Boys Rule Scrapbook Kits

Happy Friday! I just wanted to pop in real quick...I have an hour in between Paolina's and Santiago's school Valentine's Day parties and figured I would make good use of the only "alone time" that I have today. Anyhow, I wanted to share the layout I created using one of the sketches from the current challenges at Boys Rule Scrapbook Kits.

Here's the sketch designed by Laura Whitaker...

And here's what I did with it...

Santiago has always adored getting pushed in a swing. I love that I was able to capture the pure joy on his face as he was swinging!

Thanks for looking and have a great Valentine weekend!

Product List:

Echo Park Note to Self patterned paper

Crate Paper DIY Shop patterned paper

Dream Street Papers patterned paper

My Mind'e Eye & Basic Grey tags

Doodlebug doilies

American Crafts Thickers

Scenic Route chipboard star

Tattered Angels glimmer mist

Red Carpet Studio

I've pretty much gotten to the point where I never create a layout without a sketch. When I can't find one to suit my needs, I design one myself. And now I'm starting to find that I really need prompting from sites that have recipe challenges or some other kind of suggestion for use of product to really dig into my stash. I'm definitely not complaining...otherwise my pages would probably be stuck in a rut and the size of my stash would never diminish! I used to use a ton of bling on my pages, but somewhere along the way I just stopped. So when I saw Challenge #87 at Red Carpet Studio I just knew I needed to look for something sparkly to add to my next page.

Paolina really, really loves taking selfies with me. For awhile there, her favorite face to make was "tongue sticking out." When she starts Kinder next year I'm really going to miss these days that she and I spend together just the two of us...

Anyhow, it's impossible to tell from the photo, but some of the patterned paper is glittery, including the heart that I fussy cut. I also splattered some glimmer mist and used a sparkly pink button.

Let's Get Sketchy February Week 2

Happy Monday! Where on earth did the weekend go? Ours flew by, but that's ok...isn't that what the weekend is for? A break to get you re-energized for a new week. Are you ready for a new sketch from Let's Get Sketchy too?

Instead of using four photos, like in the sketch, I substituted four squares of patterned paper behind my single photo.

When creating this page I was also inspired by Challenge #85 at Red Carpet Studio, which is to use stars and something new. The "something new" is my hairstyle!

Thanks so much for looking! I hope you take the time to head over to Let's Get Sketchy and see what the rest of Team B did with Laura's sketch. I'm sure you will find lots of inspiration!

Product List:

American Crafts Amy Tangerine patterned paper

My Mind's Eye patterned paper

Basic Grey patterned paper

Echo Park patterned paper

Doodlebug doily

My Mind's Eye brad

Chatterbox artsy.licious Splendid Treasures

Prima alpha stickers

American Crafts Thickers

Scenic Route chipboard star

Liquitex gesso

Diamond Glaze

Faber-Castell gelatos

Craft Hoarders Anonymous

Happy Saturday. This is going to be a super quick post as our day is jam-packed. Mostly for Santiago, but of course it inevitably involves the entire family. He just left for an art camp this morning and then leaves the camp early to head out to his first soccer game of the season (if I had had the schedule I never would have enrolled him in the camp...but isn't that just how things go!), and then we leave the soccer game to have a Game Night with a bunch of friends. Between three of the families, our kids range in age from 4 to 9 and get along super well, so it's really just lots of fun when we get together like this. I have a feeling we're going to have some exhausted kids tonight...ok, ok I probably will be too!

On to scrappy matters...I finally got a chance to play along with Craft Hoarders Anonymous...it's been awhile! Their January challenge is to pick (1) from each category from the below chart.

Coloring Medium	Fiber	Technique	Texture	Embellish
Ink	Twine or Cord	Coloring/ Watercolor	Sandpaper or Distressing Tool	Ephemera or Found Items
Markers or Colored Pencils	Fabric or Lace	Stamping	Embossing (heat, dry, paste, etc.)	Buttons
Spray Mist	Ribbon or Seam Binding	Die Cutting or Punching	Chipboard	Flowers
Paint	Burlap or Canvas	Folding and Scoring	Wood or Glass	Brads or Eyelets
Chalk or Pastels	Yarn, Thread, or Floss	Mixed Media	Metal or Wire	Bling**

And here's my layout...

From the chart I used Spray Mist (splattered on the background), Thread (on the buttons), Punching (the banners were made from a Punch), Distressing Tool, and Buttons.

Thanks for looking and enjoy your Saturday!!

Product List:

Studio Calico Lemon Lush patterned paper

My Mind's Eye Laundry Line patterned paper

Echo Park patterned paper

American Crafts Amy Tangerine patterned paper

SEI Jocelyn patterned paper

Doodlebug doilies

My Mind's Eye buttons

KI Memories felt flower

Tattered Angels glimmer mist

The Paper Studio punch

Scrap Much?

Is it just me or has this month absolutely flown by? I can't believe there are only a few days left in January. Part of me wishes I had had a little more scrappy time. But there are zero complaints for the major reason I've been away from my craft table. The weather has been glorious and I love getting to spend time outside enjoying it. Especially in light of the horrible storms out in the Northeast US.

During the time that we did experience more wintry weather this month, I got a few layouts done. Below is a page I did using a sketch from ScrapMuch? and also using the mood board for "Get Inspired" Magazine's March edition.

I flipped the sketch and came up with this...

The color palette, flowers and sheer femininity of the mood board totally inspired this page that features a photo of Paolina at her newborn photo shoot. I love that I was able to use some Valentine themed product for this page, even though it's not a page about Valentine's Day.

There's still time for you to link up your layout inspired by the mood board. February 1st is the deadline, and several winners will be chosen to be published in the March 1st edition of "Get Inspired." 

Product List:

Carta Bella Beautiful Moments patterned paper & cardstock element

Crate Paper Love Notes patterned paper

Sassafras Lass patterned paper

Crate Paper Styleboard vellum ephemera

Dollar Tree washi tape

The Crafters Workshop templates

Tattered Angels glimmer mist