The many faces

Here is another layout page. I have really enjoyed make scrapbook layouts. That was my first passion 13 yrs ago and as much as I love card making I think I love scrapbooking a little more. Only because it is personal, when I make a layout it is specific to me and my family. When I make a card it is never for anyone in mind, heck I think I have most of my cards for sale at my Etsy store.

I don't send cards often because I don't really have anyone to send one to, no one that I think would really appreciate it. So layouts are just fun to create a scene around the pictures I chose.

Ok, anyways here is the sketch.....it is from Splitcoaststampers SBSC244:

And here is my layout:



The pattern paper is from Pebbles Inc from the May Bouquet collection and the cardstock is Crushed Curry from Stampin' UP! The alpha stickers are all from Basic Grey, the yellow chip stickers are from the Nook and Pantry collection and the black-ish colored ones are from the new Oliver collection.(both available at Artfuldelight.com

What I found funny is I had the same theme for my son's scrapbook page with the same type of pictures. Crazy!!

Supplies:

Paper: Crushed Curry cardstock (Stampin' UP!), May Bouquet pattern paper (Pebbles Inc)

Misc: Oliver Micro Mini Monograms stickers and Nook and Pantry Chip Stickers (Basic Grey)

Happy Crafting!!

SFYTT - Birthday

Happy Sunday! Hope you are having a relaxing day! My family and I have all come down with bad colds. Tony and the kids have been sick for days and just today I started feeling the effects, aches and pains! Ugh!! However, before my nap today I was able to get crafty! Wahoo.

I participated in 2 challenges, one from Splitcoaststampers (F4A15) - It's a Boy Thing and my card layout is inspired from SFYTT at i{heart}2stamp. For Splitcoaststampers, It's a Boy Thing we just needed to create a masculine card, a card that would be given to a boy big or small. I chose to make the card for my brother, his birthday is in a couple weeks.

And here is my card:


I thought the sentiment would be great for my brother because he was a ladies man and I guess would still like to think he is, lol!
The Kraft card base is 5x5 instead of my usual 4.25x5.5. I used a super cute pattern paper from Pebbles' Lil Buddy collection. It's called Blankie.
Then I used Sahara Sand cardstock for the small square in the middle. I saw this on another blog and thought it made a cute background so I used just the "O" from the sentiment in You're the Man stamp set from Practicing Creativity Design (included in today's giveaway). I inked it with Chestnut Roan Colorbox Chalk Ink. The ""plaque" with the screws is also from the You're the Man and I inked that in Pumpkin Pie. The "you're getting old" sentiment is inked in the Chestnut Roan. The light blue pattern paper is the other side of the orange pattern paper. I used my Xacto knife to cut slits and feed the ribbon through the PP. The ribbon is Chocolate Chip. The little circle is a stamp from PCD new stamp set that was just released today, also included in today's giveaway. The stamp set is so cute, called Barefoot Summer. All of PCD stamp sets are also available at Artfuldelight.

Voila, there is my card!! :-)

Supplies:

Stamp: You're the Man and Barefoot Summer(Practicing Creativity Designs), You're gettin' old - birthday(Skipping Stones Design)

Ink: Chestnut Roan (Colorbox Chalk Ink), Pumkpin Pie Stampin' Write Marker (SU)

Paper: Kraft and Sahara Sand cardstock (SU), Lil Buddy collection-Blankie (Pebbles Inc)

Misc: Chocolate Chip ribbon (SU)

Happy Crafting!!

Don't forget to check out Day 1-6 of my 7 Days of Giveaways! Click the links at the top of the page!!

Twisted Sketch #051

Wow, I have been a slacker. I always have a hard time getting to craft when Tony has the day off and he had Tuesday and Wednesday off. Yesterday we ended up in the kitchen cooking for most of the day. We always make bulk food when he has off and hope it lasts a week or two. We made 51 tortillas, 35 breakfast burritos, 25 pancakes, 16 french toast, a loaf of bread, granola, 14 biscuits and then dinner.....with a family of 6 we need to cook a lot of our food from scratch. It saves a lot of money and keeps us from eating out. We have only eaten out twice in the last 10 months or so and we only did because it was one of our birthdays.

Ok so on with today's challenge. It was over at Twisted Sketches. I am so glad I came upon this blog, not only do that have such a sweet DT but awesome sketches that totally help me get in the craft groove. I have at least 4 scrapbooks to make and if it wasn't for their weekly scrapbook layout sketch I may never get them done. I have only participated in 2 of those challenges but if I continue, before I know it I will be all caught up with my books. LOL!


Here is the sketch:

And here is my layout:

I don't know why but this layout came together so smooth. My mojo the last week has been a little hazy. I sit down and try to create something and immediately my head starts to hurt. I am not sure what is wrong with me but this layout turned out just the way I had hoped. So I started with a 12x12 piece of pattern paper from Pebbles Inc. It is called Bundle from the Lil Buddy collection. Super cute pattern paper. All of the letters and the top note was cut with my Cricut. I am not sure if you can see it but the band above the date is my wrist band, worn when I was in the hospital. With each of my kids I kept one or both of those and put them on their first page of their book with the birth picture. I try to keep as much as I can from that time. All the cardstock is from Stampin' UP! I used Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Brocade Blue and a light blue of some color. You can't really see it but I used 3 brads that are above "bundle". One of them is from Pebbles Inc Twitterpated collection - Tree House Epoxy brads and the other 2 are from SU, the silver hodgepodge hardware kit.

Supplies:

Stamp: none

Ink: Black Micron pen #05

Paper: Lil Buddy collection - Bundle (Pebbles Inc), Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Brocade Blue and a light blue (SU)

Misc: silver brads from hodgepodge hardware kit (SU), Twitterpated - Tree House epoxy brad (Pebbles Inc)

Happy Crafting!!