Good Times - Sketch N Scrap #253 and LM #608 - Spots and Stripes

 Hello, everyone! Happy Sunday to you! I hope that you are having a good weekend. It's looking like next week is going to be super hot around here and that means I will be spending lots of time in my scrap room!

It's time for a new challenge at Lasting Memories and I actually found some time to play along! For challenge #608, Tracey is challenging us to use two of my favorite things - Spots and Stripes! I also used the July 15th sketch from Sketch N Scrap that I created! Here's a look at the sketch:

And this is my layout:

For this layout, I have used papers from Simple Stories' Family Fun collection that I included in my Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash Kit for July - particularly the spotty paper and the striped paper for the Lasting Memories challenge.

These photos are of Shane when we took him and Ada to Incredible Pizza last month. It's always a bit stressful when we take both Shane and Ada to a new activity - we never know how Shane is going to react - but there was no need to worry, he remembered this place the second we pulled into the parking lot, even though we hadn't been there for close to 15 years. We could tell by the big smile on his face! 

We all had so much fun that day! We were a little worried because the last time we were here his preferred activity was playing skee ball. They have gotten rid of all but two of the lanes and one of those was being worked on. No need to worry - he was happy to shoot baskets and play a bowling game - his absolute favorite. As soon as the game was over, he was reaching for the card to scan it and get the game going again!

The photos aren't the greatest - it was pretty dark inside the arcade area - but I don't even cared! They definitely tell a story. I've had these photos on my desk for a couple of weeks and he comes in and tells me - Shane loves that bowling!" - and he will just look at the photos for a while. That lets me know that he really loved that visit to Incredible Pizza!

Hre are a couple of close-ups:

I used one of the foam word stickers for my title and added a couple of stars that I die cut behind it, and I added a phrase sticker to the stars. I also added a phrase sticker and puffy bowling pin to the two photos of Shane bowling.

For this cluster, I layered up a couple of banner pieces, a ticket piece from the ephemera pack, and added a puffy camera sitcker and die cut star.

For this bottom cluster, I added another star, a foam sticker, and puffy bowling ball and pins - since that was Shane's favorite game. I also added a journaling box under the photos.

This layout was so fun to work on - mostly because I know that Shane will love looking at!

Be sure to stop by Lasting Memories to see the "Spots and Stripes" layouts from the rest of the design team. There is so much inspiration over there! We would love it if you played along with us!

Head on over to the Sketch N Scrap blog and the Sketch N Scrap Facebook page for tons of inspiration using our monthly sketches. I would love to see your takeon the sketch, too!

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

Florida Bound - Sketch N Scrap #252

Hello again! I am back with another project today. This time I am sharing the layout that I created using Sketch N Scrap's July 1st sketch - Sketch #252.

Here is a look at the sketch:

And this is what I came up with:

I love this sketch! It was so fun to work with and I love that I got four different patterned papers used on this layout! These papers were included in my July kit for Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash. I managed to use three of the full sheets of paper that I had included in my kit and quite a few of the scraps, too. 

This photo is of Abby, Shawn, and Ada headed out on their first big out-of-state family vacation. Scott took them to the airport to see them off. I would have loved to have gone with him but we knew the wait at the airport would be too much for Shane #becauseautism. I asked Scott to please snap a few photos for me and he did so well! He took pictures of all the things and made me so happy! I love the photo he took of the three of them pulling their suitcases! I don't know if I would have thought to do that!

Here are a couple of close-ups:

I didn't go too big and grand with my embellishment clusters - I wanted to focus on the photos. I did add a bit of foam tape to the airplane to pop it up and a couple of enamel hearts in the title.

The - go somewhere you've never been - piece was on one of the 3x4 cut-apart cards and I just cut it down to make an embellishment. I haven't added any journaling - yet. I am waiting to see if Abby would rather have a 6x8 pocket page album or a 12x12 album that is a mix of traditional layouts and pocket pages. If she wants a 12x12 this will more than likely be the title page for that album and will determine how much journaling I add and where I put it - whether it be strip journaling at the bottom right or hidden journaling on a tag tucked somewhere on the page. 

That is it for today! Be sure to stop by the Sketch N Scrap blog or the Sketch N Scrap Facebook page for more inspiration. We would love it if you played along with us!

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

Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash July Kit

Hello, everyone! Happy Friday to you! I cannot believe that 2022 is halfway over. Hubby is officially on vacation and even though we don't have any big plans - you better believe we will be enjoying every minute of it.

It is time for a new Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash Kit for July and I cannot wait to dive into mine and get some layouts made! Before I get to my kit, I will give a little update on how I did with my June kit. I only managed one 12x12 layout and two traveler's notebook layouts - one of which I just realized I never shared - and a card - which I also never posted on here. I will once again keep this kit out and see if I can't get at least a couple more projects made from it before I break it back down and put it back in my stash.

Now, let's have a look at my July kit. If you are new here or haven't heard about Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash Kit - here is all you need to know about it! Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash is a challenge that my good friend Lisa and I do every month in an attempt to get our stash used up. We pull items from our stash based on a "recipe" (which you will see below) and use those items throughout the month.

Here is our "recipe" for July:

Our "recipe" is to pull 10 patterned papers from our stash, 5-7 scraps, 3-4 embellishments, and we always have a focus item for the month and this month that item is stickers.

For July, I have made up two mini-kits and I have two layouts planned for each kit. We'll see if I can get another project or two made from the scraps, too. I have big plans - I just have to make myself stick to them!

Here is kit #1:

This kit is made up of Simple Stories' Family Fun collection. A few weeks ago we took Ada and Shane to Incredible Pizza for an afternoon of good food and fun and I thought this collection would be perfect for the photos that I took that day. 

Here are the papers that I have picked out:

Since Incredible Pizza has lots of arcade games, I tried to stick with the papers that were geared more towards those types of games and the more basic designs. A couple of the papers have the cut-apart cards on the opposite side and the ticket paper has the look of an old arcade game on it. I plan on using the sides shown above, but I always have the option to use the 'b' side if needed.

I "may" have gone overboard with the embellishments here! I'm pretty sure I have everything from this collection except the chipboard. I won't come close to using all of this but I have plenty to pick from! I added the tag paper from this line - whether I use it or not, well, we'll just have to see. I also included the stamps. There are several in this set that would work great with what I have planned - it will just come down to how much time I have to stamp - or if a sticker/die-cut would just be easier!

I did include a few scraps. I thought I could use more of the yellow and the minty-green color on Ada's layout from that day.

I also added a few enamel shapes to my kit. Not everything with match, but I'll use what I can.

Here is kit #2:

For this kit, I have once again pulled papers from Echo Park's Away We Go collection. I used different papers from this collection for my kit back in April.  If I'm able to make a layout or two with these papers I will have put a pretty good dent into what I bought.

Here are the papers:

I love, love, love the colors in this collection! Pink and navy with a bit of yellow and minty-green...yes, please!

Here are the embellishments:

I have the sticker book from this collection and I added a set of label stickers and more enamel shapes. These enamel shapes are mostly from kits from The ScrapRoom that I didn't get used up yet. I am hoping to get quite a few of the loose ones used up so I don't lose them!

Here are the scraps that I included for this kit:

I couldn't decide which I might want to use - the luggage paper, the striped paper, or the paper with the arrows, so I included them all and will decide when I put the layout together. 

Our focus item for July is 12x12 stickers. 

I only have the one 12x12 sticker sheet but I also have a couple of sticker books and that label sticker sheet to use. 

That is it for my kit! I already have my photos printed off that I am going to use and I hope to sit down this weekend and get some scrapping done!

Be sure to stop by Lisa's blog to see the beautiful kit that she has pulled together for this month. 

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. 

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 - #lisaandlorisgreatstashbash2022

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