My D.I.Y Guy

Wow! Posting two days in a row here. =)

Thought I'd share this layout on my own blog since it was posted today on Multi-photo Scrapbooking blog!! I love this blog because they feature multi-picture layouts from scrappers who want to upload and share their work. Check them out, be inspired, and think about participating in some of their challenges.

So here is one of my favorite layouts that I have been saving for the right moment! I love it because it features my one and only husband who has worked so hard on our little house over the past 20 years. We (meaning "he") only have a few more things to do and then we will sell it and try to find something just a little bit bigger...I need a scrap room! LOL!

Left side shares a 20 year olf photo (left) of him working on nursery for Joel which was our first project, and the picture on the right was taken this summer working on exterior painting.

Right side is here. I should have grabbed a picture of the dining room because he totally renovated that as well. It's a beautiful gold color with wainscoating and lots of beautiful white woodworking. I know...How could I forget that, right? I'll have to point it out in a future layout. 

Here they are together (Recipe below) 

My DIY Guy turns 50 years old next week!!! Happy Birthday "Old Man"!!! I love you more than ever!

Recipe:

Sketch:  Left side from Page Maps; Right side is my own

Paper:  Die Cuts With a View black cardstock, Tim Holz antique measurig tapes

Accents:  Srew top brads, machine stitching, "Strength" definition done in various fonts on word processor, Photos in little houses cut with square CM punch, Roofs same square punch, but cut the square diagonally into triangles, faux stitching on roof tops done with black fine tip marker, DIY title cut from sheet of cork using Cricut, and journalling with label maker

Life is Good - more vacation

Here's another layout of vacation pictures for you. These were just some miscellaneous pictures that I kind of threw together to describe the laid back time of our vacation.

The inspiration for the sketch came from Pagemaps.com and I entered it in Paper Secrets October sketch challenge. I had to add a second row of pictures because there were just too many pictures to fit it. I do like the way it turned out, though.

I love the photo of Jacob asleep in the hammock swing. He looks like he is back in the womb or something. The Life is Good title is cut with the Graphically Speaking Cricut cartridge. The solid background is from Cloud 9 Design. The pale blue cloud paper near the top is American Traditional Design's Summer Sizzle collection. The circle paper is Stampin Up "Sweat Pea" collection.


I added my own second page, and here they are together so you can see the flow. I used my Fiskars eyelet border punch on some random scraps of paper to show off the edges. I also cut some circles from the paper to fill the center space. These pictures are just us hanging out and walking down to Lake Michigan.

It was one of those weeks where God intended us to fully kick back. The cottage's tv system was not working and there was no internet connection. The cell phone was hit or miss too....Hence the reason Jacob and I decided to play some chess. The kid didn't know how to set up the board, so I was thinking I would have no problems beating him...LOL. He won every game. I think he just pretended to not know how to set it up. I also love the picture of him chugging his little jug of chocolate milk....only on vacation! =)

"Cherish" double layout

Yes, I'm posting two days in a row...Aren't you proud of me? Here is a layout that I completed a few weeks back. These are more engagement pictures of my son and his fiance'. I love the way this page turned out!
Do you love the graph paper background as much as I do? I bought a whole pack of different graph, ledger type paper. The background is stamped with tan and green using the SU Medallion stamp. If you look at it closely you might also see some of the Medallions stamped in white.

The tissue flower was a "make and take" project from Archivers. Very easy and fun to make. I used a couple of different glitter mists on it. The viney branch was cut with my Cricut machine. If you want to know the cartridge, leave a comment and I'll find it for you.

I believe the layout sketch was from PageMaps. I love their sketches and use them frequently, but I always try to give them credit for their idea.

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