At the Pier Layout for Lasting Memories #736

It's time for another month of challenges over at Lasting Memories, and this time Design Team member Sandy is asking us to go back to basics. This week's challenge is to create a layout using a grid design, so I decided to go with a irregular grid that would fit the four pictures I wanted to scrap. There are so many options when using a grid, so I hope you are inspired to join in with this challenge! 

Recipe:
You Are my Happy Alphabet and Icons & Sentiments stamp sets
All Over Blue papers (NRN Designs)
Woodgrain papers
Sapphire, Kraft, Slate, Almond & White Daisy cardstock
Bluebird & Espresso ink
Nautical stickers (Frances Meyers)
Let's wander stickers (American Crafts)
Magic Mesh (Creative Imaginations)
Cricut You Are Here cartridge: skyline

Celebrate Good Times Layout

Since this layout displays a random assortment of photos taken in June 2016, I was going to title it something boring like "June Memories," but I decided to play along with Challenge YOUrself and use the song lyrics "Celebrate Good Times" as my title instead. I'm so excited I got to use the llama chipboard piece on a layout featuring an actual llama!

Click on the photo to see all the fun details!

June 4 was the first time my son Elliot had cauliflower, so the journaling space on the right hand page is popped up with foam tape, and there's a pull out tag behind it that records a funny conversation Elliot had with his dad regarding cauliflower.

Recipe:
Cherish the Day, You Are My Happy & Let's Stay Home stamp sets
Fresh Paint & Summer Vibes papers
Candy Apple, Carolina, Bluebird, Nectarine & White Daisy cardstock
Candy Apple, Carolina, Sunny Yellow, Black & Bamboo ink
Black marker
Fresh Paint & Summer Vibes PML cards
Celebrating Freedom ephemera (BoBunny)
Oh Happy Day chipboard sticker (simple Stories)
Light blue & yellow ric-rac (JoAnn Craft Essentials)
Heavenly Blue organdy ribbon

Black & White enamel dots

Seas the Day enamel dots

3-D foam tape
Fish and flower punches (EK Success)
Scalloped border punch (Fiskars)
Stitched Circle metal die (Art Impressions)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: ticket, oval, tag
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: title

Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #88

Challenges: Challenge YOUrself #105 (lots of good times to celebrate in these photos)

Festive Friday #117 (used red + flower + die cut + memory keeping + ribbon)

Spring Blooms Layout

My husband loves to take pictures of flowers, so I usually wind up with a bunch of really pretty pictures and the decision whether or not to include them in our family scrapbooks. I decided to go for it with this batch that he took at the zoo, since I figure it's one thing I want the kids to remember about their dad - his love of beauty. Plus I love the picture of me and the kids checking out that fun bloom!

Recipe:
Hooray Bouquet & You Are My Happy stamp sets
Hopscotch papers
Glacier, Sunset, Cocoa & Colonial White cardstock
Glacier, Sunset, Smoothie, Cocoa & Flaxen ink
ShinHan Touch Twin marker
Gazebo Titles stickers (CM)
Mocha Opaques Pearls
Craft buttons
White embroidery floss
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: butterfly, flowers, scalloped border
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge 2
Challenges: Lasting Memories This or That challenge (buttons, bling)

People on Parade Layout

My final 2014 Rose Parade layout! I actually only scrapbooked a few pictures from this event and put the rest in photo storage pages, something I plan to do more of this year. While I love creating layouts, I'm running out of space to store my completed albums, so I'm hoping to cut down to only two albums per year. My husband really doesn't want to move again because I've run out of storage space for my albums - LOL!

Recipe:
Extreme Happiness & You are My Happy stamp sets
Moondoggie Level 2 papers
Kraft, Cranberry, Bamboo & White Daisy cardstock
Cranberry, Garden Green, Honey & Indian Corn Blue ink
Garden Green spiral clip
3-D foam tape
Cricut Wall Decor & more cartridge: title
Pattern: Stick It Down January single page sketch

Love Birds Layout

Good Monday morning! For those of you who are unexcited about heading back to work this morning, here's some happy news: I have the privilege of hosting Splitcoast Stamper's Toy Story Virtual Scrapbook Night (VSBN), a week full of fun scrapbooking challenges based on childhood toys and games! I will be posting three challenges a day today through Thursday on SCS, so don't forget to check back to see a new challenge and the corresponding layout every day. Here's my first layout, inspired by the toy Fashion Plates.

To check out the challenge requirements and play along, click on this link. Not a member of Splitcoast? No problem. It's free and easy to join, and includes a personal gallery where you can post all your creations. Hope to see you there!

Recipe:
You Are My Happy & Notice the Details stamp sets
Sweethearts level 2 papers
Black cardstock
Baby Pink & Black ink
Black pigment ink
Black marker
Vellum
Clear embossing powder
DE chipboard Quotes & Hearts
Diamond Stickles (Ranger)
Baby Pink organdy ribbon
Pearl Opaques
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: lovebirds
Challenges: Clear It Out things with wings + glitter; Rochelle Spears tic-tac-toe board (I chose the row with overlay, date stamp, pearls)

Shower Layout

This layout has been sitting on my desk for weeks while I was busy with other things, so this morning I bit the bullet and got it finished! It was inspired by this layout, and I added a few embellishments to round it out.

Recipe:
You Are My Happy Alphabet, Chocolate Alphabet Small, Picture Perfect & Spot On Backgrounds stamp sets
Brushed Level 2 papers
Canary, Pixie & White Daisy cardstock
Lagoon, Creme Brulee, Blush & Pear ink
Lagoon baker's twine
White Daisy brads
White Daisy Photo hangers
White Daisy organdy ribbon
Flamingo Dots
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: banner, scalloped border, hearts, tags

Bright Angel Lodge Layout

Despite the craziness of Christmas and having kids on break from school, I managed to get another layout done for my 2011 Grand Canyon vacation! I pulled out an old sketch from my blog in order to document our time both outside and inside Bright Angel Lodge.

Recipe:
You Are My Happy & Take Note stamp sets
Laughing Lola Level 2 papers
Black & Crystal Blue cardstock
Black, Crystal Blue, Gypsy, Amethyst, Honey & Bamboo ink
Colonial White ric-rac
Pizzazz Irresistibles chipboard
Flutter Just Blooms
Purple Glitter Gems
3-D foam tape
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: flourish
Pattern: EMS Sketch 39
Challenges: Use Your Stuff anything goes (lots of older product from my stash on this layout!)

SCS Variety Challenge 204 - Rose Garden

I'm tickled pink to be hosting another Splitcoast Stampers Variety Challenge, and this may be your golden opportunity to try something new and make your friend green with envy over your talent! Okay, enough with the color puns, but hopefully they inspired you to play along using the link below. I'll be really blue if you pass up this chance to have fun (couldn't resist one last pun)!

SBVC204 - Top Marks
I’m a little slow to get on the coloring craze that’s sweeping the scrapbooking and card-making world, but seeing other people’s artwork is getting me motivated! Today’s challenge is to pull out the markers or colored pencils and add some coloring to your layout. You can start with a stamped or digital image, or you can go wild and freehand something. Whatever you decide, you’ll get top marks for completing this challenge!

And now on to my layout. In 2012, we had a membership to the Natural History Museum in Exposition Park, so we went there a lot, and, of course, we took lots of pictures! Here are a few photos of the rose garden that is next to the museum. For those who watch the t.v. show Bones, this is where the exterior shots of the "Jeffersonian" were filmed. Anyone recognize this building?

For my layout, I created a garden border to match the flower garden. The scalloped borders worked nicely as planter borders, and I went to town coloring the stamped flowers. I even popped up a couple to create a 3-D effect.

Recipe:
A Flowering Bunch, You Are My Happy Alphabet & Enjoy the Little Things stamp sets
Cashmere & White Daisy cardstock
Pink vellum (Hot off the Press)
Sweet Leaf & Whisper ink
Black pigment ink
Ruby, Cotton Candy, Blush, Smokey Plum, Sweet Leaf, Honey, Desert Sand & Chocolate markers
Black journaling pen
Clear embossing powder
Mocha Opaques
3-D foam tape
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: scalloped border
Pattern: Let's Scrap 8-9-13 (right page only)

Creating Cards Layout

We're over half way through the month, so I thought it was a good time to revisit this month's sketch challenge and bring you a little more inspiration. Here's the sketch:

I turned the sketch on its side and added a tag with a picture on it. The tag would have also been a great place to put journaling, but I didn't really have much, so the picture worked for me. I realized both my samples this month have been from crafty events! I think I'll try to use the sketch a third time but for a totally different theme. Don't forget you have until the end of the month to play along with the sketch challenge and share your results.

Recipe:
Balloon Talk & You Are My Happy Alphabet stamp sets
Dotty For You Level 2 paper
Lagoon, Buttercup & Colonial White cardstock
Lagoon, Sweet Leaf, Creme Brulee & Cotton Candy ink
Steel Grey marker (Zig Pens)
Sweet Leaf & Lagoon ribbon
Paradise Just Blooms (flowers)
Sweet Leaf brad
Sunset button brad
Yellow brad (from my stash)
Pattern: EMS Sketch 56
Challenges: 1 2 3 Get Scrappy Challenge board 10 (I used the bottom row, and decided to use word balloons instead of traditional balloons).

EMS Sketch Challenge 57 - National Scrapbooking Day Bonus Sketch!

Today is National Scrapbooking Day, and although I will be celebrating all month, here's a little extra tidbit in recognition of the day: a new sketch! This is a just-get-it-done sketch, so it has room for seven photos that require minimal cropping. Just take your photos out of the developer's envelope and get down to business. I didn't include a link-up on this one, but feel free to leave a link in the comments section and I will add your layout to this post. Happy scrapping, everyone!

My Layout:

It was so fun to do a girly layout for a change!

Recipe:

You Are My Happy Alphabet & Spot On Backgrounds stamp sets

Boom-di-Ada Level 2 papers & My Stickease

Buttercup, Hollyhock & Sweet Leaf cardstock

Hollyhock, Sweet Leaf, Barn Red & Creme Brulee ink

Barn Red marker

Hollyhock zipper lace

3-D foam tape

Cricut Artiste cartridge: title block, flowers

Challenges: Stampin' Royalty Mom theme (celebrating the mommies-to-be!); Little Red Wagon DIY flower

San Diego Zoo Layout

Since Monday was the third day of the third month, Heart 2 Heart challenged us to create a triple play. For me, that meant adding three felt shapes to my layout. I'm trying really hard to use up older papers before buying a bunch of new ones, so I pulled out the old Twitterpated paper pack and used some large pieces of patterned paper. I also used my last three pieces of chipboard that matched the Twitterpated papers, plus I added three craft buttons for another triple play. My title has three words in it, I used three patterned papers, and my final triple play is the three stitches near the title. Wow, that's a lot of threes! Don't forget to hop over to Heart 2 Heart to play along with the challenge.

Recipe:
You Are My Happy stamp set
Twitterpated Level 2 papers
Crystal Blue cardstock
Chocolate & Sorbet ink
Chocolate marker
Heartfelt Wonder felt die-cuts
Dimensional Elements Chipboard - Organic
Craft buttons
Licorice Opaques - Black
Chocolate baker's twine
Chocolate embroidery floss
Liquid Glass
Pattern: Nuts About Sketches Week 302

Huntington Cards

I love holding card workshops, in part because it really makes me exercise my creativity! The Huntington workshop in particular made me think hard, since my workshop gals wanted non-seasonal cards and these papers have a definite fall flavor to them. Hope you like what I came up with!

For this one, I added some embossing using my Cuttlebug so that I could play along with the CAS-ual Fridays embossing challenge.

Recipe:

Floral Happiness, Casual Expressions, Remarkable Wreath, November Word Puzzle, Sweet & Lovely, Salutations Seals, Happy Birthday & You Are My Happy stamp sets

Huntington Level 2 papers

Olive, Cocoa, Autumn Terracotta, Barn Red, Desert Sand, Champagne & Colonial White cardstock

Olive, Cocoa, Autumn Terracotta, Barn Red & Versamark ink

Olive, Autumn Terracotta, Barn Red & Black markers

Mocha Opaques

Colonial White & Cocoa grosgrain ribbon

3-D foam tape

Cricut Artbooking cartridge: scalloped border, journaling box

Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tab, butterfly, title shape

Challenges: Stampin' Royalty anything goes!

ProPlayer Happy Birthday Card

As I mentioned yesterday, my card club ladies requested ProPlayer for this month's workshop. I am really struggling with using it for cards, since it's very masculine and I typically design cards for women, but here's another try! I think this one could work for guys or gals. What do you think? I started with this sketch from 4 Crafty Chicks, and ended up adding the pennant and some faux Washi tape.

Recipe:
Joyful Birthday, Washi Wonder & You Are My Happy stamp sets
ProPlayer Level 2 papers
Sky & Colonial White cardstock
Ruby, Pacifica & Slate ink
Ruby & Black markers
Pewter/Slate badge button
Artbooking cartridge: twirly border
Art Philosophy cartridge: pennant

Laughing Lola Cards

I just finished the last of the sample cards for my Laughing Lola card workshop, so I though I'd share them all at once with you. I played along with a few challenges, so be sure to look below each card to see my inspiration!

 Challenge: Heart 2 Heart Sentiment-ally Yours

 Challenge: Little Red Wagon polka dots

 Challenge: Southern Girls Warm Fuzzies

Challenge: Let's Scrap 8-21-13 card sketch

Recipe:

4 My Friend, Frame Flair, Outta This World, Atomic Caps, Thank You, Artiste Word Balloons & You Are My Happy stamp sets

Laughing Lola Level 2 papers

Black, Gypsy, Crystal Blue, Laughing Lola Gold & White Daisy cardstock

Black, Gypsy & Crystal Blue ink

Crystal Blue, Gypsy, Buttercup & Gold metallics marker

Black glitter tape

Licorice Opaques

White Pearl Opaques

White Daisy grosgrain ribbon & ric-rac

Liquid Glass

3-D foam tape

Cricut Artiste & Art Philosophy cartridges: all die-cut pieces