Scrap Queen

 One of our favorite places to spend the summer is at our local amusement park, Silverwood . The water park is the best place to be on a hot day and we spent plenty of time there! To scrap some pics I took of Grace and her friend Scout I used a challenge put up by the Lasting Memories Layout Challenges blog.  The Challenge: LM #530 - "Places" - Create a layout of a favorite place you've visited.  Perhaps it's a landmark, a city, the beach, a favorite restaurant, etc. My Layout: To Create this Layout I used: DCWV: Sweet & Sassy Paper stack Project Life: "Explore" photo overlay American Crafts: "Colorful" puffy stickers Jillibean Soup: Puffy Stickers Twine from my stash Cuttlebug diecutting machine: tag dies Washi tape from my stash Thank you so much for stopping by, Blessings,

Our dog Ahsoka loves to make friends with other dogs, so she really enjoys it when we bring her to the dog park. I love these photos of her playing with some friends she made!  I used a sketch challenge from the Scrap Our Stash challenge blog. We were to use the sketch as well as polka dot paper and washi tape. My Layout: The Sketch and Challenge: To Create this layout I used: DCWV: Simply Joy paper stack American Crafts: Jeremiah 31:3 - diecuts Four Legged Friends Cricut Cartridge: title Bits and Pieces CC: banner pieces Washi tape and star bling from my stash Twine Thank you so much for stopping by, Blessings,

I have been working on scrapbooking my 40th birthday from 2018. I don't often scrapbook myself and in light of that I ended up with several layouts of my party. I figured, why not??? Here is the last one.  I used a sketch from the  Stick It Down  blog.  The Sketch: To Create My Layout: Stampin Up: Kaleidoscope paper pack Diecuts from stash Sweet treats Cricut Cartridge: "happy birthday" From My Kitchen Cartridge: Ice Cream Cone die cut Scenic Route: Chipboard flower frame Washi Tape from my stash - covering the chipboard frame Glitter Brads from my stash A Closer Look: Thank you so much for stopping by! Blessings,

The November sketch up on Rochelle Spears blog is a good one this month and I really wanted to make sure that I used it. I had these two photos of mine and my sisters family with Mr. Dave so I thought those would be perfect. I think it turned out quite nice! The Sketch: My Layout: To Create this Sketch I used: This glossy paper from my stash DCWV: Metallic Paper stack Fancy Pants Designs: Merry and Bright - puffy stickers Provo Craft: Glitter Washi Tape (top left) SVGs found online: Christmas lights, and plain frames Cricut Cartridges: Christmas Cheer: round ball ornament Winter Frolic: ornament boarder (top left) Small Talk Frames & Tags: 2 banners Celebrate With a Flourish: ornament Christmas: "Happy Christmas" Basic Shapes: circles Thank you so much for stopping by! Blessings,

In the last few years we have started a new tradition around Christmas time. We have started to have an early family gift or two throughout the month before Christmas. The idea behind this is that the kids get to open an early gift and that gift leads to some quality family fun time. This year we had gotten a good deal on laser guns during Black Friday. Instead of saving them we decided to make this the early family gift! It was a huge hit and even Jason and I had fun running around shooting at the kids.  To scrap this these photos I used a sketch from the Sketch n Scrap blog, one of my favorite sketch challenge sites.  The Sketch: My Layout: To Create this Layout: Fancy Pants Designs: Happy Holidays by Jackie Eckles - Snowfall paper Christmas tag and sticker from my stash Heidi Swapp: Glitter Ephemera  Bits and Pieces Cricut Cartridge: banner 'Awesome' Cricut Font and Pen: title Washi tape from stash Thank you so much for ...

I took this picture without my husband realizing it. I love it so much so it had to be scrapped all by itself. I used a sketch from The Scraproom Blog  and I am combining it with a challenge on A Cherry on Top .  The Sketch: My Layout: To Create this layout I used: Cosmo Cricket: Circa 1984 paper stack Kaisercraft: Pawfect - dog ephemera  DCWV: Rock King - Chipboard Embellishment Four Legged Friends Cricut Cartridge: title Bits and Pieces Cartridge: arrow (title base) Dog paw print Washi from stash gold washi from stash Thank you so much for stopping by! Blessings,

We went down to the court house last year, and I can't remember the reason - probably something to do with the porch cover or shed we were building (permits?). Anyway, out in front of the court house was the Ten Commandments. I loved it!!! So, of course, I had to get photos of the kids with it.  To scrap these photos I used a sketch from Let's Get Sketchy  and wrapped it in with a challenge from A Cherry on Top  - Manufacturers Challenge - using manufactures that began with the letters M and B. I chose to use Bella Blvd paper and Me & My Big Ideas chipboard stickers. Check out the layout below! The Sketch: My Layout: To Create this layout I used: Bella Blvd: Illustrated Faith - Bright and Brave paper pack Me & My Big Ideas: Chipboard stickers Simple Stories: photo overlay Cricut Design Space Image: banner Lovesvg.com: verse  Cricut pen: to write verse using DS Washi Tape Thank you so much for stopping by!...

There are so many adorable photos to scrap of Ahoska! In fact the majority of our layouts for 2018 are about her so far! Well I suppose that is to be expected when you get a new pup! I took some photos of Grace walking Ahsoka, and I had to scrap them.  I used a challenge from Lasting Memories  challenge blog for the photos. I will also enter this in a challenge on A Cherry On Top challenge forum for the Scraplift the GD challenge.   Lasting Memories  challenge: Pick 3 - You will be given a list of items and you need to pick 3 items from the list to use on your layout. You can use more than 3 items and you can use things that are not on the list. Just let us know what 3 items you used. Here is the list: Hearts 3 photos polka dots List style journaling tags doily stickers - puffy, chipboard, cardstock, etc. washi tape  buttons A Cherry On Top challenge The layout I choose to scrap lift is: My Version of the...

Sketch n Scrap  has a very fun sketch up on their blog this month. I love using lots of pattern papers so I was excited to see this one! The Sketch: My Take: To Create this layout I used: DCWV: Simple Joy paper stack Mambi Chips: chipboard stickers  Bella Blvd: Oh My Stars - tabbies Recollections: Washi tP Washi Tape from my stash Thank you so much for stopping by! Blessings,

In 2017 our annual scrapbooking retreat was very memorable. It snowed. . . a lot! We ended up loosing power for about 5 hours in the morning. It was actually a fun experience. I work so much with my Cricut that it was an awesome challenge to create layouts and to not use the Cricut for them. Despite the awesome challenge of creating without diecuts, I was very excited when the power came back on!  I used the left side of the below sketch from Let's Scrap  to create my layout. My Layout: To Create My Layout I used: Pink Paislee: Switchboard paper stack Mambi Chips: chipboard stickers Small Talk Frames & Tags Cricut Cartridge: frames The Girls Paperie by Margie: Paper Girl - letter stickers "Retreat" Washi and brackets: from stash Thank you so much for stopping by!!! Blessings,

So I've been on a bit of a slump. I scrap-booked so much in February that I ended up taking last month off. Not intentionally but it did happen. I got really into a book I was reading (Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah) that as soon as it was done I read the sequel (Fly Away). At that point I really just got into a reading kick. So, March was all about books. Now it April and I'm back at it. Hopefully a bit more regular again.  I'm in July 2017 for my family album and decided to use the following Let's Scrap sketch for my photos. This was a fun sketch to do. As you can see I did alter the way I did the photos. Instead of using 9 small squares/photos I used that space for 4 photos. It just worked out better for what I was working with. But, if I come across some photos that I can cut up small than I may have to use this sketch again! The Sketch: My Take: To Create this layout:  Creative Memories: paper pack Project Life: High Five - "Makes me...

Sketch n Scrap  has a new sketch up for March! I decided to use the photos I have of my husband and daughter planting flowers in our flower bed. The Sketch: My Take: To Create this Layout I used: Amy Tangerine: Sketchbook paper stack, stickers, and vellum die Storybook Cricut Cartridge: negative flourish frame Paper clip from stash Washi take from stash Thank you for stopping by! Blessings,

There is a great sketch up on the Let's Scrap challenge blog . I decided to use it to showcase our pics from Character Dining. Sometimes I like to go a little crazy and not match my sides. I think it makes life a little more interesting - the album too! So, check it out below and see what you think! The Sketch: My Take: I will break down the supplies I used below To Create this layout I used: Echo Park: Magical Adventure Paper and stickers System Font on Design Space - Waltograph - Hugs title Ek Success: Disney Stickers - swirl and character stickers To Create this layout I used: Echo Park: Magical Adventure Paper and stickers Stampin Up paper stack Disney Washi tape EK Success: Disney pop up stickers twine Now it's your turn to play! Upload your take on the sketch at the  Let's Scrap challenge blog Blessings!