Millennium Bridge Layout

Another layout for my London album, this time showing views of the Millennium Bridge over the River Thames. I was looking for some water or waves paper and found a Simple Stories beach themed paper pack that had just what I was looking for, plus it had some cool geotag/road map type paper that worked well for this layout. My pictures featured pretty drab colors with just a few pops of red, so I used the pink and red cardstock to cheer up the layout.

Recipe:
My Life stamp set
Just Beachy papers (Simple Stories)
Cotton Candy, Chocolate, Ruby, Blush, Black, Pewter & White cardstock
Bamboo, Flaxen, Juniper & Tulip ink
Very Merry Christmas wood stars (Pinkfresh)
Chocolate baker's twine
Slate polka dot washi tape
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: banners
Cricut You Are Here cartridge; bridge
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: arrow, notebook paper edge
Cricut Design Space: title using Amertha font
Challenges: A Cut Above Anything Goes including a die-cut; Love Those Pretty Papers Anything goes with patterned paper; NBUS Challenge #88 My never before used stuff is the patterned paper and the wooden stars; One More Page Scrapbook pages only; Paper Rocks Scissors #18 Used scissors to cut the baker's twine.

Making a Splash Layout for Lasting Memories #640

Another Sunday morning, and here's another fun challenge from Lasting Memories. This month we are being inspired by some special days, so here's the first one, World Wildlife Day on March 3rd. Lori asked us to create a layout and add an animal to it by using photos, patterned papers and/or embellishments. I went with photos of the wild marine animals at Sea World (okay, some are trained so maybe not so wild as those in the ocean), then used some stickers and pocket cards to carry out the theme. Lori has lots of creative ways to use this theme, not just with actual wild animal photos, so hop on over to Lasting Memories for some inspiration, and then play along!

Recipe:
Stacy's Hand Alphabet & My Life stamp sets
Fish Tales papers (Photo Play)
Glacier, Nectarine, Lagoon & White Daisy cardstock
Crystal Blue, Nectarine, Lagoon & Outdoor Denim ink
Turquoise fineliner pen (iBayam)
Fish Tales stickers & pocket cards (Photo Play)
Color Kaleidoscope puffy stickers (American Crafts)
Crisp Air enamel shapes
Capri shimmer trim
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: sunburst borders
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: curvy rectangle
Cricut Simply Sweet cartridge: heart
Pattern: Splitcoast Stampers Sketch16Sep3

Challenges: Critter Crazy Challenge #72 Anything Goes with a featured critter (I used dolphins, seals, puffer fish, killer whales); Park Hopping Anything Goes inspired by a theme park

Family Fun Times 2016 Layout

I knew I wanted to do something special with this photo of me and my younger kids with their bio-brother and his adoptive family, so Sketch 501 from Sketches in Thyme seemed like a great place to begin. However, since I started with a larger photo, by the time I got all the layers added, it seemed too large for the tilt, so I straightened it out. Kinda bummed because I liked the tilt, but a gal's gotta go with what works for her photo, right? I also played along with the Baker's Dozen Challenge over at Scrapbooks.com. Here's the list; can you find where I put everything?

1.Papers that are new to your stash
2. Little heart embellishments
3. Ink spray or splatter
4. Stamp
5. Animal product or photo- stamp, die, punch, ribbon, stickers, etc.
6. Stencil
7. Journal cards
8. Brads
9. Dies
10. Nuvo drops or enamel dots, gems, stickles, etc.
11. Distress ink
12. Washi tape
13. Baker’s twine

Recipe:
My Life stamp set
Wicker Lane papers, stickers & journaling card (Photo Play)
Wood Grain paper
Lagoon, Raspberry & White Daisy cardstock
Honey, Juniper, Lagoon, Sapphire, Raspberry & Toffee ink
Juniper re-inker
White gel pen (Sakura)
Cotton Candy & Lagoon Washi tape
Flamingo & Stargazer enamel dots
Raspberry baker's twine
White heart brads (from my stash, source unknown)
My Happy Place Shape Sprinkles hearts (Doodlebug Designs)
Tim Holtz Dot Fade stencil (Stampers Anonymous)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tag
Pattern: Sketches in Thyme #501

Challenges: Lasting Memories #581 Lots of Layers; Let's Craft & Create #179 Anything Goes with optional twist of something new (haven't bought a lot of scrappy supplies recently but I did have two newish paper packs and a newish stamp set, so I used those here)

You Light Up My Life Layout

Love these photos of my kids with their birth sibling and his foster sister, just hanging out after eating at a favorite restaurant.

Recipe:
My Life stamp set
Craft On & Dotty for You papers
Carolina, Black & White Daisy cardstock
Raspberry, Pixie, Carolina & Lagoon ink
Lagoon marker
White gel pen (Sakura)
Oh Happy Day Thickers & Bits & Pieces ephemera (Simple Stories)
Cats & Bats dots
Flamingo dots
Raspberry baker's twine
Scalloped border punch (Fiskars)
3-D foam tape
Pattern: Sketches in Thyme #463

Challenges: Heart 2 Heart Old and New (the My Life stamp set that I used to stamp the phrases in the top left corner is new to me, and everything else I have had in my stash for a while); Lasting Memories #544 Flowers + at least one tag; Scrap With Stacy April Tic Tac Toe board (I used the top row across) 

Double Trouble #82 Flowers (Thing 1 = flowers + Thing 3 Color challenge)