Yam Jam With Friends! LO for Sketch N Scrap challenge

Good Morning and Happy March to you all :) welcome to the 1st layout challenge over at Sketch N Scrap. Lisa has this cool sketch for us to play with :

 

 I rotated the sketch to the right and this is what I created with it:

 Just some of the stars in our family :) The grandkids are great musicians and it was cool to see Isabelle shine and enjoying this special moment.

My title work :) Love using large letters with smaller letters

Our Isabelle <3

My journaling and the picture of the friends that they hung out with. Thank you for stopping by today and I look forward to seeing your creation from this fun sketch over at Sketch N Scrap.

Precious Memories LO for Lasting Memories Scrapbook Challenge

Hello :) How are you this cold weekend? I've been trying to stay busy scrapping when I can. This layout came about from this week's challenge over at Lasting Memories Scrapbook Layout Challenge. The theme for February has been - Black + White + one other color and this week that color is Lilac!

 Our granddaughter Jessica with her daughter, our great granddaughter Ava having a special moment together. I loved these photos as soon as I seen them on Facebook and knew I would be scrapping them at some point. Found the lilac butterfly paper in my original 100 Pattern Paper pile (yes still have it separate and still working through it :) Also came up with the white border piece from the same pile, I punched with one of my favorite punches.
Looked through my stash for the lilac pieces to embellish with. Found this lilac flower I created awhile back in a stampin up class. So I got to use this for LOAD219: Day 17: Use flowers on your layout.

So created a fun cluster with a handmade flower, buttons, pieces from the frames pack in my kit and the black dazzles stickers. Thank you for stopping by today and I look forward to seeing what you create with this fun challenge you have till Saturday to play along with us over at Lasting Memories.

Daddy's Helper LO for Funday Friday

Good Morning and welcome :) Today is Funday Friday over at Jo's Scrap Shack and with the theme of Anything Goes. Our sponsor for this week's challenge is Little Blue Button Stamps. I used one of their newest digi stamps: Teapot House for my layout:

With the floral bacground of the digi stamp thinking a garden layout would enhance the stamp :)

A close up of the stamp , embellished with buttons and a sticker too :) This layout was created using the prompt for LOAD219 Day 21: Creating contrast by using small and large embellishments on your layout. Using the digi stamp for the large embellishment and the buttons and sticker for the smaller embellishments.

 My journaling. I used my current counterfeit kit: Springtime Fresh.

Close up the photos on the layout. My Great-Granddaughters helping out their Dad in the home garden :) So glad to this skill being passed on to the Great-Grandkids :)
Thanks for stopping by today and I look forward to seeing your creation for this fun challenge.

 make sure to play along this week~

    Starts: Friday, Feb. 22nd   12:00AM

   Ends:  Friday, March 01st    12:00AM

(Eastern time)

What do you need to do to enter?

Challenge Rules

1. Please post a direct link to your blog post that includes your
challenge entry project, using the linky tool below. 

2. Be sure to include a link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering your project into

3. THREE entries per person are allowed for each challenge and you must post a separate blog post for each entry.

4. For all entries -NO BACK LINKS ACCEPTED- 
The date on your blog post should be dated between the start date & the end date for the challenge you are entering, in order to be eligible for the challenge & prizes

5. You may link up to other challenges but be sure to link back to Jo's Scrap Shack and to the challenge post you are entering 

 * All entries that do not meet the challenge requirements

WILL NOT be eligible for the top 3, any sponsor wins or any random wins by Jo
All random wins will only be mailed within the US and Canada only.

You have until March 01st by 12:00AM (eastern, USA) time to link up.

All winners will be announced during the
 week of March 04th.

Have fun and we look forward to seeing what you create!

 

American Goldfinch LO for Counterfeit Kit Challenge

Good Morning and welcome :) Today Master Forger Julene has challenge us for the 2nd challenge of the month over at Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog to feature feathers which is still trendy. Feathers was part of the kit this month and this is what I created with feathers:

 I had a set of die-cut feathers is my kit with some paper that I wanted to use too and binge cut some feathers to use on my layout for embellishing, with the theme being birds thought the feathers were a natural embellishment.

 I added the black heart washi to enhance the black from the birds colors, punched edges and my journaling

 Closeup of the feathers within the title using gold foam backed thickers

 Another cluster of feathers and in each cluster I added a word phrase too :) photos of both the male and the female goldfinches

The last cluster of feathers. Thank you for stopping by today :) I look forward to seeing your creation for this fun challenge over at Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog

Mother's Day layout or Sketch N Scrap challenge

Good Morning and welcome to the 2nd layout challenge over at Sketch N Scrap. Heather has this cool sketch for us to play with :

 

 This is what I created using the layout:

 A couple of pictures of Tammy and Brandon Mother's Day 2018. I was glad to have this frame paper in my current counterfeit kit: Springtime Fresh for this layout, it worked out perfectly with the sketch. Using washi tape for the border below the title. Adding small clusters to the layout.

 I used silver metallic thickers for my title. This came about with the LOAD219 prompt for day 12: Tin Man prompt :) Scrap something or someone you love that was easy :) Techniques was using silvers or metallics :)

 My journaling

Close up of the picture.
  Thanks for stopping by today and I look forward to seeing what you create with this fun sketch over at Sketch N Scrap.

Love Hoodies for Use Your Stuff Challenge

Good Morning and welcome to this week's challenge over at Use Your Stuff challenge blog. This week's challenge is Hearts and/or Red/Pink. Lots of heart doilies and lots of red used on this layout:

 I love Hoodies! I do they are nice an cozy, always have a front pocket to add anything I may need, usually my phone or my camera and they keep me warm. I will wear a hoodie sooner that I would a jacket, summer is the only time I don't wear them. Now I'm on the lookout for a Christmas Hoodie :)

The golden background paper came from my current counterfeit kit: Springtime Fresh and the prompt idea came from this month's LOAD event of Red Ruby Scissors. LOAD219 Day 7: Story: Scrap about a favorite wardrobe accessory or outfit or Technique: Use red and sparkle on your layout. So I got both prompts on my layout :) Lots of red and lots of sparkle :)
Thank you for stopping by today :) I look forward to seeing your take on this fun challenge over at Use Your Stuff

Authentic Vintage Items for a Lasting Memories Scrapbook layout challenge

Hello and happy Sunday to you :) Quick stop in today to show you the layout I created for this week's challenge over at Lasting Memories Scrapbook Layout Challenge. Our theme for February is Black + White + one other color. This week's challenge color is green! So I went through my counterfeit kit: Springtime Fresh and pulled out the black N white papers and the green too and got a few to work for my grid layout:

 This layout came about from inspiration from the current LOAD event LOAD219 Day 9 prompt: Glinda the Good Witch: Story: Scrap a story about something good. Technique: Make your layout pink and sparkly.... or don't, whatever you think is good. And I think this is a good way to do a masculine layout :)
The grandson doing some good helping out at the NCC8 artifact fair for some community service hours for a merit badge.

My counterfeit kit had some fun vintage style papers in it using a light green, black n white polka dot and the green dusting newspaper print for my blocks and I used a green background came up a bit darker and of a grayer color in the photo than what it looks like in real life. Used some black mulberry paper to mat the photos and punched a few hearts and stars to scatter about the layout. Added that bright green ribbon for more texture on the layout :)
Thank you for stopping by today and I look forward to seeing your creation for this fun challenge over at Lasting Memories Scrapbook Layout Challenge.

Happy Valentine's Day card for Sketch N Scrap card challenge

Good Morning :) and welcome to the 1st card sketch of the month over at Sketch N Scrap. Heather Hall provide this fun sketch:

 

 I made a cute Valentine's Day card with the sketch:

A fun card to give out :) popped up the sentiment block (which came from a framed paper that I cut out the heart block for this from my BASHket :) a couple of word stickers to add o the sentiment and a few enamel hearts. The papers all came from a pile of scraps I had sitting in my room :) The vellum Valentine's word came from my current counterfeit kit: Springtime Fresh.
Thank you for stopping by today and I look forward to seeing your creation with this fun card challenge over at Sketch N Scrap.

CKC - February 2019 Kit Reveal - Springtime Fresh

Good Morning :) and welcome to February inspiration for this month's Counterfeit Kit challenge blog. First you should have reached me from the creative Cindy's blog so excited to see what she pulled together for this inspiration.This month Julene has challenged us with something from Kaisercraft. First let's welcome this month's guest Forger Kim Ferguson
The KIT to be counterfeited

It is named Anthology and here is the link: https://www.kaisercraft.com.au/newsite/collections.php?col=276&fbclid=IwAR3TZqx_908wS41OzJQpomQZgtrXECGShIlQKVRsiU9f8ReCmaSgZ2jSWqw

If this doesn't work go to the Kaisercraft home page and search Anthology.

There is also a YouTube of the unboxing by Alicia Macnamara

For those who want it "in the flesh", here it is.

First thing I thought when I saw the kit was the vintage feel too it plus the Spring feel too it too :) As we're really having a heck of a cold snap right now so ready for Spring and thinking my kit will put me in that mood :) 

I pulled both the A and B sides of the paper for my kit.

My February counterfeit kit is Springtime Fresh:

 It's a very huge kit! 46 papers alone :) lots of choices for layering :) With it being LOAD month I want to be well prepared :) Also will be participating in a fun Scrappy Super Bowl challenge too. The bottom right corner is a die cut set and paper pad for making feathers for the kit (my forgeries for the month)

 The papers:

Love the greens that I pulled to scrap with, not a color I use alot but looking forward to using it with the pops of pink in the kit :) I also added 5 cutaparts to the kit too. The bottom row less the cutaparts each paper has birds on it :) 

Close ups of part of the kit:

 Doilies and diecuts

Variety of Alphas

 More diecuts

A late addition too the kit I found this paper pad and it had the library catalog drawers in it :) Cool plus there is birds, florals buffalo plaids, stripes, wood and farm animals great addition to the kit :)

Thanks for stopping by and off you go to see what Julene has crafted up for her it this month. If you get lost here is the list of the blog hop for this month:

 

• Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog: http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/
• Guest Designer Kim: https://www.facebook.com/TWkim.ferguson
• Cindy: http://cindyscreations-cinmfoster.blogspot.com/
• Tina: https://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com/
• Julene: http://julenebydesign.blogspot.com/
• Leslie: http://lcsmithsaved-outofthemire.blogspot.com/
• Lisa: http://lisahausmann.blogspot.com/
• Laura: https://www.instagram.com/mrsp_scrapsandtea/