Capture It All Layout

I decided to finish up a few more layouts for my son's elementary school album, so here is one of a Halloween celebration where the kids dressed up as famous figures. They also decorated their classroom door with kites they had made, so I stamped diamond shapes on the orange cardstock to tie that in with the costume parade. My colors aren't quite traditional Halloween colors, but seemed right for a school page. Hope you agree! 

Recipe:
Geometric Backgrounds stamp set
March - April 2021 Mix In papers
Bluebird, Canary, Nectarine & Kraft cardstock
Bluebird, Canary, Nectarine & Candy Apple ink
Bold & Bright Thickers (American Crafts)
Field Trip ephemera (American Crafts)
Top Dog Shape Sprinkles - tiny stars (Doodlebug Designs)
Sunbeam embossing folder
Circle Double Stitched steel die (Art Impressions)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: stars
Pattern: Splitcoast Stampers Sketch15April1

Challenges: Color My Heart Color Dare #649 - I managed to get all the colors in, although my purple (on the journaling spot) is a little dark.

Crazy Sock Day for Lasting Memories #646

Welcome to this Sunday's sketch from Lasting Memories, featuring two photos, a wreath or ring, and a fall theme. I didn't opt for a traditional fall theme like Halloween or Thanksgiving, but an event that comes around every October is Red Ribbon Week, where school talk to kids about the importance of not taking drugs. My photos were taken at my son's school; the kids wore crazy or mismatched socks to remind themselves that taking drugs is crazy! The Lasting Memories Design Team would love you to dig out some fall themed photos and use the sketch to scrap one of your special memories, and don't forget to link up your layout over at Lasting Memories!

Here's the sketch:

And here's my layout:

Recipe:
Geometric Backgrounds stamp set
Watercolor paper (Recollections)
Oh Happy Day papers (Simple Stories)
Slice of Life paper (American crafts)
Capri, Candy Apple, Sundance, Sunset, Sapphire & Black cardstock
Capri, Sapphire & Black ink
Black marker
Falling for You Shape Sprinkles (Doodlebug Designs)
Color Kaleidoscope stickers (American Crafts)
Cricut Design Space: Red Ribbon Week image (includes ribbons, hearts, stars & words), sock image, title using Favorite Fonts Collection

Granny's Mixer Thank You Card

My husband's grandmother recently gifted her old Kitchenaid mixer to my son and daughter to use in their various baking projects, so we wanted to send a thank you card to her. I found a cute mixer cut on Cricut Design Space that looks quite similar to the Kitchenaid classic mixer, so I used that plus some stamps and an embossing folder to create this card. The inside of the card says, "Whipping up a big batch of thanks!"

Recipe:
Geometric Backgrounds, Build-a-Picnic & It's Your Day stamp sets
Capri, Peacock, Saffron, Linen, Black & White Daisy cardstock
Capri, Peacock, Saffron & Black ink
Creme Brulee marker
ShinHan Touch Twin marker - Warm Grey
White gel pen (Sakura)
Swiss Dot embossing folder
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: banner
Cricut Home Appliances: mixer
Cricut Font & Basic Shapes: Thanks
Pattern: Atlantic Hearts Sketch #487

Challenges: Color Throwdown #707 (used Capri, Peacock and Saffron from CTMH plus neutrals of black, grey, and white.

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #176 (used the left column with Blue + Apple + Checks and also used embossing and yellow)

No Guts No Glowy Layout

I was thrilled to be asked to be a Crazy Cousin guest designer for Double Trouble Challenges this month, so here's the the layout I created for their first challenge, using pumpkins and a leafy garland with these photos of my kids getting messy for carving pumpkins.

And here is their fun challenge. Click on the link above to play along!

Thing 1: Trouble Maker
says, "Looking out my window there were leaves, nuts and pinecones that had fallen to the ground in my garden of gourds. It didn't take long to gather up these items of color to make a beautiful fresh fall garland for my banister.

Use my fall garland as inspiration for colors and/or fall items. Use Your Stuff... go through your stash for papers, stamps, stencils, inks, embellishments, etc. to create a Fall project.

You can stop here...
OR
play along with Twisted Sister's optional twist below to earn another chance at our random draw.

Thing 3: Twisted Sister
says, "Fall leaves were lots of fun when I was a kid, but now they mean work! I'd much prefer to be playing with pumpkins at my pumpkin carving party! Let's make pumpkins with paper using a die, punch, cutting machine, or scissors. "Carve your pumpkin" and include it in your project.

This is an Optional Twist and if you have included your paper pumpkin in your project you have earned a special treat, an extra chance at a random draw.

Thing 2: Double Dare
says, "If you have met Thing 1's requirement to create a fall project you are eligible to enter your project HERE at Use Your Stuff #432 and receive an extra chance at Double Trouble's Random Draw.

Recipe:
Geometric Backgrounds stamp set
I Love Halloween papers (Echo Park)
Paprika, Fern, Chocolate, Toffee, Creme Brulee & White Daisy cardstock
Paprika, Toffee & Black ink
Black marker
ShinHan Touch Twin markers
Irresistibles Lots of Dots alphabet stickers
Thistle ribbon
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: garland, leaves
Cricut You Are Here cartridge: pumpkin
Cricut Artiste cartridge: Jack o'lantern face
Cricut Something to Remember cartridge: basket
Pattern: Stick It Down October 2021 Double page sketch (slightly modified)

Challenges: Just Us Girls challenge #604 Halloween; Tic Tac Toe Challenges #133 (used the middle column with basket + stripes + alphabet letters)

Then . . . Now Layout

I have good news and bad news: I only have one more layout to do from my 2011 Grand Canyon trip (good news if you're tired of Canyon photos, but bad news if you want more Canyon inspiration)! Here's my second to last Canyon layout. I started with this sketch from Brenda Ragsdale, but I stretched it into a two pager and added a few more photos. I love it when I can take a sketch and adjust it to fit my needs, don't you? Speaking of sketches, my February week 1 sketch is posted on Splitcoast Stampers, so click here to play along!

Recipe:
Geometric Backgrounds stamp set
Huntington Level 2 papers
Olive, Desert Sand, Champagne, Saddle & Colonial White cardstock
Olive, Desert Sand & Saddle ink
Slate polka dot washi tape
Chocolate grosgrain ribbon
Garden Green spiral clip
Milepost Shapes stars & circle
Black label tape (Dymo)
Milan - Brown alphabet stickers (American Crafts)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tags
Cricut Artiste cartridge: file folder
Challenges: Rochelle Spears February tic-tac-toe challenge (I used letter stickers, two word title, file folder); Heart 2 Heart Home Is Where the Heart Is challenge (this is a stretch, but I scrapbooked pictures of the place the Ancestral Puebloan called home over 800 years ago!)

California Science Center Layout

I couldn't find any patterned paper that I felt really went with this layout, so I decided to create some of my own by inking up two stamp sets in two different colors and stamping on cardstock. I really have tons of patterned paper, so I prefer to use that, but in a pinch, this technique works to create just the right complement to a layout. You could do the same thing with embossing folders as long as you have big enough folders for the cardstock you want to emboss.

Recipe:
Tiny Typewriter Alphabet, Authentic, Geometric Backgrounds & In the Background stamps sets
Black, Barn Red, Whisper & White Daisy cardstock
Black, Barn Red, Whisper & Star Spangled Blue ink
Black marker
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: title, stars, border, "On This Day" acccent
Pattern: EMS Sketch 31

Stash Busters March Week 2 - Come Out & Play

This has been a busy month for me, so I have some little elves helping me post the Stash Busters challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers. Thanks, Lela, for helping out with week 2.

Here is Lela's list:
• 2 patterned papers
• Ribbon
• Bling or buttons
• 1 stamped image

Recipe:
Life's a Jungle, Spot On Backgrounds & Geometric Backgrounds stamp sets
Wonderland Level 2 papers
Cashmere cardstock
Cashmere, Chocolate, Bamboo, Crystal Blue & Twilight ink
Chocolate, Crystal Blue & Twilight marker
DE Monograms chipboard alphabet & Hearts

Lily White chipboard "&" (Doodlebug Designs)
White Daisy rub-ons
Chocolate craft buttons
Chocolate organdy ribbon
3-D foam tape
Pattern: EMS Sketch 47
Challenges: Splitcoast Stampers Stash Busters March Week 2; Child's Play Mother Goose rhymes (I chose "Girls and Boys, Come Out to Play"); Lasting Memories Alpha Wars (I used a bunch of different alphabets on my title); 1-2-3 Get Scrappy board (I used the bottom row - my chipboard started off plain white so I stamped and sponged it all, I used rub-ons for the writing on my photos, and my oval shape is the O in Out)

Ivy Lane Cards

Tonight is my Ivy Lane card workshop, and I'm so excited to use these beautiful papers from the new Close to My Heart idea book! Here are three of the cards I designed. The first one uses sketch 136 from Deconstructed Sketches. Love Jen's sketches!

This card uses Make It From Your Heart Volume 2, pattern 28 from CTMH (slightly modified).

This card is based on a card I made using random scraps left over from another workshop. I just combined some things until I liked the look, and I enjoyed the result so much that I decided to recreate it using Ivy Lane.

Recipe:

Buzz & Bumble, Geometric Backgrounds, Cherish the Moment & Joyful Birthday stamp sets

Ivy Lane Level 2 papers

Hollyhock, Blush, Desert Sand, Olive, Ivy Lane Purple & White Daisy cardstock

Hollyhock, Blush, Olive & Cocoa ink

White Daisy grograin ribbon

Pearl Opaques

Olive craft button

White Daisy embroidery floss

Cuttlebug embossing folders: Swiss Dot, Wicker Weave

Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: flower, banner, butterfly, shaped square, scalloped circle

Cricut Artiste cartridge: decorative border