Play All Day

Day 23 of LOAD 514, the theme is Places and the prompt: Playground. Well I got some photos for this layout already printed :)

My 2 youngest kids at the park that I went to quite often as a kid. The pictures are from 1986 approx: late August early September since I had no photos of Steven I can assume he was in school at the time. I started a new class at Big Picture Classes: Sketch Solutions and this layout is for Lesson one of the assignment (she gives us a sketch and we were to turn it one direction) I used my current kit and used echo park Toy Box mini collection for the background paper and some of the pieces throughout the layout.

 I played along with the challenge at Sketch N Scrap May 21, Lisa's challenge of using 2 washi tapes (for wrap it up) I used the pink cameras tape and the arrows/chevron tape in 2 spots, both were used for borders. This picture has all the little extras that I added to the layout and card, paper strips, the journaling block and picture of my youngest son.

 The bottom section has the title card and a picture of my youngest. I used Heidi Swapp's prim & proper photo corners for both pictures. The wood arrow and heart are from CTMH Trinkets wooden shapes.

The journaling block came from recollections journal card pad: Sunny Skies. The pictures were taken at Memorial Park a local park. The park is across the street from the Original Little League field, a field that my Dad played at and my brothers too. When Mom would go to watch the games I would go across the street and play at the playground. It's nice to have that connection as a child and able to have my kids enjoy it too. Have a super holiday weekend.

Deja Vu May CKC Blog Hop

Hi you all and welcome to my blog today is the Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog Hop. If you are coming from Lisa's blog then your right on track. The 3 challenges this month were:

1.   Challenge #1 Weather Related : Use a weather Icon (sun, cloud, raindrops...) on your project

2.   Challenge #2 Safety in Numbers :  Choose one embellishment to focus on in your project and use A LOT of it!  The whole pack if you are brave enough!

3.   Challenge #3 Bucket List : Incorporate a Bucket List of things you would like to/accomplish. It could be a life list, crafting list, travel list....be creative!
I chose #2 to for my double page layout:

I used up alot of stickers on my project and I even used this whole package of stickers from Jolee's Boutique: Broken Arm

 This layout came about from Day 14 of LOAD 514, the theme was Something Random and the prompt: Sick Day. This incident created a few sick days for me:) 
The left side of the layout:

I used a variety of different things on this layout: a picture of our dog Buddy, a foam sticker of a basketball (one of his favorite toys) and a picture of the ice covered driveway that created the problem of me falling to the ground. I found the border strip on a cutaway sheet that was perfect for this layout. Lots of letter stickers spelling out various words and the & n the arrow both came from CTMH, few pieces of washi/masking tape from the kit that had the look of the background paper. Both purple papers came from my current kit.
 The right side of the layout:

More of the background papers just set up a bit different (did lots of cutting pieces out that would have been covered up so I can have some of the same to each layout). This side holds all the pictures that I took of some of the writing on my cast, a strip of the bicycle paper for a border from a cutout sheet and journaling block from one of the paper pads that was in the kit this month. Stickers that referenced writing on the cast
 Funny story behind this whole event: Buddy wanted me to play, kick his basketball is lots of fun for him and without considering the ice, well you can see what happened :) I went down so quick I didn't realized it till I was getting myself up.

 Stickers from various means on the layouts

 This one was a fun one to use on the layout I wanted to make sure all the pictures were about this part of the broken arm when everyone seemed to want to sign it.

 Border created with the stickers of the markers  in the package and a border strip that I found on a cut out page to emphasis the story of when I was 12 and broke my arm then.

 The journaling spot: Explains that this isn't the first time it was broke, I actually broke my arm the 1st time when I was just about to turn 12, a time when Evil Knievel was very popular and I thought yep I can do this, whelp I found out I couldn't and broke my wrist the first time landing on pavement. Had one of those old plaster casts that really make you itch. What surprised me was you must tolerate pain as you get older cause it didn't seem to hurt near as bad as I remember. I even waited a day to see the doctor but as soon as I walked it he said that it was broke (swollen real big at that time)
Thanks for stopping by today and next is Lesley from Oh! Blog It! to see what challenge she chose. If you get lost along the way here is the list of all who are in the hop:

CKCB           http://www.counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com

Lisa              http://lisahausmann.blogspot.de

Tina              http://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com

Lesley          http://ohblogitifyoucantbeatthem.blogspot.co.uk

Laura           http://beadsbuttonsandbirds.blogspot.co.uk/Leslie           http://lcsmithsaved-outofthemire.blogspot.com

Julene          http://julenebydesign.blogspot.com.au

Jemma         http://just-jimjams.blogspot.co.uk

1977

Day 22 of LOAD 514, the theme is pop culture and the prompt: Signs of the Times. As soon as I seen the prompt I knew what I was doing, the year was 1977 and Disco played a big part of it:

This was the year that my best friend and I were at a good place in our life as a teen, active in school and active with the school dances, we always had a blast! This was the year that Saturday Night Fever was the top dance movie and we knew all the moves.
I used this sketch for the layout it's from Challenge YOUrself:

I also used the challenge over a Sketch N Scrap with the host: Rachelle that we had to use brads or pins I used them on the top corner of the picture:

I used my current counterfeit kit for the layout:

 The gold foil for the disco ball that I scored to give the look. Used lettering from the Simple Stories harvest sheet

 The title is a picture, also a picture of me and a picture of my best bud Beth. Fun times is a creative memories from the Cheerful sticker pack. \

The journaling block: Tells of the year, the school and the dances:
  Sign of the times, my era the biggest signs were Disco! 1977 the top dance movie was Saturday Night Fever and me and my best bud we were in a good place 9th grade/8th grade Jr High we climb that invisible ladder and finally made it :) We knew the dances and knew them well so when the music came on we were out on that dance floor having so much fun. Bus Stop was the line dance during our era and it was an easy dance that most people could do so we were fitting in just fine with all the others dancing at the Jr High dances. 
Thanks for stopping by once again today, what dance craze was part of your teen years?

Life's A Beach for Funday Friday #51

Happy Friday you all!  Welcome to this week"s Funday Friday challenge over at Jo's Scrap Shack. Our sponsor this week is Bugaboo,The theme this week is Life's A Beach:

This digi stamp is called Beach Baby, isn't she just darling :) I colored her with bic markers and SU chalk for her body. I used SU 2.5" circle punch and 2 3/8" scallop punch. She's on white cardstock for the card base and layered it up with scraps that were on my desk from previous projects. The sentiment came from a sticker sheet and some baker's twine from CTMH. All papers came from my last month's counterfeit kit.
The inside of the card:

Just a little thank you from the same sticker sheet, card that will be well received with just a little note in it.
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Under the Boardwalk

Day 21 of LOAD 514, the theme is random and the prompt: Whoops. I had to brainstorm this one a bit and I came up with 3 different scenarios that I could have used, but while looking at pictures to come up with one for any of the scenarios I came across these pictures and remember a really big oops for this layout.

I went looking through Sketch N Scrap for a good 3 photo layout and found this one from March 2013:

and used it for my layout, it had everything I needed to tell the story and include the embellishments spots too.
 The papers for my layout came from last month's counterfeit kit. I pulled out some summer stuff from my stash: Simple Stories:

I heart summer for the 3 cards and a pack of EK success sticko sticker pack of shells. I used alphas from my current kit for the title and some arrows from last month's kit.

 Picture of me at the beach and a picture of the boardwalk and of under the boardwalk where it all took place.

 Me and my swollen nose, not to bad at this time. A cluster of the shells

My journaling and another cluster of the shells.
Whoops indeed, 1972 we were in Wildwood, NJ at the beach, when I decided I would go hunting for seashells, while I was looking down at the sand under the boardwalk, as I was just bringing my head up SMACK! right into one of the cement pillars that hold up the boardwalk. Blood pouring out of my noise, I was in hysterics. Mom finally caught up with me and took me over to the ocean and well the salt water seem to make it worse. Finally got it stopped, that night at the hotel a picture of me with the swollen nose. I still carry that memory around I have a cute little line that goes across my nose that is a scar from that incident. Funny this wasn't the one I planned to do but when I saw the photos the memory came back very vivid and clear.

Vacation Bible School layout

Welcome to Day 20 of LOAD 514, the theme is I believe.... and the Prompt is: On a Sunday. It is in reference to our beliefs in our faith and really doesn't have to be on a Sunday. Talk about our faith in our youth, your faith history or you could have talked about your faith now. I chose to do my youth since most of the prompts have been dealing with my youth might as well keep it going and this is a story I should tell.

I had gotten the paper in a swap box of paper I bought and remembered I had it so I pulled it out for this topic. The rest of the layout pieces came from my current counterfeit kit and last month's kit.

I did the layout from the challenge at Let's Get Sketchy Week 3
 

This is the plaque I made at my first church function: Vacation Bible School. I was about 9 and half years old when I attended.

The journaling about how this all came about. Mom says we were all baptized, but my parents weren't the church going type. When I did start asking about God, Gram did try to tell me a bit about him. But it was this bus that was picking up my friend, that I had asked to go too, with permission from Mom I went to my first church function, Vacation Bible School. So the various words and the la la la of singing is alot of what I experienced at VBS. We also memorized a verse and I wrote it there too with my jouraling. This is still my favorite verse other than the one in Peter about casting your anxieties upon him. So my journey began, it's been rocky even to the point of not believing. But I came back around and through my current Pastor I understand why God had me go through  the trials that I did and at my mid 40s I confirmed my faith.

Thanks for stopping by today, this was not all gussied up like some layouts, but I think I still showed his glory through what I did with the layout. what I had experienced during that week through the variety of words used by the photo. Whatever your faith or religion is I think we can come together as friends in all we do.

Always Wanted to Be layout

Welcome to Day 19 of LOAD 514, the theme is Back to the Future (what our future thoughts were back then)  and the Prompt is: When I grow up. That was a question that I remember answering quite often. From the time that I can remember I had always wanted to be a Veterinarian, I just love animals and wanted that to carry over into a job that I would love.
I put this layout together with 2 different challenges. One of the challenges is the layout, I followed the Lasting Memories #191 sketch for my layout the papers for my layout came from my current counterfeit kit

 and the other challenge was from Sketch N Scrap hostess Kerry, from Scrapbooking, For the Love of Paper and her chalenge was: Today my challenge is to use some glitter on your layout BUT in a way you have not done it before! You can glitter-up your layout as much as you like as long as there is one technique you have not tried before!

I have never doodled with glitter glue, and never on a picture. I also used it for the edge of the precut paper. It was fun to bling up the layout a bit I jut loved scattering the hearts about the page. This was fun to do, will have to do it more often :)

The title block came from some word stickers, dymo sticker and alphas. The dream big tag is from Ellies Studio cut up sheet.

 The journaling tag came from a cut up sheet that I added CTMH baker's twine to it and made a bow and glued the string to certain areas to match the sketch better. Some of the journaling tells of my love of animals and the reason why I never did become a Vet and it all had to do with Gidget one of our dogs and what she endured giving birth to her pups and the suffering she went through was unbearable and I knew then that my love for animals would be an interference for what the animal would need. I knew in my heart that I would never be able to cut an animal open. The arrow pointing to Gidget came from CTMH trinkets wooden shapes. through the years came from MM cheerful sticker set.

The Happy came from that same cutout sheet that the tag came from I only used just the bottom portion of it. Yep my love for animals had started at a very early age and to this day I still love to be around an animal, now a days it's just the dogs for us, a pair of blue heelers that we raise.
Thanks for stopping by today to see the view from my little corner of the world :)