Sketch N Scrap #100!!!

Hello everyone! Happy March 1st to you! I can't believe that it is March already. So far our winter has been pretty mild, and with the official first day of spring only a few weeks away, dare I say that I don't think we're going to have much winter around here this year. (I hope I didn't just jinx us!)

I am so excited to be sharing with you Sketch N Scrap's 100th layout sketch today! Lisa has created a fantastic sketch for us to work with.

I just loved this sketch the first time I saw it and I wanted to use some special photos for it. These super sweet photos of Ada at 6 months, standing - with Pops' help - in the field of daisies were perfect for this sketch. I may go back and add in a little bit of journaling, but there's not really much to say other than this was part of Ada's 6 month photo shoot.

I dug out a couple of sizes of old daisy punches that haven't seen the light of day in quite a while. The shock must have been too much for one of them, because with the first punch it completely fell apart! I do love the daisies layered on top of one another, and I added a little bit of glossy accents to the middle of each one. 

Now head on over to the Sketch N Scrap blog to see how the other design team members interpreted this sketch. We will be celebrating our 100th sketch all month with Throwback Thursday. Each week on Thursday we will be posting an older sketch picked for you from one of our design team members. Be sure to come back on Thursday for our first throwback sketch. 

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

Feeling Sketchy #140

Hello everyone! Today is the first and that means a new sketch is posted over on the Feeling Sketchy blog, and I am sharing it with you as well!

I don't make long, skinny cards very often, I mostly stick to the standard A2 size, and even though this sketch could have been adapted to that, I thought I'd step out of my comfort zone. I stayed true to the sketch, only I spaced my squares to fit all the way across the card, and I omitted the area for the sentiment since my sentiment was on one of the squares.

Be sure to check out the Feeling Sketchy blog to read about our sponsor, Bugaboo Stamps, and to see the beautiful creations from the rest of the team.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I will be back with a couple more projects for you today!

Lasting Memories #282

Hello everyone! I hope that you are enjoying your weekend. We have had another beautiful weekend around here, filled with lots of time outdoors. I can't wait until we can have the doors and windows open all the time!

We have a new challenge up over on the Lasting Memories blog today. Since it is almost March 1st, we have a new theme and a new set of challenges for you to work with. Our theme for March is, "Welcome to the Oscars" and our first challenge is, "Glitter and Glam". We want to see lots of glitter, bling, gems, etc. on your layout!

I made a layout to add to my daughter's wedding album...yeah, still working on that one 4 years later! I'll get this album finished eventually!

One of Abby's all time favorite Disney movies is Beauty And The Beast. Once it was released on video, she would watch it at least once a day, and she had it memorized and would act it out from beginning to end - wrapping her Minnie Mouse blanket around her shoulders for her cape - all the time! One of her favorite scenes is when Gaston lifts the girls up on the bench. I don't remember who suggested this at her wedding, but Shawn and his buddies were happy to re-create the scene - at least their version, it's kind of the opposite, but it was fun for Abby to live out her favorite scene.

I used a sketch from Scrapbook Generation's February 2016 downloads. I wanted to keep the overall design pretty simple with the focus on the photos. I used her wedding colors and some metallic gold paper and gold glitter letters. That metallic paper reminded of the oscar trophy given out to the winners. That metallic paper is also a challenge to get a good photo of! I will add some hidden journaling telling the story of these photos.

Head on over to the Lasting Memories blog to see the layouts from the rest of the team. I hope that you'll play along with our challenge this week. I would love to see your glitter and glam pages!

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

Sketch Monday @ SBC

Hello again! This is my second post of the day. If you're looking for my Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge reveal, please scroll down or go here.

I am back with the latest sketch from Scrapbook Challenges.

I kept my layout of Miss Ada very clean and simple, as I wanted to keep the focus on that cute photo. She went through a phase where she wanted her picture taken (a lot!) and then she would immediately want to see it - so much so - that she was reaching for the camera before the picture was actually taken!

I also wanted to try using this heart roller stamp that I'd gotten at Tuesday Morning a while back. I inked it up and ran it under the photo area, not worrying about how great the coverage was - I wanted it to be a bit imperfect. Then I added some messy thread in a few places (it's kind of hard to see it in the photo!) and some enamel dots to finish it off.

Check out the Scrapbook Challenges blog to see how the other design team members interpreted this sketch. Be sure to check back on Wednesday and Friday for our last two sketch crew crush challenges.

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

Have A Lovely Day with AHSC #148

Good Monday morning! I hope that you had a great weekend and are ready for a new week! We spent a lot of time outside this weekend since the weather was beautiful, and I cannot wait for spring!

We have a new sketch posted for you over on the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog today.

I used the beautiful Charlotte papers from Close To My Heart for this card. The colors in this collection are just so pretty. I also used the Doodled Designs Flair stamp for my circle and Lovely Birthday for my sentiment.

Be sure to check out the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog  to see the sketch and to read all of the details. I hope you have some time to play along with us!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I'll be back soon with another project to share!

Sketch N Scrap Card Sketch #68

Good morning! Happy Saturday! I hope that you are all doing well and that you are ready for the weekend! We have had gorgeous weather the last few days and it's supposed to continue for a few more. I say bring on spring!

I have the last card challenge of the month from Sketch N Scrap to share with you today. Heather has created another great sketch for us to use.

This is a great sketch with lots of possibilities, and I know I will be using it again.

I really wanted to make myself use washi tape on my card for the strips, but I just didn't do it. I'm not sure why - I think I must have something against washi tape! I seriously don't know why...

Anyway, enough about my troubles with washi! I used Echo Park's This and That Charming collection for this card. The sentiment was actually on the sticker sheet for this collection, and it was perfect for what I was wanting to do with the sketch.

This is one of the collections that I had chosen for my "Use It Or Lose It" February edition, but this month has been so busy I haven't even had a chance to organize it all and do a post about it! All for good reason, which I will explain in my upcoming post. So, I will be carrying it over to March and hopefully will have a post up about it before the end of February! I will continue on my mission to get it used up!

Head on over to Sketch N Scrap  to see the lovely cards from the rest of the design team. You have until the 29th to play along with us and have a chance at this fun prize:

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you enjoy your weekend!

Scrapbook Challenges - Sketch Crew Crush - Me!!

Hello everyone! Happy Friday! Are you ready for the weekend? I know I am - and I even got a head start on it today! I didn't have my granddaughter, so I took advantage of the "day off" and went scrappy shopping! I had beautiful weather, too - 70's and sunshine - it doesn't get any better than that!

We have another Sketch Crew Crush challenge up on the Scrapbook Challenges blog today and today's crush is yours truly!

Your challenge today is to make a card and share it with us over on the blog. Be sure to check out the Scrapbook Challenges blog to see the cards from the rest of the design team.

I hope you get a chance to make a card and play along with us! I would love to see your creations!

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

Sketches In Thyme #185

Hi guys! We have made it to Thursday - one day closer to the weekend! This has seemed like a long week to me - probably because I've had a sick boy home from school for the majority of it.

Today is my day to be featured over on the Sketches In Thyme blog. This week we are working with a fantastic double page sketch from the talented Brenda Ragsdale.

I just love Brenda's sketches! They are so easy to work with. I just had a hard time deciding what photos I wanted to scrap. I thought about 4th of July photos with a star, or birthday layouts of my kids from when they were little, using a star or circle. So many possibilities with this great sketch! Finally I decided to go with the heart and scrap these photos of me and my hubby at our 25th anniversary party.

I used what few sheets of Simple Stories' - The Story Of Us - collection, and embellished it with silver sequins, silver glitter hearts and tape, and the 25 years is actually metallic silver - you just can't tell it in the photo. Of course I had to go heavy on the silver since it was our silver anniversary!

Be sure to check out the Sketches In Thyme blog  for this sketch and the first two sketches of the month. If you play along and link up over on the blog, you will be entered for a chance to win this fun prize:

Wouldn't that be a fun prize to play with?!

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great day!

Scrapbook Challenges - Crew Crush - Kate

Hello, hello! Happy Wednesday! I hope that your week is going good. We are trying to fight off colds around our house - myself included. There is nothing fun about runny noses, sore throats, and such. We are supposed to have beautiful - spring like weather the rest of the week, so I'm hoping that will help us all feel better. It can't hurt!

We have another Sketch Crew Crush challenge today over on the Scrapbook Challenges blog. Today we are crushin' on Kate!

Kate is the Queen of using graphic patterns on her layouts - something I struggle with, especially if they are big, bold prints! Kate makes using these patterns look so easy!

Here is my layout using some graphic patterns:

This layout is about my daughter, Abby, and how she came to love these wolf t-shirts. What started out as a joke has now turned into a fashion statement! She and Shawn decided back a few years ago that they needed to get matching wolf shirts - or at least somewhat matching - for the 4th of July - more as a joke than anything else. They searched high and low for the perfect shirts, and sure enough wore them for the 4th. Since then they are always on the lookout for new wolf shirts. Abby found this one a couple of years ago at Christmastime, and it is her go to shirt for Christmas Eve. She adds a scarf and cardigan with it, and she rocks it! She now thinks these shirts are pretty awesome for reals - and hopes to find one in Ada's size eventually!

Head on over to the Scrapbook Challenges blog for some inspiration from Kate and to see how the other design team members were inspired by Kate's style. For even more inspiration, check out Kate's beautiful blog - Blues Blog And My Scrappin' Fascination.

We have had so many fantastic entries already this month! I hope that you find some time to play along with us - I would love to see what you create!

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

Try Stampin' - Or Not - On Tuesday #258

Hello everyone! I hope that you are having a great start to your week! We have a new sketch posted for you over on the Try Stampin' blog today and it is a fun one.

This sketch this week also comes with an optional theme of  "Love Is In The Air". I just chose to go with the sketch for my card this week.

I used Pink Paislee's Hello Sunshine 6x6 paper pad and a stamp that I have had in my stash for quite a while and never used. I thought the over sized sentiment was a perfect fit for the block on the sketch.

Stop by the Try Stampin' blog to see the beautiful creations from the rest of the team. You have 2 weeks to join in this challenge, and you can enter on the blog or on our Facebook page - Try Stampin' - Or Not - On Tuesday.

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