Archi-scraps October challenge

 Time for a new challenge at Archi scraps you can see more inspriation on their blog then head over to the acrchi csarps facebook group to enter.

This month we are using a sketch from "Stick it Down". Stick it Down: Tuesday Sketch ChallengeThe sketch was designed by Brenshevia .

I hope you drop by the FB group and play along! 

thanks for stopping by!

My peaceful place

The new challenge is now live over at Archi-scraps challenge blog...your challenge for March is to Create your PEACEFUL PLACE layout or a card /tag about PEACE.

My peaceful place is down by the river, they have a river walk here and in the spring-summer and fall it's very quiet and beautiful.
It's been some time since I've done an actual layout I was so inspired by this challenge that I pulled out a couple things I've been hoarding LOL....like the washi tape and the wood animals...they worked perfectly for this page!

thanks for stopping by and make sure you head over to Archi-scraps challenge blog and play along with us!

Happiness

This months word inspiration at More than words was so easy...Happiness...the first thing I thought of was little V she brings our family so much happiness and she's the perfect subject for a layout! I was going to use a simple square frame in the middle but then I thought I really wanted a place that V's Mom could write some stuff .So I went through my Junkie draw, it's full of odds and end and embellishments..I spotted the card kit my secret sister gave me a couple months ago from stamping up...

Word Inspiration - HAPPINESS

Creative Challenge - SKETCH

 

IT has a pocket in the form with this cute tag great for a hidden message!

But then the card opens and there is plenty of room for some journaling!

Thanks for stopping by!

New Favorite

So I thought I'd try my hand at the challenge over at More Than Words which is.....

Word Inspiration - FAVORITE  Creative Challenge - SCRAPLIFT YOURSELF the favorite part was easy I just picked my favorite scrapping subject...isn't she just the cutest thing! now the scraplift was the hard part LOL I had a layout in mind when I first saw the challenge at the beginning of the month but I couldn't find a picture of it :( haha I'll find it after...so I picked this very old layout I'm pretty sure it's from 2014..

Valerie is my new favorite scrapping subject ...she was born on Mothers day weekend and I'm an Honorary Grandma

Old layout

thank you for stopping by!

new babies...

For the new challenge over at More than words challenges, I created this layout...
We've had a couple new arrivals in the family lately and still another on the way in the next couple of weeks (if she makes it that long) so I had plenty of lil ones to choose from for this page...I thought the quote was quite fitting for the first time parents...this lil guy holds a special place in our hearts..he's the first grandchild

thank you so much for coming by....Have a wonderful week!

I BELIEVE

I believe in a whole lot of things...like the good in people and that time heals...I believe my daughter can do/be anything her heart desires... I believe in love at first sight...I believe there is no right or wrong in art...I believe my dog understands me LOL the list goes on and on but when I saw the new challenge over at more than words My first thought was I believe in the magic of Christmas! Its not about gifts its about the feeling I get...no matter how down and gloomy I am the lights and smells..the smiles the Christmas carols always bring a smile to my face... my husband tells me I am worse than any kid he's ever met at Christmas time...if we go out at night my face is plastered to the window looking for lights (I even make him pull over for those special houses lol)

I wanted to document our first Christmas in our new home December makes it 6 months in the new house and I can not tell you the changes this move has made for us, a lot of them were very eye-opening and very much needed! We are both happier and more in sync with each other...anyway this is our little tree...It's small but very cute...on the plus side, the cat hasn't tried to knock it down yet LOL Make sure you stop over at More than words blog and play along!

 thank you for coming to take a peek...I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!

DT reveal-Merry Christmas

Good morning! can you believe were are already 16 days into the new year? wow times just seems to be flying by,I guess it doesn't help that I'm wishing for spring already LOL I'm not a big fan ice and that seems to be what we have instead of snow this year!
Anyway......here is the new sketch from Lets get Sketchy and of course my take on the new sketch...

I hope you'll stop by Lets get Sketchy and play along with us!

Sketchabilities #134

My Latest layout using the sketch from Sketchabilities #134... yes yes a new subject for my scrapping pleasure LOL I've known him (my bestest friends son...one of them at least) since he was in diapers he might as well be mine...I swear I scrap her kids as much as I scrap my own! So far he hasn't been in any pages but his bothers have...I guess its his turn now!

thanks for coming to take a peek!

Fly away

I thought I would play along with Sketchabilites newest sketch....for some reason it just called to me!

 I pull out some bits and pieces that have been in my stash for quite awhile now...the chipboard window (not even sure where that came from ),the small wooden tags,the die cut hearts and butterfly,handmade fabric flowers and the two small paper frames are well over a year old..hmmm come to think of it the only new thing is one of the stencils I used in the background LOL

Love Love this sketch!!!!! I love the tiny wood tags, I just used some gesso on them then found some cute stamps...

all in all I love how it turned out! thanks for stopping by!

Sad Puppy Eyes

Evening my crafty friends, I just wanted to share my latest layout.... I used the sketch from C'est Magnifique kits and the criteria from the November "its all white now"challenge over at the flying unicorn....

I also wanted to let everyone know an event......

Every year for the month of November, Flying Unicorn sponsors "The FlyingUnicorn Gives Back." It is about helping, supporting and paying it forward to those that need it the most. Our chosen charity this year is CURESEARCH.

There are so many different ways for you to help and support Cure Search during our Give Back Month :

• Join in on our 1000 Uploads! Flying Unicorn donates $1.00 to a maximum of $1000.00 for each completed project loaded in our gallery .
• Silent Auction - November 13th - November 16th - Get your retail therapy during our auction days! Lots of paper crafting supplies at major discounted prices along with one of a kind items for you to bid on !
• Participate in Special Challenges where the Creative Team will donate to the cause
• Raffle - a 5.00 ticket will give you a chance to win prizes worth 200+ - A raffle a week !
• Donate Directly - $5.00, $10.00 - whatever you can afford - each dollar helps !!

thanks for stooping by to check out my latest project!

Plant Smiles LGS DT Reveal

Good Morning my scrappy friends....as you can see its another Fabulous Monday....yes yes sarcasm I think I need coffee! hehe...I need longer weekends!
Well as you you Monday means a new Sketch over at Lets get sketchy...and here is my take on this weeks sketch!

I used some Tim Holtz papers and my new clay flowers...that I love! I dug through my stash and pulled out some tags...its kind of a mish mash of little things..I really like how it turned out.

Make sure you stop on by Lets get sketchy and play along with us this week!

Darling

Good afternoon my crafty friends, I just wanted to share my latest layout I  did using the sketch from Once Upon A Sketch using their Journaling theme "The women/girls etc in our lives..." and sketch...

I decided on a old picture of my two beautiful daughters...even though there was 6 years between then they we at thick as thieves! I found the picture stashed away in my Stephanie's belongings, she just adored her older sister and even though the picture is scratched and a bit damaged I still wanted to scrap it!

I wanted that layout to portray both their personalities...one was bubbly and a bit girly and the other was the Tomboy and a bit adventurous ....so bubbles and rocks and butterflies seemed to work.... the pictures just don't do this justice at all (I've retaken them three times LOL )

my journaling can be found behind the picture...both tags pull out.....

as you can see lots of paint,some stamping and a couple rubons

 you can see some of the damage to the picture here...Gosh only knows what she got on it....its a bit sticky and has scratches makes and is a lil bent...lets just say its well loved!

thank you so much for coming to check out my latest project!

Merry Christmas

I know its a bit early for Holiday themed layouts but I just couldn't resist...I used the October sketch from Blue Fern Studios and papers from KaiserCraft  a cute little snowman chippy piece from Blue Fern studios...
So here is my take on this months sketch:

Thanks for coming by to check out my latest project!

Autumn in the air

WoW its been awhile since I've done a layout...so I thought I would tackle a couple challenge in one swoop...I hope no body minds...I check out the rules and none seemed against it!
So I used the sketch from C'est Magnifique kits....and combined the criteria from Southern girls challenge which "was words on your project" I figured the title and the background paper cover that pretty good and the criteria fro Scrap Africa which is "list it" I did list the top 12 thing I miss about living in Maine (it can be found in the envelop on my layout)

I decided on a fall theme because that was one of the things on my list...I miss the fall colors in Maine here we don't have those bright vivid colors...I used some beautiful papers from Maja Design I had gotten from
C'est Magnifique kits.

 the picture were sent by my best friend she knows how much I miss the colors so she sends me knew ones every fall!

My List:
1.Fall Colors (they just aren't quite as bright here)
2.The sun (seems to shine more in Maine)
3. Trick or treaters (we have had two in the last five years LOL) 
4.Decorations (everyone in our old neighborhood used to decorate for all the holidays)
5.Our old house
6.My bestest friend
7.Family Most of our family lives in the New England area)
8.Our old yard
9.Ginny's Flowers
10.The boys( my nephews)
12. Chinese Food (its just not the same here..they even call things by a different name)

 thanks for coming to take a peek! Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!

Flip flop season

Here is my take on the sketch over at My Creative Sketches....I almost missed the deadline :(
I figured I would do another summer theme since the weather is now getting colder here!

thanks for popping by and taking a look at my latest project!

Beach Babe

Good afternoon my scrappy friends, I just wanted to share my layout I did for the Scrap Africa challenge...their sketch this time just screamed beach,so I pulled out my paper house endless summer papers...I really like the patterns and backgrounds but I'm not a glitter type person...every time I take this pack out there is glitter everywhere!(those green circles on the layout are all glitter) now I have it in my hair all over my desk LOL I off set the pattern paper on a piece of coordinating cardstock...
I did a bit of fussy cutting (out of a piece of scrap) because I really wanted the surfboard and waves..added some coordinating (well they looked like they coordinated to me LOL)  paint drops

all in all I like how it turned out...now I have to clean up all the glitter and hide the rest of that paper!

thank you so much for coming to take a peek at my last project! Oh and Have a Fabulous Weekend!!!

Always Remember You

As most of you already know I started scrapbooking just about two years ago after a tragic accident claimed my youngest daughters life....September 28th will make the two years that she has been gone! through scrapbooking I have been able to come to grips (sorta) with the fact that she isn't here but will always live on in our hearts and memories! I've created several scrapbooks (including minis) for her friends and our family members...I want to be able to remember all the good times we had! Its been wonderful therapy!

I wanted to share a layout I did using one of my favorite pictures of my Stephanie...she had that whole teen attitude going on, with "really another picture" just thinking about it makes me smile! I used the sketch from C'est Magnifique for their September challenge!

Thank you for taking the time to stop by and look at my latest project!