Boom! Layout

Here's one of the layouts I got done at my scrapbook retreat this weekend. I used the March sketch I created for Splitcoast Stampers:

The Heart to Heart challenge blog issued a challenge to be inspired by the number three, so my layout has three photos and three types of shapes: pennants, stars, and circles. Hope that's enough threes!

Recipe:
Boom! stamp set
Fanfare Level 2 papers
Cranberry, White Daisy cardstock
Black marker
Pacifica ink
Cranberry baker's twine
Gold star brads (Creative Impressions)
Art Philosophy cartridge: pennants

LOAD #27 - Take Time to Play

Time for confession: I did not complete a layout yesterday! Time just got away from me, and before I knew it, it was bedtime and my layout was not even close to done. Kinda makes me laugh since the title of my layout was "Take Time to Play." Oh well, it's done now, so here it is. I used EMS Sketch 10, some old paper from DCWV, and quite a few stamp sets (including the discontinued but still much loved Word Puzzles).



Recipe:
March Word Puzzle, April Word Puzzle, September Word Puzzle, Just Be You, Boom & Hodgepodge Alphabet stamp sets
Patterned papers (DCWV)
Sorbet & Cranberry cardstock
Cranberry ink
Black marker
Connections Club Rewards brad

LOAD #23 - Happy Birthday Kaden

I couldn't find the perfect papers for this layout, so I decided to create my own. In the process, I also used the Variety Challenge from Split Coast Stampers: to create a monochromatic page. Mine uses shades of brown. This is harder than it sounds; I kept wanting to add red or blue to the mix! Hopefully the browns tone down the bright colors in the pictures. The layout didn't turn out quite how I hoped, but it will have to do! The pattern is Beauty in Repetition from Cherish.



Recipe:
Cocktail Alphabet, Friendship Alphabet Small, Fanfare, Holiday Hoopla, Thoughtful Seasons, A Little Everything, Boom, Happy Birthday & Celebrate the Everyday stamp sets
Kraft, Bamboo & White Daisy cardstock
Chocolate, Cocoa, Desert Sand & Bamboo ink
Chocolate & Desert Sand markers
Metal-rimmed circle tags
Chocolate brads

LOAD #1 - Game Plan

Since I haven't been progressing very well toward my yearly layout goal of 200, I decided to do a Layout a Day (LOAD) challenge for myself this month. If I can keep it up, it should almost double my totals for the year! Here's my first layout, another soccer one. I decided not to use any soccer papers or stamps, and just focused on the stars from the Fanfare paper. I also used a sketch from the Nuts about Sketches Blog (Week 91 Bonus sketch).



Recipe:
Building Block, Shining Star & Boom! stamp sets
Fanfare Level 2 papers
Sunny Yellow & White Daisy cardstock
Pacifica, Cranberry & Sunny Yellow ink
Pacifica marker
DE Stars
Cranberry grosgrain ribbon

LOAD #6 - 4th of July

I love to surf the net looking for scrapbooking sketches that I can use. I found a fun one on Valerie Salmon's Got Sketch site and thought I'd give it a try. I love the results!



Recipe:
Boom stamp set
Blue Ribbon Level 2 papers
Indian Corn Blue & Colonial White cardstock
Outdoor Denim, Cranberry & Honey ink
Outdoor Denim & Cranberry markers
Cranberry grosgrain ribbon
DE Stars

LOAD #28 - Celebrate

If you are looking for the New Product Blog Hop, please scroll down to the next post! For those following my LOAD challenge, here's a layout I created using photos from a cowboy birthday party. I had previously considered getting a Western themed stamp set, but never followed through because it seemed a little limited in use. I really needed something wild West for this layout, so I re-purposed two new stamp sets, A Twinkle (stars) and Boom (July 4th), to create my theme. Throw in a little hemp for rope, and I'm really happy with how this layout came out! Plus I have two great stamp sets to use for July 4th, bedtime layouts, and You're a Star cards, among other things. To see the details of the layout, please click on the picture.



Recipe:
Boom, A Twinkle, Homestead Alphabet, Tiny Typewriter Alphabet & Priceless Love Word Puzzle stamp sets
Splendor Level 2 papers
Sunny Yellow, Black & White Daisy cardstock
Sunny Yellow, Black, Desert Sand & Topiary ink
Tan hemp
Pewter brads
3-D foam tape
Liquid Glass