His Name is Bob - LM #603 - Frames

Hello, everyone! Happy Sunday to you! I hope that you are having a good weekend! We have had such a good - and busy - weekend around here, starting with our trip to Incredible Pizza on Friday with Ada and Shane. I am happy to say they both loved it and I know we will be going back soon! I even had a chance to stop in at Scrapbook Generation and do a little birthday shopping. When we got home we took a walk down to the creek and saw the neighbor's horses by the fence and Ada could not have been happier about that! One of the horses was very friendly and was happy to get love pats from Ada. 

Then on Saturday, we took them to Bennett Spring to see the fish - which the hatchery was pretty empty - but the water was beautiful! We finished off the day in the pool - the first time this summer that it has been warm enough to actually get in it! Such a good way to start the weekend! And now I am hoping that today I can spend some time in my scrap room!

Today I am sharing the layout that I made for this week's challenge at Lasting Memories. The challenge for this week is to use frames in a different way on our layouts. Most of the time frames are used to showcase a photo - so this week we want you to use your frames in a different way - maybe to add layers, showcase anything other than a photo, or use it in your page design. I used a couple of Polaroid-style frames for my cluster bases:

I used this sketch from Sketch N Scrap - which is the sketch I chose for today's Challenge #3 in our monthly challenges group on Facebook:

I love all of the layers on this sketch and thought it was perfect to get some of the papers used that I put in my Lisa and Lori's Great Stash Bash kit for June. The papers that I used are from Echo Park's Fine and Dandy collection. I had intended to use the cute little turtle sticker in this collection, but then I remembered I had put the Jen Hadfield - A Kid at Heart - stamp in my kit and thought it would be perfect to stamp a little turtle for each of my clusters. 

I took these photos of Ada with a little turtle we found on a walk in our field. I was really surprised that she touched the little guy's shell! Usually, she says "no"  - but this time she was all for it. She immediately told us that his name was "Bob" and when we tried to get her to name it something else, she would say "No, his name is BOB!" It didn't take Bob long to make his way to the woods and be gone forever, but she sure enjoyed him for a little while!

Here are a few close-ups:

For that cute little turtle stamp - I used watercolors to make a few 'splotches' on a piece of cardstock. Once it was dry, I stamped the image on top of the 'splotches' and then fussy cut it out. I think it is the cutest little turtle ever! I popped up on foam tape for a little dimension.

Here is my first Polaroid-style frame. I loved the fact that it already had the hello friend banner on the bottom! I added a couple of layers of vellum behind the frame to help tone down the patterned papers and picture underneath it.  A few flower stickers and another turtle finished off this cluster.

This cluster has another Polaroid-style frame - and it says 'perfect together' on it - another fitting sentiment! I love how this cluster turned out! It took a bit of me fiddling with it, but I do love the results!

I will add a bit of journaling - I just haven't decided if I will add it directly to the layout or if I will add it to a tag to slip behind one of the photos. 

Be sure to stop by Lasting Memories to see the rest of the layouts from the design team, and check out Sketch N Scrap's June crop challenges in the Sketch N Scrap Monthly Challenges Facebook group.

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

Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash June Kit Reveal

Hello, hello! Happy Wednesday and June 1st! I hope you are having a good week so far. I am still messed up on what day it is from the long weekend! The new month means it is time for a new Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash Kit reveal!

Before I get to this month's kit I'll give a quick update on my May kit. I once again only managed to get two layouts made with my kit. That seems like the running theme here lately! I would still like to get a couple more layouts from my May kit so it will stay beside my desk for a little while longer!

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.

Now, onto my June kit!

Here is our "recipe" for June:

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 tags.

It is very rare that I strictly stick to that recipe - and this month is no exception! I think I have a total of 15 patterned papers, a "few" more scraps, and my embellishments...well, let's just say I couldn't settle on just 3-4! 

Here's a look at my kit:

I know I am going to be scrapping summer photos this month so my kit is full of summertime goodness. I have plans to work on Ada's 2019 Summer Bucket List TN, Ada's 2021 Summer Memories 6x8 flipbook, Ada's School TN, and whatever other summertime photos I want to scrap. I am in full summer mode right now!

I've gone ahead and broken my kit into two separate mini-kit even though the papers and embellishments will all work together. Here are all of the papers together:

I have pulled papers from the new Simple Stories Summer Lovin' collection and a few papers from Simple Stories' Sunkissed collection, and there are a few papers from Simple Stories' Sunshine and Happiness collection from 2016. Those are all on the back row. The front row is all Echo Park - Fine and Dandy collection from 2014. 

Here is a closer look at the Simple Stories summer kit papers:

I cannot wait to use that lightning bug paper! I have been waiting to do a layout of Ada catching lightning bugs for her in 2019 Summer Bucket List TN and my patience - or maybe it's more my procrastination - has finally paid off! That will be one of the first projects I do this month!

Here are the cut apart papers and embellishments that I have included: 

I have the sticker sheet, sticker book, and ephemera packs from the new Summer Lovin' collection. Since I will be working on Ada's 6x8 album, I included as many cut apart papers as I could. I may even get a project life layout done this month. 

Here is a look at the Echo Park kit:

I love the papers/colors in this collections and when I saw that cute little turtle I thought of two layouts that I need to get made - one of Ada befriending a turtle in our field, which she named Bob, and a tiny little turtle that Scott saved from getting hit by the lawn mower. These papers are basic enough that they can be used for just about anything else I mgith want to scrap.

Here are the papers:

And the embellishments:

I have the cut apart paper and stickers from the Fine and Dandy collection  and I pulled a few alphabet sticker sheets thatI thought might work with both collections. 

I also included a few random embellishments that I would like to see if I could get used this month:

I have included a few doilies, a piece of wax paper wtih some random summer stickers left on it that I would like to use up, some Pink Fresh puffy hearts, some old Jillibean Soup circle labels, and then I threw in some washi tape and stamps. All of these stamp sets are relatively new and never been used (except my label stamps - they get used a lot!) and I am hoping to get a few of them inked up this month.

I also found these sticker sheets and thought they would mostly go with my kit, so I pulled them instead of putting them back in my sticker bin:

I have included some scraps that I had all together in a page protector:

There's mostly scraps from Simple Stories' Sunkissed collection but there are a few random scraps in there that will work with my kit, too. 

I have not forgotten about our focus item - tags. I don't have a ton of tags in my stash - I usually just make my own as I need them, but I did include a couple of tag papers from Simple Stories to try to use up this month:

And that does it for my June kit! I am looking forward to digging into it and getting started!

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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