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February Monthly Crafting Challenge

Hey Crafty Friends.  Hard to believe that January is over already and we’re here for the February monthly crafting challenge.

I went the traditional route this month and chose the board put together by Lilleliis from last year.  While it’s the traditional pink, red and hearts I think there is also enough else to find all kinds of inspiration.

February monthly crafting challenge
https://www.lilleliis.com/february-inspiration-mood-board/

Use the board in any way that inspires you…perhaps it’s the car, the colors, the flowers or anything else.   Create project based on the board and then head over to my facebook page and share it on the monthly pinned post.  At the end of the month a random participant will win a $10 off $20 coupon to the shop.

I can’t wait to see what you create for our February monthly crafting challenge!!!

Fall Sibling Scrapbook Layout

Hey Scrap Friends!  Can you believe I have two posts so far this month!?  That certainly is a record right now.  This fall sibling scrapbook layout is my share for the anything goes challenge over at the Southern Girls Challenge blog, and using the weekly sketch from the Hip Kit Club facebook group.

For this challenge I used a photo of my niece and nephew during her two year photo shoot.  While it was her birthday shoot the photo wasn’t particularly birthday themed, and it hard her brother, so I didn’t think birthday paper was appropriate.  My nephew was in the photo so I didn’t want to use girl themed paper.  It wasn’t Christmas, Easter, Halloween, etc. so  are you seeing my dilemma?

I ended up going with fall paper for three reasons.  The first is that they are sitting in front of a brick wall and on a brick walkway.  The red of the brick would match the red in most fall paper collections.  My niece is also born at the end of September so it technically was fall. Last, but not least fall paper tends to be gender neutral so it fit that both kiddos were in the picture.

Fall Sibling Scrapbook Layout

So what do you think?  Did I make the layout work for both my niece and my nephew?  I sure hope my Sister-In-Law thinks so!  Until next time….stay crafty!

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Monthly Crafting Challenges

You asked, and I listened…the monthly crafting challenges are back!!  We’ll start January off easy with a mood board that I found over at Maja Design from back in 2016.

Use the board in any way that inspires you…perhaps it’s the quote, the colors, the word or anything else.   Create project based on the board and then head over to my facebook page and share it on the monthly pinned post.  At the end of the month a random participant will win a $10 off $20 coupon to the shop.

I can’t wait to see what you create!!!

1st Grade School Photo Masculine Scrapbook Layout

Hey scrappy friends!  Long time no layout.  Summer was incredibly crazy with swim team and two kiddos home full time, but with fall comes a new routine.  I’m afraid to say it, but I really hope to be at least semi regular with posting now that school is in session.

My first post back is for none other than the Southern Girls Design Team.  I have been on Team Lou for several years 2014 – 2015 and then from 2017 – to the present.  This go round we were challenged to use a tic tac toe board.  These usually end of up really hard for me to use because there’s always something on the board I LOATHE using.  This time I was able to use the right hand column very easily.

As my blog title indicated, this is our little man when he was in first grade.  I spent several days getting layouts done of all his school photos so that I could dispose of all the extras.  I do the main photo on the front traditional style and then just attach the class photo to the back since it’s always huge.

For this layout I used the very old My Minds Eye Remarkable collection. How old you may ask…well he was only two when the collection debuted.  If you can believe it you can still find a few pieces on amazon though.

1st grade school photo masculine scrapbook layout

Thank you for checking my layout out and for sticking with me through my creative dry spell.  I hope to be back again soon with more regular content.  I do know there will be a few videos in the upcoming weeks so be sure to stay tuned.  Until next time…stay crafty!

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