Let's Have Fun at the Zoo Layout

Since we have a zoo membership, I have scrapbooked zoo photos many times, so these are just a few snapshots my hubby took, plus there are a bunch more in a pocket page. We got some great shots of the hippos snoozing on the rocks, which made me smile because they are my sister-in-law's favorite animal. I meant to add just a few of the stamped bamboo images to my base cardstock but it looked a little funny, so I ended up stamping the whole piece, thus the striped background!

Recipe:
Intrinsic Backgrounds & Season of Thanks stamp sets
Jungle Stripes paper (Echo Park)
Kraft, Lagoon, & Colonial White cardstock
Bamboo, Topiary & Lagoon ink
Brown marker (Zig)
Jungle Safari stickers (Echo Park)
Chocolate ribbon
Topiary spiral clip & button nail heads
Cricut Art Philosophy cartrdige: decorative shape (behind the monkey)
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge 86

Challenges: Double Trouble #54 - It's Hip to be Square (Thing 1 = square scrapbook page and square picture + Thing 2 = played along with 2 Crafty Critter Crazies + Thing 3 = used two stamp sets that were way older than a year); 2 Crafty Critter Crazies #37 - anything goes with a critter

Boys vs. Girls Layout

It's been super hot here in Southern California (over 100 degrees most of last week), so I haven't felt like scrapping (or moving at all!) much this month, but we just had some rain come through and cool it down a little so I sat down at my desk to get creative. Here's the result, a fun comparison of the boys' vs. girls' apparel at church on Easter Sunday.

The word "GIRLS" is sponged with Cotton Candy ink and then covered with Diamond Stickles, which looks great in real life but very washed out in my scan, so here is another shot where you can see how pretty it turned out!

Recipe:
Season of Thanks stamp set
Brushed Level 2 papers
Pear, Sky, Pixie & White Daisy cardstock
Cotton Candy, Sky, Dutch Blue, Pear & Saddle ink
Sky marker
DE Monograms chipboard letters
Diamond Stickles (Ranger)
Blush ribbon
Green baker's twine
Cotton Candy polka dot washi tape
White Daisy rub-on circles
Pearl Opaques
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: arrows, flags, circles
Pattern: Splitcoast Stampers's Sketch15Sep1
Challenges: Lasting Memories Mixed Media + bold title challenge (not sure I did this right, but I did mix it up with chipboard, glitter, ink, ribbon, baker's twine, and pearls!)