4th Grade {Elliot} Class Picture Layout

I completed the companion page for this layout last May, but as I mentioned previously, I don't really enjoy scrapping class photos. They are so big and usually feature annoying color combos that don't match my kids' clothes at all, so it's a challenge to figure out how to scrap them. I solved that puzzle this time by just using almost all the same supplies as I did for my son's 4th grade portrait, so at least the pages will mostly match. I actually had the leftover papers in a bag because I kept thinking I would scrapbook this photo, so why put them away? It took over a year, but it's done and this marks the final page of my son's elementary school album - woohoo!

I realized after I scanned it that it is really hard to see the embossing on the grey cardstock, so here is a close-up of it:

Recipe:
Vicki Boutin Mixed Media Collection (American Crafts)
Fundamentals papers
Eggplant, Sapphire & Whisper cardstock
Eggplant & Sapphire ink
Fineliner pen (iBayam)
School Is Cool ephemera icons (Bella Blvd)
Craft buttons (from my stash, source unkown)
Blue Enamel & Glitter Duos dots
Extraordinary embossing folder (Uniquely Creative)
Challenges: Alphabet Challenge Blog E is for embossing (dry embossed a pattern into the grey cardstock); Can You Handle the Pressure? Use an embossing folder. Optional twist:  purple; Triple B Challenge Anything with a bird, bloom, or butterfly goes (I added the cute little owl to go with the school's mascot).

Happy Soul Layout

The end of the month is nearing, so I am trying to finish up just a couple more layouts to increase my total, although I know I can't surpass May at this point. Anyway, here is another one of our cat Sif when she was a kitten in 2019. She was so adorable!

UPDATE: This layout was featured at Little Red Wagon!

I created journaling to put in the little envelope, so here that is:

And here's a close-up of the heart inchies. Sorry, the gems are hard to see.

Recipe:
True Happiness papers & brads (Lisa Bearnson June 2007 Kit of the Month)
Chloe papers & sticker (Bella Blvd)
Sweet Leaf cardstock
Pear & Sweet Leaf ink
Sagebrush marker (Zig)
Old Soul ephemera (American Crafts)
Birdsong Ephemera Bits (49 and Market)
My Crush Wildwood Assortment
Green Fields enamel dots & star (Altenew)
Slice of Life mini puffy stickers (American Crafts)
Metal Charm
Pink Glitter Gems
Green Sparkles
Cricut Artbooking cartrdige: sun, notebook edge
Pattern: Sketch-n-Scrap #192 (an old sketch but still a good one)

Challenges: Cut It Up #359 Critter and must include a die-cut; Little Red Wagon #864 Fur, Feather, and Fin (any animal).

Baby Mine Layout for LM #805

It's Sunday and time for a new Lasting Memories challenge. This is the last one for June and it ends on Saturday, so if you want to play along with any of the challenges for this month, you need to hurry! I've been hosting the challenges inspired by June, and this week was a word play challenge: use a technique or product for every letter in the word JUNE. June has some super hard letters, but I managed to find something for them all with the help of my A-Z of Scrapbooking tab at the top of my blog. Here's my list:

J - Jolee's Boutique daisy stickers
U - unicorn ribbon
N - notebook edge
E - enamel dots and heart

And here's my layout:

Love these moody photos of my daughter. She probably wasn't going to cry, but the pics make me want to hug and hold her.

Recipe:
Oh So Moody cardstock (Heidi Grace Designs)
Brown Bag, Chocolate, Goldrush & Colonial White cardstock
Goldrush & Sky ink
Raw Sienna fineliner pen (iBayam)
White Daisy stickers (Jolee's Boutique)
Unicorn ribbon (American Crafts)
Chocolate brad
Coffee Break enamel dots (Altenew)
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: notebook edge
Cricut Design Space: title using Thick & Cricut Sans fonts
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #11 (I created this sketch in 2010, and as far I I can tell, I never reused it, so I thought it was time)

Challenges: Let’s Craft and Create #232 Anything goes with optional twist: Penny for your thoughts (I used the song from Dumbo to reflect my thoughts about these photos); One More Page Any scrapbook page; Paper Rocks Scissors #17 - used scissors to cut the unicorn ribbon.

Let's Go Layout

I am a sucker for a double page sketch, so I was very excited to see a double pager on the Sketches in Thyme Facebook group this month. Although I had 9 photos, far more than the sketch called for, I made it work by using Flip-Flaps to hold 4 additional vertical photos. The vertical photo and the card with the bicycle on it both lift up to reveal more 3 photos. Score! The sketch also inspired me to fire up Cricut Design Space to create the slightly off-center ring, and I think it makes a great focal point for the layout.

Recipe:
Chantilly & Harmonious Patterns stamp sets
Central Park papers
Glacier, Topiary, Pacifica, Ballerina, Poppy & Black cardstock
Topiary, Pacifica, Ballerina, Poopy & Canary ink
Mars Black fineliner pan (iBayam)
Love This & My Happy Place Shape Sprinkles (Doodlebug Designs)
Petticoats & Pinstripes enamel dot (Echo Park)
DE Signage Chipboard shapes
Cricut Design Space: rings, triangles
Cricut You Are Here cartridge: Let's Go
Pattern: Sketches In thyme #714 from Facebook

Challenges: A Cut Above Anything Goes with a die-cut: Heart's Quest Challenge Blog #86 Anything goes with hearts; The Outlawz Anything But a Card; Inkspirational Challenges #370 Leftovers - the patterned papers and all of the cardstock except the base pages and the one I cut the largest ring from were scraps - a great way to use up some leftovers)!

I'm Ready for My Close-Up Layout

I love taking pictures of our cats, and they are especially adorable when they are young, so be prepared to see several layouts of our cat Sif when she was a kitten. Just in case you're wondering, we named her Sif because we already had a cat named Thor, and Sif was the wife of Thor in Norse mythology. So now you know! She had a short tail, though we don't know if it was a birth defect or an accident, which is why I mentioned it when pretending to journal from her perspective. The title is lifted from Gloria Swanson's famous line in the movie Sunset Boulevard.

Recipe:
Tiny Typewriter stamp set
Newsprint Alphabet stamp set (SU)
Scrapbook Walls Scarlet Posie & Mini Powder Curtain papers (Chatterbox)
Brown Squares paper (Rusty Pickle)
You Rock papers
Blush, Olive, Black & White cardstock
Blush, Barn Red, Pear, Olive & Black ink
Mars Black fineliner pen (iBayam)
Vicki Boutin Old Soul elphemera (American Crafts)
Reasons to Smile mini puffy stickers (American Crafts)
New England Ivy burlap ribbon
Olive brads
Flower embossing folder (Cuttlebug)
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: notebook edge
Cricut Artiste cartridge: filmstrip
Cricut Art philosophy cartridge: tag
Pattern: Rochelle Spears June Sketch (I left off the banner in the corner as it didn't look quite right on my layout)

Challenges: Can You Handle the Pressure? Used a flower embossing folder; The Crafter's Cafe - Anything goes with optional theme: blooms; Inspire Create Challenge #218 Animals; NBUS #87 - my never before used stuff is the foam butterfly stickers that I bought back in April and was saving for just the right project; Paper Rocks Scissors #17 - used my scissors to trim the ribbon; Unicorn Challenge Blog #121 Flowers; Scrap With Stacy Tic-Tac-Toe - used the left column with Ribbon + Stamping + Puffy stickers (the tiny stars near the top butterfly)

Suzie's Birthday Layout for LM #804

Hello, and happy Father's Day to all the dads out there. I scrapbooked a lot on Saturday because I knew Sunday would be spent with my hubby, so here is one of the layouts I completed. It's also reveal day over at Lasting Memories, so for the current challenge, I created a birthday layout for my friend Suzie's birthday party. I couldn't remember all the details, so the journaling card is blank, but I texted her and hope to fill in some information once she responds. If you need to scrap either a birthday celebration or an event that could feature balloons, gifts, or confetti, please come on over and check out the challenge!

Recipe:
Reasons to Smile papers
Pixie & Sundance cardstock
Pixie, Raspberry, Creme Brulee, Crystal Blue & Lagoon ink
Party Time stickers
I Love Christmas Shape Sprinkles (Doodlebug Designs)
Pink baker's twine (American Crafts)
Cricut Design Space: title using CTMH Artiste and Austin Hearts fonts
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tag
Pattern: Sketch-n-Scrap Throwback Sketch 179

Challenges: Heart’s Quest Challenge Blog #86 Anything with a heart goes; Heart’s Quest Celebration of Love Challenge #30 I used the birthday theme.

Create Layout

In addition to the Book of Beasts exhibits and touring the gardens, our visit to the Getty Center back in 2019 included perusing some of the art galleries. We were too tired from walking to see them all, but here I scrapbooked a few paintings we discovered and enjoyed.

Recipe:
Vicki Boutin Mixed Media patterned paper (American Crafts)
Flower Emporium Starter paper 10 (49 and Market)
Capri, Kraft, Barn Red & White cardstock
Capri, Desert Sand & Ballerina ink
Burnt Sienna fineliner pen (iBayam)
School Is Cool ephemera icons (Bella Blvd)
Magnolia Sundance Imagine rub-ons (MME)
Tim Holtz Tiny Text Remnant Rubs (Idea-ology)
Blue Adornaments fibers (EK Success)
Lumberjack Plaid distress spritz (Ranger)
Cricut Wall Decor & More cartridge: create
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: postage stamp frames, curvy square
Challenges: The Outlawz Anything But a Card Anything goes except a card; Paper Rocks Scissors #17 Used scissors to trim tags and fibers; A Cut Above Anything Goes including a die-cut; Love Those Pretty Papers Anything goes with lots of pretty paper.

Book of Beasts Layout

The Book of Beasts exhibit at the Getty Center was fascinating, showing us the view that medieval people had of animals like lions or hippos, animals most of the people had never even seen. 

Recipe:
Four Seasons papers
Flower Emporium Starter papers 8 & 10 (49 and Market)
Almond, Toffee, Cocoa, Fern & Colonial White cardstock
Chocolate, Desert Sand & Pine ink
Burnt Sienna fineliner pen (iBayam)
Vellum animal ephemera (from my stash, source unknown)
Gold eyelets (MM)
Vegetation Adornaments fibers (EK Success)
Krafty Garden Essentials rub-on transfers (49 and Market)
Woodgrain washi tape
Leopard print stencil (Amazon)
Cricut Design Space: title using A Child's Life font
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: hearts
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #100

Challenges: Neglected Stuff Challenge - the striped paper, the vellum animals, and the fibers are all neglected stuff; One More Page - anything scrapbooking goes; Stencil Fun - used a leopard print stencil.

1 of a Kind Place Layout

For our birthdays in 2019, my hubby and I took a mini vacation, starting with a trip to the Getty Center. The gardens there are beautiful and unique, so we took a ton of photos, but I decided to scrapbook these ones and put the other ones in a pocket page that will go between the two pages.

Recipe:
Blossoms & Bees papers (Echo Park)
January-March 2023 Mix-In paper
Kraft, Candy Apple, Indian Corn Blue & White cardstock
Candy Apple, Canary, Indian Corn Blue & Outdoor Denim ink
Dreamin' Big Complements acrylic piece
Oh Happy Day Thickers and cardstock stickers (Simple Stories)
Tim Holtz Field Notes ephemera (Idea-ology)
Heart brads (from my stash, source unknown)
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: 1 of a Kind title
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #101

Challenges: Little Red Wagon #862 O is for Outdoors; Triple B Anything goes including a bird, a bloom, and/or a butterfly; Crafter’s Café Anything goes with optional twist: blooms; Unicorn Challenge Blog #121  Flowers.

You Had Me at Meow Layout

When Close to My Heart was closing down, they had a ton of retired products to get rid of, and one of the things I bought at a steep discount was the Best Friends Furever kit. Even though it was designed to be a 6" x 8" album, I figured I could adapt it for my usual 12" x 12" style. I kind of forgot about it until I needed to scrapbook these photos of our new kitten (well, new in 2019), but I pulled it out, combined some elements from different layouts, and ended up with this. Adding some puffy hearts and a text rub-on made it pretty different from the original layout, but I like the final product!

Recipe:

Best Friends Furever Cut Above kit

Flamingo cardstock

Pixie & Sunny Yellow ink

Mars Black fineliner pen (iBayam)

Tim Holtz Tiny Text Remnant Rubs (Idea-ology)

Bubblegum Heart & Beetle Black Heart assortment (Doodlebug Designs)

Challenges: Heart's Quest Challenge Blog #86 - this is for the black hearts option; Let's Craft and Create #232 Penny for your Thoughts (use a sentiment) - mine is the title "You Had Me at Meow;" NBUS #87 - my never before used stuff is the Best Friends Furever kit.

Laugh Layout for LM #803

Today is another Lasting Memories reveal day, and the challenge this week was to include three long and three short strips of paper on your layout. I was originally planning on using skinny strips of paper, but I saw the current sketch over at Sketch-n-Scrap and decided to go with some wider strips for my long pieces: one each on the top and bottom of the layout, and one under the photos. Really, this challenge could be used so many ways, so hopefully you will come join us to play along before the end of June.

The black cardstock with the photos on it is popped up using foam take so I could add a journaling pocket underneath. The journaling is all about how my adopted son, despite being in foster care, was able to overcome and learned to smile again. I decided not to post the actual journaling since it's kind of sensitive, but here is the other side of the card.

Recipe:
Vicki Boutin Mixed Media patterned paper (American Crafts)
Color Kaleidoscope papers (American Crafts)
Black cardstock
Blush, Saffron, Lagoon & Black ink
Mars Black fineliner pen (iBayam)
Everyday Moments pocket card (Scrapbook.com)
Birdsong Bits ephemera (49 and Market)
Color Kaleidoscope Phrases and Icons puffy sticker (American Crafts)
Sweet Rush Collection - Loving This puffy stickers (American Crafts)
Mod Titles Great Lengths sticker (CM)
3-D foam tape
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: filmstrip
Pattern: Sketch-n-Scrap #329 rotated right

Challenges: Crafty Calendar  All About the Men/Boys - this layout is about my son, a very special boy; Heart's Quest Challenge Blog #86 Anything with a heart goes; Love Those Pretty Papers  Anything goes as long as you use lots of patterned paper.

Elliot's First Grade Class Layout

I am counting down the layouts until my son's elementary album is finished, and all I have left are two class photos. As I mentioned earlier this week, I really don't enjoy scrapping these, so I had skipped 1st  grade, but this morning I did a deep dive and found my son's school portrait layout that I scrapped back in 2014, then I just made a layout that would complement that page. Having the recipe listed made it super quick to pull out my supplies, but I had to use a different background paper since I only had a few scraps left of the papers I had used previously. I actually like it better with the alternative paper, so I also posted the double page layout so you can see both pages together. Here's the single:

And here are both pages together. What do you think? Does it work? I love that the background of my son's photo matches some of the tones of the new background paper, but the burgundy of the class photo is challenging! Let me know if you have any suggestions to help the flow.

Recipe:
You & Me papers
Vicki Boutin Mixed Media patterned paper (American Crafts)
Creme Brulee cardstock
Olive and Chocolate ink
Woodgrain washi tape
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: hexagons
Challenges: A Cut Above Anything Goes with a die-cut; The Neglected Stuff Challenge - my items are the paper I used to cut the hexagons out of and the photo itself.

General Cornwallis Layout

Back in February, I scrapped the other layout for "Walk Through the American Revolution," a program put on by my son's elementary school, in which my son played the British General Cornwallis, but I never scrapped the photos I took of him at home. I really wanted to use all five photos, but there was a lot of empty space around the figure of my son, so I eventually decided to crop each one to about 2.25" wide so I could line them up across the page. I don't do this very often, but I like how it turned out here, especially with the frame around the center photo. Another layout done for my son's elementary school album, and with only two layouts left to go, I might even complete it by the end of the month!

Recipe:
Route 66 paper & stickers
Moonstruck, Cranberry, Sky & Canary cardstock
Moonstruck, Cranberry & Sky ink
Light Greg fineliner pen (iBayam)
Bold + Bright puffy thickers & ephemera (American Crafts)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: stars, scalloped border
Challenges: Cut It Up #358 For the Boys + must include a die-cut (mine isn't a card, but it's for a boy's album, so hopefully that counts); One More Page  Any scrapbook page goes; The Outlawz Anything But a Card Anything goes with optional theme: Let’s Play!

Elliot's 5th Grade Class Photo Layout for LM #802

I have to confess, scrapping my kids' class photos isn't my favorite task, so I skipped it for my son's last two years of elementary school, but now I am trying to finish his school album, so I forced myself to do it! It ended up being a more enjoyable project than I expected and was a great way to do my design team inspiration for this week's Lasting Memories June-themed challenge: June is the sixth month - use six of one of the following shapes: heart, square, hexagon, or circle. I chose to use circles in a variety of sizes and different papers. The Lasting Memories challenges for June are open until July 4th, so come check them out, be inspired, and play along!

The kids' names have been covered over for privacy reasons.

Recipe:
Colorful Kit papers (KI Memories)
Miscellaneous scraps from my stash
Sunflower, Candy Apply, Clover & Sky cardstock.
Candy Apple & Sunflower ink
Old Soul ephemera (American Crafts)
Tim Holtz Tiny Text Remant Rubs (Idea-ology)
Starry Night stencil (Simple Stories)
Dot Fade layering stencil (Stampers Anonymous)
Challenges: Alphabet Challenge Blog C is for Circles; Neglected Stuff Challenges  - my neglected stuff is the KI Memories alphabet paper; Paper Rocks Scissors #17 - used scissors to cut the wavy cardstock.

Congrats Grad {Elliot} Layout

I am so close to finishing my son's elementary school album, and it only took me a year longer than I had been hoping (it was my goal for May 2025)! Here's his graduation layout, complete with journaling about his unique streak that I hope helps him succeed in the future. As I was working on this layout, I noticed a scratch piece of cardstock that I had used last month to test my foam stamps for Elliot's Pool Party layout. It looked pretty cool as the background for the school building ephemera, so I threw it on here. I still have a tiny scrap that I may need to use on a card, but it was nice to use up some of it.

Recipe:
Book Fair papers (Simple Stories)
Kraft, Candy Apple< Heavenly Blue & White Daisy cardstock
Candy Apple, Ocean & Juniper ink
Capri, Crystal Blue, Glacier & Dutch Blue re-inkers
Black marker
White gel pen (Sakura)
Book Fair ephemera (Simple Stories)
School Is Cool ephemera (Bella Blvd)
Ruler ribbon (Offray)
Outdoor Denim brads
Stars Halloween Mix (Bella Blvd)
Top Dog & Star Attraction Shape Sprinkles (Doodlebug Designs)
Pattern: Splitcoast Stampers Sketch15Nov3 - I changed up the right hand page to fit with my photos.

Challenges: Colorful Options - used Option #3 Rainbow; Double Trouble #216 Graduation theme -includes Thing 3's twist to use kraft paper; NBUS Challenge #87 - my never before used stuff is the Book Fair papers.

Buon Compleanno Layout

For my birthday in 2019, we threw a party for some friends at a local restaurant that has been a favorite of ours since my hubby and I were in college together. Unfortunately, we didn't manage to get many good photos due to the low lighting levels in the place, so I decided to just scrap these two of me with the complimentary spumoni ice cream our waitress presented to me. She said, "Buon Compleanno!" as she gave it to me, which is Italian for happy birthday, so I decided to use that for my title.

I'm not super vain but vain enough that I decided to cover over what birthday this was!

Recipe:
Friendship Alphabet Small and Bugs & Hugs stamp sets
Dream Maker papers
Kraft & White cardstock
Ballerina, Flamingo, Hollyhock & Glacier ink
Hollyhock & Black markers
Heavenly Blue ribbon
Pink grosgrain ribbon (Michaels)
Pink baker's twine (American Crafts)
Baby Pink embroidery floss
Lace flowers (Daiso)
White Pearls
Bitty Sparkles
3-D foam tape
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tag
Pattern: Sketch-n-Scrap 14th Birthday Bash Sketch #4

Challenges: Creative Knockouts #571 Real or faux stitching - 3 Xs and stitching on blue ribbon; Double Trouble #217 Birthday themed + optional: use kraft; Farm Quest Grocery Game Anything food or drink goes; Art Nudge Challenge - I was inspired by the photo of the dog wearing a birthday hat, since I had to wear a silly hat for my birthday! Also used a similar color scheme.

Pool Party Layout

Another layout for my son's elementary school album, this time commemorating the pool party thrown for the 5th graders as a reward for their hard work. This layout kind of evolved as I was creating it. I knew I wanted to play along with Little Red Wagon's challenge to make your own background, and I had considered using a circle stencil, but after trying it out on a corner of my cardstock, I realized it would take forever to do the whole two pages, so I nixed that idea. Then I thought of stamping circles and was hunting for a circle stamp when my eye fell on some foam stamps I had received as a prize back in the Creating Keepsakes days - around 2007. I thought they were cool but had no idea how to use them, so they have been sitting unused in my stash for 19 years! A short YouTube video later (and a bit of practice on a scrap piece of cardstock) and I was ready to go. The background was a bit of a gamble, but I love how it turned out in the end. 

Recipe:
Background Elements stamp set
Lisa Bearnson foam stamps
Heavenly Blue, Canary & Pear cardstock
Capri & Pear ink
Capri, Crystal Blue, Glacier & Dutch Blue re-inkers
Light Greg fineliner pen (iBayam)
Beach Party PML card
Monograms 2 Chippies (Mintay)
Bold + Bright Thickers (American Crafts)
Green Fields enamel dots (Altenew)
Clear Shimmer Brush
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge 27 - not one of my favorite sketches but I had fun with it this time!

Challenges: Alphabet Challenge Blog C is for circles; Little Red Wagon #860 Create your own background; NBUS #86 - my never before used stuff is the foam stamps; Color Dare #705 - I used two shades of blue so am not sure if that disqualifies me from the challenge or not, but I was definitely inspired by your color palette!

Friends Forever Layout

I'm still working on scrapping photos for my son's elementary school album and only have a few layouts to go. This one will actually go after his graduation layout that I have yet to scrap, but I just felt like doing it today!

And here's the pocket with the tag pulled out a little ways:

Recipe:
Elemental papers
Field Trip Journaling Pad (American Crafts)
My Crush Bestie Assortment paper
Pacifica & Lagoon cardstock
Creme Brulee, Sorbet & Pacifica ink
Prussian Blue fineliner pen (iBayam)
Elemental Complements (chipboard shapes) & journaling pocket
Old Soul ephemera (American Crafts)
Acrylic Shapes
3-D foam tape
Challenges: Let's Craft and Create #231 - Tag! You're It! Used a tag tucked into a pocket for my journaling; The Neglected Stuff Challenge - everything on this layout is neglected stuff except the ledger paper and the ephemera piece with the tab on it.

Remember 5th Grade Layout

I am nearing the completion of my son's elementary school album and needed to scrap this open house layout, but I was so tired of thinking of creative titles for open house. Can anyone relate? Then I noticed his teacher had written him a little notice that said she will always remember him, so that inspired me to cut out the "remember" using my Cricut and an ACOT cutfile. Stamping "5th Grade" and adding some school-themed ephemera were the finishing touches.

Recipe
Stacy's Hand Alphabet stamp set
Vicki Boutin Mixed Media paper (American Crafts)
Fern, Saffron, Outdoor Denim & Black cardstock
Saffron & Capri ink
School Is Cool ephemera (Bella Blvd)
Book Fair Bits & Pieces (Simple Stories)
Confetti embossing folder
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: scalloped circle
Cricut Design Space: smiley face, title using ACOT cutfile
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #32

Challenges: Can You Handle the Pressure Used the Confetti embossing folder on my cardstock; Paper Rocks Scissors #16 Used scissors to fussy cut the hexagon and scalloped circle photos; Pick 3 Challenge #5 Used Embossing (on cardstock) + Blue + Numbers (5th Grade + Date).

Crossing Tower Bridge Layout

I was looking through my photos today and realized I had never scrapped the companion page to my original Tower Bridge layout which I created back in 2025, so it seemed like a good day to get that done. I debated about putting a big title on here but finally settled on the small banner that I created using Cricut Design Space and an alphabet stamp set. Hopefully I made the right choice!

Recipe:
Friendship Alphabet Small stamp set
London 6" x6" paper pad (Carta Bella)
Color Kaleidoscope paper (American Crafts)
Sky, Sapphire, Candy Apple, Slate & White cardstock
Sky, Slate & Black ink
Mars Black fineliner pen (iBayam)
White gel pen (Sakura)
Tim Holtz Tiny Text Remant Rubs (Idea-ology)
Star Attraction Shape Sprinkles (Doodlebug)
Cool Summer Nights & Red Sunset enamel dots (Altenew)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: scalloped rectangle, scalloped border
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: notebook paper, banner
Pattern: scraplift from Scrapbook.com
Challenges: NBUS Challenge #86 My never before used stuff is the London papers, the red enamel  sots, and the Tim Holtz Tiny Text rub-ons; Try It On Tuesdays Going Round in Circles.

Sibs Layout

Love these random photos of my youngest kids! I don't really remember what we were doing when these were taken (possibly we had just eaten lunch at one of the local restaurants) so I didn't include any journaling, but I guess that is less important than the big smiles my kids are sporting.

And here's a close-up of the stenciled background and the embossing on the flowers:

Recipe:
Trinity stamp set
Love Grows Here papers (Bella Blvd)
Nectarine, Cotton Candy, Canary & White cardstock
Nectarine, Cotton Candy, Canary, Juniper & Sapphire ink
White Acrylic flowers
Craft buttons
White Daisy embroidery floss
Great Lengths stickers (CM)
Love This Shape Sprinkles (Doodlebug)
Swiss Dots embossing folder (Cuttlebug)
Supernova stencil (Visible Image)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: flowers
Pattern: Sketch-n-Scrap #328

Challenges: Can You Handle the Pressure? Embossing folder with optional twist of embellishments: flowers); Cut It Up #356 Flowers + must include a die-cut; Hearts Quest Challenge Blog #85 Anything goes with a heart; Stencil Fun - used a stencil on my background cardstock; Unicorn Challenge Blog #120 Something New - used a new paper pack.

EMS Sketch Challenge #129 and Grateful Layout for Lasting Memories #800

Have I ever mentioned how grateful I am all the scrapbookers who enjoy and use my sketches? I love creating them, and this month, I even managed to create two, so here is my latest one. What's cool about this sketch is you could actually use either side as a single page layout! As always, I would love to know if you were able to use the sketch, so share in the comments below if you do.

Speaking of grateful, I am also very thankful for the fun challenges and awesome design team over at Lasting Memories. The blog wouldn't run without their dedication, so here's another shout-out to those great gals! We are actually in need of another design team member, so if you love scrapbooking and are interested in applying, please email me at chereven26@gmail.com. And now, here is today's challenge reveal, another great tic tac toe board from Maureen. I decided to use the diagonal with One word title + Buttons + Rub-on to scrapbook this layout showing my kids on a hike with a friend. It was a blessing to look back on the photos of my kids with this sweet girl and reflect on how precious their times together were. We would love to have you check out all this month's tic tac toe boards and join with us in scrapping those memories, but the May challenges end on the 30th, so don't delay!

Here is Maureen's board:

And here's my layout

I didn't add the little girl's name yet for privacy reasons, but plan to add that and the date (May 5, 2019) to the back of the layout.

Recipe:

Autumn to Remember scrapbooking kit (SU)

Saddle & Nectarine cardstock (CTMH)

Olive, Saddle, Nectarine, Almond, Cocoa & Whisper ink (CTMH)

Burnt Sienna fineliner pen (iBayam)

The Flower Emporium journaling card (49 and Market)

Old Soul ephemera (American Crafts)

Dark brown ribbon (Michaels)

Embroidery floss (CTMH)

Journey buttons (Fun Stampers)

Krafty Garden Essentials rub-on transfers (49 and Market)

Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tag

Challenges: Let's Craft and Create #231 Tags - included one from the kit and a die cut one to which I added words; Little Red Wagon #859 Friend of Mine - so grateful for the precious friendship between my kids and their buddy; One More Page - anything layouts; Paper Rocks Scissors #16 - used scissors to trim the ribbon and embroidery floss; Scrap With Stacy Tic Tac Toe board - used the diagonal with Green + Word sticker + Flowers (the buttons) and the bottom row with Journaling + Tag + Flowers.