2008 Done

Yep...with this 2 page layout I have scrapped all the 2008 photos that I'm going to scrap!  Yahoo!!!  This one is about our Christmas travels.  We visit everyone the week between Christmas and New Years.  And I did a 2 pager...something I don't normally do.  I also shook it up by NOT lining up the photos.  Also tried layering some PP.  It was fun to try something a little different!

Make sure you check out Scrap and Chat today.  It is the 15th of the month, so that means new challenges!  Oh yeah...you are going to love what the DT came up with for you!

Cinderella

Two posts in one day...oh yeah.  These quilted squares.  I'd seen them before and wanted to try them and well, they popped up again.  Sherrie posted a layout with the squares and a Cinderella photo.  (Original by Stacy Cohen --> Stacy's Cinderella layout).  Well...I had a Cinderella photo from '06 I never scrapped.  I was all over this.

The quilted squares were big time pita.  I couldn't get the folds the way I wanted.  But...after all the work and finagling, I do kinda like it.

Journaling reads:  Our first official Disney photo shoot.  Lunch at the castle with Cinderella and friends.  Kelly is soo no sure about this whole photo with a stranger thing, Princess or not.

June 1st means...

...challenge time at Scrap 'N Chat!  I'm starting the month off with OLW -- One Little Word.  A word that will, hopefully, spark your mojo.  The word I chose to challenge you with this month is "Name".  Come to the site to check out the details of the challenge.  And...here is my sample.

  

Our family is perfect

Yep...another layout done.  And this is what I'm talking about!  Oh yeah.  I got these papers (well some of them) in a Bella Blvd box sale.  Did the scraplift challenge at Scrap 'N Chat, and viola!  LOVE this family layout.

It is a miracle!

I hope you are all sitting down.  Especially those that know me.  You see....I'm a VERY SLOW scrapper!  I agonize over every detail...photo placement, colors, embellishments...everything.  If I get a layout done in a week...well...I'm lucky.

I think I must have broken through something, because I have gotten 4, yes 4, layouts done this week!!  Woohoo.  I really LOVE the first 2:  Getting ready 4 Max, and The looks, then the Cheese.  The next two I used BoBunny's winter line and well, I'm not loving them.

You see...I feel I went old school on them.  I have not scrapped distressed lines in a while.  I have moved away from Basic Grey and even, ( I know the horror) my favorite MME.  I've been sticking with the clean bright lines of Doodlebug, Echo Park, AC, etc.  So with these papers, I edge distressed, inked a bunch, and well...couldn't find the embellishments I wanted.  Oh well...I guess I'll stick with my new favorites!

The first one is for this weekends blitz at SNC...you'll have to stop by later to see what inspired Surrounded with Love.

 This one was done for Diana's sketch challenge.  She had ovals on the sketch...ovals!  Argh...I had to bust out some old tools for this one.  CM's oval cutters and my magic matter...remember that one!  LOL! 

Getting ready for Max

Have I told you all lately how much I love the message board Scrap 'N Chat?  I do. I really do.  There are soo many challenges that just keep me scrapping.

Here is a layout I did for the May round of Scrapbook Tag...what a fun challenge!  I got to bust out these photos from '09.  Kelly had a blast helping paint Max's room.

The Looks, then the Cheese

Yep...Max and his cheesy smile.  But he doesn't give it up easily!