tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34228116120021908512024-03-18T22:03:59.426-07:00blume and growCarrie Elias, Blume, Scrapbook, blog, grow, photography, crafts, cooking, natureLove, Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04821750877335300342noreply@blogger.comBlogger758125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422811612002190851.post-25145713693612183562016-03-31T01:18:00.001-07:002016-03-31T01:18:41.818-07:00{day in the life} 2016 | march 5th<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgnUf1QjZqRHDEKs_OlajD43aBmPryeLULr61Fj7uy5Ohyphenhyphen9C7tHXnOE3uQqTEG6sLAH87dZ7te_JC7EXx_1QGyVr6wr2VlJ4m6V_wNc9T37oJI-H-LYpjnLOYZghYIW9G8joo23nINNg/s1600/03052016-Boquets.png" imageanchor="1"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XWjxqnjL31duQGnHqXjCkLgaoZaOTMLMboURQiWCwQhpRoUGbpcgpJ0cuxMpA3sH4DDQPMrp130hmpLB_Wg6I4gaMK84LhmuTKM911TAxHCfc4bl4Ttp8mMd04LnVl8W8BYqQFqkCOY/s1600/DITL_Collage_4.png" imageanchor="1"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbTeJCUg15SPDzmLkiuqpiX5t33KJnqcN04nLhD8I-xFLrgTgn9egFHpeQT7Neq5slkYWDwgWDWaJPadrzHjLEkllrkzO_F1O3XbVutCzunOS4ErINNzDI6PpDsedWEXAp_xdLL7BknM/s1600/03052016-Nely-3.png" imageanchor="1"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxGtiUKcK8_OttaHKHklvP-22mndpTlUDM9LyGqz9DD7zNKlx0H_N25DlZBrZT5mRrljVDm-Cxa6WmPacmJY_ZJupYRTR1nBx108zpN1oJPfvpm76ZbMMAERPmzFK1KiF45U5X26UzcQ/s1600/DITL_Collage_2.png" imageanchor="1"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyHbd6VT_ejTshBT3Z8_Qm1xrx9Wr5e1TrBme0vRLSXGWVVBrABGEPlVHmuF0YA4Oq4Y2JRgIqk1xx0KugHWm3ZtmGxyCd70YjfIbVDwntYZWyOquHD4wQ6cAbeGkfgMjNCRVkxSbN3o/s1600/03052016-Carrie-1.png" imageanchor="1"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2BKqUemalxsKz1QKpHCst-qOXi_r2OwlF8ImfNLRfSFm0Nr8EITJtGbR8j-GEazkSwxlLz7qghJbuctdsS2e3f_ic8Q4Ys3-a4KeD3K633UkdY8USebs2xivPjlMsNIs-DUasVCpX6U/s1600/03052016-Blossoms-UP.png" imageanchor="1"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczsJpzGdck6apjJCJLZNDtfp38JvMwwX9HWHuHDP_bSjemCESGpI27NINsSMcgLn5bt1O-6y8tQgRLGpLf3k0Vnm6WucqK-fITzaI4H8w5meh6L-oOC6U0L2NxASz6YEtb-0B_zVKNRI/s1600/DITL_Collage_3.png" imageanchor="1"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbtkje4c9MRT6HbT_K0ZpNjLXuncJGgzhBnVWmynY7oVyiWzWB2hrzdy46GT5Cq2CdIELqRCdx7_s-gh1JxNhMw6xP3XgGJboDraYxi8TGEyURgWFC9bF4zmDUFGJcyupDQ07WXmUTQiU/s1600/03052016-Home.png" imageanchor="1"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCLHy3Lq7bZDTaxYTNlZo37wXh4ktSM6utf5l2zJe0kZgW3HBdHJTkTgoGPEnqPaPodrf1LA9ICc1rDMgZ-2I5NwYbGwKS8t3xVKK8DuBmE-Ub_WSQ5JpQRPA90UjW27d0MJ83lfDsP4/s1600/DITL_Collage_1.png" imageanchor="1"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-h1JE5fNeLxshmIfxHQw810tTHR_UMjUy3MjAlePVcFUZPqRUfRFClfhTa9VeIhWIhIFmytoJJNvHz_H9khoucKz1Wdh_8g5LRY8MJRUxaQq5Y1DLxSg0mk7oaIla2MXsWojMo6sSu0/s1600/03052016-NandC-Text.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-h1JE5fNeLxshmIfxHQw810tTHR_UMjUy3MjAlePVcFUZPqRUfRFClfhTa9VeIhWIhIFmytoJJNvHz_H9khoucKz1Wdh_8g5LRY8MJRUxaQq5Y1DLxSg0mk7oaIla2MXsWojMo6sSu0/s640/03052016-NandC-Text.png" width="640" /></a><br />
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On March 5th sweet Nely and I decided to play along with <a href="http://aliedwards.com/projects/day-in-the-life" target="_blank">Ali Edwards Day In The Life</a>. She was visiting me from San Diego and together we cooked up a grand scheme of DITL photo taking on Saturday and scrapbooking said photos all day Sunday. It was AMAZING. PERFECT. Everything we wanted it to be and more. Here are most of the photos we got around to editing that Saturday night. Of course there are still a few missing that need editing, but for the most part here's a peek at our day. Thanks for looking, and I'll be back next week with the DITL mini book we completed. Smiles!</div>
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Hello Everybody! Today I have an extra special summer themed guest post up over on the <a href="http://americancrafts.typepad.com/studio/2015/06/summer-guest-designer-carrie-elias.html" target="_blank">American Crafts blog</a> : ) There are FIVE projects total, THREE of which I have process videos for on my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn_rEJ3w5eXdvwrM5iMyBMA" target="_blank">YouTube channel</a>. I also have a BONUS Project Shares Overview Video of all five projects up as well. I hope you enjoy!!! Happy summertime to you! XO
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<br />Love, Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04821750877335300342noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422811612002190851.post-29319075539031401002015-05-14T14:32:00.000-07:002015-05-14T14:32:34.586-07:00{day in the life} 2015 | round 1<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/carrieelias/17648177742" title="{day in the life} May 2015 by Carrie, on Flickr"><img alt="{day in the life} May 2015" height="426" src="https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7657/17648177742_231d0532e3_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Hello blog world, I've missed you! I've been away enjoying time with our new little girl, and it is wonderful!! Today I have what few photos I took from playing along with <a href="http://aliedwards.com/projects/day-in-the-life" target="_blank">Ali Edwards' Day In The Life</a>. It was a slow start with the photo taking, and I didn't take as many as I'd like, but we're learning to go with the flow these days. Hopefully, I'll be doing a <a href="http://aliedwards.com/2015/05/day-in-the-life-photos-words-may-2015" target="_blank">day in the life</a> once a month to help document my daughters first year. I'm not sharing too much journaling here for privacy reasons, but did jot down our entire day in notes for when I decide to print these and do something fun with them. Actually, they'll probably just go in my Project Life album. If anyone else decided to play along, please leave a link in the comments....I'd love to see!<br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;">12:30pm | One last diaper change and her first time wearing her Batman tee before leaving the house</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">1:40pm | Vanilla chai and my favorite gluten free cookie for a snack after my eyelash tint appointment</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">1:50pm | Rainy day errands</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">2:00pm | Grocery store</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">2:30pm | Some footie pajamas and leggings found at the store for my Little</li>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/carrieelias/17463027860" title="{day in the life} May 2015 | Collage 2 by Carrie, on Flickr"><img alt="{day in the life} May 2015 | Collage 2" height="588" src="https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7755/17463027860_a070fa7ba1_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<li style="text-align: left;">3:00pm | Arrived back at the car to raindrops </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">3:30pm | Back home for a quick selfie with my Honey</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">4:30pm | Penguin Snuggles while she watches a few minutes of Rio 2 (the singing is her favorite part)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">5:00pm | Mama and baby time</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">5:15pm | UPS dropped off the blue trench coat I ordered</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">5:30pm | Bottles and bubbles</li>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/carrieelias/17463026940" title="{day in the life} May 2015 | Penguin Snuggles by Carrie, on Flickr"><img alt="{day in the life} May 2015 | Penguin Snuggles" height="426" src="https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7799/17463026940_de4a005cc0_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/carrieelias/17624283356" title="{day in the life} May 2015 | Mama Stuff by Carrie, on Flickr"><img alt="{day in the life} May 2015 | Mama Stuff" height="426" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5322/17624283356_ae8173b167_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/carrieelias/17028086154" title="{day in the life} May 2015 | Collage 3 by Carrie, on Flickr"><img alt="{day in the life} May 2015 | Collage 3" height="287" src="https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7695/17028086154_8440d51fd4_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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<li style="text-align: left;">5:40pm | Ryan arrived home with one of my favorite carry out dinners </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">7:00pm | Papa gets baby and puppy time all at once</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">9:30pm | A late bedtime from teething</li>
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Thanks for taking a peek at our day! See ya soon!! XO</div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/carrieelias/17648177912" title="{day in the life} May 2015 | Gatsby by Carrie, on Flickr"><img alt="{day in the life} May 2015 | Gatsby" height="426" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8776/17648177912_830021cfa5_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>Love, Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04821750877335300342noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422811612002190851.post-85258955514291854392015-01-08T19:17:00.001-08:002015-01-08T19:17:08.463-08:00{craft process} glitter canvas bags<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/carrieelias/16234770705" target="_blank" title="glitter canvas bags | tutorial by Carrie, on Flickr"><img alt="glitter canvas bags | tutorial" height="360" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8680/16234770705_c29154c11f_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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The other day the lovely <a href="http://youtu.be/lMTVgDlKKI4" target="_blank">Serena Bee</a> received a little package I had mail her, sharing the goodies in a <a href="http://youtu.be/lMTVgDlKKI4" target="_blank">YouTube video on her channel</a>. One of the items was a muslin / canvas bag that I had customized with a purple glitter bear. She mentioned in her video that she thought I had either made it or wondered where I had bought it, so I thought a fun, easy tutorial was in order. Below is a process video with a simple "how to" for these cuties:</div>
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/qUZBoBXqixQ" width="640"></iframe><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/carrieelias/16048927097" target="_blank" title="glitter canvas bags | supplies by Carrie, on Flickr"><img alt="glitter canvas bags | supplies" height="360" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8625/16048927097_c003d54368_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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This project is perfect for gift giving, holding a minibook, or pretty scrapbook supply storage!! I use them to help organize some of my Project Life 4x6 and 3x4 cards.</div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/carrieelias/16234770865" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank" title="glitter canvas bags | storage idea by Carrie, on Flickr"><img alt="glitter canvas bags | storage idea" height="360" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8571/16234770865_e7cf93405b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Some things to note:</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">If you use the same products I recommend in the video (or listed below) the glitter barely comes off (if at all) so sealing it is not necessary. You could however, use a thin layer of sealer over the top of the glitter if you prefer. I would recommend either a sealing spray or a thin layer for the fabric modge podge.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">When applying the fabric modge podge make sure to use a foam brush and "pat" it into all the creases of your fabric for a good coat otherwise you will not get ideal coverage.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Don't forget you'll need to use FREEZER PAPER, not parchment or wax paper so one side is plastic or wax coated and the other is not.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Make sure the plastic / wax side of the freezer paper is facing down when you go to iron otherwise it will stick to your iron instead of the fabric.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Don't forget to cut a small piece of freezer paper to place inside your bag BEFORE adding the fabric modge podge so your bag doesn't dry stuck together on the inside.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">You can use this technique with any design cut from your die cutting machine. Hand cutting or using an exacto knife also works!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The size I use in these photos and my example is 5x7 inches on Amazon (linked below), however the actual size measures just in-between 4x6 and 5x7 inches.</li>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/carrieelias/16208874576" target="_blank" title="glitter canvas bags | florescent coral by Carrie, on Flickr"><img alt="glitter canvas bags | florescent coral" height="426" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7511/16208874576_2d3ed4c8a7_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/carrieelias/15612360864" target="_blank" title="glitter canvas bags | gift idea by Carrie, on Flickr"><img alt="glitter canvas bags | gift idea" height="360" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7485/15612360864_bd68ff7dd0_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/carrieelias/16208874646" target="_blank" title="glitter canvas bags | simple or detailed by Carrie, on Flickr"><img alt="glitter canvas bags | simple or detailed" height="360" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7575/16208874646_6c523b3d2e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/carrieelias/15612360304" target="_blank" title="glitter canvas bags | lemon drop glitter by Carrie, on Flickr"><img alt="glitter canvas bags | lemon drop glitter" height="426" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7521/15612360304_842079dba9_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Products I used:</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">The bear design is a digi from Studio Calico's Underground realease, and you can see all their <a href="http://www.studiocalico.com/digital" target="_blank">CURRENT digital elements available HERE</a>. In the products listed blow I have a picture/link of one of their digis from January 2015 in place of the bear since it is no longer available.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The marbled clay dish I made was from using <a href="http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2014/11/marbled-clay-ring-dish.html" target="_blank">this DIY on A Beautiful Mess</a>.</li>
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Hello lovely friends! It's been a few weeks since I posted <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn_rEJ3w5eXdvwrM5iMyBMA" target="_blank">a scrapbook process video</a> with you all, so today I'm excited to share I have not one but TWO videos over at <a href="http://www.shimelle.com/paper/2050/custom-pocket-pages-tutorial-with-carrie-elias/" target="_blank">Shimelle.com</a>!! A few of you had requested a "how to" on altering the pocket pocket pages from <a href="http://www.shimelle.com/paper/2033/gold-leaf-a-scrapbooking-tutorial-by-carrie-elias/" target="_blank">my gold leaf minibook tutorial</a> on her site back in September. Well, today if you <a href="http://www.shimelle.com/paper/2050/custom-pocket-pages-tutorial-with-carrie-elias/" target="_blank">pop on over to her site</a> you'll find out my technique on customizing pocket pages to fit any size binder. This really comes in handy if you don't have easy access to the pocket pages refills made just for your album, or maybe the size you'd like to use needs to be totally customized ; )</div>
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Also, I just have to mention that Shimelle's beautiful scrapbook product was PERFECT for making a Christmas/holiday themed project! Here's a sneak at the minibook I created. Hope you enjoy, and Happy Holidays!! XO</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">I can't believer how time has flown by! Guys, It's only 12 days to Christmas!! Ryan and I have been busy prepping for baby girl to arrive while still enjoying this happy holiday season. I've been taking photos, notes and prepping pretty paper for my December Daily. There is a small stack of freshly printed photos waiting for me to pick them up at Costco, and I'm hoping to get caught up to the 11th by Sunday....finger's crossed ; ) Honestly, I wasn't sure how much holiday "making" I was going to get done because of my due date fast approaching, but surprisingly I'm still checking stuff off my list and it feels great! Hope you all are finding a bit of that Christmas magic. XO</span><br />
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Just a couple notes about my pics from the collage above:</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">No Christmas decorations this year. I didn't want to have to put them away, so instead we purchased a small Christmas tree and had it flocked white with a little glitter. I added simple white lights and called it done.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">36 weeks.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Blue sky before the storm. After dark, it was SO WINDY our trash cans kept blowing around the yard, and the power even went out a couple times.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Ponyo in his new holiday sweater. Perfect for rainy days so it's easier to clean him before coming back inside from the backyard. Gatsby's didn't fit, so I ended up exchanging it the next day.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Finally purchased a wreath from Trader Joe's for our front door and it smells AMAZING.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Can't seem to get enough of gluten free french toast these days. Ryan makes it best.</li>
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Love, Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04821750877335300342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422811612002190851.post-47461112332321852082014-11-06T01:31:00.001-08:002014-11-06T01:31:22.367-08:00{scrapbook layout} cozy | using die-cut leaves<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you've been following my <a href="http://carrieelias.blogspot.com/2014/10/week-in-life-thursday-2014.html" target="_blank">Week In The Life</a> photos you might remember that a friend and I challenged ourselves to create a layout using die-cut leaves last Thursday. Well, here's my finished layout : )<br />
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I cut my leaves using a <a href="http://www.studiocalico.com/digital/cut-files" target="_blank">Studio Calico cut file</a> from October (sorry it's no longer available) out of <a href="http://www.joann.com/barc-wood-cherry-wood-8.5x11-sheet-with-paper-backing/13270186.html#prefn1=prod_type&q=wood+paper&prefv1=Product&start=5" target="_blank">THIS wood paper</a>. (Side Note: Wilna Furstenberg also has some <a href="http://www.iheartstudio.ca/product/lots-of-leaves-cut-file/" target="_blank">awesome die-cut leaves</a> available right now ; )<br />
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I layered different colored solid papers behind the leaves with words to match my photo....<br />
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The positive of the words from the leaves I didn't end up using are scattered around the page to create movement....
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My photo was printed on transparency so you could see the background paper (from <a href="http://glitzdesign.net/index.php?route=product/product&path=73_77&product_id=404" target="_blank">Glitz Design</a>) show through, and I dripped white spray paint under everything....<br />
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There are lots of puffy paint, glitter glue, and enamel dots spread around the photo to help blend the dots from the left side of the background paper....<br />
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As a final touch I also used some pink embroidery thread to make some french knots for added color and texture......<br />
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I just love the autumnal feel of this page!! Thanks for taking a peek! XO<br />
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I've been resting a bit more than normal the last couple days, so the rest of my <a href="http://aliedwards.com/shop/classes/week-in-the-life-community" target="_blank">Week In The Life</a> photos from Saturday and Sunday will be up soon : ) In the meantime, I had a request for the template collages used in sharing my Week In The Life pics from Monday-Friday.....so, I thought it would be fun to share a freebie!</div>
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You can <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/download/e0skdc0rup9bbwd/B&G-BlogCollage-Templates.zip" target="_blank">download these three different Photoshop collage templates HERE</a>.</div>
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To merge your photos/images with the black boxes, use: Alt Click hovering between the photo and black box layers. Just make sure your photo is layered before the black box. This creates a clipping mask. It's that simple. If you have any questions, feel free to ask away in the comments or shoot me an email. Enjoy! XO</div>
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My Week In The life posts so far:<br />
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<li><a href="http://carrieelias.blogspot.com/2014/10/week-in-life-monday-2014.html" target="_blank">WITL Monday 2014</a></li>
<li><a href="http://carrieelias.blogspot.com/2014/10/week-in-life-tuesday-2014.html" target="_blank">WITL Tuesday 2014</a></li>
<li><a href="http://carrieelias.blogspot.com/2014/10/week-in-life-wednesday-2014.html" target="_blank">WITL Wednesday 2014</a></li>
<li><a href="http://carrieelias.blogspot.com/2014/10/week-in-life-thursday-2014.html" target="_blank">WITL Thursday 2014</a></li>
<li><a href="http://carrieelias.blogspot.com/2014/11/week-in-life-friday-2014.html" target="_blank">WITL Friday (Halloween) 2014</a></li>
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<b>Note:</b> The font used for my day of the week titles (as shown using Thursday below) is called <i>Blake</i> and you can <a href="http://www.dafont.com/blake.font" target="_blank">download it for free on dafont.com HERE</a>.</div>
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Love, Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04821750877335300342noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422811612002190851.post-50610751594642796562014-11-01T22:10:00.002-07:002014-11-01T22:10:56.543-07:00{week in the life} friday | 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm falling a little behind on my photo editing but still really enjoying this <a href="http://aliedwards.com/shop/classes/week-in-the-life-community" target="_blank">Week In The Life</a> challenge! I can't believe tomorrow (Sunday) is the last day. Taking photos throughout the days has been mostly awesome, and only a little challenging ; ) </div>
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Since Friday was Halloween, Ryan, the puppies and I made the trip over to the Peninsula to go trick or treating with my family. It was pretty much the best. Here's most of the snapshots I ended up loving. XO</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Still love riding on the ferry (the Walla Walla this time) to get to the Peninsula.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Don't know if I'll ever get over how beautiful the drive is over to Sequim.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Waiting in line to board the ferry I snapped this pick of my mask. Ryan and I chatted, listened to music (Little Jackie), and watched a funny YouTube video.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Wore my Venetian mask all day. I keep the tag on and just tuck it into the mask when it's on my head because it's made in Venice and numbered.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Ponyo just chillin' on our drive. He likes to get as close to us in the front seats as possible.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Stopped for lunch at the Flying Pickle Cafe so Ryan could get a turkey Reuben and caramel mocha.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Had my little sister open her birthday present early so she could wear the leopard onesie we bought her that evening. I also wore my new twinkle star pajamas and super soft slippers.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">My little sister dressed up as a hippie for trick or treating. Downtown Sequim is the quintessential charming small town experience on Halloween. My family came across probably 20 people they stopped and said "Hi" to while we were out.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I had eaten recently so all I ordered was my favorite espresso drink right now. A decaf amaretto breve. Yummmm.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Large scale map from in the ferry cabin. I'm a very visual learner so this is rad.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">My other younger sister dressed up as The Cat In The Hat, looking as cute as ever.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">My adorable niece dressed up as Carol, and her papa Max from Where The Wild Things Are! Watching her face light up as we walked around downtown Sequim was the cutest ever!! She talked a lot as she pointed, jumped, skipped and acted like a 1 1/2 year old in heaven.</li>
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Love, Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04821750877335300342noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422811612002190851.post-29145433731832646502014-10-31T03:38:00.000-07:002014-10-31T03:38:24.191-07:00{week in the life} thursday | 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thursday was a fairly productive and yummy day. I mostly finished up my laundry which always feels great, and so I'm ready for a fun Halloween weekend. Ryan and I have some plans that we are really looking forward to. Also, I didn't snap a photo of it, but made a delicious grilled cheese sandwich for dinner with fresh sliced avocado and pepper jack cheese sandwiched in the middle of two slices of cheese (and gluten free bread) and it was super tasty. I'm going to have to remember this one. XO</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Ryan surprised me with a coconut bubble tea. It's our go-to flavor right now. It was the perfect treat!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I put the finishing touches on my layout from Wednesday. Really loving those <a href="http://www.studiocalico.com/digital/cut-files/the-underground-cut-files-by-hello-forever" target="_blank">die cut leaves from Studio Calico</a>.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Ran a few errands, and it was so nice to check things off my list. There were so many colorful trees in the parking lots of all the shops. I had to stop and snap a pic of the pink ones ; )</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Ryan finished his camo project the night before and I woke up to a bunch of parts drying on our kitchen table.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The last of my left over <a href="http://carrieelias.blogspot.com/2014/10/autumn-recipe-german-pancake-with.html" target="_blank">German pancake with apples and cinnamon</a> for lunch. SO good.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Rainy day selfie.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Raindrops all day today.</li>
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Love, Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04821750877335300342noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422811612002190851.post-74479401019375664922014-10-31T01:13:00.000-07:002014-10-31T01:13:18.907-07:00{week in the life} wednesday | 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wednesday is easily one of my favorite days of the week....it's date night! I love that there's a block of time during the weekday where Ryan and I get to focus on "us". We have so much fun together it's the best!!! For our date this week we went out to dinner at one of our favorite burger spots. We walked in the door. Sat at the bar. Found out it was "ladies night". Received two tickets for our ice tea and soda. Started eating our burgers. Had one of our tickets called. I spun a wheel. I won a $25 gift certificate to a local salon! Such a fun surprise. XO
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Had a wonderful Skype date with a crafty friend, and we challenged ourselves to create a layout using leaves. I cut mine out of wood and printed my photo onto transparency. It turned out really great.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">There are like 5 different types of mushrooms growing in our backyard right now. Crazy.</li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">My laptop (named Maple) requires a headset for Skypeing. Side note: my friends layout from our leaf challenge turned out awesome!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">My Japanese maple in the backyard (a katsura) is turning the prettiest shades of yellow and red.</li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Tonight's sunset was lovely.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">30 weeks.</li>
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Love, Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04821750877335300342noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422811612002190851.post-53094955600091419562014-10-29T03:10:00.002-07:002014-10-31T01:20:05.864-07:00{week in the life] tuesday | 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Welcome to my Tuesday! I had a really laid back day but managed to take a few photos for <a href="http://aliedwards.com/shop/classes/week-in-the-life-community" target="_blank">Week In the Life</a>. What about you? Anyone else enjoying this challenge? XO
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Some thoughts on my photos from today:</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">I like to use the mandolin for slicing up the granny smith apples for my German pancakes.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Using the kitchen more lately, and really love that my Caphalon dishes can go in the oven.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Steam rising from my lunch (German pancake with apples and cinnamon).</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The puppies wear sweaters outside when it rains so cleaning and drying them off is easier. Still think this skull sweater is too cute!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">More from the kitchen. Putting some of my Pyrex to good use.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Watching "It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" while sorting my laundry. Charlie Brown forever!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Ryan enjoying taco salad with homemade ranch dressing for dinner again tonight.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Some sweet delicate raindrops. The sun came out in the early afternoon and then it rained a lot.</li>
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Love, Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04821750877335300342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422811612002190851.post-78819363649921580012014-10-28T02:13:00.001-07:002014-10-31T01:20:26.372-07:00{week in the life} monday | 2014<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF03rTK16stg3XyN_dBxEo5jcHfNDF2_sQFIE47w-4s_Dyp50iP2FByM8Npjcovc5oTonYy2Gr9IV2z74my1MSpzyUv74VGZaHgPjzFlCApxpbeM1hiVzssLyEQlGChnlbjjHIiWwTW_U/s1600/10272014-Leaves-01-Text.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF03rTK16stg3XyN_dBxEo5jcHfNDF2_sQFIE47w-4s_Dyp50iP2FByM8Npjcovc5oTonYy2Gr9IV2z74my1MSpzyUv74VGZaHgPjzFlCApxpbeM1hiVzssLyEQlGChnlbjjHIiWwTW_U/s1600/10272014-Leaves-01-Text.png" height="426" width="640" /></a>
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I decided to follow along with <a href="http://aliedwards.com/shop/classes/week-in-the-life-community" target="_blank">Ali Edwards in documenting my Week In The Life</a> and took a few photos of my Monday. In general it wasn't my favorite day ever, but I got through it and am hoping for a better tomorrow. I didn't get as many photos as I'd like, so I'll probably tell a couple stories that are only journaling and I'm okay with that too. I do really love the photos I did end up taking though. XO</div>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Trying something new for breakfast. Gluten free granola with unsweetened vanilla almond and coconut milk. It was good. Right now I like to watch House Hunters International on the DVR while I eat my first meal of the day.</span></li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Ponyo standing at his watchdog perch with a piece of grass sticking out of his mouth.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Trader Joes (pumpkins) for groceries to make a taco salad for dinner. Also my first attempt at homemade ranch dressing. Yum.</li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">There are still a few bright yellow leaves left on the trees outside the doctor's office. They are still lovely.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Another pumpkin photo from Trader Joes. I didn't put up any fall decorations this year, so seeing this bit of autumn is so cheerful.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Gatsby finding the sunshine that still shows up during these bright autumn afternoons.</li>
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Love, Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04821750877335300342noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422811612002190851.post-86823046243982636212014-10-20T00:16:00.000-07:002014-10-20T00:16:51.692-07:00{batch card making} halloween 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello Everybody! So today I finally get to share my Halloween cards for this year!! I used the beautiful <a href="http://www.studiocalico.com/digital/free/fall-printable-poster" target="_blank">FREE Studio Calico Fall Printable Poster</a> on the inside of my cards, and you can download yours <a href="http://www.studiocalico.com/digital/free/fall-printable-poster" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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I did slightly alter the free printable by shrinking it down and re-coloring it in Photoshop. One design is more pinks to match the pink neon ghosts, and the other is more blues and green to match the blue and green neon ghosts : )</div>
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Plus, I am a sucker for anything cute! And the Studio Calico printable is beyond perfect for adding the perfect feeling of autumn!! Hope you enjoy! XO</div>
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<b>APPLE CINNAMON GERMAN PANCAKE</b></div>
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Serves 2-4</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">2 granny smith apples, cut into slices (I left the skin)</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">1/4 cup turbinado raw cane sugar</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">2 teaspoons ground cinnamon</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">4 eggs</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">1/2 teaspoon salt</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">3/4 cup all-purpose flour (GF: use brown rice flour)</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">3/4 cup milk</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">4 tablespoons salted butter</li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">In a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">In a medium bowl, combine eggs, salt, flour, milk, and vanilla extract and beat until batter is smooth.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">In a 10" ovensafe pan (I used Calphalon) or a cast-iron skillet melt butter over medium heat, tilting pan to cover sides. </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Add apples and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon mixture. Stir and then remove from heat (if you let the apples cook too long they will become very soft/mushy in the oven).</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Pour prepared batter over the apples into the baking pan. </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Place pan in preheated oven and bake approximately 20 minutes or until puffed up and lightly browned and knife comes out fairly clean (it may puff irregularly in the center); remove from oven (the pancake will begin to deflate).</li>
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<i>To Make This Gluten Free:</i> I replaced the all purpose flour with the same amount of <a href="http://www.bobsredmill.com/brown-rice-flour.html?&cat=15" target="_blank">Bob's Red Mill Brown Rice Flour</a>. It didn't puff up quite as much as regular flour, but was still really yummy. I've made it a few times now and Ryan always comments on how delicious it is!</div>
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<i>Notes:</i> I left the skin on the apples and liked it a lot. However, traditionally you'd peel the skin off. I've also tried this recipe with a little more of the cinnamon sugar mixture for when I have a sweet tooth, but another option is just adding powered sugar on top. Most of the time it's plenty sweet without anything extra though.<br />
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I also like to add whole milk ricotta cheese (a 1/2 cup or so) and just add a little less milk. It makes this dish a little more rich and filling. </div>
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Hope you enjoy this lovely autumn treat! I'm using apples or pumpkin something in almost all my recipes the last couple weeks and it feels so festive!! I also have been loving all the colorful leaves and crisp air around here so I snapped a couple pics of my front yard. Happy autumn days to you!! XO</div>
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*The graphics added to my pics (other than the first one) are from Studio Calico's <a href="http://www.studiocalico.com/digital/digital-stamp-brushes/the-underground-scrapbook-kit-stamps" target="_blank">Underground Digital Scrapbook Kit Stamps</a> and <a href="http://www.studiocalico.com/digital/cut-files/the-underground-background-cut-files-by-paige-evans" target="_blank">Underground Background Cut File by Paige Evans</a>.
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Love, Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04821750877335300342noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422811612002190851.post-42057406832967925212014-10-06T00:27:00.002-07:002014-10-06T00:43:28.552-07:00{art + design class} harper rain walks | layout 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I hope you all had a lovely weekend! Ryan and I were lucky enough to get away and spend a couple days over on the Peninsula with my family. It was so relaxing. Of course I didn't have time to scrapbook while I was there, so I'm itching to get back at it today and start on my Week 2 layouts from <a href="http://www.wilnafurstenberg.com/" target="_blank">Wilna's</a> Art + Design class : )</div>
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This page is my most recent layout from her workshop where we used diamonds in grid form from Week 1. I was finally able to use some of the photos from when my niece had first started to walk, and jot down my thoughts and memories from what she was like back then. It was also my first time using gouache paints! Fun, fun!!</div>
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A couple fun items of note:</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">I layered a photo under the largest diamond to add a little more texture and pop to my page.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I created my journaling in Photoshop in the shape of a diamond and ran it through my printer.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">All the embellishments and patterened papers are from the <a href="http://www.basicgrey.com/scrapbook/shop/collections/show/current/grand-bazaar" target="_blank">Basic Grey Grand Bazaar collection</a>. Love that fox!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The cut files are from the Art + Design workshop, but Wilna has lots of other amazing cut files in <a href="http://www.iheartstudio.ca/shop/" target="_blank">her online shop</a> if you're in the mood to use your die cutting machine. XO</li>
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<br />Love, Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04821750877335300342noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422811612002190851.post-56829668648971166402014-10-03T01:51:00.000-07:002014-10-03T01:51:10.917-07:00{art + design class} summer snapshots | layout 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm really looking forward to this weekend. How about you guys? Well, if you're in the mood for scrapbooking the weekend away I have more crafty inspiration for you! This is my third layout from <a href="http://www.wilnafurstenberg.com/" target="_blank">Wilna's</a> Art + Design online workshop. We are still working with grids, and I used some of the <a href="http://www.cratepaper.com/default.aspx?PageID=252&CategoryID=650&ProductID=8054&ItemID=9712&RootCatCode=03000" target="_blank">Crate Paper frames</a> paired with <a href="http://www.iheartstudio.ca/" target="_blank">Wilna's</a> summer cut file to create my page. The embellishments are from <a href="http://www.basicgrey.com/scrapbook/search/grand+bazaar" target="_blank">Basic Grey's Grand Bazaar</a> collection, and the background paper is from <a href="http://www.pinkpaislee.com/?portfolio=pen-pals-collection" target="_blank">Pink Paislee Pen Pal's collection</a>. The off-white background is watercolor paper, and this is my first time using <a href="http://www.fabercastell.com/design-memory-craft-us/products/gelatos" target="_blank">gelatos</a>! It added just a hint of pink and I love the result!! Below are some details shots. I have one more layout that I'll share soon from the first week of class. Happy weekend to you! XO</div>
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I can't believe I'm already sharing my second layout from <a href="http://www.wilnafurstenberg.com/" target="_blank">Wilna Furstenberg's</a> awesome <a href="http://www.bigpictureclasses.com/classes/details/art-design" target="_blank">Art + Design Class</a>. I'm having so much fun with this workshop!</div>
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This page came together pretty quickly. It made me realize that I need to get more photos printed since I'm almost finished with my third layout and running out of options. <a href="https://beckyhiggins.com/product/foil-value-kit/" target="_blank">Heidi Swapp's Project Life Foil Value Kit</a> was perfect with this design so I used the Project Life cards and embellishments inside the squares. The border paper is from my <a href="http://amzn.to/1qQBGud" target="_blank">Pink Paislee Color Wash</a> paper pad which I am still loving, and that great off black is from the <a href="http://amzn.to/YFByHD" target="_blank">Basic Grey Grand Bazaar 6x6 paper pad</a>.</div>
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Oh my, where do I begin? Let's start with the fact that I've created two layouts in two days which may not seem like a lot to some, but compared to my 1 to 2 layouts per month is way ahead of the curve (yay!). The ever so talented <a href="http://www.wilnaf.com/" target="_blank">Wilna Furstenberg</a> has this amazing workshop over at Big Picture Classes called <a href="http://www.bigpictureclasses.com/classes/details/art-design" target="_blank">Art and Design</a>. It started a couple days ago, and is totally amazing! So far the content for week 1 is full of techniques and lots of freebies. </div>
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This layout is my creation from her first lesson. I can't go into much detail since it's based on techniques from a private class, but I can tell you that my love for watercolor and watercolor paper has grown. Also, this page is all about my new found obsession for our local farmer's market. I haven't been able to find gluten free crepes anywhere until now, and I've enjoyed one (or two) every Saturday during the month of September at one of the local stands there. Yum!! I'll be back to share my second layout soon. If you're taking Wilna's class I'd love for you to leave a comment so I can check out your art! XO</div>
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<br />Love, Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04821750877335300342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422811612002190851.post-21063565975580212572014-09-16T00:01:00.000-07:002014-09-16T00:01:00.057-07:00{guest post} minibook + gold leaf video tutorial at shimelle.com<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello, hello! I've been busy working with the lovely new <a href="http://www.americancrafts.com/default.aspx?PageID=49&CategoryID=701" target="_blank">Shimelle collection from American Crafts</a>, and it's been so fun!! Today I'm super happy I finally get to share my finished project over at <a href="http://www.shimelle.com/paper/2033/gold-leaf-a-scrapbooking-tutorial-by-carrie-elias/" target="_blank">Shimelle's beautiful site</a> : ) There's a mini book from start to finish using most of the photos from my <a href="http://carrieelias.blogspot.com/2014/06/photo-journal-long-beach-part-1.html" target="_blank">Long Beach adventure</a>, plus <a href="http://carrieelias.blogspot.com/2014/08/video-gold-leaf-splatter-18-weeks-layout.html" target="_blank">my gold leaf tutorial</a> used throughout the entire project. <b>It is all shared in a three part video series on her blog so you can see how I designed and put everything together</b>. I hope you enjoy! If you watch any of the videos on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn_rEJ3w5eXdvwrM5iMyBMA" target="_blank">my YouTube Channel</a>, make sure to give it a thumbs up if you're interested in more of these type of videos ; ) XO</div>
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The first half of this month has flown by faster than any other this year for me. We celebrated my birthday which I always love. Although, when I was a kid I remember my mom being in her mid-thirties and she seemed so grown up. I had a picture of what it must be like in my head which is totally different than my reality today. Not good or bad, just different. I still feel like such a kid in a lot of ways (which I get from my Grandpa), but in general have really enjoyed most all of what comes with the ageing process. Truly.</div>
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Another highlight was when Ryan and I got to see baby girl for her second trimester ultrasound. Every time I get a glimpse of her my heart skips a beat. I'm amazed at how fast she is growing, and those profile pics the stenographer gives me always makes me giddy!</div>
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I've also been able to spend lots of quality time with my mom. She visited me two weeks in a row which is quite special in my book. The first week we went to the theater to watch <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2980648/" target="_blank">100 Foot Journey</a> and then ate Indian food after....yummmmmm!!! There was also candle shopping, which means my house smells like fall. It's wonderful! </div>
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The second week she and my sisters all surprised me with a visit for my birthday! I was in heaven!! We went to the farmer's market for crepes (gluten free for me), and I picked out a huge bouquet of flowers. I now officially think black eyed susans are my favorite fall flower and will be sad when the farmers market ends. They also spoiled me with a big gluten free cake from my favorite bakery which we ate in no time. So many wonderful memories already this month. XO</div>
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Happy weekend lovelies! Today I have some baby shower invitations to share. I actually made them back in April for my sister, and recently came across these pics I had taken of the finished product. My sister designed her baby's room with a galaxy theme, so I followed suite with the invites and absolutely love how they turned out!! It was so fun picking out which star sequin to match to the different designs on the front. Below you'll find info on how I put these together. XO</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">I used actual book pages for the nebulas from a used book I found.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I designed the saying "shhh....baby bruni's dreaming" in Photoshop and used my Silhouette Cameo to cut it out of the nebula pictures/book pages.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I used either pearlized white cardstock or silver glitter paper to layer behind the saying to help make it pop.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I also used silver glitter paper to line the inside of all the envelopes.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Some of the card bases are regular blank note cards and others are cut from lavender cardstock. I just chose whatever I thought looked best with the photo on the front.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I ran the blank note cards directly through my printer to add the text on the inside.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">To make the front a shaker, I cut up page protectors into pockets that fit my saying (roughly 3x4), filled them with various star sequins, and sewed them shut. I used a little of The Ultimate glue around the edges to attach them to my front making sure to line them up with my saying.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I popped my saying up on the front of the card with foam adhesive for the invites that were being hand delivered. The ones that were mailed I did not pop up.</li>
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Love, Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04821750877335300342noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422811612002190851.post-3646304097460527822014-09-10T02:59:00.000-07:002014-09-10T02:59:08.048-07:00{my everyday hair} no heat waves<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/-kk98Z9AZI4?rel=0" width="640"></iframe><br />
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Hello Everybody! Today I have something new to share. I've decided to start documenting some of my low maintenance hair tutorials, so I can easily reference them in the future. You know, since I'm going to be a mama next year, and these type of things will probably be the last thing on my mind ; )</div>
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Anyways, if you like this soft of tutorial please let me know and I'll share more. This video shares my no heat waves which has been a staple this summer. It's super easy, and I love that doing my hair takes very little time in the morning. XO</div>
Love, Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04821750877335300342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422811612002190851.post-46243838977882058452014-09-02T13:59:00.000-07:002014-09-02T13:59:34.493-07:00{these days} august 2014<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/carrieelias/15118230671/" target="_blank" title="{august 2014} summer! by carrie elias, on Flickr"><img alt="{august 2014} summer!" height="426" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3925/15118230671_95de821f0b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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The past couple month's I've tried out a the idea of taking fewer photos with my DSLR so that I'd actually make the time to edit and print them out without feeling too overwhelmed. It's been working....and so far I love it! Every one of these pictures feels so special. Of course I still have loads of photos from August in my <a href="http://instagram.com/carrieelias/" target="_blank">IG feed</a> (and I'm working on a mini album to hold all of those), but I'm excited to print these out larger than my IG pics and add them into my 2014 album. </div>
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Anyone else find a system that works well for consistently being able to document with photos? You can see my July <a href="http://carrieelias.blogspot.com/2014/08/these-days-july-2014.html" target="_blank">in this post</a> : )</div>
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/carrieelias/15098232666/" target="_blank" title="{august 2014} watchdog by carrie elias, on Flickr"><img alt="{august 2014} watchdog" height="426" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3899/15098232666_488fb17b8f_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/carrieelias/15098232876/" target="_blank" title="{august 2014} the fair by carrie elias, on Flickr"><img alt="{august 2014} the fair" height="426" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3861/15098232876_89d7d66d4e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/carrieelias/15120854052/" target="_blank" title="{august 2014} 20 weeks by carrie elias, on Flickr"><img alt="{august 2014} 20 weeks" height="426" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5593/15120854052_f02f2163b2_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/carrieelias/15118230551/" target="_blank" title="{august 2014} waiting by carrie elias, on Flickr"><img alt="{august 2014} waiting" height="426" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3888/15118230551_6d2e580856_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/carrieelias/14934658148/" target="_blank" title="{august 2014} dungeness spit by carrie elias, on Flickr"><img alt="{august 2014} dungeness spit" height="293" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5568/14934658148_579910e893_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/carrieelias/14934528229/" target="_blank" title="{august 2014} breakfast by carrie elias, on Flickr"><img alt="{august 2014} breakfast" height="426" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5595/14934528229_427d54d76d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/carrieelias/14934657648/" target="_blank" title="{august 2014} watching the horse show by carrie elias, on Flickr"><img alt="{august 2014} watching the horse show" height="426" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5576/14934657648_53ff2e6545_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/carrieelias/15120854492/" target="_blank" title="{august 2014} llli by carrie elias, on Flickr"><img alt="{august 2014} llli" height="426" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3871/15120854492_384bc8ef73_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/carrieelias/15098232936/" target="_blank" title="{august 2014} mom by carrie elias, on Flickr"><img alt="{august 2014} mom" height="960" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3883/15098232936_d29ea34c94_o.png" width="640" /></a>
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/carrieelias/15118230721/" target="_blank" title="{august 2014} wind by carrie elias, on Flickr"><img alt="{august 2014} wind" height="426" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3896/15118230721_1f37e9f507_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<li>Running towards the ocean and of course I DID end up getting my feet wet, shoes and all.</li>
<li>Our watchdog.</li>
<li>The smallest county fair I've ever enjoyed.</li>
<li>20 weeks.</li>
<li>Mom waiting in the livestock area.</li>
<li>Moody mist and a teenager at the Dungeness Spit.</li>
<li>Breakfast of coffehouse greek yogurt, cinnamon, and miniature chocolate chips.</li>
<li>Watching the horse show.</li>
<li>Our beaches here are rocky.</li>
<li>Mom with her youngest.</li>
<li>Wind on a hot day.</li>
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Love, Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04821750877335300342noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422811612002190851.post-16999492772075718932014-08-28T23:20:00.003-07:002014-08-30T01:06:46.455-07:00{process video} hello beautiful | halloween card<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zk1VUXOkKJZuYY0EO3LnIGP6ZjcltR9gnwalDrmcyqz4_2hoYVDNfb3Sq9R_oBIx_iPjqBnViwutiUKuP32DDqVOSSuNvoJKiy1pZXJuYHuytVTFs53buX3ACWoZ3h1aBQ7qmCfBEXY/s1600/08282014-Halloween-card-01.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zk1VUXOkKJZuYY0EO3LnIGP6ZjcltR9gnwalDrmcyqz4_2hoYVDNfb3Sq9R_oBIx_iPjqBnViwutiUKuP32DDqVOSSuNvoJKiy1pZXJuYHuytVTFs53buX3ACWoZ3h1aBQ7qmCfBEXY/s1600/08282014-Halloween-card-01.png" height="426" width="640" /></a><br />
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Hi everybody! I recently needed to make a Halloween card for a friend (in August no doubt....crazy!), and even though it's fairly simple I decided to shoot a quick process video on how I put it together. Here's the video: </div>
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If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments, and I have the list of products used at the bottom of this post. Right now I'm loving the Basic Grey Grand Bazaar collection!! It had just arrived in the mail the day before I made this and couldn't wait to dig in...haha : ) Most likely you'll be seeing another Halloween card from me sometime in September since I'll be mailing a bunch of the same design out to some friends and family. So you can keep an eye out for that if you like. Here are some of the detail shots....XO</div>
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<b>*The only product I couldn't find online were the little glitter black cats. I purchased them at Michaels in their scrapbooking Halloween section from this year.</b></div>
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