These are the Days to Remember

Hi there!

A beautiful day today and the sun was shining!  So I decided to enjoy the sun and weed one of my flower gardens.  Then the black flies found me!  Good grief... I had blood running down from behind my ear where one latched on good!  Those things are vicious!  Thank goodness I got it done in quick time!  But not quick enough to escape all the bites from those little horrid creatures!  Ugh!  This was my last chance to get it all cleaned out... because we're in for more rainy weather for the next several days.

ENOUGH RAIN ALREADY!!!!

Ok, now for a much more pleasant subject... scrapbooking!

This layout was submitted at Soul Scrappers for their Sketch Challenge (SC65).  You can see the challenge here.

Here's the sketch:

And the "extras" to add on your layout too:

- Misting

- 5 Buttons

- More than one word title

- 2 Flowers

- 1 Photo

Here's what I created:

Yes, this is me!  I was 35/36 weeks along.  I'm wearing the maternity dress that I made... and sadly I outgrew it shortly after that!  I still had a month to go in my pregnancy... and I got lots bigger!

Supplies used:

Paper: Colorbok

Prima Flowers

Glitter Gems: Home Made

Color Mist

Perfect Pearls Mists

Buttons

EK Success Border Punch

Rick Rack

Sticker Title

I followed the sketch and added all the "extras" on my page.

 

Here's my misting area.  I started with a mist that was too light, so I added more until I could actually see the misting!

To the left of the photo I added a punched border and rick rack below that.

The sticker was one long title, so I cut it and matted them onto pp.  

Love these flowers and the pastel buttons fit so well with my page.  And of course, I had to add some of my home made glitter gems.  :)

 

A closer look at my page title.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Zoe

Hi there,

Another layout to share with you that was submitted at Home and Scrapped Gallery with a sketch from Scrappy Sketches (Mid Week Sketch 21-13).

Here's the sketch:

 

And this is what I created with this awesome sketch:

Love this photo of our Zoe-dog!  She's so totally spoiled and we love her!

Supplies used:

Paper: K&Co., Colorbok

EK Success Border Punch

Flowers/Leaves

Clear Letter Stickers

Heart: cut from template

Butterfly

Sharpie Marker

Gems: Home Made

Distressing (heart)

 

Above the page title I added a pink butterfly.  Isn't it sweet?

My newest border punch and I love it!

Here's my flower grouping.

A closer look at the flowers and gems.

A glitter gem was added in the larger flower.

 The heart was cut from a template and the edges distressed.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Zoo

Hello there,

I have a layout to share that was submitted at Sketch N Scrap for their Birthday Bash Celebration.  This challenge is an inspiration photo.  You can see the challenge here.

Here's the Inspiration Photo:

 

And here's what I created:

I had to dig out this photo of a beautiful giraffe roaming around in the Omaha Zoo.  The photo was taken from the lift we were on that gave us an aerial view of the Park.  It was so cool!

I was inspired by:

- Greens

-Creams

-The dirt color

- Wood fence

-Black

Supplies used:

Paper: Colorbok

Foam Title Letters

Perfect Pearls Mist

Gems: Home Made

Prima Flowers

Tags: s.e.i.

Rub on

Twine: Home Made

Sharpie Marker

Paper Tearing

 

A wood flower was added between these two Prima flowers with my home made gems added for their centers.

Two tags were tied together with twine that I made and a rub on was added on the larger tag.

Three gems were added in the lower right of my page.

I decided on the black letters, taking the color from the Inspiration Photo.  The letters were also misted.

 

A closer look at the flowers and 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!

 

FUN

Hello,

This layout was submitted at Soul Scrappers for their Around the World - Japan Challenge (ATW5).  You can see the challenge here.

These are the Inspiration Photos of Japan to spark your creativity:

 

 

 

This is what I created:

A couple of boys from our Boy Scout Troop having some fun before marching in the July 4th Parade.

I was inspired by the 2nd photo:

- the painted faces

- teal colors

-patterned dresses

-bling in their hair

Supplies used:

Paper: K&Co., Colorbok

Sticker Title

Glitter Gems: Home Made

Die Cuts: s.e.i.

Sharpie Marker

A little bling was added on the photo turn.

I added a bracket to the left of the photo and another cardstock strip below the journaling block.  And let's not forget about the bling!  I thought this would "dress up" the page a bit.  :)

The page title is a clear sticker.

 A closer look at the bling.

Thanks so much for stopping by!