an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
The garden is thriving with tomato plant cages. We are BBQing more often & fruit has become a meal. The days are getting longer and longer and I am so grateful for extra sunlight. Stamps are out the door and I am back to normal "as promised" delivery times. My little office is bustling and my computer is humming.
It must almost be summer. And to celebrate summer books are available!
Have a wonderful weekend. And to the mom's in the crowd (including mine & Paul's!), happy, happy Mother's Day.
Awesome photos. I love your ‘Around here’ posts – been wanting to do the same myself on my blog. Would that be okay? Will definitely link back here, if so.
That’s so great for you that your stmaps are selling so well. Must be so exciting. And yay for 2012 summer books! Here in Sydney, it’s getting darker every evening… 😦
Ronnie xo
p.s. Love those bags you use to hold the packages. Are they by Baggu?
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Hey Elise! I’m am brand new to your blog…just discovered it about a week ago and am completely in love with all the creativity that you have, from craft projects to interior decorating to gardening to cooking/baking. I have especially loved looking at your seasonal mini-books so when I opened your blog this morning and saw that you had Summer 2012 minibooks for sale, I immediately bought one. I can’t wait to start filling it up and documenting my summer.
I hope you and Paul have a wonderful trip to Palm Springs and that the rest of your summer is full of love and happiness. “Newly-weddedness” (not sure of the word) can go on forever and ever. My husband and I have been married for 6 years (next month) and have been together for 11. I still feel like a newly-wed!!
I admire you for “joining” the military, be it through marriage, but you are a part of the BIG military family. Thank you both for the service you are providing to our country. Good luck and, again, have a great, fun-filled summer.
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I love these posts! Your photography is always great and fun!
Just wondering– are you moving away from Etsy? Do you like the “self hosted” shops better? Just curious since I’m thinking of opening my own store for digi goods and was debating etsy and big cartel vs my “own” storefront.
I’m having trouble just keeping up with PL with my life being so crazy right now, but I’m tempted to buy your mini just to have the gorgeous papers! OH MAN! Looks gorgeous:)
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I was going to ask about your mail bags but I see that someone already has. They are super cute!
Also, next time you have a new product release, you can probably just go ahead and send me whatever it is and bill me. There’s a 98.9% chance I’m going to end up buying it anyways! Love the books and can’t wait to start mini booking my summer trips!
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whoo hooo ~ have been waiting to hit the order now button. can’t wait to get my book … so many ideas on how to fill it…
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Of course! Please use the feature! And yes, Baggu bags and they are wonderful! All I use.
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thank you! welcome. 🙂
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yay! love seeing those bags full of your goodies.
and thanks so much for offering the summer book papers un-punched. perfect for project life. i love the way you curate pretty papers.
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I am planning to get a post together on this topic soon. The fees on etsy plus the fees I was paying e.junkie (who I use to sell my downloadable workshop pdfs) started to get out of hand so I am trying to figure out the next step. I have LOTS to say about this – so hopefully post coming soon. 🙂
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haha – so sweet. And bags are baggu. 🙂
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I love that you are offering different options, including both the papers and the cover on their own. I’m so jealous of your craft setup! That washi tape picture makes me swoon.
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Man I am envious with how well you stay on top of everything! And I love your washi tape storage solution.
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SO excited about summer books 🙂 🙂
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Just ordered my Summer Book & the paper pack, too! Can’t wait to get my stamps, either!
Yay you!
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I snatched up a Summer 2012 book and a stamp! It’s my first foray into any time of scrapbooking although I love journaling. Here’s to new adventures in Summer 2012!
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ooops, “any type” 😉
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Can’t wait to hear what you have to say! 😉
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Hey Elise,
I noticed you love baggu bags. Did you know about the sale through 100 Layer Cake? https://www.100layercake.com/popup-shop/
Baggu bags for only 4.50!
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I do know about those! Trouble is I already have all those patterns! 😉
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Rad … thank you for sharing – just picked up a couple!!
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just wanted to write that my stamps arrived today and i love them. they make perfect impression. thank you!
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Ah! Are those Baggu bags!? I’m totally obsessed with them. xo, rv
http://aneclecticheap.blogspot.com/
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I love how you love and celebrate all little details in your life. Your posts inspire me to take joy in the small things.
(on a much different note, I’m looking for cardigans, and I was wondering if you could tell me about the grey one you’re wearing in the photo of you stamping– it looks fabulous and comfortable!)
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thanks! j.crew.
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You’ve been busy, wow! Love these photo posts a lot, they inspire me to snap more photos (if possible to take MORE photos!) 🙂
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Oooh, I was in a bit of a scrapping funk, but now I had to order the summer book (and a stamp while I was at it). It looks fabulous!
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thanks!! 🙂 i’ll have to check them out.
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enJOY it 
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