CM crop 3 January

 I'm back with another CM virtual crop sketch from January.

I'm working my way through this year's online sketches.  In the past, I have not played along faithfully, as most of the layouts didn't suit my style. However, I've changed my attitude and outlook on sketches, using them as a starting point and inspiration.  Sometimes I stay true to the sketches, other times not so much.

For this sketch, I didn't use any slanted photo placement and actually replaced journal spots with photos.  I might go back and add journaling to the right-hand side, but for now, it's done.

 

CM Crop 2 and LM #786

February is almost over, and I'm still plugging my way through the January virtual crop photos.

Oh well, I'm happy to have another one done and in the album.

I added an additional photo, moved the journaling, and changed the cluster locations, but the foundational base is still discernible. That's what I love about using sketches.  I also like to incorporate other challenges as well.  This time, I chose to use word stickers for Lasting Memories #786 

 

Creative memoires virtual crop January

 

I'm finally back in my craft space, thanks to the long weekend and the end of swim season.  I'm playing catch-up with the CM virtual crop sketches.  I rotated the sketch to align with my photo orientation and took liberties with the placement of the embellishment cluster, as well as added journaling.

Lasting memories focus this month: the power of words.  I chose to use more than 50+ words on my layout for challenge #785

New Year goal and LM #779

I won a 101 CM scrapbooking ideas and sketches book, and have decided to start using it to create layouts and track the sketches I've used so far.  I am writing the date completed and the title or date of the subject, as I was dog-earing pages and am uncertain that  I completed the sketch or marked it to use later.  I did flip through my most current chronological albums to compare, but not my scout or school album, thus the new tracking system.  I'm excited to see how far I get.

Aside from the sketch, I'm also using up some of my stash for Lasting Memories' current challenge, which is  LM #779 - Create a layout using a favorite challenge from 2025 or a challenge you wanted to play along with but missed the deadline.

I missed the deadline for LM #763 - create your layout using one, two, or all of these items: Buttons, Brads, Eyelets

I used up 4 more brads on my layout

 

Bald hill

It’s that time of year again when I think I’ll get more scrapping done because it’s cold and rainy but it hasn’t been.  Instead I have been working outside almost everyday this week.  Oh well at least I got this layout done.  

I used the December sketch by Rochelle as my starting point.  I rotated it 90 degrees.  I tried placing my photos like the sketch but something about the lines in the plaid made it look weird.  I also added a circular photo of my daughter and I in place of the circle element.  

Since I have a photo of me on here I’m also going to join the anything goes challenge at Challenge yourself.

Out in Nature

I hope you had a restful and fulfilling Thanksgiving.  

I'm playing along with three challenges with this layout

I followed the photo placement and the bottom border, but the title and clusters are my creative flourish.

Scrap-n- sketch #322

I also used red and green hearts for the 

Heart's Quest Challenge

And lastly, I'm joining Challenge Yourself

My family loves to go hiking, and it is among my favorite activities to do with them.

We plan to hike McDowell Falls this afternoon, so there will be a page with photos from that outing as well.

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek

 

Summerween

This is the second time Jessica missed Halloween, this time due to the Job Corps.  To make up for missing the spooky season, my daughter and her friends had a summerween party where they carved watermelons, ate candy, and did other Halloweenish things.

I'm playing along with Rochelle's November Scrappy Friends challenge and Stacey's tic tac toe

I went with one less photo as I used a larger photo on the left side.

I did the diagonal- top left to bottom right with orange ink splatters, tag, and torn edges.

Thanks for stopping by to take a look