A Few More Layouts to Share....

I created these layouts for some challenges over at Creative Scrapbooking Divas.  Now that they're done, I feel as though I need to add more 'oomph' to them.  I think I'm going to remove the "Relax" title and add Diamond Glaze to them to create a glossy, watery effect.  This layout was for the "Going in Circles" challenge.  The criteria was to use at least 10 circles.

Alecia's challenge was "Chattin' and Campin'". The Campfire layout needs something too.  The criteria for the camping layout was to use orange and the photos had to have something with sharing a conversation around the campfire.  Any ideas on what you would add to this layout?

                                
This layout is for my new Book of Me Challenge at CSD.  This is the 7th challenge and the theme is to create a layout on your Most Prized Possession.  This is mine:

I was 9 years old when I received this desk on Christmas.  It was made by my father.  It has been "home" to many objects over the years.  Currently it sits in Zachery's room as a 'dust collector'.  I will always treasure this desk.  I used Cosmo Cricket Paper (which has to be about 5 years old now!). 

The next layout is of my daughter, Valerie, when she was almost 2.  She's now 25.  Boy, how time flies!  This is one of my challenges in which you have to use fabric and/or felt on your layout and it has to be prominent.  The background is predominantly fabric on both sides and the flowers surrounding the photos are made of felt.

Well, I hope you find some insipiration here.  If you want to join in on the challenges, stop on over to Creative Scrapbooking Divas! 

One more announcement that I'll share:  I plan on doing my own mini challenges on this blog every Monday.  The name of it will be:  Make N Take Mondays.  I plan on putting up the first make n take this coming Monday, the 23rd.  I hope you'll stop by and check it out!

Wishing all of you a wonderful day!

Do You Need Inspiration?

Yesterday, I created this layout for my new challenge at Creative Scrapbooking Divas.  My challenge is for all participants to create a layout or card using NON-CHRISTMAS colors other than white.  I used pink, blue and off-white for my layout.  These are my daughters Valerie and Jaclyn opening their stockings from Christmas 2006.  I drew my color combo from the pink of their Princess Santa hats and the blue of my daughter's pj bottoms. 

It's a simple layout.  I cut a poinsettia from another piece of patterned paper and added a pink bling flower for the center.  The journaling is around the margin of the pink striped paper.  

If you're looking for more inspiration, challenges and games, stop on over to Creative Scrapbooking Divas.  This is what's happening over there right now:

Lori's Challenges: Celebrate the Red, White and Blue  and

Christmas In July

Susan's Challenge:  Shout, Shout

Luisa's Challenge:  Use Your Stash

Alecia's Challenges:  Scavenger Hunt Game  and
Mix Your Fonts and No Patterned Paper Challenge

Sandy's Challenge:  Recycled Card Challenge

I hope you stop by Creative Scrapbooking Divas and join in on the fun.  I'll be organizing a Blog Hop with some Blog Candy to one lucky winner as well that will happen in August.

Wishing you a Wonderful Wednesday!

Another Layout to Share--Book of Me

Hello Everyone!
I'd like to share another layout I just created this morning.  I've been putting it off because I just couldn't figure out what to do, but then it just call came together.  These papers are old, but I wanted to use them up.  That's my goal---to use up paper that I have before buying any more!   I'm the host of the group "Book of Me" at Creative Scrapbooking Divas and I haven't uploaded a BOM project in a few weeks--so it had to be done!  This layout is of me at various stages as a baby.  The larger photo is of me at 6 months--the small one above it is me at around the same age--doing the 'bum' shot on the changing table and the lower right photo is me at 2 months laying on the floor.  These photos are copies of the originals and are kind of fuzzy.  Even the originals were out of focus a bit.  My mom just kept them in the stereotypical shoebox.  Hey, what do you expect for 1957!  Yes, now you know how old I am!    I hope you enjoy this layout.  Thanks for looking!

Wishing all of you a wonderful day!

New Layouts to Share and Family Fun!

I've got 2 layouts to share with you today.  These were for a challenge over at Creative Scrapbooking Divas for the Project 12 Group.  The sketches provided were from Scrapbooks and Cards Today, I believe.   Here is the one I created for the month of May:

I used papers from Basic Grey (can't remember the line); assorted flowers; bling; the scalloped edge paper is from Webster's and chipboard (title) which I received in a swap but don't know the manufacturer.  

And here is the layout for June:

The June layout is an assortment of papers that I felt went well together and again, I don't know the names of the manufacturers.  Flowers, bling, and the title is created from Thickers letters.  I love how these odd assortment of papers came together. 

As far as Family Fun went----my husband took my daughter and I out to lunch yesterday to Fisherman's Catch in Wells Harbor (Maine).  I got a lobster roll (my husband did too!) and Jackie got a Fried Haddock Sandwich.  The food was so delicious!!  We then drove to the water's edge to eat and then to take a walk. 

Here's the view from where we were sitting--at least part of the view

Looking to my right:

And here I am, sitting on a bench (obviously!) with the harbor behind me.

We found this path around the bend and decided to walk it wondering where it might lead:

A Tuberose flower (I think!)--the dunes were loaded with these:

The path followed the Marsh away from the Harbor

We then found this tiny path leading off from the main path---

Did I ever tell you that I LOVE to follow paths, wondering what I might find?

We came out to a field:

which happened to come out to:

             Where we started!  (The harbor is to the right and the benches where we were sitting).  It was such a gorgeous day!  I also took a picture of these strange flowers by a rustic fence:

And a few other odd ball photos that caught my eye:

I hope you enjoyed my family day photos and my layouts too!  Wishing all of you a wonderful Wednesday!

Sharing a Book of Me Layout

I'm hosting the Book of Me challenges over at CSD and I thought I would start sharing them here as well. This is going to be a short post as I need to go to work. I'm also sharing this for the challenge at Live.Teach.Create. Enjoy!

Just another Layout to Share

I thought I'd share a layout that I just recently created for the Project 12 Event over at Creative Scrapbooking Divas. The sketch I used is from PageMaps. Not all of us who are doing this are using the sketches provided. I decided to because I'm inundated with projects and just didn't want to have to think. Enjoy!

I have an Easter min book completed but will share tomorrow. I'm heading out to work.
Have a great day, everyone!

A Couple of Layouts to Share

I thought I'd share a couple of simple layouts I recently created for some challenges at Creative Scrapbooking Divas.

The first layout was for DT Alecia's event: "Lucky Green". We had to use a true green and the word "Lucky" on it. Here is my take:
And this layout is for DT Luisa's Project 12 challenge. Each month we'll create a layout using a provided sketch if we choose and by the end of the year, we'll have 52 layouts created! I created this layout for the month of February:
And, I'm not sure if I shared my January layout for the same challenge. If not, here it is:
The snowflakes are actual Xmas ornaments that I wasn't using, including the blue felt one--actually I think that came from a card. These are highlights of January.

Thanks for looking!
Have a great day!

A New Layout to Share!

I just completed a layout for a challenge on Let's Scrap. I haven't done a two page layout in ages, but this went by quickly as I had a great sketch to work with. If you've never been to Let's Scrap--check it out! It's a wonderful blog loaded with great sketches, challenges, contests, prizes and of course, a wonderful bunch of ladies.

The photos in this layout are not that great as I had my camera on the wrong setting. I also was standing quite a distance away--(I was actually standing in the doorway of my kitchen in my pajamas trying to catch all the action without having to step out into the snow), so when I 'zoomed' in on the photo to crop, I lost alot of clarity.

The snowman is a simple paperpiecing and all I did was tear strips of paper as 'snow' for him to stand in. There's an assortment of snowflakes decorating the pages--punchies, brads and layered flakes. Don't look at the title too close (oh geez, now that I said that, you will!) Anyway, I had to piece together a few of the letters which is not easy to do when using rubons! I'd like to think that I did a pretty darn good job! The mittens are shaker boxes based on Rebecca Sower's creations from several years ago. The tree is a diecut that I embellished using Tim Holtz's "Stickles" Crystal glitter glue.

I'm off to create another layout for Janna Wilson's 52 Week challenge. I'll post that when it's done in a day or two as I'm heading out to work in a few hours. Have a great Sunday!