Into The Spin layout for Lasting Memories challenge

Good Morning and welcome to this week's challenge over at Lasting Memories. Deanna is our hostess this month for challenges over at Lasting Memories and our theme for November is - Techniques - and today she has challenged us to:

Now, we're gonna start getting a little messy with this week's challenge. I want to see 'Watercolors, Paint, and/or Misting'. Use as much or as little as you want, but hope you'll get a bit messy and have FUN! Since my birthday is this week, I would love to see Birthday themed layouts.

 I got the 1st part but not the birthday part of the challenge:

A double page for me today :) I have included the misting on the layout of photos that I took while we were watching a show at Knoebels, taking a slight break from all the fun we were having.
This was created during LOAD1018 Day4: South Pacific was the featured Broadway play and the prompt was either: Pull out a vacation story you've been meaning to tell OR Use misting or a bold splatter technique to set off those vacay photos, or any photos you choose. I chose the latter prompt :) for my layout. I had used a sketch for the layout but did not note the sketch to refer to it. I also used my counterfeit kits:) August Kit: Summer Life, September kit: Falling For You and October Kit: Tainted Love, using the flower background paper from the Summer Life kit the navy paper from my September kit: Falling For You and that fun bicycle paper from my October kit. Cool that I get 3 papers to work together like that from 3 different kits :) all the embellishments from my October kit :)
Close up of the layout:
Left Side:

and the Right Side:

It was a fun show and gave a nice break from walking around the park.
Thanks for stopping by and I look forward to seeing your creation over at Lasting Memories

The Good Stuff - Lasting Memories Scrapbook Challenge

Hello and Welcome :) to today's challenge over at Lasting Memories Layout Challenges. We have a fun theme for October and today's challenge is one that anyone could join in on:

 

Our theme for October is - October Events - and this week our challenge is:

LM # 417 - Breast Cancer Awareness.  October is Breast Cancer Awareness month.  Show us a way that you help out this worthwhile cause or just use lots of pink on your layout.

Here is the layout I created with this challenge in mind because of the pink used:

This was completed during the LOAD Mini: Out of this World over the summer where we do 1 week of LOAD. I used paper from my Perfect Collection Class for this very quick layout. The prompt was: LOAD Mini: Out of this World: Day 1: SPACE: Scrap about a physical space you love or something that requires a lot of your mental space. How do you make space for yourself? or you could created a layout with white space.

I would have to say I love to be out in the yard this time of the year to enjoy seeing God's creation through the flowers we have about the yard. Summer 2018. Between the beginning of Spring and throughout the summer I love to see the flowers we have growing around the yard. 

My title work coming from my counterfeit kit in August 2018: Summer Life. The title definitely came from the kit and so did the embellishments.

 The journaling block is a bit hard to read and I darken up the image so it's a bit easier to read.

Love to be out in the yard this time of the year, especially when the flowers are in full bloom. Summer 2018

Thank you for stopping by today and I look forward to seeing what you create for this fun challenge over at Lasting Memories Layout Challenges.

Powder Puff layout for Stick It Down challenge

Good Morning and welcome :) Today I'm featuring a 2nd layout for Stick It Down blog using their fun single sketch and also some fun sequins from SpiegelMom Scraps our sponsor this month. I received the SMS sequin mix called One in a Melon and wow what a punch of pink and green with some black too :) yep looks like a watermelon mix :)

One of the layouts that I created from the Demolition Derby at the local fair we attend was the Powder Puff competition and we have a variety of cars in this layout but there was that bright green one and a variety pink featured too one being that black with pink car so these photos were perfect to feature those fun sequins from SpiegelMom Scraps 
Here is the single sketch this month from Stick It Down that I used for inspiration for the layout:

 

 Very busy sketch which the Derby can be very busy too :)

 My journaling and to keep the pink going I used a pink pen too

 Close up of the pictures. For the layout I used old school technique torn pattern paper in strips to mimic the strips in the sketch. There were stars all over the place in the sketch so used the sequins in places where the stars were.

 I used a variety of counterfeit kits for this layout: The torn pattern papers came from this month's kit Falling For You. The pink matting I used for the photos was from my August kit Summer Life. The Alpha's came from June's kit Adventure Awaits and the background paper came from May's kit Geometric Beauty. I will usually have a few current counterfeit kits floating around my craftroom like this to grab from when I'm looking for certain things to combine to make a fantastic layout.

Thank you for stopping by today, still have a few days in this month to play along with this challenge. Check out Stick It Down blog for other creations my DT sisters are making this week with SpiegelMom Scraps sequin mixes.

Dream Card fpr Funday Friday challenge

Hi you all and welcome to this week's Funday Friday challenge over at Jo's Scrap Shack. We have 2 sponsors this week for the challenge

Our Sponsors this week

 are Little Blue Button Stamps!

  The winner will win 4 digital images

 from the LBBS online store!

AND

Morgan's ArtWorld!

 The winner will win 3 digital images

 from the Morgan's ArtWorld 

Shop! 

I had the challenge of using one of Little Blue Button's Stamps and created this card:

I have these fun art files from Little Blue Botton stamps in my stash and it's great to have available for a quick fun needed card :) The granddaughter bought her 1st house and this is the card I made to send to her to congratulate her. She has her goals and it's so great to see her reaching those dreams :) I used my counterfeit kit from last month for this card, using the festive polka dot background with the black washi tape to ground the heart die cut and the sentiment punched shape adding a fun word sticker. Thanks for stopping by today and I look forward to seeing what you create for this fun challenge :)

 So make sure to play along this week~

    Starts: Friday, Sept. 14th   12:00AM

   Ends:  Friday, Sept. 21st   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 Sept. 21st by 12:00AM (eastern, USA) time to link up.

All winners will be announced during
 the week of Sept. 24th.

Let's Go to the Fair

Good Morning to you :) I'm a little delayed on posting this layout for Stick It Down we were away yesterday and I never checked on it to realize it was still in draft mode in blogger :) Yep that kind of weekend just went with the flow with no cares as to what was happening :) I seen Friday's post was the same way so you'll see that one later today. So did you all have a great holiday weekend :) We did and you'll see layouts from the place that we visited yesterday, The National Civil War Museum, it was very interesting.
So this is the 1st challenge of the month over at Stick It Down the double page layout, but first I want to share with you today and our sponsor this month is Spiegelmom Scraps!

SpiegelMom Scraps is a specialty sequin mix shop based in Racine, Wisconsin (US).   SMS's owner, Jody, began her love of crafting as a child with her Nana and making coasters with yarn and plastic canvas.  From then on she never looked back and has always been creative.  She's been scrapbooking nearly 20 years and has always loved to sprinkle pretty little details throughout her scrapbook pages.  Jody's love of creating, adding tiny details and sparkle led her to start her business in 2010.  Since then SpiegelMom Scraps has grown, along with Jody's busy family, to a one woman small business with a fabulous design team called the Sparklers.   Jody and the Sparklers enjoy teaming up with other small businesses to swap products to create with and hosting fun events on social media.  Jody would love you to join them on their creative journey by following SMS on social media.  There's LOTS of inspiration and a wonderful community in the 15 Minutes 2 Scraps Facebook group also.  Please stop by and leave a comment telling us where you heard about SMS!  

You can find SMS inspiration on the BLOG, Instagram, You Tube channel, and the Facebook group.

 Pick up the new September releases in the shop and check out the FREE cut files they offer!

SID peeps can enjoy a 20% off shopping code, anytime, with code SIDSMS.

Here is the Double Page sketch:

 and this the layout I created from the sketch:

I really wanted to mimic the busyness of the border of the sketch and thought that layering different pattern papers and punching a couple would do it :) This was a few of the exhibits we saw at the fair within the buildings picking out a few favorites to scrap. I increased the number of photos from 6 to 7 and changed it up a bit but the essence of the sketch is still there.

The left side of the layout:

This year at the fair I concentrated most of my pictures to the flower exhibits and this side of the page shows a few that I chose that I really liked. I used alot of scraps on this layout from my August kit: Summer Life as this is part of our Summer Life. I used scraps from the kit for the border strips and bringing in the triangle pieces that were in the sketch.

The right side of the layout

You see the same elements on this side that was on the left side other than I did the photos into a grid to add more of them to the layout. The striped border reminds me of all those ribbons on the photo of Dave with the canning jars. There were some great exhibits this year at the fair.

Some close up photos of the layout

 I used a variety of embellishments from my kit too. Word card, die cuts and puffy stickers

 More of the triangles were used on this side of the layout

 The pictures on the left side of some of my favorites from the rest of the exhibits in the buildings

and my journaling.

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I look forward to seeing your creation for this fun busy bordered sketch :)

Stop back later to see the other post I have for you

Our Home layout

Good Morning and welcome :) I hope you are having an enjoyable Labor Day weekend :) I've got a huge list to tackle today so tomorrow can be enjoyed and relaxing too :)
Today starts us off with a new challenge month over at Lasting Memories Scrapbooking challenge.

Our theme for September is - Mixed Bag - meaning our challenges are going to be a little bit of this and a little bit of that! That's my kind of challenge :) Our first challenge of the month is:

LM #411 -  Since Labor Day is tomorrow here in the US, and it is the "unofficial" end to summer, create a summer themed layout and include the word "fun" on your layout - this can be in the title, in your journaling, or on your embellishments.

This is the layout I created

 Still being inspired by that sketch I did for yesterday's post from Sketch N Scrap and this was the challenge for today over at Nicole Jones Scrap-A-Thon 2 and the Home prompt was a challenge for Scraptember a fun scrappy month in a facebook group :)

 I enjoyed using a little of this and a little of that with my counterfeit kits, too Using paper from last mnonth's kit:Summer Life and July's kit:Dash of This and Dash of That, too and a little of the 6X6 paper cut apart sheet and the homegrown sticker sheet for my title and for embellishing on the layout from my current kit: Falling For You

 I got the fun right there in the word stickers that I was adding to the layout so the challenge for Lasting Memories was fulfilled :)

This was a fun layout to create and I'm thinking the Shimelle's class Layer on Layer on Layer on is helping me with my current scrapping style.
Thanks for stopping by today and I do hope you enjoy the view where your at today :)

Houston! We Have A Problem! layout for Counterfeit Kit Challenge 2nd Challenge

Good Morning and welcome :) Today Master Forger Cindy has challenge us for the 2nd challenge of the month over at Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog to Mix and Match Journaling or Title for our project. We have them in our stash - alphabet stickers, word stickers, stamps, dies and even punches. The challenge is to use at least two different alphabet styles for your title or journaling.
Challenge on! Here is the title that I created from 2 different alphas in my stash:

 A fun take on the LOAD prompt too :) That helped me come up with my title of my layout and the story to journal too.

 Using paper, alphas and embellishments from my counterfeit kit: Summer Life, this is in it's truest form of what our summer life is. Enjoying days out and about with friends and if we're seeing Minneapolis Molines tractors then the day is even better!
For my layout inspiration I used this sketch:

From Even More Scrapping blog.

 I was glad to spin the story of the issue with the hubby's car's air conditioner for this day trip. Yes we did have a problem, the air conditioning was not working, found out about an hour into the ride down. For me I was trying to take a nap when it was just toooo hot! Working the night shift and leaving after work I do this quite often on the weekends if we want to go somewhere. Well not much sleep but the day was great anyways.

 Me with my wind blown hair from having the car windows down.

 Yes we do enjoy seeing the old tractors. Thank you for stopping by today and I look forward to seeing you creation for this challenge linked up over at Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog.

Mushroom and Snail Birthday card for Funday Friday Challenge

 If you are looking for Sketches in Thyme Project Life Style challenge post you can find it here

Good morning and welcome :) Today is Friday! A wet Funday Friday in my neck of the woods. The challenge is Always Anything Goes over at Jo's Scrap Shack. Our sponsor for today's challenge: Oddball Art Company

 

Oddball Art Co. specializes in creepy cute art for all your ghoulish crafting needs!

my card:

 I just used the mushroom and the snail from the Boy Fairy Mushroom & Snail Pixie Pete Image No. 306 set. Thought it would make a great card for my Daughter-In-Law's birthday yesterday. Stamped the fun sentiment and used that whimsical flower paper that was in my current counterfeit kit: Summer Life, it really did work well for this stamp :) I used some gold stickles on the snail and the mushroom for some sparkle too.

 The inside of the card I brought in that same whimsical paper. Thanks for stopping by today and I look forward to seeing your creation for this fun challenge.

 So make sure to play along this week~

    Starts: Friday, August 17th  12:00AM

   Ends: Friday,  August 24th   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 August 24th by 12:00AM (eastern, USA) time to link up.

All winners will be announced during the week of Aug. 27th.

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

 

Your A Star layout for Sketches in Thyme Project Life Style challenge

Good Morning and welcome to the 2nd challenge sketch of the month over at Sketches in Thyme Project Life Style and this is the sketch That Emma created for this month:

 

 Here is the PL card I created :) I flipped the sketch to acheive the look I wanted:

 I had fun creating the PL card for some special snapshots of the day.

 Britney our grandaughter enjoying a fun selfie moment with her BFF Amber, heading to the club to celebrate her 24th Birthday. This was created using a LOAD prompt for the day too.I used the challenge PL card for my title block and got inspiration for the layout from an old sketch from Sketch N Scrap: That I found on pinterest that I can't find now! I used my current counterfeit kit: Summer Life and last month's kit: Dash of This and Dash of That for the birthday items on the layout.

 Britney is on the right side of the picture. I used another PL card for my journaling and lots of word phrases for the layout too. Used camera icons for the LOAD prompt about technology and also stars too

This was just a sweet, fun picture of the girls. It's good to see Britney happy. Thanks for stopping by today and seeing what I'm doing in my little corner of the world. I look forward to seeing your creation over at Sketches in Thyme Project Life Style

In the School House layout for Use Your Stuff challenge-Triangles

Good Morning and welcome :) I hope you are having a great start to this first full week of August. Today I am the host over at Use Your Stuff challenge blog and the challenge I chose to host is Triangles....Let's see these lovely shapes on your project for the week.......
This is what I created using triangles:

For my layout inspiration I used pinterest and also used my current counterfeit kit: Summer Life. This was our 1st stop at the fair, we always enjoy seeing what the kids have created and these were a few of our favorites and I can see the judges liked them too. I used 3 pattern papers from my kit that I pulled together from my 100 pattern paper pile.

 My journaling

 The corner picture of the building itself. I used some of the paper clips in my kit for the layout in reference to school and I also grabbed an old pack of stickers I got at the dollar store when I first started scrapping that had reference to school

 3 of my favorite exhibits in the school house :) I did some doodling on the background triangles

plus the quilt had a triangle edge too. This is part of our Summer Life seeing the local fair and this is gonna be a good month to scrap those memories with my counterfeit kit. Thank you for stopping by today to see what I'm up too in my little corner of the world....
If your seeing triangles in your creating this week then come on over to Use Your Stuff challenge blog and link it up...

CKC - August Kit Reveal - Summer Life

Good Morning :)   If you are looking for the Sketch N Scrap post you can find it here.
Well hello August! Wow where did July go! Master Forger Cindy has given us an inspiring kit this month to counterfeit. But first we would like to give a shout out to our Guest Forger this month is Doreen Vasquez. 
I'm just about at the end of the blog hop :) So you should have reached me from the creative Lisa's blog excited to see what she pulled together for this inspiration. If you are just beginning the blog hop here then you will find the full hop order at the bottom of this post.

The kit she has chosen for us is the July 2018  Cocoa Daisy “Twinkling of the Tea”. 

 

You can find it here https://www.cocoadaisy.com/cocoa-daisy-store/.

There’s a nice mix of greens, oranges and yellows in this kit to take us into the Fair Season and late summer. 

They also have a Pocket Kit, Pattern paper add on, Stamp Set, Planner Kit and a Planner add on kit – links are below. I have attached pictures of the kits. The website has lots more.

Pocket Kit:    https://www.cocoadaisy.com/product/july-2018-memory-keeping-pocket-kit-twinkling-of-the-tea/

Pattern paper add on:      https://www.cocoadaisy.com/product/july-2018-one-lump-or-two-patterned-paper-add-on/

Stamp Set: https://www.cocoadaisy.com/product/july-2018-stamps-from-memory-keeping-kits-twinkling-of-the-tea/

Planner Kit:  https://www.cocoadaisy.com/product/august-2018-a5-day-planner-kit-ring-bound-daisies-bees/

Planner Add On:                 https://www.cocoadaisy.com/product/august-2018-planner-add-on-daisies-bees/

Now my process of figuring out a kit from this inspiration is this:

 Scribbling of notes about the kit I see :) So here is my kit:

This kit and the words reflect what our Summer has been about less the tractor die cuts which you may see on my layouts this month. Love the soften colors of the kit for the end of the summer her in PA.

 My papers, little bit of everything from the list except the Plus Signs and the Doodly Dot, with an additional map paper for my title page of my Cleveland Trip album. Went first to my 100 Pattern Paper challenge pile first to pick papers from before heading to my stash of Paper Pads and lastly looked in a couple of my loose pattern paper drawers to finish it off

 My alphas lots of blacks and greys.

 Chip board, 3 different stamp sets and the hexagon punch too. Added 3 ribbons to the kit and the paper clips in some extra colors

 Variety of die cuts I brought over from last months kit it worked out well for this kit and the color scheme.

 Sure is the good stuff with in this kit and looks like a fun month to scrap too.
Thanks for stopping by today and I look forward to seeing your kit from this fun challenge this month :) Now off you go and see what fun kit Laura came up with over on her Instagram page

Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog -  http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/

 

Guest Designer – Doreen Vasquez - https://madijoes.blogspot.com/

 

Cindy - https://cindyscreations-cinmfoster.blogspot.com/

 

Julene - https://julenebydesign.blogspot.com/

 

Leslie - https://lcsmithsaved-outofthemire.blogspot.com/

 

Lisa - https://lisahausmann.blogspot.com/

 

Tina - https://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com/

 

Laura - https://www.instagram.com/mrsp_scrapsandtea/