ABC Album B Layout

I'm plowing through the layouts for the ABC album for my son's kindergarten teacher. Here's another one, using the May single-page sketch from Stick It Down. It was a lot of fun to work with the sketch, and I might save it to use later on a full size page!

Recipe:
Chalk It Up Level 2 papers & stickers
Black, Sorbet & Cashmere cardstock
Cashmere & Lagoon ink
Black marker
White gel pen (Sakura)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: title, banner, ring

ABC Album J & K Layouts

I embarked on an ambitious project this week: I am making an ABC album for my son's kindergarten teacher. She had a rough year with him because of some behavioral issues (his, not hers!), but she was wonderful with him and we saw lots of improvement, so this is my big thanks for her perseverance with him. It's quite a project so I'm creating layouts as inspiration strikes, which is why these are out of order.

For the J layout, I used sketch 200 from Sketches in Thyme. Since my layout was only 8" x 8", I went with a much larger picture than shown on the sketch, and I snuggled part of my title up against the photo since it wouldn't fit across the page.

For the K layout, I used the May 1st sketch from Stuck Sketches. In retrospect, I kinda wish I'd added an embossed pattern to the green pieces for extra interest, but once I glued everything down, I decided to just keep moving. After all, I have 24 more layouts to complete!

Recipe:
Buzz and Bumble & Splendor Level 2 papers
Sunset, Cashmere, Sweet Leaf, Cocoa & Colonial White cardstock
Sunset, Cashmere, Sweet Leaf, Cocoa, Goldrush & Glacier ink
Black marker
Colonial White ric-rac
Colonial White & Sunset baker's twine
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: butterflies, title, hearts, scalloped circle
Cricut Artistry cartridge: kite, journaling shape
Challenges: Heart 2 Heart's transportation challenge was a perfect fit for my school bus layout

Getty Villa Layout

It's a busy time of year for me with a child graduating from 8th grade and another from 5th grade, plus end of year parties and planning for VBS at my church, but I managed to sit down today and finish this layout that's been languishing on my desk for a week! For the pattern, I used one of my sketches from Splitcoast Stampers, but I also scraplifted my layout by using some similar materials (like the Magic Mesh) and embellishments (butterflies, etc.). Fun to see how even a scraplift of one of my own layouts can turn out so different from the original!

Recipe:
Tiny Typewriter Alphabet stamp set
Pathfinding Level 2 papers
Sky, Cashmere, Autumn Terracotta, Sunset & White Daisy cardstock
Sky, Cashmere, Autumn Terracotta & Chocolate ink
Coffee marker (Zig Memory Systems)
Chocolate ribbon
Magic Mesh (Creative Imaginations)
Color-Ready Cork Alphabet stickers
Mocha Opaques pearls
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: butterflies
Cricut Artiste cartridge: cloud
Pattern: Splitcoast Stampers Sketch15Jul1
Challenges: Lasting Memories How many [photos] can you fit? (I managed 8 by cutting 5 photos into small circles).

What a Character Layout

My second Hollywood layout! For some reason it really flew together, possibly because of the great sketch from Sketch-n-Scrap that I used for the design. I substituted Picture My Life cards for the flowers on the sketch, and dug through my box of left over die-cuts until I found some shapes that worked for me, and then it was just a matter of adding embellishments and a title. Easy and fun!

Recipe:
Later Sk8r Level 2 papers
Cranberry, Lagoon, Cashmere & Whisper cardstock
Cranberry, Lagoon, Cashmere, Whisper & Outdoor Denim ink
Later Sk8r Picture My Life cards
Hopscotch Assortment flair
Cranberry baker's twine
Red enamel gems
Lagoon washi tape
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: title, stars, sunburst
Challenges: Rochelle Spears May This or That challenge - flair

Hollywood Layout

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend! I got to scrapbook, so it counts as a great one for me! Here's my latest layout, featuring photos from a trip to Hollywood. My hubby took a ton of pictures, so I decided to put most of them in a couple of photo storage pages, book-ended by two single page layouts. I started this layout with a sketch from Sketches in Thyme, which I flip-flopped. I also used different size photos than the original, but I think you'll be able to tell it's the same sketch.

Recipe:

Basics Paper Fundamentals & Chalk It Up Level 2 papers

Color Me Silly paper (Basic Grey)

Sky, Black, Cranberry & White Daisy cardstock

Sky, Black & Cranberry ink

Black marker

Chalk It Up Assortment stickers

Cricut Artiste cartridge: title, film strip

Cricut Wall Decor and More cartridge: stars

Kid Fun Layout for National Scrapbook Day

Happy National Scrapbooking Day, everyone! Hope you all have time to sit down and preserve some memories today. I was able to sneak off to my scraproom in between other activities and create a layout based on my latest sketch for Splitcoast Stampers. I also played along with the NSD challenge from Scrap Our Stash, and it led me to try something new - stenciling. Easy and lots of fun, and I love the look it added to the layout.

The sketch:

My Layout:

Recipe:
Hopscotch Level 2 papers & My Complements stickers
Flaxen & White Daisy cardstock
Flaxen, Ponderosa Pine, Glacier, Sunset & Smoothie ink
Ponderosa Pine marker
Trinkets Wooden Shapes arrows
Natural hemp
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tag
Cricut Simple Stories cartridge: title
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: hexagon stencil
Challenges: Scrap Our Stash recipe challenge (I used Stickers, Tag, Arrows, Stencil, and natural Hemp

Chargers Practice Layout

Any Chargers fans out there? My hubby comes from a family of die-hard Chargers fans, so he jumped at the chance to attend a practice down in San Diego. I'm not a big sports fan, but I did enjoy putting this page together. I used lots of Cricut cuts and a basic background to create the layout, and I even managed to get a little stamping in there. Go Chargers!

Recipe:
A Typeface & Journaling Jots stamp sets
Twitterpated Level 2 papers
Sky, Dutch Blue, Honey, Chocolate & White Daisy cardstock
Sky, Dutch Blue, Honey & Chocolate ink
Dutch Blue & Honey markers
White baby rick rack (Wrights)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: pennant
Cricut Artiste cartridge: title
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: overlays, stars, football
Pattern: Splitcoast Stampers Sketch16Apr3
Challenges: Heart 2 Heart's NSD challenge = create a scrapbook layout - easy!