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

Dedication Layout

Even though these photos were of parents dedicating their baby boy at our church, I decided to coordinate the color scheme with the mom's outfit. Consequently, there's a lot of pink on this layout, which my hubby thinks is a little weird, but I explained to him this is the exact reason I used to color coordinate out family outfits when we went on vacation. He had no good response for that - LOL! 

Recipe:
Precious Alphabet & Smiles from the Garden stamp sets
Belle Fleur papers (Photoplay)
Emporium & Dream Maker papers
Ballerina, Black & White Daisy cardstock
Vellum
Ballerina, Flamingo, Raspberry, Sweet Leaf & Black ink
Sweet Leaf & Black markers
Everyday Moments pocket card (Scrapbook.com)
Dream Makers stickers
Sweet Leaf grosgrain ribbon
Spring Blossom Just Blooms flowers
White paper flowers (Recollections)
Large black & White brads (from my stash, source unknown)
White Daisy Bigger Brad
Dot Fade stencil (Stampers Anonymous)
Smiles From the Garden Thin Cuts
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #69

Challenges: Color My Heart Color Dare #604 - I used Ballerina + Flamingo + Rosy + Limeade + Black + White + Gold (I didn't have any Rosy or Limeade ink, so I used the colors closest to it in my stash)

Time Out Challenges #265 - I was inspired to use floral paper and paper flowers

Unwrap the Fun Layout

Another birthday party layout, this one featuring the presents my daughter received from her extended family and friends. I used a sketch from Lasting Memories and modified it a little to suit my picture sizes. Heart 2 Heart challenge blog asked us to share our favorite crafting tool, and mine would definitely be sketches! I started with the free-form ones Becky Higgins used to publish in Creating Keepsakes magazine and moved on to the neatly diagrammed ones featured in Jeanette Lynton's pattern books, and then I began creating my own sketches and also discovered several blogs that shared weekly or monthly sketches. Sketches give me a great starting point but also the freedom to switch things around a bit, and I love seeing what other people do with the same sketch. so here's my sketch-inspired layout.

Recipe:

Precious Alphabet stamp set

Craft On and Spring 2020 Mix in papers

Raspberry, Pixie & White Daisy cardstock

Raspberry, Pixie & Mint ink

Swiss Dot Light Pink ribbon (Offray)

Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tag, scalloped border

Pattern: Lasting Memories #505

Challenges: Double Trouble #62 (Thing 1 - my favorite tool is sketches + Thing 2 - linked up with Heart 2 Heart. Sorry, no elves or gnomes!)

Reece Layouts

We took a ton of photos of my niece when she visited us as a baby (her family came, too!), but I had a really hard time deciding which ones to scrapbook because they were all so cute. I ended up using almost all of them, so I did a double page spread with a photo storage page between. The base paper is quite old but by combining it with some brand new stickers, hopefully I was able to bring new life to it! After so many years of scrapping boys, pink is a challenge for me, but I managed to get these pages done, hopefully the first of many.

This is how the layouts will appear in my album, with a traditional page next to a pocket page.

To see my niece up close in all her cuteness, click on the layout to enlarge it!

Recipe:

Precious Alphabet stamp set
Sassy Simple Sets (SEI)
Hopscotch papers
Color Kaleidoscope papers (American Crafts)
Smoothie ink
Black marker

Mind Your Manners cardstock stickers (Bella Blvd)

Color Kaleidoscope sticker book (American Crafts)

Color Kaleidoscope Phrases and Icons Puffy stickers (American Crafts)

Hopscotch PML cards

Childhood PML card

# Life Card - Enjoy
Field Notes Journaling Ephemera (American Crafts)
Pattern: Sketches in Thyme #376 (right side of layout only)

SCS Variety Challenge 185 - At the Falls

It's the second Wednesday of the month, so time for another Variety Challenge for Splitcoast Stampers. This challenge uses a really fun technique, so hopefully you'll have time to play along! Just click on the link below to go to the challenge page on SCS.

SBVC185 - Emerging Colors
Create your own background paper using the emerging colors technique found here: Emerging Colors. Then use the paper as either the background of your layout, or cut it up and use it in some way on your layout.

For my layout, I created the floral paper using this technique, and I love it. Just wish I had made the piece bigger so more of it would show!

Recipe:
Universal Backgrounds, Rustic Flowers & Precious Alphabet stamp sets
Bamboo, Desert Sand & White Daisy cardstock
Blush, Cocoa, Topiary, Desert Sand & Versamark ink
Cocoa marker
Clear embossing powder
Topiary brads
Antique Copper Designer brads
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: pennants
Pattern: Heart 2 Heart Sketch 19

LOAD #31 - Donkey

My final layout for the LOAD challenge, and what a ride it has been. I loved getting all these photos scrapped, but I won't miss the pressure of the deadline. The good new is that I only have 17 layouts to go to meet my yearly goal. November and December should be easy! Thanks to the wonderful ladies who have scrapped along with me. It's been fun getting to know you through your photos, and I hope you will join me for future challenges. And now, here is today's layout. I used the week 121 sketch from Nuts about Sketches, and for a change I stayed pretty close to the original sketch. BTW, I'm not positive that that's a donkey in the picture, but please don't tell me if it's not! Somehow Eeyore doesn't spring to mind when someone says mule or burro.



Recipe:
Precious Alphabet & Priceless Love Word Puzzle stamp sets
Grace Level 2 papers
Olive & Colonial White cardstock
Cocoa, Twilight & Honey ink
Cocoa marker
White Daisy, Spring Blossom & Big Pinks Just Blooms
Basic craft buttons
Cocoa grosgrain ribbon

Crafts Layout

My last VBS layout for now. I'm waiting to order a stamp from the new catalog so that I can do a VBS music layout. Pop quiz: I used a discontinued set on this layout, two that are going to be discontinued, and a Constant Campaign stamp set that will be in the new idea book. Can anyone figure out which one is which?






Recipe:
Friendship Word Puzzle, Priceless Love Word Puzzle, September Word Puzzle, Precious Alphabet, Friendship Alphabet Small, Checklist,& Solos Punctuation stamp sets
Autumn Terracotta, Sunflower, Garden Green & Cocoa cardstock
Cocoa ink
Cocoa marker
Autumn Terracotta Bigger Brads
Cocoa brads
Connections Club metal charms
Cocoa grosgrain ribbon
Foam Squares