Sunny Days

This layout is based on a layout by Arteshamac called "Sunny Days" from Scrapbook.com.  It is for the May 2015 scrap lift the person above you challenge.  I loved the banners behind the photo and the little bunting on her layout.  It also is for the sewing challenge at Scrapbook.com, I had to outline something with sewing.

4th of July

Another quick layout from Stuck?! Sketches.  This is based on their April 1st sketch.  Just used some odds and ends laying on my desk and cut out the title with my Silhouette.

Kung Fu Panda Paint Party

I blogged about this way back in 2008 when the boys got invited to go to a Kung Fu Panda Paint party at a little pottery studio with their friends.  They got to paint a panda and then had cookies and treats.  It was fun and nice to do on a hot summer day.  It is funny to see these old pictures because they have grown so much since 2008.

This layout is based on the April Week 3 sketch from Let's Get Sketchy.  I really liked the sketch but once I got started I couldn't figure out where to put my journaling.  So I feel like it is kind of just stuck on there.

Zoo Adventure

I created this layout using Stuck?! Sketches April 15th sketch.  I loved the sketch but really wanted to keep my 2 photos larger so I just lost some of the left side.  Thanks for looking!

WW2 Tank

Back in 2008, I blogged about a tank, sorry a Bradley, that Ian got for his birthday present from his grandparents.  You can read about it HERE.  I basically took the blog post and used it for the journaling.  Why didn't I think of that before!?!?

I used Let's Get Sketchy's April Week 1 sketch for this layout.  I had a lot more journaling than the sketch had space for and I felt like I was having problems balancing it all out on the layout.  I guess that's the problem with lots of journaling and why I don't do it often.  It is a whole lot easier to do the "just the facts, jack" type of journaling.  But overall, I am happy with how it turned out.

Feeling Crafty

Ever feel crafty but can't seem to actually make anything.  Well that's how I'm feeling lately.  I want to scrap, I want to sew, I want to practice my "artistic" writing, I want to quilt, I want to cross stitch, I want to knit but I am so overwhelmed with all the things I want to do that I can't really bring myself to do any of them.  I think a crafty hobby is too much so times.

Well today I did make something for my desk.  I had finished off the wax paper yesterday and repurposed the box and roll to make a container for my washi tape collection.

It's even got a nice little sharp metal part to tear off the tape with.  :)

They look so pretty in the box, I'm sure at some point my OCD will kick in and I will have to put in the color order.  But first I have to finish off the aluminum foil so I can make another box for the rest of my washi collection!!

SWIM

Let's Get Sketchy posted their new design team and I wasn't on the list.  Oh well, I tried but maybe I didn't stick close enough to the sketch.

Here is the layout that I did for the application, it is their April week 2 sketch.

Fall 2008 Soccer Photo

Found these photos of Ian from the fall of 2008 when he got his individual pictures done.  He loved playing on the Hawks team.  I based the layout off this sketch from Let's Get Sketchy.  I made the background by printing out the hexagons and then cutting out a couple of them.  Pretty simple.  I'm still loving my neon sharpies and coloring in those JBS Mercantile letters but I am almost out of them, I think that was my last "a".

Sorry about yesterday's rant.  I was a little upset about the military dragging their heels getting hubby's leave signed so we can go visit family over Spring Break.  As if planning a vacation isn't stressful enough the military likes to toy with us.  Supposedly they will be signed and in his hand tomorrow.  I don't know why it made me think about how many albums there are, maybe it is just there are so many people out there making memories and I'm worried about whether or not we can.

Well let's see if I can get another layout done tonight, I found his team photo along with this photo and I should do something with it before it gets lost in the drawer again!

How many albums?

I feel like am drowning sometimes.  Drowning in scrapbooking supplies, fabric, crafty supplies, pictures.  I love taking pictures, I use my phone, my big camera, my waterproof camera, the cool camera that I can use with my phone.  I have hard drives and clouds full of photos.  But I also have albums, big albums and little albums, sitting on shelves and in bookcases all over my house.

I love scrapbooking.  I love cutting up paper and making pretty things but at the same time being a military family, I wonder what is going to happen to all these albums with pretty little layouts in the long run.  My kids really don't look at them.  I don't know if they really care about them past that it makes mommy happy to play with paper and stickers.  Lately, I have been trying to get more photos on a layout because while I love the "everyday moment" kinds of layouts I also feel like I am filling my life up with fluff that isn't really important.

So that leads me to ask.  What is important?  Is it the pages that get done?  Is it the time spent enjoying a hobby that makes me happy?  How do I decide?

Day at the Zoo

Playing with some more of my precious (I hear Gollum from the Lord of the Rings when ever I use that word) Scenic Route paper and I have to say I have been having fun using it.  I guess what they say about using it is better than just hoarding it.  Who would have guessed!!

This layout is based on a sketch from Let's Get Sketchy: Team A March Week 3.  I used two pictures instead of just one because I had two pictures from this event and I really didn't want to split it up into two layouts.  Again trying to be better about putting more pictures on a layout to help get caught up with some pictures (you can see these are from June 2008).

A friend of mine was also looking for some motivation to scrap again so I had given her the recipe of kraft paper, something typewritten, spring colors, photo corners, and stars.  It helped her get her mojo moving and create a layout and since I had given her the challenge I thought it was only fair to do it myself too.  :)

Let's Get Sketchy: Design Team Call

I have decided to try out for the Let's Get Sketchy Design Team.  They are holding an open call that ends April 8th.  I've always loved working with sketches and I think they have some really great ones.  If you are interested in applying too, click on the picture below to go to the Design Team Call info page by April 8th.

Wish me good luck!!

Snow in June

Happy Easter Page

Found this picture of the boys visiting the Easter Bunny at the mall in San Antonio deep in my drawer of my desk.  I decided not to let it get lost again and even though it isn't in order, scrapped it.  I cut out the center of one sheet of decorative edge paper and set the other off the page a bit.  I felt good to use up those decorative edge papers that I've been keeping in my stash for a very long time.  I was lucky they matched so well.  I cut out the bunny and the title with my Silhouette.

Quick Layout

I actually did this layout in 45 minutes.  That seems like a quickie to me!

This layout is so simple...

...but man it took me forever to put it together for some reason.  I cut out the circle borders on my silhouette and I also did the title letters on my silhouette.  The font is Rockwell and I printed it with my sketch pens and then cut it out.  After putting them on the paper they just didn't have enough weight so I took my gold foil marker and colored them in.

I don't know why after years of scrapbooking, I'm still finding it hard to put together a layout.  I used to be able to rock out a couple a day and now layouts sit on my desk for a week while I try to find exactly what I want to use.  I don't know what happened.  I know I took a break while in Korea because I just didn't have the space to work and it really took a toll on my mojo but now that I have the space I feel like I can't find my groove.

I think one of the things I miss is the online scrapping message boards and groups.  The small ones these days seem to be filled with people who have known each other for years and aren't looking for any new "friends" and the big ones are well just big.  Is there anyone out there still who scrapbooks just to scrapbook and have fun and put their memories on paper and isn't trying to be all artsy about it?

Kindie Awards

Quick layout that I did using my silhouette while the boys played video games on a snow day.  This layout is of Ian's kindergarten awards ceremony on his last day of school that year (2008).

I like the word FLOCKING

It is funny to say.  It feels like you are saying a bad word but it isn't really.  Well it isn't unless you don't like messy things.  I have had a bunch of little jars of Doodlebug flocking powder for ages.  I don't remember really how long but I think they went to Korea and back so that's at least 5 years.

I've been working on trying to scrapbook more in 2015 and also to use the supplies that I have instead of buying more.  I didn't have any red letter stickers so I decided to try out this flocking stuff.  I pulled out some stamps and my glue pad and found that it wasn't really as messy as I thought it was going to be.  Or at least it isn't as messy as glitter *shudder*!

Pictures are from May 17, 2008 and Ian's gymnastic meet at J&R Gymnastics in New Braunfels, TX. I stamped the title and also the little dotted circles with the glue and then rubbed the flocking over them.

Here is a close up, but you can't really tell but it is pretty cool and I can see me doing it again!

I scrapped over the weekend

Everyone in the family had something that they had to do this long weekend so I took advantage and used the time to join in an online crop at ScrapNYap.  I forgot how much I missed online crops!

I got five layouts done for different challenges.  There were a lot more challenges that I wanted to do but I was happy with getting this much done.  All of these layouts were done using kits I made up for another challenge too!


5, 4, 3, 2, 1... Scrapbook Challenge = Had to use 5 of something, 4 of something, 3 of something, 2 of something and 1 scrapbooking item.  I used 5 different papers, 4 photos, 3 brads & arrows, 2 journaling strips and 1 glitter tape.

Going in Circles Challenge = had to use at least 15 circles on a layout.

New Year, New Technique Challenge = I used my silhouette to make the background for this layout as my new technique.

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue Challenge = I had to use an old photo (mine's from 2008), a new scrapbooking item (my new Quirky stapler), a "borrowed" sketch, and blue (cardstock and bling).

Mad Dash Challenge = complete a layout in under 45 minutes.  I did mine in less time than the show Diners, Drive Ins and Dives!!

Another Recipe Challenge

I really enjoy these because they make me use things together that I wouldn't think of pulling out.

For this week's recipe challenge from ScrapNYap I had to use striped patterned paper, a grid design, enamel dots or mini brads, ink other than black and the bonus item was to use a Project Life type card (I made mine from the WRMK 3x4 photo die).

And now he is in 7th grade!

Working on my resolution of using up my supplies! Makes me happy to use up those Thickers!

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