My Mind's Eye December challenge #2

The second December challenge from My Mind's Eye was a sketch challenge. I decided to use the Kraft Funday collection and it just came together easy peasy. I've said it before, but working with My Mind's Eye just makes pages come together so logically and easily. I love their collections! Here is my take on the sketch provided.

Challenge #2 sketch

Products used in this layout:

• My Mind's Eye Kraft Funday
• chipboard elements
• die cut borders
• decorative brads
• rhinestones
• "petticoat", "Ferris wheel", "icing", and "superstar" papers

Scrapbooksteals.com Jade #3

This is probably the quickest turnaround I've had on a Scrapbooksteals.com Mid-Week Mojo sketch. I wanted to get it done before the craziness of Christmas week settled in. I really wanted to get 4 photos on the page so I modified the sketch a bit, but overall it was a great one to work with. I also used papers from lots of different collections which a lot of fun to do. Here is my take on Jade #3. 

Jade #3 sketch

Products used in this layout:

• Echo Park For The Record
• stamp of approval, fancy floral, and borders papers
• alpha stickers
• October Afternoon wax bottles paper
• October Afternoon capture the flag paper
• Sassafras Lass Amplify enhanced paper
• Teresa Collins Vintage Finds bingo paper
• stash cardstock and buttons
• WRMK Sew Easy floss
• American Crafts Remarks letter stickers
• Kiwi Lane Designs bracket #2

Scrapbooksteals.com Jade #2

Although we are in the midst of December and all that entails, the sketch from Scrapbooksteals.com for Jade #2 was perfect for a Halloween layout. I love two picture sketches b/c it lets me feature both of my handsome boys. I also got to use some of my new My Mind's Eye paper from winning the Coral series! 

Jade #2 sketch

Products used in this layout:

• My Mind's Eye
• Haunted accessory sheet
• Mischievous accessory sheet, "candy dots", "these days", "what a hoot", and "creepy celebration" papers
• American Crafts Remarks letter sticker book Getty white and Knock Outs punches
• WRMK Sew Easy floss

My Mind's Eye Dec. challenge and Jade #1b

My Mind's Eye December Challenge - The December challenge was to scrap your wish list. Since my husband already fulfilled my scrapping wish list (a Silhouette Cameo!!!), I decided to wish for something less tangible but much more significant. Both my husband and I are lucky enough to have parents that have both been married for 42 years. They have happy, fulfilled lives and are such great role models for what a marriage should be. I wish to have just has many happy years as they have had and are continuing to have. 

Scrapbooksteals.com Jade #1b - The layouts for Jade #1 were pretty similar and I drew inspiration from both, but focused primarily on #1b. It was the perfect sketch for this layout of my lovely parents. 

Jade #1b sketch

Products used in the layout:

• My Mind's Eye
• Stella & Rose Mabel "play" tags
• So Sophie Charming "simple things" sticker alphabet
• Indie Chic Nutmeg "history" garland, medallions paper, and blooms paper
• Indie Chic Nutmeg "family" laurel burst paper and zig zag paper
• Indie Chic Nutmeg "hanging out" roses paper
• Indie Chic Nutmeg "memories" layered chipboard stickers
• Authentique classic type alpha stickers
• stash buttons and twine

Completely Coral

Below are all my layouts for the Scrapbooksteals.com Coral series. This is the 5th series I have completed and my scrapbooking has never been better. 

Coral #1

Coral #2

Coral #3a

 Coral #4

Coral #5

Coral #6

Coral #7

Coral #8

Coral #9

Coral #10

Coral #'s 2 & 10, Paper Girls Challenge # 21

The Coral series for Scrapbooksteals.com is coming to an end (tonight!) so I needed to hurry and get the last 2 layouts done. What better way to accomplish that then by doing a 2 pager! This also coincided nicely with the new challenge from the Paper Girls Challenge Blog. Challenge 21 was creating a multi photo layout and that is exactly what I did. I finally got photos from last Christmas printed and decided to get in the holiday spirit and scrap some of them. Here is the result.

Coral #2

 Coral #2 sketch

Coral #10

Coral #10 sketch

Products used in this layout:

• Fancy Pants Summer's End filter paper
• Fancy Pants Kraft Kuts stickers
• Echo Park Season's Greeting green/dark red, calendar, swirls, and teal/dark green papers
• Echo Park Dots & Stripes holly berry large dots paper
• Sticko stickers
• stash buttons
• Ranger liquid pearls and glossy accents
• My Mind's Eye Follow Your Heart "be amazing" twine
• Making Memories eyelets

Coral #9 and My Mind's Eye November Challenge - Gratitude

I love, love, love My Mind's Eye Stella & Rose paper collection and rue the day that I run out my supply. It is a retired collection so what I have is what I have. This layout is for the My Mind's Eye November Challenge about gratitude. I am grateful for my husband and our children. They make everyday worth living and I love them more than words can express. For this layout I added private journaling. Not b/c I want to hide the wonderful things I think about them, but b/c I couldn't find a logical place in this layout for journaling.  I like the way it turned out! 

Scrapbooksteals.com gives me such great layouts to work with and Coral #9 was no exception. I used photos from our recent day trip to Rocky Mountain National Park. The boys were actually kind of cranky the whole time but we managed to get a few good pictures in between the fussy ones. 

Products used in the layout:

• My Mind's Eye
• Miss Caroline Dolled Up "Cute" quaint paper
• Stella & Rose Hattie
• "Happy" polka dots paper
• "Boy" woven stripe paper
• "Family" silk tie paper
• "Happy" bouquet
• So Sophie "Sisters" peaceful plum paper
• Follow Your Heart "Be Amazing" twine
• Lost & Found Two Sunshine "Forever" brads
• Indie Chic Nutmeg "Boy" brads
• Fancy Pants Baby Mine chipboard alpha
• Mr. Huey's spray mists

Coral #8 - Scrapbooksteals.com

Coral #8 from Scrapbooksteals.com came around just in time for me to use my most recent order from Snapfish. I am actually scrapping photos taken within the last month! While my parents were here we went to the History Colorado Museum. It was a really neat museum with a lot of hands on activities for both adults and children alike. My favorite part was the ski jump simulation, but I think the boys liked the country store and toys the best. Here is my interpretation of the sketch for Coral #8.

Coral #8 sketch

Products used in this layout:

• October Afternoon
• Campfire 
• tent trailer, sleeping bag, and animal tracks papers
• shape stickers
• Mini Market stickers green & cream
• Cosmo Cricket 
• Togetherness
• Kite Strings and Birds of a Feather papers
• element stickers
• My Mind's Eye Follow Your Heart "be amazing" twine
• Basic Grey stitched brads
• Echo Park
• A Boy's Life element stickers
• This & That Charming paper and element stickers
• stash buttons

My Mind's Eye, ScrapFIT, and Scrapbooksteals

I love doing the challenges for My Minds Eye mostly b/c I love My Mind's Eye and their products make it so easy to embellish across paper collections and still make a cohesive page. The My Mind's Eye November Challenge was to scrap a family recipe. I can honestly say that I do not have a single family recipe. My Mom doesn't like to cook or bake plus I am a vegetarian going on 14 years now and my Grandma has lots of meaty recipes. I love to bake so perhaps future generations will have a recipe to pass along. In my family, however, we do share a love for coffee. We all have Keurig brewers and when we come to visit the first thing we say is "I ordered your favorite coffee in my most recent coffee order." We have priorities!!

I incorporated a ScrapFIT Step Class challenge into my layout. Step Class #10 was about creating  layered banner. Since I love banners this was a great way to step up my game a little. I used paper, fabric, and ribbon in my banner on the lower right hand side of my layout. I love the way it turned out and will try this layered look again.

Since I am still trying to catch up on the Coral series from Scrapbooksteals.com, I used the layout from Coral #3a. I rotated the sketch, but overall I like my take on the layout.

Coral #3a sketch

layered banner

Products used in this layout:

• My Mind's Eye
• Indie Chic Nutmeg
• "memories" rose patch paper
• "boy" decorative brads and southwest paper
• "history" blooms and medallion papers
• "hanging out" label stickers and rainbow paper
• Stella & Rose 
• Hattie "boy" trims
• Gertie "delightful" tag
• So Sophie Charming "simple things" sticker alphabet
• Follow Your Heart "be amazing" twine
• Miss Caroline Dilly Dally "best" pins and buttons
• Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type turquoise
• Adornit Simple Sandra alpha stickers

Coral #4 & Paper Girls Challenge #19

I am playing catch-up with the Scrapbooksteals.com Mid-Week Mojo's that I missed while moving. The sketch for this layout was Coral #4 and went really well with the photo I wanted to use. The Paper Girls Challenge #19 was about being thankful. I immediately knew that I wanted to do a layout about my college graduation. College wasn't an option in my house and I am forever thankful to my Mom and Dad for pushing us, encouraging us, and financially helping us achieve the goal of a college education. I attended a top notch University, made some fantastic friends, and met my husband all while studying, working, and partying. College will not be an option for our children and I hope one day they will realize the value of an education. GO BLUE!!!!

Products used in this layout:

• Crate Paper restoration collection border stickers and paper
• American Crafts Thickers Memo Newsprint
• Fancy Pants My Family paper stack
• Fancy Pants Artist Edition Memo Notebook
• Basic Grey Clippings drafting table paper
• Basic Grey Basics vocab paper
• Teresa Collins Vintage Finds Bingo paper
• October Afternoon Sasparilla Gold Rush paper
• K & Co. collegiate dimensional stickers
• Authentique Genuine Elements
• My Mind's Eye Follow your Heart twine
• Sassafrass Amplify enhanced paper
• Little Yellow Bicycle Autumn Bliss autumn stripe paper
• stash buttons

Scrapbooksteals Coral #7 & ScrapFIT Workout #79

Coming in at the 11th hour for Scrapbooksteals.com Coral #7, I have "ice cream Face". These are a few of about 100 pictures I took at Dave's company picnic in August. The boys had so much fun at the amusement park, but enjoyed the ice cream most. Archie is loving his cone and Fletcher is sad that his is gone already. I also am using this layout in the ScrapFIT Workout #79 which is all about washi tape. I don't have too much here, but I used it to fill some dead space on the right hand side and to frame up the upper left hand corner. I only have 4 rolls of washi tape, which is an oversight I am looking to correct soon!

Scrapbooksteals.com Coral #7 sketch

Washi tape

Products used in this layout:

• Kiwi Lane Chestnut Drive
• Miss Elizabeth's scrapbook embellishments
• Crate Paper Prudence collection discretion and consideration papers and die cuts
• Crate Paper Mia collection sherry blossom and whirl papers
• Washi tape (K & Co. and stash)
• My Mind's Eye Abbey Road stomp chipboard elements
• Basic Grey Sweet Threads alpha stickers
• Fancy Pants Time for Springs die cuts
• Ranger stickles

Paper Girls picture challenge and Scrapbooksteals Coral #5

For my next layout I combined a challenge from The Paper Girls Challenge Blog and Scrapbooksteals.com. The Paper Girls challenge was to use a picture found on Pinterest as your inspiration. Of course the colors were primarily pink with some orange and green. I am not a pink person so I had no clue what I would use until I remembered the Sweet Threads collection I have by Basic Grey. Coral #5 from Scrapbooksteals was the perfect layout to go with the picture inspiration. This page came together a little too easily for me I think.

(picture inspiration from The Paper Girls)

(Coral #5 by Scrapbooksteals.com)

Products used in this layout:

• Fancy Pants Baby Mine chipboard alphabet
• Kaisercraft Chapter One printed chipboard
• K & Co., Isabella Grace die-cut cardstock
• Basic Grey Sweet Threads element stickers
• Basic Grey Sweet Threads drapery top, i need, ruffled mini, her way, edgy stripe, and knotted shirt papers
• WRMK sew easy floss