3...2...1 Fun!

This past Saturday, I had my second reveal for the June Guest Designer spot with Paper Secrets.  I wanted to pop in today and share the full layout with you.  There is a great Sketch to play along with at Paper Secrets and also a twist...use product with numbers (aside from alpha sets) such as bingo cards, price tags, rulers, etc. on your layout.  I used the Irish Farmhouse collection from Jillibean Soup, which Kristi sent me from the Paper Secrets Shop.

use product with numbers (aside from alpha sets) such as bingo cards, price tags, rulers, etc. on your layout - See more at: http://www.papersecrets.net/2013/06/june-15th-sketch-with-twist-challenge.html#sthash.2uBtx7QF.dpuf

use product with numbers (aside from alpha sets) such as bingo cards, price tags, rulers, etc. on your layout - See more at: http://www.papersecrets.net/2013/06/june-15th-sketch-with-twist-challenge.html#sthash.2uBtx7QF.dpuf

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When I saw that numbered background paper in the Jillibean pack, I knew it would be perfect for the twist.  And I also used the 33 sign shape punch out.  I kind of deconstructed the Sketch, but kept the same elements, with the two photos and the paper strips across the page.  Normally when I create a Disney page, my mind usually wanders to Disney themed papers, but I loved that the Irish FarmHouse collection coordinated well with the colors in my photos.

Make sure you visit the Paper Secrets Blog and play along with the challenge.  You have until June 30th to link up and you could win a $25 Gift Certificate to the Paper Secrets Shop.

Supplies:  Patterned Paper, Stickers, Punch Outs:  Jillibean Soup; Wood Veneers:  Studio Calico; Punch:  EK Success; Acrylic Paint:  Apple Barrel; Other:  Shipping Tag & Staples 
 

The Happiest Place on Earth

Today I am sharing a layout created for our newest article at Get It Scrapped, Theme Parks.  I've been to several theme parks throughout the years, but Disney World is definitely my all time favorite.  If we are going on vacation, it is safe to say, it will be to Disney.  With all of those trips comes a lot of photos, and the one on today's layout is one out of a thousand or more.  

  
After many visits to Disney World, this was the first time we finally all got to go together as a family of 5. One of our favorite photo spots is in front of Cinderella's Castle in Magic Kingdom, so we had to have a family photo taken there to celebrate the occasion. I have a separate Disney Album, but I wanted to include this layout in my everyday album, so I decided not to use the traditional Disney colors of Black, Red, Yellow, and White. I used the Amy Tangerine Yes, Please collection to add a fun, bright look to my layout. The colors from this line also worked well with the colors of the clothing in our photo. And the bright colors and fun bits were a great reinforcement of my page title.

Supplies - Patterned Paper & Bits: Amy Tangerine; Buttons, Tickets & Sticker: October Afternoon; Wood Veneers: Studio Calico & Freckled Fawn; Color Shine: Heidi Swapp; Flair Buttons: PandaEightDesigns; Font: Abadi MT Condensed Extra Bold

The Whole Tooth and Nothing but the Tooth

Today, I am trading weeks for the Let's Get Sketchy reveal.  I am on Team B, which revealed last Monday, but I did a little switch to reveal with Team A this week.  Before I share my layout, here is the story behind the photos.  Our oldest daughter who is 7, has not had any loose teeth yet and hasn't lost any.  One day, I noticed something behind her baby teeth, and saw that one of her permanent teeth had started growing in, with none of her baby teeth being remotely loose.  I called our Pediatric Dentist and set up an appointment for her, and after x-raying, the Dentist suggested extracting her 4 bottom baby teeth.  We weren't expecting to actually do it that day, but the Dentist said she had time, so we decided to go ahead and have it done.  Now out of our 3 children, Madison is the only one that loves the Dentist or Doctor, so she was pretty cool with the whole thing.  Not a tear was shed while we were in the office for the cleaning, x-rays, or extraction.  She did extremely well!  After we left the office, she did get a little upset...but I think that was a reaction from the happy gas finally wearing off and realizing what had just happened.  I took several photos, so I loved that today's Sketch had room for 3 pictures.  It worked perfectly with my Instagram photos.

Right now, I am really loving the combination of the Basic Grey Hipster collection with Chic Tags.  The colors of the tags are perfect with this BG line.  The Everyday Life II collection worked great with the story behind my page and I used several of the tags from this line.

Make sure you stop by the Let's Get Sketchy Blog to see what the other Designers did with this week's Sketch, and you can play along too!  Link up on the side bar of the Let's Get Sketchy Blog.

Supplies:  Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey; Tags:  Chic Tags; Wood Veneers:  Freckled Fawn & Studio Calico; Triangle Mask:  The Paper Bakery; Spray Mist;  Studio Calico; Buttons & Mini Market Stickers:  October Afternoon; Enamel Dots:  My Mind's Eye; Date Stamp:  American Crafts:  Chevron Cut File:  Two Peas in a Bucket; Font:  Abadi MT Condensed Extra Bold   

3...2..1 Fun Paper Secrets Guest Designer

I am back today, with my second Guest Designer post for the month of June at Paper Secrets.  I really had a lot of fun working with the Jillibean Soup Irish FarmHouse collection, I received from Kristi.  And I took a slightly different approach with it for today's layout, and used it on a Disney page.  Here are some sneaks of my layout and you can see the full reveal over on the Paper Secrets Blog, along with the new Sketch Challenge with a Twist.
 

 
Make sure you stop by and leave some love and play along with the Challenge.  You could win a $10 Gift Certificate to the Paper Secrets Shop.

Party On Paper Bakery

All this week, The Paper Bakery has been celebrating it's 2nd Anniversary by sharing Party Decor ideas on the Blog!  We also have a Free Cut File gift and a giveaway going on!  Today, it's my turn and I am sharing a Goodie Box and Cupcake topper I created with our June Kit, Bayside High.

To see close-ups of my Party Decor and how I created it, you can visit The Paper Bakery Blog.  While you're there, make sure to leave a comment on my post to be entered to win some Paper Bakery goodies and check out the Free Cut File.  And our Current Sketch challenge is still open until this weekend, so make sure you play along!!

Elle's Studio Sketch Thursday Guest Designer

I am super excited to be the Guest Designer for today's Sketch Thursday Challenge at Elle's Studio.  I have been playing along with their Sketches for a while now, and Waleska even based one of the Sketches off of my "Sweet Dreams" layout a while back, that I posted in the Elle's Member Gallery.  The Sketch she sent me for this week's challenge is really fab!  As soon as I saw it, the wheels started turning, and I had to get started on it right away.  Here is the layout I created, using the Sketch and the new Saltwater collection:

   

I am slightly obsessed with both of the new Elle's collections right now, and recently received a huge package of both lines in my order from Paper Issues.  I chose to use the Saltwater collection for this page, to go along with one of our beach day photos.  As you can see, I stayed close to the Sketch design.  I decided to move the border strip, closer to the grid design and moved the title down just a little bit.  One of my favorite products on this page, is the Vellum paper.  I love the chevron design and the fact that they can be fussy cut from the Vellum and added to your pages and projects.  I like to usually staple Vellum, because it just adds a little something and gives extra texture to your page.  And here's a little tip, if you plan to staple Vellum on your layouts:  put it in place and then add Washi Tape to two of the sides to hold it in place, so it won't shift when you press your stapler.  You can also just use a piece of Washi Tape to adhere your Vellum to the page.  I used my Cameo to cut the circles in the piece of patterned paper at the top left of the Sketch, and then I took a few of the positive circles, flipped them over, placed them on my layout and stitched through them.

You can play along with this week's Sketch, by visiting the Elle's Studio Blog and uploading your layout to the Member Gallery.  Make sure you link your layout from the Gallery to the Sketch Thursday Blog post.  And you could win $10 to the Elle's Studio shop!  And I hope my layout helps inspire you for creating your own layout based on this fun Sketch!

Supplies:  Patterned Paper, Saltwater Frames, Saltwater Cutouts, Vellum, Lil' Snippets & Serendipity Tidbits:  Elle's Studio; Wood Veneers & Sequins:  Studio Calico; Washi Tape:  My Mind's Eye; Letter Stickers:  Basic Grey; Die Cut Machine & Sketch Pens:  Silhouette Cameo; Other:  Embroidery Floss, Acrylic Paint & Staples
 

Cute & Cuddly

Before I share my layout based on the 6/6/13 Sketch Thursday challenge at Elle's Studio, I have a weird question.  Do you ever feel like you have Scrapbook schizophrenia?  I do...all the time.  For example, the layout I am sharing today, came together so easily.  The photo worked, the papers worked, the embellishments worked, and the design based on the sketch worked.  I finished this layout in a little over an hour and I didn't spend hours after that looking at it thinking...."hmmm, maybe I need to add something else".  Then, there are "those" other layouts that make me - for lack of better words - want to jab a pencil in my eye!!  What is wrong with those pages?  Why won't they play nicely and do what we want them to do?  I think I am finally discovering, that it is a combination of the things I mentioned for creating today's page.  Finding the right mix for your creativity - photos that work, papers that work, embellishments that work, designs that work, and a creative mood.  I think my least successful pages occur, when I try to force something that doesn't fit in with this combination.  My initial reaction is to find a paper shredder and put that puppy in there ASAP, but then I have that little crafty fairy who tells me, it doesn't have to be perfect and it's another memory recorded on a page.  I feel like I have been back and forth a lot lately with pages I love and pages I don't love so much.  And I have one coming up for Get It Scrapped! in July, that is the thing of my scrappy nightmares, but the awesome Ladies at GIS encouraged me to use it for my assignment anyway.  It's a process, and I just wanted to share with fellow crafters, who I know will understand all of the mixed feelings that come with our passion for this hobby.

And since I do love this page, let's get to the reveal!

 
I almost didn't attempt this Sketch, because I was a little intimidated by the design.  But I finally decided, that I wanted to give it a try and told myself, that the Sketch is just a starting point and I could take it wherever I wanted.  I based my page design on the space to the top and left of the Sketch and then moved the title area down to where the frame is placed on the Sketch.  It kind of turned into a new Sketch in my head, based on this Sketch.  And since I love the new Cameron and Saltwater collections so much, I decided to combine the two of them on this layout.

Thanks for stopping in today, and I always love reading the sweet comments all of you leave on my posts!!

Supplies:  Patterned Paper, Vellum & Tags:  Elle Studio; Wood Veneers:  Studio Calico; Flair Button:  The Paper Bakery; Thickers:  American Crafts; Fonts:  Abadi MT Condensed Extra Bold & Pacifico; Other:  Washi Tape