H Is For Happy Layout for Lasting Memories #674

It's time for our last October challenge over at Lasting Memories, and  Maureen challenged us to create a Celebration themed layout (Christmas, New Years, Easter, or Birthday), so I grabbed some photos from my son's birthday party at Scandia - a local amusement park - and pulled together this layout. The month is almost over, so please hurry over to Lasting Memories to play along with this or any of our other October challenge!

This layout will have a facing photo storage page, so here are a few of the other fun things the kids did!

Recipe:
Party Invitation & Artiste Birthday stamp sets
March - April 2021 Mix In papers
Lagoon, Black & White Daisy cardstock
Candy Apple, Honey & Black ink
Childhood PML card
White acrylic hearts
Red enamel hearts
Lagoon washi tape
Cricut Artiste cartridge: Happy birthday pennant
Challenges: Cut It Up #289 Add a sentiment (mine is happy birthday on the die-cut banner at the top); Park Hopping My Happy Place Anything Goes with theme park inspiration (I was inspired by the local fun park where my son had his birthday party)

Hello Easter Layout for Lasting Memories #673

The latest Lasting Memories challenge is posted, and it's one that is probably dear to every scrapbooker's heart: use new scrapbooking supplies! Yes, that's right, whether you just purchased something recently or are looking for a good excuse to go shopping, pull that new product out of the package and get to work (or play, depending on your point of view). I chose some papers from CTMH's Dream Maker paper pack that I had purchased in May but never used because I was looking for just the right layout to start with. This one was it, and I love how the beautiful papers enhance my photos. You have until November 4th to play along with any of this month's challenges from Lasting Memories: hope to see you over there!

Recipe:
Dream Maker papers & cardstock
Flamingo, Lagoon, Wisteria & Sunflower ink
Turquoise marker (iBayam)
Color Kaleidoscope cardstock stickers (American Crafts)
Pink grosgrain ribbon (Michaels)

Blue Jean & Cupcake Hearts puffy shapes (Doodlebug Designs)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tag, eggs
Cricut Artiste cartridge: Hello
Cricut Design Space: Easter
Scalloped border punch (Fiskars)
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #68

Challenges: Colorful Options Neon or Rainbow colors  (I chose rainbow)

Siblings Layout for Lasting Memories #669

Good morning, and happy Sunday to everyone! This month over at Lasting Memories, Sandy challenged us to use up some of our stash, and today's challenge is to create a layout with a title starting with F, M, or S, and use at least three pieces of patterned paper. I chose to scrapbook a photo of my kids hanging out with their bio-sibs as we celebrated my daughter's birthday. We at Lasting Memories would love to have you play along with this or any of our September challenges using a newly created layout, so click here to come check it out. But hurry, because a new round of challenges start next Sunday! Here's my layout:

Recipe:
Besties - Zoey, Buddies - Ian & Buddies - Joey stamp sets
Dotty for You & Party Time papers
Lagoon, Green Apple, Chocolate, Honey & White Daisy cardstock
Lagoon, Green Apple, Chocolate, Sapphire & Buttercup ink
White gel pen (Sakura)
Party Time stickers
Later Sk8r PML card
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: scalloped circles, banner
Cricut You Are Here cartridge: title
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: overlay
Cricut Artiste cartridge: happy
Pattern: Rochelle Spears September 2023 sketch

Challenges: Crafter's Cafe #300 Children Clothes (I had so much fun finding stamps that represented three of my kids, and then adapting one to be a girl - can you guess which one?); Use Your Stuff #493 Hand Drawn Lines (faux stitching around one of the stamped images and lines + hearts around the outside of the large circle)

Recover{y} Layout

Lasting Memories posted a challenge on September 3rd asking us to use a weaving technique, and I started a layout for it two weeks ago, but was not feeling inspired at all until last night. Today I have slowly been working at getting my layout finished and posted, so here it is!

Recipe:
May-June 2022 & October-December 2022 Mix-In papers
Black, Candy Apple, Scarlet, Sage & White Daisy cardstock
Candy Apple ink
White gel pen (Sakura)
Heartfelt Whimsy felt shapes
Red & white pearls
Red baker's twine and hearts (source unknown)
Black check ribbon (recycled off of a gift)
Cricut Artisty cartridge: title, circles border
Pattern: Posted on Scrapbook.com but possibly originally from Let's Scrap

Challenges: Let's Craft and Create #199 Paper Strips instead of ribbon (not sure this is what they had in mind, but I used lots of paper strips in my weaving!)

Brianna's 9th Birthday Layout for Lasting Memories #667

It's time for another challenge from Lasting Memories, and hopefully this one will kickstart your creativity like it did mine! Design team member Sandy is celebrating her birthday today, so she challenged us to create a layout using numbers and tags plus three or more patterned papers. We could also play along with the optional birthday theme, which I did by using photos from my daughter's 9th birthday. All of Lasting Memories' September challenges will be open until the 30th, so hop on over and join in the fun!

Recipe:
Happy Birthday stamp set
Jan - March 2023 Mix In papers
Black, Sorbet, Honey Butter, Glacier & White Daisy cardstock
Black ink
White gel pen (Sakura)
Sorbet ribbon

Love Letters rub-on
Freshly Baked, Red & Teal enamel dots
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: title, tags
Corner rounder
Pattern: Stick It Down September double page sketch (found on their Facebook page)

Challenges: Color My Heart Color Dare #565 - used Melon + yellow, blue, black, and white.

Its All Good Layout for Lasting Memories #664

My scrappy mojo is slowly returning, so I whipped up a layout for Lasting Memories Challenge #664 using the sketch picked out by Design Team member Lori. I had two photos of the cupcakes I decorated for my daughter's cat party showing the very rough design and the much better final design of the cupcakes, so I used them with some cat themed papers and embellishments. If you would like to join in the fun over at Lasting Memories for this or any of our other sketches, click on the link above to see the sketches and link up your layouts by September 2nd.

The sketch:

My Layout: 

Recipe:
Chloe patterned papers & cardstock stickers (Bella Blvd)
Molly patterned papers (Bella Blvd)
Raspberry, Toffee & White Daisy cardstock
Raspberry, Pixie, Capri, Sapphire, Canary & Toffee ink
Fineliner pens (IBayam)
Cupcake Hearts puffy shapes (Doodlebug Designs)
Emoji sticker (American Greetings)
Cricut Simply Sweet cartridge: title (its all)
Challenges: Time Out Challenges #245 Colorful; Let's Craft and Create #198 Polka dots and/or stripes; Double Trouble #145 Scrapbooker's GORP (I used stripes, flowers & polka dots)

March Madness Layout

 August has been a busy month for me with a family vacation and getting ready for another year of homeschooling, so I have had a hard time getting creative with my scrapbooking. The same photos have been lying on my desk for several weeks, waiting to be scrapped, but I finally found some mojo this week thanks to a few scrappy challenges, so here is my layout at last! Fittingly, the title reflects the topic of the layout: the busyness of March 2017.

All the butterflies and some of the flowers started out white, and since I had lots of fun coloring them, I wanted to share a few extra shots of them so you can see how pretty the colors are:

Recipe:
Laughing Lola, Splendor & March/April Mix-Ins paper packs
Goldrush, Thistle cardstock
Goldrush, Thistle, Topiary & Whisper ink
Black marker
White gel pen (Sakura)
Summer Vibes PML card
Just Blooms Paper Shapes - Spring Blossom (flowers) & Flutter (butterflies)
Small paper flowers (Recollections)
Craft buttons
Embroidery floss
Licorice Opaques pearls
Pattern: Rochelle Spears August 2023 sketch

Challenges: Scrap With Stacy August 2023 Tic Tac Toe board (diagonal with faux stitching + circle + journal spot

Inspiration Station #52 (inspired by colors, flowers, butterflies)

Happiness Is Homemade Layout

I wasn't sure I was going to scrap these photos of assembling my daughter's new dresser from IKEA, but when I saw the current challenge from Time Out Challenges, the sign "Make and Create" inspired me to share about our experience. After all, it was part of everyday life that I shouldn't skip, even if it isn't as glamorous as birthday parties or amusement parks!  

Recipe (all products CTMH except where noted):
My Happy Place papers & stickers (Doodlebug Designs)
Kraft, Cotton Candy & Crystal Blue cardstock
Cotton Candy, Crystal Blue, Buttercup & Sweet Leaf ink
White gel pen (Sakura)
Kraft Color-Ready border
Irresistible Frames chipboard
My Happy Place Shape Sprinkles (Doodlebug Designs)
Pattern: Scraplift from Scrapbook.com
Challenges: Time Out Challenges #243 (inspired by the make & create sign plus the white furniture)

Scrap With Stacy July Tic-Tac-Toe board (used dots + frame + chipboard)

{You} Made It Layout

To scrap these photos of a friend's new baby, I played along with several challenges, including the Heart's Quest challenge to use hearts and a congratulations theme. The song lyrics, "Looks like we made it" kept running through my mind, so I shortened and adapted it to {You} Made It, with a special note of congratulations to the new parents as my journaling.

Parents' and baby's names blanked out to protect privacy.

Recipe (all supplies CTMH except where noted):
Chocolate Alphabet Small, Background Elements & Live Inspired stamp sets
March/April 2022 Mix-In & Skylark papers
Sage, Toffee, Chocolate & White Daisy cardstock
Sage, Desert Sand, Chocolate & Lagoon ink
Sienna fineliner pen (iBayam)
Lagoon ribbon
Silver heart brads (from my stash, source unknown)
Cricut Wall Decor & More cartridge: You
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tag, heart, brackets
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: heart banner
Scalloped border punch (Fiskars)
Pattern: Stick It Down July 2023 single page sketch

Challenges: Heart's Quest Challenge #34 Congratulations theme + hearts; Use Your Stuff  #489 Three Item Cluster (cluster on tag using multiple stamps, cardstock circle, silver heart brad & bow); Color My Heart Color Dare #558 (used diagonal with lagoon + silver + sage)

Offline Fun Layout for Lasting Memories #660

Welcome to a new week and a new challenge from Lasting Memories. It's the last one this month, so you only have a week left to play with any of the July challenges. I hope you are inspired and play along. In line with her "Things Learned in Preschool" theme, this time Brandi asked us to select any group of 3 consecutive letters (ABC or LMN, etc.) and use an item on our layout for each letter, plus use 1, 2 and 3 of an item.  There was so much scope with the whole alphabet to play with, but I still ended up using letters right at the beginning. Here's my list and my layout:

B - Blue skies and Brushed paper packs
C - circles and chipboard alphas
D - die-cuts
1 - sticker and bow
2 - word phrases
3 - butterflies

Recipe (all supplies CTMH except where noted):
Bee Mine stamp set
Blue Skies & Brushed papers
Candy Apple, Canary & White Daisy cardstock
Candy Apple, Canary, Flamingo, Lagoon, Green Apple & Black ink
Black & Buttercup markers
Summer Daydreams sticker (Photoplay)
DE Chipboard F,U,N
Maize grosgrain ribbon (Offray)
Star Dust Stickles (Ranger)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: butterflies, tag
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #10 (using this again for the 5 for 5 challenge over at Scrapbook.com)

Challenges: Cut It Up Challenges #282 Look Up in the Sky (I looked up and saw butterflies and bees)