Amy Tan + My Life

  I seriously can't get enough Amy Tan. I am so in love with her line from American Crafts. I love the paper, the little cameras, typewriter and sewing machine, and ever since I got the Silhouette machine which is sadly, no longer available-I have been downloading all the coordinating die files!! Awe--pure love!


 So, I was thinking about what I love about my life. I realized that much of the things in my life that give me the most pleasure, are the everyday occurrences. And, since this line from Amy Tan celebrates the often overlooked everyday objects that we use (and love), it was perfect!

Daily Love Album

Individual pages are "bound"

with a simple ribbon.

I added some stick pins over tape

inside a fussy-cut frame 

 a "love" themed page calls for silhouette's

and clouds reminiscent of the morning

 I could tuck some trinkets in the

kraft glassine envelope.

I love, love, love blogging in the morning.

I like to see new stuff in my google reader.

But, snail mail goodies also brighten my day.

Super cute foam stamp pop-up's

My little middle schoolers are fun to

chat with. Almost anything makes

them smile, which makes me smile too!

Did I mention that I love baker's twine

Every day after school I come home

and design. It's me time. Sometimes it's

fun to just stick stuff on a page.

A fun little stitched border of paper.

the sewing machine is just too cute

red wine, white wine....who cares!

me loveth the wine.

That cute little tree was cut from the silhouette

American Crafts has some awesome files for Amy Tan's line

Okay, when I say magazine I mean Paper Crafts

or Cards magazine. However, when I'm

done with the mag, I'm in the middle

of the Harry Potter series, which I LOVE

That's it for me!

materials:

amy tangerine (american crafts). (stamp, tree, index card, clothes hanger, clothes pin) Silhouette. baker's twine (pink paislee)