Thanksgiving in Vegas

Almost done scrapbooking this Vegas vacation.

Simple Stories Hello Fall paper; Echo Park I Love Family paper and stickers; American Crafts adhesive ribbon and foam Thickers; Sassafras Lass glitter alphas; Stampin' Up! Chocolate marker and mister; Nuvo crystal drops. The kids used these little turkey heads to decorate pine cones for the table, and I had fun incorporating them into the layout. This page was inspired by the Scrap Your Stash February Blend-A-Sketch challenge:

American Crafts Dear Lizzy Fine & Dandy paper and 1 Canoe 2 creekside enamel crosses; October Afternoon Daily Flash paper; Pink Paislee Vintage Vogue paper; Echo Park Creative Agenda paper; Jillibean Soup twine; My Mind's Eye transparency; Creative Charms flowers; unknown tag. This layout was inspired by one of the Stuck?! February 15 sketches:

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Valley of Fire

Here are some scrapbook pages from our drive around the Valley of Fire State Park.

Simple Stories Daily Grind papers, Life Documented adhesive brads, Carpe diem washi; Echo Park Go See Explore papers; October AfternoonThriftshop alphas; Sweet Shop sticker; Bo Bunny brads; Stampin' Up! washi tape; Spellbinders die; Wink of Stella glitter pen; American Crafts joiurnaling pen.

Echo Park I Love Family papers and stickers; Little Yellow Bicycle Feels Like Home transparencies.

Jillibean Soup Sightseeing Stew papers, Irish Farmhouse papers, sequens; Echo Park I Love Family stickers; Honeybee dew drops; October Afternoon Boarding Pass paper; American Crafts cardstock; Signo gel pen; unknown ribbon and rhinestones.

This third layout was inspired by the Scrap Our Stash Blend-A-Sketch January challenge:

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I see you

Yeah, it's been a while. I've scrapbooked some in the past several months, but not much. This is my most recent page.

Little Yellow Bicycle Feels like home papers and transparency; Echo Park I love family papers and stickers; American Crafts Thickers and Remarks alphabet; Stampin' Up! wood veneer acorns and leaves; Kaiser Crafts wood veneer bird; Nuvo crystal drops; Wink of Stella glitter pen; unknown embroidery thread. This layout was inspired by Scrap Our Stash November sketch challenge:

And for the word THANKS, I used: Thickers, Heart, Acorn, Nuvo drops, Kaiser Crafts bird, and sticker sentiments.

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Halloween 2012

I love scrapbooking Halloween photos, especially Jack-o-lanterns, but I tried to keep the focus on the kids, who were dressed like Ben-10 and Garrett from Quest for Camelot.

Bella Blvd Spooktacular papers, clips, stickers, and die cuts; WRMK twine; Jillibean Soup enamel stars; Wink of Stella black glitter pen; Ranger distress ink; Signo metallic gel pen; Nuvo crystal drops; unknown journaling sticker.

This layout was inspired by the Scrap Our Stash May sketch:

For the "Mother" challenge I used:
Metallic gel pen
Orange paper
Twine
Halloween paper
Enamel stars
Ranger distress ink

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Be prepared

I love this fairytale collection in non-pastel colors.

Echo Park Once Upon A Time--Prince papers, brads,and ephemera; EP Our Family enamel dots; Stampin' Up! vellum; scraps of Basic Grey, My Mind's Eye, and unknown. This layout was inspired by the May Tic-Tac-Toe Stash challenge at Scrap Our Stash:

I used journal cards, yellow, and more than 3 pattern papers (along with some vellum when I thought I was going in a different direction).

I also used the Stuck?! May 1 sketch (again):

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National Scrapbook Day Pages

Last Saturday was national scrapbook day and I got to tackle some of the challenges on the Jillibean Soup blog.

JS Sightseeing Stew papers, stickers, and wood buttons; Nuvo crystal drops. This layout was inspired by sketch #1 by Summer Fullerton: 

JS Sweet and Sour Soup paper, stickers, banner bits, and wood button; American Crafts Thicker alphabet; unknown cardstock, tag, and embroidery floss. This layout was inspired by the JS color challenge:

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Disney 2012

The kids really enjoyed their day in Magic Kingdom. And these photos were perfect for finishing the Mid Week Mojo Marigold challenge.

Jillibean Cold Avocado Soup papers, die cuts, and sequins; WRMK Sew Easy stitch piercer and floss; Ranger Frayed Burlap distress ink. This layout was inspired by MWM sketch Marigold 2:

 Simple Stories Say Cheese papers and enamel dots; American Crafts Thicker words; Ranger Glossy Accents; Stampin' Up date stamp. For this layout, I used Marigold 8:

Fancy Pants Childish Things papers; BoBunny Double Dot; Simple Stories enamel dots; Ranger Frayed Burlap distress ink. This layout was inspired by Marigold 3:

My other Marigold layouts are here: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10.

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World cardmaking day

This weekend I played along with the Jillibean Soup card making challenges.

My first card is for the sketch challenge:

Jillibean Alphabet Soup II paper, die cut, epoxy buttons, and letter stickers. Other: Wink of Stella glitter pen; WRMK Sew Easy stitch piercer; unknown floss and card base. And here is the sketch:

The second card I made with the color challenge:

Echo Park Petticoats & Pinstripes stickers; Tim Holtz tiny attacher; Ranger Glossy Accents; Little B word die; Stampin' Up! grunge stamp; Simon Says Stamp slate ink; unknown cardstock, brads, and patterned paper scraps. And here is the color pallet:

As it turns out, these colors are not in any of my paper collections, and I had to get creative. I also used the Atlantic Hearts sketch #179:

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Tooth in the box

This Tooth Fairy box is the cutest thing. A great baby shower gift, even if it didn't get used for 6 years.

Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety mini deck and Core'dinations embossed card stock; American Crafts Thickers; Basic Grey chipboard stickers; Making Memories brads; Sassafras Lass stickers; Paper Trunk alphabet stickers; unknown craft tape, twine, and dictionary page.

This layout was inspired by Shimelle's travel page challenge.

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Carousel and puzzles

Two more pages for the 2012 album.

Reminisce The Wild paper; October Afternoon Thrift Shop paper, die cut tag, alphabet and stickers; Echo Park alphabet; Simple Stories adhesive brands; Lilybee rub-ons (on unknown tag); Stampin' Up marker; Doodlebug jewels; WRMK floss.

The next layout I put together for Shimelle's lots of layers challenge, which I thought would be a good exercise since I almost never think of layers until I'm looking through the finished album.

Fancy Pants Making Waves papers and embellishments from a Scrapbook Steals kit. Other: American Crafts Thickers, Echo Park enamel dots, October Afternoon stickers, Colorbok epoxy word, Tim Holtz tiny attacher, unknown white mesh ribbon. This page was based on Scrapbook Steal's Mid Week Mojo Marigold #6 sketch, which I flipped a bit because of the photos I wanted to use.

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Happy World Card Making Day

I made two cards for the challenges on the Jillibean Soup blog:

From the The Card Kitchen March 2012 kit: Jillibean Soup Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup papers, stickers and die-cuts; note card; twine. Other: Martha Stewart chalk ink; Ranger liquid pearls. This card was based on sketch 1 by Kimber McGray:

For the next card I used JS Country Pumpkin Chowder papers from The Card Kitchen October 2012 kit:

Note card and May Arts orange cord also from the kit. Other JS frame and stamp; Prima crystal; Ranger embossing ink; SU! marker and embossing powder (Early Espresso); unknown cardstock. This card was based on Kimber's sketch 2:

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Razor Sharp Kidz

Spring photos from two years ago.

These BoBunny Alora papers from the Apron Strings STBB June '12 kit practically scrapped themselves. I just added Paper Trunk alphabet stickers and Stampin' Up! chocolate marker. And lots of fussy-cutting!

This layout is based on the PageMaps sketch posted on the Apron Strings blog Back to School challenge:

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