Scenic Vista

Hello,

I'd like to share my layout that was created for Soul Scrappers for the monthly Quote Challenge that I'm hosting (QC20).  The challenge is to use the following quote somewhere on your project.  The deadline for entries is March 7th.

"Each moment of the year has its own beauty."  

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Using a sketch from Stickers N Fun (June 2008), this is what I created:

Rather than type it all again, I'm going to show you a portion of my write up for my challenge.

This photo was taken as Andrew balanced on a rock, taking a moment to enjoy the clear running water, the quietness and the mountains that surrounded Chimney Pond at Baxter State Park.  I still marvel at the beauty of the majestic mountains and that I actually got this wonderful photo of my boy.  He was, at this moment, oblivious to all the excitement and commotion going on in the background as we (the Boy Scouts and all the volunteers) prepared to climb the very mountain in front of us.  Katahdin was begging us on, calling us to the challenge.

And... I have to add that I'm SO excited that my album for my challenge was FEATURED!

Woo hoo!  Totally thrilled about this... and had to share!!  :)

Supplies used:

Paper: DCWV, K&Co., Colorbok

Pop Dots

Die Cuts

Sharpie Marker

Distressing

Title & Subtitle cut from pp

Mister Huey's Color Mist: Clay

Perfect Pearls Mists: Biscotti

I usually type up computer generated journaling, but I chose to hand write it this time.

 

All the papers were misted except the title which was adhered with pop dots.

 The trees were misted and the leaves curled up a bit for some dimension.  The sub title was also adhered with pop dots.

 

 I added additional journaling in the lower corner of my page.

 

Have a wonderful day!

Florida Fun

Hello!

As cold as it was today my craft room was a sauna!  It was the best thing ever.  The sun was shining through the window and I got lots of Vitamin D!  Hee hee!  :)

The layout I'm sharing today was submitted at Let's Scrap at the end of January, for their Sketch Challenge.

Here's the sketch:

And here's what I created.  

This layout was also FEATURED on Let's Scrap!  

So totally exciting!! 

 Andrew and I had a blast in Florida!  These are only a few of the photos that were taken.

Supplies used:

Paper: DCWV, Colorbok, Other

Shapes: Cricut George & Basic Shapes

Font: Cricut Stamped

Flowers

Gems

Distressing

Rub ons

Swirls

Sharpie Marker

Word Strips

 

Various shapes were added beside the page title.   

 

I "found" these paper word strips in my stash.  I knew I had them but, boy, it took me awhile to actually get my hands on them!!  I've placed them on one of my shelves... so I can see them and maybe use them a bit more.  The edges of each strip were distressed.

 

Rub ons were added randomly onto shapes.

 

 I labeled each photo with a letter and then added those letters below the photo on the second page, telling a little about each photo and the date.

 

I used the really fine lettering with my Cricut for the subtitle.

 

The swirls under the flowers were traced from a template and the edges distressed.  Large blue flowers were added and smaller ones randomly around the swirls.

 

I added a rub on heart in the lower right.

 

Each circle was distressed and once again, rub ons added randomly onto the shapes.

 

Here's a better look at all the circles.  The shapes inside the circles were not distressed.

 

This is a look at the title side of my page.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

MY LAYOUT WAS FEATURED!!!

Hi there!

I had plans... but you know how those can go awry in a hurry.  I had plans to scrap all day today.  What else is there to do on a very cold Saturday, right?

I started by looking over the challenges that I really want to complete for January.  I gathered all my supplies and put them all in order according to the date they are due.  That took me longer than anticipated.  Doesn't it always?  We get so involved in the moment and forget all else.  At least that's what happens to me.  :)

As I was trying to find flowers in my bin (yes, all loose), I realized that I couldn't find the flowers I knew I had.  So, another project began.  First, you  should know that I have more than one large bin of flowers... I have 5!  But I was only starting with one bin because that was the one with all the tiny flowers.

Well, that took a few hours.  I "found" some super cute teeny tiny flowers that I thought were lost forever.  I sorted all the little flowers into baggies.  I'm hoping I won't get too annoyed pulling out all these baggies to find what kind of flower I want to use.  It has to be much better than digging into the bin to hopefully find the flower I need for my page.

Anyhow, the reason for my post today:

MY LAYOUT WAS FEATURED ON LET'S SCRAP!

I submitted my layout at Let's Scrap for their weekly sketch challenge (1-2-13).  Here's the sketch:

 

Using only the left side of the sketch, this is what I created:

 

 This is a photo of our daughter (who is in the Air Guard) and her friend (who is in the Army).  The photo was taken before they were to march in the July 4th Parade in our area.  They were not only excited to be in the parade, but to be marching with my hubby!  This is one proud mom!!  :)

Supplies used:

Paper: K&Co.

Swirls: Hand Cut

Various Flowers

Satin Rosettes: Hand Made

Seam Binding Rosettes: Hand Made

Gems: Forever in Time

Snow Globe Glitter Gems: Forever in Time

Ribbon

Lace

Glitter Chipboard Butterflies & Heart

Leaves

Perfect Pearls Mists

Distressing

Clear Gems

Clear Glass Bauble

Pearls

Stone Title Sticker: Sticko

Thought this "stone" sticker fit perfectly with my page.

 

I have lots of photos of, I think, one of my favorite work of art!  Hope you don't get too bored.  I was trying to get different angles to give you a better look at the various flowers and gems, etc.

 

 The swirls were misted and the edges distressed.  I kept the three leaves attached (rather than snipping them all apart) and tucked it under the large blue flower with the glass bauble.  Pearls were adhered randomly amongst the flowers.

 

This is the right side of my page.  Those butterflies are the cutest!  They were purchased in a package of various shapes and colors and are tags.  That's right... tags.  That's why there is a small pearl on the butterfly... to cover the hole.  I bent the wings up a bit so they would remain lifted off the page a bit.

The dark blue satin rosette was handmade, as well as the small rosettes which were made using seam binding ribbon.  I bought a shoe box full of seam binding ribbon at a garage sale a few years ago.  I have lots to play around with and the size is just right... not too small, not too large... but just right!

 

This large blue flower was from huge flowers that were given to me many years ago.  Rather than leave them stuffed in a box, I washed them up and tore them all apart.  This flower petal serves well as a "leaf" and looks so cool under the large white flower.

I also folded the heart a bit for dimension.  The swirl above was also misted.

The lace fabric was a much larger piece and I cut it down and used the ribbon to cover the edge of the lace.

 

This is the flower grouping under the photo.  All sorts of flowers in different sizes for variety and interest.  Lots of gems were used... snow globe, clear gems and gems.  I also added some leaves under a couple of the flowers.  Pearls were added around some of the flowers.

 

 You can see the dimension from the butterflies and flowers that are overlapping.

These next several photos show the different flowers, gems, pearls and clear glass bauble that I used.

  

 

Adding these pearls was challenging!  Those little buggers kept jumping out from between my fingers and rolling all over my desk!  I was glad to get them back in the bag!

 

Even though the pearls were being difficult, I love how this turned out!

 

A better look at the misting.

 

I was trying to get a shot of the whole flower grouping.

Hope you like my layout!

Thanks for stopping by.

Libby  :)

MY LAYOUT WAS FEATURED!!

Hi there,

Wonderful news!

My layout was featured on Let's Scrap http://letsscrap.ning.com/!

I was so excited to have my layout noticed!

Let's Scrap had a sketch challenge (9-5-12) last week in which I participated in.

Here's the sketch that I had to work with:

 

And here's my take on the sketch:

I had so much fun working on this layout, even though it took me a good part of the day to get

it just the way I wanted it!

These photos are of our grandson when he was 20 and 24 months old and so full of energy!

It was so fun to take pictures of him in his many activities.

Journaling reads:

Such a fun age!  Between the ages of 1 & 2 years old he was constantly busy.  Andrew and Dylan were more like brothers than Andrew's nephew.  They were always making something, running around, laughing, building and playing in the dirt!  Dylan had a great time at Great Pup's (Gary).  He followed Grampie Scott everywhere, absorbing everything he was doing and always had his little hand on "something" such as Scott's leg or on the hoses of the farm equipment being worked on.  

So cute!

Supplies used:

Paper: DCWV

EK Success Circle Punch

Circles: Traced & Hand Cut

Stampin' Up! Border Punch

Folder Tabs: Paper Pizazz

Ribbons

Sanding Block

Twill

Sharpie Marker (for journaling)

Font: Cricut Stamped

Cricut

Here's a closer up view of the left layout. 

I cut two different ribbons for the upper portion of the circle and 

the title letters were adhered, following the outline of the circle.

This shows the border punch that was used. 

I decided to use a strip of ribbon along the left side of the photo, placed so the edge of the stitching showed.

I used punched circles to place under the bottom portion of the circle. 

The right side of my layout. 

This shows my journaling block and how I adhered the circles.  I originally had only

one row of circles, but later decided two rows looked much better. 

This photo shows how I placed another circle of patterned paper just under the photo.

The tab was sanded. 

The other portion of the upper circle with ribbons.

Have a wonderful day!

Libby  :)