You bring the sunshine...

 Good morning!  It's going to be a very productive day today around the house, so I needed to get at least one page done before I started my projects:

I was inspired by this page by challenge # 719 at Lasting Memories:

These pictures are from this year's trip to the Sunflower Farm.

I love all the fun photo ops all over the area.

I used a mixed of papers, I die cut my circle and used a stencil and stencil butters to decorate it, and some flowers and ephemera from the stash.

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Pumpkin patch

 I sure hope this stupid rain stops soon so we can get to the pumpkin patch this year!  Here are a few pictures from last year's visit:

I used a few bits of scraps, and dug through the stash for all my other bits and pieces.  

This color palette from Lasting Memories # 720 was my inspiration:

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Sweet & Cute

 I hope you are all enjoying this beautiful Labor Day!

I have a million things to do but wanted to get at least one page done today.

I was inspired by this color palette from Lasting Memories #717:

Now I have to clean my desk and figure out how to spend the rest of this amazing day!

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SMILE

 My new picture order just showed up last night and I have sooooo  many granddaughter pictures to work on !

This morning, The Scrappy Friends posted their new challenges on their blog.

Here is the sketch from Rochelle:

Here is the Tic Tac Toe board from Stacy:

And here is my page:

I used hearts, 2 photos and ephemera from the Boho Sunshine collection from Simple Stories.

LOVE these pictures!

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Fancy dresses

 I love playing dress up with my granddaughter.  Of course, she has quite the extensive wardrobe already.

This is one of my favorite pictures of her in a fancy dress.  I printed this at least 3 times, in color, black and white and different sizes.  

She is just too adorable!

I was getting ready to work on this page when Lasting Memories posted this week's challenge:

LM #716 - Go for the Gold - use gold on your layout (brads, glitter papers, Stickles, etc.).

I found these adorable butterflies in the really old stash and I dug through everything to find these gold buttons.

Time to clean up my desk and get ready for next week!

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Cajun eats

 One of the most memorable things about our visit to New Orleans was the food!

We tried alligator bites, frog legs and added some shrimp.  YUM!!

I used my circle punch on some scraps for my circle background.

I was inspired to use the circles by challenge # 714 from Lasting Memories to use 5 rings or circles.

I just happened to have some leftover leaves on my desk that I added just for some flair.

And who can say no to adding buttons to anything??

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Lafayette Cemetery No.1

 I am just flying through these New Orleans pictures! 

 I am so glad to be motivated and able to sneak in plenty of time to get this album done.

Challenge #715 from Lasting Memories is to use wet mixed media.  

Since my latest obsession is Stencil Butters - I am so excited to get another chance to play with them.

I used a brick patterned stencil and Driftwood stencil butter from The Crafter's Workshop.

These are some of the pictures that were taken at these hauntingly beautiful, historical cemeteries in New Orleans.

Now to clean up the mess I made.

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Always stop and smell the flowers

 Good morning!   This page has been on my desk all week while I worked on how to do the title.

All of my papers are from 13Arts.  

The flowers and trim are all from the "way old" stash.

This was put together using challenge # 713 from Lasting Memories- to use 2 or more clusters of 3.

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Time with Nature

 My daughter had an internship in Colorado this year.  She had a great time and was able to do a lot of sight seeing and hiking in the mountains.  

Here is one the amazing pictures she took while out on a hike with friends:

I used 3 different misting sprays to distress my white background. 

The papers are all a mix from the scrap box.

The stickers are all from Simple Stories collections.

I also added some chipboard leaves that I covered with stencil butters - my new favorite medium!

I used this sketch from the Scrappy Friends challenge from Rochelle:

And this month's Tic Tac Toe board from Stacy:

I went down the right side:

brad

arrow 

chipboard

Time to get some layouts organized to start putting them in albums!

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Time to Sparkle

 Hello July!!!   June did NOT end on a good at all for me in so many ways.  I am so glad to start a new month fresh, healthy and ready to go.

The best way to start out is knocking out TWO challenges:

My granddaughter - isn't she the CUTEST!!

I did this page using this fun sketch from the Scrappy Friends challenge with Rochelle:

I used up some older Doodle Bug papers and lots of miscellaneous stickers from the stash.

The 2nd part of this challenge is the Tic Tac Toe board from Scrappy Friends challenge - Scrap with Stacy:

I went across the middle using:

Red, white and blue

Stickers

2 photos

I sure hope the rest of this month is just as productive!

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Happy Days are here Again

Trying to sneak in as much scrapping as I can this weekend.  Soooo many projects to get done and allergies are NOT helping at all!

Here is page I did using a song as inspiration - a challenge from Lasting Memories # 700:

These pics are part of our Disney trip.  

I am so close to being done with this trip!

I saw this colorful wall and thought it would make a really pretty page.

I used some older papers, die cut leaves and I punched out the flowers.

Off to see what else I can get done today!

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Hello Friend!

 Good morning!  It's going to be a FUN and BUSY day here celebrating NSD!  

I have been looking forward to this for the last couple of weeks and I am more than prepared - photos, adhesive, music and lots of free time.

I was so happy to be able to finish up this page before all the craziness started:

I dug through the stash to find just the right papers, made my own tag, used up some shiny bits and pieces that have been taking up space and added a title using some new Thickers I just bought.

Here is the sketch from the Scrappy Friends challenge this month from Rochelle:

Love the larger photo as I still have a few I want to finish up from the 2022 Disney trip.

I was also able to combine this page with Stacy's Scrappy Friends challenge - Tic Tac Toe:

I used Jewels, Washi and Polka Dots.

One more picture completed and I managed to do both challenges this month!

Time to get some coffee and get ready to scrap all day!

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Frontier Fun

 So the plan this week was to keep my desk clean and organized in preparation for National Scrapbook Day.  

But I decided that there was still time to work on a page or two.

While I still had some scraps out from the last Disney page, I was able to use them to put this page together.

I added some hand cut tags and some Mickey color chip pieces and wooden Mickey heads

Here is my inspiration - Challenge # 695 from Lasting Memories:

Time to get back to cleaning off my desk!

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Smile!

Baby's first Easter and Grandma made sure to take LOTS of pictures!

Here is my baby granddaughter loving the camera and all the attention: 

I used an old kit I found at a resale shop.

I love this color combination.

The kit came with these fun acrylic flowers and leaves.

I added a few buttons.

Here is the sketch #697 from Lasting Memories that gave me the inspiration:

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Happy 50th!!

 Still chipping away at the 2022 Disney trip.

Happy to see these multi photo sketches!

Here is my take on sketch challenge #696 from Lasting Memories

I used some papers I printed from a digital kit.

The star stickers are from Dollar Tree, and the flowers are from the stash.

Here is the original sketch #696 from Lasting Memories:

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Movie Night

 I can't believe I still have so many pictures to work on for our 2022 Disney trip!  

I really need to cut back on getting them printed....lol.  But Disney is my favorite subject to work on, sooo...that won't happen!  lol

Here is my page for the sketch challenge from Rochelle Spears Scrappy Friends:

I used some scraps, chipboard film strip, lots of stickers and I used a small Mickey head punch to create my popcorn.

Here is the original sketch:

At least I got a few more Disney pics done!

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One Month

Good morning!  

I'm a little behind on posting some pages this month.  It's been really busy!

I've been working on getting things organized, cleaned and purged to get ready for National Scrapbook Day (weekend)!

I feel pretty good with my plans and I have tons of pictures printed, lots of adhesive and I am ready to go!

I did this page using the Tic Tac Toe challenge from Scrap With Stacy:

 

My daughter and her husband choose their favorite picture of the month for my new granddaughter and I have been stacking them as she just turned 8 months!

Here is the challenge board:

I used enamel dots, hearts (printed on the papers) and tag (s).

One down, 7 months to go!

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Disney's 50th

 I love that we were able to celebrate not only the 50th anniversary of Disney World, but a long time ago, we were also there for the 25th.  I need to find scrapbook pages from then to compare to my style now.  it ought to be interesting to see how styles, techniques and products have changed over the years.

I put this together with challenge at Lasting Memories - LM #694 - create a layout with at least 4 different Triangles and for a twist add some ephemera!

This was made with all scraps.  I found the design on Pinterest, and believeme, this doesn't look anything like the original!

I could not figure out the correct measurements, so once I cut the big pieces, the rest were just pieced together bit b y bit with all leftover scraps.

The flowers were from Michael's - I just found them.

And this will probably be my last trip to Michael's as I think their prices have gotten outrageous.

Even having some of the stuff on sale did not entice me much.

I used a cutting die on gold papers to create the Mickey head pieces.

And the 50th title is chipboard, and I "heart" Disney piece is a wooden set.

I also added a bit of Nuvo Drops here and there.

Getting closer to finishing up this trip!

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Flower and fun

 Good morning!  While I recover from strep and some sinus issues, I worked on some of my pictures from the Epcot Flower and Garden Festival in Disney.

Challenge # 693 from Lasting Memories -  create a layout with at least 4 different Hexagons, and for a twist add some stenciling to your background!

I used a punch and my Coluzzle cutting system to make a few hexagons, and then for the added twist, I used a chicken wire stencil to create the hexagon background.  

Hopefully, I can knock out these sinuses issues, but in the meantime, I'm hoping to get the rest of the topiary pictures done!

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Saddle up for a Wild Ride

 

'Woohoo!!   Another successful day of scrapping those Disney pictures!  

I used up more old stash - rub ons, chipboard, sequins and some jute.

I loved that I was able to use up more scrap paper.

And I even dusted off the corrugator to use on some scraps.

This sketch from Rochelle Spears from the Scrappy Friends challenge this month was my inspiration:

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We Got Soaked!

 I am really going to miss the original Splash Mountain ride! 

Really sad to see the classics getting moved out to make room for the new,  but there is nothing wrong a little nostalgia.

This was for the new challenge at Lasting Memories - 

create a layout with at least 4 different squares, and for the twist add a square shaker box!

I spent a lot of time on this one, trying to make a shaker box.

I used to make them when they first came out, but it's been a while.

It took me a minute to remember how to do it.

I used a leaf die and some blue papers and came up with the splashes.

And adding a few sequins is never a bad idea.

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The Little Mermaid

 Good morning!  It's super early, the sun is out and I get to play at my desk for a bit today:

It took me a while to put this together, but I had fun!

I used this Tic Tac Toe board from Scrap with Stacy for some inspiration:

I used Gems, Circles and Ephemera for my win.

I few pieces of chipboard, Nuvo Drops, and a lot of older stickers finished this up for me.

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3 months

 It's hard to believe I just finished a page for my new granddaughter and I am already behind!  She will be turning 7 months next week!!

It's NOT hard to believe how many pictures I have taken that I plan on scrapping!

This is for challenge #691 at Lasting Memories:

 create a layout with at least 4 different circles, and for the twist add some circle buttons, brads or bling!

I cut a large circle for behind the pictures

and used a circle punch for some polka dot and striped patterned papers.

For the added twist, I added some BIG buttons and few little Mickey shaped buttons.

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Fantastic!!

 Nothing better than spending a very late evening at Disney to see the castle lit up so magnificently!!

LOTS of goodies from the stash:

doily

misting spray spatters

sequins

buttons

brads

a puffy shaker Mickey head

and some Mickey gold pieces

I used some brads in the centers of my flowers for challenge #689 - from Lasting Memories - Stick two or more items together by using fasteners: brads, ribbon, twine, staples, etc.

While I had every intention to use many more items, the page started to look too busy, so I gave up.

Which means, I just may have to try again!

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Merry Christmas!

 I know, it's February, but I also know that not many of us are caught up on our Christmas pictures...lol.

Here is a two page layout I made using a lot of pictures:

The tags were a box I found at Hobby Lobby a few years ago.

The title and the trees are sticker sets that have been around waaaaay too long.

I decided on this theme for challenge #687 from Lasting Memories.

We had to use the complementary colors from this chart:

Red and green were the perfect match.

And I now have all the Grinch pics done!

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Happy Valentine's Day!

 I hope everyone is having a wonderful day!

My work day is over and I am sooo glad to be home!

Here is a card and a layout that I made for this holiday and for the challenge from Lasting Memories - to create both using the same products:

I started out using lots of Bo Bunny stuff from a reallllly old collection.

While I had everything out on my desk, I put together this card:

I hope you all have a fun and loving day!!

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Gardens

 I looked at what was left of our 2022 Disney vacation pictures and decided I need to either work on them and get them done, or purge some of them.  I decided to do both.

I used an older collection I bought on clearance at Hobby Lobby quite a few years ago.

I added some washi tape - that was swallowed by the embellishments...lol.

And I used some twine for the banner.

This week's challenge from Lasting Memories #686 was to use this sketch:

With the added twist to add washi tape to your page.

That's another thing I need to either use or purge.

I also used this page for the new Tic Tac Toe challenge from Scrapping with Stacy:

I went straight across the top:

1 word title

washi tape

banner

And I got more Disney pictures scrapped!

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Happiness is...

Skipping around all over the place and since I had my Valentine's stuff all over my desk, I pulled these fun pictures from the box:

I used the sketch from Lasting Memories#685 challenge, with the added challenge to use some hearts.

Lots of random stuff from the stash - the stickers, the alphas, the Mickey heads, Nuvo Drops and some ric rac.

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