Around The Campfire

 Hey there Scrappy Friends!

I have been scrapping for about 27 years now. I have so many scrapbooks and pages made. I am pretty much caught up. I have decided to take a break from scrapping at least for a little while so this will be my last post for CSI and on my blog. I want to thank Debbi at CSI for having me and letting me share my creativity over the years. Also, thanks to everyone who stops and reads my posts here on my blog. 

Here is my last layout for CSI using case file #436. I was inspired by the colors and of coarse, the camping theme:

I used textured white cardstock for my background. I added Distressed Inks through the Tree Stencil and Cloud Border Stencil from Creative Embellishments. I tore a strip of patterned paper and cut a circle from patterned paper and stitched it to my background. I used Simple Stories and Echo park stash for this fun page.

I added my photo which I matted on patterned paper. Then I added lots of fussy cut items around it:

I added a torn strip of patterned paper to the bottom of my page and added a cluster of embellishments- some fussy cut and a sticker:

I fussy cut the banner from a Simple Stories paper and placed that under my photo. I machine stitched it in place:

Here is a quick look at the case file:

I was inspired by the colors and camping theme. For evidence, I used: plaid, woodgrain pattern, camping themed items, wood, watercolor, bird, animal, trees, leaves, camper, boat, signs, lantern, clouds and cursive font.

                                                 Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Camping

 Hello there Scrappy Friends!

Today I am sharing my take on sketch #614 at Sketches In Thyme. I used PhotoPlay Campfire and Echo park Summer Camp papers for this page of Greg camping in 2022:

I used white cardstock for the base of my page. I added strips of patterned papers, tearing some. I added some machine stitching. the "relax" is a sticker from PaperPlay. The alphas are chipboard from K & Company. Remember them? They have been in my stash forever! I fussy cut the deer and owl from a baby shower invitation. they worked perfect for this page:

I added the diecut journaling spot and popped up the "explore" sticker with foam to add dimension. Both are from PhotoPlay, I think. 

I added a few more stickers here along with a diecut star and a few other fussy cut animals- the fox and the racoon. Aren't they cute?

The bear also was fussy cut. I added the "our spot" sticker from Simple Stories:

Here is the fun sketch by Shawn Stiles:

This will be my last layout for Sketches In Thyme. My heart hasn’t been into scrapbooking lately and I decided to step down and let someone who enjoys it as much as I used to take my place. I am hoping I can get beck into it again some day. Thanks for all your support over the years.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will play along with us!

At The Zoo: CSI

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Today I am sharing my take on case file #434 at CSI. I used Simple Stories from my stash for this fun page of Greg and I at the zoo in Brownsville, Texas:

I added some horizontal strips of patterned papers to the middle of my white cardstock background. I machine stitched them in place.

Since I had so many photos, I decided to make 2 different matchbooks to hold them- 1 for vertical photos and the other for horizontal photos. I created a grid layout:

I placed 1 matchbook to the left of the top photo. I used foam Thickers for my title. I fussy cut the flamingo from one of the papers and popped it up with craft foam:

Here is the 2nd matchbook. I added some ribbon and some stickers:

I hand cut some triangles to create the banner:

I opened the matchbooks up so you could see the inside. Each holds about a dozen photos and some journaling:

Here is a quick look at the case file. Check out the Facebook page for the entire case file.

I was inspired by the colors, book theme and animals. I used similar colors and created a zoo layout that I made 2 matchbooks to hold lots of photos and journaling.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Start With A Grateful Heart

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Today I am sharing my take on sketch #610 at Sketches In Thyme. I used Paige Evans stash for this layout of me at the Brownsville, Texas zoo in January:

When I saw the sketch, I decided to use this patterned paper as my background. My first thought was to use white cardstock and use paint to add the stripes. I hand cut a few tags from the patterned papers and added some ribbon from my stash. I placed my photo on top:

I used a diecut for my title. I fussy cut a few butterflies and leaves and added those around the photo:

I added some diecut flowers, the hello sunshine banner and the Tim Holtz Life Is Good sticker. I also added a bit of handwritten journaling:

I sprinkled some sparkletz from Buttons Galore along with some paint spatters to finish off my layout:

Here is the sketch:

Thanks for stopping by and we will see you again soon!

April Showers Bring May Flowers

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Today I am sharing my take on case file #432 at CSI. I used mostly Echo Park and Bella Blvd. from my stash for this spring layout of us with some of our camping friends:

I added some patterned paper behind my photos  and then added the umbrella sticker behind it. I added some circle stickers from Paper Studios along with the fussy cut bird and the lemon diecut is from Hip Kit:

I added the sun sticker from Echo park and used some of their alpha stickers for the title. I also added fussy cut hearts, flowers and leaves:

I fussy cut the bike, heart and flower and tucked those behind the right side of this photo of my crocuses blooming. I added this wood veneer spring piece, I can't remember who made this as it has been in my stash forever:

I added some strips of patterned papers to the bottom of my page and stitched them in place. I fussy cut flowers, a leaf and a butterfly and those at the bottom as well:

Here's a quick look at the case file:

Check out CSI's Facebook page to see the full case file and play along!

Me & You

 Hi Scrappy Friends!

Today I am sharing my take on sketch #606 at Sketches In Thyme. I used Simple Stories from my stash for these photos of Greg and I in Franklin, TN last March:

I added the plaid paper to my white cardstock to create my background. I also added some torn strips of the teal paper. I added a chipboard film strip from Creative Embellishmentsand then backed my photos with patterned paper. I added some persextives and paper snips from Bramble Fox. I also added a Tim Holtz word phrase sticker that I cut in half:

For my title, I strung the grey banner shaped Thicker alphas on twine from my stash. I added the Fancy Pants metal flair:

The pink heart is another persextive from Bramble Fox:

I added the "documented" paper sip to the top:

Here's the sketch:

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

My Craft Room

 Hi everyone!

Today I am sharing my take on case file 430 for CSI. I was inspired by the colors and craft theme. I took a few photos of my scraproom and printed them in black and white since I knew I would have plenty of color using the colors from the case file. I used Simple Stories Vintage Bliss and Echo Park I'd Rather Be  Crafting papers for this page:

I added some torn strips of patterned papers and then added some machine stitching. I used alphas from the Echo park collection for my title. I added a few Pink Fresh diecuts:

I added some layers of patterned papers and some chipboard pieces:

I added the chipboard books from Simple Stories and some Echo Park sticker banners. I also added a Pink Fresh coffee cup puffy sticker:

More chipboard and diecuts here:

Here's a quick look at the case file:

I was inspired by the colors and craft theme. For evidence, I used: floral pattern, text pattern (on chipboard flower), watercolor, art/craft themed items, wood, paint brush, pencil, coffee cup, labels, potted plant and gold elements.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Flower Shopping

 Hello there!

Today I am sharing my take on sketch #602 at Sketches In Thyme. I used Echo Park A Slice of Summer collection along with Creative Embellishments chipboard for this page:

I used inks to color the Flourish Set 3 and plced them under my photos. I inked the Daisy Set 3 and placed one in between the two upper photos:

I added some fussy cut flowers and butterflies:

I added the Mini Berry Wreath to the top of the lower left photo:

Here's the sketch:

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Love

 Hey there Friends!

Happy Valentines Day! 

Today I am sharing a sweet Valentine's layout of Sierra and her boyfriend. This picture was a selfie taken while they were in Chicago. I used Creative Embellishments chipboard along with Doodlebug Designs Love Notes collection:

I added watercolor to my white, textured cardstock. When that was dry, I used the Distressed Text stamp and black ink and stamped on the background. I colored the Love Heart Arrow Frame with acrylic paint and then backed it with patterned paper from the Love Notes collection. I added a few stickers:

I painted 3 of the Hearts and backed those with papers as well. I added some stickers from the Love Notes collection:

I added a fussy cut postcard to write my journaling on. Then finished off my layout with a few more stickers:

Here is another Heart I painted and backed with patterned paper:

I popped up the "hello there" sticker with craft foam to add dimension:

This was such a fun page to create!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!