Stephanie Howell

Story Hour!!!

February 27, 2012

shopping list:

also used on these layouts:

martha stewart doily punch

stampin’ up heart punch

martha stewart hydrangea punch

martha stewart royal butterfly punch

martha stewart classic butterfly punch

martha stewart triple butterly punch

heart punch

i love this layout. it is my pinterest inspired layout for the month and uses the main kit only.

here’s the inspiration:

i went a bit punch crazy here. 🙂

this one is made using story hour and atlas.

under the photo of harper is a photo booklet. i bound the photos with staples and covered the staples with a strip from the edge of a sheet of patterned paper:

my heart punch got a workout from this one. 🙂

hearts=photos and all of the patterned papers from story hour and atlas.

hope you got what you wanted for reveal…have a wonderful evening!

xxo

scrappy saturday- new jbs goodies

February 25, 2012

i have a couple of projects up at the jbs inspiration blog. i had so much fun working with the new release (this is one of the projects i did for the booth. LOVE the new pockets and tags. this release is out of this world.

hope your weekend is beautiful and blessed!xxo

FACT.

February 24, 2012

it's common knowledge that i'm no wallflower.

i'm not what you might call delicate. or graceful…or quiet. nope, i've never been called any of those things.

we had to do a psych/personality survey for the marriage retreat and we got the results back this week.

the test confirmed what i've suspected all along.

here's what the results told me:

i am highly extraverted.

i am enthusiastic and playful.

i am socially bold,forthright,and genuine.

i worry. i am sensitive to criticism.

i prefer a lively/social enviroment.

i am a sensitive person who appreciates art and beauty.

accomodating, responsible,worrisome.

but my favorite part?

the part that made me laugh so hard i got tears in my eyes??

stephanie's style tends to be exuberant,uninhibited,and spontaneous. sometimes stephanie is so lively and spontaneous that she might find it hard to "tone it down".

hahaha. um yeah.

all you have to do is see j's "mortified face" once to realize that sometimes i have a hard time "toning it down".

FACT.

what? God made me that way. i can't help it.smirk.

happy weekend!

lovely things- i feel…

February 23, 2012

lately i feel content.

content with being a mother.

content with a new and unexpected opportunity. with change.

content that my family is together for right now. holding on to these moments tightly.

content in the certainty that i'm on a path that will make me happy.

content with having four precious girls.

content with loving someone with all of my heart, and knowing that i'm just as loved in return.

i'm happy. so very happy.

and i'm in love with life right now. still learning, deciding,wondering about so much. but so very blessed. and content.

happy thursday!

xxo

lovely things- doilies

February 22, 2012

it’s hard to do a month of blog posts about things,people,and ideas i love…without mentioning DOILIES!

i have loved doilies ever since i was a little girl. i remember making valentines for my classmates out of paper doilies.

i have been buying and collecting them for years. i get questions fairly often about where i buy them, how to use them, etc…so i thought i’d do an entire blog post on the topic.

first,here are the doilies i have in my stash right now. under each photo i will share a source.

baking section at the grocery store

hobby lobby

freckled fawn

dollar spot at michael’s

hand dyed doilies from my friend jamie

kazu on etsy

martha stewart

joann

michael’s (with the seasonal valentine’s decor)

other places to snag doilies:

etsy (there are a zillion types)

dollar general (especially around easter)

junk shops/antique shops/secondhand stores

oriental trading (with valentine’s especially)

don’t judge me, but i take them off of soup plates at restaurants (under the bowl) and stick them in my purse. heheheee! it’s the first thing i do, so i can get them off the plate before they get food on them. jimmy rolls his eyes at me.

uses for doilies:

banners: