Some Layouts To Share

Today I have two new layouts to share.  My husband has an aunt that we go visit in the nursing home often.  She is 93 years of age and is such a wonderful person.  She was a nurse for many years and worked in Africa in countries such as Kenya and Ethiopia for 30 years helping the sick and she believes that in her career she has delivered over 1000 babies.  She loves children and never got married or had any of her own.  She is such a strong woman and dedicated her entire life to others.  I wanted to create a special layout of this remarkable woman.

Aunt Mary

I also created a layout of my two sons who are 15 years apart in age.  They can still get together and have a great time.  They both love Calaway Park.  I love when my older son comes home and spends time with his little brother.

Splish Splash

It is such a nice spring day here so I think I will go out and enjoy the weather and take some photos.

Have a great day and enjoy your day!

Twisted Sketches Sketch #144

Today Sketch #144 is posted at Twisted Sketches and I had fun with this sketch.  This little guy is a real cutie.  He is one of my daughter's friends little guy Alex.  I thought Echo Park's new "This And That" Collection would be perfect for this page.  It was also fun to get the punchinella out of the stash and ink it up and stamp with it on the kraft card stock for more texture.  My sewing machine has been hiding for a while, so I decided to take it out and do some stitching.

Come challenge yourself and get out of your creative rut and play along with us at Twisted Sketches.  You can find today's layout sketch here.

Have an awesome day!

SC March Word Challenge

Today on Scrapbook Challenges it is my turn to share the March Word/Quote/Journaling Challenge.  My challenge to you is to create a layout that has the word "amazing" in the title.  The word "amazing" can also be used in a quote on your page or in some journaling. 

I created a layout on my daughter who is amazing to me.  When I gave birth to her 24 years ago, I became sick 24 hours after I delivered her and was critically ill and in dire health.  Shannon was a trooper, and stayed in the hospital for two weeks with me.  She was the "demo" baby that the nurses demonstrated how to bathe and diaper to the other moms while I was in the hospital recovering from a very serious infection.   I didn't get to feed and hold her as I was too ill.  My doctor didn't know if I was going to pull through, but after massive doses of antibiotics, my health began to improve and I was able to go home and raise my two year old son and my newborn daughter.  When my daughter was 9, she had a very freak accident that nearly took her life and she pulled through.  She is now studying to be a nurse and it is something that is her calling as she knows what trauma is and is very compassionate with her patients that are going through a hard time too.  Shannon and I have a special bond because of our history and I am blessed to have her and she is my special girl.

On a more lighter note, I would love for you to join me in this challenge and have fun and be creative then upload it to the Scrapbook Challenges Gallery and link it back to the March Word/Quote/Journaling Challenge Thread.  I can't wait to see what you create.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

SC March Madness Challenge 2

Snow Pretty

Things are going very well and I am super excited to announce that I made it to Round 2 of the March Madness Challenge at Scrapbook Challenges.  It started with all of the 16 designers and now we are down to 8 designers.  The competition is fierce and I am paired with Lauri Andrus for this challenge.  

The challenge is to create a monochromatic layout by using our team colour and put it on a neutral background of white, kraft or black.  My team colour is blue.  Blue is my favourite colour so I wanted to create a layout of winter with the cool blue tones.  The lace looks green, but it is actually a lighter shade of blue.  The snowflakes were stickers that I wanted to make sparkle so I used Glossy Accents and some glitter that I sprinkled before it dried completely.  The background was misted with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Bell Bottom Jeans.  The papers are from the Midnight Frost Collection by Bo Bunny.  I distressed the edges of the white paper background with Tim Holtz's Distress Ink in Broken China.  I used some Kaisercraft jewels and pearls and some assorted brads and buttons and some machine stitching and adhered it to blue cardstock.  

Thanks for stopping by and I really would appreciate your vote at Scrapbook Challenges.  You can vote on March 29 and up to midnight on March 30.

Have a great day!

Scrapbook Challenges Sketch #288

Today there are two new sketches posted at Scrapbook Challenges and the single layout sketch for today was my first sketch that I designed for the team:

Sketch #288 Single Page 

If you prefer, try your hand at the two page sketch:

Sketch #288 Double Page 

I seldom create two page layouts, but I really like the double page sketch that design team member Chanell designed and I thought it would be great to use more photos of my son and daughter-in-law's recent trip to Cancun, Mexico:

Swim With The Dolphins

Why don't you play along and challenge yourself with these sketches.  You can upload your creation to the challenge gallery at Scrapbook Challenges and also post in the Sketch #288 forum thread for this month.

Have a great day!