One Awesome Kid Layout

This layout went through so many iterations that I lost count, but it looks nothing like what I originally had in mind. Can anyone relate? I had two random photos of my son that I wanted to scrap, so I chose a two photos sketch from Sketch-n-Scrap, but I decided not to use one of the photos because it was very dark. Instead I grabbed a pocket card and added it in place of one photo. I'm not sure I love the rainbow paper on here, but it had been in my stash for a while, so I am happy I used some of it.

Recipe:
Alphabet Solos "F", Friendship Word Puzzle, Kid Power, Notice the Details, Picture Perfect, Priceless Love Word Puzzle & This Happened stamp sets
Oh Happy Day papers (Simple Stories)
She's Magic paper (American Crafts)
Canary, Peacock & Pixie cardstock
Pixie, Juniper, Peacock & Black ink
Color Kaleidoscope stickers (American Crafts)
Field Trip Puffy Thickers (American Crafts)
Oh Happy Day chipboard stockers (Simple Stories)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: heart
Cricut Artbooking cartrdige: circle heart
Pattern: Sketch-n-Scrap #270

Challenges: Double Trouble #135 Roy G Biv (used rainbow paper and a rainbow of colors)

Pug Party Games Layout

I finished scrapping the rest of the photos for my son's pug themed birthday party back in 2020, but for some reason that I cannot now remember, these photos never got scrapped. Here they are at last! My husband and I had a good time thinking up doggy themed games for the party, but we weren't sure the kids would appreciate them. Fortunately, they loved them and had a great time playing along.

Recipe:

Notice the Details stamp set
Pet Shop papers (KI Memories)
Autumn Terracotta & Vanilla Cream cardstock
Autumn Terracotta, Bluebird, Chocolate & Bamboo ink
Autumn Terracotta marker
Sienna fineliner pen (iBayam)
DE Signage & Booksmart chipboard shapes
Crisp Air enamel shapes
Slice of Life mini puffy sticker (American Crafts)
Pet Shop sticker (KI Memories)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tag
Cricut Artistry cartridge: title

Play Date Layout

For these fun photos of a playdate with my eldest's son's birth mom and siblings, I pulled out a stamp set I had purchased last July in anticipation of scrapping this layout. Can't believe it took me this long to get to it! I stamped the "Play Date" title on a pocket card and then colored it in using my ShinHan markers.

Recipe:
At the Park & Notice the Details stamp sets
May/June 2022 Mix-In papers
Honey Butter, Capri, Gypsy, Blush, Hollyhock & White Daisy cardstock
Flamingo, Mint, Capri, Gypsy & Black ink
Black marker
Ink Blue fineliner pen (iBayam)
ShinHan TouchTwin markers
Childhood PML cards
Crisp Air & Seas the Day enamel dots
Craft buttons
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: butterfly, large flowers, banner
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: scalloped photo mat
Small flower punch (EK Success)
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #59

Challenges: Cut It Up #269 Anything Goes with a die cut (mine were all cut on my Cricut)

Sing Christmas Layout

It's usually challenging to capture photos of kids singing because they are frequently moving as well, but I managed to get a few shots during practice and our church service of the Sunday school kids singing Go Tell It on the Mountain. Yes, the obnoxious boy making faces in the background of the soloists is our son, but fortunately the top photos were taken during practice and he behaved himself in church - LOL!

Recipe:
Tiny Typewriter & Notice the Details stamp sets
Cream & Green Holly paper (DCWV)
Evensong and Pear & Partridge papers
Cranberry & Champagne cardstock
Cranberry, New England Ivy, Champagne, Desert Sand & Chocolate ink
Pear & Partridge PML cards
Cranberry grosgrain ribbon
Cricut Wall Decor & More cartridge: title
Cuttlebug D'vine Swirl embossing folder
Pattern: EMS Sketch 65
Challenges: Double Trouble challenge #18 - for Thing 1's challenge, I used circles, rectangles, and banners for my shapes & for Thing 3's challenge, I added some song birds (great inspiration, since I was having trouble deciding how to embellish this layout until I read your challenge!)

Dog Days of Christmas Layout

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are enjoying some much needed time off. As I was scrapping Christmas Day pictures from 2013, I noticed I had quite a few pictures of our dogs, so I created this layout to remind myself that they are part of our family celebration!

Recipe:
A Typeface, Notice the Details, and Cherish the Day stamp sets
Pear & Partridge Level 2 papers
Cranberry, Desert Sand, Saddle, Champagne & Cashmere cardstock
New England Ivy, Cranberry, Desert Sand & Cashmere ink
Sap Green Shin Han Twin Touch marker
Cranberry grosgrain ribbon
White Pines Assortment flair
Red Glitz Glitter Gel
Red Glitter gem
Cricut Artistry cartridge: wreath, holly leaves, dog
Cricut Teresa Collins cartridge: Christmas
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tags
Pattern: Scrap Our Stash December sketch + 3 (I used bows, red, flair, green, glitter, and tags)
Challenges: Rochelle Spears Glitter challenge (I added glitter glue to all the berries for an extra-festive touch)

Love Birds Layout

Good Monday morning! For those of you who are unexcited about heading back to work this morning, here's some happy news: I have the privilege of hosting Splitcoast Stamper's Toy Story Virtual Scrapbook Night (VSBN), a week full of fun scrapbooking challenges based on childhood toys and games! I will be posting three challenges a day today through Thursday on SCS, so don't forget to check back to see a new challenge and the corresponding layout every day. Here's my first layout, inspired by the toy Fashion Plates.

To check out the challenge requirements and play along, click on this link. Not a member of Splitcoast? No problem. It's free and easy to join, and includes a personal gallery where you can post all your creations. Hope to see you there!

Recipe:
You Are My Happy & Notice the Details stamp sets
Sweethearts level 2 papers
Black cardstock
Baby Pink & Black ink
Black pigment ink
Black marker
Vellum
Clear embossing powder
DE chipboard Quotes & Hearts
Diamond Stickles (Ranger)
Baby Pink organdy ribbon
Pearl Opaques
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: lovebirds
Challenges: Clear It Out things with wings + glitter; Rochelle Spears tic-tac-toe board (I chose the row with overlay, date stamp, pearls)

Family Fun Layout

I haven't scrapped at all this month, so I needed a little inspiration to get me back in the groove. Using a sketch from Sketch Savvy and the STENCIL challenge from Scrap Our Stash got me started! For the STENCIL challenge, I used the following:
S - stickers & Stickles
T - tickets & title
E - enamel heart & embossing
N - Notice the Details stamp set
C - chevron ribbon
I - ink
L - lettering

Recipe:
Notice the Details stamp set
Jolly Dot patterned paper (Creative Imaginations)
Clover Meadow, Sky, Pear & White Daisy cardstock
Clover Meadow, Pear, Ruby ink
Black marker
Enamel heart
Ruby chevron ribbon
Jolly Elements stickers (Creative Imaginations)
Diamond Stickles (Ranger)
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: title, tickets
Cuttlebug: Swiss Dot embossing folder
Pattern: Sketch Savvy #135
Challenges: Rochelle Spears March Tic-Tac-Toe board (I chose the column with polka dot paper, the color green, and something that sparkles = Stickles); Creating With Paper and More color challenge (I used both greens and the red);  Use Your Stuff stickers challenge

Brothers & BFFs Layout

This layout went in a different direction than I originally intended. I was simply going to do an intro page for a trip to the Natural History Museum, but I kept looking at the picture of my boys together and wanted somehow to celebrate their brotherly bond. I then happened upon the "Best Advice Ever" journaling card in the My Crush Best Day Ever Assortment, and I decided to write some advice to my boys about treasuring their relationship. The friends forever and BFF die-cuts were lucky finds, too, since I was actually looking for a brothers die-cut, but I love what they add to the layout, and hope they express my wish for my boys.

Recipe:
Bingo Alphabet & Notice the Details stamp sets
Typeset Level 2 papers
Outdoor Denim, Creme Brulee & Colonial White cardstock
Juniper & Barn Red ink
Outdoor Denim, Barn Red & Juniper markers
My Crush Best Day Ever Assortment journaling spot & stickers
That's Amore journaling spot
Juniper washi tape
Honey washi tape
Juniper paper clip
Heart punch (EK Success)
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: friends forever & BFF titles, arrow
Pattern: Sketch 'n Scrap #54
Challenges: Little Red Wagon numbers challenge (I included a date and there are numbers on one of my papers)

EMS Sketch Challenge 34 - The Looong Flight Home

Anyone up for a sketch challenge? I haven't done one for a few weeks, so here's one I came up with this morning! It's pretty simple, but I threw a couple variations into my layout. First, I rounded the corners of the large paper and the right hand photo so I wouldn't have as many straight angles. I also replaced the stars with clocks to reflect my theme. Since my journaling was way too long for the space I had designated, I cut an opening in the paper that holds the photo collage, and I inserted a journaling strip behind it. You pull up on the tab in order to reveal a little bit of the journaling at a time. Fun idea I got from Jeanette Lynton's latest pattern book, Magic. Except for a vacation that I will scrap separately, this is the last of my photos from 2007. Yay!

The Sketch:

My Layout:
 

Recipe:
Trinity Alphabet, Flyin' High, Make It Count & Notice the Details stamp sets
Animal Cookies Creative Basics papers
White Daisy & Sunflower cardstock
Chocolate & Dutch Blue ink
Tulip brads
3-D foam tape

LOAD #1 - Sledding

It's the first day of the month, and I am in the mountains at a scrapbook retreat! I'm getting quite a lot done, so here is my first layout for the month. For the background, I cut out some snowflakes on a Cricut using the Art Philosophy cartridge from CTMH, and I used them as masks around which I sponged Lilac Mist ink. I placed a snowflake border and a few individual snowflakes on the page as well. Off to a good start on my LOAD, and I hope a few people want to play along with me. If so, I'll check out your blog daily for your latest layout, and please do the same for me. This will be a hard challenge considering how busy I have been lately, but I think I can, I think I can!

Recipe: Cocktail Alphabet & Notice the Details stamp sets Mistletoe paper White Daisy & Indian Corn Blue cardstock Indian Corn Blue, Lilac Mist, Cranberry & Desert Sand ink Sparkles

Heart 2 Heart Sketch Challenge #6 - Car Wash

I've had this layout done for a while, but I had to wait until today to post it because it's for the Heart 2 Heart blog sketch challenge for this month. Mary very kindly invited me to join the design team as the sketch challenge gal, so here's my first sketch! Featuring four uncropped 4" X 6" photos and three 3" x 4" photos, this sketch is great for photos that you already have printed or for times when you can't print out odd size photos. You can also add a Flip-Flap to one or both of the bottom photos on the right hand page if you need to include more photos. I cut my wavy border using the curvy cutter from CM, but you could combine several Color Ready Borders for a similar look. Hope you get a chance to try out the sketch. Remember, it's a starting place, so feel free to play with it until it fits your needs.

The sketch:


My Layout:


Recipe:
A Tulip & Notice the Details stamp sets
Fanfare Level 2 papers
Sky & Sunny Yellow cardstock
Pacifica, Cranberry & Black ink
Pacifica marker
DE Monograms "C", "A", "R", "W", "S" & "H"
Blue & Red sparkles
Cranberry ribbon
Liquid Glass