Two Page Layout - "What a Cutie Pie"

It's been a really long time since I've shared a layout of my precious grandbaby, Scarlet. We have so many darling photos of her. I seriously, can't keep up with the scrapbooking.

This layout features pictures from her 3 month photo shoot. Isn't she a doll baby? Okay..so I'm probably a tiny bit biased.=)

I found a wonderful stack of paper from My Minds Eye. It's bursting with chevrons, wood grains, and vintagey floral goodness. I thought it would be fun to tear the corners and add a layer of paper underneath. This was the first time I used my honeycomb screen. I just laid it down and sponged some ink in and around it, then sponged the torn edge with pink.

 The StampinUp paper butterflies were also sponged with pink. The banner is more MME scraps and Kraft stuck down side-by-side with faux stitch marks between.
The torn upper right corner is backed with another sheet stamped with the script from StampinUp's French Foliage. I added some additional banners and ball fringe.

 Thanks for stopping by today. I feel like I'm finally sliding into the weekend! Yay! We'll be heading for Florida on Monday for me to get continuing education credits for my insurance designation, followed by a beach vacation with my whole family! Can't wait!! I guess I'll have even more pictures to scrap when I return. =)

Double layout - Exploring

I'm so excited that we are finally getting some long overdue RAIN!!! Not sure how many of you are experiencing drought conditions, but everything is dry and scorched here. Thank you, Lord!!! It even smells like rain. =)

Today, I'm sharing another layout from our upstate New York trip last fall. I tore Authentique paper diagonally and placed it on solid khaki paper from The Paper Company to represent the mountains. The edges are inked along the tear with Tim Holtz distress ink (pumice) I love the distressed look of the Authentique paper!! Can't get enough.

The compass is from Graphically Speaking, along with the Scenic Route tag. I used Kraft paper for the background on both, as well as the tree trunks. All of the photos are matted on white and distressed.

Loving the picture that I took through the window into the side mirror, showing the great view behind us!! My husband's idea. =) The mountain diecut with the tree cutout is from the Going Places cartridge. The gingham print paper is Pebbles "Fresh Goods". It made a cute title along with a twine bow and button.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. Have a great FRIDAY (yes!) and weekend.

Two Cartagena layouts - "Ancient Doors" & "San Pedro Claver"

Does everybody have their home decorated for Christmas? If so, I'm impressed. We are just getting started. We have a lot of Christmas decorations, so it's quite a chore...but, it will be so great when the house is shimmering and cozy. I'll have to post a picture when we get it finished.

Today, I have two more layouts of pictures from Cartagena, Columbia to share with you. I believe these are the last layouts for this port on our 25th anniversary cruise.  In fact, these were taken right on the BIG day! It will be 26 years on December 7. We won't be cruising again this year...We'll probably have a nice dinner and stay home and watch a movie. LOL!

On to the layout. Here's the left side. The patterned paper background is My Minds Eye. There were so many beautiful old doors in "old town", I just had to do a layout because the pictures were too great not to scrap. My kids thought it was more than a little ironic that I had the word "ancient" right above my husband. LOL!

They were all so different and amazing in their own way! I used brads to echo the look of the iron work on the doors. 

I used some masking tape with a postage stamp design as an accent, layering in with the journalling.

 Here are the two pages together. I had some travel stickers in my stash. I rarely use stickers anymore, but I liked the way these looked on here. I really need to go through my stickers and do some purging!

Now...on to San Pedo Claver. Here's the left side. This church was also part of our Cartagena city tour. So much history and beauty in the old architecture. I found some great chipboard that looked kind of architectural when layered up with some metallic brads.

The map paper was torn horizontally and rolled back. I also used some Tim Holtz masking tape alogn the edge of the pictures.

Here are both pages side-by-side. 

Thanks for looking today! Have a great week. I still can't belive it's Thursday already. Where oh where has the week gone?

"Stepping Out" prom layout

Hello! It's time to share some of my most recent layouts for my son's graduation album. His party is next Saturday. Wow! That sounds entirely too soon...LOL! I still have lots to do to prepare for the big event which will be at our home. This is our 2nd time through the process, so I'm not quite as freaked out about the whole thing. I guess that is good.

So, today, I'm sharing the layout of Jacob's prom pictures. These kids are all such good friends. They had fun posing for their scrapbook obsessive Moms. If you are new to my blog, Jacob is the tall one with the lighter hair (upper left). The other boy belongs to my best scrapping buddy.
 

You'll have to look closely to see the title "Stepping Out". I blinged it up with some little pearls so it would show up a bit more.

Here's the right side of the layout. I use a lot of wallet size pictures. It really helps me fit more on the page. I tried something different with the flowers. I cut a length of white scrappers floss and wound it loosely around the floweer petals after attaching them to the page...The white really seemed to make the navy flowers pop.  It was pretty simple, but I liked the way it makes the flowers just look a little more whispy. Is that a word? You'll have to check out the middle picture on this page where the guys have their hands up. Every time the boys put their hands down on their dates' shoulders, the girls would warn them not to mess up their hair. So this is the "don't touch the hair" picture. Too funny! I love the Diva expressions on the girls faces too.

 
Here's a closeup of the flowers and the journalling. Can you see the dry embossing on the bottom layer of the journalling spot? I inked the edges too for a vintage look. The flower centers are SU antique brads. I tried to keep the bling to a minimum since it will go in a boy's album....He can live with a few flowers, though, right?

Thanks for looking! Hope you are able to enjoy the sunshine today! It's in the 90's here today. I was hoping for a little more spring before the dog days of summer. It's much better than rain, though, so I will try to keep the whining to a minimum. =)

Baseball - 2 double layouts

My son, Jacob, played baseball for the first time this year. He didn't get a lot of playing time, but he was happy to be on the team and with his friends. Keystone was such a small school and a lot like a family in so many ways.

This layout includes some random photos taken during the season. It shows some pitching sequences too. I embellished it with a handsewn mitt cut from the Sports Mania Cricut cartridge. I hand-stitched along the pocket of the glove with embroidery floss and I was pretty happy with the way it turned out. I also used some distress ink to get it the color I wanted. (Double click on the photos to enlarge.)
This one is my favorite of the two baseball layouts. Most of the random shots are from the end of the season baseball picnic at the coaches house. Of course, the kids are being silly and that why I love it! The other side features the individual and team professional photos. I cut the 8 x 10 size memory mate photo in half so I could put the title in the middle. I drew attention to my favorite photos with the red matting.
Here's a close up of my faux stitching down the right hand side. I used the piercing tool and then a pen to draw the fake stitching between the holes.

I used real stitches to stitch up the tear on the upper left. This page is just so symbolic to me. I've mentioned on the blog before that the school closed due to lack of financing and it just tore everybody up and left a hole in our hearts....hence the stitching. We tried really hard and raised a lot of money, but it just wasn't enough....

Enjoy and be inspired to scrap your memories too!