Preschool Peak Layout

The final layout for my kids' Everest VBS experience features photos from the preschool class my youngest attended. I played along with the latest board from Tic Tac Toe Challenges by using the diagonal with die-cuts (hearts, scalloped frame), ribbon (blue, red), and bright colors. The colors are actually a mix of bright and pastel, but hopefully I have enough bright colors to qualify!

Here's my layout:

And here's the tic tac toe board:

Recipe:
Color Kaleidoscope papers
White Daisy cardstock
Espresso ink
Star Spangled Blue marker
"A" chipboard (from my stash, source unknown)
My Happy Place Shape Sprinkles hearts (Doodlebug Designs)

Cranberry velvet ribbon
Crystal Blue ribbon
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: frame
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: hearts

Everest VBS Layout

I created my first layout for this Vacation Bible School in 2016 but didn't finish scrapping any of the other photos. Probably should have, because I'm finally getting back to them five years later! The page I created today will face my original page, so I decided they should match, and fortunately I still had a tiny bit of the paper left from scrapping the original layout. The theme was Everest: conquering challenges with God's mighty power, and the decor featured a snowy mountain, so it seemed logical to go with the snowflake theme. I included my original layout and my new one. How did I do?

Original layout:

New layout:

Recipe:
Wonderland & Snowhaven papers
Black, Grey Wool & White Daisy cardstock
Black & Crystal Blue ink
Black marker
Black gingham ribbon
Say Cheese III enamel dots (Simple Stories)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: circle tag
Cricut Artistry cartridge: snowflakes
Cricut Simply Sweet: tabs
CTMH embossing folder: chevron
Pattern: An old Brenda Ragsdale sketch that was posted on Scrapbook.com

Challenges: Just Us Girls Trend Week #575 embossing folder (I thought my chevron embossing folder was a fun way of carrying through the mountain theme); Use Your Stuff #418 enamel dots

Aquarium of the Pacific 2015 Layout

For these photos of my kids enjoying the aquarium, I drew inspiration from a couple of crafting challenges plus a sketch I created in 2019 that remains a favorite. The patterned paper is from an old CTMH kit that was one of the first ones I purchased back in 2004 or 2005, so it was great that it suited these photos so well. Am I the only paper collector around here who needs to get those old papers off the shelf and into my albums?

Recipe:
Pen Pal Alphabet stamp set
Summer Celebration papers
Pebble & White Daisy cardstock
Watermelon, Ocean & Pacifica ink
Ocean marker
Wood Hearts
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: banners, arrows, hearts, sun
Cricut You Are Here cartridge: title
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge 78

Challenges: Scrap With Stacy March tic-tac-toe (I used the row with 5 patterned papers, hearts, and the color teal); The Studio Challenges Color tic-tac-toe (I used the column with teal, grey, and pink)

My Wish for You Layout

There wasn't anything exceptional I could think of to say about these photos of my kids at the park, so I was thankful for a challenge from Scrapbook.com to use the words of an Irish blessing. It was a perfect focal point for this layout!

Recipe:
Trinity Alphabet stamp set
Spring Fun papers (KI Memories)
Goldrush cardstock
White Daisy textured cardstock
Vellum
Goldrush & New England Ivy ink
Gold Metallics marker
Color Ready Kraft border
Magic Mesh (Sonnets)
Free Spirit brads (Prima)
Vegetation Adornaments fibers (EK Success)
Staples
Washi tape (from my stash, source unknown)
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: wish banner, frame
Challenges: Double Trouble #78 Wearing O' the Green (Thing 1 = use green + Thing 2 = Link up with Use Your Stuff #417 + Thing 3 = use plaid)

EMS Sketch Challenge 98 + La Habra Children's Museum Layout

I'm a little late posting this sketch, but the month is still young, so enjoy! The angles on this one might be a little tricky, so let me tell you what I did. Rather than cut the triangle on the left page, I actually decided to cut the top right hand corner diagonally off a 12" x 12" piece of patterned paper, made piece C my uncut cardstock base, and layered piece A over it but under the large patterned paper piece. That way I didn't have to worry so much about the angles, and I was able to use the cut off triangle of patterned paper on the right hand page. Hope that makes sense. Anyway, please let feel free to adapt the sketch to fit your needs, and be sure to leave a link in the comments to your finished layout.

The sketch:

My layout:

Recipe:
Stacy's Hand & Vintage Type stamp sets
Field Trip & It's All Good patterned paper (American Crafts)
Canary, Tulip & White Daisy cardstock
Canary, Clover Meadow, & Sapphire ink
Moonstruck marker
Field Trip ephemera (American Crafts)
Harvest baker's twine
Seas the Day enamel dots
Cricut Artiste cartridge: title
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: hearts
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tag
Challenges: Bitten By the Bug Anything Goes with a Cricut cut (title, hearts, tag)

Off We Go to the Zoo Layout

For some reason, there are a ton of zoo animal stickers in my stash, so I pulled out a few very old ones to complement these pictures of my kids at the zoo. I didn't include any journaling on the layout since it's too long ago for me to remember if anything extra special happened, especially since our many zoo excursion kinda blur together now!

Recipe:
A Typeface stamp set
Let's Wander patterned paper (American Crafts)
Spring 2020 Mix-In paper
Topiary, Black, Canary, Gypsy, Amethyst & Black cardstock
Topiary, Whisper & Black ink
Evergreen & Black markers (Zig)
Zoo animal stickers (Mrs. Grossman's)
Color Kaleidoscope Thickers & Puffy stickers (American Crafts)
Purple Glitter Gems
Black enamel dots
Black embossing powder
Flower punches (Emaginations & EK Success)
Cricut You Are Here cartridge: title
Pattern: Nuts About Sketches Week 27 Bonus (10-22-08)

Challenges: 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Anything Goes with a Critter; Crafting Happiness #86 Anything Goes with optional green; Tic Tac Toe #103 (used column with splatter, flowers, green)

Just Us Girls challenge #574

Women's Retreat 2015 Layout

Since I haven't scrapped much this month, I decided to make up for it by scrapping a layout that has everything but the kitchen sink on it! I wanted to play along with a challenge on Scrapbook.com that required a single picture and tons of other stuff, so I pulled out a photo of me with a bunch of ladies on a women's retreat and used that to help me get started.

Recipe:
Let's Wander Multi-Media & patterned papers (American Crafts)
Black, Lagoon, Canary, Blush & White Daisy cardstock
Canary, Creme Brulee, Cotton Candy & Lagoon ink
Black marker
DE chipboard banners
Creme Brulee & Sunset Baker's twine
White Lacey Trims (49 and Market)
Juniper brads
Spring Fun & Wedding epoxy number stickers (KI Memories)
Craft buttons
Color Kaleidoscope word sticker & Thicker (American Crafts)
Let's Wander flower stickers (American Crafts)
Cricut Artiste cartridge: shaped rectangle, doilies, heart outline
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tag
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: Special title
Cuttlebug embossing folder: Swiss Dot
Scalloped border punch (Fiskars)
Tim Holtz Dot Fade stencil (Stampers Anonymous)
Pattern: scraplift from Scrapbook.com
Challenges: Scrap With Stacy tic tac toe (I used the column with twine, border punch, and word stickers)

Tic Tac Toe Challenges #102 (I used the diagonal with flowers, word die-cut, and stencil)

The Tombs Layout

I haven't done a lot of scrapping this month, so I'm easing myself back into it with this super simple layout featuring a few photos of the Egyptian exhibit at the British Museum. Baby steps!

Recipe:
Felicity Alphabet stamp set
Florentine papers & cardstock stickers
Goldrush & Colonial White cardstock
Cocoa, Indian Corn Blue, Goldrush & Bamboo ink
Brown marker (Zig)
Cuttlebug embossing folder: Wicker Weave
Pattern: Sketches in Thyme #457 (rotated left)

Challenges: Heart 2 Heart Borders (added borders at top and bottom); Lasting Memories #533 Embossing (dry embossed the borders at top and bottom)

Set in Stone Layout

My hubby took lots of pictures of the Ancient Egypt exhibit at the British Museum, so this layout features some of the statues he photographed. There were too many to include them all!

Here are a few of the photos that go in the photo storage page that I placed between these two pages.

Recipe:
Laughing Lola papers
Glacier, Black & White Daisy cardstock
Black ink
Black marker
White Pearls
Licorice Opaques pearls
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: title, tag
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: stars
Pattern: Splitcoast Stampers Sketch15Jan3

Challenges: Double Trouble #77 Layer It On (Thing 1 = 5 layers in the upper corners with the stars + Thing 2 = linked up with the Crafter's Cafe #260 + Thing 3 = pearls); Use Your Stuff #416 It's My Favorite (purple, light blue, and black is one of my favorite color combos with which to scrap)

You Had Me at Meow Layout

When I look at my big kitty now, it's hard to believe he was ever this small, but he is still as precious as he was when we first brought him home!

Recipe:
Friendship Alphabet Small stamp set
Heartstrings papers & stickers
Black cardstock
Black, Crystal Blue, Cranberry & Hollyhock ink
Black marker
Flamingo Dots
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: Meow
Challenges: Heart 2 Heart All You Need Is Love; Challenge YOUrself #86 Celebrate Love