New Layout - Santa 2016

Yes, I am still wrapping up my 2016 album! :)  Dear Daughter's 2016 trip to see Santa - she was just 5 years old in these photos. Love this Santa.

I played along with Paper Issues February Challenge - the Name Game.  I used:
* J - journaling card

* E - enamel dots

* S - stickers

* S - sparkle chipboard, stripes, and Santa

* I - ink on the journaling

* C - cardstock and CTMH supplies

* A - alphas and adhesive

They have lots of fun challenges this month, stop by and play along!

Have a wonderful Sunday - and if you are in Dallas - stay dry!

New Layout - Harry Potter 8th Bday

Happy Sunday! Crazy week around here, but I did a little bit of scrapping. Dear Daughter's 8th birthday was a Harry Potter party. She was adament that the invitations (and everything else) be extremely accurate. I've included the invitation and the Platform 9-3/4 tickets we included in the invitations - that were delivered by OWL! Yes, we individually delivered each and every invitation! We made everything for the party, including the train and the robes/scarves for all attendees. Thanks to Nana, who sewed all the outfits!

I played along with CSI Case File #309 for this layout. I was inspired by the birdcage as it immediately made me think of these pictures. I didn't use the color scheme, but I mimic'ed the black throughout. For my "evidence" I used tone on tone and had gold throughout. I used stripes on the edge of the journaling block, and my photos included a bird cage and owl balloons. Finally, I used negative space with a cutout file for the harry potter verbiage and harry potter head on the right as well as white rub-ons. For the "testimony" I used my journaling as a big title - in fact, the journaling is my invitation and takes the place of a title/along with the platform ticket and envelope. Head over to CSI and play along!

Thanks for visiting!

New Layout - Christmas 2016

Happy Sunday, I hope you had a wonderful weekend. I did a bit of scrapping today, even with the 78 degree beautiful weather! I'm trying to finish up the last few layouts of 2016.  These are our family pics for our Christmas card that year.  

I played along with CSI Case File 310.  I used the color scheme - black, white, red, light gray and dark gray. For evidence, I used: stripes in the strips of paper, banners by hanging my tags along the top, string tied to the circles, silver elements in my title, and word/phrase stickers. For the testimony, I documented someone I love and used the inspiration word "love".  

I also played along with Paper Issues February challenge, "Sweet Talk".  This layout is all about my Sweet Loves - my hubby and DD!  Come play along!

I used a kit from Embellish It! and modified it to work with my photos. Paper and tags by Bella Blvd, Brads and chipboard pieces by Echo Park, and Thickers.

New Layout - Preschool Class Photo

Happy Saturday! I've been scrapping away this evening while binging on Netflix. This is a layout of DD from her Pre-K (4's) class.  She looked so much older than 4 in these photos, of course she was almost 5. 

I played along with Paper Issues "Take 5" challenge for February. I used stars in the background paper, gold, doodling around all the flags and numbers, stitching in the notebook stickers, and stickers.

I used a page kit from gototreasurebox.com, die cut from Paper Wizard, and skitckers from Jolee's.  Thanks for visiting! Happy crafting!

New Layout - 8th Birthday Harry Potter

I love when I get to scrapbook recent events. This layout is of photos of DD's recent 8th birthday this past September. Sh requested a Harry Potter theme and my mother made everyone capes and house scarves. We also got HP glasses and had a sorting hat sort them into houses as well as a Herbology class to replant mandrakes.

I played along with CSI Case File #307. The super sleuth scene immediately reminded me of these photos and how we made sure DD would end up in house "Griffendor". I used some of the colors, but not all; including rust, black, white, and mushroom. For "evidence" I used plaid, diagonal stripes, animals (griffin, phoenix, and dragon), eye glasses, tags, tabs and labels. For "testimony" I used the topic of birthday. 

Thanks for visiting! I hope you get to have a scrappy weekend.

New Layout - 5th Birthday Activities

I'm finally getting around to posting the birthday layouts I completed the past couple of weeks. I was definitely feeling the birthday theme. These are pics of DD 5th birthday "Climbing" party. She loves climbing and is a little monkey.

I played along with CSI Case File #308. January was all about birthdays, so it worked out wonderfully!  I used many of the colors in the scene including orange, yellow, green, and even a dash of red and blue in the birthday cake and title.  For the product "clues" I used some older, geometric patterned papers. I also used some older birthday themed ephemera. I used a fancy pom pom fiber on both pages. For the "design clues" I used tone on tone effect with the green papers, and circular elements in the journaling tag and word phrase.

Thanks for visiting my little creative corner and swing by CSI to join along!

New Layout - 5th Year Climbing Birthday

Another week finished, and another layout complete! This layout is of DD's 5th birthday "Climbing" celebration. 

I played along with CSI Case File #306.

I was immediately inspired by the colors and pulled out the invitation to her birthday. I used the title "Birthday Girl" to mimic the birthday theme. I used background paper with dots, hearts and birthday themed items. Even the background paper I used was a pink floral pattern and the invitation used multi-colored alphabets. I used the topic "birthday" and the words "Happy" and "Day."

Thanks for visiting and swing by CSI to play along!

New Layout - Art Pollock

Happy Saturday - I finished another layout! This one is of the Jackson Pollock exhibit at the DMA. 

I played along with Paper Issues - January Vintage Scraplift challenge.  For this challenge I used vintage papers and colors in addition to the photos. The entire Pollock exhibit is of vintage paintings completed by Jackson Pollock around 60 years ago.

I used a lot of Teresa Collins product from the "Hello my name is" line.  

New Layout - #BFF

This is a layout of Maddie and my BFFs daughter "decorating" the swing-set with chalk. 

I played along with Paper Issues - January Split Personality challenge. For this challenge I split my paper int eh middle and then used horizontal ribbons to split the entire page in that direction as well. Finally, these two are split personalities in themselves - as you can see in the photos.

I used a mixture of all sorts of misc. product to create this page.  Thanks for visiting!

New Layout - Nutcracker

We took Maddie to the Nutcracker at the Dallas Children's Theater in 2016. It was a puppet show and she got to meet all the puppets and puppeteers after the show. She loves the DCT.

I played along with Paper Issues - January Sticker Shock challenge. The challenge was to use lots of sticker and adhesive.  I ended up using almost a whole page of stickers to layer all of this together.  

I used a kit from Embellishkits.com for this layout.  Thanks for visiting!