Hello Sweet Reward - Sketch N Scrap #186

Hello, hello! Happy October 1st! It seems like it was no time ago that I was on here saying that it is September 1st. September went by so quickly and I know with the holidays coming up that the rest of the year will too.

Sketch N Scrap has a new sketch posted today. Lisa is getting us started with a fantastic multi-photo sketch:

And this is what I came up with:

The only thing that I changed up about this sketch was that I used 5 - 3x4 photos instead of 3 - 3x4 and 2 - 4x3. Since I had a little extra space on the bottom row of photos, I was able to add in a little journaling, too.

These photos were taken this summer when Abby, Ada, and I went to Springfield to see Matt's apartment. We stopped by McDonald's for a quick bite to eat. When we ordered, Ada was given a Lion King coloring page to color and a cup with about 5 crayons in it. When she was finished she could turn it in for a sweet treat. Well, Ada was not crazy about the crayon colors that she was given but she made the most of it and got the page all colored. Then she wasn't crazy about the idea that she actually had to give them her picture in order to get a treat. Abby and I both took pictures of her with her picture and she marched right up to the counter and got her sweet treat - an ice cream cone. She really enjoyed that sweet reward!

Here are a couple of close-ups:

I used a couple of older collections from Simple Stories - Good Day Sunshine and Summer Vibes. I fussy cut the ice cream cone from one of the cut apart sheets for an embellishment.

I felt like the title area needed a little something extra and when I saw the "hello" banner I added it on top of the title. That didn't look right, either, so I punched one of the stickers that was a geotag (and way too big for the area as is) into a 3/4 inch circle and then turned it into a faux chipboard piece by punching 3 more 3/4 inch circles out of cardstock and gluing them together. I think it was just what that area needed.

Be sure to stop by Sketch N Scrap to see the beautiful layouts from the rest of the design team. I hope you have some time to play along with us.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I will be right back with my Counterfeit Kit that I created for October.

You're Never Too Old For Toys - Scrap Our Stash

Hello, everyone! Happy Hump Day! I can't believe it is the middle of the week already. The weekend will be here before we know it!

It's time for the second half of the Scrap Our Stash design team to reveal their takes on the July - Pick Your Side Sketch Challenge today. Here is a look at the double-page sketch that we had to pick a side from:

Along with the sketch we have an added challenge to use 5+ patterned papers and twine on your layout. Here is what I came up with:

I used the left side of the sketch for my layout. It was perfect for the photos that I wanted to use.

I've used my August Counterfeit Kit that I put together for the first of the month. You can see my kit and read all about it here. All of the papers are from my kit with the exception of the red paper. I didn't have much red in my kit that didn't have pink it so I dug into my scrap box and found this red paper.

You can see my 5 different patterned papers in the photo below - a blue stripe, blue dot, arrow paper, red paper, and the fifth paper is found in the banner - a blue star paper. I punched 5 pinked edge circles from the different papers and folded them in half to create my banner

I punched a few tiny stars to scatter around the page. 

About the layout - these photos are from Scott's birthday last year. Matthew had come up with a great idea for a birthday present - a Deadpool figure - something that Scott always looked at but would never purchase on his own. Matthew knew it would look perfect in his Dad's 'Nerd Nook' (his gaming room). Scott was so surprised and thrilled with the gift. He even posted a photo of Deadpool standing beside his birthday cake with a caption of - "You're never too old for toys!" - which was the perfect title for this layout.

I love how this layout turned out and it just may be one of my favorites this year!

Head on over to 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! I hope you have a great day!

Scrap Our Stash Saturday Cartoon Inspired Sketch Challenge

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

Today is my day to share my layout for the Scrap Our Stash Saturday Cartoon Inspired Sketch Challenge. The cartoon for June is Spongebob - one that I know well! All of my kids watched Spongebob when they were growing up. 

Along with the cartoon inspiration and sketch we have an added challenge to use yellow and square embellishments on our layout.

Here's the June graphic:

I have created another slip n slide layout - this time featuring my oldest son. I'm pretty sure this was the first slip n slide that we got and it was probably 2004...I really wish I had done better about writing the dates on the back of my photos!

The yellow sun paper is from Simple Stories - Hello Summer - collection. I gutted the paper so I could use it both as a frame for my layout and for the main paper panel. All of the rest of the papers came out of my scraps bin.

I used the square stickers from the Simple Stories - Sunshine and Blue Skies - collection for my square embellishments. They were more rectangular shaped so I just trimmed a little off of the top and bottom to make them more square. I also added in a few phrase stickers and enamel dots to finish it off. 

Here are a few close-ups:

The journaling says - It took a couple of tries at the slip n slide for Matthew to get the hang of it, but once he did he thought it was a lot of fun and pretty awesome! He just kept going, and going, and going!

I have really been enjoying going through older photos of the kids and getting them scrapped. I'm sure you'll be seeing more of them as "littles" for a while as I have quite a few left to scrap.

Be sure to stop by Scrap Our Stash for more design team inspiration. I hope you have some time to play along with us this month!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today. I'll be back later with another project to share with you!

Sketch N Scrap #124

Hello, and happy first day of March! March usually means that we are counting down the days to the first day of spring after a long, cold winter, but this winter has been so mild here in the middle of the US, it seems like we just skipped winter and went from fall to spring!

The first day of March means we have a new sketch for you today at Sketch N Scrap! Lisa has created a great multi photo sketch that can easily be turned into a double page layout for even more photos.

Here's a look at the sketch:

I turned my layout into a double page spread. It was a great way to get a bunch of photos, like these of Ada from her 8 month photo shoot, on one layout. I've scrapped a few of these photos from that day, but not a bunch all together.

Here's a closer look at each page:

I used Pink Paislee's "Happy Place" paper for the yellow, the green ombre, and the green stripe. The blue and white is a scrap that I had in my stash.

I left the upper left corner of the left page empty so I can add in a list of all the things that Ada was doing at 8 months, but I need to get a refresher from her Mommy for that!

Not only is this sketch great for a lot of photos, but it could easily be used with just a few photos as well.

Stop by the Sketch N Scrap blog to see how the rest of the design team interpreted this sketch. There is a ton of inspiration from our talented team.

I would love to see your take on this sketch, so why don't you play along?

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today. I'll be back with a couple more projects to share with you today, so be sure to stop back by!