Make It Monday #53 @ The Memory Nest

Hello everyone! We've made it around to Monday once again! I hope that you had a good weekend and are ready to get the week started.

There is a brand new sketch today over at The Memory Nest. Leslie has created another fun sketch to work with!

 

 

I must admit, this is one of my favorite layouts that I have made in a while! I don't know if it's because of the super cute photo of Matthew from when he was in kindergarten, or the cute Simple Stories Snow Patrol paper, or just all of it together. Whatever the case, it is one of my favorites.

Be sure to stop by The Memory Nest to see the projects from the rest of the design team. I hope you find some time this month to play along with us. We love to see your creations!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I will be back soon with my next reveal. In the meantime, have a great day!



Lasting Memories #278 - Lucky Me

Hi guys! Good Sunday morning to you! I hope that you are all enjoying your weekend. We have had a few beautiful - make me really want for spring - days. Highs close to the 60's and low's in the 40's...talk about nice! It all comes to an end the middle of the week and we'll be back to 30's and a chance of snow flurries, but I'm going to enjoy it while it lasts!

It's (almost) the start of a new month, and that means a new theme and new challenges over at Lasting Memories. For February we are all about the blues. All of our challenges will be color/photo challenges - all focusing on the color blue, plus one other color.

Here is our first color palette for this week:

 

 

When I saw this first color challenge, I immediately thought of this photo of me and  my husband. The colors we were wearing were a perfect match for the blues in the inspiration photo with a pop of pink. (The blues in the photo look a little off, but I promise they really do go together!) I've been wanting to do a layout about how lucky I am to have my hubby by my side in this journey that we are on, so I made a spot for some hidden journaling on the back side of the page. Everyone will agree that marriage is hard, but throw a special needs son in the mix and it adds on a whole new level of stress and challenges. Our marriage is far from perfect, but I am so glad that I have him to help figure it all out!

 

Please stop by the Lasting Memories blog to see what the other team members have created. I hope that you have some time to play along with our challenges this month! I look forward to seeing your creations!

 

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a beautiful day!

 



Valentine's Day Card With Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #144

Hello everyone! I'm popping in to share another Valentine's Day card with you using Crate Paper's Love Notes collection and this weeks Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #144.

 

 

  

I have been trying to get this collection used up this month since it's been sitting in my stash for a while. I still have at least one more design team project using this collection coming up that I can't share quite yet, but with this card I think it is safe to say that I am done with this collection! All I have left is 2 full sheets of paper (I'm not sure I will ever use them!) and just a few scraps. What scraps I do have left that are big enough I will cut down to 3x4 or 4x6 size and make pocket style cards out of them. Anything else will be tossed out. Stay tuned for a wrap up post showing everything that I created with this collection and what is left.

 

Be sure to check out the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog. They have a new sketch every Monday, and lots of inspiration.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a fantastic day!

Sweet Baby Love - Scrapbook Challenges #468

Hello everyone! Good Monday morning (or afternoon - or evening!) to you! We have had a very busy weekend! We spent the day Saturday moving our daughter and son in law into their new house! They lived in a second story apartment and moved to a two story house. Let me tell you, my legs are feeling every set of stairs that I climbed Saturday! But, I am so happy that they got everything moved, and that they are settling in to their new home. Then yesterday we celebrated our oldest sons 18th birthday. We just had a quiet party at home since we were all worn out from the move, but since my other sons birthday is Tuesday (he will be 16!), I am sure next weekend we will be celebrating right!

Today we have a brand new sketch for you over on the Scrapbook Challenges blog. It is another fantastic sketch and I know I will be using it again.

I really wanted to use the three small photos, but didn't have any handy, so I decided to do a one photo layout this time around. My layout is also lacking my journaling, but I plan to journal directly on the layout some personal thoughts for Miss Ada.

I used up some more of Crate Papers Love Notes collection on this layout. I am now down to just bits and pieces of this collection. Hopefully I'll get a couple more cards, and maybe another layout done, but I am happy with how much I have used up of this collection. I plan on taking a photo of all of my projects that I've made using this collection at the end of the month, and what little bits I have left of the collection.

Head on over to the Scrapbook Challenges blog to see the other design team members take on the sketch. There is a lot of inspiration to be had! I hope you can find some time to play along!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Cute Indeed

Hello everyone! We had another snow day today and I enjoyed a day full of scrapping! I am here to share one of the layouts that I made - a just for fun, no design team layout!

We've got a month long member crop going on over at Inspired To Scrap.  We have a challenge posted every Monday and every Thursday to help us scrap away the winter blues! For Monday's challenge, Lisa challenged us to use the January 15 sketch from Sketch N Scrap. Since this wasn't one of my assigned sketches, I hadn't had a chance to use it yet. This was the extra push I needed to get it done!

Here's the sketch:

 

I really liked this sketch when I first saw it, and I even had pulled a different photo and papers to use with it. Then, when I started my mission to use up my Love Notes collection from Crate Paper (you can read more about that here), I remembered this photo of Ada from last summer. I have been wanting to scrap it since I took it the end of August, but I just couldn't find the right papers. When I pulled out the Love Notes collection out and it had the black, red, and greys in it...well, I knew I was finally going to get this photo scrapped!

 

After this layout I only have a few full sheets left, and I have to admit that they are not my favorites, and I'm not sure if I will get them used. But, my scraps are almost gone! I had to get creative with some of the pieces for this layout to get it to work! So, I am excited that I am getting so much of this used up! I also finally remembered to pull out my much neglected ephemera containers and get some pieces of it used up.

 

I'm hoping to get another layout or two done before the end of the night...we shall see how it goes!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great evening!

Officially Homeowners - Scrapbook Challenges - Recycle It

Hello everyone! Happy hump day to you! We have our first snow day today - not because of snow, but because of ice - yuck! Well, yay for no school - yuck because of the ice! We didn't get a lot, but it doesn't take a lot to make the roads treacherous.

We have a new challenge up over on the Scrapbook Challenges blog. Today we have our Recycle It challenge. Choose one of the sketches from the following graphic and create a layout about a fresh start. You also need to do some mixed media on your layout.

I chose the first sketch on the graphic for my layout about my daughter and her husband officially becoming homeowners. They signed the papers on December 30 ad we will be helping them move in this weekend! I can't think of a better subject for a fresh start!

I'm not much of a mixed media person - I just haven't taken the time to really experiment much with it. So, mists and splatters is about as adventurous as I get in this area. Maybe one of these days I'll dive in a little deeper and learn some new things!

Check out the Scrapbook Challenge blog to see the other design team members take on this challenge.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Sketch N Scrap Card Sketch #66

Hello everyone! Happy Hump Day! I hope that you are having a good week and are looking forward to the weekend. I know I am!

There is a new card sketch up over on the Sketch N Scrap blog today. Lisa has once again created a great sketch for us to work with.

Since Valentine's Day is right around the corner, I thought I would use some more of Crate Paper's Love Notes collection and make a Valentine's Day card. As I told you in this post here, I am trying to get this collection used up before the 15th of February. I've been doing a pretty good job of using it, and I'm hopeful that I will get it used up.

Head on over to the Sketch N Scrap blog and see the beautiful cards from the rest of the team. I hope you find some time to play along with our challenges this month. You have until the 31st to enter!

Thanks for stopping by today, and have a wonderful day!

Try Stampin' - Or Not - On Tuesday #254

Hello everyone! Happy Tuesday to you! We've had a cold couple of days and I am missing the warmer temperatures already. The cold weather makes it the perfect time to stay in where it's warm and scrap!

We have a new sketch challenge posted over on the Try Stampin' - Or Not - On Tuesday blog today. So, if you're looking for something to do - this just may be it! Our optional twist is "Simple elegance".

I made another Valentine's Day card using this sketch. I did not use the optional theme of simple elegance, but I think it turned out pretty cute anyway! Valentine's Day cards are one of my favorite cards to make, probably because I don't have to worry about if they're too pink! Pink and Valentine's Day go hand in hand, right?! I used some more of Crate Paper's Love Notes Collection. I think I have used a good majority of my scraps now, so maybe I'd better try to get a couple of layouts done with it before the middle of next month! If you want to know more about why I'm trying to use up this collection, please go here.

I printed my sentiment off of the computer since my Valentine's Day Stamps weren't the right size for what I wanted.

I hope you get a chance to play along with our sketch challenges this month. You have 2 weeks to get them made and linked up over on the blog or our Facebook page.  I can't wait to see your beautiful creations!

Be sure to stop by the Try Stampin' blog to see the beautiful cards from the rest of the team.

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

Use Your Stuff #207 - Hello, I Love You

Hello everyone! I am back with my third post of the day. If you're looking for my reveal for The Memory Nest, please go here. If your looking for my reveal for Sketches In Thyme, please go here.

We have a new challenge posted over on the Use Your Stuff blog today. This week Karrie is challenging us to use at least 3 patterned papers on our projects.

I have created a quick and easy card for my project this week. I used 3 patterned papers from Crate Paper's Love Notes collection that I have been trying to use up this month. You can read more about that in this post here. I die cut the hearts out of some pretty red glitter paper that has also been in my stash for ages.  The "Hello, I Love You" sentiment is from one of my new favorite obsessions - rotary phrase stamps. This particular one is from Maggie Holmes' Shine collection. My collection of these little tools is growing fast. They just add such a fun touch to a card, layout, or journaling card.

I used this sketch from Pals Paper Arts (PPA282) from earlier in the month. It's too late to join in their challenge, but I wanted to give them credit for using their sketch.

 

Head on over to the Use Your Stuff blog to see the projects from the rest of the team. I hope you find some time to play along with our challenge this week!

 

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

Birthday Wishes - Sketches In Thyme #181

Hello again! I am back with my second of three posts today. If you're looking for my reveal for The Memory Nest, please scroll down or go here.

Today is my day to be featured over on the Sketches In Thyme blog with the week 3 sketch #181. This great double page sketch for week 3 is courtesy of Shawn.

I thought this sketch would work well for these photos of Ada on her birthday, blowing out her candles, and enjoying her cupcake! She was just getting in some practice before her big party the next weekend!

This sketch is perfect for a series of photos, and if you don't want to make a double page, either side would be perfect for a single page layout. I have had this layout out on my desk for almost 2 weeks trying to get the circles on the bottom of the sketch to work with my layout! I tried to add them, but they just got lost in the already busy dot paper, so I chose not to use them. I may go back and add a cluster or two on each side, but I think it looks all right with out them.

We've had 3 great sketches so far this month and one more to come a little later. Kim is offering up a beautiful paper collection as this months prize, so make a layout using one or more of our sketches for a chance to win!

 

Be sure to check out the Sketches In Thyme blog for your daily dose of inspiration!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by! I'll be back soon!