this day [Challenge YOUrself #104].

 Time for another Challenge YOUrself challenge and this time we're documenting tough times. This was just the push I need to start doing some pages about our IVF/miscarriage journey.

This ended up being a two page layout, with the second page telling more of the miscarriage. I used a new 49 and Market collection for both of them, as they'll go next to each other in my album.

This is a Paper Issues cut file & I liked the idea of using blue & pink primarily on this page as typical baby colors. Here's the second page:

Those butterflies are all rub ons from the collection. I scattered them in order from pink to yellow. 

Thanks for looking!

Tis the Season to be Jolly.

 Here's another page for the My Little Scrapbook store July crop. This challenge was to make a Christmas page with NO green or red.

This was a fun page to make with a bunch of Elle's Studio goodies + some super fun sequins. I had this Paper Issues free cut file from a few years ago already cut and never used so this page came together super fast!

Thanks for looking!

around the zoo.

I'm on a roll! This page is for a challenge at My Little Scrapbook Store this month. We're supposed to combine old + new products. Most of this is older Bella Blvd. My newer item is the giraffe! I just purchased it last week from MLSS!

I was also inspired by the July single page sketch at Stick It Down! Thanks for looking :)

you.

 Hello again! Another page for the My Little Scrapbook Store July crop. This one was to scrapbook something that makes you happy.

Here's my youngest nephew again with the Storyteller line from CVS. This page was also inspired by sketch day 19 at Paper Issues. Thanks for looking!

lovely day.

 My Little Scrapbook Store is having an online crop with tons of challenges. I always get my Cocoa Vanilla Studio from them & I got my new order just in time for this crop!

This challenge was to scrapbook about a 'present' you received. This is my youngest nephew, born earlier this year. 

I also used inspiration from sketch day 18 at Paper Issues. They are doing 31 days of sketches this month! Thanks for looking :)

collect moments, not things.

This cutie is my youngest nephew and this page was made for one of the July challenges at Pear Tree cut files! This one was to use LAYERS.

Everything on this page is from my PinkFresh stash. I'm learning to use the off cut feature on my Silhouette so I've been practicing with the Pear Tree cut files I have. My floral background paper is actually matted on another sheet of ombre patterned paper, but I couldn't crop the photo right to include it so I had to crop that out. Lots going on on this page but I think it all comes together because the tones are all matching.

Thanks for looking!

furrever friends.

 I'm playing along with Peartree Cutfiles July online crop again this month! Challenge four was to use your favorite collection and although this is not a super current collection... it IS the most current Bella Blvd pet collection and it's my favorite dog collection ever. I had this cute photo of my oldest nephew napping with one of his dogs and I thought it would be so cute with this collection + cut file.

I used some broken china distress ink behind my title + popped it up with foam adhesive. Everything is from Bella Blvd and I just think this is so, so cute. 

Thanks for looking!

sweetest [Challenge YOUrself 103].

Happy July! Time for a new challenge at Challenge  YOUrself and this month the focus is family. Remember, YOU have to be in the photos. These photos are me with my littlest nephew, Grayson.

Everything on this page is Elle's Studio (except the chipboard title) and the patterned papers are actually 6X8 size! That's a new one for me, but I couldn't find any 12X12 papers in my stash that I wanted to use.Thanks for looking!

good vibes only.

This was a quick page using sketch day number five from Paper Issues #31DaysOfSketches challenge this month.

I used a bunch of things from my stash. The patterned paper (Heidi Swapp Art Walk) started this whole page. The die cuts and stickers are Cocoa Vanilla Studio and the patterned paper strips are all Bella Blvd. Thanks for looking!

big boy bed.

Another layout completed for the June challenges at Pear Tree! I don't think I'm going to get all four done in time, sadly. This was for a sketch challenge and I used all of my new 49andMarket. I am super loving this whole collection.

Thanks for looking!

summer sun.

 I was wanting to try some mixed media and I found some challenges at the Pear Tree cut files Facebook group. This challenge was to use five items from a list and I chose wood, patterned paper, sequins, mixed media, and washi + you had to use a PearTree cut file.

This is the broken china distress oxide ink + sunflower flight sequins from Spiegelmom Scraps.

Thanks for looking!

the little moments.

This page was SO fun to make! My mom had these photos that were taken inside at a fish store so they weren't the best quality. I edited them as best I could and then I found this cut file in my stash. It could not be more perfect for this page! 

I backed my fish with Craft Consortium 6x6 papers, popped some up with foam adhesive, and I LOVE how it turned out. This is easily one of my favorite layouts in a LONG time. Thanks for looking!

grow here.

 Hi friends! Today I'm sharing a page using the June Stick it Down sketch. Not gonna lie, the triangle design was throwing me off.

I found this cut file from Cut to You and used it as inspiration. The background is a pre-made mixed media paper from Vicky Boutin. With the busy background, I didn't need embellishing, but I do still need to add my journaling. Thanks for looking!

magical memories to last a lifetime.

This Jillibean Soup kraft patterned paper is SO old. Serious stash busting here. I mixed it with some (new) 49 and Market and then just some random embellishments from my stash. This page was inspired by the Paper Issues "Most Popular" challenge this month, which is to scrap the favorite family member. It's my nephew, hands down! Thanks for looking:)
 

sweet sunny days [Challenge YOUrself 102].

 June Challenge YOUrself mood board challenge, coming in hot! Of course I grabbed some vacation photos. Those are my favorite to scrap. These pictures are from Mexico in 2019. We had some great drinks while sitting poolside for several days and doing nothing else.

I started with a Vicki Boutin mixed media background and just added a bunch of stuff from my stash. I love pages like that! Thanks for looking :)