Game DEY.

What an appropriate day to make and share this page! WHO DEY baby!! Bengals are heading to the superbowl!!

This page was inspired by the January single page sketch at Stick It Down. I used the stars and the circular pattern, along with the two photos. I made my title a little larger and added a small embellishment cluster to the bottom right. 

Thanks so much for looking and let's go Bengals!!

story [Challenge YOUrelf #97].

 It's time for another Challenge YOUrself monthly challenge - this month we are focusing on working together. I kept this page very simple - the focus is on the photo and the meaning of my new tattoo. The story behind it. 

The pink/blue ribbon is for pregnancy and infancy loss and it has taken a whole lot of work with a whole lot of people to get to the point where I was ready for this and for the attention it would bring. Naturally when people see my tattoo, they ask what the ribbon stands for.

Coincidentally (or maybe not?) the date I got this tattoo, was two years to the exact date of my D & C.

celebrate [Challenge YOUrself #96].

Hello everyone! Does anyone still read this? I haven't done much scrapping at all this year. It's just been so busy. Today I'm sharing the newest challenge at Challenge YOUrself - anything goes!

 Thanks for looking!

 

supplies

patterned paper: Crate Paper (Marigold); Elle's Studio

die cuts: Heidi Swapp

puffy stickers: Elle's Studio

fall favorites.

This page was for a sketch challenge at Paper Issues in November. We had family photos taken a few weeks ago and I wanted to scrap a few of the more 'fall' ones. The majority are Christmas themed. Thanks for looking!

 supplies

patterned paper: Heidi Swapp (Art Walk); Elle's Studio

die cuts, puffy stickers: Elle's Studio

acrylic: Inner Creativity Shop

autumn leaves & pumpkin please.

This page is for my nephew's album and was inspired by a challenge at Paper Issues this month to use the color of your favorite apple. I love me some honeycrisp apples so I chose red!

Thanks for looking!

supplies

patterned paper: Lawn Fawn (rose quartz)

wood, puffy stickers, die cuts, journal card: Elle's Studio

Sundays are for football [Challenge YOUrself].

 It's time for another challenge at Challenge YOUrself! This month we are featuring stamps! This was such a fun challenge because I have so many stamps and I used to love stamping on my pages.

This is only the front side of my page. I don't do pocket style pages super often, but sometimes I find them easier to use if I have a lot of details to tell. This was such a fun day, the weather was perfect, and we had such a great time. Even though the Bengals lost. I love being at PBS and the atmosphere there, surrounded by other Bengals fans.

Thanks for looking!

 

 supplies

stamps:Elle's Studio (Jane alphabet; Right Now from September 2016); Kellie Stamps (Looks like Summer);

inks: Memento (Tangelo);  

sequins: Spiegelmom Scraps (Lucky Charmer)

animals & pumpkins.

So much Bella Blvd on this page! I pulled out an older patterned paper from the Hello Autumn collection for my background. The pumpkin patterned paper [Monsters & Friends], the pig [Bella Pops] and the Florence alphabet are all newer.

This was made for the 'hot mess express' October mood board challenge at Paper Issues. I embellished with a lot of Elle's Studio bits and pieces. Thanks for looking!

forever [Challenge YOUrself #94].

Time for another challenge at Challenge YOUrself! This month it's black and white - with one color. I chose gold for my color! These photos are from my BFF's wedding in July. 

I used some Nuvo + Vicki Boutin stencil on my background and the embellishments are from a Simple Stories wedding collection. Thanks for looking!

water fun.

Making a pool page for my nephew's album. His first birthday is coming up this week! I had some fun on this one, using some distress ink + packaging technique, some sequins, and a Vicki Boutin stencil + texture paste.

My inspiration was the 2010s challenge at Paper Issues this month. Loving the bright, fun colors. Thanks for looking!

life currently looks like this.

 

I played along with the '70s challenge at Paper Issues this month. I liked the muted colors and the florals.

The patterned paper is Marigold by Crate Paper, the florals are Jen Hadfield and then I added some chipboard and puffy stickers from Elle's Studio. Thanks for looking!

live it up [Challenge YOUrself]

This month at Challenge YOUrself, we're documenting our friends. I grabbed a photo from a cupcake tasting day I went to with my soon-to-be bride friend. I mixed a couple of different designers on my page and I used to do this a lot when I first got into scrapbooking. It was really fun and I want to do it more!

 Thanks for looking!

supplies

epoxy flair: Scrappin Happy Studio

Patterned paper: Heidi Swapp (Color Fresh)

die cuts: Heidi Swapp; Jen Hadfield (the avenue)

home [guest designing for Lasting Memories].

 There's a new challenge this week at Lasting Memories and this one is inspired by the game Uno. For this challenge, you can only use one photo on your layout.

I scrapped a page for my nephew's album - coming home from the hospital! I love this Bella Besties heart patterned paper. I just layered a bunch of Elle's Studio tags behind my photo and called it a day! Thanks for looking:)

time for fun [guest designing for Lasting Memories].

 I'm guest designing all month at Lasting Memories and this week's challenge is to use stars!

I used all Elle's Studio goodies on this page for my nephew. These fun water photos match my bright patterned papers perfectly! Thanks for looking :)

happy place [Challenge YOUrself #92].

  

Hi friends! Can you believe it's August and time for our next challenge at Challenge YOUrself?! This month we're scrapping about self care and for me, that's the beach. The sand soothes me, palm trees are my spirit animal, and the sun revitalizes my soul.

I used a Paige Evans cut file + Cocoa Vanilla Studio goodies. This photo is from a quick Florida trip we took in May. Thanks for looking!

Oakley [guest designing for Lasting Memories].

 Heyyyyy! I'm excited to announce I'm guest designing at Lasting Memories this month! The theme this month is games and for this week's challenge we're using a Bingo board! I used the 'O' column.

This is Oakley, one of our semi-feral barn kittens. Such a cutie! Everything on this page is Bella Blvd. Thanks for looking!