Summer photo using Fall colors

Good morning my scrappy friends!  Slept in again and now will miss church, boo hoo :(  Guess we'll just take out our bibles this afternoon for some reading...in between the mounds of laundry that needs to be washed!  But before any chores, lets see a scrapping page!

I made this LO featuring my daughter from 2010 during a 4th of July party at my sisters house.  Her dad, my husband, was traveling for work and I tried to plan so many things so we wouldn't miss him so much.  It worked for the most part!

I was inspired by Colorful Creations October 1st challenge using a mood board and sketch.

I also used the color board from Scrap Much? for this month...very similar colors to Colorful Creations.....

Here is my submission using the various fall colors even though the photos are from the summer. I love using the "wrong" seasonal colors for my layouts!  The colors worked with the toys, carpet, and fire place stones.

Lastly, I'm submitting my layout into the Pumpkin Spice #87 challenge - using orange and Child's Play Challenge Jack in the Box challenge.  The toy reminds me of the toys my daughter is playing with along with with bright colors.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
~Jennifer

Scrappy Weekend!

Hello my scrappy friends!  I have several layouts for challenges I completed during this past weekend at my once per year scrappy weekend retreat!  So without further comments, here we go....thanks for looking and commenting!

The Paper Secrets girls posted a great sketch for the second challenge for this month.  Along  with the sketch, you needed to use ingredients beginning with A-P-P-L-E.

 The ingredients I used were arrow-patterned papers-pennants-letters & layers-embellies.

My Scraps & More has a wonderful sketch this month, #91.      Here is my submission!

 

 This month XoXo Scrapbooking challenge is to lift this layout.  I lifted the sketch, by Tess Pretty, for the most part with one photo, layers, ink and a pennant. 
Child's Play is another great website for challenges.  This month we are working with The Cat in the Hat for our challenge.  I lifted the colors of the book's cover.

 

Thanks for stopping by!!

~Jennifer

Quick card

Happy Friday and Happy Labor Day Weekend!

I have a quick post this morning.  I made a card for my niece's 5th birthday this weekend.  Hoping we can make it to the party since I've been sick, hubby isn't feeling well, and our daughter has the sniffles!  Gotta love end of summer colds!  Praying our son doesn't get sick too!  School starts in 6 days!

Here is my quick card using scraps from my stash, sketch by Paper Players -- my first time entering into one of their challenges!

Have a fantastic weekend, thanks for stopping by!
~Jennifer

End of 5th Grade

Ahhh, the summer is closing in on us.  I'm excited for the kids to get back into school and for me to start working again!  I'll miss our trips to the lake and having friends to our house, but I crave the routine of non-summer living!

With the start of school, perhaps I'll find more time to scrap!  But till then, I have made a quick layout for a few challenges!

 

That's my son in the light blue shirt with black hair in the back!  He just turned 12!  Went by so fast!  Anyway, this was his last day of 5th grade (picture and mat and washi tape given to me by his teacher!) and the school where he has learned for the past three years.  Next week he begins 6th grade...in a school that just houses that grade!  It was the original school for kindergarten to 12th grade before the houses went up like crazy around here!

I used DCWV papers, Cricut Mickey Font cartridge and perfect pearls.  The bingo card is stamped using Jillibean Soup sold by Unity Stamp.

> Lasting Memories Challenge: Going Back to School using numbers/alphas

> Rochelle Spears: August Scrappy Friends Challenge

> Creating with Paper and More: August Scrappy Friends Challenge: Color

> GrandDiva's Creative Corner: August Scrappy Friends Challenge: Sketch 

That's all for now folks!  Enjoy your Monday afternoon~

Jennifer

Flying By....

Good morning my scrappy friends!  My son's 12th birthday is tomorrow, YIKES!  That went by too fast!  I made a card for him but I think this is the last year I can make this kind of card...perhaps a little juvenile.  We'll see next year....

Moving on, to keep my tears away about him growing up so fast, I've entered this card into a few challenges.  

Stamplorations Blog Bi-Weekly sketch challenge #17
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge, #222 But Out
Scrapbook.com challenge: Stamping and Cricut

Thanks for stopping by...Enjoy your weekend!
~Jennifer

Awesome Summer Vacation

Good morning, or rather afternoon, my scrappy friends!  This morning has rushed past me doing 100 mph!  The kids and I are going to our "summer vacation home", aka, my aunt's house.  We are supposed to be leaving in one hour, forty minutes.  Both kids still need to pack their clothes for the week, shower, cleanup the lunch dishes and fold the towels...we'll need a few for the lake.  I have to get my clothes into a suit case, run to the library, pack some food and pay bills before we leave.  Here's hoping we get it all completed!  

Anyway, onto my LO!  I found a new blog, new to me at least, called 123 Challenge Blog and this month I love the challenge!  The challenge is to use:

Colour: Brights

Word: Awesome

Technique: Arrows

I'm also submitting my LO into the Scrap Our Stash Challenge for this month, using 5 items from a shopping list.  The list includes several supplies that I can't seem to paste here, so go check out the list by clicking the blog name!  I used 3 of more stars, striped paper, 3 or more buttons, flags, and  die cuts.

Washi tape

Stars (3 or more)

Striped Paper (not lined)

Enamel Dots (3 or more)

Polaroid Frame

Buttons (3 or more)

Flag

Dimensional sticker

Paper Clip

Arrows (3 or more)

Wood Veneer

Journaling card

Sequins (3 or more)

Use (2) or more types of punches 

Die cut

Tags (2 or more)

Flair button

Rub On

Transparency

Flowers (3 or more)

Cork embellishment

- See more at: http://scrapourstash.blogspot.com/p/current-challenges.html#sthash.MkvGbyae.dpuf

Washi tape

Stars (3 or more)

Striped Paper (not lined)

Enamel Dots (3 or more)

Polaroid Frame

Buttons (3 or more)

Flag

Dimensional sticker

Paper Clip

Arrows (3 or more)

Wood Veneer

Journaling card

Sequins (3 or more)

Use (2) or more types of punches 

Die cut

Tags (2 or more)

Flair button

Rub On

Transparency

Flowers (3 or more)

Cork embellishment

- See more at: http://scrapourstash.blogspot.com/p/current-challenges.html#sthash.MkvGbyae.dpuf

Washi tape

Stars (3 or more)

Striped Paper (not lined)

Enamel Dots (3 or more)

Polaroid Frame

Buttons (3 or more)

Flag

Dimensional sticker

Paper Clip

Arrows (3 or more)

Wood Veneer

Journaling card

Sequins (3 or more)

Use (2) or more types of punches 

Die cut

Tags (2 or more)

Flair button

Rub On

Transparency

Flowers (3 or more)

Cork embellishment

- See more at: http://scrapourstash.blogspot.com/p/current-challenges.html#sthash.MkvGbyae.dpuf

Here is my layout:

I cut the arrows using my Cricut Expression, forget which cartridge though!  I also used my Cricut for the title..."awesome" is from Boys will be Boys and "summer vacation" is from All Mixed Up.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy this gorgeous summer day the Good Lord has given us!

~Jennifer

Camping In...a few years ago!

Happy weekend my scrappy friends!  I had some time during the week to get this 2 page LO stared and completed it this morning.  I just have to find the date the pictures were taken to add to my little journal stamp!  It was from a few years ago...at least 4!  Wow, time flies!

I used papers from the Pink Lemonade collection kit by Lawn Fawn and EK Success Baby Collection "snakes and snails".  Both collections are a few years old.

This LO is being submitted in the following challenges:
*  Scrapbook.com challenges ~ Cricut; Stamping; Pagemaps #1 and #3 sketches; 4 Categories
*  TurtleSoup forum ~ birthday bash challenge #1 using my birth date for ingredients
*  Soul Scrappers ~ UUS6 challenge, using at least 5 flowers
* Counterfeit Kit Challenge, July #2: Combining Techniques using fussy cutting, misting, stamping and distressing.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your weekend!
~Jennifer