Photobomb Layout

I can't believe how quickly and easily the page layouts come together when you have a page kit. Making my own page kits from my stash is actually fun and a great way to use up what you have. Nicole Jones 9-1-1 on YouTube was my inspiration for how to put the kits together. One thing she said was it always seems to work out with your pictures and she is right. Either you come up with what pictures will work with it while you build the kit or later on you when you have pictures out you will find the right kit that will work. I had this picture I took off of Facebook because I just loved it and it makes me smile every time. When I was creating the kits I was matching the embellishments with the papers and came across this cute 3D sticker of a seal and I immediately knew that picture of the seal was the perfect picture for the layout.  Here is the layout I created. 

Page Kits

Hello Everyone,

When I posted my last layouts my intentions where to keep it going but alas Hurricane Irma messed all my best-laid plans. But I'm back and I wanted to tell you about making your own page kits. Over the years I always seem to buy more product than I actually get used on my projects...way too many pretty things if you know what I mean. So I've been watching Nicole Jones 911 on YouTube and she makes page kits out of her stash so I thought I would give it a try. What have I got to lose right?!?! So I started by getting a lot of papers out and I brought in some really old papers that I've had since 2004 and even older along with newer stuff (meaning the last couple of years). Matched up papers that worked well together then added embellishments. So I've used three of the kits since finishing putting them together and let me tell you it was awesome! I didn't have to do a lot of searching through all of my very extensive stash of scrappy goodness to find things etc. The pages came together quickly and while putting a few of them together I knew immediately what pictures to use which you will see with the old photos of my parents. I will definitely be doing more of this and maybe get some of my stash used up and quit looking like a hoarder...LOL!

Nicole Jones 911 has done a complete series of videos on how she puts her page kits together as well as doing layouts using them. Below I have her 1st of I believe 7 videos she did this year of how she puts her page kits together. She has a playlist called Prep Video which has all the videos in that playlist. She also has a playlist called CalvinBall where she did the same thing last year. You can get a lot of inspiration watching them and then you can change it up to suit your needs and you can see how she uses her kits to make pages. Now here are the three layouts I made using my stash which like I said some of it was very old so it feels good to use it up and get pictures and stories done and in the albums!  The first layout I did for a Victoria Marie challenge which I did of a conference I went to earlier this year. The second layout is a gigantic statute I seen in Sarasota, Florida when I was there for some training the instantly remained me of my parents so the center picture is the statute and the pictures of my parents on either side. The third layout is of my beautiful daughter who can take the most amazing selfies I have ever seen. She is so photogenic and I am not! Below my layouts is Nicole's first video of her series from this year.  Enjoy!

Las Vegas 2015 Trip

Hi all my scrappy friends! Although I haven't been on here much I have been getting some layouts done in between all of my work. I am trying to finish up the pictures from my Las Vegas trip in 2015. Although it was a work conference we did have some time to explore a little. One thing I love about these conferences is that I get to go to places I wouldn't have gone to otherwise. Here are some of the layouts I have completed:

This was about the mountains you can see in the background around the town. Makes for beautiful pictures.

This was the view from my hotel room.  You can see the Lexorand the airport.

This was different sights and you can see the walkways that go over the main road, Las Vegas Blvd., so you can get to all the attractions without having to try and cross the busy street.

 This was pictures of the rollercoaster we road that goes in between a lot of the buildings. I used a 6x8 pocket style page protector to the right of the layout to add extra pictures and the journaling.

This was a lot of fun! We went exploring and went to the M&M Store which was 3 stories and they had the M&M race car on the 3rd floor. We had fun acting like tourists.

There are some more layouts to come which includes a layout using the backside of the pocket style page protector.  I took these pictures before adding most of the journaling and I did add some splatters to some of the layouts that isn't shown in some of these pictures. You know how it goes, you sit there and look at the layouts and think I need something else...ah ha...splatters! Or enamel dots, etc.  LOL Sometimes we are never satisfied.  

iNSD Weekend Challenges

Hope everyone had some fund during iNSD weekend! Well I was so looking forward to International-National Scrapbooking Day/Weekend and I joined a few challenges over on Victoria Marie's Facebook Page.  Between everything I had to get done at home and the fact that I'm a slow scrapper I only got 3 challenges done in time to post in order to be in the drawings. But at least I had some fun and actually got some layouts done for a change. The first challenge was a grid challenge where you just used a grid pattern on your layout. I actually tried something for the first time on this layout which took some time which was hand stitching. I hand stitched the grid pattern like a tic tac toe board. 

The next challenge was called a color blast challenge. This where you had to use brightly patterned papers and embellishments. This one I thought would come out better than it did.  It's still cute but I just had something a little different in mind. I used a black and white picture since there was so many colors in the papers so that it wouldn't blend in and hard to see. 

The next challenge was to scrap a selfie. I don't take selfie's very much. Mostly because I'm not good at it. This selfie was taken a couple years ago with my newest little girl. She is a mini-dachshund and she is the biggest love bug. She hates it when I leave her and she thinks she is top dog in the house...even against the German Sheppard.  LOL  I like how the layout came out and I had found this perfect little banner sticker that said You're My Person. Would have been better if it said Human but hey we can't be too picky. 

Love You Girl - CSI #224

I haven't done a challenge in a long time. I seen the challenge over at CSI: Color, Stories, Inspiration and thought about my little fur baby.  The layout didn't really come out the way I had planned but I guess not everything works out the way you want them to.  I still had fun! 

Here is the crime scene

And here is my take on the scene

I used all the required colors of gray taupe, cherry red, white, seafoam green, and ballerina slipper pink. For the evidence I choose plain cardstock, animal (in the picture...lol), cactus/other plant, arrows, triangles, enamel dots and die cuts.

I chose to use the February prompt of Your pet or another animal. How does spending time with your pet make you feel?

My journaling reads:

I love this little girl! She brings me such joy and lots of unconditional love. When I'm away I can't wait to get home. 

Hi all of my scrappy friends!

The other day I got an email from Freckled Fawn about a surprise birthday mystery box. It was a box full of goodies worth at least $175 for only $50.  This is what I got...SO CUTE!

Sorry but I kept saying Lawn Fawn instead of Freckled Fawn.  I guess I was in such a hurry to do the video before I left for my business meeting that I didn't realize that I was saying the wrong company. 

So if you ever thought of getting a surprise mystery box...go for it!

Happy Scrapping!

Christmas Tree Shaker Page

Here is a short video on how I made a Christmas Tree shaker page for my December Daily. I'm still getting used to actually doing videos and I just explained how I did it and not how I did it in real time. I did this one as a dry run for the 2nd one that I did for a December Daily swap I participated in. Hope you enjoy!