Bite?

I can't believe it's the last day of September already!  Where has this year gone?  Thought I would share my entry for the Sketches in Thyme Sketch #292.  Here's the sketch:

Here's my take on the sketch:

This was my youngest son's first birthday; he's now eight!  He wasn't quite sure what to do with the cake at first, but when he got into it, he had a blast!  Once he was finished, we took him straight to the bathtub, and the water turned red.  LOL!

Challenges Entered

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' September Monthly Layout Challenge--Birthday

~Sketches in Thyme Sketch #292

Supplies Used

~Blue patterned paper from stash

~Cardstock from stash

~Creative Imaginations Celebrate Me die-cut shapes

~EK Success Sesame Street collection patterned paper--Elmo in Circles

~Imprintz Mini Pigment Ink Pad in Blue

~Making Memories Spring Green Small Dots patterned paper

~Ranger Archival Ink Wendy Vecchi Designer Series in Buttercup

~Recollections white cardstock

~Stephanie Barnard Color Box ink in Spearmint

~Thickers Homestead chipboard letter stickers in Cherry

~ZIG Writer in Pure Red

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy scrapping!

THE ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE #332--"FOOD OR DRINK"--4 SEPTEMBER 2016

Thanks for all the lovely projects that were submitted for our "Anything Goes" theme at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog last week!  They were wonderful!!!  Our new challenge at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog is "Food or Drink."  Our sponsor this week is Robyn's Fetish.  The winner this week will receive three digital stamps of their choice from the Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More store.

The Robyn's Fetish DT was graciously provided with images to work with for this challenge; my image was "Perfect Pair."

Challenges Entered

~Jo's Scrap Shack FFC #154--Anything Goes

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' September Monthly Card Challenge--Anything Goes

Supplies Used

~iCraft 3D foam squares

~Jillibean Soup Watermelon Gazpacho Soup 6x6 mini pad

~Making Memories Just Chillin' 6x6 paper pad

~Ranger Archival Ink in Coffee

~Ranger Glossy Accents

~Recollections foam adhesive circles

~Robyn's Fetish "Perfect Pair" digital image

~ShinHanart Touch twin markers in Burnt Sienna (BR95), Flesh (R139), Mint Green (G56), and Pale Green (GY59)

~The {Stamps} of Life flipflop2stamp set

~Stickles in Pink

~Studio G Alphabet stamp set

We look forward to seeing your "Food or Drink" creations this week!  Be sure to get them linked up at the Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog before Saturday.  Good luck, and happy scrapping!

THE ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE #307--"EASTER CARDS"--13 MARCH 2016

Thanks for all the lovely projects that were submitted for our "Tags" theme at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog last week!  They were beautiful!!!  Our new challenge at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog is Easter cards.  Our sponsor this week is Robyn's Fetish, and the prize is the winner's choice of three digital stamps from the Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More Store.

I chose the "Cross and Flowers" image from Robyn's Fetish for my project this week.

Supplies Used

~Cardstock from stash
~ColorBox mini ink in Razzberry
~Colored pencils in brown, dark brown, golden yellow, green, lemon yellow, light brown, light green, magenta, orchid, and pink
~Making Memories Just Chillin' 6x6 paper pad
~Robyn's Fetish "Cross and Flowers" image
~There She Goes Clear Stamps "Hunny Bunnies" sentiment (company no longer in business)

We look forward to seeing your Easter cards this week!  Be sure to get them linked up at the Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog before Saturday.  Good luck, and happy scrapping!

THE ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE #306--"TAGS"--6 MARCH 2016

Thanks for all the lovely projects that were submitted for our "Pearls" theme at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog last week!  They were beautiful!!!  Our new challenge at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog is tags.  Our sponsor this week is KPM Doodles, and the prize is the winner's choice of two sets from the KPM Doodles store.

The Design Team members were provided with the cutest set of kitten images from KPM Doodles! 

 

Supplies Used

~American Crafts "Party Animal" sentiment
~Colored pencils in black, bubble gum, dark brown, golden yellow, silver, slate, and white
~KPM Doodles images
~Making Memories Chloe's Closet 8x8 designer paper
~Memento Dew Drop Ink in Morocco and Nautical Blue
~The Paper Studio Sticky Doos foam adhesive squares
~Recollections foam adhesive circles
~Ribbon from stash
~Simon Says Stamp "It's Your Birthday" sentiment

We look forward to seeing your tag projects this week!  Be sure to get them linked up at the Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog before Saturday.  Good luck, and happy scrapping!

Mona Lisa

I decided to participate in the Layout a Day Challenge this year.  Two days into it, I am SO GLAD I did!!!  The theme of this year's challenge is "Around the World in 29 Days," so I've vowed that all of my layouts for this month will be travel related.  I really want to scrap photos of my international travels, so I should have PLENTY of topics, as I've been out of the country several times.

For LOAD1 (Layout a Day--Day 1), the prompt was Colors, specifically the colors of red, white, and blue for the flag from The Netherlands.  You could use the colors in the prompt, or you could take inspiration from the sample layout.  I chose to focus on the color of blue and to scrap a photo of the Mona Lisa.  I used the February single page sketch from Stick It Down to get started.

After trying out a couple of different things, I turned to my WONDERFUL husband for assistance!  He has great ideas and many times sees things I don't.  Thanks to his idea, my layout turned out like this:

 

My husband had the idea of creating a pyramid where the diamonds are on the sketch, since there is a crystal pyramid in the courtyard of The Louvre.  I didn't want to cover up the background paper, as I really love the images that are on it, so I cut squares from transparency sheets and placed them together like a pyramid.  It's also a little hard to tell from these photos, but the main color in the background paper is a very light blue.

Challenges Entered

~Lasting Memories Layout Challenges--Challenge #278--"The Blues"

~Layout a Day LOAD1

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' February Monthly Layout Challenges--Anything Goes #1

~Stick It Down February Single Page Sketch

Supplies Used

~Cardstock from stash

~Making Memories Passport chipboard alpha stickers

~The Paper Studio transparency sheets

~Ribbon from stash

~Wubie Prints France 2

I'll be posting my layout each day for LOAD, so be sure to stop by to what part of the world I'm going to showcase next!  Thanks for stopping by!  Happy scrapping, everyone!

THE ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE #296--"ANYTHING FOR WINTER"--27 DECEMBER 2015

What beautiful snowflake projects last week!  This week's challenge at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog is "Anything for Winter."  Our sponsor this week is Sami Stamps, and the prize is a $12 gift certificate to Sami Stamps.

The Design Team members were provided with an image for our projects, and I chose "Comfy Cocoa."

I used the sketch from the Cheerful Sketches Challenge, so this will be my second entry there for this month.

Supplies Used

~Cardstock from stash
~Cheerful Sketches Challenge December sketch
~Colored pencils in brown, gray, green blue, mahogany, and raspberry
~Making Memories Just Chillin' 6x6 paper pad
~Memento Dew Drop ink in Teal Zeal
~My Mind's Eye All Spice 6x6 paper pad

~Ranger Archival Ink in Coffee
~Ranger Glossy Accents
~Sami Stamps "Comfy Cocoa" digital image

~Stickles in Turquoise
~Sticky Doos foam adhesive circles
~TPC Studio Coffee Cafe clear stamps--sentiment

What type of winter project will YOU create this week?  We can't wait to see them!  Be sure to get them linked up at the Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog before Saturday.  Good luck, and happy scrapping!

Whimsical Twist Chalkboard Challenge

My sweet friend Sandi Pressley is on the DT at Whimsical Twist, and she posted about their Chalkboard Challenge last week.  It took me a while to find what I KNEW I had to participate, but luckily I ran across my blackboard album (which Sandi sent me!) and got to work!

I don't think I'm COMPLETELY finished with this, but it's finished enough to share.  I know there are some pages that I want to add a few more things to, like some embellies, but I've got to dig through my stash to find them.  This is Cosmo Cricket's Happy's Blackboard Album, which I believe is no longer available (I couldn't find it on their site).

Obviously, this is a gift for my husband!  Our dating anniversary is coming up in December, so I think I'm going to hold it until then.  I'm always at a loss as to what to get him!  Here's my supply list and links to products, if they're still available:  Cosmo Cricket Happy's Blackboard Album, Personalized by You Jeweled I Love You stickers, colored pencils, Gelly Roll white pen, Me & My Big Ideas Soft Spoken Embellishments--Walter-Husband, Jolee's Boutique No 1 Dad stickers, EK Success Dallas Cowboys stickers, Making Memories word fetti travel, Bo Bunny Cardstock Stickers Smitten, Little Yellow Bicycle Dimensional Stickers Sweet Love, Me & My Big Ideas Soft Spoken Embellishments Love of My Life, Me & My Big Ideas Mambi Minis Crazy Alphabet, sei Rub-on words Bridgeport.

I hope you've all had the chance to craft this week!  I've been in my craft room just about every day this week, and I've got one more project to make before Friday.  I'll be back on Friday with a new DT post for Scrapbooking4fun Challenges and then again on Monday with a BIG announcement!  Until then, happy scrapping!