Happy Memory SOS Challenge

Hi everyone, I'm back with my last layout as a guest designer over at Scrap Our Stash!!  If you haven't checked out their challenge blog, I highly encourage you to, they have two challenges per month and they are both fabulous.  The first challenge is based on a book cover and the second challenge is a sketch +3, there are 3 columns and 3 rows and you choose one from each column to use on the page.

Here is the sketch for this challege, and I chose to use Magenta, Yellow and an overlay.  So fun and super cute!!

 Here is my layout:

I love the sketch and love choosing three different embellishments or supplies to create my layout.  It really makes it easy to put together when you have in mind the design and colors already to go! 

This picture was of our Disney trip last September, Ash and I had to have our picture taken with Minnie, which was perfect as I was wearing my Minnie shirt that day!  We had a blast and this is usually how I start off my Project Life pages, with one main layout for each section to highlight some favorite pictures. 

Uniquely You

I'm so excited to be the May Guest Designer at Scrap Our Stash!  Scrapbooking has been a love of mine for more than 25 years, I've been making cards a lot lately but am trying to get back to getting my pictures in albums!  I am so happy to have come across the Scrap Our Stash challenge blog that is specifically for scrapping.  I'm an avid reader and the 1st challenge of the month is inspired by a book cover.....LOVE that!!  

So here is my layout, the inspiration picture is below and a little bit of a description below that! 

The layers of color in the sunset inspired the background where I added paint and ink to tone down the light purple and leave streaks similar to the sunset.  I used coral, pink, lavendar, yellow and a light teal for the colors.  I found this picture of my daughter which was perfect to go with the flower requirement, and added a black and white daisy pattern paper that I tinted using my copic markers, and then I have hearts running down the right side of the paper, inspired by the big heart on the book cover. Such a fun book cover and I can't wait to see what you all create! 

Oh Snap

I finally am getting back into scrapbooking, this is where my love of playing with paper started.  After many years I started with card making and LOVE that, but scrapping is something that will always hold my passion.  I love taking pictures and creating with paper, fun embellishments, stamps, paint, ink, ribbon, twine and anything that will just make a layout special.  

I found this picture of my daughter on her social media and snagged it for myself, its such a cute picture and she captured her self perfectly!  She is always taking pictures, mostly with her phone, but she does have a nice camera as well. 

I love using sketches for cards and layouts and found one over at Scrap our Stash that I used for this layout. 

For the layout I used the sketch, gold, hearts and Heidi Swapp, and Ink.  What a fun challenge!  I really am happy that I found such a great blog with fun challenges and a great sketch!

I would like to submit this to the following challenges:

+Scrap our Stash-sketch +3 Gold, Heidi Swapp/hearts, Ink

Crafty Friends Challenge: ATG

Creative Corner Challenge:Anything but a card

+Jo's Scrap Shack-ATG

Frosted Designs sketch #39

I finally put together a layout, seems like all I've done lately is make cards. Plus I have Project Life and I've been using that for my photos lately. 

I  scrapped this picture of Ashlie playing with my sisters cats.  My sister and her family came to visit for Thanksgiving and brought all three of their cats, they were still fairly young kittens at this time and so dang cute!  Sorry the picture is kinda crappy, still using my broken camera, I have to save up to buy a new one.  Hopefully soon. 

I am entering this in the Frosted Designs sketch challenge.+

16 Candles!

Another birthday layout, this one with an 80's movie theme title...no worries, Long Duck Dong will not be making an appearance...although I did love him in the movie!

This layout was based on this sketch over at Artful Delight, you should check it out and play along!!!

Ok, I'm out, I can't type quiet and the husband is getting annoyed! :/ ;)

Sweet 16!

I came home and hurried to get this layout done, I am entering it into the Frosted Designs number challenge. I apologize for the not so great picture, I didn't have any natural light and with my camera on the tail end of it's life, I only have limited functions.  It looks SO much better in person, the colors are really vibrant and fun!  This was my Ash on her birthday, the sweet 16, oh, and the banner in the background of the picture is the one I made for her birthday party.  I used various pattern papers, Paisley cartridge for the sunglasses and cell phone, Rock Princess for the shoe and numbers.  I'm quite pleased with how it turned out!!

Cake Boss wannabe!

Ash went through this phase where she really really, and I mean really wanted to be the next cake boss.  She was fascinated with all things fondant, all things cake and all things Buddy!  She would put in her cake boss dvd and fall asleep to it every night. Her dream at one point was to go to NY and meet Buddy in person.  I think she has kinda grown out of that phase for now.  I did get her in a cake decorating class with my mom and I think the reality of decorating cakes was much harder than the fantasy of it. But,she did have fun and she did make her own cake using fondant and had fun doing so.  I think if she really put her mind to it, she could be good.....but she's a little older now, and I think BOYS have replaced all the things that were on her mind before.  So, in honor of that phase, I made this layout!

Edited to add the sketch this page was based on.  I found the sketch on the Bo Bunny blog!

I am entering the following challenges: 

Frosted Designs

Always Craftin

2nd challenge and Locker posters!

This is my layout for the 2nd challenge that my friend and I are doing.  It's inspired from the picture in the previous post.  I used an already embellished background paper, I can't remember which company or line it is, I added some grungy dots with a stamp from Unity, the banner is also made from Unity stamps and just embellished, I added some white paint dots here and there, some ribbon, brads, and chipboard flowers. 

I made this locker poster for our high school girls basketball team for their home game yesterday. Each home game someone is in charge to decorate the lockers and bring a little treat to encourage them.   Our poor girls are struggling and it's a little frustrating to watch. We only have two senior girls, about 5 juniors and 5 sophmores.  We've had two out with injuries (including my daughter), two out because they needed to get grades up, and then we've just been playing with a couple juniors, a handful of sophmores and then freshmen.  Needless to say, it's been a rough season.   Last night, even though only the freshmen won, they did play much better and didn't lose by 25-30 points like they usually do.  :/   Hopefully they will at least continue to improve and hopefully even win a game or two!

The treat bags were filled with smarties and starbursts and the tag says "Be a STAR and play SMART, GO! FIGHT! WIN!  Lady Panthers you can do it!   I hope they liked it and had a little bit of encouragement. 

Well, that's it for today, my bestie and her family are coming to town and will be here in about an hour.  Her husband is going to run our St. George 1/2 marathon tomorrow!!  WHOOT!!  So glad to see them.  Going to visit and catch up while having dinner at OLIVE GARDEN.... nuff said!  yummy!

Have a great weekend!

A layout and challenges!

My friend and I have challenged each other to scrap at least two things a week...it can be a layout or a card.  We each come up with a challenge each Sunday, so two total for the week.  Her challenge to me was based on this sketch.  I think it came from the  Pocket Full of Posies blog.

Here is my take on it. Sorry for the glare and the crappy picture, I'm really hoping to get a new camera with my tax return, mine is really on it's last leg.  I did tweak the sketch a little bit, but had fun with it and used a collage of pics of Ash getting her learners permit! I used Bo Bunny Ad Lib line, very cute, fun papers for a teen!

My challenge to my friend was based on this picture from the Bo Bunny blog, as of right now, I don't think either one of us has started on this challenge.  Life just tends to get in the way, but I'm hoping to work on it in the next couple days.  I really like the banner, and as popular as banners have been lately, I've really never made one, or used one on a layout, except for a digi one.  I have these super cool Vintage Banner stamps from Unity that I want to play with!

On to my other challenge with my co-workers.  Last week, I ran/walked 10 miles and did a 40 minute sculpt dvd. I'm trying to eat better and I've just been taking it a day at a time, some days I do really well, and some days, not so much.But, I am trying to make more of my days healthier than not, and I think that will be the key and be more sustainable.

Other stuff: my son surprised us on Thursday afternoon and drove up from Vegas to watch Ashlie's basketball game. WE all were so excited to see him and Ash was so happy she was in tears. Even though our team lost, Ash did great in the sophmore and JV game,scoring a total of 16 points.  Unfortunately, she also got hurt.  We have to see an orthopedic on Tuesday and have to have a dr release before she can play again.  :(   Hopefully, it she won't be out long. 

Had a great weekend, have tomorrow off work....YAY!!!  I just love days off, they make me happy!!!  Hope you all have a great rest of your Sunday and if you have tomorrow off, hope you enjoy it!!

I need a refresher course

Holy cow, this layout took me a LONG time, which is not good considering it was a template. Ugh, I definitely need to go back through my lessons over and over again, cuz obviously, I didn't retain much of what I learned.


This picture was taken last month.It's crazy how fast your kids grow up, one minute you're changing diapers, chasing toddlers, first day of Kindergarten, etc, etc.............. then before ya know it, one of them is an adult and the other one is on the verge of getting her drivers license. All I can say, is that I'm going to try and cherish every moment I have with them, enjoy spending time and be grateful for the great kids that they are.   :)

Some happy time!

I have most of today by myself, and it seems like forever since I've any time whatsoever, in my house, with my things............by myself.  So, after my daughter headed to Vegas for the weekend and with my husband doing National Guard stuff, I thought I would really try to get some scrapping done.  I can tell I haven't created in a while, cuz this layout....um...I don't love it. While I love scrappin pictures of my daughter, I had a totally different idea in my head for this picture and what came out on paper ....wasn't it.  OH well, at least it's done right? 

I did this layout, based on the colors over at Cupcake Inspirations challenge blog.  I thought a lot of bright colors would compliment the black and white picture. 

Here is the layout.  Ash was lucky to spend a weekend with her cousin in Vegas a couple years ago.  Her aunt and cousin invited her to go to a Miley Cyrus concert and spend the day shopping, eating, getting manicures and makeovers...............spoiled child!  ;)   This picture was taken at Serendity Cafe where they had frozen hot chocolate. YUM!

So, yeah with all my free time today...this was about all I got done as far as scrapping stuff, and the colors are a little wonky.....ugh.   

 I think I'm going to read while I have some quiet time, or play Gardens of Time....  :D    If anyone plays and wants a neighbor...let me know!!! 

thank goodness for templates!

It's been such a long time since I did any digi stuff and I've about forgotten anything and everything I learned. I'm going to have to go back through the classes and refresh myself on all the techniques and steps so I can not take so long just trying to put a template together.   Holy cow, just doing this simple template took me an

hour...........UGH!  I love it though and really need to take the time to learn it better.

Sketch Support

This layout is based on this sketch, over at Sketch Support, it's a fairly new site by Allison Davis and Co.....there are SOOOOO many sketch blogs/sites out there that it's a little overwhelming, but I saw this and knew that I could use this for the pictures of my Grandfather. These are some of the last pictures I have of him before he passed away in May of 2010.

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He was a great horseman and was in the U.S. Calvary, he bred, raised, and trained horses most of his life and next to his family,horses were his greatest joy!

Finally posting a few layouts from my digi scrap class over at Jessica Sprague. I'm sure you can tell which ones were from the class, and which one was my own!! Haha...I'm not nearly up on all the technical, super cool aspects of photoshop that I need to be to create something as cool as Jessica does, especially in 30 minutes. The puppy love was my own (I'm sure you figured that out right away!) and it was to be done from start to finish in 30 minutes. Im not proficient enough to put something super cute together without going back through the instructions and following them step by step. So...I do the best I can and am going to work my way back through the classes so I understand them better.

Ok..better get off, I just put in Wolfman, and better watch or I might be lost...I hope it's a good movie and doesn't freak me out to bad....I'm all by my lonesome! ;)