Got Game?

For this layout. I used the current sketch from The Paper Variety. These are photos from Tyler's very first football game during his first season. The boy on the other team was so much bigger than he was, but he just kept giving it his all.

Here is the link to the blog if you want to play along with the sketch.

http://thepapervariety.blogspot.com/2012/05/specialsketch-challenge.html

Got Sketch? sketch #143

I used this week's sketch from the Got Sketch? blog for this layout. It is sketch #143. These are pictures of Tyler entertaining himself at my grandma's house by following the path made by the brick border stones along the front of the house. He was on patrol and it kept him busy while daddy and grandpa worked on the car.

Here is a link to the site to play along with this sketch. http://gotsketch.blogspot.com/2012/05/challenge-sketch-143.html

Basic Grey NSD 2012 Friday Sketch Challenge

I created this layout for Basic Grey's Friday sketch challenge. I love this sketch and will possibly be using it again. I used the Elderflower paper from the Marrakech collection for this layout.

Basic Grey NSD 2012 Vintage Challenge

I created this layout for the Basic Grey challenge to use vintage Basic Grey papers. I used the wide tie paper from the Boxer collection for this one.

Basic Grey NSD 2012 Saturday Sketch Challenge

I loved the sketch they gave for us to use. On this page I used banana frost paper from the Lime Rickey collection and Offbeat patterned paper. They both worked great with the photos I had of the Easter cupcakes I made for our school carnival.

Some New Layouts

I have actually been able to make time to scrap this last week, and have been pretty happy with what I got accomplished.



This layout was done using a sketch from Sassy Lil Sketches. While we were visiting all the car shows last year, this one was one of Tyler's favorites. He insisted I take many pictures of it- the motor, tires, exhaust, seats, shifter, etc. He really wanted to be able to see it later. And he did, cause we ran into it at several car shows over the summer.

This layout was done for a Scrap Whisper's challenge to document a change, and I used a Page Maps sketch, He is growing up so quickly. Now he constantly tells me, I am grown now Mom, I can help.

This was a Sketchy Thursday's sketch. These are pictures from my sister's engagement party. She plans to get married at a lighthouse and her colors will be sky blue and sandy brown, so that is what I used on the layout.

This layout was done for the Let's Scrap blog hop challenge at LotsToScrap blog. The challenge was to do a layout using green and yellow. I used another Page Maps sketch. These are pictures of Tyler and my cousins children at an Easter Egg Hunt at my aunt's house.

This was another Let's Scrap blog hop layout. The challenge was from Scarlett's Scrapoirs blog to do a monochromatic layout and use a Let's Scrap sketch. The pic is of Tyler picking flowers for my grandmother.

Another Let's Scrap blog hop layout. This is for the challenge at Five Tulips blog. She gave us a layout to be inspired by. This is a picture of Tyler playing the balloon toss at Shawn's company picnic.

Another Let's Scrap blog hop layout. This was for the challenge at Younique Reflections blog to use the Let's Scrap sketch she provided and stitching. My stitching is rub ons. The pic is of Brittany's band concert when she was playing the tuba.


This layout is for the Sketchy Thursday's June GDT Challenge. I really love their skeetches. This is just a random picture of Tyler and my dad playing with tools.

Fix It Friday #54

I have tried a couple of these before, but have never posted my fixes. I really liked the way this one came out, so here it is.


This is the original:




And this is my edit:




Let me know what you think. :)

Debbie's Birthday Blog Candy

A friend of mine directed me to a wonderful blog today. And she is giving away some amazing candy for her birthday. Check it out here:

http://passionforcrafts.blogspot.com/2010/05/its-my-birthday-blogcandy.html

Crystal's Blogaversary Candy

She has some awesome candy for her blogaversary! Check it out here.

http://crystalkbk.blogspot.com/

Blog Candy Updates

I was following the blog hop for Let's scrap today. And I came across a blog that had ton of blog candy listed. So I figured I would be nice and share. And since I don't know how to add all this to my side bar, I will add a neat list.

Here is the Scrapping Nomad's alpha giveaway:
http://caromgar.blogspot.com/2010/05/scrapword-puzzle.html

Denise's anniversary blog candy:
http://kc242designsbydenise.blogspot.com/2010/05/anniversary-blog-candy-80th-birthday.html

Vintage Chic Cafe candy:
http://vintagechiccafe.blogspot.com/

Susie's national scrapbook day candy at My Sweet Earth:
http://mysweetearth.blogspot.com/2010/05/inter-national-scrapbook-day-giveaway.html?showComment=1272752107548_AIe9_BFXnL8wnpk8Ak1t0lCfSfN_Bwdks3oAYXfZ-QEKfpNCv1ZRTahlbjJNsfRJYqmjDVkmXem3rOkWLD2f0qtyk8xCB7lewGXTQW3dALOuNdihY9YNbYmTS2SHZFrlx7_vEvNWMqKVZs883Kgh3qI3I8nARTYyO4cqt6aYzD9DTF98w35kNXApT_LLN6OCAgGDezUy89PG8jm3NY_eyySZxKr01YxEvfl8_-C2vdO2HLs4GFexo-lYNDtSvZXB-c3J3QNTrgD0#c3110506271502561538

Jodie from Oz's candy:
http://www.jodiefromoz.blogspot.com/

Dannie's Creative Outlet candy:
http://danniescreativeoutlet.blogspot.com/

Go check them out!

Blog Give-Away

Check out Danielle's blog as she is doing another wonderful give-away and this time, she will have two winners.

http://lifeonelayoutatatime.blogspot.com/

PriscillaStyles Blog Candy

Wow, check out this really great blog that is having a beautiful candy give-away!

http://priscillastyles.blogspot.com/2010/05/blogiversary-jackpot-candy.html

NSD Weekend Work

In addition to the blog hop challenge, I have actually managed to complete several layouts this weekend. I also completed several of the online games and challenges at Scrapbook Challenges too.

This layout was done Saturday morning for the four-hour sketch contest at Let's Scrap.

This layout was completed for the color combo challenge at Scrapbook Challenges. This was an easy one for me. The color combo was red, black, white, and gray- and our school colors happen to be red, black, and white. So I finally got around to scrapping some of Britt's marching band pictures.

This was done for the 3-2-1 scraplift challenge at Scrapbook Challenges. The challenge was to use 3 manufacturers, two journaling spots, a one word title and scraplift a layout from the gallery.

Not as much as I wanted to get done, but we had the boys here this weekend and had a small birthday party for them Saturday. Then I developed a killer headache that pretty much wiped out the rest of my night.

NSD Fun at Scrapbook Challenges

Come play at Scrapbook Challenges to celebrate National Scrapbooking Day. They are having a blog hop, contests and games, great prizes, and tons of inspiration. Here is the link to check it out.
http://scrapbookchallenges.ning.com

They are having a blog hop to introduce the newest design team members and to say goodbye to the design team that is leaving. If you visit and comment on all the blogs, you are entered for a chance to win a wonderful Scarlet Lime kit. Here is the link to Pamela's blog, the creator of Scrapbook Challenges, to get started. http://www.pamelasworldofscrap.blogspot.com/

They have also invited all the members to "hop on" and join the blog hop. They have provided the members the same sketch as the design team used for their blog hop posts. If you would like to join in, just use the sketch to create a layout and follow this link to the forum post to "hop on".
http://scrapbookchallenges.ning.com/forum/topics/nsd-hop-on

Here is the layout I created:


And here is the sketch:



Come on over and check everything out. There is lots of fun things going on.

Scrapbook Challenges Crop Layouts

Scrapbook challenges had a crop this weekend and we had until tonight to get things finished and uploaded. I guess there is nothing like waiting until the last minute, lol. The theme of the crop was to use up some old stash items, so each layout has a requirement for what needs to be on it. Here are the layouts I managed to complete.




This was done with one of the monthly sketches from their site. Not for the crop, but I wanted to post it anyway. This is Tyler's new form of bathtub entertainment. He likes to have a double bubble bath. He blows bubbles while in a bubble bath, lol. And it was so cute. I had this layout almost done, but just felt like it needed something else. So I walked away and let it sit. Then I would come back and move things, look again, play with other items, leave it, look again. Tyler asked what I was doing and why I didn't finish it. I told him I couldn't find something that looked right to use on here. He went to his candy bowl and brought me back the purple ribbon, layed it on the layout exactly where it is now, and said- there, that matches. It was a tie around the bag of one of his Christmas chocolates, lol. I love that he can see creative ways for me to use non-scrappy items and he was so proud to contribute to "his" page.



This layout was for the use your old, small flowers. I had plenty, so that was not a problem. I used an old 52 sketches for the design. And since I was digging through so much old stash, I included a few other older items on also- the metal flower, the green swirly clip, and the old chipboard letters. These are pictures of Tyler at Avery's birthday party. He enjoyed it so much, we decided to have his party there also.

This is my layout for the challenge to use up some really old embellishments. You also got a bonus entry if you tried a technique out of your comfort zone. First, I never do two page layouts anymore, so I tried that with this one. Also, I stamped, colored, and cut the holly, stockings, and presents emellishements and then clustered them with pop dots. The teddy bear and two tags were items I have had for several year that I had received in swaps. I used alot of the old flowers on this page also. I also pulled out the two punch outs, the metal photo turns, and the bookplate that I wrote the year in. These photos are from the get together we had at Stephanie's for the kids to decorate christmas cookies.

This layout was created for the sticker challenge. The requirement was to use at least five of the older style, flat stickers. I used the gingerbread and wreath stickers. I matted them on red circles that I inked with white, then rematted with white and inked with red. The picture is of Tyler's visit with Santa this year. He had been very specific about what he wanted for Christmas- hot wheels, real tools, and a toy motor and pressure washer. So I was very surprised when he came back and told me he told Santa he wanted hot wheels and a bb gun. I was relieved to find out later that he meant a nerf gun, lol.

This was for the chipboard challenge. I have a ton, so I was definitely glad for the push to use some. It was just plain chipboard, so I swirled blue and white paint together, then sponged it on without completely mixing the paint. IRL the shades of blue are very swirly. This year, we decided to take the kids to some of the local activities for New Years Eve. I took these pictures of Tyelr playing around while we were waiting for Brittany to finish watching a play.

YEAH! I won!

What a great way to start off the week. I just read that I won the wonderful candy Piali over at her Touch of Creation blog.

Check out the goodies here: http://touchofcreation.blogspot.com/2010/01/candy-time.html

And winner reuseable supplies like stamps are so nice, cause you never end up "using up" your candy. It just keeps lasting. I can't wait to play with this!

A couple older layouts

This is just a group of layouts that I did, but missed that challenge deadlines and never uploaded yet. They were all done using sketches, but after the deadlines, I pitched the list of challenges so I am not sure where they were from.


These are pictures I took of Tyler helping dad take the training wheels off of his bike. He was so excited and Tyler loves any excuse to pull out the tools.

This is another pocture from out afternoon at the park. I love watching Tyler just have fun.

This was done using a sketch from Coordinates Collections. The journaling reads- Anytime you watch the other kids do something, you insist on trying to do the same. Riding a skateboard was no different. You even took it one step farther by jacking it up and jumping off the jack stands.

More pictures from our afternoon at the park.

Another park picture. This one as you and Anrew ran around the duck pond. I am so glad you have found a friend to be able to do these things with.

This is a picture of Shawn standing at the edge of a cliff when we spent the weekend up at Lake Erie. It was so beautiful there. I used a Sketchy Thursdays sketch for this layout.

Delight

This layout was done using a sketch from Scrapbook Challenges.

This is a picture of Tyler popping the bubbles that I was blowing while he was taking a bubble bath. The journaling on this layout reads- I love to watch how much you delight in the little everyday things in life. It does not take much to make you smile. You have a truly happy personality. I hope that is something you can carry with you throughout life. Just watching you, seeing you smile, finding joy in all the little things, reminds me that I should sometimes follow your lead and just have fun!

Letting Go

This layout was made using a sketch from Simply Scrapping Crafts.


These were pictures I took the first day we took the training wheels off of Tyler's bike. He was so excited to try riding a two wheeler. He had no fear at all. My baby boy is actually big enough to ride a two wheel bike now- where does the time go. I was actually able to snap these the first time dad let go and Tyler wiped out. But he got right back up and took off again.

On this layout, you really can't see in the photo well, but alot of the circle on the patterned paper are glittered. I used a YMBD vellum journaling spot. And I cut the start out of foam and felt, layered or buttoned them and popped them up with pop dots for added dimension.

Splash!

This layout was made using a sketch from Challenge Heaven.

This is a picture of Tyler walking into the water down at the duck pond. We had had a nice afternoon at the park with one of his friends and the water proved to be just to tempting for him. He pulled up his pant legs and walked right in! If only we could all just always enjoy the moment and be so carefree.