Love Park

When we traveled to Philadelphia for our anniversary the beginning of November - I knew I wanted to get a photo of us in front of the "Love" sign at Love Park. (I just didn't know that the photos would cost me $20 .. lol!) But it was so worth it..

I used the December sketch at Artful Delight, along with Echo Park's "Enjoy the Ride" mini theme. I embellished with faux stitching, Paper Smooches "Alpha Dots", brads, and this fun washi tape (gifted to me by my friend April.. thanks April!)

I'm also sharing this layout at Frosted Designs for their 12 Days of Christmas... the 8th day was to use 8 products:

1. cardstocks

2. patterned papers

3. washi tape

4. brads

5. journaling card

6. border punch

7. stickers

8. white/black gel pen

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great Sunday :)

Destinations

My husband and I just returned from 7 wonderful days in Colorado! His entire family vacationed there together for his sister's wedding (who lives in Fort Collins). You'll be seeing lots of layouts from our trip over the next few months! Let's just say I filled a memory card ;)

I have a new paper love.. Simple Stories! My sweet friend, Theresa, recently gifted me the Destinations line and it is AMAZING!! I made this 2 page layout tonight of our drive from the airport to Fort Collins.

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We were very surprised how flat the land was from flying over Kansas until you reached the foothills of the Rockies. You could see for miles and miles! The title says "It's flat until the foothills" and uses mixed fonts from the same collection.

I love the sticker sheet that coordinates with these papers. I popped up this camera and "enjoy the journey" diecut.

The journal cards are by far my favorite part of Simple Stories!! I can't wait to use them all.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend.

Sketch Challenge! :)

Time for another challenge at The Paper Variety! :)

 I have to tell you how much I love the girls on my Team B team! These are a great group of creative and kind ladies that not only provide inspiration here at The Paper Variety, for me, and for all of you - but have become wonderful friends! This is their final challenge as TPV dt members, but I don't want this to be the last you see of them ;) Please take a moment to go to their personal blogs (if you haven't already!) and follow them. All links are over at The Paper Variety.

This sketch comes from one of my favorite sketch sources, Page Maps! You can find this gem in their June 2011 maps. 

Our prize this week is Artful Delight's JULY kit !! Come back Friday to hear about what's in this awesome kit and more about Leanne's website! 

These are photos of our anniversary trip to San Francisco last November. We took a ferry boat ride to Alcatraz. It was SO interesting. This is the first of MANY photos/layouts of our tour.

 In addition to a layout you can also make a card or other paper project as long as you incorporate similar elements/design of the sketch.  

We can't wait to see your takes on this week's challenge!

See what the rest of the DT created and link up your projects at The Paper Variety! :)

Nuts About You

I love this sketch from The Scrappiest!

I decided to do a 2nd page to the Muir Woods layout I did a few weeks ago using Cosmo Cricket's "Mr. Campy". I used a 5x7 photo of our wedding bands on one of the HUGE redwood tree trunks. I know it's SUPER cheesy, lol, but it was perfect for my journaling.

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I am also entering this into Emma's "Throwback Thursday" challenge. She wanted us to create a layout using a Cricut Lite cartridge. I don't have any of those {yet} so I used my somewhat older Create A Critter.

The little squirrel is one of my favorites! I also cut out the acorn for my "Nuts About U" title. The fern sprigs are from the dinosaur cut. They match the patterned paper perfectly!

Thanks for stopping by tonight!

Thanks goodness tomorrow is Friday!!! :)

Flying Solo

I made a quick layout this morning for a few few challenges. This one is for the San Francisco anniversary trip album. My husband was there for a conference over that weekend, so we flew out ahead of time together and did the "tourist" thing and then I flew home by myself while he stayed for work.

I used the current sketch at Sassy Little Sketches:

I really like how it turned out! Simple, with the focus on these amazing pictures out the plane window. I was so proud of myself for flying back by myself across country!

I used Basic Grey's "Wander" collection for the papers and embellishments. The title is made with Jillibean Soup corrugated alphas (love the negatives!)

There is a fun challenge going on at Get Cricky to "Pack Your Bags". When I looked through my photos I knew these would be perfect :)

Redwoods

I loved the sketch on the Cosmo Cricket blog last week and new I wanted to use one of the collections I'd been "saving" (okay hoarding.. hehe) for a while.

"Mr. Campy" is definitely an "oldie but a goodie" ;) It was perfect for some of the hiking photos from our San Fransisco anniversary trip.

I used one of the border strips along the bottom and a journaling card for beside the photo. I "fussy cut" the leaves from the patterned paper to make an embellishment cluster, brought together with a few buttons and twine knots.

I used some patterned paper scraps to cut 1.5" circles and make this cute banner for my title. I strung it with twine and tied in a bow on either side.

I really like how it turned out! Thanks for stopping by. Hope you had a great weekend! :)

Golden Gate Bridge

I love skipping around in my scrapbooking and working on pages/memories as I feel inspired. When I saw the sketch at Artful Delight, I  knew it would be a nice way to showcase a 5x7 picture.

When I was at my LSS recently, I picked up some of the We R Memory Keeper's "Maple Grove" collection. The rich colors and touches of gold metallic I thought would be perfect for our fall trip to San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge!

I used my new "Honey" Thickers for the title. I outlined them in a black fine sharpie to add definition from the burgundy background. Then, I took my "Golden Rod" Stickles and glittered up the word 'golden'.

I love the embossed stickers from WRMK! I popped up the tree on foam and trimmed down the border, too.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you are having a wonderful Saturday :)

Shopping Down Town

Posting on a Tuesday morning? Yep, it's a snow day for me! And I've already finished a couple projects ;)

I made a double page using my FAVORITE Basic Grey's "Wander" collection for a spread in my San Francisco anniversary album. My hubby was there for a business conference, so during the day I wandered (get it? hehe) downtown to do some shopping.

I created a collage of pictures of all of the high end stores I was just in awe of! I kept it clutter-free with a white background. I created a little city scene with patterned paper scraps I had leftover and chipboard pieces.

The second page is more of the same, including some computer strip journaling.

This is how they look together! You can click to view it larger.

A few close ups of the chipboard...

Have a great day :)

Not All Who Wander Are Lost

Part of planning our anniversary trip to San Francisco was planning the scrapbook pages, too :) I got Basic Grey's Wander collection and a bunch of embellishments as well. It was SO hard not to tear into them until after we got back and had pictures printed. I knew I wanted the word "wander" on one of my layouts. 

I found the quote "Not all who wander are lost" and thought it would be a neat title. I created this 2 page layout of our photos traveling from Pennsylvania to San Francisco. The first page is us at the airport getting ready to board the plane. 

The second page features an 8x10 collage print of a bunch of photos - us on the plan (me - reading, my hubby - playing with his phone lol), the screen showing our flight was delayed, the inside of the airport, a view from above and then San Francisco airport at night when we landed.

It's a bit busy, but I still love how it turned out.

Thanks for visiting! 

Through a Bus Window ;)

As soon as I saw this sketch at Ally Scraps - I knew I wanted to use pics from our San Francisco trip. I love how many photos I could use on a 2 page spread without it being too overwhelming.

I used the awesome Basic Grey Wander collection. This was our first full day in California. My hubby booked an all day bus trip that took us to many of the wonderful sights.

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These are the pictures that I took when we were in the front seat of the double decker bus. What a view! I printed my journaling on the computer, because I had so much to say ;)

I love all the little details on this layout that were inspired by the sketch. I added the name of the tour company to the bus chipboard. I also inked around all the edges in black ink and outlined the corrugated alphas in black pen, too.

Hope you are having a great weekend!

Dance in the rain :)

I am SO excited to announce the next challenge at The Paper Variety! Julie Bonner designed a sketch especially for us. Isn't it wonderful! I am so inspired by Julie's work.

Here is the 2 page sketch -isn't it awesome?!

As if that wasn't enticing enough - Sarah from Scrapcetera is sponsoring this week. Her brand new November kit!!

Here is the layout I created - my 2nd in our San Francisco album. This time I used Basic Grey's Wander collection.

The title quote was perfect for our one day of bad weather (which didn't stop us from buying umbrella's and walking from one end of the city to the other!) -

Stop by The Paper Variety to see the fabulous layouts the rest of the design team created based on Julie's sketch! We would love to see your interpretation, too! :)