Bri's Laser Island Party Layout

Love these colorful photos from my daughter's birthday party at Laser Island. This was unfortunately one of the places that didn't make it through the pandemic, so I'm glad we have some pictures to remember it and the fun events we enjoyed there.

Recipe:
Reasons to Smile papers (American Crafts)
Sunflower, Lagoon & Raspberry cardstock
Sunflower, Lagoon, Crystal Blue Pixie & Raspberry ink
Black marker
Reasons to Smile ephemera & Mini Puffy stickers (American Crafts)
Bold & Bright ephemera (American Crafts)
Reasons to Smile washi tape (American Crafts)
Reasons to Smile enamel dots (American Crafts)
Cricut Design Space: title using DTC Spring Break font
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenges #109 & 118

Challenges: Colorful Options - Rainbow of colors; Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love #29 - Birthday; Paper Rocks Scissors #16 - used scissors to fussy cut the camera; The Outlawz Anything But a Card

Adventure {Ziplining} Layout for LM #797

It's the first Sunday in May, so today kicks off a new set of challenges over at Lasting Memories. I am deep in the throes of celebrating National Scrapbook Day and thought this new challenge was a perfect way to enjoy my hobby! Maureen is hosting this month and has a bunch of tic tac toe boards to share with us. For the first one, I chose to use the right column, with Burlap + Triangles + 1 or more punches. Hope you decide to check out her board and see the design team inspiration, and then link up a layout using this fun board! Here's the board:

And here's my layout:

Recipe:
Sage, Olive, Brown Bag, Cocoa & Colonial White cardstock
Sage ink
Burnt Sienna fineliner pen (iBayam)
Across the Miles Fresh Cuts (EK Success)
Antiqued gold Durables Triangle Studs
Burlap ribbon
Natural hemp
Leaf punch (Family Treasures)
Cricut Artbooking: title

Science Camp {Elliot} Layout

I wasn't feeling the mojo to finish up my son's elementary school album last week before he turned 21, but I got going today and completed another double page spread, so at least I am making progress! Even though this was over a decade ago, I remember very clearly how my son wasn't sure about science camp because it meant sleeping away from home, but he ended up enjoying it a lot thanks to his friends. I gave him our digital camera to take some pictures, and these are what he came home with - LOL.

Recipe:
Ice Blue Ribbon Plaid paper (MM)
Field Trip journaling papers (American Crafts)
Scarlet & White Daisy cardstock
Black marker
Field Trip ephemera (American Crafts)
White baker’s twine
Washi tape (Recollections)
DE Quotes chipboard
Mod Great Lengths sticker (CM)
Indian Summer Tags & Tabs die-cuts (Pretty Little Studio)
Book Fair Bits & Pieces ephemera (Simple Stories)
All Aflutter Shape Sprinkles (Doodlebug)
White Sparkle enamel dots (Eyelet Outlet)
Cricut Design Space: title - used Artistry and Amertha fonts, welded and with an added offset
Challenges: NBUS #84 - my never before used schtuff is the happy and date die-cuts; The Outlawz Anything But a Card; Paper Rocks Scissors #14 - used scissors to cut the fishtail banners from washi tape; Pick 3 Challenges #3 - used text, die-cuts & wings.

Back to the Sea Layout

Although I love how mixed media looks on other people's layouts, I have never been a  big fan of doing it myself. Somehow, it always seems to not look quite right when I try to incorporate it into a layout! However, last month I tried scraplifting someone's layout that had a water colored background, and I loved how it turned out, so I decided to try another lift in hopes it would inspire me. I think it was actually a digital layout, but it gave me the guidance I needed. Once again, I like the result, so who knows, maybe one day I will get brave enough to create my own water colored backgrounds!

Recipe:
Distressed Backgrounds stamp set
Watercolor paper (Canson)
Watercolor patterned paper (Recollections)
Emerald Green & Lilac Mist cardstock
Topiary & Desert Sand ink
Star Spangled Blue marker
Sap Green & Cobalt Blue watercolor paints (Artist's Loft)
Monograms 2 Chippies (Mintay Papers)
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: heart banner
Cricut You Are Here cartridge: turtle
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: mini banners
Pattern: scraplift from A Cherry on Top
Challenges: Double D Challenges Make Your Own Background; Art Impressions #412 Wild About You - my wild animal is a turtle; NBUS #78 - my never before used schtuff is the Mintay chipboard letters that I bought in June and finally got around to using on this layout.

10 Things That Make Today Great Layout

My husband and eldest son love to hike, while I love to scrapbook, so put them together and I get to scrapbook pictures of them hiking! The younger kids and I were actually part of this excursion, so I dredged up every fun thing about it that I could remember for my journaling. I may never love hiking, but spending time with my family is priceless.

Recipe:
10 Things & Forest Critters stamp sets
Pathfinding paper
Kraft, Chocolate & White Daisy cardstock
Saffron, Olive, Glacier & Chocolate ink
Burnt Sienna fineliner pen (iBayam)
ShinHan Touch Twin markers
Yellow paper flowers (Recollections)
Beige Adornaments fiber (EK Success)
Summer Harmony Bigger Brads
Summer Afternoon enamel dots (Altenew)
3-D foam tape
Cricut Artistry cartridge: title shape & frame
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #14 (I'm doing a challenge to use the same sketch five times, so you will be seeing this sketch again this month!)

Challenges: Little Red Wagon #820 Be Krafty (use kraft cardstock); Neglected Stuff Challenge - my neglected stuff is the two stamp sets: "10 Things" I seldom use because I'm usually too lazy to come up with 10 things, and "Forest Critter" I bought and forgot about until now; The Outlawz Festive Friday Challenge - Critters; Double Trouble #197 You're in the Spotlight - my three colors are blue, green, and yellow, and I played along with Triple B's August challenge by adding some blooms to my layout.

Blissful, Beautiful Butterflies Layout

My hubby took two sets of photos during our family visit to the Natural History Museum in 2018: the butterfly enclosure and then everything else. I decided to scrap the butterfly photos first since I had the title idea and wanted to run (fly!) with it.

The sentiment at the bottom left is a little washed out in my scan, so here's a close up of it.

Recipe:
Alphabet Solos "B," Pen Pal Alphabet, Bugs & Hugs, Smiles From the Garden & Diverse Backgrounds stamp sets
Goldrush, Thistle, Garden Green, New England Ivy & White Daisy cardstock
Goldrush, Thistle, Garden Green & New England Ivy ink
Thistle Diagonal Striped ribbon
Smiles From the Garden Thin Cuts
Messy Circles layering stencil (Amazon)
Challenges: Triple B July challenge - I included lots of butterflies and a few blooms; The Outlawz Tuesday Color Challenge - I used all the colors.

Double Trouble #195 - my three colors are Goldrush, Thistle, and Green, my two stamped images are the butterflies, and my sentiment is down at the bottom left. I stamped some splatters on the background cardstock but it's not shiny, so not sure if it counts for the twist!

Sun & Sand Layout

My hubby took a ton of photos at the youth camping trip in 2018 where he was a chaperone, so here's a  layout using some of the photos from the first day. I kept it pretty simple because the background papers were already rather complicated.

Recipe:
The Summer Stack papers & chipboard die-cut (DCWV)
Toffee cardstock
Toffee, Twilight & Sorbet ink
Challenges: Creative Inspirations The Great Outdoors - aren't these beach photos gorgeous?; Double Trouble #192 included optional twist of flip-flops (paper on the right page).

Hike Layout

Just finished another layout for my husband's camping trip  with the boys, this time during a hike he took with them. I decided to go minimalist on the journaling since it seemed pretty self-explanatory. 

Recipe:
Joy in the Journey papers & stickers
Black, Journey, Crystal Blue & Peach cardstock
Journey, Crystal Blue & Peach ink
White gel pen (Sakura)
White Daisy brads
White Daisy baker's twine
Star Attraction Shape Sprinkles
CTMH Stripes embossing folder
Cricut You Are Here cartridge: title
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #42 (right side only) + photo storage page

Challenges: Color My Heart Color Dare #627 - I used Journey, Crystal Blue, and Peach as the best matches.

Offline Fun Layout for Lasting Memories #660

Welcome to a new week and a new challenge from Lasting Memories. It's the last one this month, so you only have a week left to play with any of the July challenges. I hope you are inspired and play along. In line with her "Things Learned in Preschool" theme, this time Brandi asked us to select any group of 3 consecutive letters (ABC or LMN, etc.) and use an item on our layout for each letter, plus use 1, 2 and 3 of an item.  There was so much scope with the whole alphabet to play with, but I still ended up using letters right at the beginning. Here's my list and my layout:

B - Blue skies and Brushed paper packs
C - circles and chipboard alphas
D - die-cuts
1 - sticker and bow
2 - word phrases
3 - butterflies

Recipe (all supplies CTMH except where noted):
Bee Mine stamp set
Blue Skies & Brushed papers
Candy Apple, Canary & White Daisy cardstock
Candy Apple, Canary, Flamingo, Lagoon, Green Apple & Black ink
Black & Buttercup markers
Summer Daydreams sticker (Photoplay)
DE Chipboard F,U,N
Maize grosgrain ribbon (Offray)
Star Dust Stickles (Ranger)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: butterflies, tag
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #10 (using this again for the 5 for 5 challenge over at Scrapbook.com)

Challenges: Cut It Up Challenges #282 Look Up in the Sky (I looked up and saw butterflies and bees)

Celebrate {La Verne Tradition} Layout

I was curious how many times I have used the word celebrate in the title of a layout, so I did a search on my blog and it turns out I have used it a lot! I've even used it several times on July 4th layouts (big surprise), but I had already committed to using the word on this layout by inking the embossed chipboard in blue ink, so here's yet another "Celebrate" layout from me. Do you ever find yourself using the same word or phrase repeatedly in your scrapbooking? Leave me a comment below so I know I'm not alone in this - LOL!

Recipe:
Tiny Typewriter Alphabet stamp set
Celebrating Freedom papers (BoBunny)
Linen, Bluebird & White Daisy cardstock
Bluebird, Sapphire & Ruby ink
Moonstruck marker
Celebrating Freedom ephemera (BoBunny)
Irresistibles chipboard - Frames, Pizzazz & You and Me
DE Chipboard - Tags
Ruby chevron ribbon
Sapphire baker's twine
Gold star brads (Creative Impressions)
3-D foam tape
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: banners
Pattern: Stick It Down September 2022 double page sketch

Challenges: Scrap With Stacy September 2022 Tic Tac Toe board (used the left column down with chipboard + metal + chevrons and the top row across with chipboard + brackets + twine)

Tristan's Happy-ish Birthday Layout

My eldest son's birth family has welcomed us into their family with open arms, so we are privileged to celebrate birthdays and other holidays with them. This layout is extra special because it includes two photos of my son with his half brother, the birthday boy. Love seeing them together! I also was able to use my brand new paper pack Party Time from CTMH. I love that it has boy theme/colors on one side and girl theme/colors on the other so I can coordinate with multiple events using the same paper pack.

Recipe:
Stacy's Hand, Felicity & Limited Edition stamp sets
Party Time papers & stickers
Lagoon, Sapphire & White Daisy cardstock
Sunny Yellow, Glacier, Lagoon, Sapphire & Green Apple ink
Lagoon & Clover Meadow markers
Stars & Stripes Shape Sprinkles (Doodlebug Designs)
Pattern: Scraplift from Scrapbook.com
Challenges: Heart 2 Heart Challenges Party Time;  Challenge YOUrself #84 Anything Goes + include picture of yourself (the photo of me holding the ticket is one of my favorites from recent years so I was happy to include it!); Crafting Happiness #76 Anything Goes

Madonna Inn Layout

 Here's one final layout from my hubby's business trip to San Luis Obispo. He visited the Madonna Inn (no, it's not named after the singer) and enjoyed a meal in one of the restaurants there. The whole place is an interesting combo of rock surfaces and pink decor. In these pictures, the lighting wasn't great and so you can't see the pink as much. For my layout, I chose papers in which yellow and brown predominated (with a tiny bit of pink and blue, also), and then added some orange cardstock to pick up some of the accent color in the photos. Loved having fun with the partially curved title, and I finally managed to use some of my Amy Tangerine puffy stickers - woohoo!

Recipe:

Clementine papers
Saddle, Sunset, Creme Brulee, Twilight & Colonial White cardstock
Saddle, Sunset & Creme Brulee ink
Coffee marker (Zig)
White gel pen (Sakura)
Amy Tangerine Slice of Life puffy stickers (American Crafts)
Sunset & Creme Brulee baker's twine
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: title, rings, tags
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge 19

Challenges: Lasting Memories #517 - Turning Leaves (used mainly yellow, brown, and orange); Stinkin' Inkers Shades of Fall; The Studio Challenges Recipe (used tags, 3 or more patterned papers, and puffy stickers)

Frozen Party Layout

My two youngest kids loved the movie Frozen, so they were delighted to be invited to a Frozen themed birthday party! My older two were not as excited, but who can resist the lure of candy and cake, right? I'm not a huge Frozen fan, but the party was amazing, so hopefully this layout conveys a little of the magic of the day. I used my monthly double sketch one last time, and now I'm going to retire it for a while, although I'm sure I will pull it out to use in the future.

And here's a close up of the glittery title. I downloaded the Ice Kingdom font, the closest match to the Frozen font I could find, and then used Cricut Design Studio to cut it out. I sponged Twilight and Crystal Blue ink on it and finished by adding Star Dust Stickles for a icy shine.

Recipe:
Wonderland papers
Crystal Blue & White Daisy cardstock
White Daisy textured cardstock
Crystal Blue & Twilight ink
Clear Sparkles
Star Dust Stickles (Ranger)
Mini Snowflake punch (EK Success)
Cricut Artistry cartridge: snowflakes
Cricut Design Studio: title using Ice Kingdom font
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge 78

Challenges: Heart 2 Heart All About Cricut challenge (used Artistry to cut out all the snowflakes except the tiny ones)

Welcome to Westminster Abbey Layout

We weren't permitted to take photos inside Westminster Abbey, but I was able to purchase a bunch of postcards from the gift shop. The real challenge came in trying to scrapbook these, since they were almost 5" x 7" size, and I had ten of them! What to do? After contemplating a while, I decided to create a layout where four of the postcards are immediately visible, and the other 6 are hidden in Flip-Flaps under three of the visible postcards. I also used clear photo corners to mount the postcards, rather than sticking them on with adhesive, so I could actually remove each postcard and read the description on the back. I know I won't do that very often, but maybe in twenty years I will want to remember what all these photos depict! The postcards on the left page are of the Nave looking west (with grave of unknown warrior) and the Henry VII Chapel, and the postcards on the right are of the East Cloister and the tomb effigy of Elizabeth I.

And here are the postcards that are under the Flip-Flaps:

Shine of Edward the Confessor and the Coronation Chair

The High Altar with the Cosmati Pavement and the Henry VII Chapel ceiling

Tomb effigy of Mary Queen of Scots and Poet's Corner

Recipe:
Honeycomb, Diverse Backgrounds, Universal Backgrounds, You Are & This Happened stamp sets
Pemberly, Skylark & Elemental papers
Kraft, Indian Corn Blue, Barn Red & White Daisy cardstock
Desert Sand, Flaxen, Indian Corn Blue, Outdoor Denim & Barn Red ink
Cork heart stickers (American Crafts)
Mind Your Manners Ephemera (Bella Blvd)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: banners
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: Remember
Pattern: Sketch-n-Scrap #177 (left side) & Sketch-n-Scrap Inspired By Sketch #8 (rotated)

Challenges: Lasting Memories #446 - Tiny Stamps (I used a partial daisy stamp to add detail to the zip-strip scalloped border - it looked okay before, but I love how it now emphasizes the flow across the two pages)

Class of 2014 Layout

I'm cranking out the 2014 layouts (finally), and hope to be caught up on my scrapbooking by 2030 - LOL! If only my family would stop doing fun things that I need to photograph. Since my nephew just graduated from college, it's about time that I scrapbook his high school graduation, don't you think? He went on to get his degree in video game programming, so I felt it was appropriate to use some of the Proplayer paper that I had in my stash, and I added a few school themed canvas stickers. I also pulled an adhesive backed twill sheet out of my stash, cut a circle, and stamped part of my title on it; I think I purchased the package in 2007 and never even opened it, so I'm glad to see at least a little bit of it put to use.

Recipe:
Noted backgrounds & Pen Pal Alphabet stamp sets
Proplayer papers
Black & Whisper cardstock
Black, Whisper & Slate ink
Black marker
Typeset Complements canvas stickers
Red Shimmer Trim
Adhesive-backed twill
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: 2014
Pattern: EMS Sketch 19 (reversed)
Challenges: Heart 2 Heart By the Numbers; Scrap With Stacy photo inspiration (my color scheme was inspired by the red, black, and gold balloons)

London from Above Layout

I'm not exactly zipping through my London layouts, but they are slowly getting done. Here's another one from our trip to St. Paul's Cathedral. Having injured my knee right before we left on our trip, I was not up to climbing the 528 steps to get to the Golden Gallery on the exterior of the dome, even with a great view like this in store, so my hubby took lots of pictures for me to scrapbook instead! Many thanks to my Splitcoast Stampers buddy Lela, whose layout I scraplifted, although I made some modifications to fit my panoramic pictures.

Recipe:
Jennifer's Hand Alphabet & Take Note stamp sets
Jackson Level 2 papers
Juniper, Glacier, Barn Red & Colonial White cardstock
Juniper, Glacier, Barn Red & Cocoa ink
Barn Red marker
Barn Red Bigger Brads
Colonial White brads
White Daisy baker's twine
Bronze shimmer trim
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: banner
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: notebook paper
Challenges: Splitcoast Stampers Tour de France challenge 4 (pick a favorite layout and scraplift it); Lasting Memories outdoor adventures challenge (okay, this may be cheating a little, but these pictures were certainly taken outdoors, and it was quite an adventure to get to the top, so  . . . ); Scrap Our Stash tic-tac-toe (I chose the column on the right, with twine, stamping, and a banner).

O Christmas Tree 2013 Layout

I got a chance to scrapbook today and it felt good to get back in the groove! For this layout, I pulled out an older sketch from my blog (see the link below if you'd like to use it, too) and added leftover scraps from my Pear & Partridge kit, plus a cut up journaling card from the coordinating Picture My Life line. A few Cricut cuts and a pretty organdy bow helped put the finishing touches on the layout.

Recipe:
Distressed Backgrounds & Typeset stamp sets
Pear & Partridge Level 2 papers & PML cards
Kraft, New England Ivy, Olive, Cranberry & White Daisy cardstock
Cashmere, Desert Sand, Smoothie & Olive ink
Black marker
White gel Pen (Sakura)
Cranberry organdy ribbon
Pink Glitter Dots
Fiskars scalloped border punch
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: O, Tree, ornament frame
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: Christmas
Cricut Artistry cartridge: tree tag
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge 30
Challenges: Heart 2 Heart Get Your Kraft On challenge; Lasting Memories Circles challenge

P Is for Play Layout

I haven't scrapbooked in the last week, so I played along with a few challenges in order to kick start my mojo! I've been hoping to use some of the alphabet themed cards that came in the Childhood PML pack that I bought a while back, but they never seemed to fit my layouts, so I'm glad I was able to use two on this layout.

Recipe:
Chantilly & Noted Backgrounds stamp sets
Splendour, Stardust & Zippidee Level 2 papers
Honey, Moonstruck, Desert Sand & White Daisy cardstock
Honey, Moonstruck, & Goldrush ink
Honey & Moonstruck markers
Childhood Picture My Life cards
Honey triangles washi tape
Yellow grosgrain ribbon (Offray)
Yellow enamel dots (Studio Calico)
Let's Go embellishments (Chic Tags)
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: sun
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: banners, scalloped frame
Pattern: Allison Davis Life Documented Sketch
Challenges: Rochelle Spears April This or That challenge (I used 2 Picture My Life cards); Scrap Our Stash book inspired challenge + use 2 or more clouds (I was inspired by the layered clouds and the yellows and oranges on the book cover. I only had a small scrap of cloud paper in my stash, so I pulled out a stamp I haven't used for a long time and stamped a few clouds); Clear It Out Nature + Greenery challenge (I used leaf/flower/ladybug paper from my stash): Heart 2 Heart "Four" challenge (I thought the four banners on the sketch I used fit the bill perfectly!)

Butterfly Pavilion Layout

I put together two sketches for this layout (see below) and had fun figuring out how to tie the two different looks together. I finally decided the butterfly theme was enough, although I did add wooden flowers to each page.

I couldn't get a great scan because the courderoy brads were so thick, but hopefully you get the idea!

Recipe:
Friendship Alphabet Small stamp set
Buzz and Bumble & Passages Level 2 papers
Sunset, Sweet Leaf & Cashmere cardstock
Cocoa ink
Black marker
Buzz and Bumble Assortment wooden shapes
Sunset courderoy brads
Sunset baker's twine
Sweet Leaf embroidery floss
Clear craft button
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge; pennants
Patterns: Sketches in Thyme #188 & Stick It Down March single page sketch

K Open House Layout

Heart 2 Heart had a "no ink" challenge this month, and it was funny how much I kept wanting to reach for the ink once I knew I couldn't use it. However, with the help of some retired CTMH product and a few challenge inspirations, I made it through! I went a little old school for the look of the layout, but hopefully you like it.

Recipe:
Zippidee Level 2 papers
Cranberry, Honey & Indian Corn Blue cardstock
Cranberry grosgrain, satin & organdy ribbons
Cranberry & White Daisy brads
Cricut Artiste cartridge: award circle, title
3-D foam tape
Pattern: Conclusion Combo from Imagine
Challenges: Child's Play Hot Wheels challenge (I was inspired by the color scheme plus the circle behind the Mattel logo); 1 2 3 Get Scrappy challenge board (I used the middle column - more than 1 picture, more than 2 ribbons, more than 5 brads); Heart 2 Heart no ink challenge