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: 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

The Karate Kid Layout

I was trying to crank out one last layout for a 30 layouts challenge over at A Cherry on Top, and I am proud to say I did it! This final layout came together really quickly (well, quickly for me) and I love how it turned out, especially the title. I used the closest font I could find to the original movie font for The Karate Kid and arranged the title in the same way. Hope you like it!

Recipe:
Let's Wander Mixed Media paper (American Crafts)
Paprika & Black cardstock
Vellum paper
Oh Happy Day Bits & Pieces ephemera (Simple Stories)
Bold & Bright ephemera (American Crafts)
Beetle Black Puffy Hearts (Doodlebug Designs)
Artbooking cartridge: banner
Cricut Design Space: chevrons, title (using Haettenschweiler font)
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #64 (rotated left)

Challenges: Heart's Quest Challenge Blog #78 Anything Goes with Black or orange hearts; Color My Heart Color Dare #671

Can't Stop This Cutie Layout

This layout for my son's school album was inspired partly by the stop sign (I had to use octagons for a challenge over at A Cherry on Top), and partly by how cute he managed to be, whether he was dressed up or had dyed his hair red!

Recipe:
Swirl Stroke Caps Alphabet stamp sets
Pet Shoppe Cat paper (Simple Stories)
Good Day Sunshine paper (Echo Park)
Stardust paper
Cranberry & White Daisy cardstock
Cranberry & Outdoor Denim ink
Outdoor Denim marker
Childhood PML card
Candy Apple, Lagoon & yellow ribbon
Falling for You Shape Sprinkles (Doodlebug Designs)
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: stop sign, octagons
Pattern: Sketches in Thyme #677 (from Facebook)

Taking It to the Streets Layout

My hubby is not a sit around and chat for hours kinda guy, so when we visited my relatives for Christmas 2018, he talked my nephews and three of my kids into playing a game of football out on the street. My brother lives on a cul-de-sac so there was little traffic, and fortunately no cars were harmed during the game!

Recipe:
Timberline stamp set
September/October 2023 & March/April 2022 Mix-In paper
Scarlet, Toffee, Black & White Daisy cardstock
Ruby, Grey Wool & Black ink
Black marker
White gel pen (Sakura)
Everyday Moments pocket journaling card (Scrapbook.com)
Red ribbon (Offray)
Say Cheese III cardstock sticker (Simple Stories)
Cricut Design Space: football, house border
Cricut Art Philosophy: scalloped border, banners, geotag
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #96

Challenges: Let's Craft & Create #223 Anything Goes with optional lots of layers; Paper Rocks Scissors #8 - used scissors to trim my ribbon.

Love My Dog Layout

Our dog, Huxley, was not acquired by normal means; we were at a birthday party and one of the attendees was trying to find a home for him. We joke that he was the best party favor we ever got at a party, so that's what I based my journaling on. I used some new stuff on my layout (the papers and stickers), and the scalloped frame which had been sitting in my stash since I cut it out in 2023 but couldn't use it because my paper was too skinny and the left side got chopped off. Because I tucked the frame under my other papers, I was finally able to rescue it from the discard pile - woohoo!

Recipe:
Fur Baby Dog papers (Simple Stories)
Fur Baby 6x8 paper pad (Simple Stories)
Glacier, Cashmere & White Daisy cardstock
Glacier, Moonstruck, Goldrush, Candy Apple & Chocolate ink
Burnt Sienna fineliner pen (iBayam)
Brown marker (Zig)
Fur Baby cardstock stickers (Simple Stories)
Red gingham ribbon (Offray)
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: scalloped frame
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #103

Challenges: Neglected Stuff Challenge - mine is the scalloped frame (see story above).

Tis the Season Layout

My friend Diane hosted a Christmas tea in 2018, and for some reason I only took two photos. I am usually an avid photo taker at events like this, so I was pretty surprised at this small number of photos. However, there is a possibility this was the year I led the ladies in singing Christmas carols on guitar for the first time, so that would explain why I was so preoccupied and didn't take many photos. Hopefully Diane remembers, but in the meantime, there is no journaling on my layout because I can't remember all the facts!

The washi tape and spatters didn't show up well in my scan, so here is a close-up photo I took.

Recipe:
Love Life stamp set
Traditional Christmas Papers (KI Memories)
Woodgrain papers
Garden Green cardstock
New England Ivy, Pomegranate & Cocoa ink
Winter Reflections Accent Pack (CM)
The Holiday Life chipboard stickers (Simple Stories)
Jingle All the Way chipboard stickers (Simple Stories)
Reasons to Smile washi tape (American Crafts)
Fairy Crystals (Memory Box)
Peeled Paint Distress Spritz (Ranger)
Pattern: Splitcoast Stampers Sketch15Aug1

Challenges: Holly & Ivy Challenge #192 Anything Christmas Goes; Peace On Earth #96 Christmas; Time Out Challenges #298 Word Inspiration - I used spatter + season (perfect for my title!) + Metallic (the gold washi tape)