Mom's Day - Sketch N Scrap #250

Hello, hello! Happy Saturday to you! I hope that your weekend is off to a good start. We are having a beautiful late spring day - sunshine, 75 degrees, and all of the windows are open in the house! The yard work is done and that means I will be spending some time in my scrap room the rest of the weekend! I am so ready for that.

Today I am sharing the layout that I made using the June 1st sketch from Sketch N Scrap. Sketch #250 was created by Lisa and it will be going into my favorites folder to be used again soon! Here's a look at the sketch:

This is what I came up with:

I used my Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash kit from May for this layout. The photos are from Mother's Day this year. Shane is still not a fan of taking pictures so I had to sneak in a quick selfie with him so I would have a picture of me with all of the kiddos on Mom's Day!

Everything on this layout was in my kit - except for the doily. I was even able to get a couple of scraps used up on this layout!

Here are a couple of close-ups:

This collection has so many pretty flowers and I couldn't wait to use a few on this layout. I also tucked a little journaling card that was in one of the die-cut packs behind my photo. I will add what little bit of journaling I have to it. There's not a whole lot to say - just our traditional Mother's Day photos.

I loved this little sticker from the sticker book. How perfect for a Mother's Day layout! Isn't that what all of us Moms do - or at least try to do - plant smiles, grow giggles, and harvest love! I popped it up on some foam tape and layered it on top of another flower die-cut.

I added a patterned paper circle to the doily so the white letters for my title would show up. I added a few more flower die-cuts and a butterfly die-cut around my title. I am trying to use butterflies a little more often. I don't know why I never seem to use them until they are the only thing left in a collection, but I am trying hard to get them on my projects.

Head on over to Sketch N Scrap to see the sketch and I hope you have a chance to play along!

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

Just Give Her Sunshine - Sketch N Scrap NSD 2022 Sketch

Hello, everyone! Good Tuesday afternoon to you! I hope that your week is off to a good start. 

Today I am sharing the layout that I created using Sketch N Scrap's exclusive sketch for interNational Scrapbooking Day. This is such a fun sketch and another one that is going into my "favorites" folder! Here's a look at the sketch:

And this is what I came up with:

For this layout, I have used the Simple Stories' Full Bloom collection that I had put into my Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash kit for this month. I really wanted to use that green paper with the little flowers and snails on it and I could not think of a better layout than this one of Ada on yet another springtime adventure at the creek last spring. Even though it was in really small amounts - I am so happy that I used it. I did not buy a lot of this collection and now I kind of wish I had. I am in love with the colors and patterns in this collection. 

I love the photo of Pops helping Ada across the little fallen tree. The water is not really all that deep - it would be hard-pressed to be deep enough to go over the top of Ada's rubber boots - but I am sure that to Ada she was on some grand adventure. She was probably imagining the water was lava and she had to go across that fallen tree to get to safety. Thank goodness Pops was there to help her across!

I had a hard time with the title on this one. I knew I wanted it to be "Just Give Her Sunshine" and I tried every form of "sunshine" that was in this collection. I think the trouble was that everything that said sunshine was in the same floral pattern as my patterned paper and it just did not look right to me. I finally saw the simple foam "sunshine" and went with that. 

For this top cluster, I used a view master reel die to serve as my sun. Sure, there were all sorts of suns in the collection, but I really wanted to try out my new die! My sweet son, Matthew, asked me what I wanted for Mother's Day, and at first, I told him I didn't want anything - just to spend the day with him and my other kids - but he kept asking me and I finally told him that there were a few things on my scrappy wish list that he could get me. He told me to send him the links. I sent him several links and told him to just pick one and surprise me. The little stinker got me all of them and this view master reel was one of them! He is too good to me!

When I cut the reel out of the golden yellow paper I knew it would be my sun for this layout. It just wouldn't look right otherwise!

I love how this layout came together and that I used things on it that I was afraid that I wouldn't ever use - like the green snail paper and that cute little bird and nest. 

Have you had a chance to play along with any of the sketches this month? I would love to see what you create, too!

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

Always Be Your Awesome Self - Sketch N Scrap's 10th Birthday Bash Challenge #3

Hello, everyone! Happy Friday to you! 

Today I am sharing the layout that I created for Sketch N Scrap's 10th Birthday Bash - Challenge #3. I am challenging you to use this fun sketch (Sketch #76) from March 1, 2015:

This is what I created:

I changes things up a bit from the original sketch - but not a lot! I think you can still see the sketch in my layout. I used 2 - 4x6 photos instead of 1 - 4x6 and 1 - 6x4. I also made the center paper a bit longer and ripped the bottom edge of it and the strip that runs behind it, and I changed up the title placement to work with my photos.

For my layout, I used Cocoa Vanilla's No Limits collection that I included in my Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash kit for May. This collection is perfect for pictures of my guys! I am kicking myself for not getting more of it. I just bought a few sheets and now I am wishing that I had it all. I'm trying to hold off on getting any more of it but it is taking everything that I have to not go "add to cart!"

These are recent photos of Matthew that I just happened to get while we were all out playing Wiffle ball. He went through a spell there, like most teenagers do, not wanting me to take his picture, but within the last several months he actually told me he doesn't mind me taking his photo - and you better believe I try to get a photo of him every time he comes home for a visit!

Here are a few close-ups:

I really liked the 3x4 cut apart card that said - Always be your awesome self - but there was no way to get it to work for the title in that form, so I fussy cut the words out and arranged them so they would fit under the left photo. It's hard to see in the photo but I did add foam tape to the word "awesome" so it would stand out a bit from the other words - because I think Matthew is pretty awesome!

I struggled with this cluster for a bit - mostly because it was so close to the top of the layout - but I love how it turned out. I tried to cover up the big blob of white paint splatter because it was a bit smudged, but in the end, it stayed visible. 

For this bottom cluster, I fussy cut a couple of stars and layered them up, and added a word phrase sticker and a few enamel dots. I do plan to add a bit of hidden journaling - or I may even add it to the bottom right-hand side of the page - but since it is a little more on the personal side, I will leave it off for now.

Have you joined Sketch N Scrap's Monthly Challenges Group? Head on over and join in on the fun this month! Along with our four regular sketch challenges on the blog - we will be having a new sketch posted every Saturday during the month in our monthly challenges group and there will be a challenge from one of the design team members every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday this month, so come on over and join us!

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