Mother's Day 2011: A Scrapbook Layout

Love the shaped edge of the cardstock...

... the pop of yellow and lace...

...and glittery letters!

Supplies:

Paper- Creative Imaginations; Prima; My Minds Eye

Alpha- My Minds Eye

Flowers- Prima

Rhinestones- Kaiser Krafts

Lace- Prima

Distress Ink- Worn Lipstick

Adhesives- Helmar 450, Scrapdots, and Adhesive Runner

All supplies can be purchased at Scrap-Tastic!

Here's the Pencil Lines sketch I used (#246):

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• Baby Sarah- a Layout (reflectionsbyrebekah.blogspot.com)
• Check out my layout from Mother's Day 2010.
• And here are the cards I made for all the moms this year!

Baby Lucas: A Scrapbook Layout

My friend and co-worker welcomed baby number 3 this past summer. I loved her adorable birth announcement! So scrapworthy!

 Pencil Lines Sketch #247

Supplies:

Paper- My Minds Eye (Fine & Dandy; Lil' Robots)

Die Cut- My Minds Eye (Stella Rose)

Stickers- My Minds Eye (Stella Rose)

Stamps- Unity

Distress Ink- Dried Marigold, Peeled Paint, Broken China

Flowers- Prima

Pins- Tim Holtz
Adhesive- Helmar adhesive runner, 450 Quick Dry, and ZapDots

Glimmer Mist- Electric Blue, Coffee Shop
Brads- misc.

Rhinestones- Kaiser Kraft
Tearing tool- Creative Memories

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Related articles

• Baby Sarah- a Layout (reflectionsbyrebekah.blogspot.com)

Dad's 60th: A Layout

My Dad turned 60 this past April. I loved this photo of him and his girlfriend!

Supplies:
Paper- Pink Paislee
SU Slot punch
Alpha stickers- Pink Paislee
Red Velvet Glimmer Mist
Tattered Angels Mist-ables (die cuts)
Faded Jeans Distress Ink
hand-cut chipboard stars
Broken China Crackle Paint
Ribbon brad- OTC
Crystal Stickles
Misc. Ribbon (dyed with tea)

Sketch: Pencil Lines #235

Confidence is Key- A Layout

Who doesn't feel better and more confident after a make-over?

My friends and I had a lot of fun a few weekends ago 

playing with hair, make up, and photos.

This layout features my "before" and "after" shots!

Love the dimension on this Prima butterfly!

And look at the texture on this flower!

Supplies:

Paper- Bella Blvd. and My Mind's Eye

Date labels- Scenic Route

Rub ons- Scenic Route

Vintage Photo Distress Ink- Ranger

Butterfly, lace and flowers- Prima

Adhesives- Helmar Adhesive Runner, 450 Quick Dry, and Liquid Scrapdots

All products can be purchased at Scrap-Tastic.

Sketch:

Pencil Lines #231

Tristan- A Layout

Family friends, with two kids the same age as ours.

That equals lots of birthday parties!

 

Supplies:

Paper- Basic Grey

Stickers- Creative Memories

Alphas- Basic Grey

Glimmer Mist- Tiger Lily and Sunshine

Adhesives- Helmar ZapDots, Adhesive Runner and Liquid ScrapDots

Sketch:

Pencil Lines

Love this Girl- A Layout

Morgan is definitely my cheesy corn-ball kid. There is no stop to her "I love you's", "I'm glad you're my mom's", and "You're the prettiest mom ever's". This photo perfectly captures her sweet and loving nature.

 Supplies:

Paper- Bella Blvd. and My Mind's Eye

Chip Tile- Tattered Angels

Glimmer Mist- Viva Red and Coffee Shop

Creative Memories Custom Cutting System

Flower- Bella Blvd.

Adhesives- Helmar 450 Quick Dry, Adhesive Runner, and ZapDots

Most supplies can be found at Scrap-Tastic.

Sketch by Pencil Lines:

Great Grandparents- A Layout

This picture was taken at my daughter's 8th birthday party this past December. With her are her GREAT grandparents!

Supplies

Paper- October Afternoon, Fancy Pants

Flowers- Prima

Misc. ribbon and eyelets

Sketch from Pencil Lines:

Making Valentines- A Layout

This year, filling out Valentines for classmates was quite the production. Each card was inspected and read carefully in order to choose just the right one for each person. My girls were careful to not send the wrong message to certain boys. Less than friendly girls did not get cards that said "BFF". And on and on and on. It was exhausting, but made for a cute layout!

I started with this sketch from PencilLines:

 

Supplies:

Paper- Basic Grey

Cardstock- CM

Die Cuts- Girls' Paperie

Flowers- Prima

Heart punches- CM

Viva Pink Glimmer Mist

Vellum title- CM

Adhesives- Helmar Adhesive Runner and 450 Quick Dry

My Family

My grandparents are in the middle of this family photograph. They celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary last week. They are such an inspiration to me, and an important example of the love, hard work and committment that is required of a successful marriage. I am grateful and supremely lucky to have them in my life, and to have my children know them.

Supplies: Scrap-tastic July Kit

Sketch: Pencil Lines #196

My Favorite Craft Challenge Sites

Next week, as part of my "Becoming a Life Artist" series, I will talk a bit about getting over a creative block. I love challenge blogs for this! The ones I list today will focus on scrapbooking and other paper crafts. In the future I will do a list of writing prompt sites and photography challenges. If you would like for me to compile a list of other kinds of challenge sites, just let me know!
In no particular order:

SplitcoastStampers- I love this place because it is a community. You really get to know other scrapbookers and cardmakers. Every day they have different challenges based on sketches, color combinations, an inspiration piece, a technique- whatever. It is definitely a one-stop shop. If you create a free account here, look me up! My user name is rdoak03.

Mojo Monday- A weekly card sketch is posted every Monday. Once a month there is a contest where you can win some stamps! Hosted by Julee Tillman, the creator and owner of Verve Stamps. Here's a recent project from me.

Scrappin Silhouettes- A new scrapbook sketch blog, updated every Thursday. Of course I put this on here because I am on the design team!  What is great about this blog is that a) Jennipher, the sketch designer, is truly a wonderful person b) it is not affiliated with any company or brand c) each week features a different number of photos on the sketch d) the design team is comprised of artists with different styles, and e) I'm on the design team!!! Here is my latest project using a Scrappin' Silhouette.

 Sketchy Thursdays- Another weekly scrapbook sketch. Lots of cool designers from all over the world.

Etsy Inspired- This is a really cool challenge site. Every week you are directed to a different Etsy shop for inspiration. You create any kind of project you want from there! My blog buddy and friend IRL Emily is on this design team.

Pencil Lines- Yet another great scrapbook sketch blog. Here's one of my favorite layouts I made using their sketch.
I really could go on and on with this list; the sites for inspiration probably number in the tens of thousands. Do you have a favorite crafting challenge website?  Let us know!

It's a Birthday Bash (and SALE)!!!

It's Lindsay's birthday, and we are celebrating with birthday-themed projects and

 34% off everything in her store!!

Here's a layout of my niece's first birthday using Sweet Treats 2 and On the Line. Aren't they adorable?

I also used sketch 194 from Pencil Lines to create this layout.

Supplies:

Digi images: Lindsay's Stamp Stuff

DP- Cosmo Cricket, We R Memory Keepers, October Afternoon

pleated ribbon- Pink Paislee

stones- Prima

border sticker- October Afternoon

Peeled Paint distress ink

Sharpies

Nesties

alpha stickers- CM

embroidery floss

paper glaze

Join the other DT members at our birthday party. You'll find their links on Lindsay's blog, as well as this week's freebie!!