Murals

I'm taking a scrap break and doing other craftiness today.  Actually I've been working on it since last night.  I'm using images from the pack invitation to create a few different murals that will be hung around the gym.

 

 

 

 

 

Just getting started with the more complete shots below.  I was posting my progress to facebook  and thought it might be nice to blog about it to.  Having a blast playing with dry tempera paints, Mr. Sketch markers and crayons.  Can't forget the glittery night sky too.  Sprinkled with wreck less abandon.

 

 

 

These are the images on the first mural from last night.  I totally love how the owl turned out.

 

And here is the start of mural #2.  similar tents but this time I have bushes in the background and a squirrel family in the foreground as what camping trip would be complete without squirrels

Outdoor activity award



I found another awesome sketch over at the ScrapRoom for a layout of my son receiving the

 Cub Scout Outdoor Activity Award

 

 

I only had the one photo of Eric receiving the award,

 so I got creative and used one of the squares for the  journaling

 

To earn the outdoor activity award for Wolves the scout has to have earn the "Paws on the Path" as well as participate in 5 additional outdoor activities.  Eric completed most of the requirements at  Fun with Son campout, Pirates vs. Ninja campout, Pack overnight at Camp Dakota and Scouting the Oregon Trail at day camp.  Some of the things he did were take a nature hike/ observe nature, participate in an aquatic activity and participate in a campfire.

 

 For my other square without a photo I made a color copy of the pocket flap award.

I didn't have enough of the dark blue and had to piece together 2- 2 inch stripes of paper. 

The center seam almost looks like the pocket pleat.

 

 

I also made a color copy of the Summer Time Pack award which was earned by attending

Pack overnight, Resident camp and Day camp. 

popped it up on a foam square as an additional embellishment

 

I'm up to November 2015 so only a few more pages till I get to 2016 scout events

 

 

 

 

Food drive 2015

Okay so I didn't quit get the 3rd layout of the day done, but close.

 

This one is of Pack 52 food drive

 

I'm playing along with scrap our stash sketch challenge

You have to use 3 photos and one item for each list

  

From list one I used both Graphic paper (chevron pattern) and gold cut Flower.

I think it's a bit more shimmery in real life.

 

 

 

From list 2 I used both hot pink and hearts

The hot pink is easy to spot but the hearts are more subtle.  I actually colored them in with red ink pen and mounted/ framed with my circle punch

 

From list 3 I used ink as mentioned above on the hearts and then chalk ink around the photo mat and the gold cut flower

Thanks for taking a look.  I had fun with this challenge and never thought I'd use Pink in a boy scout album.

Awards- October 2015

I have another scout one for you.  This time it's the monthly pack meeting awards. 

 I used this great sketch 474 from Scrapbook challenges


I tried using a chevron patterned paper, but didn't like the way it was turning out.  So plaid it is

 

I dropped the title a bit lower as I didn't want to cover the smaller 3x3 photo.  By placing it lower it left an awkward hole that I filled with a quick journal strip. 

The larger photo is actually two photos married together. 

 The angles aren't quit the same but it works well enough

Okay now to get one more layout done before bed

 

 

Fun with son 2015

I hope you're not getting tired of only seeIng layouts  of my son and his cub scout pack but I'm on a roll with getting his scout album caught up to date.  The big incentive is to have it done in time for this months pack meeting.  It's the Eagle themed meeting and my husband and I want to share some ideas for documenting the boys journey to Eagle.  I know Eric has a ways to go as he is only a wolf

 

I used the sketch from stuck March 15th reveal.

 

  I switched out the scalloped edge for the chevron and rotated the sketch.  The title is a color copy of my sons camp shirt so are the Calvin and Hobbes characters.

 

I'll be back with another scout page soon 

Anything goes at the Oscars with Lasting Memories

This weeks challenge at Lasting memories is an anything goes- as long as it continues the Oscar theme of the month.  I chose to go with the red carpet moment.  And here's my little star strutting his stuff and showing of his participant award and car from pine wood derby.

 

 

I based my layout on Sketches in Thyme # 187

 

 

 

I turned the layout and added a few more photos to the sketch.  I actually like the sketch so much that you'll see it again soon for the Award goes to challenge going live on March 27th

 

 

close up of the layout.  The die cut car is from K and Company cub scout pack and almost looks like my son's finished car.  His is the purple car 3rd from the left on the bottom row.

 

Hope you come join us for the anything goes at Lasting Memories Oscar month.

 

Scout night at the Em's game

If you've just starting following along I been on a bit of a cub scout layout spree

 and here's the reasons why.

 

1. My husband has to do most of the journaling as I haven't been to all of the cub events and I want him to get it done while it's fresh. 

2. My husband  Ben is the wolf  Den leader so I'm sure that things are going to start running together if it's not done soon.

3.  The Eagle  Scout themed pack meeting is at the end of this month and I want to showcase how you can document the boys path to Eagle.  It will be a blast to pull out the scout albums during the ceremony and say remember when.  Also I won't be scrambling at the last minute to pull it all together.

4. I also want to show case my talent so that when the silent auction comes around at this years Blue and Gold banquet people will know what kind of pages I can help them create if the price is right.

 

I used the following sketch from Stick it down

 

 

I love all the large circle elements as they remind me of baseballs and what better way to document Pack 52's overnight at the Eugene Emeralds game.

 

 

I made a few tweaks to the sketch

 

like using the tickets instead of the banner elements and the photo at the bottom is smaller as I wanted more of the ball open for journaling

 

For the square elements at the top I used photo booth style photos cut into 2x2 squares

I also stretched the title across both pages and left off the banners again

 

 

this photo was also cropped to be a bit smaller so that the wrist band my son wore would be about the same size of the picture  and you get to see more of my freehand stitching on the balls

 

I hope you've enjoyed my take on the sketch.  I'll be back with more photos of my son and his fellow cubs as I have the rest of 2015 to current to finish by the end of the month.  No pressure

 

Harlem Globetrotters

I'm back with another cub scouts layout that was inspired

 by the following sketch from SBC #469
 

 

 and the blues challenge at lasting memories



I used the blues and red, but left out the tan in favorer of using white

I also changed the photo dimensions from the layout as I wanted the team/ pack photo to be 5X7 the ticket and photo of my son are closer to the specified size although I switched up the sequence

 

The ticket stub is a fun item to keep on the page instead of another photo

 

 

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