My Love

I don't often get to take a good picture of my wonderful husband, Troy, so when I do, I make sure to scrap it. 

I used a sketch from Stick It Down. I loved the simplicity of it, and the straight lines. I really like straight lines! 

I also used a challenge from Paper Issues FB Group. The challenge was a Pinspire me board. 

I played off of the reds, blacks and whites, and the boxes that created the picture collage. 

And last, I used this page for a challenge from SG Scrap Squad. It was called the "All I Want to Do is Scrapbook" challenge; use any theme, size, colors. Easy!

I used red glitter Thickers for the title of this layout. I love the deep red color! I framed the picture of my husband with white cardstock, and inked the edges with red Quick Quotes chalk ink. I used the same ink to edge most of the papers on the page.

I love using my white Quick Quotes chalk ink! Every time I use black paper that ink comes out. I also used my white Signo pen to add some journaling to the bottom of my page.

I was able to use four different patterned paper on my page. I love this simple layout that says so much.

Thank you for taking a look at my page. Please leave me some blog love and let me know your thoughts. Thanks!

Together is Where I Always Want to Be

I'm in love with this layout. It's rare that my husband and I get pictures, but we took a couple small trips last year and finally had some time together. I love getting a chance to scrap us!

I used various papers and embellishments from past Noel Mignon kits for this page. I created the page for a sketch challenge on the Facebook Group page SG Scrap Squad. I had tons of fun creating it!

Okay...I see the mistake in the title now. How did I not see the double "want" when I made the page? Who knows?!? The white alphas that spell Want have now been removed. I didn't feel like taking the photos again, to be honest, so just image it's gone. 

I used a set of phrase Thickers for the title, along with three different types of alphas. I love mixing alphas on layouts!

I added gold accents to the page to break up the blues and teals. I adore this acetate strip of gold arrows that I stitched down with my sewing machine. I pop-dotted the gold hearts on the page to give them dimension.

I love these colors! Blues, teals and whites are my colors. Beautiful! The doodling just kind of happened as I went. The page called for lots of straight lines, so I went with it. I also used Dyllusions White Spray Mist to add accents to the page.

I hand wrote my journaling on this little note card. I'm not always fond of my handwriting, but I think it's important to be on my pages now and again. 

And, the two of us "together", even if we are in separate pictures. I love how happy and relaxed we look.

I hope you enjoyed looking at my layout. Please let me know your thoughts, and join my blog if you can. Thanks!

Pentatonix

My husband and I love Pentatonix, and even though we weren't able to get great pictures of the concert, I was excited to be able to scrap them. It's rare we get out and do anything exciting.

I used various papers and supplies from my stash for this layout. I just pulled it all together, and chose the papers around the title die cut that I had created just for this page.

I used a sketch from ScrapMuch? to create this page. Laura Whitaker sketches make me happy!

The die cut was created by Stacia Brandt from Dancing Daisy Designs. She is extremely talented, and a wonderful friend. As soon as I told her what I wanted, she made it, sent it to me via e-mail for approval, and shipped it. So wonderful! She can be reached through Facebook if you are interested in seeing more of her work.

Our selfie came out goofy, and not flattering at all, but you can tell that we are happy and having fun. I wouldn't change it for anything! 

I mounted the pictures on black cardstock and then inked the edges with Quick Quotes chalk ink in Coconut (white). I love the dreamy effect it gives the edges. 

If you look closely at the photo you can see the lettering that the die cut was created to resemble. I think Stacia did an amazing job! 

I had these little round plastic doiles in my stash forever! I was thrilled to be able to finally use them. 

This was a pretty simple layout for me, but I enjoyed creating it. Thank you for taking a look at it. Please leave me your thoughts, and feel free to join my blog. Thanks!

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! 

Thanks for taking a look at my layout. Please leave me some blog love by letting me know your thoughts. 

Adventure

Good afternoon. Here is another layout that I completed in May. I'm so happy to finally get them all up on my blog. These pictures are from our trip to South Dakota during the summer of 2014. We stopped at Painted Dessert Rest Stop on our way. The colors there are beautiful!

The sketch I used for this was from Stuck?!Sketches. I love the circles and squares together.

I used my Noel Mignon kit for this layout. It had this adorable cork title that was perfect! I love the papers too. They were just what I needed for this layout. I wrote my journaling around the edges of the page. I had a story to tell about this stop, but I didn't want it to intrude with the layout.

I love layers! This photo frame allowed me to add another dimension of layers. I love adding doodles to my pages. I used the same pen to do my journaling, and to add stitch marks around the circle and other papers.

I don't normally round the corners of my pictures, but it was a perfect addition to this layout. It added to the circles and squares all over the page. The cork arrows came with the cork title.

Thank you for taking the time to look at my layout. I hope you enjoyed it.

I Love Us!

 Good afternoon! I'm bringing you another layout that I completed in May. This picture is a selfie that my husband and I took together. We drove up to some land that we love after a professional photo shoot (so we were dressed up in matching clothes) and decided to take this picture. I love it! 

I used Teresa Collin's Urban Market set for this layout. I adore the blues and silvers! 

I love using stamps for the date. I stamped several times with the ink lightening a little with each stamp. (Aren't we cute?)

I typed my journaling and cut it into strips. It's one of my most favorite ways to add journaling. I used lots of different patterned papers for this page. So much fun!

The swirls of thread are simple sewing thread. I've started collecting many different colors because it makes a great accent. Speaking of accents, aren't those Thickers awesome? 

Another close up of the thread. It works perfectly with this page!

Thank you for looking at my page. I enjoyed making it, and I hope you enjoyed looking at it.

Not All Who Wander Are Lost

 Hello everyone! I have been absent from my blog and from scrapbooking for WAY too long! This summer my husband and I remodeled our entire house, putting in all new bamboo floors and painting every room. It was a massive project. Most everything was packed up for several months, including my scrapbooking things, so I was unable to do anything for a long time. I'm finally back. Yay! I'm starting by posting a few pages that I got done before the remodel that I never got on my blog. So, here goes.

This page makes me happy! Summer 2014 we traveled by car, the 2nd time, from Washington State to my parent's house in South Dakota. I took these pictures at one of the many rest stops. When I looked at them I realized just how much my boys look alike. I love how similar they are! 

I used papers from my Noel Mignon kit for this layout. I also used various items from my stash to compliment the papers. I love the way it turned out! 

I love using multiple patterned papers. Mixing orange and blue makes me happy too. They look wonderful together.

I tend to type my journaling as I'm not very fond of my own handwriting. Typing it and putting it on strips is one of my favorite ways to add the journaling.

This paper is perfect!

Another thing I love to do is use multiple types of alphas. I found both of these in my stash. I have a bit of an alpha obsession.

I used a sketch from Sketch 'N Scrap for this layout. It was due way back in May, so I never got it submitted, which is too bad, but I just love this page anyway.

Thanks for taking a look at my page. I'm hoping to be able to post more often now that our house is done. Have a great rest of the weekend!

Cherish

I adore this picture of my husband and our son! I knew the layout needed to be special. I absolutely love the way it turned out!!

I used Sketch #119 from Let's Capture Our Memories for this page. I loved the layers and the simple potential. I hunted for supplies through my stash for this layout. I used a simple piece of gray cardstock, and gave it a few spritz and splats of Dylussions white misting ink. I ended up ironing the paper afterward to help it to lay a bit more flat. It didn't come out perfectly flat, but it was better. I hunted for all sorts of buttons and such from different collections I had laying around. I love how it all came together.

I looked for any button, chipboard, or wooden nickel with the mint/aqua and gray color to them. Just a little bit of gray baker's twine made the embellishments come together.

I used a phrase from a set of foam Thickers that I had in my stash. I worked perfectly with this page. I typed and printed my journaling, and cut it into strips. I love showcasing my journaling this way.

I also get to use this layout for a challenge from Red Carpet Studio. I love when my layouts fit for multiple challenges! RCS challenge #98 was inspired by the move Overboard, which is one of my most favorite movies! The challenge was to use a masculine and a feminine element on your page. My masculine element is the dark gray background and the black letters. The feminine element is the soft mint/teal colors in the papers and embellishments, and the little bow of baker's twine.

Thank you for taking a look at my layout. I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed creating it. Please leave me your thoughts. Thanks!

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!

There's Always Room for More

These pictures include three of my favorite people: my husband, my son, and my granddaughter. My son and granddaughter are only 8 years apart, which is closer than the 11 years apart my daughter and son are. It's an interesting dynamic. I love that I get to see my son and granddaughter growing up together. These pictures are typical of some of the interaction. Meila has to be in the center of things. The boys love it!

I used a sketch from Stuck?! Sketches for this layout. Laura Whitaker was the sketch designer. She quickly become a favorite of mine. Her work is so much fun to play with. I used my "Hey Girl!" Kit from Noel Mignon for thisw about as well. The colors are tons of fun!

I love this little tree. It's been in my stash for a awhile. This seemed like a good place to add it. I used black Thickers in the title to calm down some of the bright colors and help ground the pictures.

I had this little journaling card in my stash too. I hand wrote my journaling on it, then stitched it to the page. I used buttons and enamel dots to embellish in several places.

I love using multiple types of alphas in my layout titles. It makes them more fun. This whole page is about fun!

Thanks for taking the time to look at my page. I'd appreciate any feedback you can give me.

Note: Thank you Stuck?! Sketches for featuring my layout January 2015. http://stucksketches.blogspot.com/2015/01/our-weekly-feature-and-reminder.html

My Boys are Awesome

I had so much fun creating this layout! At first I was a bit stuck on what papers I wanted to use and how to create the angle I wanted, but suddenly it all came together. Honestly, the ribbon did it for me. As soon as I put it on the layout my creative energy started flowing.

I used a sketch from ScrapMuch? To create this layout, as soon as I saw the sketch I knew I wanted to use it. The angle was just fun! I used lots of scrap papers that I had on hand, and lots of different scrappy goodness from my stash. It was fun to go hunting in my stash for just the right things.

Wooden nickels are so much fun. I pulled these two from different manufacturers. I matted my pictures with a cute yellow paper I had in my scraps. Not no my normal white mats....I love the way they turned out!

This little corner of happy was an afterthought. It just looked kinda empty so I cut a semi circle of one paper and a corner of another and put them in. A few enamel dots, a flair, and suddenly it was a fun little accent corner.

I had these boy stickers in my stash for awhile. I was happy to get a chance to use them. I put my journaling on the little tag, and tied a coarse yellow ribbon on it. A few splashes of yellow Color Shine and some enamel dots really set it all off.

I hope you enjoyed looking at my layout as much as I enjoyed making it. Please leave a comment and let me know your thoughts. Thanks!