Kiss Kiss

I originally printed this photo for my 2014 December daily, but decided to make it it's own layout because of the story behind it.  I've obviously been holding onto it for some time, but I needed to have the perfect paper, since most of my sash is boy themed, and a great sketch.  That finally happened when I received my October creative kit from My Creative Scrapbook and say the November week 2 sketch over at Let's Get Sketchy.  

The papers are from the Echo Park Story of Our Family Collection that came in the kit. I added some modeling paste mixed with Heidi Shine, and put through a Heidi Swapp stencil as well.  The title is an old pack of Thickers that I've had for ages.

Now for the story behind the layout.  Last year our son, who was four at the time, started getting camera obsessed.  Rather than be in the pictures he always wanted to take them.  While I was taking pictures of us putting up the Christmas tree he asked if he could take some.  With digital pictures I figured it didn't hurt to say yes.  He says...I want to take a picture of you and Daddy kissing...umm ok...I figured we'd end up with chopped off heads to be out of focus - etc.  Nope - he got a perfect shot.  I know adults who have had trouble getting us in the same photo since there is a foot difference between us!  Needless to say...a camera was on his Christmas list last year!

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Walk With Me Daddy

Happy Veterans Day Friends!  Today I'm sharing a layout I completed with the sketch from My Creative Sketches.  They are the challenge blog for the My Creative Scrapbook kits I receive. 

This layout was a bit different for me, not only because it included circles, but because of the very toned down color palette. I really wanted to have the photo be the focus...more than usual anyway...so I stuck with grey and a light aqua.

The paper are from a Studio Calico kit from almost two years ago.  The grid paper was perfect for the large amount of journalling I wanted to do on this photo.  The title is a combination of thickers and Jillibean Soup mini alphas.  The little man flair is from A Flair For Buttons on Etsy.

Hope you enjoyed and leave me a link below if you used this sketch so I can check out what you created!

Most Wonderful Time Of the Year Layout

Back with another layout using my Scrapbook Generation Kits.  I have gotten through at least four different kits from them this month so watch for more layouts featuring those.  I'll warn you three of the four are Christmas layouts!  This one features Simple Stories DIY Christmas again, and there are only four strips of patterned paper on there...the rest are cut parts and die cuts.  So little paper...such a nice result.  Thanks of joining me!

It Wasn't Me Mom

I've been a busy girl this month!  I don't really ever get a page done this quickly, but I was looking for something to work on yesterday and the sketch at Let's Capture our Memories was just perfect.   When I saw it I new exactly what pictures I wanted to use, but I wasn't sure about paper, and usually it take me forever to decide.  This one...I pulled out my Echo Park All About A Boy Scraps and it was done in less than an hour.  I really should have filmed a video it was so fast.  

Since I didn't get my journalling on yet I can tell you that one Sunday my hubby was at church already since he was playing for service...I had gotten M ready and turned on a show so I could get in the shower.  When I came out the entire container of baby powder was EVERYWHERE!  I really had to laugh because my little sister did the same thing when when she was about the same age.

December 25th Layout

     Back today with another page using my Scrapbook Generation Kit Club from 2014, and Simple Stories DIY Christmas.  The sketch came with the kit, and if this was a stand alone page the photo's wouldn't be oriented so far left or right, but since it's part of a two pager they look pretty good put together in my album

     Speaking of albums - would love to hear what your favorite 3 ring binders are. I never seem to have enough albums.

Boo Boo Layout

I'm up today with a another reveal for ScrapMuch!?  I'm much for pleased with how this one came out than the last!  

I don't normally scrapbook the non-perfect photos, but this memory had to be captured.  Our son was goofing around in the tub sliding on his bottom and in the time I took for us to say stop he knocked his head on the side...split this eye lid right open.  I actually thought he'd have to get stitches :-(  He thankfully just ended up with a black eye for a few days...over our vacation.  We got lots of strange looks that year.  

Except for my Heidi Swapp roller stamp and thickers...everything came from the Fancy Pants Be Different Collection.  This is an older collection, but most of it can still be purchased online.  I had the 6x6 pad and some embellishments, but picked up the 12x12 paper and more embellishments at the recent expo I attended.

Have you attended an expo recently?  I'd love to see what you created with your purchases and/or what you created with this reveals sketch.  Also, before you go please join my blog...there are lots of different ways to be notified when I post new layouts.  Thank you!

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Christmas Joy Layout

Hey followers!  Time for another layout...I've made a bunch of non-design team projects this month, but have been no lax about getting them posted.  This is one half of a double page layout that was part of a Scrapbook Generation Kit from December 2014 I believe.  The collection used is Simple Stories DIY Christmas.

I used up a bunch of older scrapbook kits this month.  I found it a pain to choose photos to fit the sketch specific spots, but once I spent that time these came together in snap.  Stay tuned to see the rest of what I got done.