Sketch N Scrap #126

Hello everyone! Happy Saturday to you! I hope you have something fun planned for this weekend!

Here we are at April 1st already, and we have a fun new sketch for you today at Sketch N Scrap! Lisa has created a great sketch to get us started off right this month.

The photos I wanted to use were vertical instead of horizontal, and I had 3 photos that I really wanted to use. It all worked out since I printed 2 of the photos in the 3x4 size and put them side by side to make a 4x6.

For this layout I used papers from the Strawberry Edition Project Life papers. I found this paper pack at Tuesday Morning for $4.99 and the colors in it are perfect for my photos of Miss Ada! The little banner pieces were fussy cut from one of the patterned papers, and the train stamp is from an old Studio G $1 bin stamp set.

It's funny how the simplest of things - this toy train in this instance - can be so much fun for a little one! Every time Ada sees it she asks if I want to play "train" with her, and we can spend quite a bit of time winding it up, and letting it go! She likes to make a tunnel out of her legs for the little train to go through, and she likes to see who can make it go the farthest. So much fun!

One more thing before I go - Sketch N Scrap is getting ready to celebrate their 5th birthday in May! We will be celebrating all month long with 5 exclusive sketches, so be sure to mark your calendars for a month of fun!

Head on over to Sketch N Scrap to see the beautiful layouts from the rest of the design team. We hope you find some time to play along with us!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I will be back soon with another project to share with you today!

Sketches In Thyme PL Style Sketch #64

Hello everyone! Happy Friday! This first week after spring break has seemed like a long one! I am glad that we have made it to the weekend! The countdown to the last day of school has begun, and I think we only have 27 and a half school days left!

Today I am up on the Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style blog with my take on sketch #64. Here's a look at the sketch:

I made a journaling card based on this fun sketch.

So, at the beginning of the year one of my goals was to stay somewhat caught up on my Project Life album - meaning I had planned to have January completed by the middle of  February. Yeah. That didn't happen. Here we are at the end of March and I am just getting my first week done - and it's not even completely done - only the first part of the week is done! What can I say? Life has just been busy! It doesn't bother me to not be where I wanted to be - summer vacation is right around the corner, and I hope to really catch up then. In the meantime I will continue to stay caught up on getting my photos printed and ready for my album, and I will grab a minute whenever I can to work on my album. Knowing that Sketches In Thyme PL Style is back up and going will help out immensely!

Here is a look at the first part of my first week of January using Echo Park's "Just Be You" collection!

And here are a few photos of each card up close:

I hope to be sharing the second half of my first week a little later on next week.

We will be posting a new sketch for you over at Sketches In Thyme PL Style tomorrow, and there will be a prize up for grabs next month as well, so be sure to stop by the blog and check it all out! We are also looking for a few guest designers for upcoming months, so if you're interested send me an email at loristroup@yahoo.com!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a fabulous Friday!

Soul Scrappers Double Delight #1

Hello everyone! I hope that you are having a good day!

Today is the day that my first challenge goes live over at Soul Scrappers! I am hosting "Double Delight" - a double page sketch challenge - and I would love it if you played along!

Here's a look at my layout for the challenge:

For this layout I have used Imaginisce's "Hello Spring" collection. I also dug through some of my old stash and pulled out some old metal pieces to add to my layout of Miss Ada's first experience of coloring Easter eggs last year. She thought it was pretty cool that the eggs changed colors, and she was pretty darn good at dunking those eggs!

To see the sketch that I chose for my first "Double Delight" challenge head on over to Soul Scrappers! Be sure to read the rules while you are there!

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

Paper Play Sketches #39

Hello everyone! Happy Wednesday to you! I hope you are having a good week.

We have a new sketch for you today at Paper Play Sketches. It's another great sketch, and one that I know will be showing up in my Project Life album, as well. I think this will make a super cute filler card for my album, but today I have a card for you.

For this card I have used an older Pebbles collection - Garden Party. I just love the colors in this collection. The sentiment is punched from one of the cut apart sheets. 

Head on over to Paper Play Sketches to see the beautiful cards from the rest of the design team. We would love to see your creations using this sketch!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!

Make A Wish - Soul Scrappers

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

Today I am playing along with a song lyric challenge at Soul Scrappers. The song that was chosen for this month is Savage Garden's "Truly, Madly, Deeply" - one of my favorite songs! When I first saw that this was the song that we were to use, I really thought I would make a love type layout, but when reading through the lyrics I found a line that said, "I'll make a wish send it to heaven", and since I have been on a birthday layout making kick here lately, I went with  "Make a wish" and made a birthday layout!

For this layout I have used a mix of papers from my stash - the teal background is from Echo Park's "Sweet Summertime" collection, the cream with pastel triangles background piece is from Crate Paper's "Poolside" collection, the teal and white piece is from Crate Paper's "Confetti" collection, and the pink dot and all of the embellishments are from Simple Stories "Carpe Diem" collection.

These are photos from Abby's 22nd birthday party. I can't believe that my girl is 22 in these photos, and I really can't believe that this was almost 5 years ago! How is it possible that she is going to be 27 in September??? Time just keeps flying by!

Come on over to Soul Scrappers and check out our challenges! We have a great variety throughout the month.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!

Christmas Card Challenges #9

Hello everyone! Happy Sunday to you! I'm kinda sad that today is our last day of spring break! At least we only have about a month and a half and we will be on summer break - just 30 more school days, I think...

We have a new challenge for you today at Christmas Card Challenges. Our challenges are always anything goes, but we do provide an optional challenge if you need a little boost! This week our optional challenge is a word prompt - "Mittens".

For my card I have used Crate Paper's "Bundled Up" 6x6 paper pad, and the mitten die cut is from Poppy Stamps - "Stacked Mittens". The sentiment is from Neat and Tangled - "Simple Christmas" stamp set, one of my favorites!

This is one of those cards that I like so much more in person! The colors look so much better together in person than they look in this card - they all really do match!

Head on over to Christmas Card Challenges to see the beautiful cards from the rest of the design team. We hope to see you playing along with us!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!

Paper Play Sketches Color Challenge

Hello everyone! Happy Wednesday to you!  I hope that you are having a good week!

We have a new color challenge posted over at Paper Play Sketches for you today. It's the perfect colors for this first week of spring!

For this card I have used Close To My Heart's Kaleidoscope papers, and the flower sticker is from the same collection. 

Head on over to Paper Play Sketches to see the beautiful cards from the rest of the design team. We hope to see you playing along with us!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #204

Hello again! I am back with my second post of the day. If you are looking for my Try Stampin' - Or Not - On Tuesday reveal, please scroll down or go here.

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge has a new sketch posted over on the blog, and I am here today to share my take on it with you. 

For this Mother's Day card I have used Simple Stories "Love and Adore" 6x6 paper pad, and the light pink doily is from the sticker sheet. Since I have zero stamp sets that just say "Happy Mother's Day", I have printed off the sentiment using the Magnolia Sky font on my computer. I changed up the placement of my sentiment since I didn't have much room the the top of my card to include one there.

Be sure to stop by the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog tomorrow for the full design team reveal. We love it when you play along with our sketches, so be sure to link up!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!

Try Stampin' - Or Not - On Tuesday #314

Hello everyone! Good Tuesday morning to you! I hope your week is off to a great start! Yesterday was the first day of spring, and it definitely felt more like summer! We were in the upper 80's with lots of sunshine! It was so nice to have the windows open and to air the house out!

We have a great new sketch for you today at Try Stampin' - Or Not - On Tuesday. This week's sketch is courtesy of Vicki, and our optional theme is - baby animals.

For this card I used an American Crafts 6x6 paper pad called "Spring". I didn't have anything with baby animals, so I thought since yesterday was the first day of  spring that I would make a spring -y type card. I kind of wish I would have added a square or something behind the tags, because I feel like they are just floating around on the front, but they are stuck down for sure, so there won't be any changing that. Oh well, live an learn!

Head on over to Try Stampin' to see the beautiful cards from the rest of the design team. We would love it if you played along with us! You have two weeks to join in on our challenge, and you can enter either on the blog or on our Facebook page here.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope that you have a great day!

Stick It Down March Card Reveal

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

Today is the full design team reveal  for the card sketch team at Stick It Down. Here is the fun sketch that was posted on the first of the month.

For my card I did the "smooshing" technique with my Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Peacock Feathers. I die cut the word "happy" four times using a die from Memory Box, and the "Birthday" is from a Jillibean Soup stamp set "Birthday Bisque".

I had some metal photo corners out on my desk for our 100 Pattern Paper Facebook group challenge which is to use some metal in March, and I thought these corners with the stars were perfect for this birthday card!

The tiny black stars were punched using my old Fiskars punch. I am so happy to be getting more use out of my older tools again!

Head on over to Stick It Down to see the cards from the rest of the design team. We hope you have some time to play along with us!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!