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

LA County Fair 2016 Layout

Heart 2 Heart challenge blog had a really fun challenge to include something that moves on your project, and all month I've been trying to figure out how to incorporate something moving onto a layout. I finally figured it out last night when I was working on pictures from the county fair. I had a couple of pictures of my kids on rides, and that inspired me to create a die-cut carousel and make the horses move up and down. It took me a long time but I finally managed it for at least one of the horses. The other one kept getting stuck, so I decided one was good enough - LOL! When you pull on the tab at the top of the page, the horse moves up and down. Thanks to Heart to Heart for inspiring me.

And here's the pull tab:

Recipe:
Love Right Now, Ticket to Ride & Tiny Typewriter Alphabet stamp sets
Something Fierce papers
Raspberry, Carolina, Bluebird, Pixie & White Daisy cardstock
Raspberry, Carolina, Bluebird, Clover Meadow & Sunny Yellow ink
Moonstruck marker
Love Letters Rub-ons
White Daisy flower brads
Childhood PML card
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: tickets
Cricut You Are Here cartridge: cotton candy
Cricut Artistry cartridge: oval
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: tab
Cricut Artiste cartridge: carousel
Challenges: Heart to Heart I Like to Move It

Train Ride Layout

I haven't been very productive with my scrapbooking this month, but here is a layout featuring train ride photos from 2016. It's a combination of old and new supplies plus some stamping and fussy cutting. Hope you like it!

Recipe:
Arizona Alphabet & Ticket to Ride stamp sets
March - April 2021 Mix-In papers
Candy Apple, Clover Meadow & Chocolate ink
Versamark ink
Sienna Fineliner pen (iBayam)
White gel pen (Sakura)
White embossing powder
VIP Rainbow acrylic shapes
3-D foam tape
Star punch (EK Success)
Challenges: Challenge YOUrself #103 We Are Family (I featured a family train ride; as I was scrapping, my hubby saw the layout and thought the photo of me was cute!)

Scrap With Stacy July 2022 Tic-Tac-Toe board (I used the middle row with a star punch  + circle + ticket)

Fontana Speedway Layout

Squeezing in a last minute layout for August! I had lots of fun using the Later Sk8r Picture My Life cards on this. They make great photo mats and can even be altered if something on them does not quite work on your layout. For example, I loved the look of the journaling card, but there was a sentiment on it that totally didn't fit with my layout, so I covered it with a die-cut arrow. Easy-peasy!

Recipe:
Flyin' High, Later Sk8r, Distressed Backgrounds & Ticket to Ride stamp sets
Later Sk8r Level 2 papers & PML cards
Whisper, Cranberry, White Daisy cardstock
Whisper, Slate, Cranberry, Lagoon & Outdoor Denim ink
Pear & Outdoor Denim markers
Lagoon & Slate washi tape
Cranberry concho
Round Durables - Pewter
3-D foam tape
Cricut Artiste cartridge: title
Pattern: Simple Stories
Challenges: Heart 2 Heart Ticket to Ride

Stamping Textures Tutorial - Let's Ride Layout

It's time for Virtual Scrapbook Night over at Splitcoast Stampers, and we're focusing on techniques. You can play along until next Saturday, so let's get started! Here's a fun technique using a stamp and any textured item you choose.

Tech VSBN 05
1. Pick out a clear stamp that has a large, smooth surface area on the back. Place the stamp, design side down, on an acrylic block, and ink up the smooth back of the stamp with the ink of your choice.

2. Press the inked stamp onto a textured surface (one that's easily cleaned or disposable). I chose bubble wrap.

 3. Next stamp the image onto your cardstock.

 4. Repeat the above until the surface of the cardstock is covered.

 5. Use the resulting patterned cardstock on your layout or card.

For my layout and sample above, I chose to use bubblewrap, which resulted in a slightly different image each time I stamped it, since the bubblewrap gives under pressure. For a crisper impression, choose a more solid textured surface. I used one of my son's Lego blocks and a rectangular stamp to create the Lego pieces, and you can almost see the Lego logo on the image. Since Lego are rather slick, I had to hold my hand very steady when pressing against them so the stamp wouldn't skid around!

I'll be posting another technique later today for VSBN, so don't forget to check back here and play along!

Recipe:
Hodgepodge Alphabet, Vintage Type, A Typeface, Urban Alphabet, Flyin' High, Picture Perfect, My Game & Ticket to Ride stamp sets
Cranberry, Sunny Yellow & White Daisy cardstock
Sunkiss Yellow textured cardstock
Cranberry, Sunny Yellow, Moonstruck, Clover Meadow & Chocolate ink
Cranberry craft buttons & conchos
Natural hemp
3-D foam tape
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: title
Cuttlebug: Wicker Weave embossing folder
Pattern: 4x6 Photo Sketch Blog
Challenges: Frosted Designs Creativity With Texture challenge; Heart 2 Heart Alphabet Soup challenge
Technique inspired by Jeanette Lynton's Wishes book

EMS Sketch Challenge 37 - Snow Smiles

One of the June challenges from Scrap It With a Song was to be inspired by Rascal Flatt's song "My wish." I really like the line that says, "If it's cold outside, show the warmth of your smile," so I decided to change my title for this layout from Snow Wars to Snow Smiles. How could I resist when I have that picture of my younger son grinning from ear to ear? (And yes, he is sitting on a stick. Don't ask.) For the sketch, I started with my product (the big die-cut) and worked backward to the sketch. I'm trying to include dimensions with all my sketches from now on, so if you can't see the dimensions, click on the sketch for an enlarged view. I can imagine several different ways to set up the photos, so please feel free to get creative with the design, and leave me a comment with a link to your finished layout.

The Sketch:

My Layout:

Recipe:
Ticket to Ride stamp set
Powder Blue Dot paper (BoBunny)
White Daisy cardstock
Lilac Mist ink
Frosted Bracket Snow die-cut (Fancy Pants)
Winter Whites 3-D stickers (TPC Studio)
Silver & Diamond Stickles (Ranger)
White Daisy embroidery floss
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: large snowflakes

LOAD #2 - Galerias Pacifico

For this layout, I used 2 Page Sketch # 24 from Sketch Support. I loved the curves on the top part of the sketch, and thought they represented the sense of motion I wanted to convey. No journaling yet; I'm waiting until my in-laws visit next week and can jog my memory about the events of this evening. Hopefully they remember more than I do! The title was cut out on my Wishblade.

Recipe:
Ticket to Ride & Flyin' High stamp sets
Zippidee Level 2 papers & My Stickease
Bamboo, Indian Corn Blue, Honey & Colonial White cardstock
Indian Corn Blue & Cranberry Ink
3-D foam tape

LOAD #7 - Ticket to Ride

When I saw the pattern Ta-Da from Jeanette Lynton's book Magic, the small paper strips immediately reminded me of railroad ties, so I decided to make a railroad track for this train layout. I didn't have any train stamps to use on the layout, but I picked stamps that reminded me of train travel to create the title/journaling collage. Hope you like!



Recipe:
Ticket to Ride, Gear Up, Cherish the Moment & Post Card - Travel Series stamp sets
Bella, Felicity & Moondoggie Level 2 papers
Cranberry, Chocolate & Colonial White cardstock
Cocoa, Grey Flannel, Dutch Blue, Desert Sand & Chocolate ink
Cocoa & Cranberry markers
Cocoa brads
3-D foam tape

Week 15 Layout Linky - Pumpkin Carving Layout

Have you ever looked at a set of photos and wished you had just a little more room on your scrapbook page? Well, CTMH has a great solution: Flip-Flaps. They are clear pockets that attach to the outside of your page protector, and swing open so you can see the photos on both sides. CTMH started with Flip-Flaps for your 4"x6" photos, and then came out with a selection of 12" long ones in different widths. For this layout, I used a 12"x6" Flip-Flap and a 4"x6" one. I started with the pattern Top Hat from Magic, with the right hand page rotated one turn to the right, which is what you see when the Flip-Flaps are closed. The long flap on the left hand page swings open to reveal 4 more photos. On the other page, the photo next to the word "carving" lifts up and you see two more photos underneath. I fit twelve photos on this layout, and it still has lots of breathing space. For a multi-photo scrapper like me, this is just short of heaven!

With the 12"x6" flap closed:


With the same flap open:


Recipe:
Holiday Hoopla, Ticket to Ride & Noted Backgrounds stamp sets
Back County & Splendor Level 2 papers
Autumn Terracotta, Outdoor Denim & White Daisy cardstock
Autumn Terracotta, Outdoor Denim & Goldrush ink
Outdoor Denim marker
Hodge Podge Color Ready Alphabet
Sponge daubers

***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 fifteenth 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.

Williams, AZ Layout

Good Monday to everyone out there in Blogland. Hope you all had a great weekend. I didn't post any layouts last week (sorry!), but I have been working on some. Here's one from our 2006 Arizona trip. We stayed in Williams, AZ because you can catch the train from there to the Grand Canyon. Williams was a small but cute town, and we enjoyed looking around while we were there. For the layout design, I adapted the sketch from Nuts About Sketches Week 118 to fit my needs.



Recipe:
Cocktail Alphabet, Ticket to Ride & Boys at Play stamp sets
Passages & Caprice Level 2 papers
Dutch Blue & Colonial White cardstock
Chocolate & Cranberry ink
Chocolate marker

LOAD #8 - Fun Times

Our first week of LOAD is over, and what a fun challenge it's been so far! If you are planning to participate, this is the last day you can post your first layout. This is my favorite layout so far this month. I love the color combo, and I probably should remember to use it more, plus all the circles add such a fun feel to the layout. The design was inspired by a stickersnfun.com sketch that I tweaked quite a bit to fit my photos.



Recipe:
Make It count, Gear Up & Ticket to Ride stamp sets
Tinkering Level 2 papers
Goldrush, Bamboo & Autumn Terracotta cardstock
Goldrush, Twilight & Autumn Terracotta ink
DE “F”, “U”, “N”
Autumn Terracotta embroidery floss

EMS Sketch Challenge 17 - Crane Flats Layout

I actually started working on this challenge prior to Monday morning, so I'm posting before noon on Monday - woohoo! Not much to comment on for this layout, but I do have one tip: when adhering ribbon to a layout or card, if you're having trouble with the folded over ends not sticking, use a little Liquid Glass. Your ribbon will definitely stay put!

The Sketch:

My Layout:

Recipe:
Cocktail Alphabet & Ticket to Ride stamp sets
Zippidee papers
White Daisy textured cardstock
Sunflower, Star Spangled Blue & Chocolate ink
White Daisy textured die-cuts
White Daisy ric-rac
3-D foam tape
Brayer
Paper piercer

Tomorrowland Highlights Layout

I'm still plugging away on our Disneyland day, so here's another layout for that. I combined two layouts from Cherish (Dramatic Fashion and Rise & Shine) to get the perfect placement for my photos. I love the versatility of Jeanette's idea books!



Recipe:
Ticket to Ride stamp set
Zippidee Level 2 papers & My Stickease
Indian Corn Blue, Cranberry & Bamboo cardstock
Indian Corn Blue, Cranberry, Honey & Bamboo ink
Cranberry brads
3-D foam tape

EMS Sketch Challenge 10 - So Fun Layout

It's back! I took a break from doing sketch challenges for several weeks, but here's a new one for you to enjoy. If you're in a hurry to get a layout done, this sketch is perfect since it uses uncropped 4x6 prints. Here are 3 fun things to point out about my layout:
1. I was able to use some Zippidee Level 1 pages as my layout bases. I don't order these as much as I should, considering how versatile they are. You can either place your photos within the neutral sections of the pages, or get creative and let your photos spill out all over! I did the latter, and I'm happy with the results.
2. I wanted to make Mickey Mouse ears using buttons, but I didn't have any black ones, so I used Liquid Glass to adhere black cardstock to the back of clear buttons, and then cut out the buttons when they were dry.
3. I love the look of the Irresistibles Lots of Dots alphabet stickers (seen here sponged with Cranberry and Indian Corn Blue ink to make the dots appear), so I wanted to mimic it on other areas of my layouts. I stamped dots onto a piece of Colonial White cardstock and embossed them using white embossing powder. Then I stamped over them using the back side of an arrow and a heart stamp, which left me a dotted image. Fun and easy!

The sketch

My Layout

Recipe:
Thoughtful Seasons, Ticket to Ride & Spot On Backgrounds stamp sets
Zippidee Level 1 papers
Indian Corn Blue, Honey, Black & Colonial White cardstock
Cranberry, Indian Corn Blue, Black & Versamark ink
Black marker
Irresistibles Lots of Dots alphabet stickers
Clear buttons
Liquid Glass
White embossing powder