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The April card challenge at Scrap Attack Scrapbooking is a color challenge. We are to use yellow, green, brown and white. I chose a giraffe image from Stampin Up! Stamped in Creamy Caramel on So Saffron. Stitched the little xxx's with Linen thread, inked the edges then distressed them a bit with my dull scissors - I kept them just for this purpose. :) The giraffe paper is from Dream Street and the rest are miscellaneous scraps from my stash.

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April ad challenge

For my monthly ad challenge at Scrap Attack Scrapbooking I chose this ad. I liked the colors and the possibility of making it a 2 pager. These are pictures from a trip Jim and I took through the south, visiting some plantations.

SATW - French artist

One of the games at Scrap Attack Scrapbooking is Name the French Artist. Dana gave us a lot of hints along with 7 paintings. For a bonus ticket we were to select one or more of the paintings as inspiration to a layout. I chose painting #6, I loved the colors and the lady and girl in their hats with all the flowers; it reminded me of these pictures we'd taken of Katie with her friends at her Kindergarten Easter party.

SATW - Destiniation #4 France

Our next destination for the Scrap Around the World crop is France. We were to add some quilling to our layout. I've never done this before, but it was pretty fun. I kept it simple and added two leaves and a swirl to my flower cluster. I you would like more information on quilling, check out this wonderful webpage Inna's Creations. She has several tutorials and lots of inspiration.

Never underestimate the power of a beautiful flower girl

I did this layout for a Scrapbook Play Challenge on Scrap Attack Scrapbooking. We were to use pictures taken at different times, but have a unified theme. I've been wanting to do a layout of the flower girl pictures from our family. The first one is me, our oldest DD (Jennifer), second DD (Melissia) then our granddaughter (Katie). Styles may change, but flower girls will always be cute!

Croppy Cat

I lifted this layout from Misty {mommyof5kidz}.
I used the pocket for our annual Christmas letter. I love this Basic Grey line.

SATW - Destination #3 Italy

Our next stop on our Scrap Around the World tour is Italy. We are to do a leaning photo strip to resemble the leaning tower of Pisa and a circle cluster to resemble grapes. Here's my layout of our then 1 year old granddaughter playing in the spa with our daughter.

{SAS}sy sponsor at Sketch Inspiration

Scrap Attack Scrapbooking is sponsoring this week's sketch at Sketch Inspiration! They have some wonderful sketches in their {sketch library} so make sure and check them out for some inspirational sketches. The winner chosen will receive the Lapreal {SAS}sy Kit which has a retail value of $38.25! It's a gorgeous kit. **Make sure and upload to their site to be eligible for the prize!**

This is the layout I did with the sketch. I also did it for SSU 5 #6 Fun with Stamps. The "Happy at Home" is a stamp I bought at Scrap Attack Scrapbooking.

SATW - Destination #2 Ireland

For our Scrap Around the World challenge #2, we were to use an Irish Proverb and a clover. I chose the proverb "what fills the eye also fills the heart". I used some Clearsnaps Smooch Spritz gingersnap on the background - I love how it gives it some shimmer IRL.

Scrap Around the World - Destination #1 Germany

Our Scrap Around the World is in full swing at Scrap Attack Scrapbooking. The first stop is Germany with an ad challenge. Here's my layout. I got a thumbs up from both Katie and Jim on this one. :) I used some Clearsnap Smooch Spritz Gingersnap Spray on the paper and the chipboard flourish after I'd inked it with gray and black. I need to get more of those sprays, they add so much to the papers.