Wild Child -Sketches In Thyme #337

Hello and Happy Friday! Today is move-in day for my oldest son. I can't believe he is a junior in college! I'm a little sad that I don't get to go and help move him in, but it's impossible to do with a four year old and an eighteen year old with severe autism who doesn't do well in crowds! I'm sure his dad will have lots of stories to tell when he gets home.

Today is my day to be featured on the Sketches In Thyme using Sketch #337 - courtesy of Shawn. Here's a look at the sketch:

I thought these photos of Ada jumping in a mud puddle would be perfect for this sketch. I actually have two stories that I would like to tell about these photos, so it is possible they will show up on another layout eventually!

One of the photos I wanted to use was impossible to cut down to a 4x4 size. I cut it down as much as I could, and since the photo above it had quite a bit of dead space in it, I just covered up the bottom portion to get the larger photo on there.

The papers I used came from a couple of different Colorbok paper pads - Mint Julip and Wild and Free - and the colors in these collections matched Ada's dress perfectly. I was able to use all scraps - with the exception of the flower paper that I fussy cut the flowers from - since all I really needed were the two-inch strips down each side.

I changed my journaling to the opposite side of the layout because I had quite a bit to say and it would have covered up too much of the flowers if I kept it where it was on the sketch.

Be sure to stop by Sketches In Thyme - we have design team inspiration every day of the week! We would love it if you played along with any - or all - of our sketches this month!

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This Is Awesome - Sketches In Thyme #325

Hello, hello! Happy Thursday! I hope you are having a good week! I'm pretty excited because my oldest son moves back home from college for the summer today. It's been almost a month since he's been home and it will be nice to spend some time with him.

Today is my day to be featured at Sketches In Thyme with my take on this week's sketch - Sketch #325, courtesy of Shawn.

I decided to flip the sketch to make it work with the photos that I chose to use of Ada's first experience with a view master. I also added a couple of additional papers along the row of photos.

I took so many photos of Ada on this day and these were some of my favorites. She was in awe of that view master! She played with it for close to an hour - which is quite a while for an almost 2-year-old! She even had to show it to Pops, she was so impressed with it! Such fun memories!

Stop by Sketches In Thyme to see more inspiration from the design team every day of the week. There's a great prize up for grabs so be sure to play along with us!

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Sketches In Thyme #185

Hi guys! We have made it to Thursday - one day closer to the weekend! This has seemed like a long week to me - probably because I've had a sick boy home from school for the majority of it.

Today is my day to be featured over on the Sketches In Thyme blog. This week we are working with a fantastic double page sketch from the talented Brenda Ragsdale.

I just love Brenda's sketches! They are so easy to work with. I just had a hard time deciding what photos I wanted to scrap. I thought about 4th of July photos with a star, or birthday layouts of my kids from when they were little, using a star or circle. So many possibilities with this great sketch! Finally I decided to go with the heart and scrap these photos of me and my hubby at our 25th anniversary party.

I used what few sheets of Simple Stories' - The Story Of Us - collection, and embellished it with silver sequins, silver glitter hearts and tape, and the 25 years is actually metallic silver - you just can't tell it in the photo. Of course I had to go heavy on the silver since it was our silver anniversary!

Be sure to check out the Sketches In Thyme blog  for this sketch and the first two sketches of the month. If you play along and link up over on the blog, you will be entered for a chance to win this fun prize:

Wouldn't that be a fun prize to play with?!

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great day!

Birthday Wishes - Sketches In Thyme #181

Hello again! I am back with my second of three posts today. If you're looking for my reveal for The Memory Nest, please scroll down or go here.

Today is my day to be featured over on the Sketches In Thyme blog with the week 3 sketch #181. This great double page sketch for week 3 is courtesy of Shawn.

I thought this sketch would work well for these photos of Ada on her birthday, blowing out her candles, and enjoying her cupcake! She was just getting in some practice before her big party the next weekend!

This sketch is perfect for a series of photos, and if you don't want to make a double page, either side would be perfect for a single page layout. I have had this layout out on my desk for almost 2 weeks trying to get the circles on the bottom of the sketch to work with my layout! I tried to add them, but they just got lost in the already busy dot paper, so I chose not to use them. I may go back and add a cluster or two on each side, but I think it looks all right with out them.

We've had 3 great sketches so far this month and one more to come a little later. Kim is offering up a beautiful paper collection as this months prize, so make a layout using one or more of our sketches for a chance to win!

 

Be sure to check out the Sketches In Thyme blog for your daily dose of inspiration!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by! I'll be back soon!

Flashback Friday at SBC - Playing With The Big Kids

Hello again! I am back with my second post of the day. If you are looking for my Feeling Sketchy reveal, please scroll down or go here.

It's Flashback Friday at Scrapbook Challenges, and we have a fun sketch that has gotten a make over for you!

 

I've had these photos of Ada playing with her cousins, out on my desk for a while. When I saw this sketch I knew it would be perfect for these photos. I kept this layout pretty plain and simple - just the way I like them! The photo really doesn't do it justice, it looks much better in person!

 

I kept my photos at a 3x3 size since most of them couldn't be cut down any smaller, and I just adjusted the spot for journaling to go at the bottom to fit what I had to say.

 

We always get together at Scott's Mom and Dad's house for lunch over the Memorial Day weekend. This year Ada was big enough to get out and run after her cousins. They were quite a bit faster than Ada, so Pop's had to join in the fun and help her out!

 

Check out the Scrapbook Challenges blog for more inspiration from the rest of the team.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a fantastic Friday!