06/13/13 - SIWAS: "Cruise"

"Heidi-ho there, neighbor!"

Do you remember what show that's from?!

I don't even know why it popped into my mind cuz I haven't watched "Home Improvement" in forever but there it was and I chose to use it.

 

Today I am sharing w/ you the latest challenge over at "Scrap It With a Song".

This weeks challenge is "Cruise" by Florida Georgia Line and Nelly.

Never heard of the song or group before this!

But luckily the title of the song works for scrapping pics of the Disney Cruise we took in October 2011.

 

"Disney Cruise"

Journaling: "October 2011. Our family goes on a Disney Cruise. Fun was had by all!"

 

I have tons of pics from that cruise but they are all tucked away in a nice "Disney Cruise" themed photo album. And since I couldn't scrap every pic even if I tried, I decided to select 2 pics from the cruise that 'summarizes' the event: a picture of the ship and a picture of all of us taking a picture w/ a Disney character.

So I summed up a 7 day cruise in 2 pics! Which is much better than scrapping 200 + pictures!!! Yikes!

 

The colors on this layout are a litle...ummm... "weird", for lack of a better term.

I mixed bright colors w/ dark colors and alternated them to go w/ the bright colors of the top pic and dark colors of the bottom pic. I also carried on the bright/dark colors theme w/ the yellow letters on the bottom pic. The yellow letters spell out "us" to go w/ the "4" therefore spelling out "Us 4". Then to break up the mass amounts of colors, I added some white elements: the journaling tag and the heart. And finally I added some self-adhesive Mickey Mouse embellies to help round out the whole Disney theme. 

 

Okay that's all from me today.

Please stop by the SIWAS blog and share w/ us how you were inspired by this weeks song pick!

 

 

06/12/13 - CPC: "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse"

Hi there!

Today I am sharing w/ you the latest challenge over at "Child's Play Challenges".

This week we are inspiring you w/ a children's television show: "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse".

Here is the inspiration picture:

 

 

Despite my many pics of our trips to Disneyland, I decided to go another route w/ my layout and just use the colors from the inspiration pic.

 

"Cuteness" 

 

As you can see I also went really simple w/ my design. I used up some old scraps to create banners, a medium-sized circle, and a heart.  I also dug out some white adhesive flowers I've had in my stash for years as well as the self adhesive "note" tag and the red letters. Other than the black cardstock BG everything on here are leftovers that have been in my stash for years!

A simple layout for simply cute pics!!!

 

Please join us and share w/ us what you were inspired to create!!

 

06/06/13 - SIT: #113 and SIWAS: "Suit and Tie"

 

Hi!

I'm here to today to share 2 challenges and my layouts based on those challenges...

 

 First-

"Sketches In Thyme":

 

Sketch #113: 

 

 

 

  

Here is my interpretation:

 

"Remember When...Happy Day"

 

These pics were taken during Spring Break of this year. We went up to the San Jacinto mountains to go hiking and my hubby took these pics of my daughter and I. My daughter rarely takes pictures w/ me... and I am rarely in pictures so I love these pics!

 

I had a lot of fun with the "cluster of circles" part of the sketch! And I am still LOVING those self adhesive kraft shapes! I really need to get to Target and see if they have any more!

 

 

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Second-

"Scrap It With a Song":

 

First off, let me tell you... it is not my Teams week to complete a layout, but when I saw what song was chosen as this week's inspiration I just had too make one anyway!

 

The song is....drum roll please...."Suit and Tie" by Justin Timberlake.

But of course, if you actually read my post title you already knew that! LOL!

 

I have loved JT since he was in *NSync, and when he went solo I followed him and he did not disappoint! I have continued to be a huge fan of his and his lastest CD is my obsession right now! So when the other half of our Design Team was assigned his current hit as their inspiration, I just had to jump in and create something as well!

 

 

"Dressed Up In Black and White"

Journaling: "David and Madi dancing in the lobby before dinner 10/24/11"

The song actually was an inspiration in many ways for this layout:

> The title, "Suit and Tie" (see my hubby's clothes)

> the fact that the song is about dancing (self-explanatory)

> the line "And you're dressed in that dress I like" (see my daughter's dress)

But I finally settled on another lyric from the song for my title: "All Dressed Up in Black & White"..

although I took out the word "All" because those little letter stickers are a pain to work w/! LOL!

They are both wearing black and white, hence the title choice,  and although it may be difficult to tell my daughter's dress also has pink on it... that's why I went w/ a lot of pink on my layout! Besides the  being happy w/ the look of the layout, I am also happy because I used a lot of leftover items on this!

The pics were taken when we were on our Disney Cruise in 2011. We were waiting in the lobby to be seated for dinner and they were playimg music so my husband grabbed my daughter and started dancing w/ her.  It was the first time they had ever done something like that and she was a little startled at first but later on she got into it and she really enjoyed it! It's hard to tell but in the picture on the right, she actually has her eyes closed as she rests her head on her daddy's chest. Such a precious moment!!!

Okay, that's all from me today!
Don't forget to stop by either or both blogs to share you're inspired creations!
You have until June 30th!

06/03/13 - Just a Couple of Layouts...

Hi!

As you know I've been kinda MIA a bit.

I have been trying to figure some stuff out in my life and part of that is whether or not to give up scrapbooking.

I'm not sure if it's just cuz of the stresses of life, but I just haven't felt the desire to scrap.

I have been keeping up w/ my DT commitments, and I will be sharing some layouts for those later in the week and in the weeks to follow, but as far as scrapping just for fun...it just hasn't felt..."right".

 

But I challenged myself to create a  "just for fun" layout this past weekend and I am here to share what I came up w/.

 

 

"Getting My Scrap On"

Journaling: "I usually scrap in my scrapbook room but on this particular day

I was in the kitchen. Regardless of where I scrap it always ends up the same: A Mess!!"

 

I created this one  because it was a fairly simple layout.  The paper was already pretty much ready to go (see top layer):

 

 

 

I just added some doodling, journaling,  a mutltiple stamped date, a punched photo corner, one chipboard embellie and a pic. 

 

BTW - did you notice my scrapping companion?

She's kinda hard to see so here's a close up!

That's Panini snoozing in the box of one of my scrap kits. And there were supplies in there but she didn't seem to care! LOL!

 

 

Since I felt pleased w/ the way the first one turned out I tried creating another one.

This one wasn't as easy!

 

 "PaniniTude"

Journaling: "I know all cats have attitudes but Panini's seems worse than most!

Sometimes this makes things difficult but we love her no matter what!"

 

This one took a while to grow on me.  In fact it took a while after I was done for it for me to feel like it was completed.  I kept going back and adding things to it! I think I added to it 3 times before I declared it finally done!!! In the end I was pleased w/ it too!

 

The fact that I completed 2 layouts I was happy w/ is a big step for me right now because in all honesty, out of the last 8 I have created I have only really liked 3 of them! :0(

 

BTW - I discovered something about myself. I don't really like chipboard letters. I like sticker letters much better! I think chipboard letters are too bulky and less clean!

 

Well, here's hoping these 2 are a jumpstart back into my love of scrapping!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

05/23/13: SIT -Sketch #112 and SIWAS - "Let It Rain"

It's 2 for 1 Thursday on my blog today!

I have 2 layouts to share w/ you for 2 different blog challenges!

Hmmm... would that then be 2 for 2 instead of 2 for 1?

IDK...but who cares! LOL!

 

 

First layout is for the current challenge over at "Sketches In Thyme"; Sketch #112.

 

Here is the original sketch:

 

 

 And this is what I was inspired to create:

 

"Box Fun"





Journaling: "Just like the stereotype about kitties goes,

Panini loves playing in boxes"

As you can see I strayed from the original quite a bit! Not only did I not do the 2 pager (although I never do, LOL) I also only used some of the elements of the original sketch.  I did make a partial grid and include some blocks of paper but for the most part I didn't follow the sketch but instead let it "inspire me".

 

I had a lot of fun w/ the kraft heart embellies!  I bought them out of the dollar bin at Target.  They are self-adhesive and also come w/ a lot of other shapes in the package.  All I did was stick them on my page and outline them w/ my zig and done!!! Not bad for $1!

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The next layout is for "Scrap It With a Song". 
The song inspiration this week is "Let It Rain" by Amanda Marshall.

Usually I like to use the song title as my layout title or at least somewhere in the journaling, but since I didn't have any "rain" pictures to scrap, I just used a line from the song for my title:

"It Isn't Easy 2 Be Kind"

Journaling: ("Snapshots" embellie): "Ivanna and Panini BFFs - Not! Nov 13, 2012"

(Under the right pic): "Ivanna and Panini just can't seem to get along! IDK if it's because of the

age difference or because of they are of different species or both!"

 

As soon as I read that line I thought of my 2 fur babies who just can't seem to be nice to each other!  And these pics went perfectly w/ the theme.  Look at them pretending not to know the other exists! LOL! Love them so much!

 

I used some washi tape on this, a product I love but always seem to forget to use! At first I thought it would look awkward since the tape was dark compared to the soft colors on the rest of the layout, but in the end I think it added a nice "pop"of contrast!

 

Okay, it's your turn!!

Please top by either, or both, of the blogs and share w/ us your creations as inspired by this weeks challenge!

 

 

 

 

 

05/15/13: CPC - Buttons and SIWAS -"Soak Up The Sun"

Yay, I'm on time today!!!
Well...kinda ...sorta!

 

I have 2 challenges to share w/ you today.

One actually went live today, the other a week ago...so yeah only kinda, sorta, on time!

 

Let's start w/ this weeks challenge over at "Child's Play Challenges".

This week we are inspiring you w/ buttons!

Here is the inspiration pic:

 

Oooooohhhhhh.....Aaaahhhhhhhh!

So colorful and pretty, right?!

I love using buttons on my layouts!

They're a fun, easy, fairly cheap, embellie and the come in so many different shapes, sizes and colors!

 

Here is what I created:

 

"M&M Girls"

Journaling: "3/21/13 - M&M Store, Vegas.

My favorite = Brown   Madi's favorite = Green"

 

During our last trip to M&M World in Vegas, in March, I found out that Madison's favorite M&M character was the Green M&M. I also have a favorite, the Brown one, so when I saw these displays I wanted to take pics of them to memoralize these faves of ours.  Kinda silly, I know, but I think it will be fun to have  this to look back on. After all, things change! Also, I think it's funny how we actually have "favorites" of such random things! I mean really, a favorite M&M character? What's that about! LOL!

 

In keeping w/ the inspiration theme, I  used buttons (and brads and eyelets and self-adhesive dots) to mimic M&M candies.

 

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Okay, next challenge, which went live on May 9th (Yikes)!

 

During the month of May, "Scrap It W/ A Song", is inspiring you w/ songs about the weather.

The layout I am going to share w/ you was inspired by the song "Soak Up the Sun" by Sheryl Crow.

 

Here is my layout:

 

"Soak Up the Sun"

Journaling:"Madison enjoying the sun-inspired fountain at the Redlands Shopping Center."

 

Not much of a story to tell about this layout.

Just some older photos of Madison enjoying the water fountain at a shopping center we frequent.

This was 2 years ago when simple things like this still made her happy!

 

*Note: I used a sketch I found online but now I can't remember where or who designed it! So I apologize in advance to the person if they stumble across my blog and recognize their work w/out my giving credit!

 

Okay well that's all from me today!
Don't forget to come on by either blog and share the projects you were inspired to create!

Challenges are open until May 31st, 2013!

 





05/14/13 - SIT Sketch #110

Hello there!
Long time no see...errr...blog!

Once again I am late for the party!

Not good!

Well they say "better late than never" so w/ that in mind I am here to share the latest sketch over at "Sketches in Thyme":

Sketch # 110:

 

 

And my interpretation of it:

 

"Pucker Up"

Journaling: "Spring Break '13. Madi at the M&M store in Vegas"

 

 

The green M&M is my daughter's favorite M&M character so when we saw this cute doll of her making a kissy face I of course had to take a picture of my daughter imitating her! I think she did a really good job! LOL!

 

As you can see, this time I stayed true to the original sketch.

I added a few minor modifications, but for the most part the sketch worked for me as is!

 

Please stop by SIT and show us how it works for you!

Link up by May 31st for your chance to be a guest Maven  in July!!