I hope these ideas help you pull out those gorgeous specialty papers and start using them! I know I need to be better about using my favorites and not just hoarding them.

XOXO,
Holly & CO.

Bald Eagle

Zoe attempting to fish

I was actually surprised in a couple of the exhibits how close we got to the animals. The rhinos specifically. We were standing on a bridge maybe 2 or 3 years from this rhino. You can see me in the shadow. If he charged, we would've been in trouble.

She has perfected her mermaid dive, complete with "tail" flick. She loves how her long hair swirls around in the water. She will lay on her back and slowly swish her hair from side to side. She reminds me so much of myself as a child. I still remember pretending I was a mermaid in the pool and perfecting my mermaid dive.

Like mother, like daughter.

I loved that mermaid so much, it was the first thing I pulled out to use on the page. I fussy cut around her shape and used it to wrap around the photo. I used some enamel dots to act as bubbles, which were cut off the paper. The rest of the page came together quickly as I layered some different size cuts of papers. I added a few stickers and finished it off with some journaling.

Journaling reads,
In other news:

My last page about Zoe was featured this week on Paper Issues. You can see that page here. You can use the code LISA20 for a 20% discount in the Paper Issues Store, which just got a bunch of new stuff in!

Have a great weekend!

XOXO,
Holly & Co.

The journaling reads,

"1. She is always happy. Every day of Zoe's life is, "the best day ever!" she is so excited about life in general. The name Zoe means "life" so that is not surprising.

2. She loves learning. any zoo or museum is a dream land for Zoe. A library is a sanctuary. Factoids and diagrams are her love language.

3.She had the best manners. We get compliments constantly about how polite she is. She always remembers to say please and thank you.

4. She adores animals. She asks to pet every dog we see walking. Sometimes she wants to go to her friend's houses just to play with their pets.

5. She is part fish or mermaid, whichever term you prefer. She would live in the water if it was an option. We are going to start her on swim team in the fall.

6. She loves comic books. Ryan has a collections of old comic books and she started reading them. Now, they go to the comic book store together and pick out new ones to read.

7. She loves math. This I'm sure is a result of watching her daddy in school, doing so much math. But she actually enjoys math problems and work out equations with her dad."

Lists are always a great way to use up extra number stickers and to document a lot of facts without having a picture for each one.

All the supplies I used came from American Crafts Dear Lizzy Fine & Dandy collection. I got all my supplies from Cassie at Paper Issues. She almost always has coupon codes available (check their social media pages and blog) and her shipping is lightening fast!

I'm playing along with the Paper Issues linky party this week, you can find that post here.

XOXO,
Holly & Co.

For the first time in a long time, I went scrapbook shopping. With so many new and gorgeous products coming out - I just couldn't resist. I visited two of my favorite online stores, Elle's Studio and Paper Issues. I've been on Design Teams for both stores before, and was always impressed with Elle and Cassie, their respective owners. Customer service and shipping is second to none! I would highly recommend both stores.