we love lois

I made this last weekend during a much needed Saturday afternoon with Danielle and kids. I’m still working through some 2010 pictures and I’ve been wanting to scrap the  middle picture of the girls for a long while! I finally just pulled it out and noticed how well this Studio Calico kit matched their shirts. So, proceeded to pull out a few supporting photos of Zoe and Lois - I love the way it turned out! We do love our Lois and don’t get to see her near as much as we’d like. She is heavily on my mind today.
Sketch is by Allison Davis, Sketches for Scrapbooking (one-page layouts)

Finishing up some November layouts from the ScrapRoom

This layout is made using the Little Yellow Bicycle kit from the November ScrapRoom flavor of the month kits. I thought it was perfect to pull the pinks out of the pictures. I made the big red flower using my Slice - I love that machine!! I also made the journaling block and shadow using the Slice.


This next layout is made with the Crate Paper Farmhouse line - I love this line! The flip side of that brown ruler paper was a red checkerboard that I originally planned to use, but when I flipped it over, it seemed to fit my picture and theme more so. I love the way it turned out!
The sketch is from Allison Davis’ sketchbook for One-Page layouts (found here).

Fall in the Park

Layout inspired by the sketch of the month from the ScrapRoom using the Basic Grey kit this month. I’m not exactly loving the way it turned out - the green and  blue just aren’t my favorite in the title. I don’t think the layout does the picture justice…

**Edited to  upload new and improved layout:

Twinkle Toes

I fell in love with the colors of the Jillibean Sweet and Sour Soup line and knew the pictures of Zoe and her Twinkle Toes would go perfectly. Then, when I saw Allison Davis’ November layout of the month, I just KNEW I had to create a layout just like hers! Same manufacturer, just a different line.

I did some hand-stitching on the flower stems and pop-dotted pieces of the flowers. I’m pleased with the layout!
Sketch inspired by Allison Davis.

Scrapbook Generation Sketch Class - 1st Grade

Finally finished a sketch class layout from back in September! This is from Scrapbook Generations monthly sketch class from Debbie Sanders. Click here for details.

I made a few adjustments to the sketch, instead of 2 3x3 pictures on the right, I used a vertical 4x6 and snipped it down to 3x6.

This layout documents Zoe’s first day of school this year. I let her write the “About Me” information in pencil and then I traced over with my brown Micron pen (my favorite journaling pen).

And yes, those are her fingers holding the layout in place. It was really windy outside this morning!

Sketch Support Challenge for Simple Stories

I absolutely love the new manufacturer Simple Stories, every single thing they release, I can see myself using. I love that Allison Davis also has a fondness for this company. I was excited to see that she teamed up with them for a challenge this week. She provided the sketch (which is also fabulous!) and the challenge was to use Simple Stories product. How easy, right?! I chose to create my layout using the Life Documented line.


And here is Allison’s sketch:

Scrap-a-palooza!

I spent 10 hours at Scrapapalooza a few weeks ago - I had no plan for the day, just some stash and my pictures. Following are the layouts that I finished.

More Scrapbook Generation classes/sketches

Last Saturday, I was extremely excited about the class embellishments, title and some of the papers. I traded out the title piece for the little circle embelly with the airplane and created my own title.

Here is the original sketch layout:

Then, this past Tuesday I went in for this Allison Davis class to learn this fancy wave technique.


Today’s sketch class used these papers from WeRMemory Keepers, I wasn’t thrilled with them until I saw our wedding picture and knew they’d look perfect on the layout. Incidentally, I have not scrapped our wedding photos yet and we’re coming up on our 12th anniversary - so win win with this week’s class! I also had to change it up just a little - I needed to remove some of that stark white background, so I used my Sunshine Studio Calico mist.

These kits are available for purchase through Scrapbook Generation. They are reasonably priced and go together so quickly!
Click HERE for more information.

Scrapbook Generation Sketch Class with Simple Stories

I absolutely LOVE the new Simple Stories line of products. When paired with Scrapbook Generation’s Debbie Sanders and Allison Davis sketches - match made in scrappy heaven! Below are the 3 layouts that I did during this past Saturday’s Super Saver Sketch class. I finished all during the 2 hours in class except for the stitching and photos in the last layout. Not too shabby!



For more information on these fun Saturday classes (you can also purchase the products and sketches as part of a monthly kit), please visit the Scrapbook Generation website.

Recent Layouts

Here are my most recent layouts. The first is one that I started a few weeks ago and finally got a picture of it over the weekend.

Here’s a couple that were created at Danielle’s during our most recent Friday night scrap night at her house. I actually finished TWO layouts while there!


And finally, the below layout is from my Saturday sketch class at Scrapbook Generation. The sketch is by Allison Davis.

August Studio Calico Sneaks

Based on the sneaks shown for the August kits at Studio Calico, I've created some collages.

Main Kit - Boardwalk

Sea Glass (Add-On 1) - $31.50

Boogie Board (Add-On 2) -  $24.25

Tide Pool (Add-On 3) - $18.25

Sandcastle (Add-On 4) - $27.75

High School Grad

Danielle and I took this self-paced sketch class at Scrapbook Generations this morning. What a treat! We spent almost 2 hours at the store and finished a 2 page layout. Love it!

Sketch by Debbie Sanders.
Products: Fancy Pants, It’s the Little Things

June Scrap-a-Palooza!

THIRTEEN and a half hours spent with my gal pal Danielle in a room full of other scrappers, gluing and cutting and talking scrapbooking - that’s my idea of a great way to spend a Saturday!

Below are the layouts I completed during my time there. I went with no plan, no sketches, no idea what I was going to work on. I ended up pulling out the new July Studio Calico kit and played most the day with it.





This last one was made using the January Studio Calico kit - Who’s Who. I finished the embellishments and journaling this morning.

Some past Friday night scrap date layouts… catching up

These were created during my Friday night scrap date’s with Danielle at her house. I just finally photographed the top one and finished up the bottom one.
Today has been the day to take pictures of layouts and upload and finish up layouts that just had a few final touches needed. Feels great to get this done!

Created using the May Studio Calico kit - Singing in the Rain

Created using the June Studio Calico kit - Lawn Party

Layouts Completed in the Hotel

A few weeks ago, I travelled to Nashville for my job. I was there from Tuesday until Saturday, with evenings to myself. I took along my scrap supplies and my pictures and got creative with an older Studio Calico kit - Back 40 (one of my favorites!).

I’m pretty sure the 1 page layout above is from a sketch, but I cannot seem to locate which sketch. I will keep looking, but wanted to get these posted so that my dad could see his layout feature. :)
Thanks for looking!

July Studio Calico Sneak Collages

I decided to make collages of the July Studio Calico sneak peeks as seen on the message board.

Main - Mind the Gap

Add-on 1: Knickers - $ 29.25

Add-on2: Petrol - $23.75

Add-on 3: Pint - $ 32.00

Add-on 4: Flat - $28.25

Sam to the Rescue

I created this layout with the May Studio Calico kit - Lawn Party using a sketch from Sketch Support. I expanded the 1 page sketch into a 2 page layout. I didn’t do so good with the wave part but got tired of fighting with it on the 2nd page! The doilies were made by a good friend, my dad’s wife, Nancy. She’s been making me all sorts of little embellishments like this and I just love them!

Family Fun Night

This layout is based on a sketch from Allison Davis at Sketch Support, created with the May Studio Calico kit, Lawn Party. I had to improvise on photo placement and sizes due to the different photos I had, but I think it works out ok.

It’s All About the Balloons

Here’s another layout made with the Studio Calico May - Lawn Party kit. I love the way this one turned out, mostly because of those balloons. I created this during one of my Friday night scrap dates with Danielle and she suggested we pull out her cricut and cut some balloons… LOVE them!


I used a sketch from the Scrappiest, I love Liz’s sketches!