Going UP!

Good morning my scrappy friends!  It's so quiet in my house since the kids started school on Tuesday.  So far, so good it seems for them.  Hope it continues!

My LO today is about my son climbing up on the life guard stand after hours.  These were the new stands after many years of the falling apart stands so we didn't allow the kids to climb on them in the past.  They had so much fun and lots of photo ops so more of the same LOs are coming!

I still need to find the date of these photos...at least last year, perhaps the year before.  I used several stamps from STAMPlorations and CTMH and a stencil from STAMPlorations.  Various washi tapes were used as well ask inks.  All papers are scraps except the back ground paper which is from DCWV  stack: dots, stripes and plaids.

This layout is being entered into the following challenges:


STAMPlorations - Never Ending Challenge



Picture This! - Boys Rule - My LO features my son! 


Creative Scrappers - #298 sketch



Scrapping Everyday Miracles  -  sketch challenge - by Bev Code




Sketch In Thyme - sketch #217



Lasting Memories - #309 - UP! - The theme for this month is direction.  This week it's UP.


Whew, lots of links and challenges! thanks for taking a look at my layout and visiting all of these wonderful sites!!

Have a fantastic day!!
~Jennifer

Working Hard

Good morning scrappy friends!  Well, right night it's the middle of the night.  Can't sleep so I'm drinking coffee and scrapping!  Hope I can scrap a page or two later in the day as I'll be busy for the next two days with school meetings to become a substitute teacher and sleepovers and movies!  Summer is ending too quickly for me....I'm going to miss my kids when they go back to school in two weeks!  Wow, two weeks will be the first day of school!

Anyway....here is a LO I completed the other day.  I don't really like it.  I tried different things...writing on a very busy patterned papers, using a very busy patterned paper as the background, ugh...it's awful, and what's up with that inking circling the photos? It's like Jaws circle the boat!  Just awful..nothing really matches, but it's going into the scrap album for my daughter.  Not every thing I create am I going to love.  That's life though, the possibility of disappointments and ugly things.  My next LO won't be disappointing nor ugly...at least I hope not!

I'm entering this LO into these chalenges:


Scrap Our Stash - August Sketch + 3 - I used various manufacturers, washi tape and Xyron.  I love the sketch that was provided so I'm sure I will use it again...and it will be prettier!


Lasting Memories - #307Summer Nights Photo Inspiration - Just love the colors provided!



Picture This! - Not so Picture Perfect - I wasn't thrilled with these pictures as I was taking them!  My daughter was the furthest student from me, but at least I was able to take some photos of her learning self defense!


Thanks for stopping by~
Jennifer

Growing Strong

Hello my scrappy friends!  Quick post this evening as I'm off to bed soon!  We all seem to be quite tired for various reasons so it's an early night for the entire house!  Perhaps I'll wake so refreshed I can get more then half of a layout completed during the day!

Here is a layout I created, more to come, about my daughter learning some self defense moves tow years ago.  I used Cricut cartridges Robotz for the title and Art Philosophy for the arrows.  Some STAMPlorations stamps were used for the circles, arrows and distressed edges.

This layout is going to be entered into the following challenges:
Stick It Down - single page sketch
 
Sketch-N-Scrap -  Sketch #111 - love those arrows and layers!!


STAMPlorations Anything Goes - I used pieces from the Mixed Media Elements and the Mixed Media Grunge stamp sets.


Thanks for stopping by and commenting!  Have a wonderful day!!
~Jennifer

Oh Boy

Hello my scrappy friends!  It was a busy week doing things with the kids and having friends come to play.  This layout took me all week but that's ok....at least I'm home to spend summer days with my kids!  What better way to take pictures of them to scrap in the years to come?!?

This layout is of my son's 2nd birthday party, just before it started.  He is going to be 14 in less then two weeks.  Holy crap, how did that happen?  I've used Cricut Artbooking for the hexagons and cut up some paper for the title, using the Q as an O.  Hope it's not too obvious!  Distressing in the form of spray inks and inks pad rubbed on the corrugated cardboard.  Stamps from CTMH and Autumn Leaves were used.

This LO will be entered into the following blog challenges:

Sketches In Time - Sketch #210 - The first page of my LO used this sketch.  It is a great sketch that I'm sure I'll use in the future.


PaperCrafter's Corner - Challenge #154 - So many options to choose from in the inspiration piece!  I used blue and mustard colors, a young boy, the date in my journaling.  The image of the boy over the suitcase is so similar to that of my son I just had to scrap it!






Shopping Our Stash - #262 - A Stitch in Time - I used some faux stitching (little Xs) around a bit of my LO.
Thanks for stopping by today!
~Jennifer

Glimpses of a Good Life - Baptism

Hello my scrappy friends!  A semi slow weekend for us which is fine since it's so darn hot out!  Upper 90's this weekend, praying the air conditioner doesn't decide to take a break!  I grilled, and cooked when we ran out of propane, lots of chicken a few days ago in preparation for the heat!  Of course now, though, no one wants chicken!  Cereal, however, is a great dinner in my book!

Not having to cook gave me time to watch tv with my family and scrap a page!  This page is of my niece, who is also my Goddaughter, when she was baptized three years ago.  No Cricut was used for this LO which doesn't happen too often but I was able to use some paper as my title, Glimpses of a Good Life.  Most of the papers used were from the Modern Meadow Stack from DCWV.

I'll be submitting into the following challenges:

Scrap Our Stash - Book Inspired - I was inspired by the circles and the various colors.  My photo background paper has various swirls and circles on it, multiple pps with many colors.  The title of the book by Dr. Suess, "Oh the Place You'll Go" is such an inspiration for this little girl's life long relationship with God.

Let's Get Sketchy - Week 2 - I love the sketch for this challenge!  I twisted several things around to fit my photos and papers.

Stuck?! Sketches - July 15 - I love this sketch too!  Again, I twisted things around to work for me using larger photos and embellies.  I let the swirls in the background paper take the place of the large circle in the sketch.

Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
Enjoy your Sunday!!
~Jennifer

Orange-y Anniversary Card

Hello again my scrappy friends!  My brother-in-laws parents are celebrating their 46th wedding anniversary.  How fantastic is that!?!  We see them a few times each year at my sister and BIL's house for holidays.  They always give my children presents for birthdays and Christmas...the least I can do is remember to send them an anniversary card!
I used all STAMPlorations products for this card - Mixed Media Grunge and Happy - and stencils - Happy Flowers. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

STAMPlorations - July CAS card - optional color: orange

PDE Linky Party - sketch challenge 

Cut It Up: 100th challenge!! - Anything Goes




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

Made in America

Hello my scrappy friends!  I sure hope your summer is going well!  Ours is here, we haven't done too much.  My kids are loving all day video gaming but it's getting old...for me at least.  Today, we'll have to do something else.  Perhaps summer school work, which I think is so unfair, since it costs a few grades so I think an hour each day is fair.  Maybe we'll take out a board game too!

Onto my layout....Made in America...from 2011.  There is no journaling since I just found out the date so I'll add some later on today.  I used patterned paper from a stack a few years ago from We R Memory Keepers called Yankee Doodles...great red, white and blues!

The layout will be entered into these following challenges:

Off the Rails Scrapbooking: July mood board - I used the Rustic and Soft mood board.


Lasting Memories - #300, marbles - My half circles at the bottom of the LO represent the marbles.


Scrap Our Stash: July book inspired -  I used the 5 patterned papers and circle embellishments, including the round pool toys my kids are using!


Dies R Us #52 - Outdoor Fun - The title is die cut.


Thanks for stopping by!
~Jennifer