The last few layouts for Calvinball

 Wow...it has been a whirlwind month. I am very surprised how many layouts I got done considering I had my son's wedding. Whew...I am tired! So just as I have done with the past layouts, I have been continuing to use up really old stash. Combining using old stash, a Victoria Marie Crop, Calvinball, with a scattering of 30 Days of Sketches with Christy's Beautiful Life, I have managed to get done 8 double page spreads and 18 single page layouts for a total of 34 pages! You can learn more about Victoria Marie, Calvinball, and 30 Days of Sketches with Christy's Beautiful Life by clicking on the links about. 

Here are the last 3 layouts I managed to complete before the end of Calvinball. This first one is pictures of a sloth at the farm/wildlife preserve where my daughter works. 

This one is of me with my new granddaughters at my son's wedding this past weekend. I wanted to get a picture of us together while everyone was dressed up. I did use one of the sketches for this layout.

And this is the last layout completed for Calvinball. This is some pictures of when me, my mom, and my sister took a hot air balloon ride on Christmas Eve morning in the early 2000's. I still have to look up the date to add it to the layout. This was something my mom said she wanted to do so we made it happen and I'm so glad we did because she was only with us a few more years before she passed. 

Well I hope you have enjoyed these and that you dig into your stash and start using up what you have. 

Happy Scrapping!

Layouts from Crop

 I mentioned in my last post that the layout was a challenge from a Victoria Marie crop but I had not posted any of the others. I did all of the challenges but one due to I ran out of time. I thought that was pretty good considering I usually don't have a lot of time to scrapbook. The theme of the crop was to use old kits and collections and I have a lot of those. Some of the kits I used were from 2005! Some of them weren't my style now days but I made them work. 

I completed 6 single page layouts and 4 double page layouts for the crop. It was the first Victoria Marie crop I have attended and it was a lot of fun. She just had another one this past weekend but I knew I had other plans so I couldn't attend it...maybe next time. I've also taken several of her classes and really enjoyed them. Check out her blog to learn more.

Here are the layouts I completed for the crop.

Layout #13 - Sunshine & Happiness for Calvinball and Victoria Marie Crop

 I did the last layout for one of Victoria Marie's Crops and of course included it in Calvinball. This was the first Victoria Marie crop I've attended and it was a lot of fun. She also has classes which I have taken several. The crop challenge was to scraplift a favorite scrapbook designer or design team member and try to use the same collection or kit that they had used for that project. I had all of the Bloom Street collection by Paige Evans and she had done a layout on her YouTube channel using the banding strips from the pages in that collection. I had fun doing this layout and I even sewed the strips like she did. I choose a different background paper and when it was all done I didn't like it. I loved the hearts but the background was kind of dull so I matted it on another paper and added some more flowers to the left side of the hearts and that helped a lot.  I added white splatters to it after I took the pictures but didn't retake the pictures. 

If you want to know more about joining in on the Calvinball fun check out the link above.  The links to Victoria Marie's blog and Paige Evans YouTube channels are also above. 

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Layout #13 - Roasting Marshmallows done for Calvinball

Got another quick layout done for Calvinball this evening. This one was really fun and it was another layout from the Thanksgiving last year. Calvinball is getting real fun with the list getting larger. Click on the link to learn more about Calvinball.

It is always fun to roast marshmallows with a group of people, outside, around a fire...especially when you are with family. And it is especially fun to watch a little one try a roasted marshmallow for the first time and see the look on their little faces. I had to document that time for the memory books.

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General Stores - Layout #12 for Calvinball

 

Here is the 12th layout I finished for Calvinball so far. Click on the links to learn more about Calvinball.  I can't believe I've finished twelve layouts but if I can't two-page spreads as two, I've actually finished even more. I continue using my stash and using up the old stuff. Combining it with other items, many of which are newer, makes it a bit easier. It is really amazing how many points you can rack up for Calvinball the further in the month it goes because the list continually grows. 

Calvinball is an annual event and is held every March and it is FREE! It is just for fun and it really gets you going on getting your projects done. I hope you check it out and join us in the fun.  

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Thanksgiving - Layout #11

 

Here is the 11th layout I finished for Calvinball. I did a two-page spread about Thanksgiving day while our family was in the mountains. We had so much fun and it was nice to have all my siblings and some of children there which was the first time in many years we were all together. 

Calvinball is so much fun and I've been combining it with other challenges which is forcing me out of my comfort zone and also making me use up some old stash which feels good. And when I say old stash, I really mean its old. Everyday the new items are added to the list and the more items you use on your project the more points you earn. But sometimes they take away items from the list so you have to always pay attention. To learn more about Calvinball, click on the link above. You can join in any time and do however much you want and it's a ton of fun. 

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Gone to the Birds - Layout # 10 for Calvinball and #7 for 30 Days of Sketches with Christy's Beautiful Life

Here is layout #10 for Calvinball and # 07 for 30 Days of Sketches with Christy's Beautiful Life.  The sketch is by Pagemaps. Click on the links to learn more about Calvinball or 30 Days of Sketches. 

I followed the sketch pretty and then added as many Calvinball points as I could. I got 41.5 for this layout. The layout is about some of the pretty birds I seen recently when I went to the zoo with a friend of mine. We had a blast and it was so nice to get away for the day.

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