Scrappy Friends Three Challenge Layout

Hello friends! National Scrapbook Day still in effect!  I'm still retreating with the girls.  We're getting ready for the pajama contest and sipping cool frosty beverages.  I love scrapping pictures of my scrappy friends when we're hanging out.  On these pictures, we're hanging out at the Ontario Scrapbook Expo in 2014.  The theme was Costume Ball and we were ready!

As usual, I'm combining challenges.  Here's my rendition:

Based  on Brenda Ragsdale's layout challenge 

~ GCC (Brenda)- Sketch Challenge  

along with

 Kelly's  -Color Challenge

and 

Rochelle Spears - May Tic Tac Toe Challenge:

I used pink JUTE on the green ARROW and SCALLOP PUNCH at the very bottom, under the pinkpolka dot washi tape. Thanks for coming by.

#nationalscrapbookday

Just Chillin'

Hi people, It's National Scrapbook Day and I am celebrating at a Scrapbook retreat with my fun loving and crafty friends.  I just finished my first layout of the day.

I am following the May challenge for Scrap Our Stash at: http://scrapourstash.blogspot.com/p/current-challenges.html

The challenge was to create a layout and include an item from your stash for each letter in the word E-M-B-O-S-S.

I used E (enamel dots), M (mist on green banner, it was white), B (banners), O (owl), S (striped paper), S (stickles on just chillin')

I love combining challenges so I also utilized the following sketch challenge:

May 1-7 Sketch #147 at www.sketchesinthyme.blogspot.com

Here's my rendition.  I hope that you like it. I love scrapping my children's baby pictures.  It always stirs up such tender memories.  My son would pick up the video game remote every time his sister or god-brother would walk away.  He really thought he was playing.  

I also love using my Fun Stampers Journey product on my layouts.  I used FSJ banner dies. They're so cute and a great addition to any project.  To order: www.funstampersjourney.com/40

Happy National Scrapbook Day!

Two Challenges In One

I love using sketches and challenges to help me get my layouts done.  I REALLY love combining more than one challenge in a layout.  This layout satisfied the requirements for the 5 Ingredient Color Combo in my FaceBook group WhoGAS!? (at least 3 of 5 spring colors, a punch, an arrow, 2 Word Title, and Bling and it also satisfied the requirements for Sketches In Thyme Week #2 Reveal Sketch #144.
 

Here is my rendition:

 

Scrap Our Stash Challenge

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I created this layout for the Scrap Our Stash Countdown Challenge.  My countdown reads as follows:
5 pattern papers
4 stickers (mostly on bottom left)
3 numbers (#2 Hot Cocoas, and I wrote both of my children's ages next to their picture in a small circle)
2 stamps (smiley face and yolo at bottom)
1 Spray - DeLusions turquoise on overlay piece

Happy Scrappin'

All In My Feelings

I am having the time of my life at this retreat this weekend.  The photo above is what God blessed me with this morning.  Won't he do it????

Scrap Diva Retreat is the place here I feel closest to God.  In these mountains, I feel like I can reach up and touch the sunrise and it makes me reflective.  This is an open weekend, which means that 8 of these women I am meeting for the first time.  One woman uses a walker and two are deaf.  We are black, white, latino, married, divorced, single, mothers, pet owners, sisters, daughters and  aunts...the whole gamut.  As  we laugh, talk, eat and scrap together, I realize that we all have a lot in common besides being crafty.  We really are Scrappin' Sisters.  And now we're all FaceBook friends.

Funny phrase of the night: "You are not the same candy apple that I bought at the fair 20 years ago!"

Scrap & Play Challenge #13

I did this layout for a challenge for a retreat at Scrap Diva Retreats and for Scrap & Play Challenge #13.   The challenge is to include something in my layout to represent each letter in the work THANKFUL.

T - triple matting
H -handwriting
A-(letter)
N-nine colors on striped paper
K-K&Co. bling
F-fussy cutting
U-underposing (popdotting one photo above another)
L-letters

Happy  Scrappin!

GrandDivas's Sketch Challenge

Hi everyone. I am at a ScrapBook Retreat in Murrieta at one of my favorite places, www.ScrapDivaRetreats.com. I am so motivated by the sketch challenges.

My son and I recently visited Willowbrook Apple Farm in Oak Glen, California and we had a grand time picking apples and making our own apple cider among other things.

I combined the Sketch Challenge at GrandDiva's November Sketch Challenge along with Rochelle's Tic Tac Toe Challenge (I used Top row {Fall Theme Layout, Border Punch and Thumb Punch, and Alphas)  (I also used Bottom Row-Journal Cards, 4+ Pattern Papers & Buttons).  I also combined Kelly's Scrappy Friends Color Challenge to match my fall layout.