Mud

Hi there!

It's FRIDAY!  And it's in the 70's today and the sun is shining!  Woo Hoo!  This makes for a FABULOUS Friday!  :)

Except... on a sadder note... I didn't make it to the next round (Week 22) at Colorful Creations for their So You Think You Can Scrap Challenge.  My layout wasn't "spectacular" and I kinda had a feeling it wouldn't get the votes needed to remain in the running.

But... it was a very FUN 21 weeks and I guess I need to be happy that I actually made it for this many weeks.  Ho hum!

Anyhow, this is the last layout submitted at the Colorful Creations  for their May 31 Sketch-a-Thon (Anmay).  You can see the challenge here.

I'm HAPPY to say that I've completed ALL the sketches for the entire month of May!  And it was super fun too!

Here's the final sketch for May 31st:

 

And this is what I created:

This is a photo of our grandson's cute little legs/feet.  He was not a happy camper to have mud all over his feet, between his toes.  But he had fun following his Uncle Andrew around up until this point.  :)

Supplies used:

Paper: My Mind's Eye, Colorbok

Clear Stickers Title

Sharpie Marker

Flowers/Leaves

Gems: Home Made

Distressing

Wilton Color Mist

 

The flowers and leaves were misted with a silver color mist... which "toned down" the bright green of the leaves.  The circles were distressed.

A closer look at my home made gems.

Clear sticker letters were used for my page title.

 I added the journaling in the lower right of my page.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Pretending to Like Baseball

Hello,

I have another layout to share that was submitted at Colorful Creations for their May 30 Sketch-a-Thon (marcimay).  I know... it's not the 30th just yet (only 15 minutes longer).  But the challenge was posted, so I added my layout.  You can see the challenge here.

Here's the sketch for May 30th:

 

Another sketch I loved working with!  I'm not big on so many circles, but I gave it a whirl and this is what I came up with:

I totally love how this layout turned out!!
This is our son playing Baseball during his Senior year of high school.  A sport he absolutely dreaded... but he did it anyhow... just so our school could keep the Baseball program.  He's such a kind hearted boy!

Supplies used:
Paper: Colorbok
Distressing
Cardstock Square Letters
Sharpie Marker

I matted part of my title and then added the remainder of the title in a curve below that.

I distressed the journaling, matting for part of the title and the cardstock strip which goes through the middle of the page.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Cherish

Hello,

Hope you're all having a wonderful Wednesday!

I have a layout to share that was submitted at Colorful Creations for their May 29 Sketch-a-Thon (janetmay).  You can see the challenge here.

This is the sketch:

 

I absolutely LOVE this sketch and had so much fun creating this layout:

This is our lovely niece when she was 7 years old.  

Supplies used:

Paper: Colorbok, Other

Gold Cording

Cuttlebug Embossing Folders

Embroidery Embellies/Badges: KaiserCraft

Flowers/Leaves

Glitter Gems: Home Made

Perfect Pearls Mist

Pink Shimmer Mist: Home Made

Wilton Color Mist

 

The banners were embossed and gold cording placed randomly over them.  I turned the tips up a bit for some dimension.

The background was misted with several different mists.   

I received these as part of a prize package I won.  I absolutely love them!  They were perfect for my page too!  How cool!

I placed the bird on top of one of the larger flowers.

Here's a portion of my flower grouping.  Some of the flowers were layered with leaves tucked under the larger flowers.  Glitter gems were added in their centers and randomly around the flowers too.

All the hexagons were embossed using several different folders.  Embossing them added so much texture to my page!

Here's a better look at the misting, embossed hexagons, and glitter gems.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Libby Family

Hi there,

It's the 28th of May and it's time for MY sketch challenge at Colorful Creations for their Sketch-a-Thon (libbymay).  You can see my challenge here.

Here's the sketch I chose by Stuck on U Sketches:

 

And here's what I created:

Boy, it sure was a MAJOR headache trying to get everyone in the Libby family together!  I can't even remember how many times I changed the date with the photographer!  When we finally did get together, we had awesome photos!  My favorite photographer!  He took our daughter's Senior pics and our son's Senior pics and they turned out fab!  And these family photos were no exception!  Love them!

Supplies used:

Paper: Colorbok, DCWV, Other

Glitter Sticker Letters

Swirls: Traced & Hand Cut

Sizzix Leaf Die

Corrugated Cardboard

Sizzix Fence Die

Flowers

Ribbon

Distressing

Gold Cording

Wilton Color Mist

Perfect Pearls Mists: Forever Green & Biscotti

This is the upper portion of my page... showing the two different scallops, ribbon and misting.

This is the bottom portion of my page.

These title letters are so cool.  I staggered the blue and green letters.

Loved that "Libby" fit on the banner.  So cool!

 

The swirl was traced from a template I had, cut and misted.  The leaves were also misted.

 The fence was distressed a bit and misted with different mists.

The flowers were pretty plain... so I misted them too... and brought them back to life!  :)

 Here's a closer look at the flower.

   

 Here's a look at the right side of my page.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Called for Duty

Hello there!

The S-U-N is finally shining!  I almost forgot what that looked like!  It is still cool out there though... but I'll take the sun.

I have a layout to share that was submitted at Colorful Creations for their May 27 Sketch-a-Thon (ANNEMAY).  You can see the challenge here.

This is the sketch for May 27:

 

And this is what I created:

Our daughter while she was in Afghanistan.

Supplies used:

Paper: Colorbok, DCWV

Stampin' Up! Border Punch

Ribbon

3D Sticker Title: Reminisce

Clear Sticker Quote

Cork board Shapes

Swirl & Frame for title: Hand Made

Perfect Pearls Mist: Heirloom Gold

Gold Color mist

Distressing

The corkboard was misted with two different mists.

 

The 3D embellie was matted on this shape that I hand cut.

The paper strips were misted with Perfect Pearls.  The sticker was matted onto cardstock, trimmed and the edges distressed.

I traced the swirl from a template I had, misted it and also distressed the edges.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Wonderful You

Hello there!

Another layout to share.  I managed to get some decent photos in between the pinkish and blurry photos!  Ugh!

I made it to Week 21 at Colorful Creations for their So You Think You Can Scrap Challenge (SYTYSC021).  Woo hoo!  You can see the challenge here.

Now it's up the the members of C.C. to vote for their favorites and 2 people will be eliminated each week until we have a winner. 

I'm happy to still be hanging in there.

And don't forget to VOTE FOR MY LAYOUT!  I was trying to find where the voting will take place... but I can't seem to find it.  I'll keep looking and when I find it... I'll add the link here.

Here's the sketch we had to work with:

 

This is what I created:

Our cutest little grandson ever... when he was around 10-12 months.  Love that sweet face and chubby cheeks!  He was pulling on his blanket that grampie was holding on to it and pretending it was "his" favorite blanket.  

Supplies used:

Paper & Tag: We R Memory Keepers

Fiskars Border Punch

Distressing 

Washi Tape: Home Made

Blue Shimmer Mist: Home Made

Perfect Pearls Mists

Sticker Title

Sharpie Marker

Chenille Rick Rack

 

I decided to add my journaling on the tag and write the word smile on the smiley face.  :)

The edges were distressed and rick rack added at the top.

Sorry for the glare in this photo.  I was trying to get a better photo of the various mists I used.

You can see some of the misting in this photo.  Once again, all the edges were distressed.  The page title was adhered onto cardstock and trimmed.

Here's a better look at the left of my page.

 Two different colors and sizes of washi tape were added above the photo.

Thanks so much for stopping by!