Priceless Fall Memories Layout

I just love this sweet photo of my youngest as an Indian brave, so it was a treat to scrapbook it! After digging through my stash a little, I found some papers that were originally designed to showcase a 5" x 7" photo and a journaling block, but by getting creative I was able to adapt it to fit my two photos.

Recipe:
Priceless Love Word Puzzle, Year Round Cheer & Holiday Hoopla stamp sets
Magic Moments papers & stickers
Indian Corn Blue, Goldrush & Colonial White cardstock
Indian Corn Blue, Goldrush, Barn Red, Desert Sand, Sunflower & Black ink
Gold metallic marker
Sweet leaf grosgrain ribbon
Indian Corn Blue embroidery floss
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tab
Challenges: Double Trouble #37 - Thing 1 Fall Theme (Fall title & holiday) + Thing 3 - sweet treat (pumpkin pie); Retro Rubber Challenge #119 - Fall Colors of red, brown, and orange - my stamps are the priceless word on the tab (2009), the turkey and Pilgrim hat (2010) , and the pumpkin pie (2012)

Homemade Christmas Gifts!

Every year, my hubby pulls out the baking stuff and whips up several batches of banana bread to give to our neighbors and miscellaneous friends. My contribution to the gift is to make and attach gift tags to each loaf. This year, I chose to combine the Year Round Cheer and Frame It Up stamp sets with a die-cut from the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge to create my tags. I love using clear stamps because I can do fun things like stamp the image in one color ink and the sentiment in another color without having to mask or clean the stamp between usages!

Recipe: 

Year Round Cheer & Frame It Up stamp sets
White Daisy cardstock
Cranberry, Ponderosa Pine & Chocolate ink
Red Glitz glitter gel
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tag
Challenges: Heart to Heart Gifts from the Heart challenge

Thanksgiving 2012 Layout

I guess I didn't take many pictures in November 2012, because my photos skip from Halloween right to Thanksgiving! Oh well, makes it easier to get caught up on my scrapping. I finally got a chance to use the April Week 1 Scrapbook Sketch I designed for Splitcoast Stampers, plus I played along with the Stash Busters challenge and a challenge board from 1-2-3 Get Scrappy, so lots of inspiration for this layout. Sorry the scan is not great; it was hard to get a good image with the fat buttons and bakers twine on the layout.

Recipe:
Year Round Cheer stamp set
Pathfinding Level 2 papers
Autumn Terracotta, Chocolate & Champagne cardstock
Autumn Terracotta & Chocolate ink
Floret paper flowers
Wooden craft buttons
Autumn Terracotta & White Daisy baker's twine
Irresistibles Frames chipboard
Pattern: Splitcoast Stampers Sketch15Apr1
Challenges: 1-2-3 Get Scrappy April challenge board (I chose the top row - earth tone background, frame, wood element); Use Your Stuff Anything Goes

Halloween 2012 Layout

Scrap It Girl's color challenge (black + white + one other color of your choice) seemed perfect for this Halloween layout, but it was actually harder than I thought not to keep reaching for other colors to add to the layout!

Recipe:
Spellbound, Year Round Cheer, Happy Holidays, Jubilation & Save the Date stamp sets
Spellbound Level 2 papers
Sunset, Black & White Daisy cardstock
Sunset & Black ink
Sunset baker's twine & metal tag
Licorice Opaques pearls
Orange ric-rac (JoAnn Craft Essentials)
3-D foam tape
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: Halloween title
Cuttlebug CTMH Chevron embossing folder
Pattern: Stick It Down April sketch
Challenges: Scrap It Girl Black + White + one other color (obviously, I chose orange as my third color)