VSBN; The Merry Month of May

I'm still having fun participating with the Virtual Scrapbook Night at Splitcoast.  As May's title indicates, there are many merry moments during the month.  Challenges are based on these inspirations:

1. Cinco de Mayo (Mexico colors/theme plus inspiration photo)
2. The Kentucky Derby (color mint, flowers, hats)
3. Mother's Day (use lots of items in your stash and then some more)
4. Armed Forces (celebration, banners, patriotic colors or bright colors)
5. Sounds of May (music, lyrics, etc.)

For more details on the challenges, click HERE

Challenge #1: You Anchor Me

Challenge #2: Catalina Island Adventure

Challenge #3:  While You Were In The Hospital

Challenge #4:  I didn't have a chance to finish this one before the end of the month.
Challenge #5:  Life Is Sweet With You

Virtual Scrapbooking Night (VSBN) Variety B

I'm so glad I was invited to play at the Virtual Scrapbooking Nights in Splitcoaststampers.  It's not an exclusive group, just one that I didn't know about.  LOL

Since I joined in the month of April so late, I was only able to complete two of the challenges.  I posted my Variety A (1st Challenge) earlier and this is my Variety B (2nd challenge) layout.  This one was to use bundles of three.

As you can tell from the photo, I created three areas of embellishment clusters.  Each cluster has three items...washi tape, enamel dots and a patterned paper punched circle.

I love those photo booth photos taken at my SIL's surprise 60th birthday party.  So fun!!

That gorgeous doily was cut using my Artbooking Cricut Cartridge.  The title says "Be Your Beautiful Self".

This was a pretty simple layout to create.  I layered some scrap pieces of black/white patterned paper, vellum w/gold highlights, doily & the embellishment clusters.  I layered the photo booth photos so that the top photo covered the right hand "title".  It worked out perfect.

Virtual Scrapbook Night - Variety A

I'm excited to tell you that I am participating in a month long Virtual Scrapbook Night at Splitcoaststampers.com.  I realize that I love forum chatting and "meeting" new scrapbooking friends.  Since I joined so late this month, I don't think I'll participate in each challenge, but I was able to complete the first one.


Variety A is to use one photo.  Bonus if you use a sketch.  I don't usually scrapbook one photo but I only had one photo of our new years day adventure so this worked out perfectly.  Also, Stuck?! has a one photo sketch this month - SCORE!  Click Stuck?!.  Here's the sketch:

And here's my layout:

Close up of the embellies:

Now let me tell you about it:
I received this 6x6 paper pad & embellies at the 2016 Scrapbook Expo in my crop swag bag.  I love all the bright colors and it's a whole "city" theme, but didn't have any reason to use it.  I'm not sure why I decided to use it with this photo but the purple in my friend's scarf made me think to use purple.  The base paper is from SU! and is also very vibrant.  I scraped some gesso over it with a credit card.  While that was drying.  I grabbed two lt. gray 6x6 sheets to anchor the photo & embellies.  Dripped some black ink randomly & hand drew lines around it.  All the embellies are from the pack except for the black #1 and the punched "arrows".  I was also able to add dots with my Nuvo.  I also stamped the title which I have not done in a long time.


New Years Day:
Last minute plans involved us meeting Victor & Virginia, Larry & Monique at Pete's Fish Market in Moss Landing.  Kenny does not like seafood but I was really excited about going.  So we went.  Food was amazing.  We had a few drinks - played some music and had a great time.  It's quite an experience going to Pete's Fish Market!  After that we headed to the "Hole Enchilada" bar (that's where this photo was taken) - FUN - then we went to Monterey to three different bars before heading to our friends, Mark & Stella's in Salinas.  Ok, first of all, I have never bar hopped - not even when I was young - that in itself was hilarious!  We spent the night in Salinas and were slightly hung over on the drive home.  Good times!!