Let's Go Layout

My kids used to love riding their scooters at the local skate park! Instead of journaling on the layout, I included a line from Let It Go in order to play along with the April Music Challenge over at Scrapbook.com.

Recipe:
Slice of Life papers (American Crafts)
Molly papers (Bella Blvd)
Kraft, Lagoon, Raspberry, Saffron, Pear & White Daisy cardstock
Lagoon, Sapphire, Raspberry, Saffron & Black ink
Black & Lagoon markers
Sapphire baker's twine
Lagoon washi tape
Seas the Day enamel dots
Kraft Color-Ready Borders
Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folder
Cricut You Are Here cartridge: title
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: stars, heart
Pattern: Sketches in Thyme #464

Challenges: Bitten By the Bug May the Fourth Be With You (I used lots of stars on my layout); Crafting Happiness #94 Bright Colors; Tic Tac Toe Challenges #111 (I used the bottom row with embossing, layers, and scallops)

You Light Up My Life Layout

Love these photos of my kids with their birth sibling and his foster sister, just hanging out after eating at a favorite restaurant.

Recipe:
My Life stamp set
Craft On & Dotty for You papers
Carolina, Black & White Daisy cardstock
Raspberry, Pixie, Carolina & Lagoon ink
Lagoon marker
White gel pen (Sakura)
Oh Happy Day Thickers & Bits & Pieces ephemera (Simple Stories)
Cats & Bats dots
Flamingo dots
Raspberry baker's twine
Scalloped border punch (Fiskars)
3-D foam tape
Pattern: Sketches in Thyme #463

Challenges: Heart 2 Heart Old and New (the My Life stamp set that I used to stamp the phrases in the top left corner is new to me, and everything else I have had in my stash for a while); Lasting Memories #544 Flowers + at least one tag; Scrap With Stacy April Tic Tac Toe board (I used the top row across) 

Double Trouble #82 Flowers (Thing 1 = flowers + Thing 3 Color challenge)

Mommy Makeover Layout

My daughter used to have a really fun makeover app on her tablet and one day, while we were hanging out at a restaurant waiting for our food, she decided to use it on me. Good times!

The right hand picture is popped up so I could slide a die-cut cellphone under it. I used the words to two Broadway songs, Popular from Wicked and I Feel Pretty from West Side Story, as my pretend conversation between Brianna and myself.

Recipe:
Stacy's Hand Alphabet stamp set
Yesterday and Today & Route 66 papers
Color Kaleidoscope papers (American Crafts)
Cranberry, Almond & Black cardstock
Black & Espresso ink
White gel pen (Sakura)
Yesterday & Today PML cards
Just Blooms Paper Shapes butterflies
Epoxy Bubbles (black, grey)
Enamel Hearts
Black mesh ribbon
Rebecca Sower Designs Fresh Stickers (EK Success)
Cricut You Are Here cartridge: lipstick
Cricut Artistry cartridge: cell phone, speech bubbles
Cricut Design Studio: text message
Pattern: Scrap Our Stash April 2021 Remix challenge

Challenges: Crafting Happiness #93 Hanging Out; Heart 2 Heart What's Your Angle?; The Studio Challenges Inspired by a Song; 
Lasting Memories #642 Word Play - Easter
E – Epoxy Bubbles
A – American Crafts paper
S – stamps
T - torn paper
E – enamel hearts
R – ribbon, red, Route 66 paper

Beautiful Moments {with Thor} Layout

Now that my cat is all grown up, I love looking back on those precious few moments when he was a tiny kitten. He still loves to snuggle up with me when I take a nap, but fortunately (considering how much he weighs) he now prefers to lie on my feet instead of my chest! 

And because the close up of my kitty didn't come out well on the scan, here's the original photo. Enjoy the cuteness!

Recipe:
Purrrrific & A Typeface stamp sets
I Heart Us & Craft On papers
Thistle & White Daisy cardstock
Bamboo, Thistle, Lagoon & Bluebird ink
ShinHan Touch Twin marker
Oh Happy Day Bits & Pieces ephemera (Simple Stories)
Best Day Ever ephemera assortment
Teen Spirit Girl ephemera (Echo Park)
Escape the Ordinary Thicker (American Crafts)
Field Notes Journaling ephemera (AMerican Crafts)
Blue & pink craft buttons
Grey Wool baker's twine
Pattern: The Studio Challenges 4/4/21 Sketch

Challenges: 2 Crafty Critter Crazies anything goes with a critter; Lasting Memories #543 - include a 4x4 photo; Challenge YOUrself  #88 Alphabet Soup (this time I chose the letter B and used buttons, bows, baker's twine, blue, black, bamboo, Beautiful Moments, Big Happy Dreams, Best Day Ever ephemera & Bits & Pieces ephemera to scrapbook my Baby kitty)

Bella Peace and Comfort Card

One of my husband's coworkers lost her father this week, so he asked me to make a sympathy card for her. I haven't made a card for a long time, so it was enjoyable to dive back into that world! I pulled out a card base and some scraps of paper and got to work. I'm not sure I've ever made a sympathy card, so this was a new experience for me. I tried to strike a good balance, so hopefully the resulting card is neither too girly (since it's from my hubby) or overly happy looking (since it's a sad occasion).

Recipe:
Words of Comfort & Diverse Backgrounds stamp sets
Bella papers
Hollyhock, Smoky Plum, Canary, Colonial White & White Daisy cardstock
Hollyhock, Smoky Plum, Creme Brulee & Olive ink
Black marker
ShinHan Touch Twin markers
Pattern: Try Stamping on Tuesday #502 (rotated left)

Challenges: Inspirational Challenges #236 Grow (lots of growing things on this card)

EMS Sketch Challenge 99 + Flag-Waving American Layout

I took a couple of weeks off scrapbooking because my family was on vacation, but now I'm back with a new sketch and a sample layout. Although this is a single page sketch with four uncropped 4" x 6" photos, I made it into a double pager by rotating it 90 degrees to the left for the first page.

The sketch:

My layout:

Recipe:
Pen Pal Alphabet, Swirl Stroke Caps and Lowercase & Vintage Type stamp sets
Celebrating Freedom papers & Ephemera (BoBunny)
Cranberry, Dutch Blue & White Daisy cardstock
Sapphire, Cranberry & Dutch Blue ink
Moonstruck marker
White Pearls
Cranberry grosgrain ribbon
Outdoor Denim baker's twine
Dark blue washi tape
3-D foam tape
Small circle punch (CM)
Star punch (EK Success)
Starry Night stencil (Simple Stories)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: photo corners, large circles
Challenges: Challenge YOUrself #88 - Alphabet Soup (my letter was P for patterned paper, Pen Pal alphabet stamps, punches, photo corners, and pearls); Tic Tac Toe Challenges #108 (I used the diagonal with patterned paper, free, and embellishments plus the bottom row with patterned paper, any shape die, and stencil)