Let's Scrap Magical Time of Year

It's time for another awesome sketch challenge from Let's Scrap.  I don't have pictures on this layout yet but I know I will soon with Christmas less then two weeks away.  For this wonderful layout Michele created I used Twas the Night Before Christmas paper from Graphic 45.  I also used several different punches from Martha Stewart to create the border branches and the frames around several of the pieces. 

 The title Magical and Time of Year is a title from Silhouette America.   

Here is the great layout sketch for the challenge.  Please check out what all the talented designers have created using this sketch and join us for the challenge at Let's Scrap.  

Lasting Memories Funny Holiday happenings challenge

I guess in honor of this weeks challenge at Lasting Memories- I was a Ding-a-ling and forgot to schedule my post.   I was gone over the weekend with family spending two days at Disneyland.  We had a wonderful time so here I am admitting to being a Ding-a-Ling.  

 National Ding-a-Ling Day 

Date When Celebrated : Always December 12

Today is  National Ding-a-Ling Day, a very special day to "Ring your Bell".  Nope, we're not talking about the Salvation Army Bell Ringers, standing with their bells and kettles, outside of every store in the country. On National Ding-a-Ling Day, you should brace yourself for bizarre and crazy behavior, from all of the people you encounter today. Even normally conservative people have been known to go a little crazy on this day. Some people say this is a day for wackos, lunatics, and others who are off their rocker. We say, it is simply a day to cut loose, act a little weird. What do you do to celebrate this day? Be ever vigilant to the ding-a-lings that will come out of the woodwork. Ding-a-Lings will be everywhere: on the road, on the street, in stores, and even in your house! We suggest you get into the holiday spirit, and become a ding-a-ling yourself......But, please do so for just one day.  

For the record: Ding-a-Lings and Ding Bats are not quite the same thing.

LMCB # 272

"National Ding-a-ling Day" -

Scrap about funny people, things comedic anything.

Or switch: Scrap about funny Holiday Happenings (ex: Elf on the Shelf)

So for my creation I created an Elf on a Shelf layout using paper from my stash and files from Silhouette.  The two elves are cut files and the House Under elf Surveillance is a print file.   Both my daughters do Elf on a Shelf with the grandkids so I am sure I will get some cute pics to add to this layout.  

Here is a closeup of the girl elf.  

And here is the boy elf.  

I hope you will join us for the challenge this week or any other week at Lasting Memories. There is a new challenge each Sunday so check out the designers layouts and join in.  Happy Craftin!

Documenting Diamond pin nights

We took pictures of our adventures spending the night in the Disneyland parking lot to get the Diamond release pins.  I found the diamond cut and Diamond title on Silhouette America.  The Night part of title came from part of a title.  

It was a crazy adventure but we met a lot of sweet people and it was fun.  

Bring out the red, white and blue

I created a double page layout for 4th of July pictures of my grandkids.  

The first page I created with several challenges in mind which I shared below.  

For this page the top pic is Kenzie and Micah and the bottom pictures is Katie, Brittany and parents.  

The pinwheel and hat are Silhouette files.  

For the Frosted Designs Challenge - Red, white and blue some old and some new

For old I used patriotic ribbon and brads I got several years ago 

For new I tried the Silhouette pinwheel cut and added a straw for the stick

At Picture This the challenge is  red, white and blue and use 1-2 photos

And last but not least Scrap Our Stash has a challenge 

P-pinwheel, Powder Puff Ink from Quick Quotes

H-hat (Uncle Sam) 

O-old ribbon from stash

T- tiny staples ( Tim Holtz) 

O-Our flag

S- stars 

This is the second page with more pics and another pinwheel.  

Here are the two pages put together for the double page layout completed.  

Lasting Memories Challenge- 3 patterned papers

First of all let me apologize for my picture.  I have this bad habit when using my iphone of turning on the filters.  I didn't realize I had one on so that is what gives this a muted vintage color.  

What a fun challenge this week at Lasting Memories to use three different patterned papers.  

For my page I used Echo Park paper and some great Silhouette cuts

 for the title and the play structure.  

I used the hopscotch number paper, the orange polka dots and the green dotted paper.  

I hope you are all having a great summer and will join us for the challenge this week.  Remember you have all month to complete the weekly challenges so check them out.  

For great inspiration check out the other design team layouts at Lasting Memories.  

Lasting Memories Friendship Anything Goes

Today it's time for our last challenge for March using the "Friendship" Theme and this week Anything Goes at Lasting Memories.   You can do anything as long as it has to do with friendship.  For my layout I used pictures of my granddaughter Kenzie and entitled the layout Kiss me Goodbye.  

The pictures share the story of Kenzie a few weeks ago when she was all upset that her mom was selling her carrier.  My daughter was able to capture these pictures of her crying, kissing her carrier goodbye, having her last ride and finally being ok with it.  The final picture to the right is her with mommy when she was a baby.  At the end of the journaling I wrote Goodbye Ol Friend.  

The title is from Silhouette America and the paper is from DCWV.  

For the layout I used this great sketch from 

Stick it Down . 

I am entering it in the double layout challenge and here is the sketch.  I love sketches with multiple pictures as I have so many pictures to scrap!

Remember you have until the end of the month to link up your layouts for the entire month at Lasting Memories.  I hope you will join us and have some scrapping fun.  

Miracle and Wonder layout

I created this layout for a challenge using a sketch from Leah at  Stuck on you Sketches .  I love sketches that use more than one picture.  These pics are of my grandson Micah.  

In place of the heart I used a baby onesie I found at Silhouette America.  I actually cut the piece in 1/2 so that the top and bottom would show more.  

 All the papers I used were from a baby boy stack.  It made it easy to coordinate the colors. I used the polka dot red paper to bring out the reds of the fire hat and Thing 2 hat.  

The title Miracle & Wonder also came from Silhouette America.  I offset the cut two times to bring out the colors in the onesie shirt and make the title pop.  I then made white stitching on  the title also.  The baby bracelet, diaper pins and hand brads were in my stash.  

You can check out this challenge at Stuck on you Sketches.  

Disney layouts

My oldest daughter and her family go to Disney a lot.  I think 20 plus times last year.  I was lucky enough to go with them 4 days.  This year my family got me an annual pass so that I can go more.  Believe me it won't be 20 plus times though.  Here are some pages I did of a trip that I did go on last year.  So one page is for me and one for my daughter.  

The title Got Magic is from Silhouette and the cute little characters are all from PPbN designs.  These are more quick and easy pages I did at a crop as I already had all the figures and titles cut out.  

Lasting Memories 224 Cookies for Santa

Our challenge theme at Lasting Memories this entire month is "Life's Moments".  For this week the theme is "Captured Moments".  

For my layout I chose these photos of grandkids making "Cookies for Santa."  

There is nothing better than captured moments of sweet little ones.  

Last year we got these cute little Elf on a Shelf apron and 

chef hat outfits after Christmas on clearance. 

 They looked so cute wearing them and were so excited.  

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The first page is my granddaughters Katie and Brittany 

and the second page is granddaughter Kenzie and grandson Micah.  

The cookies for Santa title came from Silhouette America #71332 and is pop dotted.  

The Christmas cookies are also from SA #70507 and 70506.  

I inked the edges and pop dotted some of them to make them stand out.  

I added some peppermint candy embellishments and 

Christmas tree paper clips I had in my stash.  

For this page I also used a chipboard frame.  The plate Kenzie and Micah are holding I created with 

with a red charger from Michaels, white vinyl, and another file from Silhouette America.  In the 

framed picture you can see their little milk jar that goes with it.  

I hope you will get your crafty on and join us this week for the "Captured Moments" challenge.  Remember you still have time to do the first challenge "Simple Pleasures".  

Check out both challenges at Lasting Memories.  

Thank you for joining us this week and stay tuned for the next challenge to start next Sunday.  But remember... you have ALL month to link up to each weekly challenge.

Cookies for Santa plates for grandkids

Hope you all had a blessed Christmas with your family and friends.  Today I wanted to share my favorite little cooking elves.  This year I made plates and milk glasses using a Silhouette America file.  You can see the plate and milk glass in the first picture.  The grandkids are dressed in their elf aprons and hats ready to cook their cookies for Santa.  Aren't they so cute!

This pic is Kenzie 4 and  Micah 2 

This is Katie 4  (soon to be 5)  and Britt 3.  

This is the picture we got of the grandkids with me.  I am not sure which is the hardest to believe- that they are all in one picture or that I am in the picture since I am usually taking the pictures.  

The kids all had to hold their special creatures.