Row, Row Row Your Boat Layout for Lasting Memories #723

Greeting, craft-lovers! It's reveal day for another Lasting Memories challenge, and today Brandi Jo is asking us to use products that are 2+ years old. I pulled out some DCWV papers that I have had since around 2011 and used them on my layout. This is a super easy challenge, plus it will help you clear out a little bit of your stash, so hopefully you will be inspired to come on over and play with this or any other challenges this month!

Recipe:

The Summer Stack papers (DCWV)
Carolina, Canary & Capri cardstock
Carolina & Canary ink
Black marker
Primary epoxy stars (Bella Blvd)
ShinHan Touch Twin markers
Cricut Design Space: stars, water dragon, title (using DTC Spring Break)

Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #31

Challenges: Cut It Up #314 Inspired by a Song (mine is Row, Row, Row Your Boat); Colorful Options rainbow colors; The Outlawz AG in a Card Free Zone - included optional products starting with the first letter of your first name, so C for Carolina, Canary & Capri cardstock)

Alisa's Dinner Layout

September was not a productive scrapping month for me, with only three layouts completed, but it's a new month and I am determined to get at least ten layouts finished! Here's my first one, using an old sketch of mine and inspired by a few challenges.

Recipe:
Cassidy Alphabet, Precious Alphabet & Punny Pals stamp sets
Smitten, Craft On & Brushed papers
Almond, Black & White Daisy cardstock
Black, Capri, Ballerina, Pixie & Raspberry ink
Black marker
White gel pen (Sakura)
Let's Wander sticker (American Crafts)
Cupcake Hearts Puffy Shapes (Doodlebug Designs)
Cricut Artiste cartridge: conversation bubble
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: scalloped circle
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #54

Challenges: The Outlawz AG in a Card Free Zone with optional twist of use something that starts with the first letter of your first name - C = Cassidy alphabet stamps + circle die-cut & cutlery sticker; Double Trouble #176 Anything goes - included optional twist of piggy + played along with a previous partner;  Festive Friday Challenge #169 - used pink + cream - stamping technique (wet embossed title) + spoon + food related sentiment

White Tower Layout

In the center of the Tower of London is the White Tower, the original building William the Conqueror had constructed in the 1070s to bring the fierce and fickle Londoners under his control. One of the main exhibits inside is the Line of Kings, a massive display of armor that opened in the late 1600s. We took lots of photos of this exhibit, but I decided to put most of them in pocket pages, so my journaling about the history of the White Tower and the collection will also be in the pocket pages. For today, I just scrapbooked the exterior of the Tower.

Recipe:
Live Inspired, Distressed Backgrounds, Lucky & Friendship Alphabet Small stamp sets
Color Kaleidoscope papers (American Crafts)
Glacier, Linen, Black, Chocolate & White Daisy cardstock
Glacier, Lagoon, Pear, Linen & Black ink
Sienna fineliner pen (iBayam)
ShinHan Touch Twin marker
Halloween Mix epoxy stars (Bella Blvd)
Top Dog Shape Sprinkles (Doodlebug Designs)
Cricut Medieval Silhouettes cartridge: castle (edited in Design Space)
Challenges: Colorful Options rainbow colors; Cut It Up Challenges #311 Anything Goes with a die-cut; Challenge YOUrself #128 Inspired by a Rainbow (I tried to use soft hues of all the rainbow colors, and there are two photos with me in them wearing a grey shirt and black scarf)

Sped Class Layout for Lasting Memories #716

It's time for the last of the Scrappy Olympics challenges over at Lasting Memories, and this week we need to add some gold to our layouts  as we Go for the Gold! To scrap these photos of my son's Special Education class open house, I grabbed a gold photo hanger and some gold brads to add a little shine to my layout. The design team over at Lasting Memories would love to see what gold you are going for, but please be quick to share your layout with us because this challenge ends on Saturday, August 31.

Recipe:
Zoe papers & stickers
Carolina & Almond cardstock
Sweet Leaf & Smoothie ink
Black marker
Gold photo hanger & brads
Smoothie baker's twine
Cricut Design Space: title sing BFC Night Kiss
Challenges: Color My Heart Color Dare #614 - used pink + blue + yellow + green + neutrals (black, white, almond, grey) + metallic (gold)

Tintin Haircut Layout

My son had long hair for several years, but one day decided to cut it all off in favor of a Tintin haircut, which is short all over except the front, which sticks up like the cartoon character. I found an image of Tintin on the internet and created a cut file in Cricut Design Space, then put the silhouette next to my son's head. Aren't the haircuts similar? The circle sticks up off the page a little, something I don't often do, but I like the look of it. Hope you do as well.

I created a pocket behind the framed photo for the journaling tag, so here it is:

Recipe:
Flight of the Arrows stamp set
Soda Pop & Hip Hip Hooray papers
Nectarine, Lagoon, Sundance & Black cardstock
Nectarine, Lagoon, Sapphire & Sweet Leaf ink
Black marker
Lagoon ribbon
White glitter enamel dots (Eyelet Outlet)
3-D foam tape
Cricut Artiste cartridge: title, hearts
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tag
Cricut Design Space: Tintin Silhouette
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #94

Challenges: Color My Heart Color Dare #612 - used the top row with Pumpkin (subbed Nectarine) + Limeade + Sundance and the right column with Sundance + Lagoon + Sapphire

Inkspirational #322 Mood Board - inspired by colors (similar to above challenge) and the layered plates and the ombre chevrons.

A Day at the Beach Layout

Happy Independence Day to all you crafty people in the USA! Hope you have a wonderful day with family, celebrating our independence. And now, on to my layout. I went to town with my Cricut on this one, cutting out a bunch of beach and summer themed items to go along with the beach photos I was scrapping. The beach tote ended up being a lot of fun to put together; I popped it up using 3-D foam tape so that I could slide the mini book with my journaling inside it. Took me back to my childhood when I would create miniature books for my Barbies!

Recipe:
August Word Puzzle & Spot On Backgrounds stamp sets
My Happy Place papers & stickers (Doodlebug Designs)
Carolina, Raspberry, Buttercup, Nectarine, Blush, Black & White Daisy cardstock
Raspberry, Honey & Black ink
Orchid fineliner pen (iBayam)
Black marker
White Daisy embroidery floss
Pink button
Triangles washi tape (Recollections)
Cricut You are Here cartridge: all die-cuts
Challenges: My Time to Craft #537 Summer Florals (I used hibiscus and plumeria in honor of the plants blooming outside my window); Inspiration Station #63 (I was inspired to create the little beach scene on the bottom corner of my layout)

SBTS 2017 Layout for Lasting Memories #705

It's Sunday again, and that means another fun challenge from Lasting Memories. This month, Jill is challenging us to use some favorite things, and today's item is a favorite tool. I love my Cricut, so I considered using that, but I also love my stamps, so I decided to feature a few of them; I stamped and colored in the hand and picnic basket, plus I stamped my title. We would love to have you join us to show off a layout using your favorite tool, so click on the link above to get the details!

These photos were taken at performances of Shakespeare By the Sea in San Pedro.

Recipe:

Limited Edition, Urban Alphabet & Build a Picnic stamp sets

Kraft, Saddle & White Daisy cardstock

Saddle, Dutch Blue & Black ink

Black marker

ShinHan Touch Twin markers

Gold metallix marker

These Are My People sticker

Candid Moments PML cards

Halloween Mix epoxy stars (Bella Blvd)

Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #5

Challenges: Farm Quest Challenge #53 Picnic things

B is for Buddies Layout

I scrapbooked the companion layout to this one last month, so when I finally got around to scrapping these photos, I decided to pull out the same paper pack but embellish it with different supplies. Love these photos of my little ones fooling around before bedtime!

Recipe:
Best Friends Forever stamp set
Loves Me papers (SU)
Molly papers & stickers (Bella Blvd)
Crystal Blue & White Daisy cardstock
Taken With Teal cardstock (SU)
Taken With Teal (SU) & Raspberry ink (CTMH)
Burnt Sienna fineliner (iBayam)
Bubblegum Hearts Puffy Shapes (Doodlebug Designs)
Teal ribbon (Ribbon Boutique from Berwick)
Felt owls (recycled from another project, source unknown)
Chipboard B (from my stash, source unknown)
Seagull edge decorative scissors (Fiskars)
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #26

Challenges: Anything Goes in a Card-Free Zone; Park Hopping My Happy Place (inspired by Peter Pan's Flight at Disneyland, especially the Darling children in their pajamas)

Colorful Options Aqua

Smile Layout

I leave on an Alaskan cruise on Friday evening, so I am trying to cram in as much scrapping as possible between packing and getting my daughter's homeschool grades finalized - not a busy week at all! I managed to finish this layout up, celebrating Father's Day with my family plus another family, and I used the fun smile title that I stamped using a new stamp set, then fussy cut. I don't do a lot of fussy cutting anymore because it's so much easier to cut things on my Cricut, but this turned out to be a perfect title to go with the beautiful smiles in the photos.

Recipe:
Your Smile & All the Details stamp sets
Brothers papers & stickers (Echo park)
Brown Bag, Outdoor Denim, Almond & White Daisy cardstock
Outdoor Denim, Sunset & Almond ink
Prussian Blue fineliner pen (iBayam)
Halloween Mix epoxy stars (Bella Blvd)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: banners, "real life" shape
Pattern: Sketch-n-Scrap 12th Birthday Bash Sketch #1

Challenges: Double Trouble #167 6th Year Anniversary (I chose Father's Day + used Brown Bag paper and ink + played along with previous partner Crafter's Cafe #308 Smile, Be Happy).

A Real Genius Made Me Layout for Lasting Memories #702

This month is flying by, and it's already time for another Lasting Memories challenge. This time we are taking our inspiration from the movies. I was scrapbooking pictures of the pre-school class at our 2017 vacation Bible school, where the theme was about being created for a purpose; I chose the 1980s movie Real Genius because I already had a sticker that said Genius on it, and the rest of the title flowed from there. I had no paper that worked just right for this layout, so I created my own using a gear-themed stamp set. The LM design team would love to see how this theme inspires you, so feel free to link up your completed layouts over at our blog!

I also put some extra photos in a facing pocket page and created a journaling card using Honey Butter cardstock and a bunch of stamps. It was lots of work doing the journaling, but totally worth it!

Recipe:
Gear Up, Limited Edition & Stacy's Hand Alphabet stamp sets (+ 8 others I used for the journaling!)
January - March 2023 Mix-in papers
Mist, Capri, Nectarine & Honey Butter cardstock
Sapphire, Capri, Nectarine & Honey Butter ink
Field Trip puffy phrase stickers (American Crafts)
Star Attraction Shape Sprinkles (Doodlebug Designs)
Sunflower embroidery floss
Cricut Artiste cartridge: gear
Pattern: Got Sketch #10 (can't post here due to permission issues)
Challenges: Color My Heart Color Dare #600 - used top row with Pumpkin (subbed Nectarine since I don't have Pumpkin) + Mist + Sapphire and right column with Sapphire + Capri + Honey Butter

Time Out Challenges #263 (hopefully the genius sticker is big enough - LOL!)

Showing Off Layout

Still working on my son's school album, and this layout marks the end of his second grade photos. Progress -woohoo! I played along with a scraplift challenge over at Scrapbook.com to jumpstart the creative process on this layout, and even though I like the original layout better, I still am okay with how this turned out. 

Recipe:
School Rocks, Picture Perfect & Smarty Pants stamp sets
Zoe papers
Canary, Smoothie, Sweet Leaf, Carolina & White Daisy cardstock
Canary, Smoothie, Sweet Leaf, Carolina, Mint, Pewter & Black ink
Fineliner pen (iBayam)
ShinHan Touch Twin markers
Cricut Design Space: title using BFC Night Kiss
Cricut Artiste cartridge: notebook borders
Pattern: scraplift from Scrapbook.com
Challenges: Double Trouble #165 Anything Goes+ played along with previous partner Heart's Quest Challenge Blog #53 (used a schoolhouse for the open house and the phrase Love this)

Capture the Moment Layout

Elliot's school holds a luau every year, and the year that they included the laser tag course was a huge hit for him. Since these pictures were taken at a luau and my son was wearing a Hawaiian shirt, I went with Hawaiian themed papers and embellishments instead of gun and camo. However, I wrapped some orange embroidery floss around one of the photos as a nod to the laser beams on real lasers, fortunately absent in this game!

Recipe:
Post Card - Travel Series stamp set
Summer Vibes papers & cardstock stickers
Fern, Nectarine & White Daisy cardstock
Fern, Nectarine, Glacier & Candy Apple ink
Black marker
ShinHan Touch Twin markers
Beach Party PML card
Cats & Bats enamel dots
Orange embroidery floss
Sweet Rush Collection - Loving This puffy stickers (American Crafts)
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #111

Challenges: Festive Friday #157 (used orange + green + enamel dots + thread)

Elliot's Ancestor Day Layout

I finished my eldest son's elementary school album last month and decided to keep the momentum going by working on my second son's album this month. Ancestor Day is a 2nd grade tradition at the local elementary school, and it's always interesting for my kids since they were all adopted. We have no contact with Elliot's birth mom (her choice), so he picked my mom as his ancestor to interview and write a report about, which he summarized for the class. Unfortunately, she lives far away so she could not attend the event itself, but we enjoyed hearing about her and eating food from the various countries represented by the ancestors.

Recipe:
Timberline stamp set
Cosmopolitan Collection papers (Making Memories)
Kraft, Chocolate, Capri, Bluebird & Sapphire cardstock
Capri ink
Black & Sienna fineliner pens (iBayam)
White gel pen (Sakura)
Leaf Green ShinHam Touch Twin marker
Adornaments Fibers - Blue (EK Success)
Milepost Shapes
Cricut You Are Here cartridge: globe, title
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tags
Heart punch (EK Success)
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge 109

Challenges: Double Trouble #163 Let's Get Crafty - Thing 1 = use kraft paper and corrugated cardboard + Thing 2 = play along with Inspiration Station's challenge photo #60 (see below) + Thing 3 = shades of blue (not sure I made them my focus but I used several shades)

Sing {Fishfest} Layout

I'm determined to get some serious scrapping done this month, so here's my first layout. I wrote quite a bit about this event (Fishfest, a Christian music festival in Southern California) when I scrapped the companion layout back in February, so I decided not to add a bunch of journaling. Instead, I just listed the names of the band/artists who performed, plus my hubby and son's names, by writing them around the bottom set of photos, then added some doodling for fun. For the background, I stamped and embossed the splatter stamp first, then brayered over the whole page using purple ink. The purple didn't come out as dark as I wanted, but I guess it shows up the photos pretty well, so it's all good!

Recipe:
Background Elements stamp set
White Daisy cardstock
Goldrush & Black ink
Lovely Lilac ink (SU)
Black marker
Clear embossing powder
Dimensional Elements Monograms chipboard - S,I,N,G
3-D foam tape
Pattern: Stick It Down April single page sketch from Facebook
Challenges: Color My Heart #593 Only Two (loved the Honey Butter and Royal color combo but didn't have either ink, so I did my best color match using old inks)

Laugh Layout for Lasting Memories #687

It's Sunday and that means another fun challenge from the Lasting Memories Challenge Blog. I got to think up the challenges for February, and they all go under the theme of We Go Together. The first one is simple: use complementary colors (colors opposite each other on the color wheel). I chose yellow and purple for my colors and was able to incorporate lots of both those colors. Even my photos have a bunch of yellow and purple. If you would like to join in with this challenge, click on the link above to get the details and to see the color wheel. Here's my layout.

Recipe:
Laughter & Ticket to Ride stamp sets
I Heart Us paper
Gypsy, Sky & White Daisy cardstock
Gypsy, Sky & Canary ink
Violet fineliner marker (iBayam)
Childhood PML card
Falling for You Shape Sprinkles (Doodlebug Designs)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: banners
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge 32 (left side only and reversed)

Challenges: Double Trouble #158 Thing 1 = Anything Goes + Thing 2 = link up with any previous partner (I chose Ellibelle's Corner I Spy #11 Hearts); The Outlawz Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone

EMS Sketch #112 + Gifts Layout

Happy 2024, everyone! It's a new year, so I decided to create and share a new sketch. This one features four photos but still gives plenty of opportunities to show off any patterned paper you got for Christmas. I adapted mine because I wanted to cut off the long end of the 5" x 7" photo and include a longer photo next to it, so feel free to get creative with it and change it up to fit your needs. And don't forget to share your final project by linking it up in the comment section below!

Here's the sketch:

And here's my layout:

Recipe:
Chloe papers (Bella Blvd)
Capri, Canary & Black cardstock
Pixie & Canary ink
White gel pen (Sakura)
Chloe & Molly stickers (Bella Blvd)
Chloe chipboard sticker (Bella Blvd)
Pink grosgrain ribbon (Osprey)
Cupcake Hearts puffy shapes (Doodlebug)
Black enamel dots
Blue sparkles (Recollections)
Circle Double Stitched steel dies (Art Impressions)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: flowers
Challenges: The Outlawz AG in a Card Free Zone Wrap It Up (I used photos of my daughter unwrapping her birthday gifts plus the photo of a cat in a box, because we all know boxes are the best gift a cat can unwrap!) 

Pin the Bow on the Cat Layout for Lasting Memories #678

Good morning everyone, and welcome back to the latest challenge for Lasting Memories. It has been fun to be the hostess this month, and here's my last challenge. Grateful for Words - use one of the following journaling techniques on your layout: a list, 50+ words, on a journaling card, digital or hidden. I chose to go with a journaling card on this one, and after searching through my stash, I found one I thought went well with the layout. Hope you think so, too, and are inspired to hop on over to Lasting Memories to play along with any of our Scrappy Gratitude challenges before the clock runs out on Saturday, December 2!

Recipe:
Chloe papers (Bella Blvd)
Capri & White Daisy cardstock
Capri & Raspberry ink
Black marker
Chloe chipboard stickers (Bella Blvd)
Hopscotch PML card
Bubblegum embroidery floss
Burlap ribbon
Silver photo hanger
Base & Bling bow charm
Blue craft button
3-D foam tape
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tags, butterfly
Cricut Artiste cartridge: title
Pattern: Sketch-n-Scrap #141 (Throwback sketch for their November Crop challenges)

Challenges: Festive Friday #148  - used natural ribbon (burlap) + texture + animals + animal patterns (cat paws)

EMS Sketch Challenge #111 - Everybody Wants to Be a Cat

I haven't posted a new sketch since May, but as I was working with one of my older sketches, it kept morphing until it didn't look that much like the original, so I decided to create a new sketch based on my layout! You won't need a ton of patterned paper for this one, but even with four photos there is room to get creative and have some fun. As always, feel free to change things up a bit and please post a link to your completed layouts in the comments so I can enjoy how you used the sketch.

Here's the sketch:

Scrapping photos from my daughter's cat themed birthday party has been a rather hodgepodge affair, so this layout actually goes before the one I posted on Sunday and after the one I posted in August. I think I am now in chronological order, though, so it's all good. The title for this layout was based on the song from the Aristocats, but I decided to keep the second "e" in "Ev'rybody" since it looked better on my layout. Anyway, here's my layout:

Recipe:
Stacy's Hand Alphabet stamp set
Chloe papers (Bella Blvd)
Toffee and Pear cardstock
Chocolate, Pear, Orange & Lagoon ink
Burnt Sienna fineliner pen (iBayam)
Chloe chipboard Icon stickers (Bella Blvd)
Chloe stickers (Bella Blvd)
Cat Lover stickers (Photoplay)
Orange embroidery floss
My Happy Place Shape Sprinkles (Doodlebug Designs)
Cats & Bats enamel dots
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: large heart
Challenges: Let's Craft and Create #201 Stitching; Scrap With Stacy November Tic-Tac-Toe (used the left column with stickers + ink + enamel shapes)

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)