Layouts to share!

I've done a few pages lately that I haven't had the chance to share yet, so here they are. ;)

These first two pages are for my friend Cathy. She hasn't seen them yet so I'm hoping she likes them!


Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Paper; Heidi Swapp Stamps; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Crop-A-Dile; Making Memories Button; Twine
*Inspired by Triple The Sketch Sketch #47


Supplies: SEI Paper Pad - Dill Blossom; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Making Memories Tiny Alphabet Stickers - Chloe's Closet
*Inspired by an Emilie Ahern Sketch

This last page is one that I made for Mark for Father's Day. He LOVED it!!! The girls loved it too...they had tons of fun getting their hands painted, lol. ;)


Supplies: DCWV Paper; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Black Soot; Fiskars Heart Punches; Doodlebug Loopy Lou Alphabet Stickers - Lily White

Well that's it for now. I'll be back soon to share my layout for my Scrappin-n-Chattin' group's 24 hour challenge for this month. See you then! :)

Another layout for Cathy...

I'm trying to get some more pages done for my best friend (and sister-in-law) Cathy because she's coming to visit Thursday! I'm very excited to see her since she lives 8 hours away and we get to hang out for a whole week! ;)

This layout is about her youngest daughter's first birthday. I really love how the page turned out...


Supplies: SEI Paper Pad - Lovebirds; Fiskars Threading Water Border Punch; Martha Stewart Heart Punches; Fiskars Heart Punch; We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper; Autumn Leaves Clear Buttons, Ranger Ink Glossy Accents; Prima Flower; Doodlebug Loopy Lou Cardstock Alphabet Stickers - Bon Bon
*Inspired by a Julie Bonner sketch seen on her blog 1/3/10

Is she cute or what?? ;) I just adore her...

Strike A Pose!

I made this layout today for my best friend and sister-in-law Cathy, and I think it turned out really cute! This is my niece Hannah, who is hilarious...always posing for the camera. ;)

Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Paper - Girl Friday; Fiskars Circle Punches; Basic Grey Chipboard Letters - Hip; Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Pearl; Basic Grey Brad; We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper

*Inspired by 52 Sketches 52 Weeks Sketch #10

Thanks for looking! I'll be back in a little while with my latest EDCC cards...

Recent layouts for Cathy...

I had a chance over the past week to get some more layouts done for Cathy. I'm really happy with them all and hopefully she will be too. ;)

I'm not going to post all of the supplies I used since there are so many items, but if anyone wants to know what something is, just ask! Thanks for looking... ;)

Layouts for Cathy...

I had the chance to do some layouts over the past few days. They're all for my sweet friend Cathy, and so far she's really happy with them, so yay! ;) Thanks for looking...




*Inspired by the layout seen here...




*Inspired by the layout seen here...

*Based on a Becky Higgins sketch from the June 2009 issue of Creating Keepsakes

We love the beach!

I worked on this layout for Cathy yesterday and I'm so happy with how it turned out!

*Left page based on a Jan 09 sketch at Page Maps

It's such a great way to use alot of pictures and still have room for journaling and a little bit of embellishments, isn't it? I'm sure I'll do a similar one for myself soon... ;)

Some layouts for Cathy...

I want to share a couple of layouts I got done for Cathy last night/this morning. They are soooo cute! ;)

The first one has a great picture on it that she took of her kids last summer. It's just amazing, isn't it? :) I loved the picture so much, I kept the layout very simple so it wouldn't take away from it...

The second page has a really awesome story behind it. Right now, my brother-in-law (Adam) is in Iraq. Before he left, they took a trip to Build-A-Bear to get some special bears for the kids. The bears all have voice boxes inside with a message from Adam to each of the kids...in his voice. How cool is that? ;) Anyway, Cathy wanted me to put the names that the kids all chose for their bears on the layout and title it "Introducing...", so that's what I did and I think it turned out great!

*Based on sketch #18 at 52 Sketches...52 Weeks

So that's it for now. I'm still trying to work on some more pages for her but Maddie seems to think it's her turn on the computer, so we'll see, lol...

Forever Friends

I was able to get another layout for Cathy done today...

These are some pictures she took of the kids last summer...aren't they so precious?? ;)

Children...

Here's the layout I did for Cathy the other night that I was talking about in my earlier post...

I just love this one! These pictures are so precious and they all look so happy, don't they?? I'm having so much fun doing these albums for her... :)

My Dadee & Me

I got another layout for Cathy's album done over the weekend. This is her hubby Adam and their youngest daughter Abbey, sharing some hugs and kisses. Are they cute or what?? :)

*Based on a May 2007 sketch at Page Maps

The patterned paper I used is from the SEI Dill Blossom collection, which I just ADORE. It's the pack I told you about before that I liked so much, I bought one for Cathy and another one for myself. ;) I actually did a layout with the same paper that day for me too, lol! I'll be posting that one next...

Backyard Fun

I got another layout done for Cathy this morning. These are some pics of her family just hanging out in the backyard last fall...

I love the design of this. I've used it a couple of different ways now, and I think it works great for 4 pictures!

Isn't she "lovely"?? ;)

I got another layout for Cathy's album done this morning. This picture is her daughter Hannah having some fun swinging...

Cathy told me she wanted the title for this one to be "Lovely", so that's where I got the play on words, hehe. I'm in a weird mood today so I'm just amusing myself...feel free to ignore me, LOL!! ;)

Field Trip

Here's another layout for Cathy that I did last night. Isn't this just the cutest picture?? :) They all went on a little field trip together and Cathy took this picture of Adam with the kids...

I really loved how this paper (SEI) pulled out all of the colors in the picture! The only time I faltered during this one was when I went to make the title. I realized I didn't have enough chipboard letters to do it, ack!! I tried a rub-on, but it looked AWFUL, so I took a strip of paper and cut it into tiny 1/4" pieces, stamped the letters on them, inked the sides, put them back together and then attached them with some pop dots. I LOVE how it looks! :) If you click on the picture, you can see it much better...

It's so much fun to find a new way to do something...especially when you're desperate for an idea, lol!!

When you walk...

I did another page for my sweet friend Cathy (my sis-in-law) today. I went to Michael's last night and picked up a paper pack for some of her pages and am soooo in LOVE with it. So I bought one for me too, LOL!! ;) It's made by SEI and is called Dill Blossom. The colors are just gorgeous!! This may be my new favorite line along with Basic Grey...

I really love this picture. It's my hubby's brother Adam and his middle daughter Hannah taking a walk together. Isn't it just the sweetest thing?!? I was trying to decide what to put with the picture and when I came across this Bible verse, I thought it fit perfectly...

"I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths. When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not stumble."

- Proverbs 4:11-12

Adam is guiding Hannah, not only as they walk, but also as she goes through life, and God does the same thing for all of us. Pretty awesome, huh? :)

Cathy's 1st Layout!

Over the next few months, I'll be doing some albums for my sweet friend Cathy. She's married to Mark's brother Adam, who is a marine. He's deployed right now for a year and she's asked me to help her get some albums together for them before he comes home. I'm so honored and excited that she trusts me to do this for them, and I've been (im)patiently waiting for her pictures to arrive, lol...

I finally got them all yesterday and as soon as I saw this one, I knew it would be the first one I scrapped. I absolutely love it!! It has both of them, as well as their 4 adorable children in it and they all just look so loved and happy! It really has a wonderful feeling to it, you know?? :)

So, I took the picture and tried it against a few different colors and patterns of paper but in the end decided to stay really close to the nature colors that are in the background. That way, the family would stand out a little more. I think it worked great!! Here's how it looks...

When it came time to think of a title...the first one I thought of was Time. Since Adam's gone alot for his work, the time they have with him at home is really special, so I think it fits perfectly. ;)

Thanks so much for looking! Wait until you see some more pictures of this family...they're just gorgeous...