Stamping with Mist

I have a new tutorial up at Pretty Little Studio today.  It is my last post as part of the Design Team.  I will miss this fantastic team and Melissa’s amazing products!

You can check out my tutorial HERE.

~Alyssa~

A Boy and His Bugs

I have a layout up this weekend on the Pretty Little Studio Blog!  You can see close ups and read more about this layout here.

My Favorite Layouts of 2011

I did this Top 10 post last year, and I loved the opportunity to look back and see what I had created over the course of the year.  I can’t believe it’s that time again!  But it is, so today’s post will feature layouts, while tomorrows post will be top 10 other (non layout) projects.











Ok, that’s 11… but I couldn’t decide which one to take out, so there you have it.  What surprises me most about this list is how many boy layouts I did!  I guess I am officially out of my girly-layout rut!  I’ll be back tomorrow with my top picks for “other-then-layouts!” 
See you around!
~Alyssa~

When you are 2, every step is a Big Step

This photo was taken 2-1/2 years ago, but it is so very typical of the personality my son has had since the day he was born.  He’s never been afraid to jump in with both feet and get wet in the process of trying something new.  As I type this, he is 4-1/2 and out in the driveway, trying to load pieces of plywood as big as he is into the trash can (which is taller then he is).   I love that adventurous spirit!

In the spirit of the photo, I created this layout using a combination of products that I never would have originally thought to put together, but I decided to be brave and pull out some products to mix and match.  The result is here:

I hope you are having an adventure of your own today!

~Alyssa~

Live and Learn

My nephew is at the age where he feels he must touch everything.  I started this page by stamping with a Tattered Angels stamp and using Glimmer Glaze instead of ink.  Then I continued with the mist theme and a bit of an unusual color scheme to create this page.

The leaves are created with a Crafter’s Workshop template, the birk is from Pink Paislee, and the clocks are from Tim Holtz. 

Thanks for taking a peek!

~Alyssa~