New Layout - Fears Tears and Pretty Ears

Happy Friday! I am soooo ready for the weekend, this week seemed to be especially stressful for some reason. I'm excited to scrap! I'm also excited to share a layout I FINALLY completed of dear daughter getting her ears pierced at 6 months old, over 7 years ago. I asked her pediatrician about pierced ears and she  said sooner rather than later was better. At 6 months, she wasn't yet able to pull on them and get them infected. I immediately decided to let the pediatrician pierce her ears and have NEVER regretted it. Maddie loves her earrings and we had no issues with infections or problems. I've been wanting to get these photos scrapped for a long time!

For the right page of my 2-page layout, I played along with TSR (The Scrap Room) July Freaky Fast Friday formula. The challenge is to choose a 12x12 piece of paper and then cut (5) pieces of specific sizes of other paper and then move them around until you like the design. I used really old CTMH coordinating papers. I used all (5) pieces and then added the white large journaling tag from CTMH. I originally started with a paper kit from Lickety Split Scrapbooks, but it was missing the purple pieces and I didn't like the background paper. I modified it quite a bit to find a design I liked that worked with my photos. I added really old rub-ons from 7 Gypsies and DaisyD's; a tab from Illustrating Faith, and hair bows from Queen & Co.

Here is the formula:

I also played along with Paper Issues Pinspire Me. This challenge is to use the pinterst image to inspire your layout. I was inspired by the red cherries. I used polka dot paper and red colors. I was also inspired by the center image "gold is the new black", as her earrings are gold and that inspired me to use these photos for my layout. Finally, I was inspired by the strings of lights to use twine from the Twinery to tie around my photos.  Come play along!

Here is the pinspire:

Thanks so much for visiting! Have a wonderful weekend!

New Layout - Discover

Happy Hump Day! This week seems to be flying by, soon summer will be over. I'm sharing a layout today of my best friend visiting with her daughter (who just happens to be my daughters best friend)! We took them to the Perot Natural History Museum here in Dallas. They loved it!

I played along with the More than Words July Challenge - Discover & Old Stash. What a super fun challenge, come play along! The word "discover" made me immediately think of exploring the museum; so I used the word as my title - front and center! I used all sorts of old stash, including rub-ons from TLC and 7Gypsies, tags from Illustrates Faith, a huge arrow from Scenic Route, and mini alphas from Authentique.

I also played along with LM (Lasting Memories) #454 - Red, White and Blue. Red, white and blue are the main colors in my layout with pops of yellow. I challenge you to come play along!

The paper and layout is from CTMH. I loved the science themed kit! I'm not sure you can see it in the photo, but the blue background paper is actually planets.

Thanks for visiting! Have a wonderful end of the week.

New Layout - A Day at the Aquarium

Happy Sunday Yall! Are you ready for Monday? I'm sure not! I've been working on a layout of DD at the aquarium with the stingrays. She was too scared to feed them, but loved touching them as they glided through the water. 

I played along with Paper Issues Challenge "IT's a Banner Day." I used a banner that spells out "FISH" and added twine.

For this layout I used a kit from Crop-A-Latte and added twine from the Twinery, a journaling block and tags from my stash. I also added a die cut stingray and a couple of jolee's sea turtles.

Thanks for stopping by today! I love visitors.  Have wonderful rest of your weekend! 

New Layout - Sleep Over

Happy Saturday! I hope you are having a fantastic weekend! I'm sharing a layout I completed of my niece and nephew joining us for a sleep over. I played along with Scrap Our Stash - July Saturday Cartoon Sketch challenge. I was inspired by the cartoon as my layout was about kids watching TV, just like Saturday mornings! I rotated the sketch and added a couple more photos. I used two arrows.

Everything on this page was random stuff from my stash. The stickers were Me & My Big Idea, paint was Craft Essentials, arrows were CTMH, and journaling tag was Making Memories.

Thanks for visiting my scrappy blog! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

New Layout - School Teacher

Are you ready for the weekend scrappy friends? I am! I am sharing a layout I created for my DD last day of preschool 3's class back in 2016. 

I played along with TSR (The ScrapRoom) July color challenge. These colors screamed school to me for some reason and I found the perfect accessories to add.

I used paper from Scrapbook Customs, embellishments from K&Company and bling from want 2 scrap. I used a random die-cut I found in my stash and ink/stamps from CTMH.

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

New Layout - Happy 4th

Happy Friday! I hope you had a wonderful 4th! I spent the day being scrappy, so I am super happy. I finished a layout from 4th of July last year at my sisters.  I played along with a couple of fun challenges. The first is Lasting Memories #453 Patriotism, use predominately red and white on a layout. I met the challenge, but there is a bit of blue worked in for the Patriotism piece.

I also played along with CSI Case File No. 289. The colors inspired me to create a patriotic layout with red, white and blues. I see flags in the photo, on the sailboat, the wall and even the boat. I also framed my photos similar to the framing of the windows and doors. I used stripes and stars, I documented the 4th of July, I tied up my journaling, and used the July writing prompt: Who did you eat dinner with.  

I used a page kit/die cuts from Paper Wizard - love them! I added twine from The Twinery, journaling blocks and bling from my stash, and stamps/ink from CTMH.

Have a wonderful holiday weekend and thanks for stopping by!

New Layout - Swimming Taking the Plunge

To all my crafty friends out there, I have one more post for today - a new layout of DD at swim lessons a couple of years ago. There is a great swim teacher in our neighborhood and Maddie's swimming skills improved tremendously. 

I played along with a couple of scrappy challenges for this layout. The first is the TSR (The Scrap Room) Stash Challenge, to use a stash item on your layout for each letter in the word SPARKLE. I used:

S - Striped Patterned Paper

P - Polka Dots and Photos

A - Arrows

R - Rows of Words

K - Knots

L - Layers

E - Enamel Dots

I also played along with The Studio Challenges June Tic Tac Toe board.  I used Mini Alphas, Blue and Enamel Dots.

I used a page kit from Paper Issues and then added twine with knots from the Twinery, arrows from Heidi Swapp, mini alphas from JoAnns Craft Essentials and Authentique, enamel dots, ink, and jounaling note from CTMH. Come play along with these fun challenges! 

Thanks for visiting!

New Layout - Tree Swing

Happy FIRECRACKERS! I'm posting for the second time today with another new layout. This one is of my adorable daughter and two nieces together on a tree swing. I used a new die cut kit from Paper Wizard, PERFECT for my pics. I added stamping, journaling and little tags for their names.

I played along with Paper Issues for their Summer Days challenge. I'm so excited to be completing so many pages lately. I hope to keep the momentum going for a bit longer.

Have a happy day! Thanks for visiting.

New Layout - At the Parade

Happy 4th of July! I hope you have fun celebrations planned. I want to share a new layout I completed from our 4th of July parade and carnival in 2016. My daughter's first experience watching a parade, and of course, trying to catch as much candy as possible being thrown from the floats. During the carnival, she requested a pink tiger from the face painter and a pink snake from the balloon man. She's so silly, but thoroughly enjoyed everything! 

There are a ton of great challenges out for the month of July, so I played along with a couple. First, I was inspired by Scrap with Stacy's Photo Inspiration Challenge. I obviously was inspired by the colors (red, white and blue) as well as the feeling of celebration. Here is the photo, join up and be inspired!

Next, is Paper Girls Challenge #179 Fireworks! What is a layout about the 4th of July without fireworks? I used a kit from Simply Stitched that included all the fun firework stickers.

Finally, one of the July Paper Issues challenges is "Stars and Stripes". How fitting for this month and my layout; I have stars, stripes, and of course red, white and blue! This layout is busier than I typically prefer, but it definitely screams patriotism! I love this country and all who keep us safe!

Have a wonderful 4th and enjoy with family and friends! Thanks so much for visiting!

New Layout - Spring 2018 School Photos

Happy Monday all my scrappy friends! I finished up this layout today with Maddie's fall photos from last year. Her school does a "When I grow up....." photo session every year in which they write what each wants to be when they grow up. This year Maddie selected Paleontologist, not bad for a 1st grader! I goofed and used the Spring rub-on when in fact this is her fall photo, but oh well, too late. Does anyone know a good way to remove rub-ons from a photo? 

For this page I used a kit from The Treasure Box and added the rub-ons, chalkboard sign, and 1st grade die-cut from my stash. I really hope to play along with all the fun July challenges I'm seeing posted around the web. 

Have a wonderful week and thanks for visiting!