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This may be the  only June layout I complete with packing and moving, both of my kiddos birthdays and a Garth Brooks concert at the end of the month my plate it overflowing-and I am so excited about it all! I did take the time to do this layout because I am always inspired by double sketches. Stick it Down provided this great sketch:

 

 

and here is my interpretation:

 

 

Here is a closer look at the first page:

 

 

Here is the second page:

 

 

Recently I took a job as a freelance craft writer and I see a lot of quilt patterns that have inspired me to incorporate that look into my scrapbooking. I stumbled upon a similar design a while ago (I wish I would have saved the link!) and it really inspired me-I have just been waiting for the perfect time to use it!

 

 

Buying a house has kept me on a budget (more so than usual) and I have been itching for new supplies. A few days ago I went to Walmart and found some things that would not normally catch my eye...one of which were drawer/shelf liners in a bright sunny yellow, I used these for the circles in the layout! Also, I found clearance Duck Tape that is actually fabric-I thought it was perfect for my quilt inspired layout! What do you think? What are some of the weirdest materials you have used for scrap'n?

 

Thanks!

 

Exciting times!

I have not posted in too long! So many exciting things are happening right now and I can't keep up!

The main thing that has kept me away is looking for a house...we are buying our first house! I am excited to share that we put an offer on a house we love and it was accepted, we are currently under contract and (fingers crossed) we will close on June 18! YAY!

Scrapbook news is also exciting, I was featured as a guest designer this month! Stick it Down is so wonderful for hosting me, thank you so much! Here was the awesome sketch:

 

Here is my finished layout:

I am honored to have been chosen as a winner and to be a guest designer!

 

I also completed another layout for Sketches In Thyme using two of their sketches

to make a double layout.

 

This was such a fun day! I enjoyed remembering this train ride as I made these pages. B was so excited to see Thomas and meet Sir Topham Hat! He got his own engineer hat and a Thomas toothbrush at the gift shop :) C was too little to enjoy it, but she did enjoy all of the new sights and sounds!

The first page is based on sketch #150

 

The second page is based on sketch #148

 

 I added our tickets to the page!

I love using buttons as accents and embellishments!



This post is full of enough excitement, I will share more exciting news next time!

Thanks for checking out my blog, hope y'all have a scrap'n good time!

Welcome Little One

For my first May challenge I combined a Stick it Down and Stuck?! challenge to create a double layout!

Stick it Down has this awesome sketch, I was completely inspired by the hexagon pattern!

 

As always I love the Stuck?! Sketches challenge. I love the use of multiple pictures and the big circle!

 

To combine these I used a big title (which is actually a repurposed tag from a gift bag we received when C was born!) to tie the two pages together.

 

 

Here is the first page, based on the Stick it Down Sketch:

 

When I saw the sketch I instantly thought of the hexagon designed Duck Tape I was given for Christmas. It worked out perfectly! I cut around the hexagons and used them to create the design, I also made some of them elevated to create more dimension on the page.

And my second page based on the Stuck?! Sketch:



 

I incorporated some of the Duck Tape on this page to keep it cohesive. I also stuck (pun intended!) to the sketch pretty closely! The pictures of B meeting his baby sister for the first time always make me smile. The love between them is heartwarming.

 

Here are some close ups!

 

Still experimenting with texture paste. It is difficult to convey in the picture but the I added gold sparkle to the texture paste to tie into the gold throughout the layout. I love the way it sparkles, I wish it would be more evident in this picture!

 

 The rose punch is from We R Memory Keepers. I can't say enough good things about this company. I love their products, but I especially love their customer service. I purchased a punch combo set from a local retailer and I got it home---it was not the punch advertised on the box! I was so disappointed. I contacted We R Memory Keepers and they sent me a replacement set without any hesitation at all! Amazing!

I don't make traditional baby books so I like to incorporate keepsakes into my scrapbook. I knew I had to use her foot prints, but I also included the hospital bands!

 



 

Scrap'n good times, this one is an especially good time :) Hope y'all are scrap'n good times too!

 

You're the One

Wow! Two posts in one day, I am on a roll! :) I decided to go ahead and do the April Single Sketch Challenge with Stick it Down because it is time to start a whole new book. I love a fresh new scrapbook, don't you? Here's the sketch...

Awesome, right?!

 

I had a lot of fun with this page. The paper I chose is from My Mind's Eye and my collection is running low because it is one of my faves!

The larger flowers are cut from The Cinnamon Luster Stack by DCWV.

Late night scrapping makes me a little sentimental...borderline sappy. It's so much fun to watch B grow and change, but it is bittersweet...I love being his mom and I want to keep him little forever! 

 

Hope y'all enjoyed my layout, have a scrap'n good time!

April Double Layout

I am so excited for all of the April challenges I am seeing! I decided to start with the Stick it Down Double Sketch:

 

 

I love these sketch challenges, especially the fact that they always use so many pictures. I tend to over-snap and end up with a million pictures I *love* and for some reason I feel as though they must ALL make it in the scrapbook! I also can't wrap my head around not working chronologically so I'm still in October of 2013 :)

 

 

I really liked B's dragon costume he picked out this year. We went to a thrift store and found this for $5.00, but it was missing it's wings. I made him new wings for a few bucks and he was the happiest kid ever! I incorporated the colors of his costume into the layout, green and purple! 

 

 

I wanted to do more journaling than I really had room for...I am a bit long winded, if you hadn't already noticed. So I made a slit for a journaling tag, that way half of it is hidden for the time being. 

 

I find myself saying "this is such a fun age" at every stage of B's life! But this Halloween was really memorable. He was so excited about everything, he had no memory of the year before so it was all exciting and new. The pumpkin patch was wonderful but my favorite memory from this time was his inability to say 'Halloween decorations' (which he could not get enough of) instead he would say "hallowations" (this spilled over into Christmas as well). It was adorable! What is the cutest mispronunciation or language blunder your kid(s) said?

 

Hope y'all have a scrap'n good time :)

Stick it Down: March Double Sketch Challenge!

I pretty much ALWAYS do double pages, aside from the first and last page of my scrapbooks, I like for there to be cohesion between pages that are next to each other. I was so excited to find the Stick it Down Double Sketches!

This is the March Double Sketch

 

I wanted to try something new with this layout and instead of using paper to layer the circle on top of my background paper I cut a hole in the background paper to put the circle underneath. I think it created an interesting look that I have never done before, what do you think?

 

For this layout I chose a combination of papers, the My Mind's Eye Lost & Found 3 "Oliver" for the majority of this layout, but also included a page from the Tim Holtz idea-ology Lost and Found paper stash. I love the fun youthful feel of the bottle caps! I also used vellum quotes from colorbok, my newest addiction- the inkadinkado stamping gear, and fun sparkly brads!  

 

I think this layout conveys my son's natural ability to find the fun in any activity, it captures his silliness and his love for life! I am so thankful to Stick it Down for inspiring me, everyone should check out their challenges, if double pages aren't your thing they have single challenges and card challenges too! Awesome!

 

Have a scrap'n good time, y'all!