Sketch N Scrap's June Throwback Sketch Challenge

Hello, everyone! I hope you are having a good week. 

Today, I am sharing the layout I made for Sketch N Scrap's June Throwback Sketch Challenge. Here's a look at the throwback sketches we can choose from:

I chose Sketch #202 for my layout:

I am back to working on Ada's school album. Since I have decided to include all the things instead of only her 1st day, school photo, spring photo, and last day of school photos, I have lots of layouts that I need to go back and add.

This layout is of her very first school party. For their fall parties, the kids always wear their costumes, and they have a parade around the school before going back to their classroom for treats and games. Ada wanted to be a witch that year for Halloween, and she was pretty excited to get to wear her costume at school. Abby was able to sneak out of her classroom long enough to take a few photos. 

For this layout, I used Echo Park's Halloween Party collection. How fitting, right?!  It's a really cute collection, and I am sure I will be scrapping more Halloween pictures with it. 

Here are a couple of close-ups:

I had a couple more photos that Abby had taken that day, so I added them to a pocket page:

I can't believe these photos are of Ada in kindergarten, and now this year she will be going into 7th grade! That just doesn't seem possible!

Be sure to check out Sketch N Scrap for more fun sketches and inspiration.

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Sketch N Scrap's Card Sketch #298

 Hello, everyone! Happy Tuesday to you! I hope your week is off to a good start!

Today, I am sharing my take on Sketch N Scrap's Card Sketch #298. Here is a look at the sketch:

And my card:

This was such a fun sketch to work with. I love it when I can use big blocks of paper for a background. 

For this card, I pulled out the scraps from my June kit for Lisa and Lori's Great Stash Bash. I stamped my sentiment at an angle so it would fit on the square I wanted to use, which meant I needed to move the placement of my embellishment. I think it looks pretty cute, and it filled in a bit of blank space on the square.

The little puffy sun is from the Bella Blvd  You Are My Sunshine collection. It was the perfect size for the space. 

It's been a while since I made a card, and I definitely felt a little rusty. I don't think my first attempt after a break from card making turned out too badly!

Be sure to check out Sketch N Scrap for more fun sketches and inspiration! I hope you play along with the sketch. I would love to see your take on it, too!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!

Sketch N Scrap #329

Hello, hello! Happy Wednesday to you! We have made it to the mid-point of the week and are making our way to the weekend, and I am ready for it!

Today, I am sharing the layout I made for Sketch N Scrap's June 1st sketch - Sketch #329. Here is a look at the sketch:

And my layout:

In all honesty, when I pulled the off-white cardstock for my background paper, it was rainy out, and my craft room was a little darker than normal. In that light, the paper looked like a great match for the chameleon paper. Not so much in the brighter light! It looks more like a bright white; I wasn't about to pull it apart and redo it.

The papers are from my June kit for Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash challenge. When I bought the Shimelle Box of Crayons project pad at Tuesday Morning way back when, I never thought I would ever use the chameleon paper. That paper pad was put in my supplies, where it had sat for far too long. And in the meantime, I found an American Crafts paper pad at Dollar General a few years ago with a sampling of papers from the Box of Crayons line in it. Of course, I bought it, too, mostly for the other papers in the pad, but here I am using that chameleon paper and a sticker or two from the project pad! It feels so good to use up some supplies that have been sitting, collecting dust, and for it to be a paper I thought I would never use - makes me feel even better!

The photos are of Ada when she and I were having one of our drawing competitions. We decided to each draw a chameleon, and hers turned out so cute. I love that she even drew a little guy on the ground pointing up at it! I still have her drawing, and I think I will either add it to the back of the layout or maybe even put it in a page protector to go along with this layout.

Here is a close-up of the title area:

The alpha stickers that spell out chameleon are from the project pad. I wasn't crazy about the glittery/holographic look, but they really are cute in the layout! At first, I was going to change the "a" since it was yellow and it sat on the yellow paper, but I thought it was kind of like the chameleon and changing its color to blend in!

I pieced together a couple of the chameleons from the patterned paper to make it look like they were walking across the layout. I really like how it turned out!

I hope you find some time to play along with the sketch. I would love to see your take on it, too! Be sure to stop by Sketch N Scrap for more inspiration.

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

Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash June Kit Challenge

 Hello, hello! Happy Monday and Happy June 1st! It is definitely feeling like summer already around here! 

The new month means it's time for a new Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash Kit Challenge, and I am ready to go! If you don't know what this challenge is all about, here's how it works: On the 1st of each month, we will post a challenge prompt and the stash kit we have created using that prompt. During the month, we will use as much of our stash kit as possible on different projects. This will be a just-for-fun challenge, so there is no monthly prize - but isn't the real prize using up our stash? We hope you will join us in our quest to bash our stash! If you play along, link up on either my blog or Lisa's blog (or both if you choose) so that we can see who is joining us each month.

I did get a layout made with my kit last month, and I do have plans for another layout using it, so my May kit will be staying out a little longer.

Here are the requirements for our June kit: 

To create your kit, pull 3-5 patterned papers (any size - 12x12, 6x8, 6x6, etc.), 2 - 3 embellishments, 2 - 3 cardstock sheets, alphas (stamps, stickers, etc.), and our focus item for our stash bash for June is - scraps!

Here is my kit for June:

Okay, so this is everything in my kit - except - the enamel dots that I had pulled, but you'll see those in the embellishment picture. Between the cloudy day and the cat, I was having trouble getting photos! This is what I had to deal with the whole time I was trying to take photos. I would move her off, and she would come right back. It took a lot longer than it should, but I got it done!

Here are the papers:

These papers are mostly from an American Crafts paper pad called Everyday Paper that I picked up from Dollar General a couple of years ago. The paper pad is mostly made up of various Shimelle collections, I think. I do know the pink heart paper is from a different paper pad, but I have no idea which one! I also pulled a couple of sheets of French vanilla cardstock for my kit.

Here are the embellishments:

I pulled the cut-apart paper and the sticker sheet from the Shimelle - Box of Crayons project pad that I also found in my supplies, and a few sheets of enamel dots in the same colors as the papers.

Our focus item for June is scraps - something I have a ton of - and I may have pulled a few more than the required 5-10 pieces!

Here is a look at my scraps:

And since I pulled these with specific plans for each set, I thought I would break them into groups for you to see a little better:

The cut-apart cards will be cut apart, and I am challenging myself to actually use them in a Project Life layout this month! I have plans for layouts for the other two sets here, or maybe I'll use them for a card or two. We will see!

And here is the second set of scraps:

I have a layout idea for the scalloped circles paper. The tags will be cut apart and used on a layout and maybe even a card, and the rest I have another idea for a layout - maybe two if I can manage it!

I am excited to dig into my kit and put it to use throughout the month.

Be sure to head over to Lisa's blog - My Creative Endeavors - to see the beautiful kit she has put together. Remember, this is a just-for-fun challenge, but if you do play along and put together your own stash bash kit, add it to the linky below, and we will be sure to check it out and cheer you on! 

Here are the rules: 1. Follow the challenge prompt to create a kit to work with throughout the month. You may use other items, but please concentrate on using your kit, and link it below. 2. Create new, not previously posted projects using your stash kit. 3. If you have a blog, please include the challenge graphic and a link to our challenge in your posts. 4. You may link to social media if you don't have a blog. If you share on Instagram, please make sure to use #lisaandlorisgreatstashbash2026

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