What a Difference Layout

I was having a hard time figuring out what to title this layout - I've used "Family" and "Together" so many times! - when I remembered Patti's Thursday challenge from Split Coast Stampers. Okay, it was Patti's challenge from last month, but she wanted us to build a layout around the theme "What a Difference." I thought it would make a great title starter, so I stamped it large and then added "family makes" to the journaling box. Thanks for a great idea, Patti. She also wanted us to use three different patterned papers and stars somewhere on the layout. My stars are on the ticket; kinda small, but they're there! I also used a sketch from Nuts About Sketches.



Recipe:
Trinity Alphabet, You & Me & Spot On Backgrounds stamp sets
Emporium Level 2 papers & My Stickease
Crystal Blue, Buttercup & Colonial White cardstock
Crystal Blue, Cocoa, Vineyard Berry & Buttercup ink
Cocoa marker
Spring Blossom Just Blooms
Pearls
Sweet Leaf fabric brad
Decorative metal brad (unknown source)

Heart 2 Heart Birthday Challenge - Celebrate Layout

The Heart 2 Heart Challenge for this week was to create a project involving a kid's birthday. It could be a card, altered art, layout, whatever. I chose to do a layout from my son's 6th birthday party. It was just a family affair, with left-over cake from my mom's birthday the week before, but we still had a great time celebrating. I used Nuts About Sketches Week 172 for the design.



Recipe:
A Little Everything stamp set
Felicity & Zippidee Level 2
White Daisy, Desert Sand & Tulip cardstock
Tulip & Desert Sand ink
Cocoa marker
Kraft Color Ready Borders
Cocoa grosgrain ribbon
Red & Blue Sparkles

Week 32 Layout Linky - Tiny Trains

This is one of those layouts that start out with great inspiration but then get bogged down halfway through! I was really excited about my train tracks, but then I couldn't figure out how to finish the layout. After it sat on my desk for three days, I finally ended up by adding some directional stamps from the Boys at Play stamp set.



Recipe:
Boys at Play stamp set
Honey, Cocoa & White Daisy cardstock
Clover Meadow, Cranberry & Bamboo ink
Clover Meadow & Black markers
3-D foam tape

***If you are participating in the 52 Layouts Challenge, please use the link below to link your layout to this post. You have until Friday at 11:59PM PST to post your week 32 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 #31 - Round & Round

I haven't posted a sketch challenge in a while, so here's one to enjoy. I used some discontinued product along with some brand new, just available to the public today items. The Milepost corrugated shapes are found on page 128 of the new Autumn / Winter idea book. Cute, aren't they? The horse and the tickets were cut out using my Wishblade.

The sketch:

My layout:

Recipe:
Classmate Alphabet & Priceless Love Word Puzzle stamp sets
Tinkering Level 2 papers
Clover Meadow & Desert Sand cardstock
Clover Meadow, Twilight, Sunflower, Bamboo & Desert Sand ink
Black marker
Milepost Shapes

So Happy Layout

I'm working on some layouts featuring the little girl we fostered a few years back. She's the closest we got to having a daughter, so I decided to scrapbook the few months she was with us. It gave me an opportunity to relive some of the memories while using up some older supplies, plus I got to use glitter on a layout! It looks so pretty, but let me tell you, I hate cleaning up the mess afterwords. It doesn't show up well in my scan, but the center of the large flower is glittered, plus the whole yellow flower. Now I'm off to clean glitter off my scanner. LOL!



Recipe:
I Am stamp set
Tickled Pink Scrapbooking kit
Blush, Sweet Leaf & White Daisy cardstock
Crystal Blue textured cardstock
Hollyhock, Blush, Crystal Blue, Sweet Leaf & Sunny Yellow ink
Blush Ribbon Rounds
White photo hanger
Sweet Leaf & Blush Bigger Brads
Sweet Leaf & Crystal Blue brads
Prisma glitter
White Daisy Just Blooms

Week 31 Layout Linky - Video Pals

Another one of those "not sure I'm loving it" layouts, but I do love the photos, plus I used up more discontinued supplies, so I'm leaving it as is!



Recipe:
This Way stamp set
Tinkering Level 2 papers
Clover Meadow & Sunflower cardstock
Clover Meadow & Holiday Red ink
Kraft Color Ready Border
3-D foam tape

***If you are participating in the 52 Layouts Challenge, please use the link below to link your layout to this post. You have until Friday at 11:59PM PST to post your week 31 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.

Grateful Layout

I sometimes think my blog should be called Even More Photos, because I have a hard time restraining myself from piling lots of photos onto my layouts, but here I managed to hold back and only scrap one photo! I used the Juggling Act pattern from Magic, and finally broke out my Eclectic Alphabet Irresistibles, inked them up with desert Sand ink, and added them to the layout. I inked up the centers of the "g" and "a" plus one extra center and used them as design elements on the circles. The tag contains hidden journaling about why I was grateful that particular Thanksgiving.



Recipe:
You & Me stamp set
Grace Level 2 papers
Twilight, Barn Red, Bamboo & White Daisy cardstock
Twilight, Barn Red, Honey, Cocoa & Desert Sand ink
Twilight marker
Eclectic Alphabet Irresistibles
Spring Blossom Just Blooms
Craft buttons
Barn Red Bigger Brad
Cocoa grosgrain ribbon
Natural hemp

Week 30 Layout Linky - Sweet Fun

I just finished this fun layout that uses a pattern from Magic (the right hand page of Juggling Act) but with a twist: I added a 12" x 4" Flip-Flap panel to the layout. I included both views so you can get an idea of what it would look like closed and open. I added a word cloud (fun) that is only visible when the Flip-Flap is open.

Here it is with the Flip-Flap closed:


And here's what it looks like open:


Recipe:
Pennant Alphabet, Field Trip Alphabet, Hodgepodge Alphabet, Polka Dot Alphabet, Chocolate Alphabet Small & Alphabet Solo "F" stamp sets
Cherry-O Level 2 papers
Barn Red , Sweet Leaf & Colonial White cardstock
Barn Red, Chocolate, Sweet Leaf, Crystal Blue & Blush ink
Crystal Blue marker
Blush, Chocolate, Sweet Leaf, Crystal Blue & Colonial White craft buttons
Natural hemp
Barn Red Bigger Brads
Prisma Glitter
Liquid Glass

***If you are participating in the 52 Layouts Challenge, please use the link below to link your layout to this post. You have until Friday at 11:59PM PST to post your week 30 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.

Diana's Stamping Challenge #4 - Tradition Layout

On her blog, Diana's Stamping Challenges, fellow CTMH Consultant Diana challenged us to celebrate Christmas in July by making a Christmas themed project, so here is my layout. The design uses a sketch from the Nuts About Sketches blog. I cut out the title using my Wishblade. Merry Christmas, everyone!



Recipe:
Spot On Backgrounds stamp set
Jingle Level 2 papers
White Daisy & Creme Brulee cardstock
Juniper & Tulip ink
Tulip marker
Heartfelt Wonder & Heartfelt Whimsy felt shapes
Pearls
Sparkles
Juniper Photo corners
3-D foam tape
Creme Brulee ribbon

Got Water Layout

Another tidbit I learned at CTMH Convention was the slogan "Consume it, don't collect it." This layout is a perfect case in point. I finally used some paper that has been sitting in my paper stash since Spring 2007! Don't get me wrong, it's still cute paper and I think it looks great on this layout, but I'm glad to get it out of my stash so I can feel less guilty buying new paper. With CTMH's new, smaller (and less expensive) paper kits, you'll still get great paper with beautiful designs and colors, but you'll have a chance of using it all up before you're ready to move on to another kit. Enjoy the layout!



Recipe:
Down By the Sea stamp set
Ocean, Barn Red & Desert Sand ink
Desert Sand & White Daisy cardstock
DE Booksmart & Framed Fun
DE Monograms "G", "O", "T", "W", "A", "E" & "R"
Tan hemp
Barn Red Bigger Brads
Liquid Glass
Sketch 166 from Nuts About Sketches