Love - Day 3 - 30 Days of Sketches with Christy's Beautiful Life

Hello, hello! Happy Tuesday to you! Today I am sharing the layout that I created for Day 3 of 30 Days of Sketches with Christy's Beautiful Life. This post was supposed to go live yesterday but I have had nothing but trouble with both blogger and Instagram - so I am a day late. Better late than never, I suppose!

Here is the fun sketch that I was assigned - created by Sandra Lee @scrappygal13 on Instagram:

And this is what I came up with:

I made this back in August and I really should have written up my post then because it wasn't long after I made the layout that we all got sick and then September was gone in a flash and I hope I can remember what I wanted to say!

I used my Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash kit from August for this layout - which was full of Simple Stories' Hello Today collection. Everything on this layout was in my kit - except the wood flowers. I had just picked a pack of them up at Dollar Tree and couldn't wait to use them.

The photo is of Abby and her little family at the fountain in downtown Springfield. They were killing a little time before a movie and exploring downtown. I am so glad that Abby snapped a photo of the three of them and shared it with me.

Here are a couple of close-ups:

This sketch is a great one to use up some of those scraps or 6x6 or 6x8 papers and I had a lot of fun working with it!

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

Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash October Kit Reveal

Hello, hello! Happy Saturday and Happy October 1st! I hope that your weekend is off to a good start. The new month means that it's time for a new Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash Kit reveal. 

Before we get to this month's kit, I want to give an update on my September kit. I made one layout with my kit last month. One. But I couldn't really help it. After avoiding Covid for the past two and a half years, it hit our household, and Scott, Shane, and I all took a turn with it. Thankfully none of us had it too terribly bad, but, boy did it zap my energy and my creativity. I had no motivation to even step inside my craft room. As the end of the month drew closer, I wondered if I was even going to be able to make myself pull a kit together. Turns out that was just what I needed! Once I started going through my supplies, I found myself getting excited about scrapping again and the ideas started flowing. So let's get on with my kit.

For those who may not know about the challenge here is how Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash works:

On the 1st of each month, we will post a challenge prompt and the stash kit we have created using that prompt. During the month we will try to use as much of our stash kits as possible on different projects. Then, on the last day of the month, we will do a recap post showing what stash we were able to bash!

This will be a just-for-fun challenge so there is no monthly prize - but isn't the real prize using up our stash?  We hope you will join us in our quest to bash our stash! If you play along - link up on either my blog or Lori's Blog (or both if you choose) so that we can see who is joining us each month!

Here is the "recipe" for October:

Our focus item for this month is one that I am super excited about - ephemera! I love adding those ephemera pieces to my layouts and I hope to get a lot used up this month.

 

Since I didn't get a lot of scrapping done last month I had a really hard time deciding if I wanted to go with a seasonal kit - or just more of an everyday type of kit. I started out by pulling an everyday type kit and then I started second-guessing myself! I tend to like scrapping in the season that we are in so thought maybe I should go with that... Well, knowing me I just decided to do it all! For October I will have a fall-themed mini-kit, a Halloween-themed mini-kit, and an everyday kit.

Let's start with my fall-themed mini-kit:

This kit is filled with those beautiful fall colors, fun wood veneer, stickers, enamel dots, and it has quite a bit of our focus item - ephemera.

Here are the papers:

I have included seven papers in this mini-kit. I have been trying to get these papers used for the last few years! They are all from two different Echo Park collections (Fall Is In The Air and A Perfect Autumn) except the yellow gingham - it is from the Simple Stories Cozy Days collection. I bought a 25-pack of this paper from Tuesday Morning and try to add a sheet or two into any fall kits I make up to get it used!

Here is a look at the embellishments:

A couple of sticker sheets, old wood veneer from Gossamer Blue (does anyone remember them?), enamel dots, two bags full of different fall-themed ephemera, and I even remembered to add in some washi tape!

Here is a look at all that ephemera:

And I have added in what fall-themed cut-apart papers that I could find:

I would love to get a lot of these used this month. Maybe I'll even be able to use some for cards.

I had a page protector full of scraps stored with the papers in the photo above:

These scraps will be great for matting and layering.

Now, onto my Halloween kit. I had just recently ordered the new Halloween collection from Close To My Heart and I cannot wait to play with it. I thought now would be a great time to see if I could get some of my Halloween photos from the past couple of years scrapped!

Here is a look at my Halloween kit:

Since this collection only had stickers, I added a few stamp sets, some enamel dots, and a roll of washi tape.

Here is a look at the papers:

I don't normally order the coordinating cardstock but I don't have a lot of these colors in my stash. They really help to "beef up" the papers in this kit.

Here are my embellishments:

I am excited to use the Halloween stamps that I have included this month. A lot of times I forget to use them but with them being out and on my desk, I will have a better chance of using them!

I wanted a bit more of that melon/coral color and I found these two papers that were a pretty close match:

I also went through all of my scraps and pulled a few that I thought might work:

I even found a piece of vellum in my scraps. You might see some stamped ghosts on vellum popping up on my projects this month!

Now for my everyday kt:

This kit is made up of Jen Hadfield's Reaching Out and Pebbles' Kid At Heart collections. I think they both go together quite well!

Here's a look at the papers:

I love dark yellows, reds, and that teal-ish blue paper. they all look so good together! And I am not generally a fan of the emoji type papers but I have an Ada layout in mind for that paper!

Here are the embellishments:

As if the stickers and ephemera were not enough, I added the 2x2 cut-apart paper, as well. There are quite a few sentiments on those that would be good for cards.

Here are the ephemera packs from both collections:

And a couple of extra papers and some scraps:

Since I was going through my stamps, I pulled a few more sets that I thought I could use with these papers:

I also have the stamp set from the Kid At Heart collection - which I forgot to grab from my desk when I took the photo. It would make me so happy to use a few of these this month!

Here's hoping that October is a better scrappy month for me!

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, and link it below.

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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Hello Fall - Sketch N Scrap Card Sketch #225

 Hello, everyone! Happy Monday to you! I hope that your week is off to a good start! Summer has returned and after enjoying temperatures in the low 80s for a couple of weeks, we are back to the mid-90s and it's supposed to stay hot until the end of the week - a cool down is supposed to arrive just in time for the first day of fall.

Today I am sharing a card that I created using the September 5th card sketch from Sketch N Scrap. Here is a look at the great sketch that Lisa has created for us to use:

I love this sketch and it is going into my "favorites" folder to be used again soon! This is what I came up with:

One of Miss Ada's favorite animals is the squirrel and when I found this little guy on a cut-apart sheet from Pink Fresh, I knew I had to make her a card. I paired that little cutie with Echo Park's new Fall Fever collection and I think they look pretty good together! 

I die-cut a few leaves in fall colors to add in place of the floral piece on the sketch. I added my sentiment to the bottom right corner with another die-cut leaf and a little heart. 

Our guest designer, Brandi, over at Lasting Memories this week used jute twine on her layout and that made me want to use some for a fall project. I think it works perfectly for this time of year! 

Here is a close-up of the leaves:

I really like how this card turned out and I cannot wait to get it in the mail!

I hope you have some time to play along with us at Sketch N Scrap this month - I would love to see your take on our sketches!

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

Heart's Quest Challenge Blog - Love Theme #7 - Love & Flowers

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

It is time for a new challenge at Heart's Quest Challenge Blog today and since it is the first challenge of the month, that means it is a Love Theme challenge. You are to use the word "love" - or some form of it - AND flowers on your project. Two of my favorite things to use!

This is what I came up with:

To satisfy the two parts of the challenge, I titled this layout 'So lovely'  and I used floral patterned paper and flower stickers.

I am back to working in Ada's School TN for this challenge. I am getting so close to being current with this project! My goal is to be all caught up by the time this year's school photos come in - or soon thereafter. They take those photos tomorrow so I've just got a couple of weeks to get five layouts done. Definitely doable as long as nothing comes up!

This TN is getting quite chunky! I was hoping to get kindergarten through third grade in this one but I may have to stop at second grade - another reason I want to get those last few layouts done, so I know what to do!

I (loosely) based this off of this month's TN Time With Lisa & Lori sketch. I flipped the sketch and left the tags off of my layout. Here's a look at the sketch:

Here is a better look at the left side of the layout:

The flowers on the patterned paper are a really light pink so I added pink in a few more places around my layout. I really like this color combination and I'm not sure I would have thought to add pink with the golden yellow and forest green, but it works.

Here are a couple of close-ups:

I was a bit stuck on what embellishments I was going to use, but I found just what I needed in my Maggie Holmes embellishments. Here sticker books are some of my favorite things to turn to when I need an embellishment. They are so versatile when pairing them with other manufacturers.

The gold glitter hearts were on foam and I did not want to add that much dimension, so I peeled the gold glitter heart off of the foam and used them just like a sticker. 

Here is a better look at the right side of the layout:

I love how this title piece turned out! I layered up several of the pink flower stickers to create a little cluster - or bouquet - of flowers. It's pretty plain and simple but I really like it!

Head on over to the Heart's Quest Challenge Blog and check ou the challenge! I would love it if you playd along with us! This challenge runs from September 14 to September 27 at 12:30 AM Central Time.

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

TN Time With Lisa & Lori - September Challenge

Happy Saturday! I hope that you have had a good week and that your weekend is even better! I think the kids are all coming over tomorrow for the first full day of football - so it is sure to be a good day!

It is time for the September TN Time With Lisa & Lori challenge! This is hands down my favorite challenge right now. Anytime that I get to work in my traveler's notebooks - I am one happy girl!

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 September challenge:

Just add a tag somewhere on your traveler's notebook layout, bullet journal, or planner spread. 

Here is the fun sketch that Lisa has created for us to use for September:

And this is my layout:

I am back working in Ada's school TN. I would have liked to have been all caught up with this by the time school started a few weeks ago, but I still have at least one layout from each grade to do - and Abby was just asking me what size pictures I wanted because they are about to take school pictures! I'd better get busy on this!

I went all things girlie with this one - all the colors - all of the icons...it's a bit busy, but it is oh-so-Ada right now!  The icon paper on the left page reminded me so much of the shirt Ada has on in the photo. I fussy cut the "right now" piece from a 4x6 card and will fill it out later. I actually remembered to ask Ada what a few of her favorites were last year and I just need to find that paper and fill in the blanks.

Here are a few close-ups:

I love this little cluster of circular elements. The emoji is a sticker and the other two were punched out of one of the papers.

To satisfy my portion of the challenge - I added in a total of three tags. This TN is getting a little chunky but I may still go back and add some string to all of the tags to finish them off. I was hoping to get kindergarten through third grade in this TN but I may have to stop at second grade and start a new notebook for third grade. Another reason I need to get caught up! Here's hoping I can get a few more completed over the next couple of weeks!

Now, head on over to Lisa's beautiful blog - My Creative Endeavors - to see her take on this month's challenge. We hope you have a chance to play along with us this month!

Even though this is a just-for-fun challenge we do have a few rules:

1. Create a TRAVELER'S NOTEBOOK, PLANNER, OR BULLET JOURNAL spread based on the CHALLENGE THEME and/or our sketch. 
2. Create a new, not previously posted project.
3. You are welcome to combine it 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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Sketh N Scrap #256

Hello, hello! Happy Sunday to you! I hope that you are enjoying the long weekend. We have had a great one so far. The kids all came over yesterday for a BBQ and now today and tomorrow should just be nice lazy days doing whatever we want to do!

Today I am sharing the layout that I created using the September 1st sketch from Sketch N Scrap. I loved working with this sketch that Lisa created and I know I will be using it again. Here's a look at the sketch:

This is what I came up with:

This is one of my favorite photos of Abby's family. It is such a good picture of every one of them! I wanted to use my September kit for Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash with this photo and since it was the only photo that I had, I tweaked the sketch just a bit. I wanted to use the heart paper that I had included in my kit and I wanted to make sure and have the "happy heart" heart and the phrase "loving right now" visible. The photo fits perfectly between the two but that did mean that I had to make that layer a wee bit bigger than what is shown on the sketch. Then there was too much space between where the tag was supposed to go and the photo, so I moved my cluster down to the top of the photo.

Here are a couple of close-ups:

Everything on this layout is from my kit except the string, the title stickers, and the phrase stickers. This cluster was giving me fits until I moved it down closer to the photo and I love how it turned out.

I have been hoarding that circular puffy sticker for ages and I am so glad I finally used it!

I really had no idea what I was going to title this layout and I came across these "XO" puffy stickers from a Maggie Holmes collection (I think) and I just decided to go with them. They fit perfectly in the space.

I am so happy that I dove right into my kit this month and I love how this layout turned out! Be sure to check out Sketch N Scrap for more inspiration for this sketch.

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

September's Collection Obsession Kit

 

Hello, hello! Happy Friday to you! It is the start of the long holiday weekend - do you have any fun plans? It is a rainy day today but it's supposed to be great weather for the rest of the weekend. The kids are coming over tomorrow for a BBQ and who knows what else we will do!

Today I am sharing the collection kit that I will be using this month for Collection Obsession. I really enjoyed this challenge last month - and I managed to get two layouts and two cards made. I have a project life style layout planned out using that collection, too, I just need to get it done. I will add the photos of my finished projects at the end of this post. 

I did not get all of the collection kit used up but I did use five papers and I have no scraps from those papers left over! Yay!

Here is the kit that I have chosen for September:

This is Echo Park's A Day in the Life collection and I have a total of three of these collection kits. No, I didn't accidentally order three - it was very much intentional. I love the cut-apart papers and the "B" sides are so pretty that I knew I needed two of each of those patterns. A little excessive? Maybe, but there is not one paper in this kit that I don't like. 

Here is a look at the "B" sides:

And this is the cut-apart papers:

There is a great mix of 6x4 cards, 3x4, and 4x4 cards on the cut-apart sheets.

I also picked this collection kit because it goes great with the Pinkfresh papers I picked for my September Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash kit. Here is a look at all of the papers together:

I am excited to put this collection kit to use - and we will see if these two kits happen to be used on the same layout sometime this month!

Here are my projects from August's Collection Obsession Kit - Echo Park's My Favorite Summer:

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Stay tuned for the projects that I get made with my kits this month! Have a great day!