Rainbow

I hope everyone's having a great weekend!  I'm sure you're all just as ready for everything to reopen as I am, but I know we all want to keep everyone safe as well.  I'm plugging along with work, graduate school, making sure my son gets his AMI work done, and getting a little crafting in when I can.

If you've been visiting my blog any in 2020, then you know Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' has a 52-Week Layout Challenge going  We're in Week #15 right now, and my layout below is my Week #15 layout.  It also counts as my first layout for the April Monthly Layout Challenge there of "April Showers Bring May Flowers" and for my "Wood" BINGO square at Snc.

One of the current sketches at Sketches in Thyme is Sketch #415:

This is my take on the sketch:

I'm also entering this at Lasting Memories.  Challenge 491 there is "Word Play--Spring."  You have to use an item or technique for every letter in the word "Spring."  Mine are as follows:  S--Spring flowers on background paper, P--Patterned paper, R--Rainbow title, I--Inking (in yellow between the picture and title), N--Navy ZIG Writer used to write journaling, G--Green cardstock.  

Challenges Entered

~Lasting Memories #491--Word Play "Spring"

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' April 2020 Monthly Layout Challenge--April Showers Bring May Flowers

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' April 2020 BINGO--Wood

~Sketches In Thyme--Sketch #415

Supplies Used

~Close To My Heart Exclusive Inks in Sunflower

~Simple Stories Good Day Sunshine collection

       --6x12 Page Elements

       --Chill Out

       --Expressions Cardstock Stickers

       --Fundamentals Cardstock Stickers

       --Life is Beachy

~Thickers Patchwork Fabric Letter Stickers in Ladybug

~ZIG Writer in Navy

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you get some crafty time soon.  Have a great weekend, and happy scrapping!

Wedding

I also decided to get involved again at The Outlawz Challenges and found their Wednesday Sketch Challenge.  Here's the sketch to work with:

I decided to use the sketch for a layout.

I've had this picture of my parents on their wedding day, along with my grandparents, printed for a while and was just waiting on the right paper and challenge to use it.

Challenges Entered

~The Outlawz Challenges 

     *Wednesday Sketch Challenge, Mar. 18-Mar. 31

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin'

     *March 2020 Layout Challenges--Dig Into Your "Stuff"

     *March 2020 BINGO--Your Favorite Woman Layout

Supplies Used

~Carta Bella En Vogue collection

     *3x4 Journaling Cards

     *Dress Forms

     *Element Sticker

     *Map of Paris

~Cardstock from stash

~MAMBI Alphachips stickers--black glitter

~Thickers Sprinkles glitter letter stickers--black

~Timeless Twine in Cape Cod

~ZIG Writer in Pure Black

I hope you've had some scrappy or crafty time today so far.  Thanks for stopping by!

February 2020 Creations

I hope you enjoyed looking through my January 2020 creations!  If you haven't seen those, you can click here to go to that post.  As promised, here's everything I created in February:

I'll be back around the first of April to share my March creations.  I'm planning to get quite a bit more done between now and the end of the month!  Thanks for stopping by!  Happy scrapping!

January 2020 Creations

Happy weekend, everyone!  Our world is living in some crazy times right now, so I hope I can brighten your day by sharing my creations.  I'm in an online scrapbook group, Scrappin' 'n' Chattin', and we recently (re)started a 52-Week Layout Challenge.  The point of the challenge is to complete one layout a week for every week of the year.  At the end of the year, you have fifty-two layouts to add to your albums!  We also have monthly layout challenges, a quarterly sketch challenge, monthly BINGO, and a monthly twenty-four hour challenge that helps us be creative.

I have to admit that I didn't get a lot of layouts done in 2019 (for the past couple of years, actually), so having the group start the 52-Week Layout Challenge again has really helped jump start my creativity again.  I thought at the end of each month that I would share everything I created in hopes that I can give others some crafty inspiration!  Here's everything I completed in January of this year:

I hope you get some inspiration from my creations!  Happy scrapping, everyone!  Thanks for stopping by!

Make a Wish

Feeling Sketchy is another sketch challenge that I've always enjoyed.  Here's their first challenge for the new year:

I used the sketch to make another birthday card, just in case I need two for Joseph's birthday!

Challenges Entered

~Feeling Sketchy--Sketch #208

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' January Card Challenges--Birthday

Supplies Used

~Patterned papers from stash

~Pop-up dots from stash

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy scrapping, everyone!

It's Party Time!

Stick It Down has always been one of my favorite sites for sketches, and I was on their card Design Team for a while.  It was only natural, then, that I check them out to see what they have to offer for January.

Here's their January Card Sketch:

Since my youngest son turns ten next week (!), I decided to use the sketch to make a birthday card.

Challenges Entered

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' January Card Challenges--Birthday

~Stick It Down January Card Sketch

Supplies Used

~Patterned papers from stash

~Pop-up dots from stash

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy scrapping, everyone!

Pinecone Christmas

When I was looking for new sketches and challenges, I came across 52 Christmas Card Throwdown.  I always participate in a Christmas in July card challenge in one of my scrapbook groups, but I never have enough Christmas cards.  I also came across the ABC Christmas Challenge.  Both of these will be perfect and will hopefully help me have enough cards this year!

Here's the January sketch:

Here's my card:

Challenges Entered

~52 Christmas Card Throwdown--January Sketch (I missed entering this one just by a few hours!)
~ABC Christmas Challenge--'B is for Berries'
~The Outlawz Challenges Festive Fridays Challenge--January 11, 2019

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' January Card Challenges--Something Sparkly
~Simply Create Too Challenge #145--Anything Goes/No Twist
~Soul Scrappers CC68--Anything Goes Card Challenge

Supplies Used

~Fancy Pants Cottage Christmas collection--Ephemera Pack and Walk in the Woods patterned paper

~Pop-up dots from stash

~Queen & Co. Twinkle Princess Cut self-adhesive stones

~Ribbon from stash

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy scrapping, everyone!

Get Well Soon

I'm glad I had some free time to spend in my craft room this week.  It felt so good!

Here's the current sketch at CAS(E) this sketch!

I thought it was perfect to try out one of my new stamp sets:

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Challenges Entered

~CAS(E) this Sketch #304
~The Outlawz Challenges Festive Fridays--January 11, 2019

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' January Card Challenges--Something Sparkly

Supplies Used

~Ranger Archival Ink in Plum

~Ranger Archival Ink Wendy Vecchi Designer Series in Forget-Me-Not

~Recollections Stamp and Die Kit

~Stickles in Turquoise

I just really love the little pill stamp in this set!  It's just so cute!

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy scrapping!