Pirates vs Ninjas

Woo who I'm finally back playing along with Lasting Memories for there "Blues" challenge.  I tried joining in last month but missed the deadline by a few hours.   Sad,  yet motivating.  I'm trying to find time for more scrapping this year.  So here we go with another Cub scout Layout, this time of my son and husband at camp for Pirates vs Ninjas.

 

 

I used the sketch 470 from SCB as my starting point

I went more linear with straight up and down photo orientation as the striped paper made it look funky all angled

 

 

 and combined it with this color palate

 

from lasting memories

as you can see I replaced the two stars with one larger embellishment.  I hand cut around this cute pirate ship from DCWV all about boys pad.  I used the scraps to mount the photo below

Yes this Captain Jack is my husband Ben

for the second page I used a half and half approach.  One side pirate one side Ninja

 

 

 

 

Upper Butte Creek fall

I'm playing along with Stuck Sketches  for the sketch

 and SBC sketch crew- Mandi (stacked and Layered)

 

 

Let's start with the sketch I used from Stuck

 

 

I used the main structure of the layout, but eliminated the circle behind the photos, as well as the embellishments.   I only added the large compass rose to tie into the hiking theme of the layout.

I popped it up on a foam square to add some more dimension and layers to the layout as per the challenge at SBC.

 

 

I stayed with the earthy tones to keep inline with the page next to it (Camp Dakota)

 

fun with son update

I had a chance to do some updates to the Fun with son pages.

I added the wood badge for my sons nature detective that he's receiving in the photos.

I also left lots of room for the boys to write all about earning the detective badge too.

 

 

This is a color copy of the badge as the real thing is 1/4 thick.  I mounted the copy on cardstock and popped it up on foam squares to give it some dimension.  The ribbon is crepe paper as I didn't have red ribbon and using regular paper to create the ribbon just wouldn't look right

 

For the last page documenting camp I created a pocket for the camp map. I used an 8 1/2 x 11 page protector cut down and fused it closed on one side with my food vacuum sealer. 

Quick and easy custom pocket

I also highlighted the unit name on the map which you can just see in the lower left corner.

I did cut the edge of the map on one side so that when it was folded the full name of Camp Baker was visible.  I deliberately didn't center it under the photo as I didn't want to cover the flor de lis.

 

 

 

Fun with son

Here's a few more pages I did while on retreat. 

 Now to get my husband and son to journal the pages.

 

Opening page for the camp layouts

Shooting activities at camp- Sling shout, bb guns and archery

fishing with the STEP ( Salmon and trout enhancement program) team

Selfie tour of places around camp.  It was part of a game the boys did to get to know camp

nature detective award

last day of camp

 

I used mostly K and Company traditional boy scout paper.

Starting to run out and can't find more so you'll be seeing a different variety coming soon

Scouting the oregon trail

Got another Cub page for you inspired by sketch #181 from Sketches in thyme

 

I used some super old close to my heart paper mixed with some brown scraps

 

 

I stuck pretty close to the sketch using buttons instead of circle punches. 

left side

right side

 

 

close up of the title.  I used the stamped  leather tag my son made on the layout to.

 

 

End of year celebration

Pack 52 end of year celebration was capped off with a water balloon toss and fight

 

Finally used up the streamer and confetti stickers from my first CM order 15yrs ago

kung hei fat choy

 

Kung hei fat choy= Happy New Year

Chinese New year was the theme for the Packs Blue and Gold banquet

I hand cut the Chinese characters for this page.  Time consuming but not too difficult to copy for the photo above

 

Sewing

One of the boys electives was sewing

My husband set up a sewing machine so that the boys could sew on a few patches.  They also got to practice hand sewing with a kit I built for them with cardstock covered cardboard buttons, embroidery floss and felt.

 

Tigers at News 16

tiger cubs on tour at News 16 KMTR

I used a patterned paper that kind of mimics the NBC peacock and made the middle strip with a newsprint paper to carry the NEWS theme

Pinewood Derby 2015

I didn't have a lot of photos from the Derby and had to rely on facebook downloads

I also didn't have a close up of my sons car thus the die cut police car.  

I created the border at the top of the page with a CM border maker punch (banner) and then added washi tape to get the checker board pattern like the flags in the photo

Fire safety

pack 52 was visited by Lane Rural Fire department for a special presentation on fire safety

 

I used the cardstock fire truck cut apart as embellishments for the page

as well as added the sticker the boys received.

 

In the photo of the boys and the fire fighter I had to do a little cut and paste.

 The boys were blurry in the photo with fireman and the one that was good really didn't have much of the fireman in it.  Think it turned out fine

Sleeping with the sharks

This two page spread was done on DCWV all about boys paper.  I took the color cues from the octopus on the paper and my son's jacket

The boys got to sleep in the viewing tunnels at the Oregon coast aquarium 

again the journaling is blank and awaiting my husband to finish the job.  I'm sure he'll get to it soon as I just finished the pages this past weekend at my retreat

 

more paper from all about boys.  I didn't want to cover up all the cool background print so I cut around som of the images and slid the paper under the jelly fish ( top right corner), the red fish ( top left) and the crab ( bottom left).  See below

 

 

The starfish photo and the fish are from those photo op boards that the kids can stick their heads through.  I didn't want the other kids in the photo and didn't have room for both the starfish and blue fish without cutting them out. Stuck them on pop dots for some added dimension

 

 

Scout awards pages

Some of these may look familiar as I featured them before as they are from the 1st scout awards Eric received as a Bobcat and Tiger

Eric's first Pack meeting and awards ceremony

 

receiving the Bobcat award

 

 

And then there are the new one

 

I took photos of the tiger belt loops to add to the page.

Eric earned the soccer and the other two were from Auston and Isaac

 

And here he is with his tiger strips all painted on.

 

I'm sharing this with lasting memories for their anything goes challenge as long as it fits the  "New Beginnings" the challenge is to show lasting memories what you do that's new. Activity, sport, project, hobby, making a new friend...

 

Camp Dakpta with Sketches in thyme

I'm finally getting back into the swing of scrapping.  I was fortunate to have had a weekend getaway at the Oregon 4-H center for a scrap retreat.  I put together this layout based on Sketches in thyme #182.  I changed the orientation of the sketch as well as added a photo instead of a journal box, but I think you can see the original plan in the final layout

 

 

 

 

I distressed the title by sanding my thicker sticker letters

 

The sign post is from a die cut set.  I used the matching frame as a photo mat instead of a frame so you could see more of the photo of my son on the climbing wall.  I also matted the sign post so that it would pop on the darker photos

 

Scouting for food

Finally got it done and glad to be moving onto the next project. 

Not super thrilled with the final results.  Thinking I should have left of the paint spots but I was going for my P item on the Stamp challenge at Scrap our stash

 

 

Word of choice this month is: "STAMPS", I used the following:

 

S - Stencil for letters and Arrows

T- Tags

A- Arrows 

M- metal brads

P- paint

could have stopped at P for pen

 

oh well live and learn

 

 

 



2 Tweet cards

Not the post I thought I was going to do next, but still a scout one none the less.

 

I've been busy delivering our troops boxes of Gift of caring cookies.  1st case has been deposited with a peer trainer for foster kids.  They put out cookies and treats during supervised visits between kids and biological parents.  Next boxes is ready to go down to the blood bank for distribution to mobile blood draw sites.  Nothing like a quick girl scout cookie pick me up after donating a pint.  I just finished packing two flat rate boxes with another case of cookies for our US troops in Okinawa, Japan, thus the cards in the post.  Now that it's in the mail.  I thought I'd share.

 

peek inside the boxes going to Japan.

 

I used the same basic design on both of them and Love how cute they turned out.

I picked up the felt supplies  at Target for making valentines. 

 Just opened the package yesterday though

 

Okay so ne4xt post coming soon will really be of the cub food drive.

  Photos are out now to get them on the page

Although I still have 1 more case of cookie to get delivered so who knows