Playful pockets at Lasting memories

This weeks challenge is to add pockets to your layout.  I had a hard time coming up with a good pocket as I just used a photo sleeve pocket on the last layout and I didn't want to revisit the pocket I created to hold brochures and maps for my 15th anniversary trip.  So this is what I came up with using CM Halloween paper pack, home made texture paste and February sketch with a twist. 

I added a few more photos and left out the burst in favor of my journal pocket.

To create the pocket effect I fussy cut the photo of us dressed up and adhered it to the raised banner behind the photo, then added a few more foam dots to the journal tag to make my ragged faux pocket.

First attempt at making my own texture paste. 

I couldn't wait for it to dry so I used a heat gun to set it, which caused my whole room to smell of warm baby powder.  I found a great D.I.Y video on you tube that uses one part talc powder, one part paint and half part glue.  I applied it over some hand cut chevrons that I peeled off after the paste dried.  I also tried splattering the paste on the layout.

Come join us this week for a chance to win Kimberly's prize pack

Number it

This weeks challenge over at lasting memories is all about numbers.  Use numbers in your title, your journaling what ever.  You could even get creative and make an embellishment from extra numeral stickers.  It's up to you.  I went with numbers in my title, but you can also find them in my journaling

I journaled on the background page then misted with my two favorite colors, blue and green.

A few numbers, a little bit of ribbon, flowers and stickers for my title.

my husband asked why I was covering up the journaling so I stuck the photo in a clear sleeve so that you can lift it to see all the wonderful things that make me, me.

hope you'll join us for this challenge and a chance to win a great prize from Toni

Mail call on Sunday

I just checked my mailbox.

  I know it's Sunday, but I was so busy yesterday that I never made it out to the box.

This is what I found waiting for me from Allison at

Let's Capture our Memories

this card is so adorable wish I got a better pic,

 but the perpetual gloom of a Oregon winter is upon us

and then there where these beauties

resolutions for 2013

I'm not going to make any resolutions this year,but rather set goals.

Last year I started off great and was running and working out, like I resolved to do and then I fell.

Literally,  I put my foot through a 6 inch gap in the boat dock. 

 Sunk my leg straight down to my thigh.
 Thankfully I didn't break it but the sub dermal hematoma

 was the size of a grapefruit and it's still a bit tender today if you press on the knot that's left just above the back of my knee.  So I thought it through and figured goals would be better as I could have short term and long term goals and maybe a few rewards thrown in too.

So here are my scrap goals for 2013

If your having a feeling of deja vu, your not crazy.

I did the base of this layout for UIT all about 2013

back in December before I really gave the whole resolutions/goals much thought

So this is what I added to the layout:

my goals- on matching paper from the original layout

thicker numbers and title

stickles- to hide the cuts and piecing for all the letters except "g"

I also added the sticker and paper cluster just behind the numbers

So far every layout I've done this year is from my stash.

5 weeks and going strong with my commitment to not buy more stuff.

I still have so much I want to try and found a great YouTube video for making my own texture paste, so I won't have to stray from my goals.

I have other goals to, but that's for another post

Hope you've been inspired and will join us for this weeks challenge

at lasting memories

Bananarama

We're going bananas at Lasting memories this week.   No you don't have to use just bananas, but let's see some fruit on those layouts    Here's what I did and if you look close you'll see a banana   I've had these awesome velum fruit stickers sitting in my stash for a while now, so what better way to use them up then pear pair them up with some photos of my troop trying their hand at cooking.

The paper I used was left over from a scrapbook project that we did with the girls.

Using our resources wisely and another page done for the troop album.

left side of layout

right side

close up of my banana

Hope you've been inspired by my fruity spread.

 

Scrappin for Kenzie giveaway

Michelle at Scrappin for Kenzie cleaned out her stash and is having a giveaway

In this giveaway there is seriously A TON of stuff!

Including: MAMBI 12x12 paper stack

DCWV Collage musing paper stack

6x6 paper pad

Misc. 12x12 papers

Oval cutting templates and blades/tracks

Letter and Number stencils (purple)

House mouse stamp, ink pads

Prima stamp

Plus xmas ribbons, baby girl stickers and embellies, beach stickers and embellies, love stickers and embellies, 2 mini albums, misc. die cuts and much much more!!

Close up of some of the stickers and embellies

2 barely used or not used at all 12x12 STACKS!

and other papers

more stickers and embellies

and more!

misc 12x12 papers

stamps and inks and ribbons...

better view of just the stickers and embellishments

stamps, vellum, metal pieces, 3D stickers, jewel stickers, love elements, beach elements...etc etc!

and soooo much more!! This box is stuffed!!

All you have to do to win is:

1. Follow Michelle

2. Post her giveaway on your side bar

3. Post about Michelle's giveaway on your blog

4. "Like" Michelle's Facebook if you have one

Eagle Scout project

I spent about 6hrs Sunday cranking out pages for my husband album,
 so he'd have some show and tell items to go along with the Eagle scout video presentation he did last night.

Here's one inspired by Sketchabilities #84

I left out the 4th photo as I really wanted to add the 3D sticker of the Eagle patch

 also kept it simple and left out all of the flowers and fluff to keep it more masculine

My husband when he was 18 as well as a close up of the 3D sticker patch.

Really like the K and Company Boyscout line

here's another scout page I made using a sketch I found

at memorable season sketch a ton provided by Liz Chidester

 I added a few extra photos, but the base is very similar to the sketch

So the problem with doing a scrap page of an event that I didn't attend is getting the journaling part correct.  I thought I was doing a good job with the notes my mother in law had next to the photos in her album and then I turned the page to find a photo of a wooden sign with the camp name on it.  Yes I spelled it wrong and then my wonderful husband pointed out that my MIL also wasn't there so it wasn't a tapping in ceremony as so much a tapping out.  Thus the added piece of card stock to cover up the mistake.

Okay just a few more pages to go

 two page with two different camp outs. 
Waldo Lake hike to Kiwa Lake
and Father /son camp out at Camp Baker

 Random court of honor ceremonies

Ben  receiving  his eagle rank

love this 3D sticker.  Almost looks real

Thanks for spending the time to get through my long post.

LCOM #3

Made this layout to follow Sketch #3 at Let's Capture Our Memories

Working on my husbands scout photos and the sketch worked well for the pictures that I have.

Only changed the size of the middle photo

and

shifted down the banner and journal stripes to create space for to the badges

On the borderline at Lasting Memories

We want to see borders on those layouts at Lasting memories. Any kind of border will do.  I've been breaking in my new hexagon border punch.  Totally in love, not just because its a trendy shape but because it seems to be a more masculine border punch compared to the others I own.

Which is great for working on my husbands scout picture for his big

Eagle Scout presentation for pack 52 on Tuesday

Not the best pics of the layout. 

Super over cast and damp outside so I did them indoors

Left side of the layout. 

 I used  K and Company Boy scouts paper and die cuts. 

Close up of border punch

Journal box and letter die cuts

Right side of layout

Used the off cut from the punch under the troop number.

I have lots of cute little hexes to use now

Hope you'll take the border challenge and join us at lasting memories

This week we're being sponsored by A2Z.  They have some awesome new products in store and one lucky person will receive a $10.00 gift certificate.

Slow going

I was doing great cranking out the layout earlier this month and now I'm almost at a stand still.  Kids are home sick again, girl scouts is crazy and I've barely been crafting. 

Going to try and fix that tomorrow. 

 We'll see

Sketch with a twist

Seems like there are a lot of challenges that are now a sketch with a twist,

but this is the first site I started following as far as twist go. 

I enjoy playing along at sketch with a twist when I can and have decided to take the chevron challenge.

I started off by cutting a mask for my misting, but wasn't to happy with the out come.

However the mask itself looked great so I used it instead for the layer over my base paper.

I followed the sketch pretty close with keeping the photos circles.

The little tags are scraps of Halloween text paper that I cut and mounted.

the purple tail is elastic cord left over from a Girl scout project,

 but really helps add a bit of sparkle to the page