The boys of summer

After a week long crafty hiatus, I'm glad to say I'm back on the scrappin' wagon.  I really look forward to the weekly challenge at Scrapbook Steals, but just ran out of time last week and didn't play along for the first time in over two years :(  But this week, I was determined to get 'er done, and I just barely squeaked this layout out.  Here's what I came up with for the Rose #2 sketch:

Since we're still in the midst of a never ending winter and buried in snow, I dug out some pictures from last summer that make me long for the warmer days ahead.  This layout features papers from Echo Park's That's My Boy collection, along with a few stickers and embellishments from some of the older EP lines.  It was quick and simple and didn't have as many "layers" as I like, but it's finished in time!

Impressively Iolite

I've come to the end of another 10 week sketch series at Scrapbook Steals.  I love playing along with their mid-week mojo challenges and have gained many friends, good deals, and much inspiration!  They are generously giving away a gift card to Scrapbook Steals, which I could definitely put to good use!  Here are my 10 layouts from the "Iolite" series:

 

turning 9

This week I turned the Scrapbook Steals sketch into a two page layout because, as usual, I had way too many photos for just one page.  I finally got around to scrapping my youngest son's birthday from four months ago.

These patterned papers are from the Happy Day collection by Simple Stories.  I loved the journaling prompt, with a list of 9 "birthday favorites"-just perfect for my 9 year old's birthday layout!  Thanks for stopping by!

Adventure time

Yikes! I almost ran out of time to play along with this week's sketch challenge for Scrapbook Steals, but luckily I managed to squeeze it in between a few loads of laundry. 

This layout features papers from the Awesome collection by Simple Stories.  I think I've completed more boy layouts with Awesome than any other collection, simply because the style and patterns match so many of my masculine photos.  I've been hoarding a few scraps for quite a while now and decided it was time to use them up.  I'm so glad I did, because this layout came together effortlessly!