Layouts from Last Week

Well, I got four layouts done last week, all on the weekend, didn't get much scrappin done during the week.

 

This first one is our Daughter Steffanie preparing a new recipe for Thanksgiving.  Did a little stamping, added some embossing and a few scraps to finish it out.

 

This next one is a picture of the huge prime rib I prepared for Thanksgiving.  Used a lot more scraps, some flowers and my cricut for the title.  Not sure how all that patterned paper looks but it's done!

 

This is our Daughter again.  The only picture I took the day she turned 30 so had to scrap it!  Pretty simple but I like how it turned out!

 

And the last one is two of our Grandsons, Christopher and Matthew helping pick out the Christmas Tree.  Layered and inked some beige cardstock along the bottom to make it blend in with the background paper and cut a xmas tree with my cricut from the polka dot paper, cut it in half and layered it along the sides.  Was trying to get that 3-D effect...it kinda worked.

 

So far so good...

Still have all weekend to scrap and have 5 layouts to share from the past week....life is good!!

 

This first layout is from the July sketch from DeeDee over at www.unwowstudio.blogspot.com.  She posts one sketch every month and I love to try them out because it is definitely not my style (I have figured out that I prefer clean lines, photo mats and not so messy/artsy) but I LOVE playing "messy" every once in awhile so her sketches are my chance!

 

This one came together pretty easy, used some SEI Halloween papers from awhile ago.  Used a little clear gesso on the cardstock background for some texture and lately I am really loving the label maker.

 

Seems like I never use those pretty valentine papers I seem to get at least once a year so decided I would use some up here playing on me and my Mom's LOVE of scrapbooking.  The journaling is on a pull out card, that is why you can only read part of it.

 

I really like everything about this layout.  Saw a sketch on scrapbook.com and used it.  I cut the circle, tags and corners (which I used as arrows) from my cricut, added a few flowers and a couple pieces of washi tape.

 

Have I ever mentioned that I hate putting pictures on my layouts crooked?  That being said, I think this layout is an exception, ha ha.  Got the idea for this layout from somewhere while cruising the internet looking for inspiration.  Used that same SEI Halloween paper as the other Halloween layout previously, was trying to use it up but still have plenty left.

 

Had Some Fun...

Yep, I had fun with these layouts and I like how they turned out.  All the pictures were taken at our son Andrew's wedding but the layouts look all totally different.

 

This first one is some random shots of some family after the ceremony.  This is the only one I had a little trouble with because of the number of photos but in the end it turned out okay.

 

This next one is of our youngest son Nick and I.  I really don't have very many photos of just the two of us so I made sure I did a layout of it!!

 

 

This is our son Ken and daughter Steffanie and yes, they are the goofs of the family.  Love that I captured this moment and knew in my head what I wanted to say on the layout from the time I snapped the picture!!

 

This is my favorite one.  There was a photo booth with props set up for guests at the reception.  We had soooo much fun taking silly pictures.  I love this layout, especially all the colors.

 

Share Time

I've got four more layouts to share with your today. 

This first one is pretty self explanatory, our Grandson Christopher's 1st grade photo.  Added a little bling here and there and some sewing around the photo and ta da...done! :)

This next one is our son Andrew and my husband Marcus getting ready for Andrew's wedding to begin!!  Used an old Tim Holtz mask and some glimmer mist on a transparency to make the background.

 

Andrew and Jackie at their rehearsal dinner.  Aren't they a cute looking couple???  This entire layout was done using my cricut except for the piece of ribbon, and a few prima flowers.

 

And last but not least, the big day!  Kept it simple.

UmWow Studio June sketch

Over at UmWowStudio.blogspot.com there is a wonderful June sketch that I thought I would try because it is not my style and I love trying new things.  Here is the sketch:

and here is my version:

 

Didn't have any paper that matched the picture so I made my own border and strip under the picture.  Used some UmWowStudio layered arrows, a few bits and pieces from my stash and some thickers for the title.

Weekend of Scrap

This weekend I tried a little bit of everything on my layouts.  I purposely tried to switch things up and do something new/different on every layout.  (My idea here was to make every layout different...I think I NAILED IT.  ha ha)

 

This first one is a two pager with NO pictures, that was tough but I wanted to scrap about the horse races we went to and didn't take any photos.

 

This next one I did clean lines with some matting and a few CTMH stamps which I then colored and cutout for embellishments.

 

This is our Daughter-In-Law Jackie at her bridal shower.  Wanted to make this one pretty and lacey.  Don't get to do that too often and was afraid of going overboard with the flowers.

 

Did you notice the hinges on the layout?  I made it so the page would open up to reveal more pictures underneath.  Haven't done that on a page in ages!

 

 

This last one is our Grandson Tylier on his first day of 5th grade.  I tried the artsy fartsy messy approach.  Not really my style but fun to do every once in awhile when you feel like trying different things.

 

Grandsons Week

Did four layouts this week and all of them turned out to be about our Grandsons.  (Albeit the Granddaughters are outnumbered!).

 

This first one is of our oldest Grandson Mikey at one of his MANY baseball games.  He wanted me to take pictures of him swinging so he could look at them and check out his batting style so I decided to make a layout of him in action.  Didn't have any film strips that would fit my picture size so I had to make my own.  Those tiny little grey squares along the sides were a bugger but finally managed to get them all glued into place to perfect the look!

 

Next up is our Grandson Noah.  Got bored with watching his big brothers game so decided to invent his own!  Love his smile on this one.

 

Now on to our Grandson Christopher on his 6th birthday.  Had fun with this layout, just kept adding to it until it "looked" finished.  Love how the blue painted chevrons along the sides and top turned out.

 

Christopher again, riding his bike without training wheels for the first time.