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. 

Thank you for looking at my page. I really had a fun time creating this one. Please leave me a bit of blog love and let me know your thoughts. If you can, please join my blog and follow my updates.

Hay! Brother

I love this series of pictures! My son and my son-in-law (future in these pictures). William loves Dominick, and Dom loves William. Brotherly love, even through marriage.

I created this layout for the Noel Mignon Fall Crop. I took on the Falling Leaves challenge, which was simply to use leaves on a layout. Since these photos were of the pumpkin patch, leaves for the layout perfectly. I used Sketch #361 from Scrapbook Challenges for this page. I haven't created two-page layouts in awhile, so I decided to use just half of the sketch. I like the way it turned out.

I used papers and embellishments from my Noel Mignon kit for this layout. The colors make me happy. These little wooden leaves are adorable too. 

This picture of the boys says it all. Love! 

I like using different alphas to make titles. I used two different types of Thickers for this one. I also love typing my journaling in strips. It makes the journaling an accent on the page.

I hope you enjoy my layout. Please let me know your thoughts.

Our Silly Girl

Good afternoon everyone! I think my latest layouts has to be one of my very favorites that I've done in a long time. Once again it features pictures of my adorable granddaughter, Meila. 

I used my latest Noel Mignon kit for this layout. I love the yellow and pink together, and they go perfect with Meila's little jacket. I used Sketch 432 from Scrapbook Challenges for this layout. I was able to use my new Canon Selphy to print the pictures in the sizes I wanted (after a bit of trial and error). I love the way everything just came together.

I used two pins that I had in my stash to make these adorable flags. The flair was also something I had in my stash. I love all the buttons and enamel dots together.

The title couldn't be more perfect! These were in a set of Thickers with all sorts of colors. I got lucky enough to have all the right letters in the pink and yellow colors. Well, I actually didn't have enough of the letter "L", but I sacrificed a letter "E" to make one. You can't tell the difference when you look at it.

I added this little rubon in the lower right corner. It's barely visible, but just enough to make a small statement.

My journaling strips are pieces of washi tape. I used a bright pink pen to write on the strips and then let them air dry so they wouldn't wipe off. I love how it turned out! I'll definitely be using that method again. I knew that if I messed up on my writing I'd be able to just take the tape off and try again. Ahhh..the freedom!

I hope you enjoyed looking at my layout as much as I enjoyed making it. Please leave me some blog lovin' and let me know what you think. Thank you!

Everything is Awesome!

I had so much fun with this layout! The colors fit the event well. This is a photo of my husband and I with our son as we wait for The Lego Movie to start. I love it so much! William was super excited, and the movie was pretty good.

I used Sketch 422 from Scrapbook Challenges for this page. I turned it on its side so it would work with my picture. 

I used the Hey Girl kit from Noel Mignon for this layout. The colors are so bright and fun. The kit included these great star clips and some Heidi Swapp word stickers. I took full advantage of them both. They worked perfect with this page!

The alphas for the title did not come with the kit. The blue alphas have been in my stash forever. I'm so glad I finally got to use them! The colored alphas are fairly new, but I honestly had no idea how I was going to use them until now. They are perfect though! 

This awesome flair came in the kit. It works well with the word stickers and enamel dots. 

I'm very happy with this layout. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Please let me know your thoughs. Thanks!

Merry Christmas

I love Christmas! It means family time, which means more to me than anything. Last year was my granddaughter's first Christmas which made it that much more precious. I was thrilled to get this family photo and excited to scrap it.

I used sketch #421 from Scrapbook Challenges for this layout.

I love my kids! I also love my son in law and granddaughter. It's awesome to be able to get them all in one LO.

These shiny Thickers make me happy!

I used my Cable Knit kit from Noel ?Mignon for this page. I love the colors!

Thanks for looking over my layout. Please let me know your thoughts. Merry Christmas!

Sprinklers & Sun = Fun

Good evening everyone! Once again I'm bringing you a vacation layout. The pictures aren't great because I can't get the right lighting in my hotel room, but they will do for now.

It's been a long time since I've done a double-page layout. I used sketch #404 from Scrapbook Challenges for this. I love the simplicity. Instead of using three 4x6 I broke the picture spaces up and used five 3x3 photos. I also used my new kit from Noel Mignon. I love the fun summer colors!

I'm in love with Doodlebug's Sprinkles. I have tons of tubes of them now. They worked perfectly with this layout.

I used some Washi tape from an older Noel Mignon kit. It worked perfectly with these colors.

Thank you so much for taking a look at my layout. Please leave a comment and let me know your thoughts.

Happy Birthday to Me

Good morning everyone! I found this picture in my stash of picture boxes and really wanted to scrap it. It's rare that my best friend and I have pictures together. Weird huh? This was from 2006, and I don't think we have more than a handful of pictures together since then. That's something we need to change!

I wanted this layout to be fun. I used a lot of patterned papers. I'm still not sure that I like the way it turned out, but since I tore it apart twice before getting this layout I decided to just go with it. I used the Bella Blvd Scattered Sprinkles line for this one, I also used sketch #401 from Scrapbook Challenges to create this layout.

I tried all sorts of different alpha stickers, but it was difficult to find ones that stood out from the background. I found these green glitter Thickers and knew I had to use them!

I love doodling on my pages, and I really felt that the squares of patterned papers needed to stand out so I used different doodling on each type.

I added stickers from the Bella Blvd collection and some enamel dots for dimension. 

Thank you for checking out my layout. I hope you found it fun.

Dinner Time Nom Nom!

Good morning everyone! Today I'm bringing you a layout that I did just for me. I'm loving it!

I used sketch #403 from Scrapbook Challenges for this layout. I also used papers from my Sweet & a Simple Noel Mignon kit, and other things from my stash.

These gold Thickers make me happy. But, I've run out of the letter E. So, I used the number 3 turned upside down. Unfortunately, now I'm out of 3s too. :)

I always doodle on my pages. This sketch definitely called for stitches, so I doodled them on.

Flairs are one of my new favorite embellishments. They just bring me a little more happy. And that cute little face!?! My favorite!

Thanks for taking the time to look over my layout today. I hope you get a chance to scrap for the fun of it sometime soon too.

Playing With the Birds

Good evening everyone! Tonight I'm revealing my layout for Lasting Memories 'Go Wild with Animals' challenge. The challenge was issued last week, but I've been so busy lately that I just couldn't get it done. Better late than never!

It's been a long time since I've done a double-page LO. I had too many pictures for a single-page, and I found a great sketch from Scrapbook Challenges (#396). These pictures are from 1999, so they've been hanging around just waiting for me to scrap them for awhile. This challenge was perfect! I also just got my Noel Mignon kit for June, and it had these great teal and lime papers in it. They were perfect for the pictures. I love orange with these colors, so I couldn't resist adding a splash of orange.

I used overlays on most of my photos. They helped to hide the unwanted backgrounds, and added really cute detail.

Aren't those colors yummy? I also added the smashed pennies that we made at the Oregon Zoo. I love adding souvenirs when I can.

These enable buttons from Jillibean Soup are awesome! I love the details they add. This cute wood veneer arrow was in the Noel Mignon kit. Love it!

I hope you enjoyed seeing my LO. Head on over to Lasting Memories and join us in this fun challenge. You have until the end of the month, so get those pictures together and start creating. I can't wait to see what you make.