Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #388

Hello, everyone! Happy Tuesday to you! I hope your week is off to a good start. It's been pretty busy around and I am ready for things to slow back down.

This evening I am sharing the card that I created for this week's sketch at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. Here is the fun sketch that Michelle has created for us:

And this is what I came up with:

 

I am trying to get my supply of Christmas cards built up for this year and it is slow going! I had originally planned on going with a red and white color scheme and doing something a little different in the squares, and then I came across this little Christmas tree stamp from KaiserCraft and decided to go a different route! I even was able to pull out a piece of green cardstock and a green patterned paper that have been in my stash since the early 2000s. It always feels good to get some older papers put to use!

I embossed each little white square and the white front panel with my swiss dot embossing folder. The dots always make me think of little tiny snowflakes falling!

Another Christmas card added to my small stack all ready to go out this holiday season.

Be sure to stop by Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge tomorrow for the complete design team reveal. I would love to see your take on this sketch, too! I hope you are able to play along with us!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog! Have a great evening!

The Paper Girls Challenge #208 - Pick 3

Hello, hello! I am back with my third post of the day! If you are looking for my Scrap Our Stash reveal or my reveal for The ScrapRoom, please scroll on down. 

It's time for a new challenge at The Paper Girl Challenge Blog and I am the hostess for this week's challenge! My challenge to you is a "Pick 3" challenge. Pick 3 items from the list below and use them on your project. You can use more than 3 items from the list and you can use other things that are not on the list, but we must see 3 items from the list below:

Tag
Heart
Flower
Polka dots
Vellum
Doily
Circle
The color gold
Apple
Lots of Layers

Here is the card that I created for this challenge:

I have used a polka dot paper and embossing folder, hearts, a tag, and I have the tiniest bit of gold thread that I threaded the star buttons with.

I am still trying to get this - Here Comes Santa Claus - collection from Doodlebug used up. I thought I had it all just about gone and I came across another 6x6 pad!

I based this card on this sketch from Sketch N Scrap:

It is for Challenge #2 in their Monthly Challenges Facebook group. They have an optional challenge to use a button and so I added 3 star buttons to my card. Since my tag was so big and the image took up the whole tag, I left off the circle element that is on the sketch.

Here is a close-up:

You can see the gold thread on the buttons and I added 3 more white enamel hearts for the little exhaust trail behind Santa's scooter.

Come on over to The Paper Girls Challenge Blog to see what the rest of the design team has put together for this challenge. I hope you have a chance to play along with us!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Have a great day!

Week 36/2019 - The ScrapRoom Shots of Life Kit

 Hello again! I am back with my second post of the day. If you are looking for my Scrap Our Stash reveal, please scroll on down.

Today I am sharing my Week 36/2019 spread using the September portion of the Shots of Life kit from The ScrapRoom. I know I always say this - but the September/October Shots of Life kit has so many great pieces in it and I know I will be putting them to use soon!

Here's a look at the Shots of Life Kit:

For my layout today I have used the Amy Tangerine Late Afternoon cut apart cards and heart stickers, and Elle's Studio labels and acrylic stars from the kit.

Here is the left side of the spread:

This side of the layout is just random little bits from the week - a selfie of me and Shane before we went shopping, crafty goodies, a selfie of Matthew with his name tag for the 2019/2020 year, Shane's current obsession, and Ada on her very first early out day ever! I had more pictures that I wanted to use to tell a couple of stories so on this side I have used two flip-flap pockets - which you will see better in the close-ups below:

For my title card, I used the backside of the cut apart paper. I fussy cut the flowers from another one of the cut apart cards and used some old Amy Tangerine alphas that I had in my stash. The colors matched perfectly. I also added a couple of word phrase stickers.

This shows the traveler's notebooks that I received from Felicity Jane and Shane's latest obsession - these white tile letters. In these photos, he has three containers...I won't even say how many he has now that it's been a year later! I'm sure you'll be seeing updates along the way! This is where I used one of my flip-flaps - I had too much journaling that I wanted to add!

These next photos show Matthew's selfie and the journaling card with the story behind it - and more crafty goodies:

I journaled directly on this photo of the enormous box that I got from Michaels with two rolls of cross stitch fabric at the bottom. Surely they could have found a better box. This is where the second flip-flap came in:

When you flip it up you see the box filled with air packs and then the photo with the fabric.

The last set of photos is of Ada's very first early out day. They get out at 12:45 the first Wednesday of every month and this was her first!

The right side of the spread is all about Grandparent's Day at school. With Shane it is hard for both Scott and me to attend certain functions - especially school functions, so we asked Ada which one of us she would rather have come to her program and, of course, she picked Pops! Scott was very good and took a ton of photos for me!

Here are a few close-ups of Ada and Pops at Grandparent's Day:

And the last pocket on the spread:

When Abby and Ada went shopping on Saturday they picked up the rest of Ada's Halloween costume. When they got home they tried it all on and Abby was kind enough to send me these photos. They are all ready for Halloween!

Be sure to check out The ScrapRoom's blog for more inspiration every day of the week!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I will be right back with one more post to share!

Caught Red-Handed - Scrap Our Stash September Sketch Challenge

Hello, everyone! Good Monday morning to you all! I hope you've had a good weekend and are ready for a new week.

Today I am sharing the layout that I created for this month's sketch challenge at Scrap Our Stash. Along with the sketch we are to use a wood grain paper and an animal embellishment. Here's a look at the sketch:

And my layout:

I have had these photos in my "to-scrap" box for ages. These photos are of our little rescue dog - George. He was 14 when he came to live with us in the spring of 2010 - I think - and he was quite a character! He had a love for Doublemint gum and any time that my purse was left on the floor and open where he could find it, he was sneaking the pack out and trying to get to the gum inside! He was always caught well before he was able to get to the gum inside, but that minty fresh smell got him every time!

To satisfy the added challenges to use woodgrain paper and an animal embellishment - I used a woodgrain paper for my background and created two handmade embellishments featuring a dog sticker that somewhat even looked like George.

Here are a couple of close-ups:

Be sure to check out the Scrap Our Stash to see how the rest of the design team took on this challenge. I hope you have a chance to play along with us this month!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! It's going to be a busy day around here - I have 2 more posts to share - so stay tuned!

Hey Dude - The Studio Challenges - Old Stash

 Hello again! I am back with my second post of the day. If you are looking for my Sketch N Scrap reveal, please scroll on down.

I am so happy to be back creating for The Studio Challenges this week! I had needed a little time to get caught up on some other things and Anna graciously let me take the time I needed. So, let's get on with this week's challenge. 

This week is all about using that old stash on your layout - the older the better! This is what I came up with:

For my layout, I have used Pink Paislee's - Hey Kid - collection. It is not my oldest stash but it is from 2013, and 7 years is quite a while to hang on to scrappy stash! Of course, I'm pretty sure I bought the collection kit when it first came out and then the paper pad, too, so I have quite a few papers from this collection.

The photo is of Shane from 2005. He was maxin' and relaxin' - playing the PSP - after a long day in the pool. This is one of my all-time favorite photos of him!

Here are a few close-ups:

I used a circle die to cut out a few of my embellishments from the patterned papers. This "Hey Dude" embellishment is doing double duty and also serving as my title. 

After I had taken the photos I did write Shane's name and the date on the layout. As I said before, there is no big story to go along with the photo - it is just one of my favorites.

I love the way this layout turned out. It is definitely one of my favorite layouts that I have created lately.

Be sure to check out The Studio Challenges blog to see the beautiful layouts from the rest of the design team. I hope you have a chance to play along with us!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day!

Sketch N Scrap Card Sketch #178

 Hello, everyone! Happy Sunday to you! I hope you are having a good weekend. We have been having such beautiful weather lately and the next week looks like more of the same. I say bring it on!

I can't believe it but it's time for the last sketch of the month at Sketch N Scrap today. September has just flown by for me. Here's a look at the fun sketch the Lisa has created for us:

Here is the card that I created:

A while back I went through some of my older 6x6 paper pads that have been sitting and gathering dust. I pulled out the papers I was pretty sure I would eventually use and got rid of the ones I knew I wouldn't. While going through them, I found an old Jillibean Soup paper pad that was mostly used. These papers have always been my favorites and I have been hoarding them for ages. It was time to put them to use!

I used the Simple Florals (Z3724) stamp & thin cuts from Close To My Heart for both my sentiment and the florals on my card. The leaves are not quite that bright green in person!

I am so happy that I finally put these pretty papers to use and that hopefully, this card will bring a smile to someone's face!

Head on over to Sketch N Scrap to see how the rest of the design team took on the sketch. I would love to see your take on the sketch, too!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I will be back soon with another project to share with you today!

Father's Day 2017 - Counterfeit Kit Challenge - Challenge #2 - Tic Tac Toe

 Hello, hello! Happy Friday, everyone! I hope that you have had a good week. Ours has been busy with Scott having Lasik eye surgery yesterday and getting everything ready for that. Hopefully, this weekend will be much quieter for us!

It's time for the second challenge at Counterfeit Kit Challenge today and Master Forger Cindy has a great challenge lined up for us! As a reminder - we are using the August 2020 Flavors of the Month kit from The ScrapRoom:

With a wide variety of elements in our kits, everything from animals to pencils, hot dogs to insects, hearts to zebras it may be a bit daunting to figure out where to start,  I made a Tic Tac Toe grid to get you going. I pulled items from each of the kits and the categories are listed with a few ideas following. Pick your row and tell us what you are using.

I haven't had a chance to play with my kit nearly as much I would have liked by now, so I was happy to pull out one of my page layout kits and put it to use. I chose to go with the middle row across - a shape - stars/hearts/banner/arrow, twine/doily/labels/tags/tabs, and BBQ or picnic items - which means I am using the Doodlebug page kit I had included.

I actually made a double-page spread! I've been trying to do a few more double-page layouts with some of my older photos or when I have quite a few photos from an event like this one. 

As the title says - this was Father's Day 2017. Abby and Shawn had gotten Scott a new grill for Father's Day. Shawn and Scott went to work putting it together and then we all enjoyed a great BBQ! The papers are embellishments in my kit were perfect for these photos.

To satisfy the challenge, I used hearts, labels and tabs, and BBQ items.

Here is a close-up of each page:

This side of the layout concentrates on what Ada got Pops for Father's Day - a special card that she drew for him and a "Grandpa" t-shirt - and the moment when he saw his "big" gift.

Here's a close-up of the title and journaling square:

I really like the way this turned out. That little grill doodlepop is so freakin' cute!

Here is the right side:

I am so happy to finally have these photos scrapped!

Be sure to stop by the Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog to see the layouts from the rest of the design team. If you play along with us, be sure to share it with us!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Have a fantastic day!

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #386

 Hello, everyone! I am back with another quick post today. This time I am sharing the card that I created for this week's sketch challenge at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. Here is a look at the sketch:

And the card that I created for it:

I have used Jen Hadfield's - The Avenue - collection for my card. I received some of this collection in my kit from The ScrapRoom and fell in love with it. I had to go and order some more! Just so many pretty colors and patterns in this collection.

I used a tag from one of the cut apart papers and paired it with a couple of papers from the 6x8 paper pad, and I love how it turned out! So many of the cut apart pieces in this collection are perfect for cards so you may be seeing more of it over the upcoming weeks! They also make for very quick and easy cards!

Be sure to stop by Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge tomorrow to see the Top 3 from last week's entries and to see how the rest of the team took on this challenge. I hope you have a chance to play along with us this week!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Have a great day!

Sketch N Scrap #209 - Sweet Baby Boy

Hello, everyone!  Happy Tuesday to you all! I hope that your week is off to a good start. We are enjoying some cooler weather and I am loving being able to have the windows open.

How can it already be the middle of September? Time, for me, is just seeming to fly by! Anyway, the middle of the month means a new sketch challenge at Sketch N Scrap today. Sketch artist Lisa has created a fun 2-photo sketch for us to play with:

And here is my layout:

I have had these photos of Shane when he was a baby, sitting out on my desk for quite a while. This sketch was just what I needed to get them scrapped. There's no special story to go along with them - he was just being cute sitting in his car seat - but I couldn't resist scrapping them.

I used Echo Park's Hello Baby - It's a Boy collection for my layout. I love this cute collection and bought it last year specifically to get baby photos of my boys scrapped. 

Here are a few close-ups:

For the title, I die cut "sweet baby" with a metal alpha die that I picked up at an Echo Park sale earlier this year. I absolutely love the font. I paired it with the chipboard banner pieces that spell out boy and I love the way it turned out.

Be sure to stop by Sketch N Scrap to see how the rest of the design team took on the challenge. I hope you have some time to play along with us this month!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day!

Splash Country - Sketch N Scrap #208

Hello, everyone! Happy Friday to you! We have made it to the weekend and I am ready for it! I picked Miss Ada up from school this afternoon and we are having a sleepover. I am sure I will be one tired Nana tomorrow night!

Today I was up on the Sketch N Scrap Facebook page with the layout that I created with the September 1st sketch - #208. Here's a look at the fun sketch that Heather has created for us:

I've been organizing my photos from the last year or so - getting them out of the envelopes and into photo boxes so they are easier to find. It's kind of a funny feeling looking back at photos from last year and thinking that, at the time, we had no idea how crazy 2020 was going to be. So for my layout, I picked a few photos from last summer when we were all able to go about freely and without worry.

One of the things on Ada's summer bucket list was to go to Splash Country. They all had so much fun when they went. They spent lots of time in the waterpark - which is exactly what Ada wanted to do! I still haven't finished Ada's TN for her summer bucket list, so you may be seeing these photos again soon.

I used Bella Blvd's Splash Zone collection for this layout. It is one of my favorite summer/water collections to use for "Ada" photos!

Here are a few close-ups:

This photo is not nearly as dark as it is showing in the photos. I just love the way her ponytail is swinging in this photo.

Be sure to stop by Sketch N Scrap for more sketch inspiration. 

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Have a great day! 

TN Time With Lisa & Lori - September Challenge

Hello and Happy Thursday! I do hope that you are all doing well today. With having the holiday on Monday, well, I am all messed up on my days this week! I feel like I am a day behind here.

It is time for the September challenge for TN Time With Lisa & Lori today! Here is how it works:

This is a monthly challenge that starts on the 10th of each month and ends on the 9th of the following month at midnight CST. If you complete my random challenge for the month - link your TN, bullet journal, or planner spread below. If you combine my challenge with Lisa's sketch challenge - link up here and on Lisa's blog  - My Creative Endeavors - and you will have two chances to win a prize. You can find the full list of rules here. 

Here is my challenge for September:

(September 10th to October 9th)

Just add a torn edge to one of the papers on your spread!

Here is the awesome sketch that Lisa has created for October:

Here is my layout using both my challenge and Lisa's sketch:

I am back to working in my 52 Favorites TN for 2020. I had skipped week one - mostly because I couldn't decide what photos I wanted to use. I decided to go with these photos of a little bird that flew into one of our windows.

Since I needed quite a bit of space for my journaling, I decided to add it to a tag that can be hidden behind the photo. With doing that it took up a little more space on the right side of my spread so I just left off the little strip at the to of the page that is shown on the sketch. 

Now for the story - Abby was back to work so we had Ada over for the day. We were sitting in the family room and heard something hit the window. When Ada looked out she saw a little bird sitting on the patio - easy prey for all of our cats! Scott went out and got it and brought it in the house to see if it was okay. It was such a tiny little bird and oh-so-cute! It took about half an hour for the little guy to start feeling normal again and when he tried to fly out of Scott's hands we knew it was time to take him back outside. Scott took him out and put him on a tree limb where he sat for a few minutes, then he flew a little higher up in the tree, sang a little song for us, and then off he went! We did a little research a think that the little guy is a Golden Crowned Kinglet - so cute!

Here are a few close-ups:

It's a little hard to see my torn edge - but it is there - on the grey dot paper under the photo - there's just not a lot of it showing!

I am so happy to have this little story finally told!

Here's a reminder of the rules:

RULES FOR THE CHALLENGE (to be entered into the prize drawing):

1. Create a TRAVELER'S NOTEBOOK, PLANNER, OR BULLET JOURNAL spread based on the CHALLENGE THEME and/or our sketch. 
2. Create a new, not previously posted project.
3. You are welcome to combine with other challenges.
4. If you have a blog please include the challenge graphic & a link to our challenge in your post.
5. You can link to social media if you don't have a blog. If you show your project on Instagram, please make sure to use #TNtimewithLisaandLori 
6. You can submit multiple projects but they must be posted to InLinkz or social media separately.
7. If there are fewer than 3 players for our challenge, no winners will be chosen. *see note below*
8. Must be a follower of my blog to enter.

9. We only ship within the US, international players are welcome but they will need to pay the shipping if they are chosen as our prize winner or forfeit the prize

10. Most importantly have FUN!

Now it is time to pick a winner from the last 3 months and the winner here on my blog by random draw is:

Anna

Congrats, Anna! Shoot me an email at loristroup@yahoo.com with your address and I will get your prize out to you!

Our next prize draw will be in December so be sure to play along with us and link up below.

I hope you have a chance to play along with us this month! I would love to see your take on our challenges. 

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Have a great day!

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