Echo Park Just Be You

At the Scraproom they sell really fun kits each month.  I love getting their kits as there is a perfect sampling of four different newer scrapbook lines with a few embellishments for each.  I thought I'd share a few layouts I created using the Echo Park Just Be You line from the Scraproom February Kit.  As you know I'm a huge Echo Park fan and this line was no exception.  Here's the February Kit:

This first was a double layout of my daughter and her friend visiting in Utah and they go to go see a new temple there.  Since I had so many photos I knew I needed a double layout.  I loved all the fun stickers that came with this line.  I just wish I had more of this paper so I could create more.

For those that may not know, I have an Etsy store called SallyC Studio.  I sell mostly 2 page scrapbook layouts.  Lately, however I have wanted to add a few single layouts.  Personally I enjoy creating both equally but I've found that the older my kids get the less photos I take and when I do it's usually with my phone so you'll see that I do scrap more single layouts.  I had a few scraps left after my double layout so I thought I'd enjoy creating a single layout for my store with the scraps.  I also incorporated a challenge at Scrap Our Stash  using this bingo card:

I used the color yellow, journal card (which is my title) and 3 patterned papers.

I also used a fun challenge at the Paper Issues Facebook group to use 5 items from a list.  I used cardstock, sticker, patterned paper, twine and paper punch(my butterflies)

  I hope you'll check out The Scraproom and see all the great kits they sell.  I love the variety each month and I find I use more of it up so I don't "add" to my stash.  Thanks for stopping by!

Sweet Baby Girl

I love babies!  And this is an older photo of me and my sweet little niece, Ellie.  For this layout I chose to incorporate 3 different challenges.

The first two are from Scrappy Friends.  Each month Rochelle and Brenda host a challenge.  If you do both your name goes into a drawing for the monthly prize.  I always LOVE the challenge of incorporating both challenges.  Here are the two challenges:
 
Then on top of that I chose to use a color challenge from The Scraproom's Facebook group.
  Isn't it pretty?!  So I dug through my stash and found this old My Mind's eye line.  It was perfect for my photos.  I pulled out some old stash items including my old, old rubons.  I was kind of surprised they still worked, to be honest.  Anyway...here is my layout:

Also, I thought I'd share this one I created of my daughter and her first car that she purchased on her own.  Again some very old stash but isn't it perfect for her photo?  

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful day!

Light It Up

Over at Stuck?! Sketches there are always 2 monthly sketch challenges.  As you probably know I do love Laura Whitaker's sketches!  So I chose to play along this month.  Look at her cute sketch!


In addition to this fun sketch, I also chose to incorporate another challenge at Paper Issues Facebook group to Put your title on a curve.  Here is my take on it using some fun college days photos of my daughter.

Here's another one I had fun with of my daughter and one of her friends and old room mates from her wedding.  I love, love these papers from Simple Stories.  Dang I love their lines!  If I remember right this was also from one of Laura's sketches  

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you have a fabulous weekend!

Temple Square and more

Several years ago we went to Salt Lake City, Utah on a family vacation and got to go see Temple Square.  I took so many photos that I knew it needed to be a 2 page layout.  So I found this older Crate Paper line that I felt pulled all the colors we were wearing in.  Here is what I created

To add a little challenge, I decided to use this challenge going on at the Scraproom's Facebook group to use at least 3 brads. I also pulled out some other older items from my stash: the florishes, my dymo labeler and even ribbon.  It was fun to work with these colors!

I also created this layout using a sketch from Laura Whitaker.  I challenge myself to use it because it's so different than I would normally scrap.  Plus I had these older photos of when my kids were younger.  It sure makes me miss them!  Anyway...I used some older Authentique papers and some burlap embellishments.

One more I create for fun was this one about my husband I voting.  It was a little bit of work to add the pearls in a big circle cut I was very happy with the results.  Again...some older stash from My Mind's Eye this time.  

Thanks for stopping by!  

Wicked Cute

Hello!  I'm here to share a layout I created using 2 challenges:

The first is from the New Colorful Creations blog.  They had challenges several years ago and they have since decided to start it up again.  This month's challenge is  to use black/white and one other color.  I chose orange.


Plus at The ScrapRoom, they have 4 throwback sketches to choose from to create a layout.  I chose the top right one.


And here is my take for these challenges using some pretty old Halloween papers.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week!

Carsen's New Ornament

Every year my mom buys each of the grandkids a new ornament for the tree. This year Carsen got a cool guitar, which he loved.  I chose to scrap this using a challenge for Scrap The Boys. Which was to Scrap Something New.  Here is my take on it:

Thanks for stopping by!  

Valentine's cookies

I had some fun challenges to create a Valentine's layout.  So I opted to use older photos of my boys holding their valentine's day cookies.  My mom has a tradition to make these every year.  Each child gets a big cookie and they go to her house to decorate it any way they want.

The first challenge was this color challenge from the ScrapRoom Facebook Group.  You have to use 3 of the 5 colors:


The 2nd challenge was for Let's Get Sketchy: this sketch and mood board:


And here is my take for these challenges:

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy Scrapping!

The ScrapRoom Challenges

Her's one layout I created for the ScrapRoom challenges.  This first challenge was the Jump Start Sketch.


And here is my take on it using some new Simple Stories.  I just loved this color combo!!

Thanks for stopping by!  I'll post my other creations in a separate post.  Happy Scrapping!

Scrappy Friends February Challenge

I finally got a chance to spend the weekend creating. Yay!  It felt good to create again.  This first challenge is always one of my favorites to participate in if I have time.  It's the Scrappy Friend's February Challenge.  Rochelle's Challenge was to use this sketch:

And Brenda's challenge is this;

Plus, over at the ScrapRoom Facebook group, ,there is a challenge to use flowers.  So I opted to add a few to my layout. 

Here is my take on these challenges using a photo of Micah and I a few years ago taken while we were on vacation in San Diego.  

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy Scrapping!

Dear Santa

 As my husband was watching football yesterday, I decided I could finally make some time to scrapbook. I looked around for a few challenges and found these two fun ones:

This first one is from the Challenge Yourself Blog

You have to scrapbook about yourself which is always a good challenge for me. So I found  this vintage photo of me in 1981. I also learned through this process that I am in very few Christmas photos.  Guess I need to take a few more with me in them.

 I also found this adorable sketch for a guest design team position for Lets Get Sketchy

And here is my take on it using the December The Scraproom Kit

Be sure and check out the GDT Call over at Let's Get Sketchy. It looks like lots of fun! Hope you have a very Happy New Year!!

The Scrap Room Flavor of the Month Kit

Hi!  Hope your week is going well!  I finally took the plunge and decided to subscribe to The Scrap Room Flavor of the month Kit.  I have been longingly looked at them since January and decided it was time to subscribe, even though I shouldn't be buying a single sheet of paper LOL.  I have sooo many papers!  But I {heart} patterned paper!  Plus on the facebook group and blog they offer challenges.  Next to patterned paper, challenges are my next favorite.

Here is this month's kit.  LOVE IT!!
             

Here is the sketch from the blog:
                  

And here is my take on it using the Crate Paper Cute Girl Line:

Loved this cute floral paper!  I did add the small dotted paper from my stash as well as the flowers but otherwise it's from my kit.  I love that I can get 2-3 layouts done and not add to my stash(or least I'm hoping to conquer them each month :)

I've also created a few others from the kit using challenges on the Facebook Group.

This one I created first...I loved this Echo Park I Love Family Line!  I also added a few items from a Simple Stories fall line from a few years ago.  They matched perfectly!  This is a photo of me, my mom and 2 sisters on Thanksgiving.  I used a Throwback Sketch from the Facebook Group:

Here's the sketch

And here's one I created for the Freaky Fast Challenge using the Simple Stories Posh line.  This is me and my mom on Mother's day last year.  Love this FFF challenge each month!

Here's the challenge: 

Be sure and check out the Kits at The Scrap Room.  I'm totally loving mine and am so happy I joined their club!  Thanks for stopping by!  

            

The Memory Nest - Let's Party

Hello!  Today I'm sharing a layout created with a sketch by Leslie at The Memory Nest for Make It Monday Challenge 73.  I enjoyed playing with this sketch and loved using up some old Jillibean Soup papers.

Here's the sketch:

And here is my take on it.  Thanks for the inspiration Leslie!

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a fabulous rest of the week!

Scrap Our Stash

So this last challenge I created was for Scrap Our Stash.  They had a Book Inspire challenge with this cover.  I chose to be inspired by the school theme and even tried to use similar colors though the shades are a bit different.

Lastly...here is a layout I created just because.  This is my same son last year after he got his license.  Look at the difference in his hair?!  

Thanks for your patience with the sharing of all my latest scrappy creations.  Thanks for all the inspiration for those that take the time to create sketches and challenges!  I do love this hobby!

The Memory Nest

I love Leslie over at The Memory Nest.  She's one of the nicest people you'll meet!  Years ago I designed for her so I always try and see what challenges she has going on.  This is the sketch challenge she issued earlier this month:

With the photos I used,  I couldn't quite make it work this way so I turned it to create my layout.  Again..I pulled out some old Fancy Pants products (let's be honest it's been so long since I scrapped regularly that all my stash is old).  I remember when this line came out and I just LOVED it but have found that it's not as easy to use as you'd think.  But still, it seemed perfect for these photos of my sister, my daughter and I getting pedicures for my daughter's 21st birthday.  It was the first summer she didn't come home so I went to see her to celebrate with her.  

Oh, and I love patterned paper so much that I added more than the sketch called for so hopefully that's ok.  

Happy Tuesday everyone!

Let's Get Sketchy & More Than Words Challenges

So here is one I combined. You know life is so much easier and more fun with a sketch to start with.  I opted for this one from Let's Get Sketchy
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And on my facebook group about Scrapbook Challenges I found this fun one from a site I've never seen: More Than Words which is a word with a twist.  Here is the one I participated in and hopefully did it right.

I opted for the Art Recipe though this Easter Bread is a family tradition.  This photo was taken this year and it was wonderful to have all 3 of my kids home this year.  

Once again...thanks for stopping by.  Just a few more and I'll be done.

Scrappy Friends Challenge

One of my go to challenges each month -  if I have time to scrap - is the Scrappy Friends which is hosted by Rochelle Spears and Brenda Ragsdale (love both of their sketches).  This month the 2 challenges are:

Rochelle issues a This or That Challenge  and Brenda issues a fun sketch to use


Cute, huh?  So here is my take for this challenge.  Again..I got a fun new kit from Simple Stories and just HAD to use it.  This photos is super old but it went great with these papers. For Rochelle's challenge I used Enamel Shapes.  Besides the enamel dots I used the Geotag enamel piece.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a fabulous week!