Let's Get Colorful

Our challenge this week at Use Your Stuff was to use a lot of color...so I opted to use a black and white photo of me and  my besties, along with some old fun and colorful KI Memories.  I sprinkled some colorful rhinestones throughout and there you have it...

You can see the rest of the Design Team's colorful projects HERE

Happy Monday and Happy Scrapping!

Summer Fun

Now sure about where you might be, but in my neck of the woods Summer is officially over as the kids have started back to school.  My daughter just started her Senior year of high school this past Friday...and my oldest heads back to college this coming Saturday.

I hosted my team's challenge this week over at the Use Your Stuff Blog and the theme was all about Summer!  The photos in my layout are actually of my 2 oldest back in 2003...they are now 17 and 19!  Holy WOW...not sure how that happened!  Thankfully I still have my youngest who is 4 to still enjoy a few more years of Summer Fun together.

Be sure and hop over to see what the rest of the Design Team came up with.

Happy Scrapping!

There's No Place Like Home

Our team was challenged to do a project that included a sentiment or quote...so I opted to use these recent photos from a magical day at HOME with my favorite girl. 

Another super simple layout but it is done and in the books!

Be sure and check out the rest of the Design Team here...

Happy Scrapping!

Super Simple

I was working on another project and came across this photo of my Diva back when she was little and bit less sassy! At the time she was all about The Goofy Movie and loved all things Max!  While it is hard to tell in the picture, she was so super excited to see Goofy and Max together in the Magic Kingdom.

I knew I had to get this one in the scrapbook so I found a super simple sketch on Pinterest and put this layout together pretty quickly...which is truly unheard of for me!  I wanted the focus to just be on the photo...

Wishing you a Magical Sunday!

She is FIERCE!

It is another mood board challenge for my team this week...

The colors are similar to my daughter's high school colors and I knew I wanted to scrapbook this particular photo of my daughter from her freshman year on guard. I used a mix of Shimelle, Crate and Echo Park.  Finally used my Elle's Studio Stanley Alpha stamps!

My girl truly is FIERCE!

Happy Scrapping!

It always seems impossible...

Our team was given a mood board challenge this week.  The quote "it always seems impossible until it's done" is the first thing that caught my attention.

It immediately made me think of my daughter and how at the end of her 8th grade year she decided to step out of her comfort zone and try out for the high school colorguard/winterguard team.  I wasn't even sure she would make it through the tryouts...but now she is entering her senior year, her fourth year of guard, and her third year as a captain.  My girl took to colorguard like a fish to water.  The last three years she has been voted "most outstanding"...I seriously could not be more proud her her.

So obviously my layout features my most awesome Guard Girl...

You can see what the rest of the design team came up with here

Happy Scrapping!

Magical Monday

This week's challenge over at the Use Your Stuff blog has a "magical" theme....which of course means I am going to do yet another Disney Layout because if nothing else, I am nauseatingly predictable!

The pics and story are from October 2006.  Even 12 years later, it is probably among my Top 3 most magical moments.  I ended up hiding the journaling under the photos so that I would have enough room to tell my story.

Journaling reads:

We met up with The ****** Family at Epcot. J**** and M***** each had the World Passport to take around to the countries of the World Showcase and get their stamps.  I was trying my best to find one for both Stevie and Alyson but at that time the passports were being redesigned and so I was having no luck finding even one, let alone two, anywhere in the park.

This particular cast member noticed my kids’ disappointment and not only tracked one down for each of them, he went across the park on his Segway to get them and then gifted them to Stevie and Alyson.  Despite the fact that I insisted on paying for them, he refused.

All four kids had so much fun getting their passports stamped that day.  I was so very grateful for the cast member sharing some of the Disney magic with us.  It is something we will not soon forget and part of what keeps me coming back to Disney.               

Recently for National Scrapbooking Day I did a few more "magical" layouts...just in case you need more inspiration:

Be sure and share your magical projects over at the Use Your Stuff blog...

Happy Scrapping!

There is no BUDDY like a BROTHER

The challenge for the Design Team this week over at Use Your Stuff was to use vellum.  I was surprised at how much vellum I actually have in my stash!  When I came across this vellum with different versions of brother printed on it I knew exactly which photos I wanted to use.  When we were having family photos taken back in 2016 our photographer caught this cute candid moment between my 2 boys.  I absolutely love these pictures.

I kept my layout pretty clean and simple so as not to take away from the pictures. 

Be sure and check out what the rest of the design team did and maybe share your vellum project as well.

Happy Scrapping!

Hip to be SQUARE!

This week the design team challenge was to create a layout using a square.  I created a bit of a haphazard grid of colorful squares behind my photo and also used a few square embellishments as well.

Be sure and stop over at the Use Your Stuff blog to see what the rest of the team came up with and play along.

Happy Scrapping!

Lost in Wonderland

This week's design team challenge over at Use Your Stuff was to use diecuts.  I have been working though more Disney pictures. Starting to think I have more Disney pics than anything else!

I have been playing along with Shimelle's Magical Scrapbook and Clear the Desk classes and so I feel like I am channeling my inner Shimelle.  Not sure I have had this many patterns on a layout before but I kind of like it.

Happy Scrapping!

A little movie challenge

My layout today is inspired by the Disney movie, Brave.  I am always happy to have a reason to scrap more Disney pictures so my team's challenge to do a project inspired by a movie was perfect!  The hardest part was just deciding which pics to use.

My layout is also inspired by Shimelle's Magical Scrapbook Class.  If you ever have a chance to take on of her classes, I highly recommend it!

I used up some old Crate Paper and Sassafrass.  Pulled out one of my little Mickey Mouse punches and some other older embellies.  This layout feels a little different than my usual style but I am happy with the end result.

Now off to be inspired by yet another Disney movie...or two!

Be sure and stop over at Use Your Stuff to see what the rest of the design team came up with and maybe even share your own project!

Happy Scrapping!

All About the Love!

My layout this week for the Use Your Stuff blog is documenting my love of the Starbucks latte and how excited we were to get our first magical latte on Main Street.  I opted for a different twist on the "love" theme...

Be sure and stop over at Use Your Stuff to see what the rest of the design team came up with and to play along!

An American Girl Birthday!

I have been working on an album celebrating my daughter's 9th birthday.  We surprised her with a trip to Atlanta, GA and a visit to the American Girl store.  She was in heaven spending all the birthday money family and friends gave her and enjoying lunch in the bistro.  I have really been enjoying finally getting it all in an album for her...she is now 16! It is pretty safe to say, I am not a chronological scrapbooker! ;)

This week at Use Your Stuff, my team was challenged to do a project using at least 2 buttons so I made sure to incorporate some buttons on a couple of the LOs. 

Here are 2 layouts using buttons.  I have been using American Girl scrapbooking products for this album.  I was able to get a big pad of 12x12 paper from Michaels back in the day and then I snagged some embellies from a little crafting kit my daughter had and grew tired of.  So glad I hung on to it all this time!

These pics are from when the staff was singing Happy Birthday and she got a birthday sundae!  Saved the birthday sticker they gave her too and so I was able to use it on the LO.

This LO is actually the very last one in the album.  It is my girl and her Just Like Me doll that she named Julie.  This place was so cute as it had chairs for the dolls to sit at the table with you not to mention doll-size menus, plates and cups...super cute for any American Girl fan!

And this is the title page for the album.  I saved an AG tag from one of the items bought and used rub-ons to make the title.

A Little on the Monochromatic Side...

So our challenge this week over at Use Your Stuff was to create a monochromatic project.  I was inspired by a photo of my daughter with a stuffed Stitch at Walt Disney World.  The photo is from 2014 but my girl has been a lover of all things Stitch since before she was 2 years old.

I have been wanting to use a heart cut file for the longest time so this challenge was just the push I needed as I thought it would be perfect with the photo.  I tried really hard to keep it all blue but really wanted a little something extra and so rather than using black for the title I opted for the golden yellow...not sure if this make my LO a fail for the challenge or not, but I am really happy with how it turned out. 

Be sure and stop over at Use Your Stuff and check out the rest of the Design Team's projects and maybe even share yours!

HAPPY SCRAPPING!

I've Got My Eyes on YOU!

Super simple Halloween LO for the Use Your Stuff Blog.  

Halloween is my favorite holiday, next to Christmas...

Happy Halloween and Happy Scrapping!

I've got the BLUES!

This week over at Use Your Stuff, the team was challenged to create a project using mostly blues. I found an older picture of my husband and our oldest son wearing their blue 2003 Old Navy 4th of July shirts and knew it would be perfect.  I used up some of my way older Scenic Route stash.  I am really happy with how this turned out and how easy it was to pull together.

Hope you will share your blues with us over at Use Your Stuff!

Happy Scrapping!

New Beginnings

This week over at the Use Your Stuff blog, we were asked to create a project based on New Beginnings. My layout is about bringing our youngest little one home from the hospital.  His big brother and big sister were so excited to have him home.

Happy Scrapping!

A Color Splash Challenge

This week's challenge for the Use Your Stuff Design Team was to create a project in black and white with the addition of only one color.  We recently took a family vacation and I made it a point to get pictures of my husband and I together and so I thought this challenge would be a great opportunity to actually do a layout of my husband and I as they are few and far between in my albums.


I changed the pictures to black and white as well because I felt like they we a little more "forgiving" than the original color ones...and let's face it, we are our own worst critic!  I was happy with the result.  I paired them with patterned paper from DCWV and Echo Park and then added a mix of embellies from my stash.

Hope you will join in with the rest of the Design Team at Use Your Stuff!

HAPPY SCRAPPING!

A Magical Music Challenge

I recently hosted another challenge over at the Use Your Stuff blog.  Given my love of Disney I thought it would be fun to combine it with my love of music and so I asked to see projects using the title or lyrics from a Disney song of their choice.

My layout was inspired by The Little Mermaid's - Kiss the Girl song.  My son and his girlfriend had some beautiful pictures taken of them before they headed off to their senior prom and so I chose to use a few of them for this page.

I personally think they make a sweet couple :)

Happy Scrapping!

Trying Something New

This week my team over at the Use Your Stash blog was challenge to try something new...whether it be a technique or a product you may have never used before.  I had a hard time initially coming up with what I wanted to do but finally decided on giving a hand stitched title a try.  It isn't too terribly difficult but it definitely takes patience!

I love this picture I took of my littlest guy last week and wanted it to be the main focus of my layout.  I hand stitched the "KISS" title and I am really happy with the final results!  I just love that sweet little face!

It was kind of fun trying something new.  Hope you will give it a go and share your creation over at Use Your Stuff.

Happy Scrapping!