Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Hello Fall"

Last week felt more like fall. This week, we're back to summer. That's okay, though. I'd like to keep fall in my future and present, rather than in my past. We all know what that means...winter. Bleh!

Just before the new year, my husband and I moved into our newly built home! It was so very exciting and rewarding after many long years of  getting out of debt, helping our youngest with college tuition, saving, and making due in an 1100 square foot home. We raised our two boys there and had so many amazing family memories there.

This layout features our old home and some of our fall décor from a few years back.

 There was nothing fancy about this home, but we took good care of it. Although, we think it may have been one of the cutest in the neighborhood. It was built in 1954, so it took a lot of time and there was always a project that needed to be done.

 Lower left is my hubby and youngest son. This was before he was married and he still lived with us. We are so blessed that he was so helpful and felt responsible for the yard work. With so many trees, leaf pickup was a huge job each year.

I don't remember where I purchased this paper, but how perfect for the glorious colors of fall? The pictures pop with the dark matting. No need to really journal, except the date. 

Hopefully I will have a layout of our current house to share at some point soon! We've had a ball decorating...And guess what? There are still projects to do! But we are loving it and feeling quite blessed!!

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Love You"

This one is for my granddaughter's album from Fall 2014. Right now, I'm only scrapping special mile marker events and ages in my grandkids' albums such a birthdays, special photo shoots, etc. My granddaughter is only 4 and the book is already filling up. I may have to have a couple of books for them. I hate to limit myself too much...lol!

 The paper is from Paper Company and Bo Bunny Safari, with embellies from My Mind's Eye "Cut and Paste". The title is from Cricut's Paisley cartridge.

 This little girl is truly my sunshine! After raising two burly boys, she's all things, pink and purple, ruffles and bows...and both sugar and spice! She bring us such joy!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!!! See you soon.

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "All Boy"

What a beautiful sunny day! I hope you are enjoying your Easter weekend. I just finished cleaning my house and decided to take a few minutes to post a few layouts before heading out to fight the crowd at the grocery store.

This little guy is so darling! He's our little sweetheart and is growing way too fast! 

 

These pictures were taken by his talented Mommy when he was 6 months old. Now he's just about ready to celebrate 2 years of life!

The paper is We R Memory Keepers "Autumn Splendor" and Little Yellow Bicycle. The ribbon is from Paper Studio. The die cut "All Boy" title is from Cricut's Boys Will be Boys cartridge and the tree is Straight from the Nest cartridge. I used two different sized hole punches to cut out the tree. The twine is from Tim Holz and the wood mustache embellies from BoBunny.

Happy Easter!! Thanks for stopping by my blog today.

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Sweater Weather"

We got our first taste of Thanksgiving today. Yummy! We have a long-standing tradition at the insurance company where I work, of coming together one week before Thanksgiving for a wonderful turkey lunch with all of the trimmings. Everybody pitches in and it's quite the feast. I'll definitely be ready for it all again next week. It seems that my favorite season is quickly slipping away into winter!

It's definitely time to post another grandbaby layout! This one is from last fall. If I remember right, they had popped over to our house for something, and they looked so cute in their sweaters, I had to break out the camera.

 Everything on this layout is from Close to My Heart. I created the layout at a CTMH class. The paper would work well for Halloween or anything fall related. The owls on the paper in the center are pretty cute. Full credit for the layout design to Shelley Kennerk, CTMH consultant.

 I added the pumpkins as an after thought. I used Stampin Up scalloped oval punch. A small piece of green cord forms the stem.

Have a great rest of the week! Thanks for stopping by my blog today.

Two page layout - "Owl About You"

If you've been following my blog for very long, you've probably started to notice a little bit of owl love going on here. I do love them!

Here's another two page scrapbook layout of my son and his precious family from last fall. These pictures were taken when Scarlet was six months old, last October.

 Their pictures turned out great. Photo credit to Eta Fe Photography. This adorable owl hat!!! I have no words for such cuteness, especially when it's placed on our beautiful granddaughter. =)

 It's a little hard to see here, but the scalloped adhesive ribbon under the pictures added a little bit of soft coziness and texture. The brackets were cut with my Cricut out of a nice gold scrap of patterned paper from my scrap box.

 The title was cut with Cricut's "Hoot N Holler" cartridge. There are so many cute owls and owly phrases on this cartridge. If you love owls like me, it's a must have.

Here's the whole layout. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Have a wonderful week.

Two page layout - "Fall Fun"

Hello, November! I have another Scarlet layout to share with you from last fall.

My son and daughter-in-law carved out the pumpkin, plopped her in, and started shooting pictures. I'm sure it was a little slimey and cold, but she doesn't seem to mind it. The paper is Authentique, Bazzill and My Minds Eye (orange Chevron). I used scissors to cut along the Chevron line on the top and bottom edge of the accent paper.

I used patterned paper for the tree of circles cut with my Cricut. The negative space between the scalloped circles was the perfect spot for some journaling. Then, I cut out a BUNCH of tiny leaves and added them in a diagonal spray across the two page layout.

A few gemstones among the leaves add additional texture and dimension. 

The border on the left is made with three punched scalloped circles of reversible paper. I cut them in half to line the left side of the 8 x 10.