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!

Diamond

In entering challenges, I also decided to get involved at Soul Scrappers again.  For this month, they have a sketch challenge (SC142) using this sketch:

Here's my take on the sketch:

Diamond was our first cat; she just showed up on our carport one day when I was a teenager and eventually wooed her way inside.  She loved to sleep on my bed and always sat at the back door and meowed when she needed to go outside to use the bathroom.  Unfortunately, we found lying her in the neighbors yard one day, and she had passed away. 😢  She was such a wonderful kitty!

Supplies Used

~Echo Park Meow collection

     *Cat Icons

     *Element Sticker

     *Kitty Paws

     *Kitty Plaid

~ZIG Writer in Pure Black

I hope everyone is having a great weekend!  Happy scrapping, everyone!  Thanks for stopping by!

Lasting Memories March Challenge

I haven't been in the layout challenge game (on blogs, anyway) for a LOOOOONG time, so I thought I'd jump back in every now and then!  I was on the Design Team at Lasting Memories back in 2011, so I thought I'd start there.  Their first challenge for March was Mix and Match Patterned Paper, so I thought this layout fit the theme perfectly:

Supplies Used

~Echo Park I'd Rather Be Crafting collection

     *Just My Type

     *Element Sticker

~Echo Park I 💓 Crafting collection

     *Create Beauty

     *Makers Gonna Make

     *Element Sticker

~Thickers Cecily Glitter Letter Stickers--Silver

~Timeless Twine Lemonade Yellow

~ZIG Writer Pure Pink   

I hope everyone has a great scrappy weekend!  Thanks for stopping by!

Papaw's Pumpkin

I hope you've had a great Saturday!  I finally had time over the past week or so to make some layouts in my craft room, so I thought I would share one with you tonight.  I found this sketch at Let's Get Sketchy:

I've had some "older" photos on my scrap desk for quite a while and decided I would use one to go along with this sketch.

The sketch didn't have a designated place for journaling, so I decided to do my journaling around the edges of the patterned paper pieces.

Challenges Entered

~Let's Get Sketchy September 1 Sketch

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' September Monthly Layout Challenges--Orange/Red/Yellow

Supplies Used

~Bo Bunny Forever Fall 6x6 pad

~Bo Bunny Forever Fall Impressions

~MAMBI Stones Stickers

~The Paper Studio La Petites Sunflowers 3-D Stickers

~Queen & Co. Rhinestones in Sunflower Yellow

~Ribbon from stash

~Sticko Phrase Cafe Stickers with Attitude--Fall Frolic

~Thickers Lullaby glitter letter stickers in Aqua

~WeRMemoryKeepers Crafter's Staples

~Yellow pearls from stash

~ZIG Writer in Pure Brown

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy scrapping!

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!

Magazine Mondays--Week 168

I made this layout for the January 24-Hour Challenge in the Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' Yahoo group, then I realized that it would also work for the Magazine Mondays--Week 168 challenge at PaperCrafter's Corner!  Here's the inspiration piece from PaperCrafter's Corner:

My inspiration was from the title on the inspiration piece--"Travel."

I LOVE to travel!!!  I'd always wanted to visit London, and I got the opportunity in June of 2005 when I escorted a group of students to six European countries.  The photos on this layout are of St. James's Palace and one of the guards on duty.

Supplies Used

~Bo Bunny Weekend Market collection

~Cardstock from stash

~Queen & Co. rhinestones in Sunflower Yellow

~Ribbon & twine from stash

~Stampin' Up 1 1/4" circle punch

~ZIG Writer in Navy

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great weekend!

Munich

When I saw the Magazine Mondays Challenge for Week 161 at PaperCrafter's Corner, I knew I HAD to enter!  Here's the inspiration for the challenge:

I used this sketch, which is the September Sketch Challenge in the Yahoo group Scrappin' 'n' Chattin':

I think the sketch is originally from PageMaps, but it's one I've had saved for quite a while.  Here's my take on the sketch and entry for the challenge:

 

I had the opportunity to visit Munich--just overnight--in 2005, so I knew I had the perfect picture for this challenge.

Challenges Entered

~Jo's Scrap Shack FFC#156--Anything Goes

~PaperCrafter's Corner Magazine Mondays Week 161

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

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' September Sketch Challenge

Supplies Used

~Bo Bunny Weekend Market collection-- Around and Dot patterned papers, Combo stickers

~Cardstock from stash

~Queen and Co. rhinestones--Brilliant Blue and Sunflower Yellow

~Timeless Twine--Autumn Splendor

~ZIG Writer--Navy

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great week!

EPCOT

I must be on a roll today!  I can't remember the last time I made three layouts in one day!  For this one, I used the Let's Get Sketchy sketch from August Week 1:

I needed to make a layout that included a picture of something in nature (plants, etc.), so when I came across one of our family photos from EPCOT I knew it was perfect!  We were lucky enough to visit during the Flower and Garden Festival, so all of the topiaries were on display.

Challenges Entered

~Let's Get Sketchy August Week 1

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' August Monthly Layout Challenges--Au Naturel

Supplies Used

~Le Bouton Buttons in red

~Let's Get Sketchy August Week 1 sketch

~Simple Stories Say Cheese 12x12 Simple Basics Kit--Bingo Cards/Stars, Black Dots/Stripes, Blue Dots/Stripes

~Simple Stories Say Cheese Collection--Admit One, Best Day Ever, Fundamentals Cardstock Stickers, Seeing Stars

~Thickers Celebrate foam letter stickers

~ZIG Writer in Pure Red

Thanks for stopping by!  Off to try to get another layout done before bedtime!

Magic

For my second Disney layout of the day, I used the August single page sketch from Stick It Down:

I thought this sketch was perfect for the photos of my youngest son meeting Mickey Mouse for the first time:

You can really see the excitement on his face, and he thought it was SUPER cool that he got to hug Mickey!

Challenges Entered

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' August Monthly Layout Challenges--Anything Goes

~Stick It Down August challenges

Supplies Used

~Simple Stories Say Cheese collection--Expression Cardstock Stickers, Fundamentals Cardstock Stickers, and Seeing Stars patterned paper

~Simple Stories Say Cheese II collection--Never Grow Up background paper

~Stick It Down August single page sketch

~ZIG Writer in Pure Red

Thanks for stopping by!  I'm hoping to get at least one more layout done before the night is out!

Chef Mickey's

Besides doing layouts for Scrappin' 'n' Chattin's monthly 24-Hour Challenge, I haven't completed more than one layout a month in several months.  I thought I'd almost forgotten how!  LOL!  I decided to scrap some of our 2016 Spring Break pictures from our trip to Walt Disney World.

For my first layout today, I used the sketch for Layout Challenge #110 from Sketch-N-Scrap:

Here's my take:

Our youngest son had never been to Walt Disney World, and he had a BLAST!!!  He can't wait to go back!

Challenges Entered

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' August Monthly Layout Challenges--Bullet Journaling

~Sketch-N-Scrap Layout Challenge #110

Supplies Used

~Recollections white cardstock

~Simple Stories 12x12 Simple Basics Kit--Black Dots/Stripes

~Simple Stories Say Cheese collection--Admit One, Best Day Ever, Border and Title Strip Elements, Expression Cardstock Stickers, and Fundamentals Cardstock Stickers

~Sketch-N-Scrap Layout Challenge #110 sketch

~ZIG Writer in Pure Black

Thanks for stopping by!  I'll be back shortly with another layout from our Disney trip!

THE ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE #320--"CHILDREN AT PLAY"--12 JUNE 2016

Thanks for all the lovely projects that were submitted for our "Baby Cards" theme at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog last week!  They were wonderful!!!  Our new challenge at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog is "Children at Play."  Our sponsor this week is A Day for Daisies.  The winner this week will receive a $12 gift card to the A Day for Daisies store.

The Robyn's Fetish DT was graciously provided with an image to work with for this challenge, so I chose "Just Fishing."

Supplies Used

~Colored pencils in blue, brown, dark brown, light green, peach, red, silver, and tan
~A Day for Daisies "Just Fishing" digital image
~Echo Park A Boy's Life 6x6 paper pad
~La Petites 3-D stickers
~Ribbon from stash
~There She Goes Clear Stamps Best Fishes stamp set (company no longer in business)
~Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Faded Jeans
~Timeless Twine in Chocolate Chip Brown
~ZIG Writer in Pure Green

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

Sketches in Thyme Project Life Style--Sketch #25

If you're looking for my Robyn's Fetish Challenge DT post, please click here!

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Welcome to May and a new sketch for Week 1 at Sketches in Thyme Project Life Style!  The first sketch for May comes from the lovely Maven Shawn:

I didn't have any pictures printed for my PL album (again!), so I used this week's sketch with a couple of photos from our recent trip to Walt Disney World.

Supplies Used

~Simple Stories Say Cheese collection kit

~ZIG Writer in Pure Red

Just as soon as I decide exactly what I want to do with a layout for these pics, I'll be using this on a 12x12 page to document our trip.

This will be my last Sketches in Thyme Project Life Style DT post for a few months.  Things are getting a little crazy, so I'm going to take a break for the summer.  I should be back in the fall, though!

We can't wait to see the PL cards you create with this new sketch!  Be sure to get your creation linked up at the Sketches in Thyme Project Life Style challenge blog before the end of the month.  Good luck, and happy scrapping!









THE ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE #304--"STITCHING REAL OR FAUX"--21 FEBRUARY 2016

Thanks for all the lovely projects that were submitted for our "Anything But a Card" theme at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog last week!  They were beautiful!!!  Our new challenge at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog is to include stitching--real or faux--on your project.  Our sponsor this week is Cute as a Button Stamps and Design, and the prize is two single digital stamps of the winner's choice from the Cute as a Button Stamps and Design store.

The Design Team members were provided with an image from the Cute as a Button Stamps and Design store for our projects.  I chose "Sew Cute" and made a criss-cross card this week.

I didn't like the way the image was going to look on the front, and it would have been covered up by the band, so I decided to put it at the top of the insert card and use it as the pull tab, so to speak. 

Supplies Used

~Colored pencils in blue, bubble gum, gold, lemon yellow, light brown, magenta, peach, red, slate, teal, and turquoise
~Corner rounder
~Cute as a Button Stamps and Design "Sew Cute" digital image
~Patterned paper from stash
~Splitcoast Stampers criss cross card project tutorial
~Wal-Mart buttons--Pink/Green Posies
~ZIG Writer in Clover

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

Notre Dame de Paris

I am FINALLY back on the LOAD bandwagon!  Today's prompt was colors, and the inspiration was the Australian flag, which is red, white, and blue.  I decided to focus on blue, as I found the background paper in my travel destinations papers last week.

I used the February Sketchy Saturday sketch from Paper Issues and completely flipped it, since I wanted to use the printed words on the paper as my title.

I'm really enjoying going back and scrapping photos from my Europe trips.  It's so much fun to reminisce!

Challenges Entered

~Lasting Memories Challenge Blog #280--"The Blues"

~Paper Issues February Sketchy Saturday

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' February Monthly Layout Challenge--Star Wars

Supplies Used

~Best Creation Europe background paper

~Memento Dew Drop Ink in Nautical Blue

~The Paper Studio small and large star punches

~Recollections foam adhesive circles

~Stickles in Champagne and Midnight Blue

~Teresa Collins Save the Date sequins

~ZIG Writer in Navy

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy scrapping, everyone!

Baklava

I'm late again!  This layout was created for the LOAD Challenge for Day 7, but it did make it into that challenge on time.

The prompt for Day 7 was food, and it was suggested to find a photo that supports the story, especially if you don't have a photo of the exact moment.  I couldn't find a photo of the best baklava I've ever had, but I did have this photo.  My journaling explains:

I used the Team A Week 1 sketch from Let's Get Sketchy, which I rotated

and will be entering my layout there.

Challenges Entered

~Let's Get Sketchy February layout challenge

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' February Monthly Layout Challenges--Star Wars

Supplies Used

~Basic Grey Nook & Pantry collection

~Emagination Crafts Sticker Stock adhesive letters--yellow

~Let's Get Sketchy sketch

~The Paper Studio star punch

~Recollections foam adhesive circles

~Timeless Twine in Chocolate Chip Brown

~ZIG Writer in Pure Brown

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a scrappy day!