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Messy Girl Scrapbook Layout

Hey crafty friends!  I’m back today with a messy girl scrapbook layout.  The story behind is layout was just to cute not to document it.

Upclose detail of scrapbook layout

Each year we go to a county that is about 3.5 hours away and unplug and unwind.  Where we stay has no cell phone service, no internet and very limited television.  We ride ATV’s, fish, have campfire’s, etc.

Our children have always come with us.  Julia was five months the first time she came and Michael was nine months on his first trip.  Last year though Julia was old enough to really start enjoying the activities.

On the day of the photo we had been riding ATV’s and has encountered many mud holes.  Both children were covered from head to two in mud, and neither of them minded a bit.  She was laughing and asking for more, more.

I’m thankful that, for now, she is enjoying the experience.  I can imagine that as she gets older, and more into “girly” things, she may not want to end up all muddy so I wanted to make sure to document this trip.

I started the layout with a sketch from Stuck ? Sketches.  For their February 15th challenge they had to sketches and I used the second one with the circle element, and banner under the photo.  I ended up not using the banner, but my doily is the circle element in the sketch.  I also used the single photo and created strips on the top like the sketch, but also added the same detail to the bottom.

Messy girl scrapbook layout

Killing my Felicity Jane Willow kit with this layout was also a bonus of the project.  I ended up creating seven projects from the kit before I called it done.  I still have the solid colored cardstock left so I added that to the remaining kits that I have from them.  Other layouts I created with the kit are So Big, Young at Heart, 1st Fluff, and one of my all time favorites Dare Heis.

I love how these soft colors gave the photo a feminine feel, but the blues balanced it out and didn’t make it to girly…perfect for the photo.  Thank you for joining me today and I hope you enjoyed the layout and can see how to adapt it for your style.

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Supply List:

Papers – Felicity Jane

Cambridge Dolies*

ATG Gun*

Cutterbee Scissors*

 

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2017 Top Ten Blog Hop

     Hey Crafty Friends!  I hope you had a wonderful Christmas.  If you arrived here from Karen’s blog and it’s your first time with me…Welcome…otherwise welcome back.  Today I want to share with you my top ten layouts of 2017.  
     I have them in no particular order and if you click on the title of each it will take you to the blog post, or youtube video, with more information on each. Some of these I chose for their design elements and some for the stories behind the pages.  
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    Okay – all ten – all with different attributes that make them great. I thank you for joining me today and for all your support in 2017.  If you haven’t subscribed yet please consider doing that before hoping on to Anna’s blog.  Also, if you leave me a comment and like my Facebook page I’ll pick a winner for a mini album made by yours truly!  Have a wonderful New Year.
 
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Dare HeIs | Felicity Jane

     Hey friends!  I’m am so very excited to be here today as it’s my first share as part of the new Southern Girls Challenge team.  I have been with them before and am so glad to be with them again!

     The challenge this go round is Anything Goes…who doesn’t love that challenges!  I used a sketch Laura Whitaker made for the Secret Not Secret Kit Club November challenge.

     The layout was created with my Felicity Jane Willow kit.  This is the fifth layout I have created with this kit, and I’m hoping to kill it before year end.  I know that doesn’t sound like a lofty goal since there isn’t much left, but we all know how busy the holidays are!
     Now I’m sure you are wondering what the title is as it seems like gibberish, but I promise it has a purpose and it part of the story.  Every day our puppy and our 1.5 year old daughter wait for out son’s bus to come down the street.
     There are a few buses that come down the street and they seem to know those aren’t his.  When his come down the dog goes bananas and Julia screams…Dare HeIs = There he is!  It has to be the sweetest thing ever!!!
     If you want to see some other layouts from this kit take a look at Young At Heart, Happy, So Big or 1st Fluff.
     So, are you going to join the challenge?  If so please make sure to leave me a link so that I can be sure to check it out.  I’d love your thoughts on my layout as well.  Until next time…stay crafty!



Young at Heart | Felicity Jane

     Hey crafty friends!  As usual I’m here with another layout for you today.  I am trying to kill my Felicity Jane Willow kit, and this one was a scrap lift from the Felicity Jane blog as I tried to use the pieces I had left.  Obviously I made changes to make it my own.
     One of the ways I made it my own were to use black accents to make it more masculine.  I used stamps from several different kits.  One is under the 3×4 card near the photo, and the other is in the top and bottom right corners in black.

     I also placed my clusters and journalling in different areas then the original.  The original had clusters on the top in the middle and right under the card cluster.  Their journalling was then under the photo.
    I always say…you can scrap lift and still make it your own.  Tell me…what are your go to things to change when you scrap lift someone?
     Okay – as usual I have to run and take care of the kiddos…nap time goes so quickly.  Until next time…stay crafty!

So Big | Felicity Jane Willow

     Hey Crafty Friends!  I have a quick post today, have a pounding headache, of a layout I got finished this week.  I started with the sketch from GrandDiva’s Creative Corner and the word art challenge at Rochelle Spears blog.
     For the word art challenge my inspiration words were family, thankful and blessings.   I am blessed by this little girl daily and thankful for the time I’m getting to spend home with her.  The photos are the first I took that I looked at her and went…she’s not a baby anymore 🙁
     The papers and embellishments on this layout came from the Felicity Jane Willow kit.  I’m really trying to get that one killed this month.  You’ll see where I have two pieces of white cardstock…I tried adding mist and hated it.  I had used liquid adhesive on my other papers so my undu wasn’t working so that was my solution.
   Okay – I’m off to lay down.  Until next time…stay crafty!