Easter 2016 Layout

My kids are too old for Easter egg hunts now, so it was sweet to scrap these photos of them racing around the backyard and then proudly displaying their finds to me and my hubby! I tried some fun mixed media techniques on this layout by lightly stamping on the scalloped frame and then inking over the stamping, plus I added shimmer to the butterflies, title, and flowers.

In the scan of the layout, it's hard to see the shimmer on the butterflies, so here's a close up of it.

Recipe:
Universal Backgrounds stamp set
Let's Wander papers (American Crafts)
Glacier & White Daisy cardstock
Paper Pizzazz Pastel vellum (Hot off the Press)
Heavenly Blue organdy ribbon
Shimmer Brush - clear
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: butterflies
Cricut Artbooking: scalloped frame
Cricut Design Space: Easter title
Challenges: Lasting Memories #590 Love Your Stash die-cuts; Scrap Our Stash Springtime theme + flowers; Tic Tac Toe Challenges #152 (used the top row across with Easter + butterfly + vellum and the bottom row across with die-cuts + spring colors + floral)

Big Celebration Layout

It's possible my new sketch will end up being one of my favorites, as I already used it again for another set of photos! This time, I changed up the design by using the left photo spot for a journaling card that doubled as my title, and I also adapted one of the photo spaces to fit a smaller photo and a journaling spot. In case you missed it, here's the sketch again:

And my layout:

Recipe:
Party Time papers & cardstock stickers
It's Your Birthday papers and die-cuts (Echo Park)
Glacier, Green Apple, Sapphire, Lagoon, Lemonade & White Daisy cardstock
Green Apple, Lagoon, Sapphire, Nectarine & Sunny Yellow ink
Black marker
Aqua Dots
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: photo frame
Crimper
Challenges: Let's Craft and Create #181 Anything Goes (I used the green part of the optional twist but not the purple); Use Your Stuff #443 Masculine (used the masculine side of the patterned papers - the other side is pink!)

EMS Sketch Challenge 101 + Furry Friends Layout

I made it to 100 sketches last year and was going to stop making them since that seemed like a nice round number to me, but when I couldn't find a sketch for these photos, I couldn't resist the urge to create a new sketch! I changed my sample layout up by using a large photo on the left hand page. Hope some of you scrappers out there will be able to use the sketch. Feel free to change it up as needed, and don't forget to post a link to your completed layout in the comments section below. Happy scrapping!

The Sketch:

My Layout:

Recipe:
Paw Prints on My Heart & Purrific stamp sets
These Are My People paper & cardstock stickers
Green Apple, Pixie, Charcoal, Black & White Daisy cardstock
Saffron, Pixie, Green Apple, Carolina & Black ink
Black marker
White gel pen (Sakura)
Canvas Badge Buttons
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: ring
Challenges: Crazy Critter Challenges #60 Anything Goes with animals as the focus; Double Trouble #105 Bring on the Green (Thing 1 = lots of green + Thing 2 = played along with Heart 2 Heart's Wearing of the Green challenge + Thing 3 = plaid or checks); Challenge YOUrself #99

Sing {Disneyland} Layout

I have one more set of photos to scrap of our Disneyland visit in March 2016, but I wasn't being inspired by them, so I pulled out these photos instead and had fun figuring out how to play along with a couple of crafty challenges!

Recipe:
Hot Diggity stamp set
Animal Cookies papers & cardstock stickers
Sunflower, Dutch Blue, Black & White Daisy cardstock
Sunflower, Dutch Blue, Tulip & Black ink
Black marker
ShinHan Touch Twin markers
Gold Metallix marker
Magical Adventure stickers (Echo Park)
Say Cheese III stickers (Simple Stories)
Black baker's twine
Starry Night stencil (Simple Stories)
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: birds
Cricut Artiste cartridge: word bubble
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: title shape
Challenges: Lasting Memories #588 Love Your Stash - Stickers; Tic Tac Toe Challenges #150 (used the column on the right with Die-cut + Birds + Stencil)

Fun Times {Sleepy Sunday} Layout

Our church has a fun spring event for the kids when daylight savings begins: they celebrate Sleepy Sunday and get to come to Sunday school in their pajamas! This layout was quick and easy because I used lots of stickers as my title and embellishments.

Recipe:
Blue Skies paper & cardstock stickers
Watercolor paper (Recollections)
Lagoon & Green Apple cardstock
Lagoon & Green Apple ink
Black marker
Childhood PML card
Cricut Artistry cartridge: arrows
Pattern: Sketches In Thyme #504 (stretched into a double)

Challenges: Double Trouble #104 Hoodie Hoo Day (I played along with Thing 1's spring theme by scrapbooking about a spring event but couldn't do the fun fold challenge because I didn't create a card)

Level Up Layout

A fun event for our church kids back in 2016. I didn't manage to get any photos of the kids actually playing video games, so I tried to recreate the feel of their video game competition using the Pro-Player papers and lots of sponging to give everything a slightly grungy feel. This worked especially well with the title letters since the Ruby red cardstock was a lot brighter than the Ruby in the patterned papers, so it helped them become a better color match!

Recipe:

Distressed Backgrounds stamp set

ProPlayer papers

Whisper, Slate & Ruby cardstock

Whisper, Slate, Outdoor Denim & Black ink

Black marker

Grey epoxy bubbles

Slate polka dot washi tape

Tim Holtz Rays stencil (Stampers Anonymous)

Cricut Artiste cartridge: title

Pattern: Sketches in Thyme #313

Challenges: Heart 2 Heart Sponge It (sponged edges of papers + sponged ink on a stencil to create the rays)

Kinder Fashion Layout

For this random picture of my son wearing a pretty hilarious combination of clothing, I picked out some patterned papers from different CTMH paper packs and added a few embellishments from my stash. Since Valentine's Day was month, I wanted to add some hearts, but I found ones in colors other than the traditional red or pink. Hope you all like it!

Recipe:
Blue Skies, These Are My People & July/August 2021 Mix-Ins papers
Nectarine, Green Apple, Carolina & Mink cardstock
Nectarine, Green Apple, Carolina & Pewter ink
Black marker
Hopscotch PML card
These Are My People cardstock stickers
My Crush Besties Assortment
Sunset craft buttons
Lilac Mist embroidery floss
Blue Belle Shimmer Trim
Oh Happy Day chipboard (Simple Stories)
Let's Wander cardstock stickers (American Crafts)
CTMH Chevron embossing folder
Small heart punch (EK Success)
Pattern: Sketches in Thyme #503

Challenges: Heart 2 Heart Sealed With a Kiss (used lots of hearts)

Hunt Layout

I started working on this layout back in November, but only got the base papers laid down and the photos adhered before inspiration dried up. This week, I determined to finish it with the help of a couple of challenges to help my mojo get flowing! I also created a journaling card that will be on the facing photo storage page along an assortment of photos of the hunt. The journaling is partly my own and partly from the British Museum's blog.

And here are a few of the photos that will be in the photo storage page:

Recipe:
Pemberley papers
Indian Corn Blue, Outdoor Denim, Desert Sand & Vanilla Creme cardstock
Vellum
Indian Corn Blue, Outdoor Denim & Desert Sand ink
Black marker
ShinHan Touch Twin markers
DE monograms H, U, N, T chipboard
Wooden Arrows
3-D foam tape
Cricut Noah's ABC Animals cartridge: lions
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: banners
Challenges: Crazy Critter Challenges #59 Anything Goes with a featured critter; Scrap With Stacy February 2022 Tic Tac Toe board (used the column with wood + arrow + chipboard)

Friends {March 2016} Layout

My daughter has always struggled to read, so these photos of her reading to her little brother are especially precious to me. I included some hidden journaling about it on the tag with the twine pull sting. It says: "Brianna, reading has been a huge struggle for you, so it was sweet to see you reading to your brother. What a blessing when your kids turn out to be friends as well as siblings."

Recipe:
I Heart Us papers and die-cut
Thistle, Canary & White Daisy cardstock
Thistle, Raspberry, Pixie, Lagoon & Mint ink
White gel pen (Sakura)
Flamingo gel pen (Cricut)
Love This Wood Titles
Wood Hearts
Lagoon washi tape
Lacey Trims (49 and Market)
Recycled twine
3-D foam tape
Tim Hotlz Dot Fade stencil (Stampers Anonymous)
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: BFF circle
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tag, oversized heart
Pattern: Stick It Down February 2022 single page sketch

Challenges: Let's Craft and Create #180 From the Heart;  Just Us Girls #618 Friends

Double Trouble #103 Sweet Color Challenge (Thing 1 = used colors from inspiration photo + Thing 2  = played along with Inspiration Station #23 "Candy Hearts" challenge + Thing 3 = included lots of hearts)

Dream Layout

I suppose this layout really should have been titled Fantasy, since the pictures were taken at Fantasyland, but I had the die-cut for "dream" in a pretty font on one of my Cricut cartridges, so that became the title! The color scheme was a little tricky with the variety of blues and the purple of Dumbo's hat, but with the help of the latest Color My Heart color dare, I picked out some shades that worked well for the photos. Enjoy!

I created a shaker using a die-cut frame, vellum, and 3-D foam tape, and filled it with sequin flowers. The scan of it didn't come out well because of the extra dimension, so here's a close up of it.

And here's the journaling card I created to go on the facing photo storage page with some additional photos.

Recipe:
I Heart Us & Spring 2020 Mix In papers
Mint, Amethyst, Bluebird & Pixie cardstock
Vellum
Bluebird, Amethyst & Pixie ink
I Heart Us die-cut banners
Junebug & Stick on You Puffies
White Daisy baker's twine & grosgrain ribbon
Flower sequins (Tree House Studio)
3-D foam tape
Liquid Glass
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: frame
Cricut Wall Decor & More cartridge: title
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge 17

Challenges: Color My Heart Color Dare #482 (I had to improvise on a couple of the colors, but I did my best!)

Tic Tac Toe Challenges #147 (I used the middle row across with Shaker + Purple and Pink + Word die-cut)