Hello Sunshine

It's so good to be scrapbooking again! This layout is so sunny and cheery. I love the bright colors. It makes me long for spring!

I used my Noel Mignon kits for this page. Her kits are always so wonderful to work with. To create the layout I used a sketch #465 from Scrapbook Challenges. I loved the look of the sketch right away!

I love using wood veneer pieces on my pages when I can. For this page, I didn't want the natural wood look. So, I sprayed my pieces with Heidi Swapp Color Shine in Mustard and Gold. The effect is shimmery without being overwhelming. I also paired the title with some glitter Thickers. So much fun! This yellow polka dot ribbon was also perfect for the page. It's been in my stash for awhile just waiting for the perfect page.  

I chose to mount the pictures of my son on yellow cardstock to keep the sunny theme going. I love all the bright colors that were brought in to complement the yellow in the accent papers. I used one natural wood veneer piece in the tag on the side of the photo.

I lightly sprayed the Hello paper on the bottom of the page with some of the Gold Color Shine. The shimmer just adds a bit more Sunshine to the page. 

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Tillamook Cheese Factor

It's rare that I get to scrap pictures of my husband and myself. We took a trip back in February, and I finally got around to scrapping a few of the photos. I love that we take selfies together, which my daughter tells me is "usies" since there are two of us in the picture. 

I used a sketch from ScrapMuch? for this layout. Another Laura Whitaker sketch. Woo Hoo! I used one of my past Noel Mignon kits for this page. Since we were in the Cheese Factory for the pictures, I just had to use the paper with the milk bottles!

I love, love, love the milk bottle paper. I took my colors from that paper for the rest of the page. The stitching is actually rub-ons, and not real stitching. So much easier than dragging out my machine! I created a little embellishment cluster based around this 'Heavy Cream' wooden nickel. So cute!

The ink splats are made using Heidi Swapp's Color Shine in 'Butter'. I love that it's Butter on a Cheese Factory page! 

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So Awesome

 Oh man, I love this little face! This is my adorable son, William. How cute is he? He's ten-years-old, but he still loves to spend time with me cuddling and talking. I adore him so much! I took this picture of him a few months ago. I love the little freckles that you can see across the bridge of his nose. Too cute!

I created this layout for a challenge from The Studio Challenges. I loved the simple sketch that allowed me some freedom, yet gave some great guidelines. 

I used Echo Parks Jack and Jill Boy collection for this layout. I love the oranges and blues together. I used what looks like several layers of paper, but really only used two full layers, and then used little pieces of paper around the edges. I inked all the edges with Quick Quotes chalk ink in Orange Slice. I used a white Uniball pen to outline some of the layers, and a Zig Writer in navy for some others. Lots of little details in this simple layout. I used a set of Thickers with blue glitter. Fun!

I used Heidi Swapp Color Shine in both navy and peach for this page. I took the cap off and just tapped it to disperse the ink o the page. I used different circle embellishments from the Jack and Jill line to add fun elements to the page. I love how simple this page is. It allows my son's adorable face to be the star of the page. Perfect!

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Grandma's Pumpkin

I love scrapping pictures of my little Miss Meila. She was only a few months old in these pictures, and it's fun to look back at them now that she is two. It's amazing how quickly time goes by!

I created this layout for the Noel Mignon Fall Crop. The challenge was Fall Fashion, and the idea was to use lots of layers. I love using lots of patterned pappers and layers, so this challenge was easy for me. I used sketch #115 from My Scraps & More for this layout. I switched a few things around, and I love how it turns out.

I never thought I'd like being called Grandma, but it is pretty awesome! I love this little one so much. I used papers and embellishments from my Noel Mignon Kit for this pages. Everything works so well together. I'm not normally a bow girl, but this one worked so nicely on the page that I couldn't resist.

I used two types of Thickers for this layout. I love the orange glitter ones! So much fun. Before putting the papers down I put some Heidi Swapp Color Shine on the paper. It showed through the acetate paper with the triangles and added another layer.

I love using banners on my layouts. I stitched the  'cord' on this banner with my sewing machine. I also inked the edges of all my papers with Quick Quotes Chaulk Ink.

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