Days Like This Layout for LM #791

Jill's Word Play challenges over at Lasting Memories have been super fun this month, so here is her latest one: use an item from your stash for every letter in the word SPRING. As always, I checked out the A-Z of Scrapbooking list here on my blog to find some items I could include and came up with the following list:

S - Simple Stories Butterfly Bits, P - Painted Illusions patterned paper (SU), R - Rose ephemera, I - Ink, N - Nuvo Dots (black); G - Graph paper journaling card and gingham paper.

We would love to have you play along with this challenge, so pull out some photos and put on your thinking cap, then head over to Lasting Memories to link up your completed layout before time runs out on April 4th!

Recipe (all CTMH unless listed):
Gingham paper (Colorbok)
Painted Illusions paper (SU)
Blush ink
Black marker (SU)
Tabbed journaling card
Butterfly Bits ephemera (Simple Stories)
Old Soul Ephemera (American Crafts)
Ebony Black Nuvo Drops
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #10

Challenges: Allsorts Challenge  #845 Things with wings; NBUS challenge #84 - my never before used stuff is the floral patterned paper I just purchased from SU; Triple B Anything goes including a bird, a bloom, and/or a butterfly.

Tower Bridge Exhibit Layout

I was working on my son's school album but decided to take a break to finish a layout from our 2017 London trip, which features photos that are almost as old as the ones from my son's album! I scrapbooked some photos of Tower Bridge itself last year, but these photos are from the exhibit you can see inside the bridge. My civil engineer hubby really enjoyed learning about how the bridge was built and how it originally operated. I even managed to dig out our tickets and added them to the layout.

Recipe:
Tan Squares (Rusty Pickle)
Second Avenue a la carte School Days paper (MME)
Pear, Desert Sand & Chocolate cardstock
Pear, Desert Sand & Chocolate ink
White gel pen (Sakura)
Let's Wander thickers (American Crafts)
Tag Types Ocean Waves alphabet stickers (EK Success)
London stickers (Mrs. Grossman's)
Bold & Bright ephemera (American Crafts)
Staples
Pattern: Splitcoast Stampers Sketch16Jun3

Challenges: Paper Rocks Scissors #14 - used scissors to cut the ribbon; One More Page AG as long as it’s a scrapbook page; Unicorn Challenge Blog #118 Transportation - bridge and bus; The Outlawz Anything But a Card - scrapbook layout.

So Freakin' Happy Layout

I couldn't sleep this morning so got up early to do some scrapping! I'm trying to get a few more layouts done for my son's elementary school album before he turns 21, so here is a layout from the Teddy Bear Picnic in 5th grade. It seems the little kids could bring any type of stuffed animal, because his book buddy is holding a stuffed rabbit! I used a bunch of scraps from my scrap box for this layout, and I was too lazy to go look up all the collections and manufacturers that they came from, but it was a great way to clean out a bunch of scraps.

Recipe:
Miscellaneous patterned papers from my stash
Kraft, Pomegranate, Buttercup & Sweet Leaf cardstock
Pomegranate, Creme Brulee, Sweet Leaf & Capri ink
White gel pen (Sakura)
School puffy stickers (Recollections)
Bold & Bright ephemera (American Crafts)
Spots & Dots and Swiss Dots embossing folders (Cuttlebug)
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: notebook edge
Pattern: Sketch-n-Scrap #57

Challenges: Can You Handle the Pressure? - used 2 embossing folders to decorate the triangles; Little Red Wagon #849 Boy Inside the Man (this was perfect for my almost 21 year old son to look back at his 5th grade school year); Neglected Stuff- all the patterned paper on my layout; Inkspirational #363 - used multi-colored title like the upper left image.

Elliot's 5th Grade Portrait Layout

I'm trying hard to finish my son's elementary school album before he turns 21 this month, so here is his 5th grade school portrait layout. I plan to work on the class picture later today, but wanted to get this one in the book first. I decided to go super colorful and pulled a bunch of paper out of my box of scraps to cut the circles. I didn't even try to look up what collection each one came from, although I could have probably figured most of them out. I would rather spend the time scrapping!

Recipe:
Miscellaneous scraps from my stash
Sunflower, Candy Apply, Clover, Sky & Sapphire cardstock.
Candy Apple & Autumn Terracotta ink
Black marker
Birdsong Ephemera Bits (49 and Market)
Old Soul ephemera (American Crafts)
School puffy stickers (Recollections)
Starry Night stencil (Simple Stories)
Dot Fade layering stencil (Stampers Anonymous)
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: number photo mat, numbers
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #93

Challenges: Colorful Options - Rainbow of colors; A Cut Above - Anything goes with a die-cut; Inkspirational #362 - use stencils; Love Those Pretty Papers - used lots of pretty papers + included optional twist of circles; Stencil Fun - used a star stencil on the background and a texture stencil on the red curvy cardstock; Paper Rocks Scissors #14 - used scissors to cut the waves since I lost the blade for my survey cutter!

Fair Layout for LM #789

Design Team member Jill is hosting the challenges this month over at Lasting Memories, and she is using one of my favorite challenge forms: word play! With St. Patrick's Day coming up, Jill chose an appropriate theme for this week's challenge: use an item or technique for each letter of the word GREEN. I first went to the A-Z of Scrapping page on my blog to find items that started with those letters, and I ended up with the following list:

G - gingham paper & Great Lengths word stickers

R - rub-ons

E - ephemera

E - enamel shapes

N - nature theme

Please stop by the blog and play along with a brand new layout and your items for GREEN. It's a great opportunity to clean out some stash items (some of my items are pretty old) or even shop for something new (but don't tell anyone I told you that)!

Recipe:
Magnolia paper (MME)
The Flower Emporium Starter Paper 9 (49 and Market)
Gypsy & Kraft cardstock
Sweet Leaf, Olive, Gypsy & Desert sand ink
Burnt Sienna fineliner pen (iBayam)
Floral embellishments (The Paper Studio)
Monograms 2 Chippies (Mintay Papers)
Krafty Garden Essentials rub-ons (49 and Market)
Birdsong Bits ephemera (49 and Market)
Zoe sticker
Great Lengths sticker (CM)
Hello Friend Thicker (American Crafts)
Green Fields enamel heart (Altenew)
Scalloped border punch (Fiskars)
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #64

Challenges: Little Red Wagon #848 Include an animal - birds; Triple B - added birds and blooms to my layout; One More Page - so excited to add my first layout to the inaugural challenge of this new blog; Heart's Quest Challenge #83 - used 3 green enamel hearts.

Lovely Ladies Layout

I always seem to end the month with a few challenges I am rushing to complete, so here is a layout for the 30 Prompts challenge over at A Cherry on Top - a favorite memory! Knowing these wonderful ladies was a true blessing, and even though I am not in contact with most of them on a regular basis, it is always a special time when we get back together.

Recipe:
Checklist stamp set
Sarita papers
Goldrush, Lagoon, Gypsy, Espresso & Colonial White cardstock
Goldrush, Lagoon, Gypsy & Outdoor Demin ink
Gypsy & Outdoor Denim markers
Shinhan Touch Twin markers
My Happy Place, Falling for You & Love This Shape Sprinkles (Doodlebug Designs)
Cricut Design Space: sombrero
Cricut Simply Sweet cartridge: title
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #127

Challenges: Heart's Quest Challenge Blog #83 - used orange hearts; The Crafter's Cafe #327 - For the Girls

Alpine Zoo Layout

I finished the last of my Big Bear vacation layouts this morning with this one of our trip to the Big Bear Alpine Zoo. It was a really fun place to visit, and my son got so excited about the animals that he donated his birthday money to "adopt" (support) a red fox. Our favorite animals were the snow leopards, Asha and Shanti, and we managed to get seats in the front row for the demonstration, so we saw them eating up close - kind of gross but cool at the same time!

As I was searching my stash for animal themed papers, I realized I have several kits that have African animals like elephants, monkeys, and giraffes, but not much in the American wildlife theme.  Fortunately, I stumbled across some BoBunny papers I purchased many years ago for a project, but then I put them away and can't even remember what they were for, so I guess I was unintentionally saving them for today!

The photo of my layout is pretty washed out, but I finally persuaded my hubby I have to get the expensive scanner for scanning my layouts, so hopefully next month's layouts will look color-correct again - woohoo!

Recipe:
Wild About Love stamp set
Take a Hike papers (BoBunny)
Grunge Rust paper (Reminisce)
Goldrush, Toffee & Colonial White cardstock
Goldrush, Toffee & Cocoa ink
Ink Blue fineliner pen (iBayam)
Heritage Stickers - Silver (MAMBI)
Color-Ready Cork Alphabet stickers
Woodgrain washi tape
Summer Afternoon & Cool Summer Nights enamel dots (Altenew)
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #109 (reversed)

Challenges: Farm Quest Challenge Blog #81 Forest baby animals (the stamped little red fox image); NBUS #83 - the BoBunny papers as mentioned above; Stencil Fun - stenciled the leopard spots in the upper right corner of my background).

Along the Shore Layout

Still working on my Big Bear vacation photos but almost done! This is a follow-up layout to my Love You So Much layout I posted on Sunday. You will notice there are no pictures of me on this layout, so my hubby eventually figured out that I was not going to smile for any more photos and he just took ones of the kids. Smart guy! I finally pulled out a collection of papers I bought from SU a while back but hadn't cut into, and I love how they look with these photos. Hope you enjoy them, too.  

Recipe:
Autumn to Remember papers (SU)
Yesterday & Today paper
Petal Pink (SU) & Saddle (CTMH) cardstock
Saddle, Chocolate, Toffee & Olive ink
Burnt Sienna fineliner pen (iBayam)
Yesterday & Today PML pocket card
Autumn to Remember woodgrain die-cuts & cardstock stickers
Green grosgrain ribbon (Offray)
Earthy matte dots (SU)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: title, banner, scalloped border
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #33

Challenges: Cut It Up #350 By the Sea or Lake or River - I chose to scrap photos of us walking Big Bear Lake; NBUS #83 My never-before-used-stuff is the lovely Autumn to Remember patterned papers from SU; Paper Rocks Scissors #13 - used scissors to trim the ends of my ribbons.

Belt Graduation Layout

My younger kids started karate in December 2018 (Oliver) and January 2019 (Brianna), and we were so excited that they qualified for a new belt by April! Loved seeing them work hard to achieve this goal.

Recipe:
Happy Everything stamp set
Fall 2019 Mix-In paper
The Stack 4 papers (DCWV)
Color Kaleidoscope paper (American Crafts)
Hydrangea, Amethyst & Black cardstock
Hydrangea & Gypsy ink
Violet fineliner pen (iBayam)
Dream Maker stickers
Simply Vintage Butterfly Bits (Simple Stories)
Birdsong Ephemera Bits (49 and Market)
Paper crimper & corner rounder (Fiskars)
Cricut You Are Here cartridge: BELT
Challenges: Let's Craft and Create #228 Anything Goes; Little Red Wagon #847 L Is For Leftovers - I scrounged through my box of scraps to find all the purple pieces, and most of them are patched together under the dotted piece; Time Out Challenges #307 - I was already planning to do a purple layout, but when I saw this, it inspired me to find some dotted paper and use my crimper to create stripes on the skinny piece of cardstock! 

Walk Through the American Revolution Layout

My kids' elementary school does some pretty amazing history programs, including Walk Through the American Revolution, where each 5th grader dresses up as a historical figure from the period, and they work together with a facilitator to tell the story of the Revolution. My son got to be General Cornwallis, and he had to memorize some lines (not his strong suit) and answer some questions. He did a good job, and the whole presentation was really enjoyable to watch.

I was going to journal directly on my cardstock on the right hand page, but then I decided to create a replica of my son's coat using my Cricut and needed somewhere to put it, so I added a journaling card that will flip up to reveal the journaling on the back. Here's the journaling:

And here's a close-up of the coat, of which I am a teeny bit proud!

Recipe:
A Typeface stamp set
Celebrating Freedom paper (BoBunny)
The Fourth of July papers & stickers (Carta Bella)
Ruby, Almond, Mink & Black cardstock
Patterned vellum (from my stash, source unknown)
Sapphire ink
Prussian Blue fineliner pen (iBayam)
Gold metallic marker (Staedtler)
Hello Darlin' PML card
Tag Types adhesive tag (Sticko)
Blue Adornaments fiber (EK Success)
Tim Holtz Field Notes ephemera (Idea-ology)
Vicki Boutin Old Soul ephemera (American Crafts)
Halloween Mix epoxy stars (Bella Blvd)
Red Glitter Gems
Lumberjack Plaid distress spritz (Ranger)
Cricut Design Space: title using Quarter Note font, General Cornwallis coat (put together using coat and waistcoat images, then modified to look historic)
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #113

Challenges: Little Red Wagon #847 L Is For Leftovers - I used some long scraps of paper plus the enamel stars are the final bits of a pack; Neglected Stuff  Challenge- the vellum, safety pin, and metal rimmed tag.

Cruising Layout

While working on my Big Bear family vacation photos, I am not going in strict chronological order, so this layout features photos from our last day at Big Bear. I decided not to add any journaling because it will be obvious we were taking a little jaunt around the edge of the lake, and I really had nothing more to say beyond that obvious fact! For the title, I went old school and stamped then fussy cut out the letters. Haven't done that in forever because it's a bit of work, but there was a definite satisfaction in getting the cutting just the way I wanted it.

Recipe:
Rustic Alphabet stamp set
Vicki Boutin Mixed Media patterned paper (American Crafts)
Magnolia papers (MME)
Watercolor paper
Kraft cardstock
Mocha ink
Watercolor Paints (Artist's Loft)
Tim Holtz Field Notes ephemera (Idea-ology)
Color Wheel 12x12 stencil (Crafters Workshop)
Krafty Garden rub-ons (49 and Market)
Summer Afternoon enamel dots (Altenew)
Pattern: Scraplift from A Cherry on Top
Challenges: NBUS #83 - used a new package of rub-ons plus the sectioned circle stencil that I have pulled out numerous times since I bought it in 2023 but finally managed to use today; Paper Rocks Scissors #13 - used scissors to fussy cut my stamped title; Pick 3 Challenge #2 - used embellishments (ephemera & enamel dots) + flowers + circles; Stencil Fun - used watercolor paints and a sectioned circle stencil to create the big circle on the left page; Triple B - used 3 butterflies and a sprig of flowers.

Love You So Much Layout for Lasting Memories #787

It's time for another Lasting Memories challenge reveal, and this week the challenge is to use at least 2 emojis in place of words in your journaling. This sounded like fun when I was thinking up the challenges, but it turned out to be a lot harder than I expected since my new printer doesn't like printing on cardstock, so I couldn't just print something out with emojis in it. I ended up finding mini stickers that represented the words I wanted to replace, so it worked out okay! Please click on the link above to join in with any of the journaling themed challenges this month, but hurry, because the current challenges end on February 28.

Even though the journaling is all about my hubby, he is not actually pictured on the layout, so I added the arrow to point out his shadow as he took pictures of us for the millionth time. Here's a close-up of the journaling. The irony of this was that we were actually on the Kissing Bridge in Big Bear when I started to feel less than loving and needed the reminder of how much I love my sweetie!

It didn't photograph well, but my top sticker is a backpack to represent the word "pack."

Recipe:
Capri, Red Apple & White Daisy cardstock
Capri, Red Apple & Outdoor Denim ink
Black fineliner pen (iBayam)
Outdoor Denim marker
Heartstrings Sentiment Bits (Simple Stories)
Celebrating Freedom Noteworthy ephemera (BoBunny)
Reasons to Smile mini puffy stickers (American Crafts)
Face sticker (American Greetings)
Blue Jean Heart Puffy Shapes (Doodlebug Designs)
Red enamel dots
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: arrow
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #119

Challenges: Little Red Wagon #846 Just the way you are (I wasn't sure what to do for my journaling so this challenge was perfect to remind me how much I love my hubby despite the ways he sometimes bugs me!); Heart's Quest Challenge Blog #82  Anything Goes with a heart; Challenge YOUrself #146 Create a layout about love; Inkspirational #361 - I was inspired by the envelope with the heart, the flowers, the word love, and the arrow.

Snow Summit Layout

Day 2 of our 2019 Big Bear vacation, and my hubby took our son snowboarding. Well, my son snowboarded while my hubby went skiing, but they both had a great time, so that's what's important. I kept the layout pretty simple in keeping with the idea of fresh snow.

Recipe:
Candy Cane Lane papers (Doodlebug Designs)
Color Kaleidoscope papers (American Crafts)
Bluebird, Black & White Daisy cardstock
Juniper ink
Black marker
Snowflake & Welcome Winter stickers (recollections)
Tangled Rectangle die-cuts (Frantic Stamper)
Pattern: Stick It Down February double page sketch (from Facebook)

Challenges: Alphabet Challenge Blog V is for Volume - the snowflakes are popped up on foam; NBUS #83 - my never before used schtuff is the snowflake papers and stickers; Love Those Pretty Papers with optional polka dots (hard to see but there are some on the circles); The Outlawz Anything But a Card

It's a Wonderful Life - Vacation Mode Layout

Today I worked on a second layout for my Big Bear vacation album, this time with some fun photos of the kids playing in the snow. We took some videos of them tubing, and it made me laugh to watch them again as the kids went flying down the runs in their tubes, giggling and shrieking all the way!

Here's a close-up of the banner and buttons:

Recipe:
Red Dots & Stripes, A Perfect Winter & Have a Holly Jolly Christmas papers (Echo Park)
Snowhaven papers
Cranberry, Black & White Daisy cardstock
Cranberry, Glacier & Outdoor Demin ink
Black fineliner pen (iBayam)
Peppermint Kisses Christmas Thickers (American Crafts)
Let's Wander cardstock stickers (American Crafts)
Merry Little Christmas ephemera (Bella Blvd)
Red craft buttons
Cranberry bakers twine
Black grosgrain ribbon (Celebrate It)
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: banners
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: outline heart
Cricut Artiste cartridge: red heart
Pattern: Rochelle Spears February sketch (left side - added strip across top to coordinate with the other page)

EMS Sketch Challenge #127 (right side - added a circle to coordinate with the other page)

Challenges: Heart’s Quest Challenge Blog #82 Anything with a heart goes; Let’s Craft and Create #228 Anything goes with optional twist: from the heart; Paper Rocks Scissors #13 Anything goes but must use paper and scissors - trimmed the ends of my baker's twine and ribbon; Scrap With Stacy February board - used the middle column with Title & subtitle + Banner + Circle.

Escape {to Big Bear} Layout

My habit over the past 10+ years is to postpone scrapping vacation photos when I come to them chronologically, since they go in a separate album and I usually have a ton of pictures. However, that usually means they just don't get scrapped, so I decided, as I am done with all my other photos from March, to scrapbook the photos from our March 2019 vacation to Big Bear. Here's the intro page, and I love it because it shows off time my son spend with his dad before the rest of the family arrived in Big Bear. Elliot was entering his troubled teen years at the time and wanted very little to do with his uncool family, so it warms my heart to see him and my hubby together (even if Elliot was scowling in the photo of him with his dad)!

Recipe:
Fresh Air papers & sticker
Capri, Chocolate, Sage, Glacier & White Daisy cardstock
Capri, Toffee & Sage ink
ShinHan Touch Twin marker
Chocolate embroidery floss
Earthy Matte Dots (SU)
Frayed Burlap Distress Spritz (Ranger)
Opaque Matte Texture Paste (Ranger)
Burlap stencil (Ranger)
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: tree branch, bird, binoculars
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #91

Challenges: A Cut Above Anything Goes including a die-cut; Let’s Craft and Create #228 Anything goes; Stencil Fun Anything Goes including a stencil; Triple B Anything goes including a bird, a bloom, and/or a butterfly.

Day Dreams & Ice Cream Layout

Love these fun pictures of my kids eating ice cream with their bio-brother and his adoptive family! Getting to know them has been a huge blessing resulting from adopting Brianna and Oliver. This layout started out with a scraplift from a gal over at Scrapbook.com, but it took on a life of its own, so now I am not sure you could tell it's a lift. I had the basics down but knew I wanted to add some Tim Holtz products for the Simon Says Stamp challenge, so it was either the Field Notes ephemera or one of his stencils, and I thought the ephemera worked better. I also wanted to do some stitching, and I finally figured out this morning where to put it; I combined stitched Xs with eyelet Os on the blank label. It was a bit of a challenge as I had to alternate between a soft pad for the stitching and a hard one for the eyelet setter, and the needle kept coming unthreaded while I did that, but I like the result, so it was worth it!

Here is a close-up of the label with the XOs on it:

Recipe:
Good Day Sunshine papers & stickers (Echo Park)
Outdoor Denim & Grey Flannel cardstock
Sorbet, Cranberry, Dutch Blue & Outdoor Denim ink
Light Grey fineliner pen (iBayam)
Outdoor Denim brads & White Daisy mini brads
Navy & Red eyelets (MM)
Cranberry embroidery floss
Metal charm
Tim Holtz Field Notes ephemera (Idea-ology)
Pattern: scraplift from Shelly at Scrapbook.com
Challenges: Colorful Options Rainbow of colors; Paper Rocks Scissors #13 Anything goes, used scissors to trim the embroidery floss; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Not a card + used Tim Holtz product; The Sisterhood of Crafters Stitching.

Fun & Games Layout

My old church used to have occasional game nights, so my hubby snapped a few photos at one of them. The level of expertise varied a lot from person to person, but we always had a great time! February seems to be hidden journaling month, because this is my third layout with hidden journaling. This time the top photo lifts up to reveal more photos and the journaling.

Here's the journaling spot:

Recipe:
Let's Stay Home & Canvas Art Workshop stamp sets
Vicki Boutin Mixed Media Stamps - Circles (American Crafts)
Magnolia & Wild Asparagus papers (MME)
Mocha, Crystal Blue, Creme Brulee & Black cardstock
Mocha, Crystal Blue & Creme Brulee ink
Burnt Sienna fineliner pen (iBayam)
Vicki Boutin Old Soul & Bold + Bright ephemera (American Crafts)
Summer Afternoon enamel dots (Altenew)
Lagoon washi tape
Brown grosgrain ribbon (Michaels)
Cricut Design Space: title, outline, title using Art Philosophy, BFC Night Kiss, Quarter Note, Wall Decor and More, Simply Sweet Blocked, Amertha & Artiste fonts
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #108

Challenges: A Cut Above Anything goes with a die-cut; The Outlawz Anything But a Card Anything goes; Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #316 Anything goes; Love Those Pretty Papers Anything goes with  lots of patterned paper.

Cousins Layout

My kids don't get to see their out-of-state cousins very often, so I loved scrapping these photos of this special day we spent together. If I were more technically savvy, I would add the video of the two youngest kids doing the Floss (super popular in 2019), but you will just have to imagine it! I used some really old cousins-themed paper on the background and also cut the title from a section that was covered by photos.

I popped up the top photo so I could include a pocket card with my hidden journaling.

Recipe:
Punny Pals & Notice the Details stamp sets
Vicki Boutin Mixed Media patterned paper (American Crafts)
Cousins patterned paper (It Takes Two)
Ladybug Picnic paper (source unknown, used a scrap with the manufacturer cut off)
Cranberry & Black cardstock
Cranberry, Grey Wool & Black ink
Black marker
Gold & Silver metallic pens (Staedtler)
ShinHan Touch Twin markers
Crimson watercolor paint (Artist's Loft)
Hello Darlin' PML card
Acrylic hearts
Cranberry embroidery floss
Geometric washi tape (Recollections)
Lumberjack Plaid Distress Spritz (Ranger)
Ebony Black Nuvo Drops
3-D foam tape
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: circle tab
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: ticket
Cricut Artiste cartridge: filmstrip
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #66

Challenges: Cut It Up #349 This makes me happy + die-cuts (cousins spending time together makes me happy; Heart’s Quest Challenge Blog #82 Anything with a heart goes; Little Red Wagon #845 I'm seeing Red - used red as my accent color; Neglected Stuff Challenge - the cousins paper has been in my stash so long I can't even remember where I got it, but I finally used most of one of the two full sheets I purchased; Time Out Challenges #306- I chose red, hearts and sparkle (the red distress spritz sparkles when you move the paper).

Come Fly With Me Layout

Today I scrapped some photos of kite day for my second kiddo's school album. I guess it was too long ago (2016) since he couldn't remember the name of his book buddy - oops. I probably need to finish this album this year, since it only goes up to 5th grade and he is almost 21 now!

Recipe:
Route 66 & Superhero papers
Almond, Cranberry & Moonstruck cardstock
Cranberry & Moonstruck ink
Prussian Blue fineliner pen (iBayam)
Route 66 sticker
Star Attraction & Top Dog Shape Spinkles (Doodlebug Designs)
Moonstruck & Lilac Mist embroidery floss
Chevron embossing folder
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: banners
Cricut Artistry cartridge: kite
Cricut Design Space: title using BFC Night Kiss & Medina Script fonts
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #94

Challenges:  Can You Handle the Pressure? used a chevron embossing folder; Crafter’s Café #326 Always anything goes including optional twist: one for the boys; Love Those Pretty Papers Anything goes using lots of patterned paper. with optional twist: polka dots; Paper Rocks Scissors #13 Anything goes, used scissors to trim embroidery floss.

Mini Valentine Card

Wanting to give a little love and encouragement to the ladies in my Bible study group, I spent yesterday making 14 mini Valentine's cards for them. The cards went through several iterations as I tried to figure out what I liked and had enough supplies to create, and I even "cheated" a bit when I used the plain colored back of some cardstock-weight patterned papers to cut the tags. The papers were from a 6"x6" paper pad that had been sitting in my stash for years, so I think it was a good choice to finally use them for something!

Recipe:
Background Builders & Conversation Hearts stamp sets
Topstitch papers
Cosmopolitan Embellishment papers (Making Memories)
Heavenly Blue & White Daisy cardstock
Baby Pink, Heavenly Blue, Chocolate & Cocoa ink
Heavenly Blue grosgrain ribbon
Art Philosophy cartridge: tag
Artiste cartridge: heart
Pattern: Sketch-n-Scrap Card Sketch #294 (I compressed it a little to create a square card)

Challenges: Just Us Girls #809 Heart die-cut; Sweet Stampin' Love theme; Festive Friday #202 - used pink, die-cuts, square card, hearts & arrows

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #213 - I started out trying to use a solid blue heart stamp, but I couldn't get it to come out evenly, so I swapped for the mini hearts pattern, but I was originally inspired by these blue cookies!