A Layout To Share Of My Son

Usually I scrapbook what is on my mind that day if I don't have design team assignments.  My oldest son and his wife are on my mind a lot so I thought I would scrapbook a layout using a wainscotting technique I saw in the fall issue of Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine. The article I am referring to is  "Tool Junkie" by Christy Riopel.  Christy used the Stampin Up Simply Scored scoring tool but I have a Scor-Pal so I improvised.

Gray Cardstock

Weathered Wood Distress Ink - Tim Holtz

Scor-Pal Score Board

 The gray cardstock background was scored every half inch on my Scor-Pal scoring board.

Score At Every 1/2 Inch Mark

Turn Cardstock Over

Turn the page over and notice that the scoring lines are raised on the backside so I chose to ink the back.

I then used Tim Holtz Distressed Ink in Weathered Wood and applied the ink pad directly to the paper in a downward motion being sure to cover the entire page.

Run Inkpad from top to bottom of page

Finally, I ran the Tim Holtz Distress Stain in Picket Fence over the entire scored and inked page for a more distressed, softer look.

After inking, run Tim Holtz Distress Stain Picket Fence over paper

Next, I cut the title "Son" from my Silhouette Cameo, applied Glossy Accents to the letters and then fussy cut the lighthouse and distressed all the papers.  A piece of jute was added to give more texture as well as the buttons.

I used Webster's Pages Yacht Club Collection for the papers.  The sketch that inspired me was by Pagedrafts Sketch #13.

It was a lot of fun to do and I like the way it turned out.

Have a good Saturday!

Fall Photos

It's been quite the week.  I am not going to go into details but I know as a mother, I want the best for my children and when my children hurt, I hurt.  Sometimes all I can do is listen and give big hugs.  In this situation I feel helpless but know that everything happens for a reason.

This week I haven't done any scrapbooking but have been enjoying the beautiful weather so my husband and I have been going for some nice drives and capturing some fall photos.

When the going gets tough, the tough go take photos.  That has been my week.

Scrapbook Challenges Sketch #313

It's hard to believe that another Monday is here and September is flying by.

Today at Scrapbook Challenges we are revealing Sketch #313 and I must admit, this layout was totally out of my comfort zone.  First, I am not a two pager kind of girl and secondly, I like to scrapbook bright colors so this one was a challenge for me.

3 Generations Of Family

My husband's dad came to visit last week and I thought it would be a perfect time to snap some photos of the three generations.

Here are the sketches for this week:

Sketch 313 - Single

Sketch 313 - Double

Come play along and upload them in the forum thread for Sketch #313 and in our gallery.  You can see what the entire team created with the sketches here:

Have a great week!

I Love The Zoo

Today there was an adult photography photo walk at our local zoo and I thought it would be a perfect way to get out and practice with my camera.  Tigers are my favorite wild animal and the tiger cubs at our zoo are so entertaining to watch.  Here are a few of my photos from the fun day.