Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "New Dorm"

My son just graduated from college!!! We are so excited for him and so deeply proud. It was a journey with a lot of ups and downs, but it's done and he's starting to interview for a real job.

If I am remembering correctly, this kid changed rooms every semester, except for two. We were right there with him helping him move all of his belongings each time. That's what we do as parents!! This layout is from a few years back...I'm so far behind in posting layouts. Thanks for hanging in there with me through all of the chaos of life.

The paper is Teen Angst. All of the black smudging is already on there. The wide black rick rack is such a fun accent.

Do you like my attempt at duplicating his wall art? It's not the same, but it's close enough in my book. 



It's so great to have him home! I have a few more college layouts that are complete that I'll be posting soon. But, there will be more layouts later on too, because we still have another round of photos from his musical events and of course, graduation!

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.

Two Scrapbook Layouts - "Music Man" and "There He Goes Again"

My son is well into his Senior Year of college at Ball State University. He's an especially busy man this year...fighting to get all of his credits completed, becoming a Resident Assistant for the first time, being involved with the athletic department, and immersing himself in all things MUSIC!

These pictures were taken at a choral concert last fall. The top picture is of him starting off the song  a capella with a solo! I would have been terrified, but he was amazing!

 He has different suits for each of the choirs he participates in. The striped tie is for the all men Statesman group. They are my favorite! The tux was for concert choir.

 I just happened to have a few scraps of mustache paper which looked nice with the red chevron ribbon. The notes and title were cut with my Cricut.

We attended a concert last weekend which was also amazing! I took some pictures, but I'm sure they won't be scrapped for awhile.

 

If you have a kid in college, you understand the emotions when it's time for them to leave again, with all of their earthly belongings. I love having him around, and it's tough to see him go. <sniff> However, he loves the college experience, and I know he thrives there. It's all part of growing up, but I sure do miss him. Here's a layout of pictures we took last fall when he was heading back to BSU.

 

 

Have a great week everyone! Thanks for checking out my blog.

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Team Spirit"

Here is another BSU football layout from last fall. Go Cardinals! Chirp Chirp!!

 BSU won with the help of the amazing Charlie Cardinal keeping the team spirits high!

I love the various colors of blue stars on this green paper!! The team colors are red and white, but who says you can't branch out a little and use some other complimentary colors?

 

This was a super simple layout using a grid with Washi tape leading the way across the page. The red ruler tape is so fitting for football in addition to the grid paper. Thanks for stopping by my blog again. Enjoy your week.

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Love My Team"

Where has the time gone!?! September is almost over and fall (my favorite!!!) is definitely in the air. It's time to break out the back to school, homecoming, and football layouts!

Last fall was my son's Junior year in college. We had fun with him at BSU on parent weekend. The bright colors always make a fun scrapbook page.

 This Creative Memories cardstock was a nice back drop for the vibrant pictures.

 Here's a close up of the upper left detail complete with red washi ruler tape and dry embossed banners.

 The game is always entertaining and the weather was perfect!

 Do you use many stick pins on your pages? I sometimes forget I have them, but I like the extra detail this star pin adds to the title.

It's hard to believe that my baby has grown up and is already into his senior year! How and when did this happen?? I know every Momma feels this way...He's such a great kid and we are so very proud of the young man he has become.

Come back Thursday for another college football layout!

Two double layouts - "2 Years" and "We Love our Charlie"

Where does the time go? My oldest son and beautiful daughter-in-law just celebrated their 3rd wedding anniversary, and my youngest son is heading off for his Junior year in college! Time just keeps flying along, doesn't it?

In honor of my great kids, I have a couple of layouts to share with you today. First up, is a two page layout featuring pictures of my son and daughter-in-law a year ago on their 2nd anniversary.

 Aren't they cute! We are so proud of them! The patterned paper and paper banner are Basic Grey's "Clippings" and Little Yellow Bicycle. My scrappy friend got me this collection for my birthday and I've had a lot of fun with it. I adore the banners!!

 The title is Cricut's "Plantin Schoolbook" (an oldie but a goodie) and the heart is from "Sweethearts". I love these kids and their goofiness.

In honor of my youngest going back to BSU, here's a layout of pictures from the football game on parent weekend last October. Isn't he cute?? He's the tall one with the great teeth!

I had a lot of great pictures to fit on these pages, so I kept it simple with black and red matting, a few embellishments like the red washi tape, and a little snip-it of ribbon. It was breast cancer awareness week, so I added a little dash of pink since there was so much of it in the photos.

 As always, family weekend and the football game were tons of fun. I'm sure we'll be down there again this year snapping more photos.

Here are the two pages together! Go Cardinals..."Chirp-Chirp"!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! Have a great weekend!!

Two page layouts - "Dorm Sweet Home" and "Tigers Baseball"

It's days like today that make me love the fall so much. It's cool and breezy and I'd like nothing better than to stretch out in a hammock.

My son is back at college, and I'm missing him already. This seems like the perfect time to share a layout of him in his dorm last fall.



The paper is from Teen Angst paper stack. I used the Fiskars notebook border bunch and zigzag ribbon. I love the hand-shaped paper clip giving a thumbs up to his dorm room. This was such an emotional day for us. He's only an hour a way, but when they're not in their bed at night, they seem so far!

I really miss his gentle happy spirit. Both our boys have the ability to light up the room. We've been so blessed to be given the opportunity to raise them. Jacob is our youngest...Makes for an empty-feeling in the house.

We had the opportunity to take in a Tiger baseball game in July. Yep, I scrapped it already (patting myself on the back). Right in the middle of our hot, muggy, almost unbearable summer was this perfect night for a baseball game...Seriously, the weather was in the lower 70's with a nice breeze. I was so excited not to be cooking in the sun.

The best part was they played great and won. This was one of the first games in the series and very exciting to watch...that is coming from somebody who is not a fan of baseball. =) I actually find it kind of boring to watch, but this game was so enjoyable! 

I prettied up the baseball theme with a scalloped oval punch border. The word baseball was cut with Cricut's "Sports Mania" cartridge. The 3D looking stars are from Art Philosophy. I acutally remembered to work the ticket stubs into the design this time. I played with the grid a little bit to get as many pictures in as possible. It's a good thing my camera ran out of battery or I might have had to do a second two pager...lol.

Have a great week!!

Family Weekend at BSU - 2 page scrapbook layout

Hello! It's Thursday, already! I've been so busy at my day job lately there just hasn't been much time for blogging. I've missed it...Thought I'd post one of my favorite recent layouts today. My youngest son, Jacob, is in his first year at Ball State University this year. It's been hard having him away!!! It's only an hour from here to there, but we don't just jump in the car and drive down there on a whim. He is really enjoying his college experience and making us very proud.

In September, we attended family weekend at BSU! We had a lot of fun! We spent the night at a nearby hotel and just spent time together.  This page features pictures from the football game. I love the color scheme!!

 Here's the left side. 

That's our oldest son and daughter-in-law pictured with my husband. She is newly pregnant, so we'll be first time grandparents next May or June!!! Exciting!! It was so great they could join us for the weekend. Our kids are pretty close, so I don't think he would have missed this time to be with his brother for anything.

Here's the right side featuring the college man himself sporting his red hat and scruffy beard! LOL!

I hid some of the journalling here in a flap behind one of the pictures. As you can see, the clips turn allowing the flap to be lifted. I will definitely do this again because it was so stinkin easy.

Here's a closeup of the triple layered title which I popped up.  I love the way the tiny red sticker letters coordinate with the colors and graph paper.

Thanks for stopping by my blog! Have a great crafty week!