Right Now Layout

I combined a few photos of my kids in October 2018 on this layout. There wasn't room for a bunch of journaling on the front, so I plan to write a little bit on the back. However, the photo of my daughter with her red face needs some explanation: she got hit in the face with a ball at school, and although it was painful at first, we later discovered she liked the attention so much that she started putting make-up on her face to make it look like it was still red!

Recipe:
Honeycomb stamp set
Magnolia papers (MME)
Nectarine, Mocha & White Daisy cardstock
Nectarine, Ruby & Pacifica ink
Baby Blue marker (Zig)
Bold & Bright Thickers (American Crafts)
Cool Summer Night enamel dots (Altenew)
Ruby washi tape
Lumberjack Plaid Distress Spritz (Ranger)
Red ribbon (recycled from a gift)
Corner rounder
Circle Double Stitched Steel Dies (Art Impressions)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: scalloped border
Pattern: Splitcoast Stampers Sketch15Apr1

Challenges: Cut It Up #337 Anything Goes including a die-cut; The Outlawz Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone

Oh Snap Layout for Lasting Memories #708

Good morning, everyone. Today is an exciting day for me for two reasons: (1) I am singing in the church choir (something I haven't done for a looooong time) and (2) it's Lasting Memories challenge reveal day! Since you can't see me do the first, here comes the second, with another "Favorites" challenges from Jill. Today, she wants us to scrapbook about our favorite topic. Mine is my family, and specifically I love capturing those moments that make me smile or laugh out loud. These photos of my son Oliver showing off his crazy stretching skills was perfect for this theme. I chose the "Oh Snap" title because he reminded me of a rubber band that could stretch out and then snap back into place! If you would like to join the fun at Lasting Memories, please click on the link above and share your layout before July 6th.

Recipe:
Washi Wonder & Honeycomb stamp sets
Dotty for You, Caprice, March/April Mix-Ins & Twitterpated papers
Mist cardstock
Sorbet, Lagoon, Chocolate & Black ink
Elemental Complements chipboard
DS Flower Garden chipboard
Sweet Rush Collection - Loving This puffy stickers (American Crafts)
Color Kaleidoscope Phrases and Icons Puffy stickers (American Crafts)
Color Kaleidoscope Thickers (American Crafts)
Lagoon washi tape
3-D foam tape
Pattern: Stick It Down June single page sketch from Facebook (rotated right)

Challenges: Color My Heart Color Dare #607 (I used the middle row with Mist + Lagoon + Papaya, but subbed Sorbet for the Papaya since I didn't have that color, plus I added some neutrals)

2nd Grade Class Photo Layout

I am cranking along scrapping photos for my son's school album, and I decided to play along with the Baker's Dozen challenge from Scrapbook.com for this large photo. We have a list of 13 items (a baker's dozen) to include on a single layout, and it's always challenging but fun to see if I can get them all in. Here's the list:

1. Hexagons - stamped on the faux washi tape, one die-cut
2. Overlay - the numbers on the right side
3. Embossing folder - dots on grey cardstock
4. Stamps - faux washi tape, hexagon
5. Ribbon - on tag
6. Wood veneer - arrow
7. Stickers - dinosaur, grey "2"
8. Eyelet - in tag
9. Words - printed on photo
10. One photo - class photo
11. Stitching - faux around layout
12. Stenciling - hearts above and below photo
13. Heart - stenciled

And here's my layout:

Recipe:
Washi Wonder & Honeycomb stamp sets
Something Fierce papers & cardstock stickers
Carolina, Charcoal & White Daisy cardstock
Vellum
Raspberry & Honey ink
Fineliner pen (iBayam)
Opaque matte texture paste (Ranger)
Cotton Candy washi tape
Green eyelet (MM)
Maize grosgrain ribbon (Offray)
Wooden arrow (Crafter's Square)
3-D foam tape
Swiss Dot embossing folder
Heart stencil (Scrapbook.com)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tag, number overlay
Cricut Artistry cartridge: hexagon
Pattern: Sketches in Thyme #607 (on Facebook)

Challenges: Cut It Up #302 Starts with a B (used blue cardstock for my background); The Outlawz AG in a Card Free Zone with optional twist of  numbers (used numbers in several places); Time Out Challenges #261 Inspired by Words (I was inspired to use multiple crafty techniques to create this LO: stamping, stenciling, and die-cutting) 

Visit Layout

A simple page I put together for some photos of my kids hanging out with their birth family! I played along with Lasting Memories challenge to step out of my comfort zone and use patterned papers that were different from my usual style. Since I usually avoid working with delicate pastel patterns because they end up looking like Grandma's wallpaper, I challenged myself to try for a vintage look with my papers. Hopefully it worked out!

Recipe:
Honeycomb stamp set
Life Delights papers & My Stickease cardstock stickers
Chocolate, Sweet Leaf & White Daisy cardstock
Chocolate, Sweet Leaf & Lilac Mist ink
Scalloped border punch (Fiskars)
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: hearts
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #88 (Left side only)

Challenges: Lasting Memories #616 Out of Your Comfort Zone - Patterns

EMS Sketch 87 + Coachella Valley Preserve Layout

Since I posted a single page sketch at the beginning of March, I thought I would create a double pager for those who need some more space for all those photos you have taken. This features seven uncropped 4" x 6" photos in a variety of orientations, but feel free to move them around or use different sizes if this doesn't work for you. And as always, post a link to your completed layout in the comments section below so I can check out what you have been creating with the sketch!

The Sketch:

My Layout:

Recipe:
Honeycomb, Universal Backgrounds & Vintage Type stamp sets
You & Me papers
Lagoon & Smoothie cardstock
White Daisy textured cardstock
Smoothie, Chocolate, Lagoon, Creme Brulee & Buttercup ink
Just Blooms Paper Shapes - Paradise, Flutter & Floret
Aqua enamel dots
Round Sparkles - brown
DE Signage chipboard shapes
Colonial White ric-rac
Chocolate embroidery floss
Adornaments Fibers: Beige (EK Success)
Magic Mesh (Creative Imaginations)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: Coachella title
Challenges: Stinkin' Inkers Pastel Palette - use one or more pastel colors; Lasting Memories #489 Pressed Leaves or Flowers (they okayed any type of flowers, which was good because I only had paper or stamped flowers!); Cupcake Inspirations #489 - Butterflies

Scrap Our Stash Color Combo Challenge + add stash item for each letter of your first name: My items were:
C - chipboard
H - Honeycomb stamp set, hexagons
E - embroidery floss, enamel dots
R - ricrac
Y - You & Me patterned papers
L - leaf, Lagoon cardstock

One Busy B Layout

It's with a sad heart today that I post this layout inspired by a sketch from Let's Scrap; they are retiring their blog for now, so this may be the last new sketch of theirs I use. Hopefully they will return some day when life isn't as crazy, but I will sure miss their bi-monthly inspiration! In the meantime, they helped me create a fun layout for my daughter's second grade open house, where we got to see all the work our busy bee (the "B" is for Brianna) had been doing in class.

Recipe:
Bee Mine, Friendship Alphabet Small, Distressed Backgrounds & Honeycomb stamp sets
Lucky & Buzz and Bumble papers
Cocoa, Desert Sand & White Daisy cardstock
Cocoa, Desert Sand, Goldrush, Outdoor Denim & Olive ink
Outdoor Denim marker
Color Ready Kraft Borders
Outdoor Denim baker's twine
Outdoor Denim brads
DE chipboard Monograms "B", Signage & Banner
PML Tabbed Journaling Card
3-D foam tape
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: frames
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: scalloped border with cut-outs
Pattern: Let's Scrap 7-15-19

Challenges: Double Trouble #36 Round & Round: Thing 1 - circles on the patterned paper, brads, and my daughter's pizza + Thing 3 - school theme; Scrapbook.com Music challenge - used lyrics from Chuck Berry's School Days as my journaling.

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)

EMS Sketch Challenge 55 - Shamu Layout

Welcome to the April  sketch challenge! This month's sketch allows ample room for five 4"x 6" photos, plus you can crop down a couple of photos to 3" x 3" in order to focus upon some details or eliminate distracting elements. This is also a great sketch to use up some scraps you have in your stash. Enjoy the sketch, and don't forget to link your completed layout based on the sketch below so I can leave you some love. For every five participants, I will choose a guest designer for June!

Recipe:

Pennant Alphabet, Distressed Backgrounds & Honeycomb stamp sets
Fanfare Level 2 papers
Sky, Sunny Yellow & White Daisy cardstock

Pacifica, Cranberry, Black, Sky, Sunny Yellow & Creme Brulee ink
Pacifica & Carnberry markers
Blue Epoxy Bubbles
DE Stars chipboard
Large chipboard star (DCWV)
Challenges: Lasting Memories Scraps Everywhere challenge

Please link your completed layout here by 4/30/14 at 11:59 pm PST!

SCS Variety Challenge 186 - Downtown

I posted the variety challenge on the Splitcoast Stampers site on Wednesday but am just now getting around to posting it here. Hope you feel inspired to play along! Click the link below to find out how.

SBVC186 - Hot Hexagons
Hexagons are everywhere in scrapbooking lately, so try your hand at creating a layout that uses hexagons! If you need some inspiration, I attached a few sketches that feature lots of hexagons.
 

Recipe:
Honeycomb, Glamour Uppercase & Glamour Lowercase Alphabets
Buzz and Bumble Level 2 papers
Champagne & White Daisy cardstock
Cocoa & Sunset ink
Cocoa marker
Craft buttons
Natural Hemp
3-D foam tape
Cricut Accent Essentials cartridge: hexagons
Pattern: Lovely Assistant from Magic

From Let's Scrap

From Nuts About Sketches

From Sketch Savvy