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!

happiness.

 Here's another page that will probably go in my nephew's album. His first trip to the beach! Inspired by the 'wide open spaces' challenge at Paper Issues this month. I used all Heidi Swapp goodies on this one.

Thanks for looking!

love our time together [Challenge YOUrself #91].

 Happy July! This month's challenge at Challenge YOUrself is to use shapes. I chose circles.

This gorgeous background paper is from Color Study by Vicki Boutin and that was my inspiration for this entire challenge. I love these bright, fun colors for this vacation page. 

I accented with colorful embellishments from my stash. One of the new embellishments shops I found is a new Etsy shop called InnerCreativity Shop. 

Thanks for looking!

first flight.

 Playing along with another Paper Issues challenge this month - a scraplift!

I used one of the new mixed media sheets from Vicki Boutin (Color Story) and just some random stash papers to cut the strips. This will go in my nephew's album - nine months old and his first airplane ride!

Thanks for looking!

salt in the air. sand in my hair.

 I've been on a roll here lately and I have another Paper Issues challenge done. This one was to scrap a friendship or a 'matey.' All the June challenges are pirate themed.

So I chose a pic from Florida last month. I used Vicki Boutin's Color Study for my background and then the rest of my page is random bits and pieces from my stash. I added some epoxy flair from Scrappin Happy Studio, some Doodlebug hearts,Simple Stories puffy sticker, and I even used a couple of stamps! Thanks for looking:)

2 years.

 Here's another layout I made, inspired by one of the June challenges at Paper Issues. This challenge was to use bright colors. This Home Sweet Home collection from Doodlebug is pretty bright and cheery:)

This year we celebrated two years in our new home. I wanted to make a page to celebrate all of our accomplishments. Even though my list of things still yet to do is quite long, this was a good reminder of how far we have come!

Thanks for looking!

sunshine in my soul.

 This page was inspired by the June mood board challenge at Paper Issues. It was very oceany/travel themed and I saw some splashes of orange with the darker moody blues. 

My FREE cut file here is also available at Paper Issues. This background is from the Vicki Boutin Color Study mixed media pad. I accented with some Scrappin Happy Studio epoxy flair + PinkFresh stickers. Thanks for looking!

love love love [Challenge YOUrself 90].

 Hi friends! Today I'm back with challenge 90 at Challenge YOUrself. This month, we're using washi tapes.

I've never tried this technique before and I'm really not a huge washi user. I decided to back my cut file with some washi tapes.

My photos weren't the best quality (taken at an indoor wedding) so I made a photo collage out of them. Then I added some Jen Hatfield floral accents. Thanks for looking!

homemade [Growing in Unity week].

Happy Thursday GIU fans! Today's layout features the December 2014 SMAK kit. I love this kit for backgrounds. 

I chose the messy heart stamp and used Barn Door distress ink to ink it. I spritzed my background paper with water prior to stamping my image. It's a very subtle effect, but it helps the ink blend and smudge a bit and makes the image not so crisp. If that's the look you're going for.

I still need to add my journaling. We finally got our front living room done and it's so beautiful and I love it. My husband worked so hard to get the flooring done quickly and it was his first flooring project so we are very pleased with how it turned out.

Thanks for coming by today!

M [Growing in Unity week]

Hello GIU friends!

The stamp set I used for the journal spot on this layout is so old... September 2008 Kit of the Month. I couldn't even find it on the Unity website to link it. 

This is my nephew, and this page is going in his album, so I wanted a space where his mom or dad could write a little note. I used the fine black detail embossing powder again. I just love how shiny it is. 

I also have this heart border stamp I used - I'm not even sure which kit it came from. I've had it so long and I really like the hearts. It's so versatile and I've used it on tons of pages.

 Thanks for looking!

supplies
patterned paper, stickers: Echo Park (Magical Adventure 2)

my heart belongs in... [Growing in Unity week]

Hi everyone!

This layout was made using the February 2013 SMAK kit. Travel themes are one of my favorite and I wanted to show how they can be more versatile than just strictly vacations. These photos were just Snapchats taken while driving with my dogs. 

For my "ticket," I used heat embossing with some fine detail black embossing powder. For my title, I stamped directly onto my background. I know, I know, that's so dangerous. Note: if you're using a slow drying ink, make sure you don't smear it!

Thanks for tuning in today!

supplies
patterned paper, die cuts: Bella Blvd (Cooper)
ink: Ranger distress oxide (broken china)
epoxy flair: Scrappin Happy Studio

The ocean is everything I want to be... [Growing in Unity week]

Hi Unity friends! Welcome to my Growing in Unity week! 

I have some fun projects to share this week - I hope you enjoy them. Today's page is a beach page and those are probably my favorite memories to scrapbook. For this page, I used the January 2018 SMAK kit. I love love love this kit.

I chose one of the quotes to double as my 'title' for this page. I don't always have a title; I just don't think it's necessary. I used three different blue distress inks to color my stamp prior to stamping on my page. It gives it a very faint ombre look that I really like. 

For my netting stamp, I used distress oxide ink. These inks are thicker and take longer to dry so it gave my netting sort of a water soaked look.

Thanks for visiting today!

supplies
patterned paper: Asuka Studio (Watercolor Splash)
ink: Tim Holtz distress ink (stormy sky; broken china; peacock feathers); distress oxide (broken china)
flair: Scrappin Happy Studio
stickers, die cuts: Echo Park
enamel dots: Doodlebug

vacay mode.

Hello friends! This one is for a food challenge at Paper Issues this month. Photos are from our Mexico trip in February. We love love love the fresh pico when we're there. So yummy! I used a page from the Vicki Boutin ready to use mixed media paper pack for my background.

The cut file is from Cut to You and then I used a bunch of goodies from my stash. Thanks for looking!

so very happy.

 Hi there! I have one more NSD layout to share for Elle's Studio. This challenge was to use repeating shapes. 

I used the acrylic heart shapes. I  also grabbed some journal cards from Elle's Studio, along with some random puffy stickers. I finished this page off with sequins (Dragon Tales sequins from SMS)! Thanks for looking!

eat.

 This page is for a NSD at Elle's Studio to use a series of three photos. You also have to use at least two Elle's Studio products. Everything on this page is from ES except the background paper (Vicki Boutin Color Study) + alpha stickers (Bella Blvd).

This page is going in my nephew's album so I left a journal card blank for his mom/dad to add journaling. Thanks for looking!

2021 photos & stories.

Hi friends! Today I'm sharing a NSD challenge project for Elle's Studio. One of the challenges is to use numbers in an big way. I found this Paper Issues cut file and I meant to make a sequin shaker but I totally forgot.

The patterned paper is from the Vicki Boutin mixed media paper pack. I cut my photo to fit in the star shape, which is kind of awkward, but it's what I had in mind for this page. I used an Elle's Studio stamp, the acrylic stars, and then the chipboard stickers. This will be kind of a 2021 intro page for my nephew's album. Thanks for looking!

still doing this [Challenge YOUrself 89].

 Time for a new challenge at Challenge YOUrself! 

We wanna see your FACE! For this challenge, I used a mask selfie from work. I used a cut file from Paper Issues, some papers from my stash, and some PinkFresh embellishments. I added some sequins for a final blingy detail.

Thanks for looking!

happy day.

 I'm back with a May challenge from Paper Issues. I found a cut file from Cut to You and used some goodies from CVS Unforgettable collection.

This was a fun page. Thanks for looking!

We both have Covid.

 Kind of a tongue in cheek page about us both being sick with Covid. Changed my photo to sepia toned and used some embellishments from the Pink Paislee 5th & Monaco collection. The patterned paper is from a 6x6 paper pad. I mounted four papers on some cardstock.

This is for a challenge at Lasting Memories to use flowers and tags. Nailed it. Thanks for looking!

travel as much as you can.

 Hi friends! Today I'm sharing a layout based on a sketch at Paper Issues. I don't normally do four photo layouts. I think they're hard! But I made this work. I used lots of Bella Blvd goodies from my stash.

Thanks for looking!

supplies
cardstock: Bazzill (Tropical)
puffy hearts: Elle's Studio