For the first year of our sons life I took him to the portrait studio once a month and had some 8×10’s taken since they were only 2.99 a sheet. I love having the large photo showing all his growing features and we staged each photo to show some of what he was doing that month. The only problem I have is scrapping that one big photo. When I saw the inspired by challenge at Sketch~N~Scrap this month using one large photo I had to jump on it to get some of my photos done.
During this month we had gone to my Uncle’s cabin and road four wheelers. I used some cork paper by Studio Calico and some camo paper I’ve had in my stash for about 3 years. If I had to guess the camo paper was from The Paper Studio. All the embellishments except the wood circles I believe are Studio Calico as well. Was so happy to get this photo scrapped and was happy with the way it came out.
Do you have a size photo that you find challenging to get done? Until next time….Keep Scrapping!
Child’s Play Challenge – Cootie Layout
Time for another fun reveal over at Child’s Play Challenge. Our challenge this time is the game Cooties. Our son had received this game at this last birthday, and I knew I had some photos of the first time we played on my phone. They aren’t the greatest since it was night time and impromptu photos, but they were perfect for this challenge, and a fun memory.
I used a sketch from Sketch~N~Scrap and flipped it on it’s side to accommodate the portrait orientation of my photos. I went with space themed items since I figured Cooties can’t be from Earth. If you’ve never played the game they are these silly bug type creatures with funny eye, strange attentions and a million legs. My thought on the sequins is they would mimic the stars in space. Almost all the supplies on this page are from Supplies by Scrapstuffz on Facebook…check her page out for great deals!
I hope you find my layout fun and inspiring, and I hope you’ll pop over and join us for either July challenge. Until next time…keep scrapping!
Challenges:
Sketch~N~Scrap
Cards Galore – space ship is stamped and fussy cut
Crafty Girls Challenge
Crafting From the Heart
Suzy Bee’s Bloomin’ Challenge
All Boy Card
Hey Everyone – I’m back two days in a row! This morning my father and I were taking my son somewhere special so I didn’t have to leave as early as normal, and I decided to make a quick card for the Sketch~n~Scarp card challenge, the Sister Act Card Challenge “Anything Goes”, and the Craft Your Passion Boys challenge. Can you tell I love the Sketch~N~Scrap sketches – they always challenge me to use what I have!
I used one of my favorite collections from Echo Park – All Abut A Boy. I cut the banners and arrow by hand, and then used an embossing folder for the background. The dots are pearl pens…another favorite product of mine.
I’ve been on such a roll lately that I’m wondering when the mojo is going to end 🙂 Until next time – keep scrapping!
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Best Day Ever Layout
When I saw the new sketch over at Sketch~N~Scrap, and the Old Is New challenge at A Cherry On Top I knew right away what products I was going to use, and even what pictures. I think this was one of the fastest layouts I’ve ever done.
I used the Simple Stories Sn@p Him collection, and my first cut from my new Silhouette. I don’t do pocket scrapbooking, but have several card collections to use for layouts like this. The chevron down the side is modeling paste mixed with some acrylic paint and put through a Tim Holtz stencil. I need some practice on this technique, but I really love how it comes out, and the depth it gives my layout!
I’ll be back soon with more new layouts. Until then – keep scrapping!
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Studio Calico Bluegrass Farms Home Layout
So when I saw the Etch-A-Sketch challenge over at the Child’s Play blog my first thought was that I was out for this round. The only thing I could ever draw was a house. My mom dropped off a picture of her house a few days later for our son’s album since he asks every day to visit Grandma, and I was ready to go! I ended up doing the layout for me though as the more I looked at it I kept thinking that no matter how old I get or where I go….my parents will always feel like home.
I think it took longer to get a half decent photo of my layout than it did to complete it! The papers, stickers, and titles are from the April 2014 Studio Calico scrapbook kit Bluegrass farms. The little orange bag that is holding my journalling is from the Fancy Pants Be Different collection. The flair is by Janna Werner, and the washi is from my stash. I combined more products than I realized!
I also loved the May 15th sketch at Sketch~N~Scrap, and used that for the my design. They have such great inspiration month after month!
