YOU

Journaling says: The day before Christmas we went down to Happy Valley Grange and took family photos. Allie had the vision and chose our outfits so we would "go" with her Christmas card design. I love how they turned out. Next year there will be even more people cuz Allie is gettin' hitched!

How to: Punch a heart border along the left and right edges of a mint/white striped paper layout base. Back the punched edges with blue floral paper. Punch heart confetti from a bunch of patterned papers. Trim a large heart from a transparency then start sewing the heart to the center of the layout. Pour a little confetti into the transparency heart pocket then sew a line across the middle of the heart. Pour a little more confetti in, sew across the top, and keep pouring/stitching lines until the entire heart is filled. Finish sewing the heart closed. Stitch around the entire heart once more for good measure. Shake the layout to spread out the confetti more evenly. Create three photo/embellishment clusters. Die cut a title from white cardstock and adhere it above the largest photo. Type journaling on a vinage typewriter, trim it into strips, and adhere them next to the bottom of the heart. Drop gold spray mist across the layout to finish.

Supplies: Cardstock, patterned paper, patterned vellum, badges, button, chipboard (arrows, chevrons, hearts, triangle), tag, stickers (border, sentiments, word), stamps (date, sentiment), adhesive: American Crafts; Transparency: Office supply; Pearls: Pebbles; Heart jewel: Recollections; Sequin: Craft supply; Lace trim: Hero Arts; Spray mist: Studio Calico; Punches: American Crafts (heart border), Martha Stewart Crafts (heart confetti); Sewing machine: Brother; Thread: Coats & Clark; Typewriter: Smith Corona; Die cut machine (Cameo), title die (Silhouette): QuicKutz
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Along with the hop I've got a giveaway! Leave a comment on this post telling me something you love and I'll randomly select a winner to receive this assortment of American Crafts goodies - even Fox is wanting them :) Deadline is Wednesday February 20th 2013. Gooooood luck!
Next on the hop is the talented Leah Farquharson!

Here is the full list of participants for your hopping pleasure:
American Crafts
Leslie Ashe
Andrea Budjack 
Jen Chesnick 
Jill Cornell
Sophie Crespy
Lilith Eeckels
***Paige Evans***
Leah Farquharson
Monika Głód
Angie Gutshall 
Corrie Jones
Michiko Kato
Heather Leopard
Carina Lindholm
Melissa Mann
Kimberly Neddo
Patricia Roebuck
Erin Stewart
Diana Waite
Allison Waken
Becky Williams
American Crafts

Hope your day is filled with love!

127 comments

  1. Stunning layout, as always and so colorful!!
    I love my husband, well since that is not so special and even my love for scrapbooking probably isn´t I will tell you that I looooooooove Nutella, you know that sweet chocolate cream for your sandwich!! It´s been a long lasting love story between the two of us!! ;D
    Thanks for the chance to win!!

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  2. Wow! Love the awesome confetti effect on your layout!! I love my sister. She's one of my favorite people in the whole wide world!!

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  3. love all the great details of this layout...love my family and so excited as we are closing on our new home this week. Totally in love with the new house!

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  4. I adore your layout and all that heart confetti - does that count? (Oh, I also love my husband, my kids and extended family - and my scrap room and all my scrappy supplies and . . . . ) Thanks so much for the chance to win.

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  5. I love the holidays I'm having right now haha
    Thanks for the chance

    Cheryl131091 at yahoo dot com

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  6. Oh wow so many harts, that realy makes good impresion!!
    And my biggest love is my family!!!

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  7. I love this! I can't wait to get my hands on some of these new Dear Lizzy products. I love all of the details you add. There is so much to look at.

    xxMindy

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  8. The stitching and the hearts? Fabulous!

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  9. All of those hearts are INCREDIBLE!!! I love Jesus and my family :) Have a wonderful day!

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  10. wow, this is just stunning, must have taken you forever to punch all those hearts, but so worth the effort :)

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  11. I knew I was going to pin this layout from the preview! I love the way you handle patterns!

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  12. Love the bright colors of your LO. hmmmmm now for something I love: well, coffee is at the tippy-top of my list, and right beside is its trusty bff pancakes :)
    Thanks for a generous giveaway!!!

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  13. Your scrapbooking is CRAZY good!
    Of course I love my man + our kiddos... But every morning my husband makes coffee, I love waking up to the smell of a fresh pot of Seattle's Best brewing :)
    -blessings

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  14. My day is turning out beautiful, hope yours is too. Love the confetti look. What a gorgeous page.

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  15. I love the beautiful desert sunrises and sunsets here in Arizona!

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  16. I love the beautiful desert sunrises and sunsets here in Arizona!

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  17. Happy Valentine's Day! Love your creation!! :)

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  18. Your page is gorgeous and genius! Thanks for the inspiration and Happy Valentine's Day!

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  19. Love your layout! I love Valentines Day! Thanks for the chance to win

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  20. Is the chubby little hand included? :D Love it! (my sons name is fox too by the way).

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  21. I absolutely ADORE your love layout, Paige!! The little hearts, that big heart...swoon!!!! Happy Valentine's Day!

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  22. Beautiful layout, with lots of fun details! I love the fact that spring is coming and winter days are becoming more sunny!

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  23. I love this layout! Will you be in Washington next year or the year after? haha I spy a little Fox finger in the supply photo ;)

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  24. Wow your layout is amazing! All those tiny hearts are just so cute!

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  25. WOw wow and wow again!!!!!! LOVE your work so much! Happy Valentine's Day!

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  26. I love all the little confetti hearts on your layout! :)

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  27. Amazing layout, love all the confetti!

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  28. love the cut out title and hearts, FUN layout! I have always loved your work!
    love,
    tara

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  29. I love chocolate and coffee. They both make me very, very happy!

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  30. layout is amazing with all the heart confetti - awesome idea! am loving my hubby and family big time today!

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  31. WOW!!! super cool page, love all the confetti and those cute photos!!!! amazing..

    something I love- watching my lil girl explore and learn new things (shes 14 months)

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  32. I love my hubby and 3 kids and of course scrapbooking all of our adventures! :)

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  33. This is AMAZING!! Happy Valentine's Day!

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  34. Wow! Lots of confetti. Amazing job.

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  35. OMG...this is by far my favorite layout. I can't believe I've never been to your blog before. Bookmarking right now! And for something I love? I LOVE how you title your blog posts a la the show FRIENDS!!!! Genius!!

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  36. OMG LOve how you did the bg. Those tiny hearts give awesome effect. I Love my husband but my biggest love is my kids.thanks for the chance to win.

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  37. Holy heart confetti! Love this! The flair, the stitching, the arrow, just so much fun! Love that little hand sneaking into the prize shot too!

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  38. Forgot to say what i love: hubby, kids, candy, and found time :)

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  39. Beautiful page. Love that confetti heart.

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  40. Love this!! Happy Valentine's Day!

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  41. Love your layout! That large heart filled with confetti hearts is to die for! Love your photo too - darling! The outfits turned out well too. :) I love my hubby, food and traveling! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  42. Wow! You always have great layouts. Love everything about this!

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  43. WOW! Totally FABULOUS layout! LOVE all the details - and hearts!!!

    housesbuiltofcards@gmail.com
    www.housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com

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  44. I love ice cream from MILK!!! Thanks for this awesome giveaway, Paige! Happy Valentine's Day! :)

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  45. ok, so, WOW! that confetti is amazing! something i love- my husband & 3 amazing daughters obviously...i would say i love my silhouette cameo right now! one of the best purchases i've ever made! :)

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  46. Oh this is so fantastic! I don't have the patience to adhere confetti but sewing pockets I could do! Thank you for sharing the step by step!

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  47. Love love your page. I love all the little hearts.

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  48. I love your layouts! I love my kitty, Marshall, and my cockatiel, Sebastian.

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  49. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that background heart!!! I am going to have to try that. Since you said to name something and not someone(s), I am going to go with my laptop. LOL

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  50. Wow, amazing layout! I can't imagine how much time it took to punch & arrange those hearts. Love the design!

    Something I love... definitely my family. And my toy chihuahua (Dinky is her name). ;)

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  51. Fun sketch and style! Wonderful and inspiring!

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  52. Love the layout! And all the tiny heart confetti is just fun!

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  53. I love this layout! The heart punches on the edges are fantastic. Thank you for sharing your project!

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  54. GREAT layout and generous giveaway!

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  55. Beautiful vivid layout! Thank you for sharing!

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  56. I love my husband, my family, and when a project comes together! Yours is awesome! Thanks for the instructions. :o)

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  57. I love my hubby... he spoils me so much! And I love roses! Happy Valentine's Day!

    Beautiful layout... with all those lovely hearts! :)

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  58. WOW! Amazing layout and one I have saved for inspiration! I love my 4 grandchildren and it is nice being able to say that Lily is my favorite oldest granddaughter, Amelia is my favorite youngest granddaughter, Aiden is my favorite oldest grandson and Logan is my favorite youngest grandson. I love being able to tell them that they are my favorites and mean it!

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  59. OMG! I love the confetti on your layout... gorgeous!!!

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  60. I just love your layouts! Always a feast for the eyes and inspirational! Thanks!

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  61. I love my husband and my family :) You LO is amazing.. as always! You do so well with paper piecing and confetti.. and swoon! They are just great! Thanks for the awesome chance at the prize!

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  62. Love all the hearts and I love my hubby and kiddos!

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  63. i love traveling! and this page is gorgeous :)

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  64. Love all those little hearts. My family, country music and Texas.

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  65. I love my husband and kids and your giveaway! Thanks!

    fourjacksonsmn
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  66. Sooooooooooo gorgeous! LOVING all the hearts!!!! I am in love with my family and my doggy too!! :)

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  67. Well, of course, it's scrapbooking. Oh, and my husband too. :)

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  68. Cool layout! I love all the little hearts!
    I love going to Disneyland!
    DeniseB

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  69. Fabulous confetti! Makes for such a FUN page.
    What do I love? My family, of course. They drive me a little crazy (case in point: my husband is practicing piano so is keeping the kids up, and my son keeps kicking around a Valentine balloon like a soccer ball when he's supposed to be getting ready for bed!!)...but they're my crew and I've gotta love 'em.
    Thanks for the chance to win - you rock!

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  70. I am trying to love my self more, but I also love your layout ! Love the inspiration.

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  71. Right now I love a healthy, well rested family :). That little Fox hand is too cute!

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  72. I so love this Pete! I had to sit and figure out how you got the confetti to stick! lol Love the pocket idea!

    Ope you had a great valentines!

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  73. Love this fun layout, Paige!! The little confetti hearts inside the large heart, is just too cute! And I love the Dear Lizzy on your page!

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  74. The confetti is awesome! I love waking up each morning!

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  75. OMG... your layout absolutely rocks - i am pinning it. I love travel... and reading, particularly fantasy books. When I am not scrapping, I am reading! (OK< also do the laundry and the cooking and the driving to activities, you know...)

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  76. Love the use of vellum ..great job

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  77. All those little hearts look fab!

    I love my parents, they are so supportive of me in all that I do.

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  78. Oh my goodness! That is a lot of little hearts! How pretty!

    I love my two girls!

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  79. what a stunning layout and always inspiring me so much. I love the random photos here but all of them are connected each other.

    Thank you for a chance to win

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  80. This is gorgeous, Paige! I love hearts so I've been really into your layout lately!

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  81. Just Adorable!!
    All those tiny hearts and lovely faces
    Love It ^_^"
    Sonja xo

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  82. LOVE YOUR LAYOUT!! So pretty, and such a great idea. I love the little hand in your giveaway photo....totally cute!!

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  83. wow I love your LO!!!!!!!!!!! <3

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  84. What an incredible layout...it is so vibrant and fun!

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  85. I love my family first and my hobby a close second, oh & food, I love food. ;)

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  86. So wonderful! I love the stitching! Definitely something I should incorporate more.

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  87. Beautiful!!! No other words describe that LO!!

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  88. Love this layout and how you stitched the background with all those hearts.
    Thanks for your giveaway.

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  89. Besides loving your awesome creativity with this layout, I LOVE my grandson with a love that I've felt before, different than the love for my husband, children, etc. and now I am excited as I was told I am going to have another grandchild!!! Love how my family is growing.

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  90. Just amazing the way you create! This is so beyond amazing!

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  91. Love the idea of the punched hearts. And family, for sure. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  92. wow!So many tiny hearts!Awesome page.
    What i love is my baby girl.

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  93. Wow did your hand hurt after punching all those hearts?
    I love Jesus, my family and going to Hawaii in the winter!

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  94. I'm loving chamomile tea before bed! PS Loving the details on your LO!

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  95. Today I love the fact that I just celebrated my 8 year dating anniversary with hubby! (And I love that he still celebrates this anniversary with me!)

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  96. I love how smiley and giggley my sweet 3-month old daughter is in the morning before I leave for work! She is just so precious!

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  97. Wow - your layout is fantastic!! Love all the awesome confetti! I love my hubby, kids and pups!

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  98. I was thinking this before I realized there was a giveaway, but I LOVE this layout!

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  99. Love all those confetti hearts! I love.... life! -Alisa

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  100. Love the layout!! The heart confetti is so cute! Love my family and our new addition that we will meet in July!! Thanks so much for the giveaway!! :)

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  101. What a lot of inspiration there is here, and all the designers on the blog hop are fabulous!

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  102. Oh wow! I love your confetti heart!I'm loving today- a great day of watching my son play football!

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  103. What a beautiful layout! I love all of the confetti hearts!

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  104. Paige, I'm such a HUGE fan of your unique creative style...but also a HUGE fan of your sweetness!
    xoxo
    Love your fun layout!
    Loves,
    K

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  105. scrapbooking! :) confetti, chocolate, travelling. . . .

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  106. I love the confetti and stitching. I love my dog. He is turning 12 on Thursday.

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  107. This is such a fun layout! love how the confetti looks and adds dimension! you are very talented

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  108. I like your layout! thanks for the chance!

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  109. In love w/the heart/confetti idea! Thx for sharing the how-to!

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  110. Love this layout! The confetti is awesome :) (I love my family and my dog!) Thanks for the giveaway

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  111. Love all the layouts you do!! You always have an amazing eye for color. What a fun giveaway and it happens to end on my Birthday, so excited.

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  112. This page is awesome!! I love it so much!
    I love my family and my house.. feeling so blessed!

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  113. I love my hubbie. He never ceases to amaze me. (and I like being amazed) I have never been brave enough to try the confetti but I believe I be inspired! hehe Thanks for the chance to win some awesome goodies.

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  114. I love that I finally have enough confidence to allow myself to be confident, and truly happy, instead of living in my own shadow, too afraid to say anything or do anything that would contradict anyone else.

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  115. oh this is just AWESOME (obviously playing MAJOR catch up!)

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