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Wake up every morning with the thought that something wonderful is going to happen

April 29, 2016 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 7 Comments

I had this selfie of the two of us in my to-be-scrapped pile, but I wasn’t sure when we took it. After I had done everything else to design the page, I looked up the date of the photo so I could write my journaling. I was surprised to find out this was from Valentine’s Day of 2015. So, instead of being an obvious V Day page, it’s more about how we dream of having many more of them together.

Product/technique notes

I followed the April 25th sketch from Let’s Get Sketchy and used products from the Teresa Collins Something Wonderful collection (6×6 pad), American Crafts (background paper), and Heidi Swapp (epoxy stickers).

Nice news

My page was chosen by Let’s Get Sketchy as one of their featured artists! Thank you. 🙂

I’m losing my sole

April 25, 2016 By Janice Daquila-Pardo Leave a Comment

I got up on a rainy Wednesday morning in February to attend the monthly Catholic Business Network meeting. I parked my car, grabbed my purse, and started walking across the parking lot. And I walked right OFF my left shoe. I literally stepped off the sole of my shoe! I picked it up and hobbled into the meeting. Then I felt the sole of my right shoe crumble, too.

It was just like in Joe Versus the Volcano.

DeDe: Hi Joe, what’s with the shoe?
Joe Banks: I’m losing my sole.
DeDe: Yeah.

Product/technique notes

I used products from Pebbles Garden Party collection and Pink Paislee’s Hello Sunshine 6×6 pad, plus die cuts from Hello Sunshine. I designed and cut the title on my Silhouette Cameo.

Every single time

April 19, 2016 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 2 Comments

Normally, this photo would be a throwaway because of Matt’s closed eyes. But when I saw it I had an inspiration to instead record for all time the phenomenon of the “Pardo first-photo blink.” That is a scientific fact in our lives. Ever single time Matt poses for a photo, he blinks for at least the first one. He’s ridiculously consistent about this, which is annoying and funny at the same time. And that seems like the right kind of everyday story to tell in my scrapbook.

Product/technique notes

For this page I used a combination of Crate Paper (the wild background pattern and the strip at the top) and the BasicGrey J’Adore 6×6 paper pad. I cut the title on my Silhouette, and sprinkled sequins about.

My beautiful campus: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches

April 15, 2016 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 4 Comments

Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our second challenge of April. Grab the sketch and play along for some great prizes from Lindy’s Stamp Gang and ScrapMatts.

I was fortunate to spend four years earning my undergraduate degree at Ohio University in the 1980s. I don’t think there’s a way to work as hard as you have to when you’re taking a full load and holding down a job without having some difficult days. And I did. But mostly I loved my time there. I learned valuable stuff 😉 from some wonderful professors, made great friends, and matured from my experiences of being away from home.

And there was always one constant, on the good days and the bad: The beautiful campus made things better. On a day when I felt on top of the world and everything was going right, my gorgeous surroundings made me feel higher. And on a day when I hadn’t had enough sleep, was heading to an exam I knew I could never feel ready for, and was down in the dumps, being on that beautiful campus soothed my soul and lifted my spirits.

On this spring day in 1987, I’m posing with the cherry trees on the College Green, where the oldest administrative and classroom buildings are. It’s where the university started, and it’s where I felt at home away from home.

Product/technique notes

I used patterned paper from the Pebbles Garden Party collection. The title is made with Thickers alphas and a die cut from Shimmele. The bicycle sticker is from the Simple Stories Hugs & Kisses collection. The resin flower is from Fancy Pants.

Spring in the hood

April 11, 2016 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 4 Comments

On this layout I just wanted to capture the beauty of a few of spring’s early offerings in my neighborhood: bluebonnets and redbud trees. Such beautiful colors.

Product/technique notes

The papers I used, which matched the colors in my photos so well, are from an old DCWV stack called Pocket Full of Posies. I die cut the flowers background using a Silhouette file and designed the title to be cut on the Silhouette as well.

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