Week 13 Layout Linky - Sing Layout

I went away to a scrapbook retreat this weekend, so I got quite a few layouts done. Here's another one from the Bible Boot Camp VBS our church did last summer. I used a Becky Higgins sketch and the new craft paper from CTMH. FYI: this paper is great, and it's perfect for anything army. Well, it's perfect for a lot of things, but that's what I happened to be scrapping this weekend! I did lots of multiple ink stamping on this layout. For a few, I was able to get multiple colors on the stamp just by inking up the stamp on the edge of the pad, but for the guitar I had to use a sponge to apply the Pansy Purple ink. I like how it came out really muted, especially in comparison to the star I stamped over it. Same ink, two different looks. Cool!



Recipe:
Star Power & Extreme Caps stamp sets
You Rock Level 2 papers
Olive, Craft & Colonial White cardstock
Olive, Pansy Purple, Outdoor Denim, Goldrush & Desert Sand ink
Pansy Purple Bigger Brad
Olive & Outdoor Denim markers

***If you are participating in the challenge, please use the link below to link your layout to this post. You have until Friday at 11:59PM PST to post your thirteenth week's layout. The link will allow you to post a title and thumbnail that link to your site, where we can see the layout in all its glory! Note: please do not post from a password protected site that will require us to input a password before viewing.

Week 12 Layout Linky + EMS Sketch Challenge 26 - Lexi Layout

This month, the Let's Get Peachy blog posted a Roll 'Em Challenge. I went to the Roll 'Em site, rolled three dice, and got a 4, 5 & 2. That means I needed to put together a layout using 4 photos, 5 patterned papers, and 2 embellishments. This was perfect for some photos of my cute niece Lexi, plus it worked for a sketch I created, so I combined the two challenges. Fun! The twist on the Let's Get Peachy challenge was to use spring colors, which I mostly did. Black isn't very springy, but it made a nice contrast. My two embellishments are chipboard letters and stamped butterflies.

The Sketch:

My Layout:

Recipe:
Hot Diggity & Alphabet Solos "H" stamp sets
Daydream & Boom-di-Ada Level 2 papers
Black cardstock
Black & Hollyhock ink
DE Monograms "L", "E", "X", "I"
Liquid Glass

***If you are participating in the challenge, please use the link below to link your layout to this post. You have until Friday at 11:59PM PST to post your eleventh week's layout. The link will allow you to post a title and thumbnail that link to your site, where we can see the layout in all its glory! Note: please do not post from a password protected site that will require us to input a password before viewing.

Bible Boot Camp Layout

Wow, this is my second layout this week! I guess I'm making up for my non-activity the previous two weeks. Mr. Mojo is back. The Lasting Memories blog is having a challenge this week: create a layout using green and white (in honor of St. Patrick's Day, of course). I don't have any St. Patty's pictures, but I did have some photos from last summer's vacation Bible school program. The theme was Bible Boot Camp, so there is lots of army green and camouflage in my photos. I used the pattern Magic Act from Jeanette Lynton's book Magic, and created some camouflaged paper by sponging New England Ivy, Olive, and Desert Sand ink on Bamboo cardstock. I really liked how the layout turned out, except I wish I had written VBS 2010 at the side of the page instead of where I put it. Oh well, can't win 'em all, right?



Recipe:
Hero's Pride, Extreme Caps & Journaling Jots stamp sets
Mistletoe Level 2 papers
Desert Sand, Bamboo & Colonial White cardstock
Olive, New England Ivy, Desert Sand, Cocoa & Grey Wool ink
New England Ivy marker
Colonial White brads
3-D foam tape
Sponges

Week 11 Layout Linky - Family Party Layout

I am determined to get ahead of the game this week and post early, so here it is! I decided to take a break from scrapping vacation photos, and Michele from Split Coast Stampers had the perfect challenge for me this morning: scrapbook a birthday party. This was a family party, so all the kids in my hubby's extended family got to celebrate at one time. I received the Good Times paper pack in my consultant kit when I started with CTMH in 2008, but hadn't used it all up, so I figured this was a good time to pull it out and use it. I also used the Week 92 Sketch from the Nuts about Sketches blog.



Recipe:
Good Times paper pack & My Stickease
Sweet Leaf & Buttercup cardstock
Chocolate ink
Chocolate brads
Twilight marker
White gel pen (Marvy)

***If you are participating in the challenge, please use the link below to link your layout to this post. You have until Friday at 11:59PM PST to post your eleventh week's layout. The link will allow you to post a title and thumbnail that link to your site, where we can see the layout in all its glory! Note: please do not post from a password protected site that will require us to input a password before viewing.

Week 10 Layout Linky + EMS SKetch Challenge 25 - The Real Story Behind the Ruins Layout

I'm really late posting my layout again this week, but I have a great excuse - pneumonia! Yes, I have been in bed all week, coughing, wheezing, chest pains, etc. Not a fun week. I managed to put together a layout in spite of that (plus having my parents-in-law here and a birthday party to plan), so I'm pretty proud of myself. This week, the Heart 2 Heart Challenge blog asked us to create a scene using three or more stamps, which was perfect for this layout. (Actually, I just went back and checked and it was supposed to be a scene on a card, but hopefully they'll forgive my illness-induced confusion!) I used the mountains and clouds from Beautiful Things, the grass from True Happiness, and the bricks from Around the Block, three totally different style stamp sets, yet I think they came together really well. I also used a sketch this week, so feel free to check it out for next week's layout if you like it. Can't wait to see your layouts for week 10, ladies!

The Sketch:

My Layout:

Recipe:
Classmate Alphabet, Extreme Caps, True Happiness, Beautiful Things, Around the Block & Picture Perfect stamp sets
Roughing It stamp set (SU)
Indian Corn Blue, Heavenly Blue, Desert Sand, Autumn Terracotta & Colonial White cardstock
Desert Sand, Garden Green, Grey Wool & Bamboo ink
Grey Wool & Bamboo markers

***If you are participating in the challenge, please use the link below to link your layout to this post. You have until Friday at 11:59PM PST to post your tenth week's layout. The link will allow you to post a title and thumbnail that link to your site, where we can see the layout in all its glory! Note: please do not post from a password protected site that will require us to input a password before viewing.

Week 9 Layout Linky

Hopefully I will finish a layout this week, but no promises! I've been busy designing and assembling 30+ birthday party invitations for my son's sixth birthday party that is coming up in a week. Not much time for scrapping, but I hope to get to it this afternoon. In the meantime, here's the layout link for those who are patiently (or not so patiently) waiting for it!

***If you are participating in the challenge, please use the link below to link your layout to this post. You have until Friday at 11:59PM PST to post your ninth week's layout. The link will allow you to post a title and thumbnail that link to your site, where we can see the layout in all its glory! Note: please do not post from a password protected site that will require us to input a password before viewing.

Week 8 Layout Linky - The Painted Desert Layout

Anyone else had a hectic week? I almost had my layout for the week finished on Saturday, but then life got crazy and I haven't had time to sit down and finish it until this morning. Hope nobody is getting tired of pictures from my Arizona vacation yet. I'm almost done scrapping; just Sedona and the ride home remain to be scrapped. Yay! Anyway, for today's layout I used an old sketch from the Nuts about Sketches blog (Week 3 Bonus). Enjoy.



Recipe:
Chocolate Alphabet Small stamp set
Splendor Level 2 papers
Chocolate & White Daisy cardstock
Chocolate & Topiary ink
Chocolate marker
Love Letter rub-ons
Topiary embroidery floss
Sparkles

***If you are participating in the challenge, please use the link below to link your layout to this post. You have until Friday at 11:59PM PST to post your eighth week's layout. The link will allow you to post a title and thumbnail that link to your site, where we can see the layout in all its glory! Note: please do not post from a password protected site that will require us to input a password before viewing.

Week 7 Layout Linky - Wupatki

Ever had a layout that just wouldn't come together? That was this layout for me. I had some great ideas, but every time I sat down to work on it, I ended up walking away frustrated. Today I finally decided to just finish it, and it's so nice to have it done and my workspace cleared off! I used a challenge from Split Coast Stampers: create a layout using inspiration found from something in the Kirkland’s online catalog. I found some cute wall decor pieces that had a spiral motif in wire, so I imitated those using some artist's wire. To create the spirals on the Dutch Blue cardstock, I placed a metal spiral clip under the cardstock and used a finishing file to sand away the color, revealing the white core underneath. Cool, huh? I also used EMS Sketch Challenge 2 for the pattern.



Recipe:
Extreme Alphabet stamp set
Patterned paper (DCWV)
Dutch Blue & Bamboo cardstock
Autumn Terracotta, Brown Bag & Dutch Blue ink
Brown Bag marker
Twill ribbon
Antique Copper Bigger Brads
Antique Copper wire (Artistic Wire Ltd)

***If you are participating in the challenge, please use the link below to link your layout to this post. You have until Friday at 11:59PM PST to post your seventh week's layout. The link will allow you to post a title and thumbnail that link to your site, where we can see the layout in all its glory! Note: please do not post from a password protected site that will require us to input a password before viewing.

Week 6 Layout Linky - Lava Flow Trail

As promised, here is the layout and the linky for the week. I used EMS Sketch 24, which I posted yesterday. Here's a fun technique I invented for this layout:

1. Stamp a row of trees at the top of a piece of cardstock using third generation ink.
2. Cut a curving line towards the bottom of your row of trees.
3. Layer the cut off piece of cardstock over the original piece, making sure to overlap a little.
4. Stamp another row of trees below the first using second generation ink.
5. Repeat steps 2 and 3.
6. Stamp another row of trees at the bottom of the cardstock using first generation ink.
7. Without reinking, fill in any dead spaces by stamping the trees again.

Voila, you have a forest / mountain scene! You could probably do this with other types of stamps, but it was fun to do with the trees. Now let's see what you talented ladies come up with for the week.



Recipe:
Classmate Alphabet & Back to Nature stamp set
Grace Level 2 papers
Garnet & Sweet Leaf cardstock
Ponderosa Pine & Desert Sand ink
Basic Craft Buttons

***If you are participating in the challenge, please use the link below to link your layout to this post. You have until Friday at 11:59PM PST to post your sixth week's layout. The link will allow you to post a title and thumbnail that link to your site, where we can see the layout in all its glory! Note: please do not post from a password protected site that will require us to input a password before viewing.

EMS Sketch Challenge 24

It's been a while since I did a sketch challenge, so I thought I would post one this week. It's totally optional, but if you want to use the sketch, it would be fun to see some variations on it. I'm almost done with my layout and will hopefully have it posted by tomorrow, along with the link for this week's challenge. Remember, you can alter the sketch to fit your photos, rotate it, etc., whatever you want to make it fit your needs. Have fun!