November 2019

Scrappy Monday, y'all!  How was your weekend?  The hubs and I went out yesterday with our friends to see Trans-Siberian Orchestra perform.  I should have put in my earplugs, it was SO LOUD and also there was a lot of fire : )  We all had a good time and our boys had fun playing together under the supervision of a babysitter while we were out.  And Daphne did fine being in her crate for several hours, though she was very excited to see us when we got back home.

Anyway, I do have a layout to share today and here it is:

All pics are from November 2019 when Ryan was just 2 1/2, how do you like his self portrait on the left page?  And this is the month when I finished putting together Ryan's baby book, which is a total chonker and I'm pretty sure weighs more than he did when he was born.

Today's fall-ish color palette is Old Olive, Bumblebee, Starry Sky, Cinnamon Cider, and Very Vanilla.  I actually did work on a new scrapbook layout on Saturday and that one has Starry Sky photo mats too : )  I took a long break from scrapping and I'm ready to get back into it.

That's it for me today, peeps.  Have a great week!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Happier than Happy, My Paper Pumpkin
Ink:  Old Olive, Starry Sky, Cinnamon Cider, Soft Suede
Paper:  Old Olive, Starry Sky, Cinnamon Cider, Thick Very Vanilla, Sweet Symmetry DSP
Accessories:  Happy Forest dies, Stitched Rectangles dies

SUO Challenges: A Sketch Adventure

It's time for another challenge at SUO Challenges!

This time around we're doing a sketch and I think it's a fun one!

And here's what I made:

Okay for reals, I love this card.  I have been having fun playing with Azure Afternoon (I cannot overstate how much I love this new blue) and for this card I paired it with the new Pecan Pie for the ship and returning Blueberry Bushel for the waves and the birds.  Blueberry Bushel seems to come out darker on the Azure Afternoon cardstock, it almost looks navy but I promise it isn't.  I like the On the Ocean stamp set and dies and I went back and forth about whether or not to buy them, obviously "buy them" won out ; ) Had to get them before the bundle pricing went away.

Confession time:  I came up with this sketch when I made this card a while ago:

I made this back in January when I was putting together a baby basket for a gal who works for my husband (had to keep it gender neutral since the mama wanted to be surprised, she had a boy!).  I was a bit surprised that SU! retired Happier than Happy after just one year, but it will live on forever in my stamp collection so that's okay.

So there's the sketch two ways : ) Hope you'll have some fun with it too and post your card over on the SUO Challenges blog.  Enjoy, stampy friends!

Supplies, first card:
Stamps:  On the Ocean
Ink:  Azure Afternoon, Blueberry Bushel, Pecan Pie, Whisper White
Paper:  Azure Afternoon, Thick Basic White
Accessories:  On the Ocean dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Dimensionals

Supplies, second card:
Stamps:  Happier than Happy
Ink:  Soft Suede, Calypso Coral
Paper:  Pale Papaya, Thick Basic White, Happy Forest Friends DSP
Accessories:  Happy Forest dies, Stitched Rectangles dies, Dimensionals