SPECIAL GUEST SPOT!!!

My friend and fellow Design Team member from Scrapping Everyday Miracles, the very talented Alicia Redshaw happens to own a wonderful scrapbook store in Australia and online called Scrapbook Fantasies.  This month she is sponsoring the challenges over at CSI - Color...Stories...Inspiration.  She has asked me to be her guest and create some samples for her. 

The first challenge is -

And here is what I created for it -

All five colors from the scheme plus the sketch!

Evidence:

Map Print

Travel Element and Metal

Textured Paper

Chevrons

Transparent Item - Live Life is vellum!

Decorative Border (felt ribbon)

Testimony:

Journal about a trip - This is my Mom's trip to Italy in 1982.

Journal in three spots!

Inspiration word - purpose

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So happy you stopped by to see my creations.  I hope you will check out both CSI and Scrapbook Fantasies!  Please leave a comment letting me know you stopped by!

A QUICK SHARE ON THE WAY TO BED.......

It's getting late but I wanted to share 2 layouts that I have just recently completed.  

The first uses photos from our trip to Virgina back in October 2006 when we went to the Battle of Yorktown. While there we were able to create panels for the America's Heritage Flag, which is one of the largest handmade American flags ever seen.  It was unfurled in May 2007 at the America's 400th Anniversary weekend.

My next layout uses a sketch and color combo from Let's Get Sketchy.  Sadly I am too late to enter it in either of those challenges.  

and my layout -

 

I am going to share these layouts with Robin's Scrap Nest and Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes challenge #152, and in Soul Scrappers challenge ATW22 for a layout about an attraction in your home town.

Hope that you have enjoyed seeing our little part in making history and some nature photos from White Clay Creek State Park.

Sweet dreams!

GONE FISHING

Today I am sharing another layout created with a sketch from Stuck?!Sketches.  What a fun site - so glad I discovered it!  And this one combines a color palette challenge from Let's Capture Our Memories.

Here's the sketch:

and here is the color palette:

and here is the layout I created using both!

Thomas was so excited to get into the stream with the fishing boots his Dad had left for him shortly after opening day in April.  He hadn't realized that they needed some patches so that is what is happening in the last photo - emptying the stream out of the boot!  That day we were at White Clay Creek State Park at one of his favorite spots. Watch for another fishing layout coming soon from another fishing hole in the area!

I just saw this on Facebook and thought it was so timely.  I think I am going to make up some of these.

Thanks for stopping by!  All comments greatly appreciated.

SO MUCH MISSING TIME..........

On June 16th my PC crashed and I have not had any way to upload anything since.  I have so many wonderful things to share and hopefully can get started getting some of them to you today.

I will start with today and work my way backwards...if that makes any sense to you...

Here are 2 layouts I completed today for CSI (Colors, Stories, Inspiration) Case File #133

THE SCHEME: USE ALL 5 COLORS

• Tickled Pink - hot pink, taken from the sign - 231.85.156
• Orange You Happie? - bright orange - 245.164.82
• On Cloud 9 - white, taken from the background - 255.255.255
• Walking on Air - light gray, taken from the tree - 211.211.211
• Don't be Sad - dark gray, taken from her hair - 92.92.92

EVIDENCE: CHOOSE AT LEAST 2 CLUES

suspend something

polka dots

ribbons

clothespins

dog/other animal

flowers

flair pins

ruffles

paint/watercolor

banner

tree

tie something

TESTIMONY: CHOOSE AT LEAST 1 CLUE

• Topic: Document a chore you enjoy.
• Prompt Idea: Choose a prompt from Sunday Scribblings.
• Presentation: Hang your journaling on a string or as part of a banner
• Writing Format: Write your journaling as a how-to list
• Inspiration Words: delight, simple, oh -- use these as inspiration for your journaling, not just as a title.

Layout #1 - I used all 5 colors.  My Evidence included polka dots, ribbons, butterflies (dog/other animal), flower, paint, (tree - in photo - not sure if that counts). My Testimony used the Prompt Idea #396 Flight from Sunday Scribblings.

This layout uses July Sketch #1 from Let's Get Sketchy. (which of course I thought was August week #1 - this not having a PC is really messing with me!)

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Layout #2 - My Evidence included polka dots, butterflies (dog/other animal), (flower - in photo - not sure if that counts), tie something (journaling tag tied with twine). My Testimony used the Prompt Idea #396 Flight from Sunday Scribblings, Presentation - journaling hanging on twine, and the Inspiration Words delight and simple. This layout uses July Sketch #2 from Let's Get Sketchy. (which of course I thought was August week #2!)

I rotated the sketch upside down for my layout!

More spectacular butterfly photos to follow from that day at Mt Cuba as well as from another day at Lum's Pond State Park.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I can't wait to get everything all caught up!

JUST A FEW...

It has been a rough week.  Lots of lack of mojo combined with lack of a car left me just totally lacking...  

But today I was finally able to get a few layouts done...

The first was for a recipe challenge at Soul Scrappers.  Here is the recipe:

1. Add a banner
2. Have a photo of a cake
3. Add the colour purple
4. Use a border punch
5. Use some ink
6. Add some dimension

and here is my layout:

Next I was inspired by Case File 125 at Color Stories Inspiration.  

I included all 5 colors of the Scheme.  My Evidence were flowers, scallops, floral pattern (background paper), textured paper (yellow cardstock was embossed), and for Testimony I used some lyrics from the hymn 'It is well with my Soul'.  

I used PageMap #2 from this months challenge at Scrapbook.com.

I used 2 different fonts (plus my handwriting!) for Using Up Stash - Alphas over at Soul Scrappers.  And my photos are from my day at Nemours.

and last, I used June Week #1 sketch from Let's Get Sketchy!

my last layout:

and it is WAY too late so I am off to bed!  Sweet dreams to all!

START OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND!

My first layout for the weekend uses the Design Seeds Color Palette (with optional twist - a layout of travel - we drove from Dumont, NJ to Orlando, FL back in 2010) from Scrapbook.com and Fia's May Sketch Challenge from Skeches4All by Brenda Ragsdale.

Here is the Color Palette:

And here is Brenda's fun sketch:

And here is my layout from Toy Story at Walt Disney World Orlando, FL.

I am also entering this at Grand Divas Creative Corner! (Brenda's blog!)

Today has been a LONG day so I am off to bed but plan on lots more creating over the weekend!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  All comments greatly appreciated!

A LITTLE BIT OF PURPLE

Tonite's layout has a purple theme going wtih it.  It started with the Purple Passion challenge #259 at Allsorts and the photo inspiration at Inspired By #115, the color palette #241 at Just Us Girls and the PageMaps Sketch #4 from Scrapbook.com.

The Inspiration Photo:

The Color Palette:

The Sketch:

And here with a few more photos from Winterthur - my layout -

I may do a tad more creating tonite but probably will not finish early enough to create add to this post as I am doing my best to get on a better bedtime schedule.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

A NIGHT OF FIRSTS...

Tonite I created a layout with my very first Prima doll stamp. I chose one that I thought looked elegant and then went through my Winterthur photos and found the beautiful winding staircase.  I also used sketch #2 from Soul Scrappers - my first entry for that site. That challenge is all about negative space...this is about as much negative space as I ever do.   I used a beautiful color combo from Sketches4All.

Here is the sketch (which I rotated 1/4 turn clockwise):

Here is the beautiful color palette:

and here is my layout:

 

I am also entering this over at Flying Unicorn May Paper Doll Challenge, and at My Mum's Craft Shop challenge #17 - Lots of Layers, and Divas by Design current challenge - Anything But a Card.  

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Hope to see you again tomorrow (hint - it's Colorful Creations Team B sketch reveal!)

IT'S A TWO CARD KINDA NITE!

I have two card to share with you tonite.  The first uses Turtle Soup Sunday Sketch 5/4 and hexagons for Scrapbook.com Card Challenge Product.

The Sketch:

My Card:

My next card uses Turtle Soup Sunday Sketch 5/11 and the colors from the palette at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #260.

The Sketch:

The Color Palette:

My Card:

Both cards have lots of dots for challenge #11 over at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.  They also are both cards that you would send a friend so I am also entering this in Love To Create challenge #115 - Friendship.

Thanks for stopping by.  Comments are always greatly appreciated.  I'm off to bed!  Sweet Dreams!

A FEW CARDS

Last night I was able to complete 3 cards for a variety of challenges.  Here they are:

First up is one that was inspired by #216 Tic Tac Toe challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room.

I chose to do the bottom horizontal row which included gingham, flowers and vintage trims. (The lace is vintage found in the attic of my last church in NJ.)

I used card sketch #5 from Scrapbook.com which I rotated 1/4 turn clockwise.

I am also entering this in Paper Shelter challenge #156 Use That Ribbon! (the center stripes are ribbon as well as the tiny roses and bows) and The Crazy Challenge #170 It's all about the Stripes!

Here is card #1-

For my second card I chose card sketch #4 from Scrapbook.com.  

I am also entering this in Try it on Tuesday Springtime theme challenge and Paper Pretties PWC308 Springtime theme challenge.

Card #2-

and last I used sketch #343 from Mojo Monday which called for a tall and skinny card, Lots of Layers for challenge #17 over at My Mum's Craft Shop, the color palette from Scrapbook.com card challenge category #1 and Anything Goes challenge #130 at Word Art Wednesday.

The Sketch:

The Color Palette:

and here is my last card-

I hope that you have enjoyed these selections.  Today I am gearing up for National Scrapbook Day crops at a few different sites.  I am really looking forward to getting a lot accomplished and having more to share with you!  As always thanks for stopping by.  All comments gratefully appreciated.