Happy Birthday {Angel's 7th) Layout

Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter! We went to the early service at church and then out to breakfast, then I prepared our dinner in the early afternoon and I was able to spend some time scrapbooking this layout. The photos aren't the best quality, but since they were of my sweet son who passed away in 2021, I really wanted to scrap this memory.

Recipe:
Celebrate the Everyday stamp set
Good Times papers
Chocolate, Buttercup, Twilight & Sweet Leaf cardstock
Chocolate, Buttercup, Twilight & Black ink
Twilight marker
White gel pen (Sakura)
Good Times cardstock sticker
Great Lengths sticker (CM)
Twilight brads
Heart punch (EK Success)
Cricut Artistry cartridge: balloons
Circle Double Stitched Steel die (Art Impressions)
Pattern: Got Sketch? #10 (can't post the sketch here due to copyright )

Awesome Party Journaling Card

Today's project was a UFO - Unfinished Object! I had a bunch of photos from my son's birthday that needed to be put into a photo storage page, and then I needed to make a journaling card to fill in the one empty spot on the page. I used the current sketch from Sketches in Thyme Project Life Style to create my own journaling card. It was a relief to get this finished since I scrapped the rest of the pictures last year!

Here's the card:

And here's my finished page:

Recipe:
Celebrate the Everyday stamp set
Free to Be Me Level 2 papers
Buttercup & White Daisy cardstock
Juniper, Cranberry & Creme Brulee ink
Black marker
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: banner
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: arrow

Timberline Rocket Card

A card for my Timberline card workshop. Sometimes I struggle to put cards together for my workshops, and sometimes they fly together like magic; I'm pleased that this time, my mojo is going strong and the cards keep coming! Stay tuned for more cards tomorrow.

Recipe:
Outta This World, Love Life & Celebrate the Everyday stamp sets
Timberline Level 2 papers
Colonial White cardstock
Ponderosa Pine, Lagoon, Goldrush & Slate ink
Lagoon & Goldrush markers
Bronze Shimmer Trim
Aqua Dots
Cricut Artiste cartridge: rocket
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: star
Pattern: Heart 2 Heart 3/31/14 sketch challenge

Babycakes Birthday Card

My Babycakes card workshop is tonight, so I wanted to show off a few more of the cards I created. I'm still trying for a non-baby look for this set of cards, and I think I succeeded on this one. I also discovered that if you stamp on seam-binding ribbon, it looks pretty distinct at first, but by the next day, it pretty much bleeds together and you end up with a vintage looking ribbon. Not exactly what I was going for, but I can live with it!

Recipe:

Chantilly & Celebrate the Everyday stamp set

Babycakes Level 2 papers

Buttercup, Sunset, Chocolate & White Daisy cardstock

Buttercup, Sunset, Chocolate & Slate ink

Color-ready seam-binding ribbon

Cricut Artbooking cartridge: scalloped circle

Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: banners, star

Spots & Dots embossing folder (cuttlebug)

Pattern: Retro Sketches #96

Gift Layout

Here's the last layout for my son's first grade career. The latest challenge for Splitcoast Stamper's Virtual Scrapbook Night: Fun at the Fair was based on some of the yummy foods you get to sample at the fair. I chose to be inspired by the colors of candied apples - red or green mixed with caramel. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it! I used a sketch from Sketch Savvy and threw in some stars to go with the stars challenge from the Creative Belli blog (and because my son is always a star to me).

Recipe:
Vintage Type, Diverse Backgrounds & Celebrate the Everyday stamp sets
Believe Level 2 papers
Gray Wool, Sweet Leaf, Holiday Red, Desert Sand & White Daisy cardstock
Gray Wool, Sweet Leaf, Holiday Red, Desert Sand & Sky ink
Gray Wool marker
Dimensional Elements Stars
White Daisy ric-rac
Sky brads & Bigger Brads
Pattern: Sketch Savvy #22
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: journaling shape
Wishblade: title, circle border

LOAD #23 - Happy Birthday Kaden

I couldn't find the perfect papers for this layout, so I decided to create my own. In the process, I also used the Variety Challenge from Split Coast Stampers: to create a monochromatic page. Mine uses shades of brown. This is harder than it sounds; I kept wanting to add red or blue to the mix! Hopefully the browns tone down the bright colors in the pictures. The layout didn't turn out quite how I hoped, but it will have to do! The pattern is Beauty in Repetition from Cherish.



Recipe:
Cocktail Alphabet, Friendship Alphabet Small, Fanfare, Holiday Hoopla, Thoughtful Seasons, A Little Everything, Boom, Happy Birthday & Celebrate the Everyday stamp sets
Kraft, Bamboo & White Daisy cardstock
Chocolate, Cocoa, Desert Sand & Bamboo ink
Chocolate & Desert Sand markers
Metal-rimmed circle tags
Chocolate brads

EMS Sketch Challenge 28 + LOAD #14 - Gifts

Almost caught up with posting my LOAD for this week - yay! This layout comes with a sketch, so feel free to try it out. There's a fun little element that I added to the layout: an envelope to hold my journaling. The journaling required more space than I had designated, so I wrote it on both sides of the insert that goes in the envelope. The envelope template is one of the many included on the DVD that comes with Jeanette Lynton's Magic book. Cool bonus!
The sketch:

My layout:


The envelope with journaling insert:

Recipe:
Celebrate the Everyday, Good Times, Holiday Hoopla, Spot On Backgrounds & Alphabet Solos "R" stamp sets
Traditional Christmas papers & Stickers (KI Memories)
Cotton Candy, Tulip, Bamboo & White Daisy cardstock
Topiary, Pear, Tulip, Cotton Candy & Vineyard Berry ink
Topiary marker
DE Framed Fun
Pear brad

Layout Linky #19 + LOAD #8 - Party On

For the Virtual Scrapbooking Night at Split Coast Stampers, one of the challenges was to build a layout starting with Kraft paper and adding the colors red, green, and orange. I thought that would be perfect for pictures from Chuck E. Cheese. I always struggle with scrapping all those bright colors, so the Kraft was a perfect way to tone them down, plus I just used scraps of cardstock (no patterned paper) to minimize the busyness. The pattern is based on a sketch from the Nuts About Sketches blog.



Recipe:
Cocktail Alphabet & Celebrate the Everyday stamp set
Topiary, Sunset, Tulip, Lagoon, Kraft & White Daisy cardstock
Topiary & Sunny Yellow ink
Lagoon & Tulip markers
Decorative scissors (Fiskars)
Star Punch (unknown)

***If you are participating in the 52 Layouts Challenge, please use the link below to link your layout to this post. You have until Friday at 11:59PM PST to post your nineteenth week's layout. The link will allow you to post a title and thumbnail that link to your site, where we can see the layout in all its glory! Note: please do not post from a password protected site that will require us to input a password before viewing.

April LOAD #3 - The Great Christmas Adventure

Thought I would post this so Linda and Michelle can post their layouts if they are done. Today was a busy day, and I am almost out of pictures, so I spend the last hour figuring out what photos I need to get printed. Too bad Costco closes at 6pm on Saturday! I'll have to hope they are open on Easter Sunday so I can get more photos. I still need a title and journaling on today's layout, so I'll post it as soon as I'm done! ************* 10:45 and I finally finished. I didn't think a totally ink and paper layout would take so long to finish! Just want to share a fun technique I used on this, and then I'm going to bed. For the postcard stamp, I didn't have a suitable stamp image, so I had to get creative. I rolled the outside of a postage stamp stamp in Dutch Blue ink, taking care not to get any ink on the inside of the image (it was a maple leaf, so not suitable for this layout at all), and I stamped it in the corner of the postcard. I then used the angel stamp from "Holiday Hoopla" to stamp the inside of the stamp. Voila - an angel postage stamp!

Recipe:

Holiday Hoopla, Post Card Travel Series, Hodge Podge Alphabet, December Word Puzzle & Celebrate the Everyday stamp sets

Animal Cookies Creative Basics papers

Dutch Blue, Honey & White Daisy cardstock

Dutch Blue, Honey, Tulip & Clover Meadow ink

LOAD #10 - Carving Jack

I'm taking baby steps in this whole business of using my Felicity kit, so today's layout uses a 4" x 12" strip of one of the Felicity papers. Woohoo! Not up to using a full page yet, but the day is coming. I love this layout because it uses a couple of cool pictures of my hubby carving the pumpkin. Too often he takes a backseat to my cute kids, so it's nice to see him front and center for a change.



Recipe:
Spooky Smiles, Chocolate Alphabet Large, Rustic Flowers, Felicity, Express Postage, Celebrate the Everyday stamp sets
Felicity kit
Dutch Blue, Desert Sand & Colonial White cardstock
Desert Sand, Autumn Terracotta, Bamboo & Cocoa ink
Desert Sand & Autumn Terracotta markers

Fun & Games Layout

Wow, it's been over 2 weeks since I last posted! My family spent Thanksgiving with my parents this year, so I didn't do any scrapbooking while I was gone. I did get to work on my Christmas cards, so I will post them when I'm finished. Now I'm finally ready to get back in the groove. I'll start out with this layout from Vacation Bible School. I just purchased the Family Ties Children stamp set, so I had to use it on this layout since it's all about kids! The scrapbook magazines keep telling me that decorative scissors are making a comeback, so I thought I'd try it on the edge of my two border strips. Not sure I love the results; what do you think?



Recipe:
Celebrate the Everyday, Friendship Word Puzzle, Family Ties Children & Posterboard Alphabet stamp sets
Animal Cookies Level 2 & Creative Basics papers
Sunflower & White Daisy cardstock
Tulip, Clover Meadow & Dutch Blue ink
Tulip Brads
Tulip embroidery floss
Summer craft buttons
Paper piercer
Watercolor pencils: Prismacolor by Sanford

Pampered Chef Party Layout

Just looking at this layout makes me hungry. The dish we made when I hosted a Pampered Chef party was delicious! I'm really glad I recently purchased the Recipe Box stamp set, because it is so versatile. One stamp features long lines for writing down a recipe, or they are perfect for journaling. I can think of a million uses for the food stamps: I can't wait to use that turkey on a Thanksgiving layout this year, and the bowl of soup would be darling on a get well card. Enjoy the layout, and try not to get the munchies!



Recipe:
Recipe Box, Friendship Alphabet Small, Celebrate the Everyday, Priceless Love Word Puzzle & Friendship Word Puzzle stamp sets
White Daisy, Blush, Crystal Blue & Creme Brulee cardstock
Desert Sand, Blush, Crystal Blue, Hollyhock & Creme Brulee ink
Desert Sand & Hollyhock markers
Watercolor pencils (Prismacolor by Sanford)
Foam Squares

More PCC Layouts!

I had too much data for one e-mail, so here’s the rest. Just in case you can't see it, here is a snippet of journaling from my "Fiji" layout. I had written this down but totally forgotten about it until I pulled out my vacation journal, and here was this cute story: "At the Fiji show, Adrian made friends with a 2 ½ year old girl who also collects rocks. They sat on a bench together and she put rocks in his pocket while he studiously avoided looking at her. It was hilarious!" It really pays to write those memories down when they are fresh, because it gets harder to recall them the older we get! For the "Fun" layout, I traced the card that came in the "Everyday Celebration" card kit that is the CTMH special for National Scrapbooking Month, and I used it for a journaling space. I've been dying to do that ever since I got my kit, and I finally got the chance. Isn’t it funny what makes a scrapbooker happy?!

Fiji:

Recipe:
Connections & Boutique Borders stamp sets
Free Spirit Level 2 papers
Cocoa, Indian Corn Blue, Goldrush & White Daisy cardstock
Cocoa, Indian Corn Blue & Autumn Terracotta ink
Dimensional Elements Monograms "F", "I", "J"
Pewter brads
Foam Squares

Family Fun:

Recipe:
Chocolate Alphabet Large, Extreme Happiness & Celebrate the Everyday stamp sets
Moon Doggie Level 2 papers
Cranberry, Desert Sand & Colonial White cardstock
Cranberry, Desert Sand, Carden Green, Bamboo, Hydrangea & Petal ink
Desert Sand marker
Ribbon slide