Be You as in Be You tiful

Hi you all :) yep midweek and I'm posting, yay :) I hope your week so far has been going well, mine's okay. This layout is from Class #5 for Demystifying Clustering class with Nicole Jones. When I seen this paper while making my kit I knew I wanted to get it used and out of my black paper drawer. I intentionally die-cut the paper the way I did so I could use again and when I went through some old photos to be scrapped during this class I came across this one of Isabelle and knew it was the one for that title.

This is our Isabelle :) This girl marches to her own drum too. Inspired by the prompt over at Whimsical Musings too, inspired by little girls. Yes she is inspiring, unique, beautiful and special is just naming a few words that make up Isabelle.
This layout worked out well for this class too, not quite what Nicole did but the same style layout was achieved from what she did. I'm really enjoying the clustering class and how the clusters really emphasize the photo more :) The black pinstripe paper was in an old counterfeit kit from last year, many of the embellishments were in older kits too, but the heart washi tape was in last month's counterfeit kit Color Splash.

 This is the bigger cluster withe the journaling spot, oh yes that journaling spot is from this month's counterfeit kit: Camera Crazy. The metal embellishments were in the October extra kits during LOAD last year.

 This little cluster draws in that 6X6 paper from Simple Stories So Fancy paper pad.

 This cute bottom corner cluster has a fun chipboard banner, as the other clusters had the chipboards too all came from the Maggie Holmes Flea Market chipboard sheet.

The journaling that I added from the facebook post that Andrea had up with the picture. Our little fashionista statement was from me. It was fun to actually use that fashion paper I had that for ages. This is also a Calvinball layout, need to add it to the gallery :) Thanks for stopping by today and seeing what I'm up too in my little corner of the world.

New Techinique with this Layout

Hi you all :) As I'm following along with Nicole's Demystifying Clustering, I have also been trying what she is doing in here class. For class #4 she did a gesso and inking technique that I have seen alot of it being done on youtube. So thought well might as well give it a try too.
This layout is inspired by Whimsical Musing Challenge #32 - Inspired by a relationship not yet scrapped I'm surprised I had not yet scrapped this relationship between Astacia and Avery they do have a close bond, that is rare to see :) At-least seeing it from my point of view, my relationship with my brothers didn't really blossom till later in life, we were close but not this close :) as friends till we became adults.

Astacia and Avery, Mom and Dad had some special photos done of the grandkids and I just loved this one :) Shows that special relationship that these 2 have :) I used alot of embellishments from my current counterfeit kit Camera Crazy, plus past kits too.

A picture of the new technique, gesso and inking. I had never done that before and finally opened up my container of gesso for the 1st time even after having it in my counterfeit kits many times :) Now I need to get some of the clear gesso like Nicole was using.

 The title fit the layout very well :) I have to thank scrapbook.com for that it's a great place to get some title ideas. The medium cluster of the layout is here. For starting with yellow and black for my main color and then adding green in the color of Avery's shirt in the photo was a perfect addition to the layout.

 The journaling spot.

 The larger cluster with the frame that I misted in citron color shine, it really gave a cool effect to the white frame :) may have to do some misting to the other frames too. I'm surprised how often I have used this color since I got it for Christmas. Lots of florals and a bow too from the Maggie Holmes Flea market collection, glad to have finally been using the chipboard and bows from that collection.

The smallest cluster with another flower and the yellow color sequins for a splash of bling, doodled a black line along the edge seem to make a nice frame to the layout. This layout was so out of my comfort zone, but was actually a breeze when I was doing it along with the teacher and so easy to do :) Will be doing this again. Thank you for stopping by today and another layout done for Calvinball. I've got a few more to post, maybe tonight or maybe tomorrow we'll see how the rest of the evening goes :)

2 layouts for Calvinball

Hi you all, how is your day today ? It's a bit cool here and it's been raining most of the day. I thought best to do some catch up today :) I've been busy doing my Demystifying Clustering with Nicole Jones and have to say it's been a great class. She too is doing Calvinball so cool that I can do her class and use the layouts for Calvinball. What is Calvinball? It's a blast! That is one thing that it is :) Everybody on the forum seems to be having fun and the rules oh my you have to check each day to see what is different and added to the rules :) If your interested you can find out more about it here: Calvinball over at Get It Scrapped Debbie Hodges has some fantastic classes too, a very worthwhile membership.
Here are a couple of the layouts I've done so far this was the 1st layout I did with Nicole's class. What I've been doing is lifting her layouts majority of the time other than a few additions of my own. I used 2 photos in this layout and a different placement of my title.

This layout was also inspired by Whimsical Musings Challenge #36 - Inspired by the Earth This layout also used some old counterfeit kit elements and some from the current kit Camera Crazy.

 I have been enjoying the learning of clustering from Nicole, she makes it so easy to understand it. I used mainly the pinks color to this layout, but brought in some of the teal with the ticket element and that made a nice title effect to the layout too.

 Lots of cut aparts are used in the class, stickers and die-cuts make for nice clusters.

This is my largest cluster and includes my journaling spot too. I have a puffy sticker in each cluster and the sequins too.
My 2nd layout is from her 3rd class: Nifty

 My Grandson, Avery, and his boy scout group doing their community project. I was able to snag this photo and the journaling from the American Legion's Facebook Page. So this fits right into the Whimsical Musings  Challenge #9 Inspired by the voice of others (- copying facebook statuses or wall posts)

 This layout also includes some elements from my current counterfeit kit Camera Crazy and some of last month's kit Color Splash for the paper. A fun little cluster corner here at the top.

Another cluster by the journaling area. Nicole's thoughts on page kitting is like the counterfeit kitting too. You make the kits for each page and just about any picture would fit that kit. When I added the picture to the kit I added the star paper and the wood veneer stars, other than that the rest was in the page kit.

The journaling and the title cluster :) That sticker with the people hand and hand was perfect for the layout :) this was another layout that I followed along with what she did in her class

Christmas Joy for a Lasting Memories Challenge

Hi you, how have you been? Sorry so quiet on the blog this past week, I've been working on an online class so I've been a bit busy with that :) Hopefully I'll get some of the layouts I made this past week up on the blog this week ahead :) Today is the new week challenge over at Lasting Memories.
This week's challenge is "Black Tie Affair" Use this challenge to showcase a fancy occasion OR use black in your LO. This is the layout I made:

 I used both a fancy occasion (Brad, Katherine and Zachary are all dressed up for the holiday events going on) and I also used black cardstock for my background on my layout for the SNC yahoo group challenge. This is the 2nd layout I did with my Demystifying Clustering class by Nicole Jones. When I made my kit for this class I was also added also items from my February Counterfeit Kit: Color Splash to my kit cause that is when I had planned to do the class. But now I'm still using the kit as is :)

 My journaling and my main cluster

 My title included in with the 2nd cluster. I also drew in on that pink that was on the tree with some of the ornaments :)

My 3rd cluster. It's been a great class so far :) I've enjoyed all the little tips Nicole provides in the videos. She shows in real time why she is doing what she was doing. 

For the layout I Love the addition of the silver ribbon for some fun bling on the layout. Used Heidi Swapp's White color shine too :) Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see your creation of this challenge linked up at Lasting Memories.

Birthday Card with Dog for Funday Friday

Hi you all :) A quick post today while taking a break from cleaning, we've got company coming in for the evening. Why is it the normal cleaning just doesn't seem enough when you got company coming over. Almost like a bit of spring cleaning to get done first :)

 This week's Challenge:

"It's Sketch Time"

Create a card, layout or project with

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I used a bugaboo stamp for my card and this is the card I made with it

the sketch this challenge is:

 

I hit my Happy Birthday drawer of papers for this card and used the scraps I had available :) Even was able to use a scrap for the sentiment too :) I colored the pooch up with my markers and used Glitter Blue wink f Bella brush fr some glitter around the stamp :) Used the Glitter Silver one fr the star and added more stars to the top of the card. I used quite a few mists to get the splatter look on the top of the card. Thanks for stopping by and seeing what I'm up to in my little corner of the world :)

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Standing On My Own Two Feet layout

Hi you all :) Happy Monday to you! How was your weekend? Mine not to bad :) Today is the 7th and that is Sketches in Thyme Project Life Style post :) This is the card I made:

This is my handmade 3X4 card, I made it for the journaling spot on my layout. Gold elements (heat brads and enamel dots), blue enamel dot, veneer and a couple of labels This is the sketch:

Sketch #17 by our amazingly talented, Shawn Lahr.....

This is how I used it on my layout:

This is Emily standing well, and she's wanting a book to look at. I used last month's counterfeit kit, Color Splash. I had a blast putting this layout together. I used a sketch over at My Creative Sketches for inspiration for my layout.

and I used the challenge over at Scrap Our Stash for my color used that was on the book's cover and a few gold embellishments and some gold lettering too.

 A couple of close ups of the layout

This is made too for Calvinball, it's been fun so far, I'm not anywhere near what some of the crafters are in points but it's been fun counting the points up and trying to use up anything I can to acquire points. Thanks for stopping by today and I hope to see your creation linked up on the Sketches in Thyme Project Life Style post

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Lets Play Ball a Lasting Memories Challenge

Good Day :) and welcome back to my blog. The weather here today is just beautiful and they are calling for warmer weather tomorrow :) So got to get laundry washed and hung today. But for now I want to share my layout that I did for the challenge over at Lasting Memories
LM 283 - ANYTHING GOES  (Follow general Oscars theme)

 So I used Gold for the statue and Red for the red carpet at the Oscars

I had so much fun with the Landmark prompts over at LOAD last month that I compiled some extra ideas for layouts from those prompts :) So cool to be able to continue LOAD my own way right now ;) This also works for the challenge over at Whimsical Musings this week for Challenge #202 to be inspired by extra, for the extra ideas for layouts from those prompts fits this prompt so well :)

I used the sketch over at Sketch N Scrap using their #100 sketch

The essence of the sketch is there with the extra journaling every thing got moved up and the circle embellishment (the baseball) got moved to fit my layout.

 Carl E. Stotz was the founder of Little League Baseball here in Williamsport, PA, We just recently celebrated our 75 Anniversary of Little League. If it weren't for this man, it may have never happen. Little League runs in most Williamsporters blood, many of us have someone in our family that was part of the beginning, my father was one and that is a story for another day. There has been many books that have been written about Carl and what he did for Little League and the controversy of Little League and how they parted ways.So when I seen this week's challenge I knew that I wanted to do a layout about that statue of him.

This wonderful statue can be found at the Northern end of the Little League complex. you will greet him as your walking into the complex and right before you get to Volunteer Field. He was definitely the 1st volunteer with a few other relatives to help him out with coaching the first 3 teams.

It's great to see Little League finally embracing what all Carl E. Stotz did for Little League. Through many events leading up the 75 Anniversary the city and Little League has put many things in place to honor Carl E. Stotz. I'm glad to honor him in a way that I can through scrapbooking :) 

I used my current counterfeit kit, Camera Crazy for my layout and this was the 1st layout I did for Calvinball, but could not show it till today.