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Here are 2 layouts I did earlier this week.  The first is based on a rather crappy photo of me and my girls at our neighbourhood’s annual end-of-season skating party.  It’s the only photo we have of us skating this year, so so I wanted to scrap it for the memories, rather than for the photo itself.  We also had a shot of the sign advertising the event (my husband helped plan it), upon which someone had hung a bicycle (*shrugs*).  

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The background paper is October Afternoon.  While I was scrapping this layout, some photography equipment arrived via courier for my husband, and I snatched the oversized bubblewrap (totally LOVE that stuff) and used it on the background.

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Fleece flowers from American Crafts Dear Lizzy

The brown strip is the strip from the bottom of a piece of American Crafts patterned paper (I love using those strips!).  The top note shape is from a package of Basic Grey Pieces.  There are also stickers from the SEI Jocelyn collection, Sassafras turquoise glitter alphas, pink paislee paper (the green/blue strip with the stitching on it), a Stampin Up clip, and fleece flowers from Dear Lizzy by American Crafts

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machine sewing with my half-size machine!

For this layout I cracked open my new Kenmore 1/2 size sewing machine which I got on sale a few weeks ago (and free shipping to boot!) after my old Singer full sized machine finally bit the biscuit.  It was surprisingly easy to use, right out of the box.  Now that I don’t have to fuss with a cracky machine, I’ll definitely be sewing on more layouts.

Here’s my YouTube process vid for this layout:

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 I did this layout on the same day, and actually picked up those little dollar store tissue paper decorative picks (for decorating fruit trays, etc) off the playroom floor.  My daughters had gotten into the package and played with them with their Barbies, so they couldn’t be used for food anymore, so I plopped them on the layout.  I used other supplies from my own stash and some things from a few Scarlet Lime kits.

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I smooshed some of the decorative food picks and put them on the layout

The green dotted background paper and the pinwheels are Basic Grey (Life of the Party Collection).  “face” and “admit one” stickers are from Glitz designs.  The flower in the middle is a Sassafras Entwined Bloom.  Letter stickers are Thickers (white Jewelry Box, yellow Vera) and Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type (navy blue).

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The background strips are October Afternoon (chalkboard) and Basic Grey (rulers- Life of the Party collection).  Borders are Crate Paper.

Here’s how she came together:

Mercy Tiara

Mercy Tiara

You may be wondering who is Mercy Tiara, and why the name? MercyTiara is an anagram of my first and middle names, Tracy Marie. I discovered this name in the 90's in grad school when we were all coming up with alter egos for one another in a lab one day. I've used it ever since, but you can call me Tracy or MercyTiara, or anything you want... just don't call me late for supper!