I {Heart} This Layout

These pictures were all taken during the week my sister and her family visited So Cal for my nephew's graduation, but other than that, they seemed to have little in common. But then I happened across a challenge over at A Cherry on Top and decided to use the quote "I wish we could stay here forever and ever and ever" to tie them together. FYI: I added some buttons to my layout, and the bulk made it hard to scan, so sorry about the not-great quality of the page.

Click on the layout for a close up of the journaling.

Recipe:
This & That stamp set
Boom-di-Ada papers
Olive, Autumn Terracotta, Barn Red & Buttercup cardstock
Autumn Terracotta, Barn Red & Olive ink
White gel pen (Sakura)
Boom-di-Ada stickers
Olive & Autumn Terracotta baker's twine
Olive & Autumn Terracotta embroidery floss
Autumn Terracotta spiral clips
Craft buttons
Irresistibles Frames chipboard
Farmhouse Collection - Love This Shape Sprinkles hearts (Doodlebug)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: flowers
Challenges: Love Those Pretty Papers; Heart's Quest Challenge Blog #79 Brown or yellow/gold hearts

Off to School Layout

I've been working on my daughter's school album this week, but since I don't have any more photos printed for her, I switched to my son's album. I'm starting his 5th grade photos, so almost done with elementary school. He's 20 now, so I am a little behind - LOL! Here was first day of school. I had fun making the little composition notebook with his name on it and framing the piece of cork paper with woodgrain paper to create the bulletin board with my first day of school letter on it. I also tried out an ink splat stencil that I had never used before, and I love the slightly messy look it adds to the page, perfect for my ADHD kiddo.

Recipe:
Take Note stamp set
Smarty Pants & Woodgrain papers
Black & White Daisy cardstock
Desert Sand, Sunny Yellow, Candy Apple, Sapphire & Juniper ink
Black marker
Smarty Pants stickers
School Is Cool Ephemera Icons (Bella Blvd)
Enjoy #Life journaling card
To Go Sentiments rub-ons (K & Company)
Tape measure ribbon (Offray)
Ink splat stencil (from Amazon)
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #3 (I'm trying to use it four times this month for a challenge over at Scrapbook.com, so you will probably see this sketch again!)

Challenges: Colorful Options - I don't have any Halloween photos to scrap for the orange and black option, so I went with the rainbow of colors instead; Inkspirational #353 Seeing Stars -  a star border plus lots of little stars scattered around; Stencil Fun - pulled out a new ink splat stencil to add some messiness to the layout.

Brianna's 2nd Grade Class Layout

Yesterday I created a layout with my daughter's 2nd grade class portrait on it, and now here is the companion page with her whole class. I used basically the same supplies so the two pages would coordinate well. The Sketch-n-Scrap throwback sketch was my inspiration, but I had to make a few changes since the photo is an 8x10 instead of the smaller ones from the sketch. Super happy to use most of the burgundy floral paper, which has been in my stash since at least 2006! I have a little bit left, so I might need to make a card just to finish it off.

Recipe:
Color Kaleidoscope & Vicki Boutin Mixed Media paper (American Crafts)
Burgundy floral paper (from my stash, source unknown)
Black cardstock
Lagoon, Ruby & Blush ink
School Is Cool Ephemera Icons (Bella Blvd)
Beetle Black & Bon Bon Heart Assortment puffy stickers (Doodlebug)
Cricut Artiste cartridge: filmstrip
Pattern: Sketch-n-Scrap 12th Birthday Bash Sketch #3

Challenges: A Cut Above Anything Goes with a die-cut; Heart's Quest Challenges #78 Anything Goes with orange or black hearts; The Outlawz Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone

2nd Grade {Brianna} Layout

Today, I cranked out a layout for my daughter's elementary school album. My goal is to finish this album before she graduates high school, so I am running out of time! Anyway, I have most of her 2nd grade photos scrapped, so just three more years to go. This layout was for her school portrait, which for some reason I skipped over when I was scrapping the rest of second grade. No big title and no journaling, since all the information will be on the facing page with her class photo.

Recipe:
Color Kaleidoscope & Vicki Boutin Mixed Media papers (American Crafts)
Burgundy floral paper (from my stash, source unknown)
Black cardstock
Lagoon, Ruby & Blush ink
Chocolate ribbon
Staple
Magnolia - Sundance Imagine rub-ons (MME)
School Is Cool Ephemera Icons (Bella Blvd)
Beetle Black & Bon Bon Heart Assortment puffy stickers (Doodlebug)
Gift Tag Thinlits (Sizzix)
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: camera
Pattern: TN Time Sketch #9 with Lisa and Lori (originally for a traveler's notebook, but worked well for a 12x12 layout as well)

Challenges: Cut It Up Challenges #341 - must use a die-cut and embellishments (mine are the puffy hearts); Paper Rocks Scissors #9 - used scissors to trim the ribbon plus fussy cut the background paper for the die-cut camera; NBUS #79  - my never before used schtuff is the Sizzix tag die that was a prize that I finally managed to use; Neglected Stuff - mine is the burgundy floral paper that's been sitting in my stash since 2006 and the two rub-on flowers that are probably the same age as the paper; Love Those Pretty Papers - anything goes with lots of pretty patterned papers.

First Grade {Brianna} Layout

I was putting my daughter's school layouts in an album when I noticed I was missing her first and second grade school portraits and class photos, so my goal this week is to scrapbook those. I played along with several challenges (see below) that gave me fun inspiration for my choices of papers and embellishments, so thank you to all those blogs and scrapbooking sites!

Recipe:
State of Mind stamp set
Vicki Boutin Mixed Media, Color Kaleidoscope & Reasons to Smile paper (American Crafts)
Cotton Candy & White Daisy cardstock
Cotton Candy, Gypsy & Desert Sand ink
Watermelon marker
Reasons to Smile Ephemera & puffy stickers (American Crafts)
Juniper paperclip
Free Spirit brads & enamel dots (Prima)
Telling Our Story adhesive brads (Echo Park)
Warm & Cozy enamel dots (Altenew)
Charmalong word charm (Bead Landing)
Cricut Design Space: title using Austin Hearts & BFC Foxy fonts
Pattern: Stick It Down October Double Page sketch (from Facebook group) - changed up the right side due to needing to include the 8x10 class photo

Challenges: Inkspirational Challenges #352 Seasonal - Fall always includes the fun of back to school and those infamous school portraits, so I scrapped those and included thematic embellishments like a backpack and books; Little Red Wagon #830 - Not a card;  Park Hopping My Happy Place - inspired by the bright colors and the painted flowers!

Songs of the Season Layout for LM #773

Good morning! Hope you all are having a great month and getting lots of scrapping done. It's been kind of slow for me this month, so I really needed today's Lasting Memories' challenge to boost my creativity. Design Team member Maureen has been sharing some mood boards with us, and today's board instantly made me think Christmas, although it could be used for a variety of themes. Anyway, here is what I came up with. Hope it inspires you to hop on over to Lasting Memories to play along!

Recipe:
Triangle Trees, Harmonious Patterns, White Pines & Stocking Style stamp sets
Stitched Journaling Panels stamp set (Autumn Leaves)
Evensong & July/August 2021 Mix-In papers
Garden Green, Sweet Leaf & Cranberry cardstock
Desert Sand, Olive, New England Ivy & Cranberry ink
Black marker
Monograms 2 Chipboard alphabet (Mintay Papers)
Cranberry grosgrain ribbon & baker's twine
Merry little Christmas Ephemera - Words (Bella Blvd)
Lace (Michaels)
White glitter enamel dots (Eyelet Outlet)
Tissue paper
Flower punch (EK Success)
Pattern: Sketches in Thyme #681 (from Facebook group)

Challenges: Crafter's Cafe #324 Anything Goes with optional Christmas; Paper Rocks Scissors #9 - used scissors to cut all the triangle trees plus the ribbon , lace, and twine;  Love Those Pretty Papers - Anything Goes with lots of patterned paper; Neglected Stuff - the papers from a super old pack I haven't used for ages and I can't remember when I last used the circular journaling stamp;  NBUS #79 My never before used schtuff is the lace trim across the page.

Let's Go for a Walk Layout

For this layout for my son's school album, I pulled out an old paper pack that I only have scraps of left. I wanted to  match the grey in them but had very little of that cardstock left, so I improvised by brayering ink onto white cardstock. I actually love the texture it added, so it was a win! The title was inspired by a children's book of the same name, and I also used the wavy journaling because that is is in the book. For the die-cut tennis shoes on the left page, I kept finding shoe soles in Cricut Design Space that were the reverse of what I have there, but I didn't want to glue all those tiny pieces on a layout, so I used the slice function on a oval to get the outline, then trimmed some excess cardstock off with scissors. I probably could have gotten a perfect outline eventually on the Cricut, but sometimes it's just easier to do it by hand the old fashion way!

I forgot to add the date and don't want to scan this again, so for my reference, this event took place on 4/22/15.

Recipe:
Later Sk8r papers
Lagoon, Outdoor Denim, Whisper & White Daisy cardstock
Pear, Lagoon, Outdoor Denim & Whisper ink
Outdoor Denim marker
White gel pen (Sakura)
Later Sk8r PML pocket card
Outdoor Demin, Pear & White Daisy frames and brads
Colonial White ric-rac
Primary & Halloween Mix epoxy stars (Bella Blvd)
Journaling Genie #3 - Funky ((Chatter Box)
Cricut Design Space: tennis shoes, title
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #78

Challenges: Neglected Stuff - I pulled out a paper pack I haven't used since 2019, the navy blue brads were unused since 2022, and the frames have languished in my stash since I bought them in 2011; Let's Craft and Create #224 Anything Goes + Things with Wings (the tennis shoes); Time Out Challenges #299 - I was inspired by the circles and frames plus the wings on one of the hearts.

Walk Through California Layout

All of my kids have participated in the Walk Through California program during their fourth grade year, so here is Elliot's layout of that event. He was a saguaro cactus because his "expert word" was Desert.

Recipe:
One-Way Borders, California & Picture Perfect stamp sets
Oh Happy Day papers (Simple Stories)
Juniper, Almond, Black & White Daisy cardstock
Juniper, Almond, Desert Sand, Black & Versamark ink
Black marker
White embossing powder
Oh Happy Day Bits & Pieces ephemera & chipboard stickers (Simple Stories)
Love Letters rub-ons
Opaque Texture Paste (Ranger)
Dot Fade Layering stencil (Stampers Anonymous)
Cricut Design Space: title using BFC Foxy Font
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #3

Challenges: NBUS #79  my never before used schtuff is the California stamp set (bought it years ago for this layout but am just now getting to it); Stencil Fun Anything Goes using a stencil - just a little stenciling on the corner using some texture paste, but I love how it gives some interest to the black cardstock

After the Storm Layout from LM #771

Today is challenge reveal day over at Lasting Memories, and I'm a little late to the party with this layout, but glad I was able to whip it up this morning. This month's challenges are all mood boards/color challenges, so I used some of the pretty shades of pink and blue to inspire my layout. I had actually stenciled over on the left side of the layout, but in the course of searching for a journaling spot, I found the butterfly paper and couldn't resist using it instead. Feel free to check out the challenge over at Lasting Memories to see if anything inspires you. We would love to see your layout! Here's mine:

And here's the color palate. Looking at it right next to the layout, I realize there is one shade of pink on my page that is too bright, but I was still inspired by the rest of the colors so it's all good!

Recipe:
Glamour Uppercase & Lowercase Alphabet stamp sets
Simple Sets - Lipstick (SEI)
Life is Beautiful papers (Echo Park)
Mist cardstock
Twilight, Ballerina & Pewter ink
Twilight marker
Life is Beautiful stickers (Echo Park)
Challenges: Let's Craft  & Create #224 Things with wings (butterflies);  The Outlawz Anything Goes in a Card-Free Zone; Triple B October challenge - used butterflies and blooms.

Contraband Layout

I don't take many pictures of just myself, but I was having fun with one of California's eco-bans when I took these photos, and so I decided to scrap them so I could play along with the Picture YOUrself challenge this month.

Recipe:
Vicki Boutin Patterned Mixed Media papers (American Crafts0
Crystal Blue, Sapphire, Blush & Almond cardstock
Crystal Blue, Blush & Almond ink
Moonstruck marker
Elemental journaling sleeve & fiber
DE Quotes chipboard
Simple Vintage Essential Butterfly Bits (Simple Stories)
True Colors Floral Bits (Simple Stories)
White pearls
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: file folder
Cricut Design Space: title using BFC Night Kiss font
Pattern: Challenge YOUrself #141 Sketch + include yourself in the layout.

Challenges: Cut It Up #340 Use more than one die - I die-cut the file folder and title; Paper Rocks Scissors #9 - used scissors to trim some extra white from around the antenna of the yellow butterfly; Crafter's Cafe #323 Flowers