while I was away...

the garden bloomed. I love to do a little bit about each month's garden for all my scrapbooky pals even though I haven't done much scrapbooking as of late. That doesn't mean I haven't been buying up a storm...so, so sad Pages in Progress in NW Tucson hadn't had their grand opening by the time I left or else I would have returned with a sorely depleted pocketbook.

Although I haven't been scrapping I have been whipping up some crafty goodies. I hope they make it into my etsy shop. It always seems as though the minute I make something it gets snapped up and it never enjoys an etsy debut.

This year I hope to have a few "Box o' Scrap" kits, some "Bananafish Photo Card" packs, and my little "Bag o' Tags." I'll post a pic later so you can get a peak.

back to what I liked about this month's garden:

Jennifer J. created this fresh, happy layout. Love the sprinkle of buttons and all of that delicious space.

Always have to include Jaime...love how she gets so much out of her bits and pieces of paper. Her layouts make me feel like making stuff.

Jennifer M. created these adorable photo placecards...I did the same thing for some lovely letterpress placecards that just arrived at PS.

Rebecca altered little chipboard boxes to create these brightly colored decorations. These would be perfect for my niece and nephew's bedrooms.