December Stash Busters Week 1 - Leu Gardens

If you have tons more scrapbooking supplies than you could use in the next 10 years, I have a Stash Busters challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers just for you! Just create a layout using the listed items and then link up at SCS using the link below.

Stash13Dec1
This month, I am challenging you to use up certain items from your stash and then link your completed layout here so we can all get excited over it! I'll post a new list each Thursday this month, and you have until December 31st to scrap your layouts using the products. If you complete all four layouts, you will get an honorable mention for the month! Sound fun? Let's get started.

Please use:
• 3 patterned papers that are at least one year old
• 3 or more flowers - paper, cloth, metal, or whatever you have in your stash
• Chipboard
• At least one circle (can be anything in your stash)

You can use additional products, but you must use at least one of each of the items listed. If you don't have an item in your stash, please don't rush out and buy it! Just substitute a similar item from your stash. Happy hunting!

Recipe:
Tiny Typewriter Alphabet stamp set
You & Me and Passages Level 2 papers
Brown Bag & Ponderosa Pine ink
Fiber (EK Success)
Just Blooms paper shapes - Floret & Paradise
Cocoa & Bamboo brads
Lucky Assortment chipboard dragonfly & brackets
Wrought Iron Fence sticker (Mrs. Grossman)
Wild Asparagus Beautiful Definition Circle (MME)
Metal-edged vellum tag (SU)
Garden Green spiral clip
3-D foam tape
Pattern: Paper Secrets 12-1-13 sketch (metal = tag edge, brads, and spiral clip)

EMS Sketch Challenge 51 - The Secret Garden

I am so late with this sketch (should have been posted on the 1st!), but here it finally is. Since everyone is probably pretty busy this month, I created a sketch that should be a snap to put together; there is very little photo cropping. Feel free to get creative with the sun element. I'm sure there are lots of shapes you can use to complement whatever you're scrapping.You have until December 31st to create a layout based on the sketch, post it online, and then link to this post. Let's see what you can do!

The sketch

My Layout

Recipe:
Chantilly Level 2 papers
Sky, Buttercup & Pear cardstock
Pear & Buttercup ink
Pear & Creme Brulee markers
Sorbet ribbon
Chantilly fabric buttons
Just Blooms Paper Shapes - Paradise & Floret
Sky & Pear brads
My Crush Besties Assortment
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: title
Challenges: Clear It Out anything goes challenge (my layout is a mix of old and newish product!); Ribbon Carousel anything goes challenge

O Christmas Tree Layout

One of our favorite holiday traditions is going to the tree lot the weekend after Thanksgiving and getting our Christmas tree. We enjoy all the components of the hunt, culminating with tracking down our perfect tree! I knew that CTMH's Sparkle & Shine paper, with its fun polka dot, check, and stripe patterns, was going to be perfect for scrapping this family tradition, and I even went a little wild and made a rosette to add some dimension to the page. Enjoy!.

Recipe:
Jubilation stamp set
Sparkle & Shine Level 2 papers
Juniper, Ruby, Black & White Daisy cardstock
Juniper, Ruby, Slate & Versamark ink
White embossing powder
Juniper brads
Ruby baker's twine
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: title, banners
Pattern: EMS Sketch 22
Challenges: 4 Crafty Chicks Christmas challenge; Ribbon Carousel Holidays and Celebrations challenge

The Land Layout

Hope everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving yesterday! I skipped the shopping today and finished another layout, this one using the origami challenge from Child's Play. I made 2 origami fish to go along with the sea life in my photos. I wanted to do a bunny, but I just couldn't find directions to one that really looked like a bunny. Oh well, the fish were fun to do once I figured out the directions, and now my kids want me to show them how to make some!

No journaling yet, but the pictures were taken at Epcot.

Here's one of my fish!

Recipe:
Keepsake Alphabet stamp set
You & Me, Expedition Level 2 papers
Garden Green & Creme Brulee cardstock
Chocolate & Creme Brulee ink
Just Blooms paper shapes - Spring Blossom, Flutter
Mocha Opaques
Garden Green & Colonial White brads
Garden Green spiral clip
Chocolate ribbon
Colonial White ric-rac
Pattern: EMS Sketch 29

Innoventions Layout

Child's Play has a xylophone challenge that I've been trying to play all month, and I finally found pictures that worked with it!

I pulled inspiration from the colored keys on the xylophone and found a paper that incorporated most of the colors, plus the stickers had the orange. The only color I couldn't get into the challenge was the purple. I needed to complete my week 3 Stash Busters challenge from Splitcoast Stampers, so I collected some discontinued ribbon, ribbon slides, and epoxy stickers from my stash and got to work. I still have lots of the papers since they came in one of those crazy 180 sheet multi-packs, but I used up half a pack of stickers - yay!

Recipe:
Summer Stack patterned papers (DCWV)
Tulip, Moonstruck, Honey & White Daisy cardstock
Tulip, Moonstruck & Honey ink
Moonstruck marker
Tulip ribbon
Pear ribbon slides
Boys Gone Wild epoxy stickers (Reminisce)
Cricut Artbooking : title
Pattern: Page Maps November 2013 double page sketch (reversed)

Sunset at Epcot Layout

It's the last week you can participate in my November sketch challenge, so I thought I'd showcase the sketch with one of my own layouts. When we were at Epcot, my hubby took tons of pictures of the sun setting over the lagoon, but only two of the photos seemed scrap-worthy. Fortunately, that fit in perfectly with my November sketch, plus it gave me an opportunity to play along with the Heart 2 Heart Sponging challenge. For the title, I sponged a piece of Colonial White cardstock with three different colors of ink (Creme Brulee, Goldrush, and Smoothie), then I used Versamark ink to stamp my title over the sponged cardstock, followed by clear embossing powder. Finally, I brayered Chocolate ink over the whole piece, leaving my sponged and embossed title to pop through. Thanks for a fun challenge, H2H, that inspired me to do something I would not have thought of on my own!

Last week to play along with this month's sketch!

Recipe:
Trinity Alphabet stamp set
Perfect Day Level 2 papers
Whisper, Indian Corn Blue, Creme Brulee & Colonial White cardstock
Creme Brulee, Goldrush, Smoothie, Chocolate & Versamark ink
Clear embossing powder
Sparkle flourishes
Sparkles
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: hearts overlay, hearts
Pattern: EMS Sketch 50

Sparkle & Shine Card Worksop

All this week, I've been busy designing cards for a Sparkle & Shine workshop, and it has been so fun! I love these papers, and can't wait to create some scrapbook layouts with them. Hope my cards bring some sparkle to your life today.

Pattern: Mojo Monday Card Sketch 320

Challenges: Always Playing With Paper Trees With Bling challenge

Pattern: Sunday Sketch & Stamp Card Sketch 183 (the sketch made me think of a four-paned window)

 Pattern: inspired by this card

Pattern: Deconstructing Jen Card Sketch 128
Challenges: Heart 2 Heart's Seeing Double challenge (I made two versions of this card), Frosted Designs 11 Item Challenge (I used circles and stars)

Pattern: Deconstructing Jen Card Sketch 125

Recipe:

Trim the Tree, Cityscape, Very Merry Christmas, Universal Backgrounds, Santa Claus, Back to Nature, Illuminate, Holiday Tags & Scandinavian Wishes stamp sets

Sparkle & Shine Level 2 papers

Juniper, Ruby, White, Chocolate & Black cardstock
Juniper, Ruby, Slate, Chocolate & Versamark inks
Ruby & Black markers
Silver embossing powder (JoAnn's)
Sparkle Shapes
Ruby chevron ribbon
Sparkle & Shine Washi tape
White Daisy grosgrain & organdy ribbon
Silver Shimmer Trim
White Daisy baker's twine
Star & silver brads (from my stash)
All die-cut images cut using Cricut Art Philosophy or Artbooking cartridges

Epcot Layout

I have several layouts from Epcot to do, so I thought I might as well plunge in and get 'em scrapped. Here's the intro page, combining some really old and some brand new products. I seldom do a page these days without first finding a sketch, but I had some old CTMH Level 1 papers that were already "designed," so I just built on top of them and added stuff until I thought it was done. Hope you like!

Recipe:
Save the Date stamp set
Route 66 Level 1 papers
Bamboo, Moonstruck & Cranberry cardstock
Bamboo, Moonstruck & Cranberry ink
Round Durables pewter
Best Day Ever Assortment (journaling spot, ticket sticker)
Cranberry baker's twine
DE Monograms chipboard E, P, C, O & T
3-D foam tape
Cricut Artiste cartridge: gears
Challenges: Splitcoast Stampers Variety Challenge Supersize It; Lasting Memories Anything But Snow challenge

Be Yourself Layout

Animal Cookies was one of my favorite CTMH paper packs, and I bought a bunch of it. Now that four of the colors are retired, I find myself using it less, but it still comes in handy for fun and silly layouts, like this one of my crazy boys getting creative with straws!

Recipe:
Typeset stamp set
Animal Cookies Level 2 papers
Sunflower, Dutch Blue, Tulip, Whisper, Chocolate & White Daisy cardstock
Sunflower, Tulip, Whisper, Chocolate & Clover Meadow ink
Chocolate & Sunflower markers
Grey Wool baker's twine
Tulip embroidery floss
Slate washi tape
Tulip, Topiary & Dutch Blue craft buttons
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: banners, tag
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: owl, title banner
Pattern: Sketch-n-Scrap sketch 45

Challenges: Southern Girls' circle challenge (buttons, patterned paper, washi tape); Heart 2 Heart's Grateful for You challenge (my journaling reads: So grateful for my silly boys!); 1 2 3 Get Scrappy November challenge (I used the middle line down - bird, circles, and buttons)

Stash Busters November Week 2

If you have tons more scrapbooking supplies than you could use in the next 10 years, I have a Stash Busters challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers just for you! Just create a layout using the listed items and then link up at SCS using the link below.

Stash13Nov2
This month, I am challenging you to use up certain items from your stash and then link your completed layout here so we can all get excited over it! I'll post a new list each Thursday this month, and you have until December 2nd to scrap your layouts using the products. If you complete all four layouts, you will get an honorable mention for the month! Sound fun? Let's get started.

Please use:
• 3 patterned papers that are older than one year
• Stickers
• Photo hangers or photo turns
• Something clear (ideas: bubble stickers, vellum, transparency, etc.)

You can use additional products, but you must use at least one of each of the items listed. If you don't have an item in your stash, please don't rush out and buy it! Just substitute a similar item from your stash. Happy hunting!

Recipe:

Tinkerin' Level 2 papers

Sunflower & Holiday red cardstock 

Twilight & Clover Meadow ink
Clover Meadow marker
Bubble Stickers (JoAnns)
Word stickers (from my stash)
White photo turns (JoAnns)
Topiary brads
Pattern: Let's Scrap Sketch 11-16-13
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: title