Too cute to Spook

I don't do many 2 pagers, but this sketch from Scrap N' Chat was perfect for photos from Katie's 7th birthday at our house. I always love scrapping Halloween colors so was glad when she chose a costume party. Made it easier to plan the party too.

Going Up

Another house layout. Using a lot of scraps for the Stash challenge at Scrap N' Chat - tags, border punch, knots, pp and cardstock scraps. I got it all there and more!

"J"

I knew I wanted to add a couple flowers to this layout, but didn't like the size or style of the distressed flowers I had in my stash.



I chose two different stamps. One is small stars and twinkling lights. The other is to use as blossoms/leaf buds on a tree. I stamped my selected images on clear plastic, I use product packaging. I can stamp, check it our then wipe it off to reuse.



this is a photo of DH in July 1955.
cardstock - Stampin Up!
pp - Basic Gray, Dream Street and unknown
chipboard alpha - Scenic Route
brads - Stampin Up!
flowers - Prima
stamps - Stampin Up! and Studio G
ribbon - unknown

going WEST

I used sketch #221 at Sketch Inspiration.
Pictures taken at Wall Drug backyard on our vacation to South Dakota August 2010.

Supplies used:
pp - Basic Grey, Dream Street
clock transparency - Teresa Collins
alphas - Making Memories, Heidi Swapp rub-ons
ribbon - Basic Grey
brads, button and felt flowers - Stampin Up!
chipboard - Maya Road
epoxy sticker - Little Yellow Bicycle
journaling stickers - Bella Blvd

Love the game

These pictures are of Jennifer in July 1986. Journaling: Jennifer loved playing on the Taco John's softball team. She may not be a great player, but she will always love the game.

supplies used:
pp: Basic Grey, Scrappin Sports, Dream Street
journaling spot:
chipboard heart: Maya Road
inks: Color Box
paint: Clearsnap Smooch Spritz Gingersnap and watered down acrylic paint for splatters
alphas: Collage Press
softball brads - RAK from Lauri at SAS
clear stickers unknown

Queen of Hearts Crop

This past week-end I participated in the Queen of Hearts crop over at Scrap Attack Scrapbooking.

There were 8 fun challenges and because of the offer by my awesome DH to take Katie to the birthday party of one of her friends on Saturday I was able to complete them all. There were also several games and impromptu challenges. If you missed this one, come on over to the board and check out the monthly challenges. That way you'll be around for the next crop.


This picture still makes me laugh.

1} This was a menu challenge.
My menu:
Appetizer - Butter Poached Lobster Salad - die-cut paper
Side Dish - Steamed Spinach - 1 photo
Main Course - Beef Wellington - embellies my choice
Dessert - Molten Mocha Cake - pink
Beverage - Shirley Temple - journaling strips
Mandatory Item: Hershey Kiss - heart



2} We were to do some type of paper folding - I made the paper flower, hadn't done this type before and it was easy and fun. Papers are by Dream Street.

Pictures are of Katie opening her gifts after her birthday party - the favorite was her first Webkinz, a black kitten she named Ava and loves to this day. Ava sleeps with her and often goes on adventures with us.



3} For this challenge we were to use "love" in the title or journaling. This picture is of DH's nephew and his bride. The papers are by Cosmo Cricket.


4}More wedding pictures - we were to use a love song for the title or journaling.


5}We needed to find something in our stash we didn't like and alter it to work for our layout. I had the Stampin Up! silver star brad I wanted to use, but it was to shiny for this distressed layout - so I rubbed it into the Staz-On Timber Brown ink pad.

Pictures are of us feeding the donkeys in Custer State Park, South Dakota.

6} Another hand made paper embellishment, the heart flower. After a couple failed attempts, I really like how this one turned out. Great way to use up some of those odd scraps of pp. Papers are Basic Grey.


7} We were to use a playing card or card element on our layout. I chose a heart, since I was trying to get these wedding pictures scrapped.

8} Scrapping someone or something that has stolen my heart was an easy challenge in some ways, my family means a lot to me and I have a ton of pictures - the hardest part was deciding which pictures to scrap. These pictures are of Katie and me at Disney in 2007. Papers are 3 Bugs in a Rug.

To top it off I won two of the impromptu challenges and one of the games. But, the best surprise was getting the "Queen of the Crop" charm, who doesn't want to be Queen? I've already spent my gift certificate on some items from the Pre-order section. Thank you to Lauri and the fabulous Design Team for putting together this fabulous crop.

Now I need to get back to scrapping so I can use up some of my stash before this next order comes in.

Thank you for stopping by.

Playlist 4 Grandpa

This layouts is done for Sketches in Thyme using sketch #32.

Supplies used:
Cardstock - Stampin Up!
pp - Dream Street
felt leaf - Queen & Co
chipboard tab - unknown
brads - Stampin Up! and SEI
number sticker - Basic Grey
title and journaling tags - Imagination Project
Chipboard alphas Heidi Swapp
bear - Prima

Scraplifting with the XOXO Girls

Supplies used:
paper: Dream Street, Love Elsie and unknown
Title stickers: Glitz Teeny Alpha
Title Rub-on: Basic Grey
chipboard flower - Pink Paislee
Distress stickles - Ranger
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist "Olive Vine"
flowers, butterfly rub-ons and stickers - Stampin Up!
DMC thread
journaling spot, ribbon and crown - unknown

Inspired by Andrea MacDonald

Scrap Attack Scrapbooking is the November sponsor over on the XOXO Girls blog! If you are not familiar with their site, they are a scraplift blog! They have a large design team with an enormous range of scrapbooking styles to choose from. I think everyone get's scrappers block from time to time and scraplifting is a wonderful way to jump start your creating.

What exactly does scraplift mean?

Basically it means copying others' completed layouts in whole or in part, for your own personal use, by adopting design elements and ideas that you like and incorporating them into your own creations. Of course everyone likes to get credit for their ideas so remember it's proper etiquette to give credit to the person you are scraplifting ideas from whenever you borrow someone's ideas.

Deadline for entry will be November 30th. Please make sure you visit the XOXO Girls blog to upload your submission. This contest is open to residents with a US or Canadian address and the lucky winner of this contest will win this fabulous prize valued at over $40 donated by...Scrap Attack Scrapbooking!


It's the complete Crate Paper Snow Day collection + some extras! How's that for an awesome prize!!