CHILDREN ARE A BLESSING

Hello!!

Fun Progressive Blog Hop Challenge over at the Two Scrapbook Friends, Joanne (co-owner) created this fun sketch.  She started her team at the 2SF with this sketch.  They also had a blog hop which was a progressive one.  Each design team member had to throw in a challenge and add to the sketch.  At the beginning the sketch layout sure look "bare"  and then at the end  of  the blog hop with the given challenges, their layouts became beautiful filled!  Then it was open to us, the public to play.  Of course I had to jump to try!  It was fun and fun!!! 

 

Just a bare layout from the sketch without the "challenges" from the design team!

Challenges from the Design Team were as following:

Shelby: striped paper
Jayne: something wet (I used spraying mists)
Christa: stitching
Carolyn (co-owner): distress
Ann: add quote
Amanda: 3 buttons

 

Supplies Used

PATTERNED PAPERS: Authentique "Gathering Collection", CSI Coordinates Case File No. # 72 CSI_coordinates_No72_part1.pdf, CSI_coordinates_No72_part2.pdf
CARDSTOCKS:  Recollection
INK: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Brushed Corduroy, Stampin' Up "Taken with Teal", Stampin' Up Pad "So Saffron
BUTTONS: unknown
STENCILS:  My Favorite Thing MIX-able Stencil large chevron
STAMPS:  Close to My Heart "Precious Heart" D1126, Close to My Heart "Storytime Caps" B1070, Studio G chevron
MIST:  Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist "Blue Skies", Mister Huey's Color Mists "Sunset
RIBBON: flower lace ribbon (unknown)
OTHERS:  Avery tag shipping, We R Memory Keepers piercing mat, We R Memory Keepers Sew Easy, Iris embroidery thread, The Robin's Nest dew drops

 

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INSPIRATIONS ARE CONTAGIOUS!

Laureen



THE COLOURFUL PERSON AND THE MINNIE MOUSE

Hello!  Strangest Halloween layout I ever have done, you can say!  You can read on and understand why....  It was fun.  It worked out well with Charada and Janna's Halloween's costumes! YAY!

 

The Colourful Person ->Ann's Dreamey and Themey Crafty Challenge at the Two Scrapbook Friends forum, Ann wanted me to try to take a non-themed paper and use it a themed way.

Here is a close up of my left page.



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THE MINNIE MOUSE (Joanne's 'PIN-spiration' Challenge) at the Two Scrapbook Friends

To Joanne, Pinterest provides visual inspiration.  She can see a photo for something and be totally inspired to use something from that photo in one way or another. So that is what she have done for her challenge!  She have taken a photo from Pinterest, showing a gorgeous colour combination, and she would like me to use it as inspiration for a layout, card or project!

For Joanne's challenge for "Let's Connect Online Crop" at Two Scrapbook Friends

 

Here is a close up of my right page.

I used a sketch from Sketch Support 2011 for this double page layout.  Thank you, Sketch Support.

Supplies Used

PATTERNED PAPERS: Bo Bunny, Recollection Green Gingham

CARDSTOCKS:  AC Cardstocks, The Paper Studio, Brazzil

INK: Stampin' Up Basic Black

WASHI TAPES:   Queen & Company, Bella Blvd

DIE CUTS: Cricut "Stretch Your Imagination", My Favorite Thing Die-Namics First Place Award Ribbon, My Favorite Thing Die-Namics Flat Bottom Clouds

FONTS: Karen Foster cardstock sticker "Funky Alphabet"

STAMPS: Trodat Pinty date stamp

PEARLS: Recollection

OTHERS:  Recollection paperclips

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INSPIRATIONS ARE CONTAGIOUS!

Laureen





JOYFUL

Hello!!!!  Another Christmas double page layout! At the Two Scrapbook Friends forum, there are always sketch challenges on Wednesdays every week.  The two pages below are from Ann's Sketch #6 (the layout with the air balloon) and Jayne's Sketch 13.

 

Supplies Used

PATTERNED PAPERS: K & Company "Yuletide"

WASHI TAPES:   Recollection, Queen & Co., MME "Indie Chic"

PUNCHES:  Stampin' Up banner punch, EK Success large holed scalloped border

DIE CUTS: Holographic tag with glitter deer ornament (Shoppers Drug Mart)

FONTS: EK Success Sticko "Christmas Repeats"

TWINE:  Doodlebug Design Inc

BLING: Recollection Star Adhesive, Kaisercraft Sparklets Red, Recollection black rhinestones, Recollection stars and red dots

OTHERS:  Martha Stewart scoring board

 

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INSPIRATIONS ARE CONTAGIOUS!

Laureen

ZOO: AFRICA

Hello!!!

At the Two Scrapbook Friends, there was "Lets Get Connected Online Crop" in February.  So much fun! Great challenges based on social media types like: Facebook. Blogging, Twitter, iTunes, and Pinterest. 

I am going to post about two different challenges for this Let's Get Connected online crop on this post.

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Christa's Bloggerita Scraplift Challenge was to scraplift one of the Two Scrapbook Friends team. The biggest way to be inspired by BLOGS is to used the idea of a "SCRAPLIFT".   I decided to scraplift Carolyn's double page layout that she posted in her blog dated December 14, 2011.  She used the sketch from Sketch Support (now known as Scrapbook Generation)

Here is my "scrap lifted" layout...

Here is a close up of the left page.

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Carolyn was assigned Instagram for her challenge! Instagram is an online photo-sharing and social networking service that enables its users to take pictures, apply digital filters to them (enhance your photo), and share them on a variety of social networking sites, the most popular ones being Facebook or Twitter. A distinctive feature is that it confines photos to a square shape, similar to Kodak Instamatic and Polaroid images. So Carolyn's challenge was to use polaroid frame.

  

Carolyn's Polaroid Challenge

Here is a close up of my right page.



Supplies Used

PATTERNED PAPERS: Making Memories "Wildlife Collection", BoBunny "Zoology"
CARDSTOCKS:  AC Cardstocks, Recollection
INK: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Brushed Corduroy
PUNCH:  Martha Stewart vine border punch
DIE CUTS: Cricut "Straight from the Nest", Poppy Stamps Inc Grassland border die cut
BRADS: Recollection Antique Copper brads
STICKERS:  Making Memories "Wildlife Collection", BoBunny "Zoology"
STAMPS:  Trodat Pinty dater stamp

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INSPIRATIONS ARE CONTAGIOUS!

Laureen

"JUMP and SWING" & " TARZAN ROPE"

Hello!!!!

A double page layout!!!!

 

The left side page layout that I played for Ann's Sketch #5 Challenge at the Two Scrapbook Friends forum.  Here is the picture of her sketch.  You can see there were some photo size adjustments.

 

Supplies Used

PATTERNED PAPERS: 

CARDSTOCK:  AC Cardstocks, Recollection

BUTTONS:

BRADS: Recollection

FONTS: American Crafts, Thickers "Iguana" chipboard letter stickers, Bunch of Fun Sign Language Alphabet Stamps

INK: Stampin' Up black ink pad

PUNCHES: Ek Success scalloped circle, Fiskars star punch

STAMPS:

DIE CUTS EMBELLISHMENTS:

OTHERS:  ribbon - unknown, IRIS embroidery floss, Canvas mini (Canvascorp), Sandylion Essential stickers, Dollarama book

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Christa at the Two Scrapbook Friends forum offered a Crafty Challenge Crinkly-wrinkly-doo.  I had to crumple, squeeze, paint, and glitter on a piece of cardstock!  Oh my that was fun!  A very good therapy to relax!  I truly enjoyed this challenge as I sure played like a little girl in an art room!  

 

 

Supplies Used

PATTERNED PAPERS: K & Company, Bo Bunny, My Minds Eye, EP, 

CARDSTOCK:  AC Cardstocks, Recollection, Bazzill

BUTTONS: unknown

FONTS: American Crafts, Thickers 

INK: 

PUNCHES: *** Corner punch, *** tag punch two sizes Ek Success scalloped circle, Fiskars star punch

STAMPS:

DIE CUTS EMBELLISHMENTS:

OTHERS:  Twine

INSPIRATIONS ARE CONTAGIOUS!

Laureen

AWES0{ME}

Hello!!!

 

I love it when I find pictures that I did not take, in my computer and they were taken by my children "themselves"!  Again, I found this picture of Charada.  I used Christa's sketch #10 (you can see her layout using the below sketch there) at the Two Scrapbook Friends forum.

 

 



Supplies Used


PATTERNED PAPERS: Simple Stories "Summer Fresh", K & Company "Wild Saffron", Sandylion "Denim Wash"
CARDSTOCKS:  AC Cardstock
INK:  Stampin' Up Basic Black
STENCILS:  The Crafters Workshop 6x6 template Mini Picture Perfect
CHIPBOARDS: Raw Goods Upper C Chipboard
FONTS:  MME "Lush: Flocked Chipboard Alphabet stickers, Basic Gery Sugar Rush Mini Mono stickers
MIST:  Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist "Blue Skies"
BLING:  Recollection Black Strip Rhinestone
OTHERS:  Flair Adhesive Badges "Exclamation" American Crafts

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INSPIRATIONS ARE CONTAGIOUS!

Laureen

TODAY YOU ARE YOU, THAT IS TRUER THAN TRUE.....

"TODAY YOU ARE YOU, THAT IS TRUER THAN TRUE. THERE IS NO

ONE ALIVE WHO IS YOUER THAN YOU"

Dr. Seuss

 

At the Two Scrapbook Friends forum, Christa provided a crafty challenge:  "YOUER THAN YOU"  She was interested in inspiring in others....  I was inspired to do the pictures of Dalton using the same quote that Christa used on her layout for Dalton.  There is no one like Dalton.  The pictures of Dalton DESCRIBED who Dalton is all about!  Dalton sure is my unique little boy with his own cute "boyish" personality!  When he saw me with the camera, he immediately grabbed the blue pail and tried to hide.  And of course he had to peek to see if I was still there with the camera!  GOTCHA!  Yes I was still THERE!!!!

 

I used this beautiful and wonderful sketch by Joanne Burton at this i.love.sketches  blog.  I changed the title placement due to the pictures.  I will want to use this sketch again and again!



Supplies Used

PATTERNED PAPERS: Stampin' Up (2007), 3 Bugs in a Rug "Outdoor Retreat"

CARDSTOCKS:  AC Cardstock

WASHI TAPES:   MME "Indie Chie", Recollection, Queen & Co

BUTTONS: unknown

FONTS:  October Afternoon Mini Market, Dollarama Cork Stickers, American Crafts Thickers Flat Patterned Chipboard Letter, American Crafts Thickers "Marquise", Dear Lizzy Thickers Foam letters, Sweetwaterscrapbook circle dots, Authentique Paper Petite Type Circle, Dollarama Die-Cut Alphabet, Karen Foster Cardstock stickers "Funky Alphabet", My Mind Eye "Quite Contrary Jack & Jill Cute" Alphabet, Studio Calico

OTHERS:  twine (unknown)

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INSPIRATIONS ARE CONTAGIOUS!

Laureen



SANTA and I WANT A CAR PLEASE

Hello!!!  The weather today is really COLD!  It is really a windy day.  Just a right day to post "Christmas" layouts...... I know I know I know we STILL need to have a SUMMER FIRST!!  And we will!!!!

 

Another matching and co-coordinating layout pages.

 

 

I played and rotated Shelby's sketch challenge #5 for this left page layout at the Two Scrapbook Friends forum.  The pictures were way back from December 2007!  So cute to see Dalton so young! 

 

 

Supplies Used

PATTERNED PAPERS: K & Company "Yuletide"

CARDSTOCKS:  Recollection

STICKERS:   MME "Dear Santa"
FONTS: MME "Dear Santa" alpha stickers
BLING: EK Success Jolee's Boutique red gems Recollection Adhesive Rhinestone strip border





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Also at the Two Scrapbook Friends forum, I played Jayne's Crafty Challenge: Dies and Doodles

I used  this pretty sketch from this blog/post. I did not play their sketch challenge but wanted to use their sketch.  Lets Get Sketchy sketch: January 14 Challenge 2 Week 2

Supplies Used

PATTERNED PAPERS: K & Company "Yuletide"

CARDSTOCKS:  Recollection

STICKERS:   MME "Dear Santa"
FONTS: MME "Dear Santa" alpha stickers, Jenni, Bowlin Studio Chalkboard Alpha Red, Adorn It Tiny Christmas Alphabet
BLING: EK Success Jolee's Boutique red gems Recollection Adhesive Rhinestone strip border
PUNCHES:  Stampin' Up Banner punch
DIE CUTS: My Favorite Thing Die-namics Jumbo Christmas Stocking

CHEERS!

Laureen

SWEET TOOTH

Hello!!!

Another layout for me to post.  I did this layout last February about  Janna on Valentine Day' 08 to go with another page that I have completed a long time ago.  I sure was glad to be able to finish a "matching and co-ordinating" page to go with that page.  Janna, for sure is a sweet tooth girl!  The picture says it all I believe!  I played this for Amanda's sketch challenge # 6 at the Two Scrapbook Friends forum.

 

Supplies Used

PATTERNED PAPERS: Creative Imaginations "Double Vision"
CARDSTOCKS:  Bazzil
INK: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Brushed Corduroy
PUNCHES:  Fiskar bracket border punch
FONTS: EK Success Sticko White Alpha, Rose Moka Alpha Letter Stickers
EMBOSSING: The Paper Studio, Provocraft Cuttlebug small dots
OTHERS:  The Robin Nest Dew Drops, Jillbean Soup Journalling Sprout

CHEERS!
Laureen

Inspired by an Inspiration!

 

During the National Scrapbook Day weekend, Sharlene and I played some of the challenges at the Scrapbook Generation.

Yesterday I was surprised to see this post http://www.scrapbookgeneration.blogspot.ca/2013/05/star-challenge-inspiration.html.  I was INSPIRED to see that the Scrapbook Generation had chosen our layouts (Sharlene's and mine)  WE both were INSPIRED to play their STAR CHALLENGE INSPIRATION.  Guess we INSPIRED them and that they now chose our work to post up in their blog. NOW we are INSPIRED!  

Thank you, Scrapbook Generation for this wonderful INSPIRATION!

INSPIRATION is CONTAGIOUS!

 

CHEERS!

 

Laureen

Crossbow Hunting

Hello!

I am going to try to catch up with posting some layouts for a couple of days from now and on....

I used Creative Scrappers #210 sketch for this Crossbow Hunting layout.  I also played Shelby's Wooden Fun for the crafty challenge at the Two Scrapbook Friends forum.  I used some delicious patterned papers from this like SIMPLE STORIES "Totally Cool"  Just perfect colours and very masculine.  I created the banners using the My Favorite Things Die-namics Fishtail Flags Layers STAX and Die-namics Fishtails Flags STAX.

 

CHEERS!

Laureen

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LRW #185

Hello!

 

Little Red Wagon is a hosting great challenge.  It is a PRETTY challenge just because it is all about a doily  Yup, a doily challenge. Little Red Wagon #185 Use a Doily Just a perfect as I wanted to make a birthday card for a girl.  So here is my card for the birthday girl!

 

The colourful striped patterned paper has been in my stash for a long time and I am glad that it come out perfectly for this card.  For the adorable Pure Innocence girl, I stamped, paper pieced the jumper dress.  Here her dress instantly matched the card background!  I also had fun copic colouring her up.

 

I used a card sketch from "a DIE for a SKETCH' blog.  Their challenge was to follow the sketch and to use a minimum of 1 die.

 

 

 

Challenge I also played for:

a DIE for a SKETCH # 12

Supplies Used

PATTERNED PAPERS:  K & Company
CARDSTOCKS:  AC Cardstock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black
DIE CUTS: Spellbinders Lotus Pendants
STAMPS:  My Favorite Thing Pure Innocence Heart Stripe
OTHERS:  Studio G Glitter Glue (green, pink and blue), Copic markers 0, E31, E33, E35, R81, E00

CHEERS!

Laureen

CRAZY

Hello! 

 

Don't you love it when you look in your computer and you find some pictures that your children take pictures of themselves!  When I saw some pictures of Charada which she took pictures of herself, I was a HAPPY mommy!  I sneakily printed them off!  I guess that taking a picture of her ripped knee area jean was important to her!

 

 

I did not have any "r" so I cut a part of "m" off to make a "r".  I love the idea to use the few remaining letter stash!

I needed a "y" but I did not have one!  So I cut a part of "k" off and came up with a 'y"!  I was a happy gal!


Challenge I played: 

Two Scrapbook Friends: Ann Jobes' Crafty Challenge: Easy as ABC

Supplies Used

PATTERNED PAPERS: MME "Miss Caroline" , Simple Stories "Summer Fresh"
CARDSTOCKS:  AC Cardstocks
INK: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Brushed Corduroy
PUNCHES:  Fiskar Flourish Border,  flowers (unknown)
DIE CUTS: Cricut
BUTTONS: unknown
STENCILS:  The Crafters Workshop Mini Circle Grid
STICKERS:  Making Memories {Note Worthy} Dimensional Glitter Flower Stickers
FONTS:  MME Lush Flocked Chipboard Letters
MIST: Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Scarlet
BLING:  Forever in Time

OTHERS:  Petaloo Flora Doodles Velvet Butterflies, ruffle ribbon (unknown)

CHEERS!

Laureen

ADORABLE BOY

Hello!  We celebrated Braden's 10th birthday at Mandarin restaurant.  We reserved a table in the Parrot Room as we know we would enjoy watching the parrots.  Here is a page of Braden with the parrot.

 

Challenge I played:

Two Scrapbook Friends: Amanda Wolff's Sketch Challenge #8


Supplies Used

PATTERNED PAPERS: Echo Park Paper Co.  "This & That"

CARDSTOCKS:  The Paper Company

INK: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Brushed Corduroy, Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip

PUNCHES:  Marvy Uchida Round punch (3 sizes), EK Success circle punch

DIE CUTS: My Favorite Thing Die-Namics Lead the Way, My Favorite Things Die-Namics Stacking Stars, My Favorite Things Die-Namics Boy Meets Girl, My Favorite Things Die-Namics Mini Tabs Foursome

FONTS:  American Crafts Thickers Emerald Flocked Letter Stickers

STAMPS:  American Crafts Dear Lizzy date stamper

EMBOSSING:  Sizzix

 

CHEERS!

 

Laureen

10th BIRTHDAY

Hello!!!

I really had fun creating this layout. I think it was because of the paper line!  They were so delicious!  SO easy to work with especially for a boy.  I truly enjoyed working on this page.  Working on this page sure brought up fun memories that we had at the Mandarin where we celebrated Braden 10th birthday.  We looked forward to the birthday hat time as they always have the fun hat!  We all laughed and so did Braden!

Challenge I played:

Two Scrapbook Friends: Shelby's Sketch Challenge #8

Supplies Used

PATTERNED PAPERS: Echo Park Paper Co.  "This & That"

CARDSTOCKS:  The Paper Company

INK: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Brushed Corduroy, Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip

PUNCHES:  Marvy Uchida Round punch (3 sizes), EK Success circle punch

DIE CUTS: My Favorite Thing Die-Namics Lead the Way, My Favorite Things Die-Namics Stacking Stars, My Favorite Things Die-Namics Boy Meets Girl, My Favorite Things Die-Namics Mini Tabs Foursome

STICKERS:  Echo Park Paper Co. "This & That"

FONTS:  American Crafts Thickers Emerald Flocked Letter Stickers

CHEERS!

Laureen



BEAUTIFUL GIRL

HELLO!!!

 

A layout about Janna's first ever job.  She started working for the very first time last year for Ponies R US in the late spring.  This year she continues to work for them.  As you know, she enjoys ponies and horses and I think this job is just perfect for her.  She provides the small children pony rides at a local farm.  The best part is that she brings smiles to the small children.

 

                              

 

Challenge I played:

 

Two Scrapbook Friends: Jayne's Sketch Challenge #15

 

Supplies Used

PATTERNED PAPERS:  Cosmo Cricket "Hello Sunshine"  8x8 pad

CARDSTOCKS:  AC Cardstock

INK: Stampin' Up Basic Black

PUNCHES:  Recollection Circle punch, EK Success Scalloped Circle (large and small), Martha Stewart Lacey Border punch, Fiskar open scalloped border punch, Stampin' Up banner punch, Martha Stewart star border punch, EK Success large scalloped with holes border punch

DIE CUTS: My Favorite Thing Die-Namics Mini Tabs Foursome

BRADS: Amercian Craft Pearl Brad, Recollection Mini Star Brads, Recollection

STAMPS:  Trodat Pinty dater stamp

TWINE: MME Lime Twist

OTHERS: Marvy Le Plume II marker #2 red

CHEERS!

Laureen