Tasty Layout

There are usually too many photos of life events for me to scrap just one photo, but when I have a single photo, I love creating a really special layout for it. For this photo of me enjoying breakfast at our Air BnB before hitting the road to do some exploring, I chose to use a Rochelle Spears sketch along with a color challenge, plus I threw in a few other challenges just for fun! Here's my layout:

And here's the Color Dare challenge. I used shades of the green, purple, and blue, plus some greys and white for my neutrals. How did I do?

Recipe:
Watercolor paper (Recollections)
Color Kaleidoscope papers (American Crafts)
Blue & green patterned papers (from my stash, source unknown)
Pear, Mink & Gypsy cardstock
White Daisy textured cardstock
Hydrangea, Gypsy, Sweet Leaf, Lagoon & Mink ink
ShinHan Touch Twin markers
Bold + Bright puffy stickers (American Crafts)
Faded Memory Lane rub-on transfers (49 and Market)
Tim Holtz Tiny Text Remnant Rubs (Idea-ology)
Spring Blossom Just Blooms
White paper flowers (Recollections)
Hydrangea craft button
Hydrangea embroidery floss
Lace & gingham ribbon (Michaels)
Magic Mesh (Creative Imaginations)
Purple Glitter gems
Grand Gothic Window metal die (Poppy Stamps)
Cricut Artistry cartridge: vine
Pattern: Rochelle Spears July 2026 sketch (rotated right)

Challenges: NBUS Challenge #88 - My never before used stuff was the Gothic Window metal die and the 49 and Market butterfly rub-ons; Paper Rocks Scissors #318 - used scissors to cut the ribbon and lace; Scrap With Stacy July 2026 Tic Tac Toe Board - used the middle column with rhinestone + 4 or more patterned papers + rub-ons)

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.