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

Scrapbooksteals Coral #6 & MME Stamp challenge

My first scrapbook page in over a month and it feels great to be scrapping again! I have a new crafting area and it so much nicer than my previous one. I cannot wait to see what I create in my new inspired space. This page took me 3 days b/c I have no idea where all my various tools, papers, and embellishments are located since unpacking. Plus my son managed to demolish my glass button jar which took some strategic cleaning.

I used the layout by Scrapbooksteals.com and the stamp challenge from My Mind's Eye to create this page. The two borders underneath the rhododendron picture are Stella & Rose stamps along with all the tan lines/dots on the bottom half of the paper. The three flowers are also stamped and embossed.

Scrapbooksteals.com Coral #6 layout

Products used in this layout:

• My Mind's Eye
• Indie Chic Nutmeg "memories" tapestry paper
• Lost & Found Two Breeze & Rosy 6x6 paper
• Stella & Rose Hattie "remember" stamps 
• Indie Chic Nutmeg "history" garland 
• Indie Chic Nutmeg "boy" southwest paper
• Indie Chic Nutmeg "memories" rose patch paper
• Indie Chic Nutmeg "boy" decorative brads
• Indie Chic Nutmeg "memories" chipboard stickers
• Follow Your Heart "be amazing" twine 
• Colorbox chalk inks
• Zing embossing powder
• Martha Stewart acrylic stamp
• Ranger liquid pearls 

My (new) Scrappy Place!

We just moved less than a month ago and I was so excited to start over in a new scrappy place. It took a few weeks to paint the walls, repaint my desk, get our shelves, and unpack all my scrapbooking boxes. I just created my first two pages in over a month and it was awesome. However, I do not have everything organized yet so I am still scrambling to remember where a particular embellishment is or where I stashed my favorite scissors. I will take more pictures later after my mom finishes my new curtains, I get better lighting down there, and I get it organized how I like. Here are a few to give you a preview though. The whole reason I am taking these now is that Authentique wants to see our scrappy places!

3 projects in 1

After I finished this page today, I packed up all my scrapbooking supplies. We are moving this week so I probably will not post again on this blog for 2 weeks or so. I combined 3 challenges in this one little layout b/c time is at a premium in between packing, phone calls, and errands. My oldest is turning 3 next week so I looked back at his newborn photos and could not believe that sweet little baby is the same walking, talking, growing boy I see today. He really is just an amazing kid and I have enjoyed being his mother more than I could have imagined before his existence. Here is a layout for my oldest boy entered into the following three challenges:

1. Scrapbooksteals.com Mid Week Mojo Coral #1
2. The Paper Girls Challenge #16: Baby
3. Scrap FIT Workout #76 Diana's Color Inspiration 

Products used in this layout:

• Little Yellow Bicycle Lucky Me denim tiny stripe paper and chipboard buttons
• Echo Park Style Essentials grey flourish paper
• WRMK Lucky 8 punch (a birthday gift from my husband!)
• Mr Huey's passport and pinstripe mists
• Trinity Paper Arts Surf N Swim borders paper and Sincerely noteworthy paper
• stash cardstock (grey and white)
• American Crafts Thickers Dolce
• My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Out of the Blue "boy" journaling card, Stella & Rose layered stickers, and Lost & Found Two Breeze "precious" decorative brads
• October Afternoon Farmhouse wrap pack
• Authentique Splendid Delight paper

I'm Perfectly Pearl (Pearl Series by Scrapbooksteals.com)

Another series presented by Scrapbooksteals.com is complete! Here are all 10 layouts have created to make me Perfectly Pearl. I love the Mid-Week Mojo layouts as they have really helped me take my scrapping to the next level. Without further ado, here are my pages!

Pearl #1

Pearl #2

 Pearl #3

 Pearl #4

 Pearl #5

 Pearl #6

 Pearl #7

 Pearl #8

Pearl #9

Pearl #10

Pearl #10 - Scrapbooksteals.com

I am glad that the Pearl series from Scrapbooksteals.com ended this week as we are moving in less than two weeks. I never would have finished this series in a week or two. The sketch was a great 2 photo layout that let me scrap two photos I've wanted to for a long time. On a beautiful early fall day last year I took the boys to Garden of the Gods for a nice walk. We are lucky enough to live near one of the most beautiful city parks in the country and my 2 year old frowned and wanted to go home the entire time. I just love the contrast of the beautiful scenery and sunshine against Mr. Grumpy Pants.

Products used in this layout:

• American Crafts
• Campy Trails buffalo lake, silver lake trail, elk creek trail, cedar river trail, appleton cove, fox park forest, powder point camp, and timberline resort papers
• Remarks accents & phrases Hike
• Remarks dimensional stickers Path
• Thickers Hello
• Mr. Huey's Sunset
• Echo Park
• For the Record alpha stickers
• This & That Charming element stickers 
• This & That Yardsticks paper
• October Afternoon Campfire label stickers and shape stickers
• Pebbles dimensional flower
• My Mind's Eye Follow Your Heart twine
• Fancy Pants Summer's End design embellishments
• K & Co layered accents Par Avion

Scrapbooksteals.com MCM #101

I love the Monday Card Madness presented by Scrapbooksteals.com! Every time I need to make a quick card it is the perfect place to get inspiration. Yesterday my Dad surprised with a nice, unexpected gift in the mail so I wanted to let him know how much I appreciated his thoughtfulness. Here is my take on MCM #101.

Products used in this layout:

• My Mind's Eye So Sophie "sisters" peaceful plum paper
• Simple Stories Year-O-Graphy Live Life 24/7 paper
• Simple Stories Happy Day Make A Wish paper
• My Mind's Eye Follow Your Heart twine
• stash button and cardstock
• My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Two Rosy "love" blossoms paper