LMCB #63 - Earth tones and Sepia photos

I so wish I had more sepia toned pictures to work with this fun challenge from Lasting Memories!! I'm going to visit Mom tomorrow and raid her stash of older family pictures.

The challenge was to use Earth tones and sepia toned photos.

This is a repost of a page I did for a co-worker. She has an abundance of family photos that she has been working with. I was lucky enough to have this one to work on. I used the newest Colorbok collection called Rosewood. Every paper in this whole pack goes fantastically with everything.

Be sure to stop by and see what the rest of the Lasting Memories Design Team has created. You will be amazed at the variety of interpretations and ideas!

Playing Catch up.....

This flu thing has been hitting me off and on all week. Luckily, the kids haven't had it at all...just me...yay. :( I feel like I am so far behind in everything, so today will be catching up like mad. This is Challenge #4 from Paper Lovin' Gals. I just LOVED the accordian decorations. I sooo wanted to make some really pretty flowers for my page. But I was stuck on the color scheme too. So, I came up with these papers from Colorbok and made my own accordian photo mat. :) I took a few tries to get the photo mat just the right size and shape. I also handcut some flowers from another sheet of the Colorbok papers and put them on pop dots for dimension. The letter stickers are from the very old stash. Check out what the Paper Lovin' Gals Design Team did with this challenge! The different styles are so amazing! It just proves that with one photo, you can get so many different inspirations. I also used this beautiful Family photo of my best friend for the "family" challenge from Frosted Designs. :) I sure hope my feeling good stays with me today! I have so much more to do! Have a great day!!

News to share!!!

Hi all!

This has been one CRAZY week for me!! With Halloween parties, a 24 hour bug, and a few trips to the clinic, I haven't had much time to scrap.

But...I still have some GREAT news to share!!

I've been chosen to be on the Design Team at Paper Lovin' Gals!! WOHOOO!!! I am so excited!!! These girls are so much fun and we are just getting started!!

Check out the newest photo inspiration challenge and meet the rest of this fabulous team!!

I hope you will join us! Lots of inspiration and great designs and ideas to share!

http://paperlovingals.blogspot.com/







Have a great evening! I am!!! :)

What I Cherish Most...

This week at Lasting Memories, the challenge was to scrap about something or someone that you cherish. We had recently taken photos of the kids, so I had a great photo to work with.

I have no idea where that patterned paper came from, but the colors were great! A little ink on a doily and layering of some flowers and my kids look fantastic!

Check out the rest of the Design Team work at Lasting Memories! They are fabulous! And there is also a great sketch to work with too!

Happy Halloween!!!

I'm just getting over some kind of 24 hour bug. It really stole most of my weekend. Luckily, I had a half day of work today, so I was able to sneak in a quick Halloween layout.

My inspiration came from:
a fun sketch from Scrap Whispers

an inspirational photo from Paper Lovin' Gals

and a challenge from The Paper Variety, which was to create something cute or spooky.







Now I'm running out the door to go Trick or Treating! Have a great and safe holiday!!

What a beautiful day!!!

Well, it really wasn't planned that way, but yesterday was my day to tackle the mountain of laundry that I have been putting off. So of course, in between loads, I had to do "something". So why not get some pages done! :)

Here is my page for Stuck on U Sketches. I had lots of random textured papers and these fun chipboard stickers from Imaginisce.

Let's Capture our Memories offered this fun sketch that was great for my little cowboy. I used some corrugated bits to make the flowers. They were then inked and embellished with some jute, a punched circle and some fun silver cowboy buttons. I love the bandana ribbon too! That was a gift from a friend. :)
Sketches in Thyme challenged us with a multi photo sketch. I cut down some 4 x 6 photos to fit the sketch. These beautiful flowers are only some of the pictures I took at the gardens at Cantigny Park. And of course, the gorgeous Echo Park Victoria Garden papers were a great help!
Sassy Lil' Sketches challenged us with a multi patterned paper sketch. This one was a tough one. I guess that's why it was put off for so long. I used lots of random textured papers from the stash. I didn't like that it was so plain and boring. That's when I decided to bend the corners and tack them down with some snaps. Now I was happy! My color inspiration came from Frosted Designs color combo challenge. :)
And finally, here is my submission for the monthly sketch challenge at Imaginisce. I didn't realize how much of their product I had until I went searching for the perfect papers. Then the hard part was deciding which line to use. After cutting a few circles (the wrong size), I finally got just the right ones. I cut out a few of the strawberries and put them on pop dots. I also used my hexagon punch to add a little bit to the design. It matched the honeycomb patterns on the papers, that I will be using in the near future. :)
Have a great Sunday! We are off to enjoy this gorgeous day! :)

Bling it on!!!

It's time for another fun challenge at Lasting Memories! This week is one I'm sure not many can resist. It's all about the BLING! And who doesn't love bling!?

I had these great pictures of my daughter at her 21st birthday party, where she was wearing her blinged out birthday tiara. So that was a great starting point...and the fact that she loves anything pink...which is a far cry from her "goth" stage where all she would wear was black. :(

I found these great papers in my stash from DCWV. They are mega old, but so much fun, I couldn't part with them. Once I saw all the pink and glitter, I was sold. Then I figured, why not work with this month's sketch challenge from DCWV....it was a no-brainer! :)

I added some extra swirl bling and a few rhinestones here and there. It's hard to tell, but even the letters have glitter on them...lol. I was covered with glitter last night, and most likely will be for quite a while, considering it's all over my desk and workspace.

Be sure to stop by and see what the other girls on the Lasting Memories DT created! I"m not the only one that will be sparkling all week! :)