Pearl #7 - Scrapbooksteals.com

Sometimes I have trouble getting inspired so doing layout challenges are perfect for me. Sometimes a layout manages to get away from me and morph into something else like it did with Scrapbooksteals.com Pearl #7. I cropped all my pictures, but there was one more I wanted to use and the rest just came. I love this sketch and will probably use it again for a series of pictures I am waiting to print.

Products used in this layout:

• October Afternoon Campfire collection
• Animal Tracks, Tent Trailer, & Compass papers
• shape stickers
• word stickers
• October Afternoon Sidewalks shape stickers
• Little Yellow Bicycle Paradise Bird in Paradise/Plenty paper
• Little Yellow Bicycle chipboard frames
• My Mind's Eye Follow Your Heart twine
• My Mind's Eye So Sophie savvy "brothers & sisters" large accessories stickers
• American Crafts Thickers meadow
• Fancy Pants Artists Edition Memo Notebook
• The Girls Paperie Paper Girl Flower Market
• Making Memories metallique butterflies
• Mr Huey's Sunset spray
• Colorbox Olive Pastel chalk ink
• Crystal Stickers elements

Paper Girls challenge #14 & ScrapFIT Workout #74

This layout was fun, fun, fun to do! I combined two challenges and this is what I came up with. The Paper Girls Challenge #14 was all about getting messy. They encouraged us to use sprays, paints, inks, glitter, whatever you need to make a mess. I just recently discovered ScrapFIT so this is my first time participating in their bimonthly "workouts" as they call them. This one was workout #74 and it was a layout challenge. It fit perfectly with the get messy challenge.

For my messiness, I used acrylic paints, sparkle glaze, and spray mists. The Thickers and chipboard bracket I sprayed with Mr. Huey's. The black and white chevrons I painted with sparkle glaze and added glitter. The frame in the upper left hand corner I painted with a blend of acrylic paint and sparkle glaze. I splashed some spray mist dots onto the paper. Also, behind the two photos I used the acrylic paint from the chipboard and painted/stamped my chevron mask. For the layout portion of the ScrapFIT challenge, I used the two B&W chevrons as the "shapes" from the template and I used some washi tape from my stash. 

Products used in this layout:

• Mr. Huey's Passport and Pinstripe sprays; chevron mask
• Ditto glimmer mist
• Delta Ceramcoat sparkle glaze
• Martha Stewart acrylic paint arrowhead
• American Crafts Thickers Dolce
• American Crafts galaxy marker black
• American Crafts Remarks accents book 1 color sets 2 & 4
• Basic Grey PB&J hip fab and sunny day papers
• Basic Grey decorative paper clips
• My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline pins & buttons
• WRMK Sew Easy floss
• Raw Goods brackets, scalloped frame
• stash washi tape
• paint brush

Authentique August Color Challenge

The color palette for Authentique's August color challenge had me running to the store to finally get some of the Genuine collection. I have been wanting these papers for so long and I was glad to get the excuse! I also grabbed a few pieces from my Gathering collection to get the jade elements into the layout. While I really like how this layout turned out it is somewhat of an enigma to me. From close up I feel like there are a ton of different embellishments and it looks overworked. When I look at it from a distance I feel like it looks plain and needs more embellishing. It must just be how well these colors work together so I had to stop myself from going crazy and just walk away.

 

I loved working on this page b/c I used so many different techniques. I pulled out my acrylic paint, Mister Huey's spray mists, WRMK Sew Easy, my star punch, and did a lot of fussy cutting. Plus, the pictures of my boys are just too cute. I could look at those kids all day...wait, I already do and they just keep getting more adorable. Here is my take on the color palette for the August challenge.

Products used in this layout:

• Authentique
• Genuine "friendship", "true", and "natural" papers
• Genuine details stickers
• Celebrate "together" paper
• Blissful headlines
• Gathering petite type square alpha stickers
• Gathering 2-sided elements
• Gathering "harmony" paper
• Martha Stewart deep sea craft paint
• WRMK Sew Easy floss
• Mr. Huey's Passport and Manila spray mists
• stash brads and buttons

My Mind's Eye August Challenge #2

This second August challenge from My Mind's Eye had me running to Simple Pleasures scrapbooking store. Using Christmas papers in a non traditional way. I didn't have any Christmas papers. I always think they look cute, but to buy a whole collection of them when I use them so rarely seems excessive, especially when I would rather spend that money on papers I can use year around. Maybe this year I will splurge though. I found some paper from the Lost & Found Christmas collection and then went home and started scrapping. I used photos of me and Dave from a wedding we attended a few months ago. We always forget to get our picture together so when I found more than one from the same event I was ecstatic.

This was my first time working with glitter paper and it is not all over my scrap area!

This was also my first time using a pin in my layout. Not too bad.

I accidentally cut through my husband's face with the curvy cutter. Scrapping at night is a bad idea!

Products used in this layout:

• My Mind's Eye
• So Sophie Savvy "never enough" frame and "in love" journaling card
• Miss Caroline Dilly Dally "celebrate" title
• Miss Caroline pins & buttons
• Lost & Found Christmas boughs paper and tinsel paper
• Ranger Stickles

Pearl #6 - Scrapbooksteals.com

Pearl #6 from Scrapbooksteals.com was another single photo layout and I had the perfect photo in mind. I was sitting on the couch with the boys and they were playing footsie with each other. Luckily I had my phone nearby and snapped some pictures. I love their little toddler feet! I used pretty much all Fancy Pants Summer's End for this layout and the colors work so well with the black and white photo.

Products used in this layout:

• Fancy Pants Summer's End paper, alpha stickers, design embellishments, filter embellishments, trim card, and 6x6 paper pad.
• Mister Huey's pinstripe
• Basic Grey fabric brads
• Ranger stickles and tiny attacher

Monday Card Madness #97 - Scrapbooksteals.com

One of my favorite websites to both shop and get scrapping inspiration from is Scrapbooksteals.com. They have a week layout challenge and a weekly card challenge. I do enjoy layouts more than cards, but when a loved one has a special event coming up I will go the Monday Card Madness sketches for inspiration. I recently came across a tutorial for a paper flower that I wanted to try out. This morning I was practicing making one and it turned out pretty cool. Then I decided to check out the MCM for my parent's anniversary card. I was quite pleased when I realized I would be able to use my new flower with the sketch. Here is my take on MCM #97.

For this layout I used:

• Fancy Pants It's the Little Things paper
• WRMK Sew Easy floss
• stash buttons, cardstock, and alpha stickers
• Mr. Huey's pinstripe mist

Pearl #5 - Scrapbooksteals.com

Scrapbooksteals.com had two layouts to choose from for Pearl #5. They both were fantastic and used a lot of various papers and embellishments. I may do a layout based off of sketch 5b in the future, but for now I stuck with 5a. I used a picture of Fletcher and Dave at the Renaissance Festival last month. It was one of the first times Fletcher tolerated, even enjoyed, riding on Dave's shoulders. I love watching my boys and husband interact. Dave is just a great father and I am so thankful that my boys have him as their role model. Anyway, here are 2 of my favorite boys in another great layout based off a sketch by the incredibly talented Kristy Lee at Scrapbooksteal.com.

Pearl #5a

Products used in this layout:

• Bo Bunny Olivia Cameo die cut paper
• Bo Bunny Et Cetera Extra paper
• Little Yellow Bicycle Lace Cut cardstock
• Trinity Paper Surf N Swim Lei, Tiki Masks, and Under the Sea papers
• Trinity Arts Sincerely alpha stickers
• Colorbox Olive Pastel chalk ink
• Echo Park For the Record Alpha Stickers 
• Simple Stories Year-O-Graphy Live Life 24/7 paper
• Authentique Blissful headlines
• My Mind's Eye Follow Your Heart twine
• My Mind's Eye Stella & Rose Hattie "happy" bits & pieces
• Basic Grey Pyrus canvas tags