Pike Place.

My brother and his girlfriend are currently on an Alaskan cruise. They left from Seattle and did some exploring in Seattle before the cruise. This photo is from them at Pike Place Market one day.

I used Sketch N Scrap #130 and Paper Issues product spotlight this month, which is Echo Park. This is the Summer Dreams collection that I love!

I added some bits of Elle's Studio from my stash but otherwise stuck with the Summer Dreams collection. Thanks for looking!

patterned papers, stickers: Echo Park (Summer Dreams)
washi, ink: Studio Calico
die cuts, puffy heart stickers, stamps: Elle's Studio
travel stickers: Simple Stories (You are Here)

Pentagon.

Last year on our way home from Texas, our flight had a stop at Ronald Reagan Washington National airport to pick up passengers. It was a brief stop, we didn't change plans or even get off, but after we took off we had amazing views of DC and I snapped this photo of the Pentagon.

I used the Scrap Our Stash iNSD challenge #7 which is a sketch from Sketch N Scrap + use stars. I really wanted to use some of my new collections, but I forced myself to dig some travel themed stash items out and use them up.

I still have to add journaling.

supplies
patterned paper: Bella Blvd (Star Student)
die cuts: Bella Blvd; Pink Paislee; Elle's Studio
puffy stickers: Elle's Studio

new car.

I worked all weekend but I have today off to participate in some iNSD challenges. This one is for Scrap Our Stash challenge #4, which was a sketch challenge from the Mad about Sketch at Cookin' Up Creations + use a camera from your stash.

I know we all got these wood camera embellishment packs from Studio Calico and I was able to use a couple on this page. I actually added quite a bit from my stash + used the new Summer Fun collection from Echo Park.

My little cousin (who graduates this year) bought her own car which is pretty fantastic!

Thanks so much for looking!

supplies
patterned papers, die cuts: Echo Park (Summer Fun)
alpha stickers: SN@P! (Simple Stories)
vellum: Elle's Studio
stickers: Bella Blvd
cork: Freckled Fawn

favorite.

I'm playing along with the May 1 sketch at Let's Get Sketchy. I liked this sketch but I had two small photos so I had to size down to 8.5x11. I used a great mix of old and new product which was really fun.

Thanks for looking!

supplies
patterened papers: Elle's Studio (Sienna); Pebbles (My Funny Valentine)
die cuts, journal card, puffy heart stickers: Elle's Studio

senior prom.

My baby cousins recently had their senior prom! They're twins and they're graduating high school soon and this doesn't even seem possible to me!

I used THIS Sketch N Scrap sketch for their birthday bash crop. My new Echo Park Wedding Bliss collection kit came into play here. Remember in my haul video I thought this was a versatile collection, even though it seems very themed? Well, here's proof.

supplies
patterned paper, stickers: Echo Park (Wedding Bliss)
die cuts: Elle's Studio
stamp: Elle's Studio (So Sweet)

Sun Fun.

I got to play with some of my new Echo Park Summer Dreams today. I used this month's sketch + mood board inspiration at Let's Get Sketchy. I felt like the colors in the mood board were  representative of the Summer Dreams collection and the photos of the pineapple and drinks reminded me of lying on the beach for a week. Ahhhh I wanna go back!

Thanks for looking!

haul video: Echo Park Wedding Bliss

special day.

Last weekend, my brother and his girlfriend came home and we celebrated my mom's birthday early. We went to a new local brewery which was awesome and then out to eat at one of my favorite places (and my mom loves it too). My mom got a piece of cheesecake to celebrate her birthday; our waiter was pretty cool.

I used the April 1 Stuck?! Sketches as inspiration for my page.

The patterned paper I used for the background is a really old Pink Paislee paper. I have two sheets of this paper I've been hoarding. Everything else is Elle's Studio - mostly the Live Love Laugh collection.

Thanks for looking!

always this.

Hey there! I have a layout to share today combining challenges from Paper Issues and A Cherry on Top. PI's Pawsitively Pet challenge this month is to use three manufacturers and ACOT has a sketch:

I took this photo of my pups on National Pet Day - April 11. I used Elle's Studio, Studio Calico, and American Crafts.

 Thanks for looking!

supplies
ink: Studio Calico
stamps: Elle's Studio; Studio Calico
patterned paper: Fancy Pants (Millie & June); Elle's Studio; Amy Tangerine (Stitched);
washi, die cuts, vellum hearts: Elle's Studio

spring.

When the days start getting a teeny bit warmer and my flowers start poking up through the ground, I get more and more excited each day to see the flower blooms. My daffodils did really well this year, though they don't last long, I sure enjoy seeing the first signs of spring.

I used the April 15 Stuck?! Sketch (shrunk to 8.5x11 size) + the spring flower challenge at Lasting Memories. Thanks for looking!

supplies
patterned paper: Lily Bee
journal tags, washi, die cuts, stickers: Elle's Studio

Memories.

I've had these pictures sitting around for a couple of years and I finally decided to use my new Elle's Studio Live Laugh Love collection for them.

Sketch N Scrap sketch 126 was my inspiration for this page, but I converted the sketch to 8.5x11 size. Thanks for looking!

supplies
patterned papers, die cuts, stickers: Elle's Studio
ink: Versafine (onyx black)
stamps: Technique Tuesday (Summer Adventure 2016); Elle's Studio (Right Now Sept 2016; Travelogue)

Notes.

I got my new Live Laugh Love collection from Elle's Studio this week and I've been dying to play with it. Last August we took a trip to Green Bay and this fun collection has some greens and yellows that match the Packers' colors.

I used the Elle's Studio recipe challenge + sketch 272 from Sketches in Thyme. The recipe calls for a vertical photo, patterned paper background, wood veneer, stamping on a tag, and journaling on a tag.

Everything is from the Live Laugh Love collection except the puffy stickers and the stamps. I layered to 6x6 papers from the collection side by side on the bottom half of the page... I wanted to try to cover up the colors that weren't green and yellow. I think your eyes focus on the photos and are drawn up to the green and yellow stripes.

Thanks for looking!

 supplies
stamps: Kelly Purkey (Go See Do 2017); Elle's Studio (Love You; Travelogue; Right Now); Studio Calico;

dies: Die-namics (File Folder Edges)
ink: Versafine (onyx black)
wood veneer: Studio Calico

loving this life.

I used the Paper Issues Sketchy Saturday sketch from this weekend to make this page about our recent vacation to Isla Mujeres. Just thinking about being on the beach, looking at the water, reading a book, with a Jack and Sprite in my hand... makes me wish I was there now.

I used THIS Scrap the Girls moodboard. The seaglass moodboard features greens and blues and has a beachy feel, which is perfect for my photos of me on the beach.

My journaling is from Dierks Bentley's song: Somewhere on a Beach

Thanks for looking!

supplies
patterned papers, die cuts, stickers: Crate Paper (Oasis)
enamel dots: My Mind's Eye
stamps: Technique Tuesday (Going Places); Kelly Purkey (Spring Break 2016 and Beach Day 2016); Kellie Winnell (Looks like Summer)
ink: Versafine (onyx black); Memento (jet black); 
washi tape: Freckled Fawn

love.

I got to use my Summer Fun collection from Echo Park today! I thought this picture of Austin's sister and brother in law would be great for these papers and embellishments.

I was inspired by the March Scrappy Friends challenge. For the tic tac toe board I used three patterned papers, tags, cork (I don't actually have any cork so I subbed for wood veener - hope that's ok!), gold and circles. Here's my page:

Thanks for looking!

supplies
patterned papers, die cuts: Echo Park (Summer Fun)
rubber shapes: Amy Tangerine
gold heart stickers: twine + ink (Studio Calico)
wood 'love:' Elle's Studio

we belong together / Lasting Memories guest designer.

Today I have my last layout to share as guest designer at Lasting Memories. The challenges this month all had an underlying birthday theme and this challenge was to use five patterned papers on your layout.

Last summer I ordered a brand new Toyota 4Runner from Japan. I picked it up the week after my birthday so it was kind of a birthday gift to myself. Spoiler alert: I absolutely love it.

Thanks for looking and thank you, Lasting Memories, for having me join you this month. It's been so much fun!

supplies
patterned papers: Doodlebug (Sweet Cakes); Pink Paislee;;
stamps: Elle's Studio (Love You); Technique Tuesday (Going Places)
ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black)
embossing powders: Ranger (super fine detail silver); Sparkle N Sprinkle (black detail EP171)
die cuts: Elle's Studio (Dec 2016 & Feb 2017 kits)
puffy heart stickers: Fancy Pants (Sweet Nothings)