LOAD #31 - Donkey

My final layout for the LOAD challenge, and what a ride it has been. I loved getting all these photos scrapped, but I won't miss the pressure of the deadline. The good new is that I only have 17 layouts to go to meet my yearly goal. November and December should be easy! Thanks to the wonderful ladies who have scrapped along with me. It's been fun getting to know you through your photos, and I hope you will join me for future challenges. And now, here is today's layout. I used the week 121 sketch from Nuts about Sketches, and for a change I stayed pretty close to the original sketch. BTW, I'm not positive that that's a donkey in the picture, but please don't tell me if it's not! Somehow Eeyore doesn't spring to mind when someone says mule or burro.



Recipe:
Precious Alphabet & Priceless Love Word Puzzle stamp sets
Grace Level 2 papers
Olive & Colonial White cardstock
Cocoa, Twilight & Honey ink
Cocoa marker
White Daisy, Spring Blossom & Big Pinks Just Blooms
Basic craft buttons
Cocoa grosgrain ribbon

LOAD #30 - Grand Canyon Deer Farm

Another layout from our Arizona trip. The deer farm was pretty cool, and I will always remember the feeling of a herd of deer competing to be hand fed by our family. I used the Week 78 sketch from Nuts about Sketches, but I flipped the pages.



Recipe:
Friendship Alphabet Large & Small stamp sets
Caprice Level 2 papers
Bamboo & Desert Sand cardstock
Chocolate ink
Chocolate marker
Chocolate grosgrain ribbon
Heartfelt Wonder die cuts

LOAD #29 - In Process

Hi! It's getting late and my hubby and I are leaving for a night at the theater (without the kids - yay)! My layout is almost done but I don't have time to post it now. I'll try to get it posted tomorrow morning. In the meantime, all you LOADies can post your layouts.

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Here is the layout for yesterday. It's really simple, so it seems like I should have been able to post it earlier, but life this month has been crazy and this morning was no exception! The photos are from our trip to the Grand Canyon Railway Station in Williams, AZ, and this is the first page for our 2007 Arizona trip.



Recipe:
Building Block Alphabet & Classmate Alphabet stamp sets
Giggles & Grins My Stickease
Sunny Yellow & Black cardstock
Cranberry & Black ink
Cranberry spiral clip
Black ribbon (Michaels)

LOAD #28 - Lake Arrowhead

Can you believe we only have three more days left (not including today) of October? And that means three more layouts! We're almost done with the Layout a Day Challenge. It's been fun, hasn't it? Here's today's layout. I did some dry embossing and sanding on the Cranberry cardstock - love that look.



Recipe:
Hodgepodge Alphabet stamp set
Silhouette Level 2 paper & My Stickease
Bamboo, Cranberry, Black & White Daisy cardstock
Black ink
Black marker
Sparkles
Snowflake punches (Martha Stewart & EK Success)
Scallop scissors (Fiskars)

LOAD #27 - Winter Fun

Technically speaking, the title of this layout should be "Winter Fun?" since it is questionable how much fun my boys had sledding! But since I didn't have a chipboard question mark, I left it as is. Don't know if you can see it in the scan, but the snowflake tied to the title is covered with liquid glass and sprinkled with glitter. I really need to order some blue sparkles, so I can add them to this layout. I think they would be the perfect finishing touch.



Recipe:
Jingle Borders & February Word Puzzle stamp sets
Animal Cookies Creative Basics & Cherry-O Level 2 papers
Sky, Moonstruck & White Daisy cardstock
Moonstruck, Sky & Tulip ink
Moonstruck marker
DE Monograms "F", "U", "N"
Moonstruck embroidery floss
Prisma Glitter
Liquid Glass
Pattern: Add an Element from Cherish

LOAD #26 - Dinos and More

Another layout for the Natural History Museum, this time featuring some of the dinosaurs we saw there. You may not be able to tell because the photo came out a little dark, but the vertical photo on the left page shows a really cool T-rex skeleton, well worth the money we paid for admission!



Recipe:
Extreme Caps & Star Struck stamp sets
Passages & Expedition Level 2 papers
Garden Green cardstock
White Daisy textured cardstock
Brown Bag, Cocoa & Garden Green ink
Cocoa marker
Cocoa grosgrain ribbon
Staples
Pattern: Designers Eye from Cherish

LOAD #25 - Hall of California History

It may be late, but it's still Monday according to California time, so here's my LOAD for today! The pictures are from a trip to the Museum of Natural History, and I used a Becky Higgins' sketch as a starting point. My only problem with Becky's sketches is that they show you where to place your photos, but seldom where to put your papers. Becky's examples are also frequently cardstock only layouts, so I struggle with where to put my pretty patterned papers, but I improvised on this one and am relatively happy with how it came out.



Recipe:
Friendship Alphabet Small & Noted Backgrounds stamp sets
Passages Level 2 papers
Brown Bag, Barn Red & Bamboo cardstock
Brown Bag, Barn Red & Black ink
Barn Red Bigger Brads
Edge distresser

LOAD #24 - Cousins

Today was quite a day. Between getting ready for another open house, attending church, going to the pumpkin patch while we were banished from our home, and getting home to find the open house was still going strong (an hour after it was supposed to finish), I have not had a moment to scrap. Plus I'm all out of photos (one of the hazards of scrapping every day) and I did not get more pictures sent to Costco to be printed. Woe is me! I did not get a layout done yet today, and it may not happen. But I promise I'll catch up tomorrow. LOADies, please post your layouts and I'll add mine after I get photos developed.

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Well, I promised I would get this layout posted days ago and it just did not happen. Sorry! At last, I have it ready to go, so here it is. I was inspired by a layout created by Michele (Chelemom) at Splitcoast Stampers. She was the featured scrapper last week, and we were challenged to scraplift a layout. I love the look of her layouts, but I have a hard time doing all the layers, so this was quite a challenge for me. I finally decided to use layers but not worry about the eclectic style part. All my papers and stickers are from the same paper collection and they all look like they match, but I think that's okay. Hopefully it shows how you can find inspiration from anyone's style, no matter how different from your own. Here's the page I scraplifted: They Are Why I Scrapbook



Recipe:
Picture Perfect & Simple Stitches stamp sets
Animal Cookies Level 2 & Creative Basics papers
Animal Cookies My Stickease
Creme Brulee, Tulip & White Daisy cardstock
Tulip & Dutch Blue ink
Irresistible Lots of Dots stickers
3-D foam tape
Scalloped border punch (Fiskars)

LOAD #23 - Lexi

My husband's niece Lexi, the cutest baby in the world - what more needs to be said?



Recipe:
Priceless Love Word Puzzle & State of Mind stamp sets
Cherry-O Level 2 papers
Sweet Leaf, Chocolate & White Daisy cardstock
Sweet Leaf, Chocolate, Tulip & Crystal Blue ink
Irresistibles Lots of Dots stickers
Love Letter rub-ons
Tulip, Sweet Leaf & Chocolate craft buttons
Tulip brad
White grosgrain & Chocolate ribbon
Scalloped border punch (Fiskars)
Pattern: Full House from Imagine

LOAD #22 - Life Afloat

Another Midway layout. I created the clouds by masking cloud shapes on White Daisy cardstock and then brayering over the paper with Sky ink.



Recipe:
Tiny Typewriter Alphabet, Flyin' High & True Happiness stamp sets
Zippidee Level 2 papers
Dutch Blue, White Daisy & Bamboo cardstock
Sky, Cranberry, Bamboo, Dutch Blue & Black ink
3-D foam tape