Gift Exchange

 I have another boy scout layout from my son's troop gift exchange.  I still need to pull out the cricut to cut a title but I'm running out of time to enter the following two challenges.  Lasting memories "flowers and tags" and The scraproom April "jump-start"

Here's the sketch for the jump start

I got the silver sprinkles as a bonus with an order a while back.  I think they'd work better in a shaker pocket than directly on the page.  Live and learn, but another layout is done

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Court of Honor

 Nothing like looming deadlines to light a creative fire.  

I'm doubling up on this one with Sketches in thyme #464 and Lasting memories 4x4 challenge.

Here's the sketch

and the details for Lasting memories 4x4

4x4 photo- Since April is the 4th month of the year you must include at least one 4x4 photo on your layout.

I choose two 4x4 as it was close to the sketch proportions.

I had fun with my shimmerz vibes "seas the day and love ocean"

I used the packaging technique and splattering.

Layered lots of scraps, a branding strip, and fussy cut some flowers.

The title is a sticker from some boy scout embellishments I picked up a while ago.

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E.A.S.T.E.R. challenge

 April is almost over and I'm just now getting to the E.A.S.T.E.R. challenge at Lasting Memories.  It's a wordplay challenge using scrappy items, themes, or techniques for every letter in the word Easter. The layout doesn't have to be Easter-related.  It can be about anything, but the 2 E's have to be different items.

 

I dug through my scraps for this one, mixing and matching pieces for a layout documenting Eric's trip to Camp Easton on Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

For my Easter letters:

E- Enamel dots ( Nuvo drops which I managed to smear on the right-hand side of the page)

A- Arrow (red and white chevron arrow under boys rule)

S-Stickers (words and phrases)

T- Thicker  alpha (colored red to match the color scheme)

E- Easton ( camp name in the title)

R- Rhinestones and red

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Memorial day with April sketch challenge

 I'm playing along with the April sketch challenge

I switched the orientation of the sketch and subbed in brackets instead of the shaped photo mat

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Tsisqan Lodge 75th

 I used Sketch-n-Scrap #222 for this layout of Tsisqan lodge's 75th-anniversary dinner.

This is the first layout in a while that is not from a collection or TSR kit.  I pulled out my scraps to mimic the colors of the photo backdrop (sunset).  I also dug through my embellishments to round out the layout. Went with a few substitutions/ omissions.  No dollies but instead used the scrolled blue paper.  Also, the photos are bigger than those in the sketch but the overall framework is there.  I hope you enjoy my creation  and thanks for dropping by

OA weekend

 I'm officially done with my 2020 album and have switched over to working on my son's scout album.

I used the same sketch from my last post but only the left-hand side of the sketch and went from six photos to two.  So amazing that one sketch can be the inspiration for so many different layouts.

I finished off the "Happy Camper" TSR kit minus a few chipboard flowers.  I made my embellishments stretch to fit by cutting the play frame diagonally and spreading it across both photos

I also created my own thicker type Alpha's by cut 4 layers of cream cardstock under the patterned paper letters.  Love the dimension it gives to the layout

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Sketch support #19 Gingerbread Village

 

One more 2-page spread and I will be done with my 2020 album.  I can't believe how quickly it came together but it's all thanks to Linda, my CM advisor,  her tracking sheet challenge has been a real game-changer.  So far I've only missed scrapping four days this year.  I have also been utilizing a lot of sketches to get layouts done.  I used the following Allison Davis Sketch support #19 for my Gingerbread village layout.

I used CM "North Pole Magic" paper, die cuts, and Village border punch that I inherited from Mary and thought I would never use.  It looks so good as a gingerbread village all I had to do was add a little white doodling to give it the gingerbread house vibe

Also pulled out some dollies, Shimmerz paints, chalk ink, and a few gems

Even utilized my underused cricut for the title cut.

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