Hello Grade 8 Layout for Lasting Memories #749

It's Sunday, so it's time for a Lasting Memories challenge, and it's also the weekend of National Scrapbook Day, so I hope you all are getting a chance to scrap and preserve some memories! Let's get to the Lasting Memories challenge. Our theme this month is Tic Tac Toe, and I went with the top row of Metal + 2 photos + Banner. Even though NSD is only one day, our LM challenges last all month, so please hop on over to our blog and check out the challenges!

Here's the board:

And here's my layout. I used my 8th grade school pictures. Gotta love the flip hair and the tiny smile to try to hide my braces!

Recipe:
Atomic Caps & Numbers stamp sets
Vicki Boutin Mixed Media Collection (American Crafts)
Cardstock (I used lots of leftover pieces from other layouts for the stars and scalloped borders, so I am not sure what all the cardstock colors are)
Black ink
Banner grosgrain ribbon
Oh happy Day Thickers (Simple Stories)
School Is Cool ephemera icons (Bella Blvd)
Star pounch (EK Success)
Cricut Artistry cartridge: large and medium stars
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: scalloped borders
Pattern: Stick It Down May single page sketch from Facebook Group

Challenges: Challenge YOUrself  #136 Use scallops + a picture of myself

Hip Hip Hooray Layout

For my son's pug themed 10th birthday party, I created paw print cupcakes and made blue jello to represent water bowls. My first attempt at the cupcakes was an epic fail (unfortunately I don't have a picture of it), but after much experimentation, I came up with a look that worked. I dug deep into my stash for the supplies for this layout. Heart 2 Heart Challenge Blog is celebrating their tenth anniversary, so I looked back at their first challenge, which required using the CTMH colors Sweet Leaf, Chocolate, and Sunflower, and pulled paper and ribbon out that featured those colors. Happy anniversary, Heart 2 Heart!

Recipe:
Artiste Collection Birthday & Atomic Numbers stamp sets
Magic Moments papers
Chocolate, Sweet Leaf, Sunflower, Kraft &White Daisy cardstock
Chocolate, Sweet Leaf & Sunflower ink
Brown marker (Zig)
Sweet Leaf grosgrain ribbon
White Daisy embroidery floss
Metal edged circle tags (Sticko)
Cricut Artiste cartrdige: banner, cupcake
Cricut Artistry cartridge: balloon, candles
Pattern: Splitcoast Stampers Sketch17Aug

Challenges: Lasting Memories #495 Word play on RAIN
R - ribbon
A - Artiste and Artistry Cricut cartridges + Atomic Numbers stamp set
I - ink
N - number "10"

Blastoff Layout

One of the kids' favorite activities from Elliot's Despicable Me birthday party was making and launching their own rockets. For the layout showing the event, I used the right half of the Splitcoast Stampers March sketch, and added some fun details like a stamped rocket blasting off to the moon and a countdown to launch.

Recipe:
Atomic Caps, Atomic Numbers & Outta This World stamp sets
Animal Cookies Level 2 papers
Honey, Sunset, Whisper & White Daisy cardstock
Dutch Blue, Tulip, Sunset, Whisper & Slate ink
Dutch Blue, Black & Gold metallic markers

Carmine & Clay Shin Han Twin Touch markers

Red enamel dots

3-D foam tape

Cricut Artiste cartridge: rocket

Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: arrows

Challenges: Lasting Memories Lots of Number + Birthday themed layout challenge (I was inspired to add the countdown to my title)

Picnic Layout

I took another break today from scrapping Hawaii pictures in order to complete another of Helen Onulak's CTMH How-To books challenges (#21). This time, she asked us to use the pattern "Column Composition" from Cherish. It only features 3 pictures, and I am totally not a 3 pictures on a two-page layout kind of gal, so I revised the sketch. Instead of 1 4"x6" picture on the left page, I placed 3 5"x3.5" photos, plus I added a Flip-Flap to page 2, so I actually have a total of 7 pictures on here. Much more my style! I used 2 papers from the Magic Moments kit, but the paisley one was really busy, so I turned it over and used the monochromatic side. This allowed me to stamp my journaling and some captions on the little 2"x2" squares, which was a good thing because I placed my title where the journaling was supposed to go. Speaking of the title, I posted two versions of the layout because I couldn't decide whether I liked it better with the title facing left or right. Please leave me a comment and let me know which you think looks better, version 1 or version 2. It's not fastened down yet, so I'll do that when I get some feedback on which way you like it. I'm sure all you experienced scrappers will have an opinion! Thanks.

Version 1

Version 2


Recipe:
Hodge Podge Alphabet, Tiny Typewriter Alphabet, Friendship Alphabet Small, Atomic Numbers, Alphabet Solos "E", "F" & "H" & Dream Big stamp sets
Magic Moments Level 2 paper pack
Autumn Terracotta & Indian Corn Blue cardstock
Chocolate, Indian Corn Blue & Sunflower ink
Dimension Elements Monograms "P", "I", "C" & "N"