Steamboat Springs, Colorado Layout

Hi everyone. I thought I'd pop in to give you an update on what's going on in my life and to share the only layout I managed to get done this month. First of all, merry Christmas and happy New Year. Hope you all had a blessed holiday season this year. Ours was strange, to say the least. We originally thought we'd be moving the weekend before Christmas, but we didn't close in time. Then we thought we'd be moving the day before Christmas, but something went wrong with our buyer's financing and she had to start over. We were hoping to move this weekend, but that doesn't seem like it will happen either, so we're praying we close and move sometime next week. What a roller coaster! In the midst of packing, my scrapbooking mojo has just not been there, so I will fall a few short of my goal for the year, but I'm mostly okay with that. I found some pictures I had printed up from our 2009 vacation to Colorado, so here's a layout featuring those photos and some discontinued products from CTMH. The pattern is Dynamic Duo from Imagine, but I rotated each page one quarter turn to fit my large horizontal photos. I didn't journal yet because I'm not sure where I want to put it, so let me tell you that these pictures were taken while riding the gondola in beautiful Steamboat Springs, CO.



Recipe:
Priceless Love Word Puzzle stamp set
Twitterpated Level 2 papers
Chocolate, Crystal Blue & Colonial White cardstock
Chocolate ink
Chocolate marker
DE In Color - Organic
Sorbet ribbon
Cream embroidery floss (Making Memories)
White gel pen (Marvy)

This Close to Crazy!

Hi, everyone. I know, I haven't posted in a while. Things got really crazy for me at the end of November. We got an offer on our house, and we're trying to do a two week escrow, so that means we'll probably be moving in a week and a half. Needless to say, scrapbooking has been the last thing on my mind. I'm not even sure if I'll get Christmas cards sent this year! I can't promise any more posts this month because I will be busy packing everything (including my scrapping stuff). Just wanted to let you know I'm still alive, and I hope you all have a wonderful December and a blessed Christmas. See you in the new year.

Grand Canyon Snow Layout

This layout has been sitting on my scrapdesk for days while I tried to figure out the finishing touches, and I finally decided to just get it done! One thing we hadn't counted on for our trip to the Grand Canyon was snow, but we encountered quite a bit, so I felt I had to memorialize it with at least one layout. I used the pattern Lovely Assistant from Jeanette Lynton's new book Magic, and several elements on my page were inspired by the layout on page 42 of the Fall / Winter idea book. The large chipboard oval on the picture of my son is actually an "O" from the Dimensional Elements Monograms "O" pack. There are two extra-large "O"s that would be difficult to use as part of a title because they're just so big, so I'm glad I found an alternate use for one of them!



Recipe:
Ice Crystals, All Decked Out, Tiny Typewriter Alphabet & Save the Date stamp sets
Mistletoe & Grace Level 2 papers
Black Plaid paper (KI Memories)
Desert Sand, White Daisy & Bamboo cardstock
Cranberry, Desert Sand & Black ink
Cranberry, Bamboo, Grey Wool & Autumn Terracotta markers
Versamarker
Clear embossing powder
Liquid Glass
DE Monograms "S", "N", "O", "W"
Cranberry craft buttons
Cranberry brad
Red sparkles
White Daisy ricrac
Black embroidery floss
3-D foam tape

EMS Sketch Challenge 23 - Fingerprints of God Layout

Wednesday morning, and time for another sketch challenge. I've been scrapping a lot of panoramic pictures lately, and finding creative ways to display them is becoming difficult. This time, I chose to make them a little smaller so they don't stretch all the way across the layout. Instead, I made them part of the photo collage, and had the title / journaling box break out of the group to create some interest. Hope you like it!

The Sketch:

My layout:

Recipe:

Felicity papers

Vellum Heartfelt

Wonder felt die-cuts

Fancy Cuts Botanicals

Basic craft buttons

Chocolate brads

Olive embroidery floss

Liquid Glass

Williams, AZ Layout

Good Monday to everyone out there in Blogland. Hope you all had a great weekend. I didn't post any layouts last week (sorry!), but I have been working on some. Here's one from our 2006 Arizona trip. We stayed in Williams, AZ because you can catch the train from there to the Grand Canyon. Williams was a small but cute town, and we enjoyed looking around while we were there. For the layout design, I adapted the sketch from Nuts About Sketches Week 118 to fit my needs.



Recipe:
Cocktail Alphabet, Ticket to Ride & Boys at Play stamp sets
Passages & Caprice Level 2 papers
Dutch Blue & Colonial White cardstock
Chocolate & Cranberry ink
Chocolate marker

Time for a Christmas Card

I am probably way behind on this, but I finally decided to start creating a family Christmas card to give out this year. I usually try to keep it simple so that I can easily mass produce it, but for some reason this year I felt like doing some embossing, which led to coloring with markers; what was I thinking?! The design is a variation on card 4 of the Just Because card workshop featured in Jeanette Lynton's Wishes book, and I used stamps from Christmas Story, a new set from Close to My Heart. The colors I used aren't very traditional, but hopefully the recipients won't mind.



Recipe:
Christmas Story stamp set
Perfect Day Level 2 papers
Cocoa, Tulip & Colonial White cardstock
Cocoa, Juniper, Tulip & Versamark ink
Honey, Juniper, Taffy & Desert Sand marker
Gold embossing powder

EMS Sketch Challenge 22 - 2nd Try Layout

It's Wednesday, and that means another sketch challenge. This one packs 5 photos onto a single page, but leaves open space around each one so that it (hopefully) doesn't look overcrowded. If I had it to do over, I probably would have chosen solid cardstock for my title strip in order to keep the layout from being so busy. I do love my new "A Timber" stamp set. The price can't be beat (only $7.95), and the images offer such versatility. On this layout, I used it for the tree and the scroll design under the title, but I'm already planning what other projects I can use it for! I also got to use my new colored sparkles. Love the touches of bling! Now, let me see what you can do with the sketch, and leave me a comment with a link to your layout. Happy scrapping.

The sketch:

My layout:

Recipe:

A Timber, Just for the Holidays, Holiday Hoopla & Field Trip Alphabet stamp sets

Mistletoe Level 2 papers

New England Ivy & Colonial White cardstock

New England Ivy & Cranberry ink

New England Ivy marker

Red sparkles

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)