Safari animals

 Today I decided to make a card. A lot of my friends are having babies. So the theme from Cupcake Inspirations was perfect, and it fit perfectly with the punch theme at Double Trouble. I only own a circle punch, so I used it to make some punch art of the cute little animals! I used Melon for the theme at Heart 2 Heart. And I used the sketch from Atlantic Hearts. I used the wood grain background for the Thing 3 challenge with Double Trouble and the theme at Use Your Stuff.

I thought it turned out super cute. Thanks for stopping by, and I’ll see you next time!

Materials used:

Cardstock: White Daisy, Melon, Papaya, Black

B&Ts: Backyard Bliss

Stamps: Just to Say

Ink: Intense Black 

Other: 1 1/4” circle punch; hole punch, black marker, green sequins (not CTMH)

Different Embellishments

 For this week’s layout I used different embellishments than I usually use. I used washi tape, circles, enamel dots, and a recycled tag for the journaling. I also used a scrap pad that I cut into 6”x6” sheets.

Different Colors!

 This week on Lasting Memories, we are challenged to use a different color scheme than we normally would. As I was looking through my album, I noticed I use a lot of teal, aqua, pink, green, and some blue, yellow and orange. But I didn’t see much purple, and not a whole lot of orange. So I decided to scrap these  Halloween photos from 2020 when we were eating chili and passing out candy. I used my Scaredy Cat paper pack, which has just been sitting around for years, because it’s really not my thing. So, here is something different for me!

Materials used:

Cardstock: Black

B&Ts: Scaredy Cat

My Stickease: Scaredy cat.

Large photo

 I am posting a companion layout to my small photos layout. This time I used a larger photo than I normally do, 5”x7”. I am playing in this week’s challenge at Lasting Memories.

I used the colorbök pad for this one too, as well as some embellishments that were gifted to me and laying around!

Small photos

 Today I am excited to share artwork with you as a guest designer for the Lasting Memories challenge blog. I used the sketch from the Scraptacular Cropping Club, November 2021 sketch. The kit I used was a punch out pack that was gifted to me. I thought the colors went really well with my nature walk photos.

The challenge was to use a different size photo than you usually use, to get you out of your comfort zone. I used size 2.5”x3” instead of my normal 4”x6”.

Materials used:

Cardstock: White Daisy

B&Ts: Woodgrain (not CTMH)

Other: Vintage Rose Colorbök punch out pack (not CTMH), Olive Waxy Flax

Rays of Things

 Here are two more layouts I made. I will enter these into the Lasting Memories challenge. I used the 3 things for the challenge: floral pattern paper, hearts, and washi tape (it is actually stickers meant to look like washi tape).

Materials used:

Cardstock: White Daisy, Bamboo

B&Ts: La Vie en Rose

Complements: La Vie en Rose

Other: Art Philosophy Cricut bundle

Vacation Title page

 I have been trying to finish my vacation album from 2019. I’ve finally been able to finish the title page, and it was serendipitous because a I had these papers laid out, but didn’t really like them. When I saw the Spots and Stripes challenge from Lasting Memories, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I flipped over the papers, and they had stripes and spots on the back. I love it so much! Then I added a pocket card, trimmed, that had been sitting out for the title. I love how it turned out!

Materials used:

Cardstock: White Daisy

B&Ts: La Vie en Rose

Pocket cards: Wanderful

Other: Art Philosophy, Glacier Fundamental Assortment 

Old and New

 I have finally finished the last layout of my childhood album. My mom took these pictures of me getting ready for my wedding. I am participating in the Lasting Memories challenge for July: Opposites Attract. This layout is for the Old and New theme. I used a brand new paper pack, never been opened, and it worked perfectly for the theme of this layout. I did my wedding album 17 years ago, so I didn’t know what I’d use the True Love kit for, especially since my wedding colors were red and gold. The colors fit these pictures so well though. They are almost 18 years old, so I consider that old enough!

Materials used:

Cardstock: White Daisy

B&Ts: True Love

Stamps: Vogue Alphabet

Ink: Sugarplum

Other: Bronze sequins

Big and Small

 I found yet another scrapbook challenge. This one has a new theme every month and a new challenge every week. It is called Lasting Memories. I have been working on my childhood album from pictures my mom gave me. I am almost done, and one of the last pages besides my wedding is my graduation from college. The challenge is Opposites attract: Big and Small. So I took a pre-made layout, added my pictures, and then added two embellishments: one big and one small. The big one is a silhouette of a girl in cap and gown with a diploma. The small one is a stamped image of a graduation cap and the “Congratulations, Class of ‘04.” This is a companion layout, so the title is on the other page.

The kit I used was I Heart Us Workshops Your Way. I made it last year, and I’m glad to finally be able to use it! The stamp set is Happy Holidays. I used Mint and Intense Black stamp pads. The foam silhouette was something someone gave me. Thanks for visiting, and come back soon!

Family Layout

 I found a new scrapbooking challenge called Challenge Yourself that is about getting yourself onto your scrapbook layouts. The theme this month is “We are Family.” I made this layout today of my family when I was about 21 years old, and a distant family reunion.

Materials used:

Cardstock: White Daisy

B&T’s: Serenity

Stamps: Family is Forever

Ink: Sapphire, Toffee

Other: metal and wooden accents

Froggy in the Sunshine

 I have been doing lots of organizing lately. Yesterday I went through my leftover Cricut cuts wondering why the heck I keep some of these things! I’m playing in the WTHeck embellishments challenge at Shopping Our Stash. I had also realized I never finished this frog card I had started, not knowing what to add to it. Today’s Paperminutes theme made me pull it out and see if I could find a sunshine embellishment for the theme at Use Your Stuff. I found a negative I had left over from a make and take that fit perfectly so I added a wooden shape and a little heart. It was the perfect addition to my little froggy card I started at a CTMH event!

Materials used: Random CTMH cardstock and B&T paper, a stamp set I don’t own, some markers I think, and some wooden shapes and Cricut cuts

Ice Cream Sundae

 I have been doing a lot of scrapbooking and organizing, and card making hasn’t been happening as much. So today I am back to a normal schedule and decided to make a card for my favorite Monday challenges. The sketch is from Atlantic Hearts and the theme of frozen treats is for Cupcake Inspirations. I am also entering it into the summer fun theme challenge at Heart 2 Heart and the kids challenge at Simon Says.

Materials used:

Cardstock: White Daisy, Cranberry, Lagoon, Cotton Candy 

Fundamentals: Lagoon

Stamps: Ice Cream Dream, Just to Say…

Ink: Chocolate

Other: Cranberry grosgrain ribbon, Tri-Blend markers

CAS Christmas floral

 I realized that a lot of today’s challenges could be combined into one Christmas card. The “Christmas in July” theme is very popular! So I made this for 52CCT, Less is More, Jingle Belles, and Double Trouble. I already had these poinsettias stamped, so making a traditional Christmas card with flowers and bling was very simple.

Materials used:

Cardstock: White Daisy

Stamps: Wonderful Season, Just to Say

Ink: Intense Black, Candy Apple 

Other: Garnet Waxy Flax, Ruby Mini Medleys, Black Sparkles Flourishes

CAS Christmas

 Today I made a CAS card. I used a dot embossing folder to emulate the snow. The sketch is from CAS Colors and Sketches, the color combo is from 52 Christmas Card Throwdown (coming in just under the wire).

 

Materials used:

Cardstock: White Daisy

Stamps: Wintry Wishes

Ink: Candy Apple, Lagoon

Other: Dot Embossing Folder

Rocker Christmas card

 Today I decided to try something new. I went back and looked at some of the challenges I hadn’t completed yet, and I decided to try to combine them into one rocker card, which is the trend challenge for Just Us Girls. I have never made a rocker card before, so I looked up a YouTube video and figured out how easy it is. I cut a 6-inch circle and folded it in half. The rest is just decoration!

The colors are from the Paper Players, the theme for Christmas is from Paperminutes. Ich habe die Deutsche am bestens gelesen. Ich meine, mein Deutsch ist furchtbar, aber ich kann meistens verstehen. I’m also entering this into the Kids challenge at Addicted to CAS.

Materials used:

Cardstock: White Daisy, Pear & Lagoon fundamentals

Stamps: Santa Claus, Winter Joy

Ink: Lagoon, Pear

My Stickease: Party Time

Other: I Heart Us sequins assortment, ribbon

Love One Another

 Today I made this card with the colors from Color Throwdown, the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches, and the technique challenge at Simon Says - create your own background. I’m also entering it into the “Look to Yourself” verse challenge at Word Art Wednesday.

I decided to use stamps and inks to make the background, and I really like the colors, and was going for a kind of watercolor look, but it just isn’t working for me. Oh well. I might try again later. I chose the verse, love one another, because it is like the challenge to “look to yourselves” - being obedient to the Lord for our spiritual growth. That’s all I have for today. Thanks for visiting.

Materials used:

Cardstock: White Daisy

B&Ts: wood grain

Stamps: He is Risen, Brushstrokes

Ink: Lagoon, Canary, Gypsy, Sorbet

Other: sparkly paper, black pen (Creative Memories)

Straw Hat Hello!

 Here is a card I made for Color My Heart. The sketch is from Tuesday Morning Sketches. I noticed that the colors in the inspiration photo at Fusion are similar to the colors at the Color Dare, so I decided to do a straw hat card, and enter it into the Fusion challenge.

For the Sapphire, Sundance, Evergreen, and Glacier, I used the closest I have: I think it is Sapphire cardstock and Outdoor Denim embellishments, the inks I used are Honey, Glacier, and Topiary. I also included some light beige neutrals for the wood background and the hat. I inked around the small circle with Sapphire ink and popped it up with a double layer of foam tape to make it look more like a hat.

Materials used: 

Cardstock: White Daisy, Sapphire, Champagne 

B&Ts: wood grain (not CTMH)

Stamps: Love So Sweet

Ink: Sapphire, Glacier, Honey, Topiary

Other: hello die cut (Momenta), Outdoor Denim Mini Medleys

Patriotic Pride

 I made this card a while back, inspired by one I saw and loved. I looked up the dimensions, the strips having been cut with die cuts. I cut them myself with the paper trimmer to the right widths, and arranged them like this on my card front. I decided to enter it into the challenge at Heart 2 Heart, because I used red white and blue, patriotic colors.

I was inspired by Karren, over at Fusion, and this card:

Materials used:

Cardstock: White Daisy, Black, Sapphire, Capri, Mink

Stamps: Love Blossoms

Ink: Intense Black, Candy Apple