REMEMBER...CAPTURE TODAY

 Hi everyone! Welcome back! I have a project to share with you today for 

I used the brand new VINEYARD FOILED PAPER pack for this layout. I'm loving these colors. There's so many different things you can do with them. I can picture making wine glasses with these colors inside as the wine. 

For my project today is a 12x12 scrapbook layout.

HOW TO:

1) Choose your cardstock, foiled paper, stamps, dies, inks, punches and embellishments

 

2) I used Tim Holtz pumice stone distress ink on the edges of the white cardstock and a bit in the center. 

3) Using the Rinea Ghost Ink stamp your image/images onto the Merlot/Melot starstruck foiled paper. Making sure to stamp straight down and with slight pressure so the stamp doesn't move. If you go to quickly the image with move about your foiled paper and your image will be blurred. 

4) Let the ink sit for a minute or so. You'll start to see the color lifting and the underlying silver will show through. Using a towel/paper towel lightly rub the images to remove the remaining color. This gives a really nice effect with minimal effort. 

5) Using either dies or paper punches cut out your designs. I used a tulip punch from Stampin' Up! and word dies from Altnew for my layout.

6) Once you have all your cut out items you are ready to start assembling your layout. I cut the merlot/merot foiled paper down to 11 1/2" x 4" and then tore the inner long side. Mat your photo if you'd like. I used white and then grey cardstock to help give a little "pop" to my photo.

7) Before adhering down the merlot/merlot piece I used a strip of violet/violet to add a bit of color under my photo as well as on some of the tulips. I also flipped the ruby/gold over and cut some tulips so I could add a bit of gold to the tulips.

8) I added piece of the gold/gold starstruck foiled paper behind my matted photo. Once I added a piece of the torn merlot/merlot behind the photo I was ready to adhere it down. I used an adhesive backed foam on the back of my photo to give some dimension (and it made it easier to add embellishments under it)

9) Now your ready to add your title/subtitle and punched embellishments. I also created a tap for under my picture with a sentiment and image. Adding in the foiled paper hearts really helped tie everything in and finished the layout. 

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!!!

Homegrown

I finally decided to do a layout all about me! If I'm usually in a spread then it's always with others.  I wish I would have done more of myself when my kiddo's were small just to "prove" I was really there lol.

It seems that us mom's are ALWAYS behind the camera and when we did get in front of the lens our heads might be cut off or the photo is weird (always happens when my hubby takes pics}

For this layout I used a layout kit from Echo Park called Homegrown.  I love the different patterns it provides and the colors are so pretty.

I used a sketch that you can get for free over at Scrapbook Generation.

There are pretty recent pictures and I am going to add the year (I didn't realize I forgot until I just uploaded it).  Other than that, I'm loving how this layout turned out.

Best of Times S&S #164

Good morning! I hope your in the mood to scrap today! We are getting so close to the end of the year and all the wonderful holiday crafty projects but I can't seem to stop crafting with flowers and bright colors.

I found these lovely photos from a field trip with my daughter in the 8th grade (she has already graduated high school). I love the bright colors from the flowers.

Wonderful Blessing

Hi everyone! Welcome to another great sketch challenge over at Sketch~N~Scrap.  I found these cute pictures of my daughter from her 11th birthday.  She's now 19 and doesn't even look the same!!

I had so much fun with this layout.  I used a paper kit I got last year at the scrapbook expo and tried not to do the standard birthday paper and title.  I'm loving the way it turned out.

Here is the sketch for today

Here is my finished layout. I used title stickers from the paper kit and then pulled out some of my kiwi lane templates and a flower punch to finish it.

Now it's your turn to start scrapping and don't forget to link it up on Sketch~N~Scrap.

Stink Eye Jake

These pictures make me giggle something horrible.  I totally forgot we taught our youngest how to "stink eye" lol.  He does it so well and still gives us them 11 years later.  Jacob was only 5 years old and we were waiting in line and trying to keep him happy.  He loved how everyone around him laughed when he did it.

I chose a layout from Let's Get Sketchy to use these cute pictures. It took me a bit to get it just the way I wanted it.  I played around with a few different templates before settling on the one's I used.

Here is my layout. I used several different Kiwi Lane templates as well as the June kit.  I love how even though it was for camping I was able to make it work here.

Believe

I found a great sketch challenge over at Rochelle Spears. Not only is it a sketch challenge she also added that you must use chevron paper on it as well.  I love chevron so this was super fun!

Here is her sketch

Here is my finished layout.  I've had this black, red and white paper pack for, it's gotta be 4 years now and I've never used it.  I'm trying to use more of what I have on hand and get my stash down (the scrapbook expo is coming very soon). 

I miss the days of Santa coming to visit the kids and them being so excited for Christmas Eve at Nana's.  Now they are 21, 19 and 16 and Christmas just isn't the same.  I love finding old photos and getting to scrap them!

SUPPLIES: candy cane lane paper pad by DCWV, silver brad (hobby lobby) and candy cane brads (eyelet outlet)

This Is Awesome!

Here is a layout I created for the Let's Get Sketchy mid month sketch challenge.  I really liked all the different elements for this layout.  

This is what I came up with.  I found this old photo of my now 21 year old son and just love that smile!! This was a great sketch for this photo as it makes it the complete focal point.