Thanksgiving Layout for LM #758

Some years I take a ton of photos of certain holidays, and some I take very few, as was the case for Thanksgiving 2018. I'm thankful I got at least this one photo, since Jill over at Lasting Memories is challenging us to scrapbook our favorite holiday. While I love Christmas and Easter, I find that Thanksgiving, with its comparative lack of commercialization, grants me space to just be grateful for all the blessings God has given me, including the people around our table. How about you? What is your favorite holiday? We would love to see your layout featuring that special day over at Lasting Memories!

Recipe:
Notice the Details & Cherish the Day stamp sets
Vicki Boutin Mixed Media papers (American Crafts)
For Always & Zoe papers
Cocoa, Ruby & Black cardstock
Cocoa ink
Black marker
Doily (from my scrappy friend Lis, source unknown)
Thanksgiving Embellishments Laser Die Cut-Outs (Scrapbook Customs)
Bold & Bright Thicker (American Crafts)
Let's Wander Thicker (American Crafts)
Slice of Life puffy sticker (American Crafts)
Wild Wheat ribbon (SU)
Cricut Design Space - ring, title using Bernard MT Condensed font
Pattern: lift of A Cherry on Top layout

Challenges: Paper Rocks Scissors #6 - used scissors to cut the ribbon and shape the ends of the arrow; NBUS #76 - my "never before used schtuff" is the Thanksgiving themed embellishments, purchased in March and saved for this layout; Alphabet Challenge Blog F is for Feathers - got a lot of feathers on that big old turkey!

Little Desperados Layout

Love these photos of my son and his friend fooling around in their fake moustaches at Sunday school . They totally reminded me of the bad guys in old westerns, so that's what inspired the title. My Cricut got a workout as I cut out the various shapes that I wanted to use, and I like how it turned out. Hope you do, too!

Recipe:
Universal Backgrounds & Distressed Backgrounds stamp sets
The Fourth of July paper (Carta Bella)
September - October 2023 Mix In paper
Cranberry, Outdoor Denim, Almond, Black & White Daisy cardstock
Cranberry, Outdoor Denim, Toffee & Versamark ink
Gold embossing powder
Gold Shimmer Trim
Tan Sparkles
Lumberjack Plaid Distress Spray (Ranger)
Cricut Southwest cartridge: revolver, horse, fence
Just Because Cards cartridge: cowboy boot
Cricut Design Space: sheriff badge, title using Rockwell font
Pattern: Sketch Savvy #34 (rotated right)

Challenges: Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone with optional twist: I'd Wear That (I certainly wouldn't wear those moustaches, but I love that my kiddo did!); Cut It Up #333 Critters (a horse)  + die-cuts (I used lots, see the list above); Color My Heart #659 

Song of Summer Layout

I held back these July 4th photos when I was scrapping the rest of my July 2018 photos because I wanted to create and post my layout in July, so here is my layout at last. I started out with one of my sketches but, when I went to cut a large circle in red cardstock, I discovered that I already had the negative space from cutting out one previously, so I decided to make that my frame, and the inside of my circle became a patchwork of patterned paper scraps instead. Win, win as I used up lots of scraps from my stash and love how it looks! The Star-Spangled Banner sheet music was an image I found online and printed out on vellum so I could overlay it on the fireworks paper. I'm trying to learn to play it on the piano but not in this freakishly high key!

Recipe:
Celebrating Freedom papers (BoBunny)
Cranberry & Sapphire cardstock
Cranberry & Sapphire ink
White gel pen (Sakura)
The Fourth of July element stickers (Carta Bella)
Opaque Matte texture paste (Ranger)
Starry Night stencil (Simple Stories)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: title
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #13 (rotated 180°)

Challenges: Creative Inspirations Stars and/or Stripes - used both;  Little Red Wagon #814 To Boldly Go - used bold colors; Shopping Our Stash #551 Red, White & Blue; Stencil Fun anything goes with with a stencil + optional flag colors - used the American flag colors plus it has white stars, so I stenciled stars in white on the layout corners; The Outlawz Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone; Challenge YOUrself #138 Patriotic Mood Board + include yourself - inspired by the banner, patchwork design & colors.

Soccer Smiles Layout

My daughter's 2018 soccer team had bright green uniforms, so when it came to scrapping her picture day photos, I went with the brightest green I could find in my scrap pile! Then I pulled out a bunch of sports themed stamps and added patterns to the hexagons that I cut out using my Cricut.

Recipe:
Best Shot, My Game, Play Hard - Soccer, Picture Perfect & Family Ties Children stamp sets
May - June 2022 Mix-In papers
Willow, Papaya, Grey Wool & White Daisy cardstock
Sorbet, Grey Wool & Black ink
Black marker
Sea Green Tri-Colour Marker (Spectrum Noir)
Jeepers Creepers washi tape
All Aflutter & Puppy Love Shape Sprinkles (Doodlebug Designs)
Cricut Design Space: hexagons, banners, title (using Agent Q font)
Pattern: Let's Scrap 8-1-15

Challenges: Color My Heart #658 - my 2 additional colors were Willow (green) and Papaya (orange- pink)

Wild Thing {Elliot} Layout

I used to say my son could rock any haircut, and when you pair it with a black jacket and his smoldering eyes, he does look pretty dashing! Unfortunately, now that he is twenty, he sports a stringy kind of haircut that does nothing for him (sorry, honey, but it's true). I hope he will grow out of it, but in the meantime, I will have to enjoy photos of him from his teen years.

Recipe:
Wild About Love stamp set
Splendor, Dotty for You & Wonderland papers
Goldrush, Lagoon, Almond & White Daisy cardstock
Goldrush, Lagoon & Chocolate ink
Burnt Sienna fineline pern (iBayam)
Chalk It up Assortment puffy stickers
Reasons to Smile ephemera (American Crafts)
School Is Cool ephemera icons (Bella Blvd)
Woodgrain washi tape
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: larger hearts
Pattern: Scraplift from Scrapbook.com
Challenges: Cut It Up #333 Critters (mine is the fox) + a die-cut (hearts); Heart's Quest Challenge Blog #75 Anything Goes with Blue and/or Red Heart (I used three blue hearts)

Retreat 2018 Layout

These photos brought a smile to my face as I gazed at some cherished women from my old church. I don't see them very often now, but I will always treasure the memories of these lovely ladies and the friendships I developed with them over the years! We always had a blast at our women's retreats, learning about the Lord and spending time together. I included some journaling about the retreat on the tag - it pulls out and I wrote on both sides - and added our theme Bible verse at the bottom.

Recipe:
Animal Cookies, Clementine, Elemental & Perfect Day papers
Saddle, Creme Brulee & White Daisy cardstock
Saddle, Creme Brulee, Sorbet & Clover Meadow ink
Sienna fineliner pen (iBayam)
Sorbet ribbon
My Crush Bestie stickers
Summer Afternoon enamal dots (Altenew)
Rays stencil (Stampers Anonymous)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tag, banners
Cricut You Are Here cartridge: title
Pattern: Sketches in Thyme #665 (from Facebook group, rotated left)

Challenges: Love Those Pretty Papers; Color My Heart #657 - my extra color was yellow, plus I used the neutral of brown)

Friends {8th Grade} Layout

I'm playing along with a challenge over at A Cherry on Top that requires both black & White and color photos, something I almost never use, but I remembered that my 8th grade photo album that is falling apart has a bunch of mixed photos. Pulling it out, I found exactly what I needed: a bunch of random photos from 8th grade, some color and some black & white! The only common theme that stitches them together is that they feature my school friends, and, even 40 years later, I can still name most of them without looking at the names I carefully printed on the back (in ball point pen, but that's another issue).  I decided not to clutter up the layout by printing all the names on the front, but I will definitely make a list and place it on the back of my layout so I can remember these long ago friends!

Recipe:
Design & Display "Friends" kit
Pear cardstock
Heart punch (EK Success)
Challenges: As You Like It Favorite 2 Color Combo - I love the look of pink and green together because the green is so soothing and the pink is a little hotter but not too hot!; Craft Rocket #126 No Designer Paper

September 2018 Layout

This is my September 2018 collection of random  photos that I scrapped together. I didn't have a particular theme, so I just went with some papers that coordinated with my son's shirt that he's wearing in two of the photos. For the horizontal photo, I used a technique I haven't tried for a long time: I cut the cardstock mat a little longer than needed and folded it over the end of the photo, then embellished the end piece with a patterned paper strip and the hanging tag. Glad I remembered this technique, because I love how it turned out!

Recipe:
September Word puzzle & This Happened stamp sets
Life Is Beautiful papers & stickers (Echo Park)
Sage & White Daisy cardstock
Vellum
Sage, Dusty Rose, Blush & Grey Wool ink
Craft buttons
Grey Wool baker's twine
Silver eyelets (Making Memories)
Tag Types adhesive tags (Sticko)
Scalloped circle punch
Cricut Art Philosophy cartrdige: tab
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #92

Challenges: Let's Craft & Create #220 Anything Goes with optional buttons; Paper Rocks Scissors #5 Anything Goes using paper and scissors (trimmed all the baker's twine); Try It On Tuesday - Add Text (beside the stamped title, I printed my journaling on vellum)

Up, Up & Away Layout

I love these sweet photos of my daughter playing at the park when she was in elementary school, so I tried to think what I would have said to her at the time if I was giving her advice, and that's what I wrote as my journaling. She has gone through lots of hard times, but I hope she never stops climbing! This week, there were a lot of crafty challenges involving butterflies, so I was glad I could use my new package of enamel butterflies. They match my papers perfectly and are so pretty!

Recipe:
Reasons to Smile papers (American Crafts)
Goldrush, Sangria, Lagoon, Thistle, Mulberry & White Daisy cardstock
Goldrush, Lagoon & Thistle ink
Black marker
Hydrangea embroidery floss
Lagoon baker's twine
Unicorn ribbon (American Crafts)
Bold & Bright Title Thickers (American Crafts)
All Aflutter Shape Sprinkles (Doodlebug Designs)
Cupcake Hearts puffy shapes (Doodlebug Designs)
Reasons to Smile enamel dots (American Crafts)
Telling Our Story adhesive brads (Echo Park)
Sunbeam embossing folder
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tag, flowers
Cricut Artistry cartridge: more flowers
Pattern: Found on A Cherry on Top, not sure of original source

Challenges: Love those Pretty Papers; Dragonfly Dreams One or more butterflies; Can You Handle the Pressure Anything Goes with embossing folder + optional twist of butterflies; Make My Monday #254 One or more butterflies; Shopping Our Stash #550 A Stitch in Time - I pulled out some embroidery floss to stitch around my half circle; Triple B Used butterflies and blooms.

EMS Sketch Challenge #123 + Halloween 2018 Layout

Today I am taking a break from scrapping my King Tut exhibit photos because it's time for another design team reveal for the Lasting Memories challenge blog. Lisa challenged us to use 4 each of the following paper sizes on a layout: 10" x 2.5", 12" x .5", and 4" x 6". I'm not going to lie - this one was a tough one for me. Our other DT members made it look simple, but I struggled fitting the papers in with my photos. I came up with another sketch, but even then I moved things around until I was happy, and finally I adapted my sketch for what worked. Hope you liked the results and are inspired to join us this week for this or any other Size It Up challenges from June!

Here's my sketch. Per the rules, I cut one of the 10" x 2.5" pieces into a banner.

And here's my layout:

Recipe:
Jeepers Creepers papers
Silver Glitter paper
Tangerine, Lagoon & Pansy cardstock
Black ink
Black marker
Jeepers Creepers glitter chipboard & puffy stickers
Purple Glitter Gems
Glitter tape (Recollections)
Challenges: Neglected Stuff June challenge - used a Halloween kit (papers, glitter chipboard & puffy stickers) from 2016 and the silver glitter paper (as I clean glitter out of everywhere, I realize why I never use it!); The Outlawz Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone

Lifestyles of the Rich and Royal Layout

I had a few miscellaneous photos from the King Tut exhibit that didn't fit into the other categories of pictures, so I scrapped them together. The title sprang into my head as I was scrapping, and I thin it reflects the wealth evident in the bottom right photo perfectly. Even King Tut's carrying case for his hunting bow was gilded and intricately carved!

Recipe:
Land of Pharaohs papers (Stamperia)
Almond, Black & Colonial White cardstock
Juniper & Desert Sand ink
Black marker
Ancient Egypt Ephemera book (Ruth Harding - purchased on Amazon)
Juniper washi tape
Bon Bon Hearts & Beetle Black Hearts puffy shapes (Doodlebug)
Craft buttons (from my stash, source unknown)
Frayed Burlap Distress Spritz (Ranger)
Tim Holtz Burlap Layering Stencil (Stampers Anonymous)
Cricut Artiste cartridge: filmstrip
Pattern: Scraplift from A Cherry on Top
Challenges: Let's Craft & Create #220 Anything Goes with optional twist of buttons; A Cut Above Anything Goes with a die-cut (mine was the filmstrip)

Furniture for Pharaoh Layout

I'm continuing scrapping my photos from the King Tut exhibit, so here is one with some of the furniture that was found in his tomb. Since there were too many photos to scrapbook on traditional pages, I inserted a pocket page opposite. You can see a few of the photos from the pocket page below my layout. My title is a little obvious and not very exciting, but at least I used alliteration, right?

Recipe:
Background Elements stamp set
Land of Pharaohs papers (Stamperia)
Indian Corn Blue & White Daisy cardstock
Mocha & Toffee ink
Brown marker (Zig)
Ancient Egypt Ephemera book (Ruth Harding - purchased on Amazon)
Telling Our Story Adhesive Brads (Echo Park)
Let's Wander Thickers (American Crafts)
Simple Vintage Essential foam stickers (Simple Stories)
Title font: Algerian
Challenges: Park Hopping My Happy Place - the Egypt theme reminds me of the Lost Kingdom Adventure at Legoland California. Paper Rocks Scissors #5 - used my scissors to fussy cut the jars out of the ephemera book)

The Golden One Layout

I purchased some beautiful papers this week that I really wish were around when I was scrapping all my 2017 photos from the Egyptian section of the British Museum. I decided to get them anyway because they are perfect for all the photos we took at the Tutankhamun exhibit at the California Science Center in 2018. Out of all the photos we took (and there were a lot), I chose 85 to scrap, and many of those will end up in pocket pages between two traditionally scrapped pages in my album. There was a time I would have scrapped them all, but life is short and I am running out of space for my albums, so pocket pages without all the added bulk of layers are a good solution.

Here's the collection of papers I just purchased. You can get them at Scrapbook.com or A Cherry on Top, but I don't know how long they will be available, so if you need Egyptian themed papers, it's probably wise to grab them now.

Recipe:
A Typeface & Starter Alphabet stamp sets
Land of Pharaohs papers (Stamperia)
Dutch Blue, Cashmere & Mocha cardstock
Versamark ink
White gel pen (Sakura)
Gold Embossing powder
Treasure Chest Fairy Gemstones (Memory Box)
Diamond stencil
Cricut You Are Here cartridge: pyramids
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #110

Challenges: Cut It Up #332 Masculine including a die-cut; Crafter's Cafe #320 Masculine; Love Those Pretty Papers Anything Goes (I loved this new paper pack, so even though I covered up the middle of the piece I used, I just had to share it on your challenge!); Little Red Wagon #812 E is for Embossing - I used heat embossing for my title.

Making the Cut Layout

Our insurance company insists that we keep a tree that is very close to our house trimmed back, so every six months my hubby has to climb a ladder to trim off all the branches that are overhanging the roof. I didn't manage to get a photo of him, but I did get ones of the kids stuffing the cuttings into the green waste bin.

Recipe:
Caprice & July/August 2021 Mix-In papers
Mocha, Toffee, Sage & Pewter cardstock
Toffee, Chocolate, Sage & Sky ink
Burnt Sienna Fineliner pen (iBayam)
Chocolate brads
Indian Corn Blue embroidery floss
Junebug Puffies - bird
Blue Jean Hearts puffy shapes (Doodlebug Designs)
Measuring Tape ribbon (Joanns)
Wooden arrow
It's a Guy Thing sticker
Wisdom Stickers - Leather (All My Memories)
Woodgrain stencil
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tree
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: grass
Cricut Artiste cartridge: gears
Cricut Simply Sweet cartridge: title (welded to a line in Design Space)
Cricut Design Space: chain saw
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #38 I created this sketch in 2012 and only used it again once (in 2017), so it needed some love. Glad it worked so well for my photos!

Challenges: A Cut Above Anything Goes with a die cut; Cut It Up #332 Masculine with a die cut (my photos aren't very masculine but I think the rest of the layout is, so hopefully that counts);  Heart's Quest Challenge Blog #74 Anything Goes with blue hearts; Paper Rocks Scissors #5 Anything Goes using paper and scissors (used them to trim the ribbon and embroidery floss); Scrap With Stacy June Tic Tac Toe board used the bottom row with Sticker (hard-working and kids) + Arrow (wooden) + Puffy sticker (bird and hearts)

Dragonboat Races Layout

Every summer, my husband loves to participate in the dragonboat races. In 2018, his team placed second, and someone was nice enough to take some pictures of the team so I could scrapbook them!

Recipe:
Save the Date and You & Me stamp sets
Summer Vibes papers
Glacier, Candy Apple, Lemonade, Kraft & White Daisy cardstock
Glacier, Candy Apple, Sunny Yellow, Nectarine, Fern & Black ink
Black marker
Color Kaleidoscope sticker (American Crafts)
Sweet Rush Collection - Loving This puffy stickers (American Crafts)
Color Kaleidoscope Thickers (American Crafts)
Star Attraction Shape Sprinkles (Doodlebug Designs)
Cricut Accent Essentials cartridge: curvy arrow
Cricut Design Space: title, boat, dragon, arrows
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #87

Challenges: A Cut Above Anything Goes with a die;-cut; The Outlawz Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone; Double Trouble #193 My Guy - includes  boat and oars for optional twist of how my guy likes to spend his time!

Highlights {Science Center} Layout

We were excited to see the Treasures of King Tutankhamun exhibit at the California Science Center in 2018, but the tickets had timed entry, so these photos were taken while waiting for our time to enter the exhibit.

Recipe:
Sweetheart & These Are My People papers
Black cardstock
Green textured cardstock (from MU stash, source unknown)
Pixie, Green Apple & Black ink
White gel pen (Sakura)
Bold & Bright Title Thickers and ephemera (American Crafts)
Blush ribbon
White embroidery floss
Craft buttons
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tag
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #117

Challenges: Paper Rocks Scissors #5 - included 5 patterned papers and used my scissors to trim the ends of the ribbon and embroidery floss; Let's Craft and Create #220 - Anything Goes with optional twist to use buttons; Color My Heart Color Dare #654 - my additional color is green.

Technic Time Layout

My son has always loved Legos, so one summer my hubby the engineer decided to step it up and introduce him to some Lego (Technic) robots. Here are the two they built together.

Recipe:
Stacy's Hand Alphabet stamp set
Building Blocks papers (Scrapbook Customs)
Color Kaleidoscope Mixed Media paper (American Crafts)
Colorful Kit paper (KI Memories)
Cranberry, Nectarine, Bluebird, Sundance & White Daisy cardstock
Cranberry, Nectarine, Bluebird, Honey & Versamark ink
Clover Meadow marker
White embossing powder
My Happy Place & Puppy Love Shape Sprinkles (Doodlebug)
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: ring border
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #61

Challenges: Neglected Stuff - my stuff is the brick paper; Park Hopping My Happy Place - anything Lego makes me think of Legoland, and the R2D2 robot reminds me of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland.

Embrace the Moment Layout for Lasting Memories #754

It's time for another Design Team reveal over at Lasting Memories, and Lisa is continuing to challenge us to use a list of paper sizes on our layouts. This is proving to be more challenging than I expected, but I feel very excited that I finally accomplished this week's list! After much moving around of my papers, I noticed the listed paper sizes could be put together to create a full background, so that's what I did. Come check out the rest of the design team's layouts and decide whether you are up to the challenge!

The Shakespeare quote above the bird says: Summer's lease hath all too short a date.

Recipe:

Color Kaleidoscope papers (American Crafts)

Vicki Boutin Mixed Media papers (American Crafts)

Black ink

Simple Vintage Essential foam stickers (Simple Stories)

Dymo label - Black

Telling Our Story adhesive brads (Echo Park)

Challenges: Inspiration Station #74 - the circular design and variegated colors inspired me to add the top right paper.

This & That Layout

Continuing my habit of combining the miscellaneous photos from every month on a single spread, here are my August 2018 photos. I was excited to discover one of my sketches is being used as the challenge sketch this week over at A Cherry on Top, so of course I had to dive in and create my own version of this sketch to add to the five other times I used it! Love that about sketches; they are so versatile that you can use them over and over and your layout looks unique every time.

Recipe:
Cherish the Day Stamp set
Sweetheart & Something Fierce papers
Sage, Evergreen & Bluebird cardstock
Sage, Ballerina, Cotton Candy & Bluebird ink
Star Spangled Blue marker
As You Grow PML journaling card
Simple Vintage Butterfly Bits (Simple Stories)
Puppy Love Shape Sprinkles (Doodlebug Designs)
Random Spots stencil
Cuttlebug Spots & Dots embossing folder
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: title
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: heart
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #68

Challenges: Heart's Quest Challenge Blog #74 Blue hearts; Can You Handle the Pressure - used circle embossing folder on my green circles; Color My Heart Color Dare #655 - in retrospect, my light green may be a little too light, and my dark green may be a little too dark, but I tried!

Angels Game Layout

My son was staying over at friend's house and they went to an Angels game. The other mom texted me a few photos of the boys so I could scrapbooking them. I was able to use some older supplies like the grass paper but hopefully gave it a current look. The chipboard was white to start out with, and I stamped and inked it to add some interest.

Recipe:
Spot On Backgrounds stamp set
The Summer Stack papers (DCWV)
Striped & Triangles paper (from my stash, source unknown)
Candy Apple, Black & White Daisy cardstock
Candy Apple, Espresso & Black ink
Dimensional Elements Monograms chipboard
Star Attraction Shape Sprinkles (Doodlebug)
Cricut Design Space: baseballs
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: star frame
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #120

Challenges: Cut It Up #331 Anything Goes with a die-cut; The Outlawz Festive Friday Challenge - One for the Boys; Time Out Challenges #290 - used Repeat (baseballs, triangles on patterned paper) + Bold (colors) + Place (baseball stadium)

Today Was a Good Day Layout

I'm finally getting back to the photos from the beach camping trip my sons and hubby went on with the church youth group, and these are the last ones. Since I am not a lover of sand or the beach, it was much more fun to scrap these summer-themed photos than it would be for me to go to the beach!

Recipe:
You Are Here & It's Your Day stamp sets
Hopscotch papers & PML card
Almond & White Daisy cardstock
Lagoon, Sunset, Flaxen & Honey ink
Ocean marker
Hopscotch sticker
Beach Party rubber shape
Magic Mesh (Creative Imaginations)
Cricut You Are here cartridge: geo-tag, shirt
Pattern: Sketch-n-Scrap #317 - I pieced together the smaller orange and circles patterned paper scraps to make the piece that is orange in the sketch.

Challenges: Little Red Wagon #810 See Through It - I used some Magic Mesh that I had in my stash in two places on my page!