Treat

 Hey friends!

I am back with another project to share with you today. This is a layout created for CSI using case file # 333. I used a variety of manufacturers on this page:

I used Richard Garay Sweet Blue Sugar Cube combined with water for my background. I added some fussy cut flowers (white) and a cupcake from Jen Hadfield. I hand cut the scallop from a Jen Hadfield paper and stitched it in place. The yellow rose and "sweet" are from Maggie Holmes:

The donuts are from Jen Hadfield. The labels and hearts are from Fancy Pants. I added some Prima crystals:

I used my circle punch and punched a few circles. I also fussy cut the pink/red flowers:

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Be Mine

Hey there!
I am back to share a layout created for CSI case file # 310.
I used a variety of manufacturers for this page of Sierra and Robin:

I created a heart mask out of cardstock and laid it on top of my background. I used the Distressed Text Stamp from Creative Embellishments and stamped with black ink.  I machine stitched the heart using silver thread. I added a few puffy stickers from Dear Lizzy. I used a border punch on the grey paper from JilliBean Soup. I added a Tim Holtz sticker and a wood button from Pink Fresh. I used foam Thickers for my title:

The red heart paper is from Photo Play Wild Love. The plaid paper is from Fancy Pants Home For Christmas. I added a doily behind my photo along with a chipboard frame from Simple Stories. To the frame< i added another Tim Holtz phrase sticker. I placed some silver tangled thread under the flower die cut and added another wood button and puffy sticker:

I had cut the 3 tags behind my photo. On this tag, I fussy cut the wood framed "together is my favorite place to be" and flower frame from a paper from JilliBean Soup Garden Harvest. I added a puffy sticker to it. I used a banner stamp from TaDa and stamped in both red and silver/black ink. I fussy cut them and added around my photo and to the top of my page. I added the XOXO border sticker to the border punched grey paper. Finally, I added another wood button and Tim Holtz sticker:

Here is a sneak of the case file, to see more, visit the CSI Facebook page:

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

You Got This!

Hey there friends!
Today I am sharing a layout created for case file # 300 at CSI.
I was inspired by the colors and desk. I used lots of stash for this page:

The blue paper is from Little Yellow Bicycle. I added a sticker from Heidi Swapp (gold), Echo park (pencil, smile, for real and Tuesday. The white flair with gold stars is from Creative Embellishments:

I added a wood veneer from Evalicious and colored it with Gelatos. I added more stickers here from Heidi Swapp and Echo park. I fussy cut the hearts from one of the Echo park patterned papers. The mason jars were fussy cut from a JilliBean paper:

The orange and pink papers are from Allison Kreft. I placed my photo on black cardstock punched with a notebook border punch:

Here is the case file:

Hope you will join in the fun and play along with us! They are always lots of wonderful prizes up for grabs!

Volleyball

Hello!
Hope you are having a great week so far!
I am sharing a layout I have up over at Sketches In Thyme  using sketch #346. I used lots of stash for this layout of Sierra playing volleyball her freshman year:

The volleyball  stickers from Scrappin' Sports and More. I guest designed for them many years ago. They were so generous with their goodies!

I added some Bella Blvd puffy star stickers, papers, some punched circles and enamel stickers:

Here is Brenshevia's fun sketch:

Hope you will play along with us!

You Color My World

Hello there!
I am sharing a layout for my anything goes challenge over at Creative Inspiration today.
I used a variety of manufacturers on this page of my kids:

I was inspired by this chipboard piece from Creative Embellishments. I added white Gesso to the "Color" part and then added a rainbow of Gelatos. I colored the rest with a black Sharpie:

I created my rainbow using Distress Oxide Inks. I used a round sponge applicator to apply them to my background. I used the same inks, added a bit of water to create my spatters:

Like I said, I used a variety of manufacturers and stuff from my stash for this page:
Acrylic hearts- Elle's Studio

red and orange labels- Chic tags

Butterflies and pansy- Paper House

stickers- Amy Tangerine, Simple Stories, Fancy Pants and Dear Lizzy

Bling- Bazzill and Kaisercraft

Pearl- Recollections

Enamel Dots- MME, Cocoa Vanilla and KI

I love how this layout turned out!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Senior Prom

Hey there friends!
I am up on the Sketches In Thyme Blog today sharing my take on sketch #334.
I used papers from Amy Tan, Bella Blvd and Paper House. I used a frame, rub-ons and card from Crate Paper. I also used a flair from Fancy Pants and Thickers:

I used black cardstock for my base. I added a doily, frame, flair, brad and star to this embellie cluster:

I cut a doily in half and placed it on top of card and patterned paper, stitching it in place:

I added the other half of the doily under the photo and used Thickers for my title:

I love this photo of my daughter with a few friends at her senior prom!

Here is the sketch:

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Life Doesn't Get Any Better

Hello!
Life has been so busy lately with work, Greg's health issues and graduation that I haven't had much free time to scrap for fun. I took a few hours this morning to do just that before all the work of getting ready for Austin's graduation party on Saturday.
I played along with case file #255 at CSI and Scrap the Boys June challenge. I used a variety of manufacturers for this page:

I created my background using watercolors and then used the circle stamp from Creative Embellishment and stamped with black ink. For my title, I used: Prima, My Mind's Eye, Pink Paislee, Cosmo Cricket and Making Memories along with the "Better" sticker from Amy Tan. I used a circle punch and punched the "Best Ever":

I added a few layers behind my photo and then added more punched circles, washi tape, a Heidi Swapp sticker and a chipboard piece from Mambi:

I added a few more Heidi Swapp stickers, a diecut donut and donut sticker from Amy Tan, some stitching and a few fussy cut hearts:

Here is the case file:

I was inspired by the colors and donuts.

My evidence is:

solid white background

scallops

stripes

hearts

dots

circles

and donuts

For my testimony, I documented food.

Here's the Scrap the Boys challenge:

Thanks for stopping by and stay scrappy!

Winter Wonderland

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I created a layout this morning using a sketch from Stick It Down and the Creative Embellishments December challenge. I used items from my stash for this page of Sierra, Greg and I at the Marshfield Rotary's Winter Wonderland. We usually drive through it every year, but this year we decided to walk it. All I can say is these photos do not do it justice, it is amazing! Lots of lights everywhere!!!!

I used a cut file from the Hip Kit Club for my snowflakes and used watercolors to paint some of them:

I added a punched border under each of the photos using Basic Grey Juniper Berry. I also added another paper from Juniper Berry behind 2 of the photos. The "Bright Lights" and "Frosty Nights" are chipboard pieces from Creative Embellishments. I painted them with acrylic paint:

The trees are also from Creative Embellishments. I painted them with acrylic paint and then added some BoBunny Glitter Paste:

The poinsettia and holly are from Creative Embellishments and painted with acrylic paints. I added a shimmer watercolor to the top of the poinsettia:

Here's a look at my title. I used glittery gold Thickers and Evalicious alphas.

Finally, I added watercolor and gold Heidi Swapp spatters. I added a few poinsettias cut files that were laying on my desk. I don't remember where they came from or what paper I used to cut them from.  I also added a few Echo Park stickers:

Here is the Stick It Down sketch:

and the photo challenge at Creative Embellishments:

I took inspiration from the colors and snowflakes. I also added punched borders under each photo.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

XOXO

Hey there!
I am sharing my second layout for guest designing at CSI.
I loved the case file when I saw it and just couldn't wait to play with it.
Here is my layout:

I added light pink and teal watercolors to my white background cardstock using the packaging technique. I fussy cut a bunch of flowers and added them to border strips along the top and bottom of the page. I also added a fussy cut butterfly and the number 18:

I added some layers behind my photo and then added some more of those fussy cut flowers. I also added some tangled thread for some texture:

I fussy cut my title "XOXO" from a Simple Stories paper. I added a small card, tangled thread, a label and another fussy cut flower.

This is the top of the layout. I fussy cut the butterfly, flowers, label and heart:

I used:

Simple Stories Life In Color- Red flowers, small red heart, labels and "XOXO"

Dear Lizzy Happy Place- large heart

Crate Paper Maggie Holmes Bloom- butterflies

Dear Lizzy Lovely Day- "Choose your own destination" card, balloon and number 18

Fancy pants Dream Big- most of the papers

Here is the case file I worked with:

I love how this challenge pushed me to create something I love!
Hope you will play along with us!

Summer Fun

Hey there!
Today I am sharing a layout I created for my Saturday All Sorts challenge at Creative Inspiration.
I used:
Echo Park Summer Dreams
Fancy Pants frame, "Hello Summer" and anchor
Carta Bella cherries and clouds
Paper House lighthouse acetate
Studio Calico and stash wood veneer
October Afternoon stickers
My challenge is to create a grid on your project. I usually use one or two photos on a layout, using a grid is a perfect way to add more.

I added hand stitching for my grid. Then added some watercolor to my background.

I numbered my photos using October Afternoon stickers. I fussy cut the "hello summer" speech bubble and anchor from a Fancy Pants 3x4 card:

I wrote my journaling on lined paper and fussy cut the cloud from a Carta Bella paper, popping it up with some foam. I added a few layers of papers behind the photo, added a frame on top and a few fun embellies:

I fussy cut the cherries and word from Carta Bella papers. My title is chipboard from Echo Park:

I fussy cut the ice cream cone from another Carta Bella paper and added a wood veneer:

This lighthouse from Paper House was perfect for this photo. I fussy cut it from an acetate piece:

I took inspiration from this pin:

Thanks for stopping by!