Monday, August 1, 2022
Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash August Kit Reveal
Thursday, July 28, 2022
Let's Play - Sketch N Scrap's July Crop Challenge #3
Hello, hello!
I thought I would pop on really quickly and share the layout that I created for Sketch N Scrap's July Crop Challenge #3 over in the private Facebook group. Here is the sketch that I chose for this challenge:
And this is my layout:
I used papers from my Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash kit for July on this layout of Ada when we took her to Incredible Pizza. She and Shane both loved it and had so much fun. The pictures aren't the best quality - it was on the darker side in the arcade areas and she was constantly on the move, but poor quality or not, these photos were getting scrapped!
Here are a couple of close-ups:
Heart's Quest Challenge Blog - Color Heart Challenge #6 - Photo Inspiration
Hello, hello! Happy Thursday to you! I hope you are having a good week. It's been another hot week around here but there is the promise of rain and a cool down the next few days. I sure hope so on both counts!
I am so happy to be back as a guest designer at Heart's Quest Challenge Blog today! Becca has come up with another fun challenge for us to use for Color Heart Challenge #6 - a photo inspiration challenge!
Friday, July 22, 2022
Sketch N Scrap Card Sketch #222
Hello, hello! Happy Friday to you! I hope that you are staying cool in these hot temperatures. We hit 101 degrees on Wednesday - the first time we've been over 100 for an actual temperature for quite some time. The forecast has this heat hanging around until later next week...even the swimming pool feels more like a warm bath instead of a cool refreshing swim! I think the water temperature on Wednesday evening was 90 degrees.
Today I am sharing the card that I created using card sketch #222 from Sketch N Scrap. Here is a look at the sketch:
Be sure to stop by the Sketch N Scrap blog to see how the rest of the design team took on this sketch. I would love to see your take on it, too!
Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day!
Sunday, July 17, 2022
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:
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!
Thursday, July 14, 2022
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:
Sweet Farm Memories - FarmQuest Challenge Blog Theme #8
Hello, hello! Happy Thursday to you! I am so happy that you have stopped by today.
I am so excited to be a guest designer again for FarmQuest Challenge Blog. Becca has two fun-themed challenges a month and your project can be a card, tag, traveler's notebook layout, scrapbook layout, journal, bookmark, or ATC. Theme #8 is to use a wagon and/or an animal on your project.
This is what I came up with:
I am starting another new traveler's notebook project called "The Five Senses Through the Seasons," and this is the first layout. I'll get more into my thoughts and plans on this project at the end of the post, but first, let's get into the nitty-gritty of the FarmQuest challenge.
When I saw the theme was a wagon and/or animal I knew I wanted to make a layout of how when summer rolls around and I can smell the freshly cut hay that it takes me right back to my childhood and those long, hot, lazy summer days growing up on the farm. Since we are in the middle of hay season right now, it was easy to snap a few pictures of the freshly cut hay fields and the bales of hay out in the fields.
To satisfy the challenge, I used a strip of patterned paper that had tractors pulling wagons of hay. Since we were dairy farmers when I was a kid, I could have added a cow to my layout and it would have been fine, but for starters, I couldn't find one that was the right size for my layout and I really wanted to concentrate on the hay story.
Here are a couple of close-ups:
Now, more about this notebook. While I was tossing around ideas of what I wanted to do for this challenge, I came across a Youtube video from Create With Alison titled "Sense of Smell" and it got me thinking of how the smell of hay really takes me back to my childhood. While I was trying to figure out which TN I was going to add this story to, I came up with the idea to start a whole new TN and call it 'The Five Senses Through the Seasons.' In this layout, I talk about seeing and smelling the hay in the fields. More ideas for summer could be the taste of fresh garden veggies or those tasty BBQs that happen regularly, the touch of the soft green grass, or the cool pool water on our skin. The sound of the cicadas and how when I was a kid I dreaded hearing them because I knew that my summer vacation was about over and school was about to start.
I am excited to work on this traveler's notebook and get it filled up - whether it be with memories of my childhood or whatever is going on in the here and now. It will be fun to document the seasons in a new/different way.
Be sure to check out the FarmQuest Challenge Blog. I would love it if you played along, too!
Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day!
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
So Sweet
Hello, everyone! Happy Tuesday to you! I hope that your week is off to a good start. Scott was on vacation last week so I am trying to get back into my normal routine.
Today I am sharing a card that I created for Sketch N Scrap's July Crop Challenge #4 and it is also for Hearts Quest Challenge Blog Color Heart Challenge #5 - which is to use a red heart and mostly red on your project. Here is the sketch that I chose for Sketch N Scrap's July Crop Challenge #4:
Sunday, July 10, 2022
TN Time With Lisa & Lori July Challenge
Hello, everyone! Happy Sunday to you! I hope you are having a good weekend. After a brutally hot week last week, we had just a touch of a cool down yesterday - and a break in humidity - and we were able to open up the windows late yesterday afternoon and it was cool enough we were able to sleep with them open. It's been wonderful to wake up to the birds chirping and the cool - fresh air. I'm sure the air will be back on early today - we are supposed to hit 91 today - but I will take the fresh air as long as I can!
It is time for TN Time With Lisa & Lori's July challenge today. Here is how our challenge works - this is a just-for-fun monthly challenge that starts on the 10th of each month and ends on the 9th of the following month at midnight CST. If you complete my random challenge for the month - link your TN, bullet journal, or planner spread below. If you complete just Lisa's sketch challenge, link up over on her blog - My Creative Endeavors. If you combine both challenges - be sure to link up on both Lisa's blog and here on my blog.
Here is my July challenge:
For my July challenge, all you need to do is add a flower - or flowers - to your layout. This could be an embellishment or floral paper.
Here is the fun sketch that Lisa has created for us to use:
2. Create a new, not previously posted project.
3. You are welcome to combine with other challenges.
4. If you have a blog please include the challenge graphic & a link to our challenge in your post.
5. You can link to social media if you don't have a blog. If you show your project on Instagram, please make sure to use #TNtimewithLisaandLori
6. You can submit multiple projects but they must be posted to InLinkz or social media separately.
7. Most importantly have FUN!
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Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash July Kit
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