feels like a dream... [guest designer at Scrap it with a Song!]

I'm so excited to be guest designing at Scrap It With a Song! I grew up listing to Mariah so you I chose the song "Emotions." If you're not familiary with this song you can see the lyrics HERE.

I was inspired by the line: feels like a dream

Someone asked me what I like better, the sunrise or the sunset, and is there really an answer for that?! The sunset creates the most amazing colors across the sky. But the sunrise... there's something magical about knowing the sun is going to rise every morning and seeing it peek up over the horizon. To me, there's little better in life than watching the sun rise over the ocean. To me, it feels like a dream.

Thanks so much for looking and I can't wait to see which song inspires YOU!

supplies
patterned paper, sticker, die cuts: Crate Paper (Oasis)
stamps: Kellie Winnell (Looks like Summer); Elle's Studio; Kelly Purkey (Beach Day 2016); Technique Tuesday (Bring on the Sun 20120

29 / Lasting Memories guest designer.

Hey guys! I'm back with Lasting Memories newest challenge - use banners on your project! Here's my page:

My brother's birthday was February 8 and I thought this simple photo of him would be great to use with banners. These banner tags are from Bella Blvd, but you could easily make your own out of whatever patterned papers you had on hand.

Thanks for looking!

supplies
patterned paper: Fancy Pants
die cuts: Bella Blvd (Oh My Stars gift tags); Elle's Studio;
puffy stickers: Freckled Fawn
alpha stickers: American Crafts

weekend trip / Lasting Memories guest designer

I'm so excited that I'm the guest designer at Lasting Memories! For this challenge, we have a sketch by the super talented Laura Whitaker.

Here's my page:

One weekend last November, we went to Ohio to visit my brother. He had recently moved there with his girlfriend and it was her birthday. It was great to see them again and celebrate her special day!

supplies
patterned paper: Simple Stories (Love & Adore)
die cuts, puffy stickers: Elle's Studio 
puffy word stickers: Crate Paper Oasis

the best.

I'm starting to get into vacation mode big time. Next week we'll be in Mexico! I've been dying to dig into some of my My Mind's Eye Palm Beach collection. I printed a photo from last May when we were in South Padre Island because I just can't stand to wait until we return from Mexico to play with this line.

My inspiration (aside from this beautiful line!) came from the tic tac toe challenge at Scrap Our Stash. I used polka dots, hearts, and glitter (in the enamel dots). Here's my page:

Thanks for looking!

supplies
patterned paper, die cuts, chipboard: My Mind's Eye (Palm Beach)
enamel dots: twine + ink (Studio Calico)
heart enamel dots: Amy Tangerine
stamps: Kellie Winnell; Elle's Studio;
washi: Little B

sunshine.

This was a fun challenge at Challenge  YOUrself - use stamping + the color red. I combined that challenge with Paper Issues scraplift challenge. This was the layout to 'lift:

and here is my page:

I got to use up a lot of stuff on this one + summer pages are my favorite!

supplies
patterned paper, die cuts, stickers: Echo Park
flair: Fancy Pants
acrylic word: Elle's Studio
enamel hearts: Bella Blvd Illustrated Faith (She Blooms)
wood veneer: Color Cast Designs
stamps: Kelly Purkey (Out in the Sunshine); Kellie Winnell (Looks Like Summer)
ink: Versafine (Onyx black)

love dogs.

Am I allowed to make this girlie of a page for three boy dogs?! I loved a few pages of this Pebbles line so I didn't get the whole collection, but it mixes nicely with the older Valentina collection from Bella Blvd. I love that I got to play with some new stuff + use up some old stuff on the page.

I used the February 15th sketch from Stuck?! Sketches as inspiration for my page and I followed the sketch loosely. I was more inspired by the layers and the large star. Instead of a star or other large shape, I used a journal card. I trimmed it down and used a border punch along the bottom.

I'm combining this with The Paper Girls Challenge #121 to use hearts.

Thanks for looking!

supplies
patterned paper: Bella Blvd (Valentine); Pebbles (My Funny Valentine)
journal card: Bella Blvd (Riley)
heart stickers: Fancy Pants (Sweet Nothings)
'love' puffy sticker: Fancy Pants (Atwell)
washi: Glitz Design
die cuts: Elle's Studio

most wonderful time of the year!

A couple more Christmas photos to finish up. This year we had to get a new tree and picked out a slim, pencil tree with colorful lights. I love it so much. I also got a new fireplace - a major upgrade - but it's SO warm and it was definitely worth it!

I used Sketch #122 from Sketch N Scrap to document three photos taken throughout December. I combined this challenge with the Lasting Memories challenge to use hearts. That is a super easy challenge for me :)

supplies
paper, journal tags, die cuts: Elle's Studio
puffy heart stickers: Fancy Pants (Sweet Nothings)

yearly tradition.

Finishing up a few Christmas photos and wanted to scrap the pups. Every year we make them pose by the tree and try to get ONE good photo.

This page was inspired by Use Your Stuff challenge #249 to use an animal + this Picture This! tic tac toe challenge.

I used enamel dots, layering, and red. Here's my page:

Thanks for looking!

supplies
patterned paper, die cuts: Illustrated Faith (CHRISTmas)
journal card: Elle's Studio
stickers, wood veneer: Evalicious

winning...

Lasting Memories announced their January challenge winners and my page won!

I hold on.

I heard this song by Dierks Bentley on the radio today and it's one of my favorites by him. Hearing it reminded me (again) how I've always thought it was a great song to inspire a scrapbook page. I had one of our engagement photos in mind for this page.

Tonight I mixed my song inspiration with this Scrap Our Stash challenge. They have a sketch and you also have to use the word GOALS and use one thing starting with each letter on your page. I used:

Gold

Onyx black ink by VersaFine

Arrows

Lyrics

Stamping

To bring it all together, I used the Paper Issues product spotlight challenge on Crate Paper's Heart Day collection. Everything on my page is from Heart Day + the stamps (Elle's Studio) and the alphabet stickers (American Crafts). I didn't buy the whole Heart Day collection, just my favorite pieces, but I've had a hard time using it because it's SO dang cute.

Thanks for looking!

Bay Beach.

When we were in Green Bay this summer, we visited the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary. It wasn't quite what I expected, but it's a great place!

the lighting is really bad on this and everything looks crooked but it isn't!

My page was made using the January week 2 sketch from Let's Get Sketchy + Lasting Memories tic tac toe challenge. I used hearts, polka dot paper, and enamel dots.

supplies
patterned papers, die cuts, heart enamel shapes: Bella Blvd (Let's Go)
stamps: Studio Calico; Elle's Studio; Kelly PUrkey (Out in the Sunshine)
enamel dots: My Mind's Eye

loved by you.

Scrap It With a Song has one of my favorite Christian songs as their January pop song. I was inspired by the lyric "I am loved by you." Of course I used one of our engagement photos :) The layout is based on the January sketch from My Creative Sketches.

photo by Kennedy Crissinger Photography

Thanks for looking!

supplies
everything is from Crate Paper Hello, Love and Heart Day collections
enamel dots: Studio Calico

Laney.

This past summer, one of my girl friends gave birth to her second daughter. I thought the new baby would be great for the Just Us Girls challenge - "new." I also used the Sketches in Thyme sketch #257.

Thanks for looking!

supplies
patterned paper: GCD Studios; Doodlebug (pink heart);
chipboard, die cut: Crate Paper (Heart Day)
enamel hearts: Amy Tangerine
sticker: Simple Stories (Love & Adore)
alphabet: SN@P/Simple Stories

hello 32.

So I turned 32 last year. It's a little shocking to say that I'm 32 because I don't feel that old. I'm not where I thought I would be at this age but I'm happy where I am. Turning 25 was a complete breakdown and quarter life crisis for me. Turning 32, I feel pretty good.

I used the Scrappy Friends January sketch challenge + inspiration board challenge. I liked the pinks and pale seafoam green with a splash of gold. I dug into my stash for this one - old cork stickers from Studio Calico, Bo Bunny patterned paper, and chipboard numbers from Making Memories.

Thanks for stopping by!

supplies
vellum: Alison Kreft
patterned paper: Studio Calico (pink); Bo Bunny (Love Shack Baby)
stickers: Studio Calico
die cuts: Jillibean Soup (Healthy Hello Soup)

Aden.

My cousin had a baby boy in November. This is Aden and his older sister meeting for the first time.

I used this sketchy Saturday sketch from Paper Issues. Thanks for looking!

supplies
patterned paper: Bella Blvd (hearts); 
die cuts: Simple Stories (Love & Adore); Crate Paper (Hello, Love)
stickers: Bella Blvd (Love and Marriage; She Blooms);  twine + ink

alphabet: American Crafts Remarks