Happy Feet - SWAT drill #34

Hello everyone! This week's challenge over at SWAT is all about feet, with or without shoes! 

I decided to do a layout with this picture of my muddy shoes after the awesome Mud Hero run I did on June 14th! This was one of the hardest things I did in my life, but so rewarding! You can bet I'll soon share a layout of myself all muddy!

Make sure you share your layouts for this challenge on the SWAT blog to be entered for a drawing of a 20$ GC from Creative Embellishments!!

I used Sketch #271 from Creative Scrappers as a base for this layout. I also used the colour combo from Life. Paper. Scrapbook's Mood Board for June. I also used the words "Adventure Awaits" for my title because I thought it was incredibly appropriate. After all, this race showed me that I can do anything. The best is yet to come!

Practical Scrappers February Sketch Reveal

Recently, I've been working a lot with sketches. They got me out of my funk and I started scrapbooking more and more. Sketches are a great starting point to give you some mojo. Then just add your own twist and you're good to go!

This month at Practical Scrappers, we have this wonderful sketch by Christine Meyer to get you going.

And here's my take on it:

I took this picture via Instagram in the Summer after Zoey came out of the pool. I sat on the deck, wrapped her in a towel and kept her warm in my arms.  I've made a huge effort to be in more pictures with my kids. When I'm gone, I'm sure they'll be happy to have pictures of me no matter how bad I might think I look.

As you can see, I embraced the heart theme. I used a large stencil and some Dylusions for the large heart and created 3D paper hearts.

As for this Bella Blvd collection? I love every single piece of it! It's full of happy!! So fun to work with.

Make sure you check out what else the DT has come up with, and don't forget to share your own layouts with us!

Supplies:
Papers, stickers, letters: Bella Blvd (Snapshots)
Frame: Jillibean Soup
Dylusions spray


Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over.♥

S.W.A.T. Drill #13 - Trendy Triangles

I'll be honest with you. I've been so busy in the last 6 months that I haven't really looked at scrap magazines and/or scrap blogs. So when I saw that this week's drill was called Trendy Triangles, I thought: "Triangles are trendy?" So I decided to look around and I realized I had been living under a rock, lol!

So I happily tackled this trend in my usual clean and simple style.

I am really happy with how this turned out. This is one of my favorite pictures of Zoey, and I wanted to do it justice. I probably wouldn't thought of the triangles if it wasn't for this drill, so I'm really glad I did it!

Oh, and those amazing wood chips by Freckled Fawn? I squealed when I saw them at my local scrapbook store. I had been wanting to order them from FF, but they were always out of stock. I used them the very same day I bought them :)

Make sure you take on this Trendy Triangles drill and share it with us on the SWAT blog for a chance to win a 20$ gift card to 3 scrappy boys!

Supplies:
Papers and stickers: Here and Now collection by Lori Whitlock for Echo Park
Wood chips: Freckled Fawn
Dylusions spray
Prima chalk ink

Thanks for dropping by, I really appreciate it!

Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over.♥

S.W.A.T. Drill #11: Neon

Have you noticed that neon is back? Yes, 80's neon! It everywhere in clothing stores, and it's even spreading to scrapbooking. Today at S.W.A.T. we are giving you some inspiration to help you use some of those bright colours in your next project! Check it out at this link. Make sure you link up your own neon project at the SWAT blog for a chance to win a Boys Rule kit!

This is my layout:

I decided that less was more in this case. Before I even started, I knew there would be a lot of white space in my layout; I didn't want the colours to be overwhelming. I picked a couple of Dylusions sprays, punched stars, washi tape and strips of brightly-coloured paper and Voilà! I really like the neon with that picture of Kira and Ethan, my friend Erin's son (the pic is from 2010, the layout is new!)

Supplies:
Cardstock: American Crafts
Papers: Doodlebug Designs
Sprays: Dylusions (Fresh Lime and Squeezed Orange)
Letters: American Crafts
Paper frill: Doodlebug Designs
Punches: EK Success
Washi tape: unknown

Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over.♥

You Are My Heart

We went to have a photoshoot of the kids (since I can't seem to get a good shot of the three in one time!) and this is one of the pictures we got.  I love it, and I couldn't wait to scrap it!

Papers are from Pink Paislee (Indigo Bleu collection)

Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over.♥

Summer of T-Ball

Here's a rare double layout, with pictures from the summer of 2010.  Sean looks so little here! I used Rangers Dylusion Ink Sprays, a new obsession of mine :)  I love being able to use sprays for a messier look while still being clean and simple.  I also love that Fiskars star punch, a must-have for moms of boys!

Supplies:
Patterned paper: Echo Park (A Boy's Life)
Cardstock: American Crafts
Letters: American Crafts for Crate Paper Thickers (Doll Red)
Star punch: Fiskars
Date sticker: Reminisce
Ticket: Little Yellow Bicycle
Ink: Rangers Distress ink  (black soot); Quick quotes (midnight confession)
Ink sprays: Rangers Dylusions (london blue and squeezed orange)
Pen: Sakura
Unknown rubber charm
Unknown star button

Thank you so much for dropping by, I really appreciate it!  Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over.♥

2nd Grade

With 3rd grade fast approaching, it's about time I made this layout. I was really happy with the way Sean's school pictures came out.  I take a lot of pictures of my kids, so I don't necessarily need these, but I think it's fun to have one "official" picture every year.  I take the smallest package they offer and that's that :)

So, here we go, check out my handsome boy!

Papers: Teesa Collins (Celebrate)
Cardstock: American Crafts
Cardstock cut-outs: Studio Calico
Mask: Studio Calico
Washi: Bella Blvd
Mist and Distress Stain

Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over.♥

Treat

I've been having so much fun scrapbooking lately!  It's back to being on my mind all the time, and it's an amazing feeling!  I've been having fun with my supplies, using this and that, a bit at random.  It's so fun when things are not so "rigid", kwim?

Here's one I made using pictures of Sean and Kira from 2010. I remember that day, I am amazed that 2 years have passed!

Supplies:

Patterned paper: WRMK
Cardstock: American Crafts
Tags: Elle's Studio
Washi tapes: K&Co, Bella Blvd, Cosmo Cricket
Punch: Fiskars
Mist: Tattered Angels
Letters: American Crafts
Felt embellishment: BasicGrey (lemonade)
Distress Stain: ranger
Twine:Doodlebug
Pem: Staedtler

Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over.♥

Oh The Face!

Here's another one made a while ago that hadn't been posted until now.  I forget to write down the supply list and then it completely stops me from posting.  No more!  I'll try to be better at writing down the materials, but if I don't, too bad.  I just want to share my work!  :)

Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over.♥

My Little Girl Is Growing Up

The challenge this week at Practical Scrappers was to use masks/stencils.  I used a 6x6 template from The Crafter's Workshop, and some Glimmer Mist in gorgeous Bubblegum Pink!

Materials:
Echo Park patterned papers - Country Drive collection (Bee's Knees, Apron Strings, Clover Meadow)
Jillibean Soup Corrugated Alphas in Bold Brown
Lily Bee Mini Alphas
The Crafter's Workshop mask in Mini Spring Fling
Tattered Angels' Glimmer Mist in Pink Bubblegum
Cosmo Cricket Washi Tape in Ruler
Queen and Co Washi Tape white dots on pink
Ranger Distress Stain in Black Soot
Staedtler pen
Punch
Pop-dots

Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over.♥