PDE Linky Party - Challenge #132

Hello everyone! Happy Friday to you! We've finally made it to the weekend and it's our last weekend before school starts. Getting back into the school routine is going to be hard - at least for me!

I am so excited to share with you today that I am a member of the PDE Linky Party Design Team! We will be bringing you fun challenges every Friday! Our challenge for you today is a sketch challenge.

I am a big fan of Janis' sketches! They are so clean and simple - just like I like them! I don't make love type cards very often, usually Valentine's Day or Anniversaries, but I decided to make one for this sketch. I think it's nice to remind our loves just how much we love them, for no other reason but "just because"!

I do hope you check out the PDE Linky Party blog and see the projects from the rest of the design team. I hope you'll join us for this challenge!

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

Try Stampin' - Or Not - On Tuesday #282

Hello, hello! Happy Tuesday!

We have a new sketch posted at Try Stampin' - Or Not - On Tuesday today. This week's optional theme is beading/anything holiday related.

I tried really hard to keep the orientation of my card vertical like the sketch, but it just did not look right to me. I ended up turning it horizontally, and I liked it so much better, so that is what I went with. I don't do a lot of beading...well, I don't think I have ever tried beading, so I went with a holiday card. It's so nice to get a few of these made in the months leading up to the holiday season. That's just one less thing I will have to worry about when the season rolls around!

Stop by the Try Stampin' - Or Not - On Tuesday blog to see the wonderful cards by the rest of the design team. You have 2 weeks to play along, and you can link up on the blog or on our Facebook page. I can't wait to see your beautiful cards!

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

#puppylove

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.

I am back with another layout to share - and this is a layout just for me - no design team assignment for this one! Did you know that Scrapbook Steals has a blog, and a weekly sketch contest going on right now? They post a new sketch every Wednesday and you have until the following Monday to get your layout posted for a chance to win some "steal points" each week. It is a 10 week series, and if you participate every week, you will be entered into a grand prize drawing. You can read all about it here. 

I decided to play along this first week and see if maybe, just maybe, I can go all 10 weeks. Here is a look at this week's sketch - Marigold #1:

This layout is of my youngest son, Shane, and my son-in-law's wolf puppy that he had gotten while he was in Germany in the National Guard back in 2011. He brought "Fang" over to show us on the 4th of July, and he was such a sweet little pup. As you can see in the photo - Shane fell in love with him at first sight!

I used Doodlebug's Puppy Love collection for most of this layout. When I purchased what few sheets of this that I wanted, I didn't buy any of the embellishments because I don't have a need for a lot of dog themed things - and even the papers that I picked were ones that you really couldn't tell they were themed. When I found this older photo I was really wishing that I had picked up some more papers and a few embellishments!

Check out the Scrapbook Steals blog and this weekly competition! You better hurry though if you want a chance at the grand prize. You have to complete all 10 weeks and this first sketch deadline is 11:59 pm MST tonight!

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

Sketch N Scrap #110 - Feeding The Fish

Hello everyone! Happy Monday to you! The calendar has turned once again and we are around to August 1st! It's crazy to think that this is our last full week of summer vacation around here. Shane will be going back to school next Thursday!

The first of the month means a new month of sketches at Sketch N Scrap. We have a fantastic sketch - courtesy of Heather - to get us started.

The only thing that I did differently with this sketch was use bigger photos than suggested, and since that cut into my room for journaling, I added a tag behind the photos. 

All of these papers were pulled from my stack for my 100 Patterned Paper Challenge. The only one that didn't make it on the layout is the striped piece.

I just love the little fishy's on this green piece! It's hard to see in the actual layout, so here is a close up of it.

We decided to go to Bennett Springs to the pool one day on vacation. We got down there a little early, so we decided to take the kids over to feed the fish at the hatchery. Shane always loves to throw the food in the water and watch the fish go crazy for it! As it turns out, the pool was closed for repairs, so we decided to go to the lake instead! I'm so glad that we got a chance to walk around the park for a while and just enjoy it!

Be sure to stop by Sketch N Scrap to see the layouts from the rest of the design team. I hope you are ready for a fun month of sketches!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I will be back soon!

Lasting Memories #304 - She Is The Sweetest

Hello everyone! Good Sunday morning, afternoon, or evening to you! I hope that you have had a good weekend and are getting ready for the coming week. We spent the weekend going to the pool, mowing the yard, and dodging rain showers! I cannot remember everything being this green by the end of July! By now the grass is usually turning brown, and it is dry and dusty!

It's {almost} a new month, and that means a new theme, and a new set of challenges are up at Lasting Memories! For August our theme is inspired by the adult coloring book craze and is "Color Me Happy" and this week's theme is "ROYGBIV - Include a rainbow or all the colors of the rainbow on your layout".

For my layout I used both the colors of the rainbow and an actual rainbow! I always struggle sometimes with theme-y type things like rainbows...or maybe it's more that I just forget to pull them out and add them to a page...whatever the case, I'm glad this challenge made me pull one out and get it on a layout!

I used all Bella Blvd products on this layout, with the exception of the purple heart cutout, the alphas, and the solid purple paper. They are from Doodlebug from a long time ago!

Be sure to stop by Lasting Memories to see the layouts from the rest of the design team.  I hope you play along with us this month!

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

Is Your Summer Sizzlin'?

Hi, guys! I'm just popping in here to let you know that we are getting ready for our 5th Annual Sizzlin' Summer of Sketches over at Scrapbook Challenges!

Each Monday in August we will post our regular Monday sketch. Then Tuesday - Friday we will post a bonus sketch, plus some extra inspiration from the sketch crew. So that means during the month of August we will be bringing you twenty sketches in total!

So gather up your photos, pick out some paper, and get ready for Monday! Let's get this summer sizzlin'!

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #170

Hello everyone! Happy Tuesday! I hope if it is super hot where you are, that you are finding a way to keep cool! We've had a couple of rainy/overcast days, so we've had a little break from the high humidity, which has been nice!

Today I am sharing the latest sketch from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge with you. This is another great sketch courtesy of Michelle and digitzed by Brandi.

I decided to go with a masculine type birthday card. I left the stamped balloon panel in black and white. I tried coloring the balloons, and I tried die cutting some balloons, but I really liked the plain black and white stamped balloons best. I stuck close to the sketch, only moving the black dots to the bottom right instead of keeping it up by the panel.

We still have a design team call going on. This is a fantastic team to be on - if you are interested or want to find out more, check out this page here. The new term starts August 1st, so don't delay!

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

Love, Love, Love You - Scrapbook Challenges #491

Hello again! I am back with another project to share with you. If you are looking for my reveal for The Memory Nest, please scroll down or go here. If you are looking for my reveal for Use Your Stuff, please scroll down or go here.

Today over at Scrapbook Challenges we have our last sketch with a bonus challenge.

Our bonus challenge is to use polka dots somewhere on your layout.

Remember - you can use just the sketch, just the bonus challenge, or combine them both on a layout.

I have used both on my layout.

I picked up the Pink Paislee Atlas paper pad a while back at Tuesday Morning. Even though it is more of a travel line, and we don't travel a lot, I couldn't pass it up. It has so many generic prints, and the colors are just so pretty. I know I will get a lot of use out of this paper pad.

The grey background paper was one of the papers that I didn't think I would ever be able to use. It says things like - "Get lost together and just explore the beautiful wide, wide wonderful world" and "Let's go places we've never been before" etc. Then I thought how perfect for this photo of Abby and Shawn. They had just been married about a month in this photo, so this paper was perfect to document the start of their journey together.

Be sure to stop by Scrapbook Challenges to see the layouts from the rest of the team. I hope you find some time to play along with us. I really love seeing all of your beautiful work!

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

Use Your Stuff #231 - Floral Prints

Hi guys! I am back again with another project to share. If you are looking for my reveal from The Memory Nest, please scroll down or go here.

I am hosting the challenge this week over at Use Your Stuff, and my challenge to you is to use floral prints on your project. You can use as little or as much as you want, I just want to see some flowers on there!

Floral prints are some of my favorite patterns to work with - especially on cards - which is what I have created for today.

I am loving this pink, orange, and green color combo here lately. They are just the perfect combo for a summery type card.

I also pulled the pink and green from my stack of papers for my 100 Patterned Paper challenge. I just keep plugging away at that stack!

I used an this older sketch from Your Next Stamp blog. It is long past the deadline to link up over there, but I did want to give them credit!

Be sure to stop by the Use Your Stuff blog to see the beautiful projects from the rest of the team. So much inspiration to be had! I hope you find some time to play along with us this week!

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

Make It Monday #66 At The Memory Nest

Good Monday morning! I hope you had a good weekend. It was HOT around these parts - a great weekend to stay in the air conditioning and keep cool - and scrap!

I have a few projects to share with you today, so let's get started.

It's Make It Monday over at The Memory Nest! This week is Team 2's turn to work with this sketch from Leslie:

This was a fun sketch to work with. I really liked keeping everything together, but I also struggled with wanting to add more in the area above and below! I just am not good with a lot of white space sometimes!

These photos are of Abby from the summer of 2011. This was about a month before she got married, it was the summer before her junior year of college, and she was just enjoying every minute of life! She has always been one to worry and stress about things, so it's just so fun to see her having fun!

All of the papers from this layout were pulled from my stack for my 100 Patterned Paper Challenge.

I ended up not using the two on the right hand side, but all of the others made an appearance. I am slowly working through that stack, and I am just happy that I am remembering to go to it first before I look for newer papers!

Be sure to stop by The Memory Nest to see the layouts from the rest of Team 2.  Remember - we have a fun summer challenge going on through July and August. Great prizes to be had if you just play along with us!

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