Newest layouts...

I have found some other challenge blogs so I am working to get caught up with them. Some I have to skip as I need to take specific pictures to go with the theme. But I have managed to do some. The first ones are from this site I have started from the most recent back. The current weeks challenge is what we are thankful for

This was done with a zany zinnia kit and features dreamstreet papers. The title speaks for itself... I am thankful for my boys (andrew in this one's) silliness.
The challenge before that was "The picture tells the story" It was to use a picture that pretty much explains/journals itself...

Again done with the zany zinnia kit which had one WeRMemory keepers paper. The title says it all with the picture -- "The picture tells the story of... LOVE"
The last challenge I did (at this time) from the story matters is "So you think you can ______" In this one I used the Zany zinnia kit again and did the opposite title that I used below. Of course the same picture but instead of follow for my little guy I used so you think you can lead for my big guy.


The next challenge site I used is one Lynette from the message forum on Personal Scrapper had on her blog. The challenge site is and for this one I started from the very beginning and tried to do the ones I could (meaning the ones I had applicable pictures for) I got several done so I feel pretty accomplished. I am finding challenges are really giving me a whole new boost on journaling and take on a picture I would never have thought of on my own. And it is a CHallenge to see if I can get or find a picture to fit the theme. It is way fun! lol

The first one is "You know all those great family events that seem to happen over and over or just any layout where it seems that all you can seem to say is "we had fun"." Here is my take...

The papers are from my stash that I made into my own kit of sorts and I can't think of who it is by but I had to have it because of the black flower paisley the one sheet had.

This next one is not complete as I need to do my letter but I was going to use a transparency and couldn't find them in the un-packing mess but now i think a cream colored paper will look nice. I will update once it is finished. The challenge was Letter to the past -- This journaling challenge should be a lot of fun - your final result will be a layout that provides insight into who you are now, but also who you were "back in the day."

This is about the only picture I have of Alex and I when he was newborn. I regret not getting mroe but I had horrible post parteum and self esteem issues. Anyway I am going to write him a letter about how I said I wanted one more baby before 30 and he was conceived around my 29th birthday etc. I am so glad I found this challenge because it is one of my favorites and I know I wouldn't have done it on my own. I am going to put the letter over the flower side.

The challenge for this week was to journal/make a page (either or both depending on what you have time for) documenting an object that has significant meaning to you and why I chose to do one of our family dog Fudge who is Aaron's most prized living possession. :D

Again Done with that same paper which I think is BoBunny but I am not 100% sure.

The next one I did the one challenge page but finished the pictures up I had for that year's Christmas. The challenge was "What makes up your Christmas." Which I put decorated tree and homemade cookies for santa.



These are all done with the christmas zany zinnia kit. Off hand I do not know which line. She had two different vendors paper in the kit. You can see the kit here


THe next challenge I did was to journal and do a page based on a random memory. This is about what we do as a family on Sunday mornings. I look at the sunday paper (LOVE THE ADS) or do homework and John watches football.

This page finished up the last of the black paisely paper kit.

This another one of my favorites. (though usually there are one or two I am not crazy about but with these challenges I ended up liking all.) The challenge is to use a quote to inspire your journaling. I found the quote on a sticker sheet and thought it worked perfect with the pictures.

This was done with stash papers and items. (gotta love using the stash :D )

The last one is another favorite. It is done with the zany zinnia kit again. The challenge was Scrap A Conversation and I had recently blogged of a conversation on my livejournal that i had with aaron that was very funny and cute. I thought it worked perfect and showed how quirky he can be.




After New years I am going to start saving so I can get my layouts into books. The box I have them in is getting over full. And I have room now to display them so no more excuses for procrastinating!! I just have to figure what kind of binders.

Newest challenges and layouts

So personal scrapper has continued the challenge theme. And I finally last night got a chance to get caught up for the most part.


This one is for Nov 6th which was "You can use up an old kit, the remaining letters off a sticker sheet, a random leftover item from a previous layout...anything old to you." These are all leftover card sayings from my September add-on kit from PS.


This one is from Nov 7th "Scrapbook an old picture - either a heritage one or just one that you have been meaning to scrapbook for some time but haven't gotten around to!" I like the simplicity of this page and the color scheme.


For Nov 8th the challenge was "Use as many brads and/or eyelets/ and or snaps as you can!" I only did five but that seemed like a good amount. This was done with the October Add-on crate paper prudence. I love these colors!



Nov 9th the challenge Circles! I am not sure how well I like this layout but it works


I love this days challenge. Nov 10th "For today lets use a name of a song for your layout title." Again the last few pages done with prudence. I like to use up kits all at the same time. So you will see a lot of repeats of color patterns etc.


Another challenge I really liked the theme of was Nov 11th "Scrap some of the loves in your life." This was done with stash flowers and the last leftover journal card from the first picture posted. Also just like I do all one kit at a time usually I also do multiple photos in different layouts as i have three boys and some pictures go in all three albums or the same picture settings. So you will see this picture done three ways in this post.

There was a challenge for the 12th but I did not complete it. It was handstitching and my needles are still boxed up.


For Nov 13th it was "use at these things on your layout today: stars, buttons and 2 different alphabets" I really like this one and the journaling reads "Without her there would be no me" Since a picture of me and my grandma. I thought that was a very fitting.


I am partial to this day as I am the one who listed the challenge (albeit a day late) Nov 14th Challenge: Do one of those name poems for someone you love or yourself. I did it in the upper courner for BOYS.


For this day Nov 15th Let's scraplift a LO from another PS member I chose this layout from who is another member of personal scrapper. She did several I loved lately but this one I think is my favorite. So this is my humble scraplift attempt and I think it turned out well. It is using papers from another kit site I get occasionally

I hope to get more done today I still have a list of challenges from two other challenge blogs. The Dares and The Story Matters but my house is messy so probably not. :D

Finally some new layouts

Some I did before the move and the rest I did Tuesday.



Here is Alex stuck behind out tv trays at our old house.



This is a Walgreens collage of Andrew's birthday party. The pics are specific to Aaron



This one is Summer Fun with alex. Early in the summer I got a chance to run with my boys for literally the first time in a water balloon fight. It was a highlight of the summer.



I found some old photos of Andrew and Aaron and I love these two pics of Aaron playing on the slide at Gray's lake. I think I even remember this day. :D



This one is the Walgreens collage of Alex's Chuck e Cheese pics. I had a lot more of pics of him so this ones do not include the pics of them at grandma's for cupcakes.



This is the collage for Andrew. It was his actual birthday and all these collage pics I used BG paper. I thought it was perfect for birthdays but the layouts didn't turn out as well as I thought they would. I think I made the mistake with the collages. They took up too much space really but since kinda expensive I didn't dare not use them.



This layout is done with scraps around the house. I like it except for the glue I used on the ribbon. Made it too hard. The pic is form the chuck e cheese art kiosk. I love that thing :D



The last one I have right now is a double layout of Aaron with alex when we all got new glasses. We had fun trying them off and I love Aaron's look in his single page picture.

I think I might make some time today to scrapbook if not definatly tomorrow and this weekend.

List of Cricut Carts I want :D

There are a lot of Cricut cartridges I would like especially since I now have the computer program that welds the images together. No more individual glueing....

Blackletter :This font cartridge contains a traditional Old-English style font and is perfect for creating stately monograms or adding an elegant touch to scrapbook pages or home decor. Bonus shapes include bookmarks, flourishes, and antique icons that can be used to recreate the look of illuminated letters found in old books and manuscripts.

Graphically Speaking: This cartridge is for those who love the look of patches, posters, or modern graphic titles. It contains numerous unique phrases, words, and images that let you mix and match with fonts and icons. When combined, the resulting images are full of energy and style, and are perfect for paper crafting or home decor.

Indie Art Solutions Cartridge: Rock and Roll! This cartridge is full of hip images and a hard edged style.

Home Accents Solutions Cartridge: Give your home decor a little something extra! The borders, flourishes, and images add cheer and class to any room.

Stretch your Imagination: It is time to stretch that imagination and create something fabulous. There is so much that you can make with this unique cartridge--create it, then stretch it!

Walk in My Garden: Bring your green thumb inside with this whimsical collection of flowers, bugs, and garden accessories.

Storybook Cartridge: Recapture the imagination and art of nursery rhymes, fairy tales, and fables. With the Storybook cartridge, it is easy to create flourishes that can be layered onto each letter and add that extra childhood magic to any project. Other features include decorative corners, borders, frames and icons all guaranteed to give your project a "happily ever after".

Stone Solutions Script: This unbelievably pretty font is perfect for embellishments on your projects or for home decor.

These I would get if I won the lottery.

Disney/Pixar© Cars Cartridge: The thrill of the race, the quest for speed--with this cartridge you can have your own race to the finish line with your favorite Disney/Pixar characters! Kids of all ages will love to assemble their own Lightning McQueen, Mater, Doc, Sally, King, Wingo, Luigi, Guido, Red, Sarge, Fillmore, Flo, Ramone, Frank, the Sheriff and many more characters from the movie. This cartridge also contains phrases, icons, and logos for your favorite characters. As Disney/Pixar continues to release new and exciting Cars products, this cartridge is sure to be a big hit for years to come!

The World of Cars cartridge contains the Body/White/Windows, Tires/Eyes, Detail/Detail, Spare Parts, Spare Parts Blackout, and Shadow as special features.

Disney© Tinker Bell & Friends Cartridge: With Disney's Tinker Bell movie and the huge demand for all things Tinker Bell, this cartridge is sure to be a favorite with Disney fans everywhere. Tinker Bell and her new fairy friends--Fawn, Rosetta, Iridessa, and Silvermist--are beautifully rendered on this cartridge, which contains all the favorite poses as well as pretty botanicals and other items from the movie. With over two dozen uniquely designed phrases and elegant fairy silhouettes with filigree wings, there is bound to be something for every fan!

This cartridge includes Flesh/Hair, Wings/White, Outfit/Outfit, Eyes/Lips/Extra, Filigree and Shadow/Blackout creative features.

Of course... I need money so we will see. I might make a point to get one or two for me for christmas.

PS Layout a day challenge 14th through 20th

SO I am slowly doing these challenges. I would have more done but I forgot to bring my colored cardstock to my folks and I am too lazy to go to my house and get it. I am going to make a point to bring it tomorrow after cleaning some more. But this is what I have managed to do so far...



October 14th Challenge: October general challenges
I chose the first one listed which was to use the words trick or treat in a layout.
you can't see the title and I am going to re-do it over white cardstock anyway it says "Easter Treats" all done with PS october kit.



October 15th entry done with ps oct kit did not fit challenge of the day.



October 16th Challenge: use your oldest ps kit
This is my oldest as I use them in the same month I get them again done with ps october kit



October 17th Challenge: Sports. Scrap something sports related: baseball, soccer, taekwondo, basketball, running - you name it and scrap it!
This is from the Cubs game in DSM. Again done with ps october kit paper which is Crate paper lemongrass and embellishments



October 18th was a scrapper's choice so no official extra challenge other then to do a layout.



October 19th I did not do the extra challenge part which was a scrap lift This was done with ps october add on crate paper prudence



October 20th Challenge: Use more than 4 pictures on a page (if it is a 2 pager - use more than 8 pictures). I managed to get 9 photos in the two pager and it doesn't look too crowded so I am pretty proud of them :D

What am I suppose to do with this??

So here is the before of my new scrapbook room. It is a disaster right now. Previously it was a plant growing room but I have lots of ideas to make it the perfect Mom of three boys get away. I want this to be the first room I get in order in the new house but everyone else things I am nuts with poor priorities. GRRR :D







Please check back to see how the transformation goes. I have big ideas for this room :D

Croptoberfest 10th, 11th, 12th

These are my next three layouts I have done for PS octoberfest.



October 10th Challenge: no pattern paper
Use only cardstock as your background (no patterened paper) and use as many embellishments as you want. I used Bazzill cardstock (not sure what color), Prima flowers, and misc brads and metal letters.



October 11th Challenge: scallops
Use scalloped paper on your page
This layout was done with PS October add on kit. It includes Crate Paper Prudence papers, I added the Bazzill myself, Prudence glitter strip and Crate Paper prudence rub-on.



October 12th Challenge: Birthdays
In honor of my grandma's birthday yesterday the challenge today is all about birthdays. Create a layout, birthday cards or even birthday party favors!
This is from my Son's birthday. I can't remember who makes the paper but it is from the Play line. And the rest is Misc items

Since I am moving this week I am not sure how much more I will get done but I am a sucker lately for a challenge. I plan on taking some of my basic items with me to my folks. (The boys and me are going down early to clean the house before we offically move in.) So I do plan on getting some in. We will see though. :D

Croptoberfest

Personal Scrapper (www.personalscrapper.com) is having a lay out a day (l.o.a.d) contest. Since I am moving I am not sure if I can do all 31 but am trying to keep up. I have so far managed one a day. Please see below... this challenge is mega fun and each day has a challenge inside the larger challenge.



October 1st CHALLENGE:BUTTONS
Use some buttons on your layout today! This may be a good time to try something new with buttons
I also often subscribe to a non club kits from Zany Zinnia (www.zanyzinnia.com) These papers are from the August 2008 kit. KI Bloom papers, Foof-a-la buttons, AC journaling date sticker, and American Crafts glitter thickers.



October 2nd CHALLENGE: circles
Use circles in your project whether its punches, big circles, little circles, dot paper!
Paper from Zany Zinnia KI bloom kit, ZZ felt flowers, American Craft thickers, and Scenic Route flower rub ons.



October 3rd Challenge: paper piecing
I did not do this challenge so this was submitted instead
All of these papers were from miscellanous items in my scrap pile.



October 4th CHALLENGE: Grandparents
Complete a layout or project for or about your grandparents. This could be for your kids grandparents too. I think it is so important that we preseve our memories of our grandparents for our children!
This was made with Bazzill Cardstock, Zany Zinnia kit --KI bloom paper, KI epoxy stickers, ZZ felt flowers, AI heather bailey button stickers, American Crafts glitter thickers, and AC journal sticker



October 5th CHALLENGE: Scrappers Choice Day
Paper is We R Memory Keepers from a previous Zany Zinnia kit (December 07) with American Crafts glitter thickers, prima flowers, Stickles, and a left over Fancy Pants journal card from the PS add on from September.



October 6th CHALLENGE: Use 3-4 photos
Use 3-4 photos on your project today!
This is from the Zany Zinnia kit KI paper and the alphas are left over from another kit not sure who makes them.



October 7th Challenge: Becky Fleck scrap lift
Hey - We all love sketches so I am bringing back the sketch that Becky Fleck designed for us earlier this year :)
For this layout I used the new PS October kit. It has the Crate Paper line Lemongrass along with the glitter borders and die cut. The alpha is S.E.I Ally's wonderland orange and the ribbon is from Creative Impressions.



October 8th Challenge: Make a List
Use a list on today's layout! It can be any kind of list that you want!
Again on this I used bazzil as the background paper along with KI paper, Bazzill flowers, American Crafts glitter cardboard alphas, and AC journaling stickers from the Zany Zinnia kit.



October 9th Challenge: Black and White Photo
I did not have was done with the add on kit from PS using crate paper: Prudence and glitter strips and letters -- with Bazzil paper for the matting.

Thanks for looking!