Layout share

Had to get up up before the crack of dawn this morning 

to take the oldest back to college, 

for those of you who routinely get up at 3:30 am, I am in awe.

So I thought I would share some layouts which have

all been featured in the

Scrapbook News and Review magazine.

The first is me and my husband on my 40th.

Lucky me, he took me to Paris for the week and this picture was snapped by a bystander.

It doesn't use a lot of paper. One 12x12 piece of card stock

misted with Lindy's Stamp Gang Buccaneer Bronze over

a Christy Tomlinison stencil.

Few pieces of scrap paper, piece of torn corrugated cardboard, and some clear number tape and it is done.

I ran out of E's but the number 3 fits in in a pinch.

This is the oldest & one of our German exchange students.

We have been lucky to now have had to very wonderful girls come and stay with us from Germany.

The hosting of exchange students has created some life long 

friendships.

Patterned paper with mist through a Stencil Girl stencil.

some Washii tape and rick rack were layered under the photo,

and a cluster of Petaloo flowers and leaves added.

Last but not least,

is Me at 41.

I've done so much and still have so much to do.

The layout was created using a sketch that the magazine provided.

Prima flowers, a doily, paper pleats, and wooden tags

all are added as embellishments.

Time to hit the road,

hope you all got to sleep way later than me this fine rainy morning.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Christmas is coming….

                                                             

                                                               It is official!
December 1st is here and for many, the season of Advent is starting today! As one of the most beloved holidays in the Christian faith, Christmas is truly a wonderful time of the year when we commemorate the birth of Jesus!

                  To help celebrate and inspire you to create we are having a special

                                               Christmas Creations Challenge

                                    over on the Scrapping Everyday Miracles blog.

               The design team members have created a ton of Holiday projects to inspire you.

                                                          Here are a few from me.

To me Christmas is about the little things. Like finding my 2 youngest sound asleep on Christmas Eve.

In a time when it seems to be more go go go than anything else this respite immediately spoke to me.

Family is the most important thing.

For this layout I'm showcasing the girls again.

I try every year to get a picture of them in front of the tree.

As I am constantly taking pictures you can see they approach this without much in the way of gravitas.

Someone always needs to be goofing off.

I suppose I could get upset, but in reality it's how our family is and I wouldn't trade it for the world.

The background paper was swiped with Gesso then misted heavily with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists.

Petaloo flowers, red burlap and gold embossing finish it off.

Last but not least is one of my most favorite Christmas layouts of all time.

The background is Pink Paislee resist paper colored with Distress Inks.

Various stamps from PP were also used with black StazOn to add to the page.

The circle frame was colored using silver Lumiere paint by Jacquard

Some torn papers were layered underneath the photo.

and to finish it off lots of flowers and flourishes.

I hope these layouts inspire you to create for the season.

Remember head over to Scrapping Everyday Miracles to see what everyone is creating and join in on the challenge.

it is easy enough ;)

Your challenge is to create a project of any kind that celebrates Christmas!  You may enter as many unique projects as you like, and with as many other challenges as you like!  *Please mention Scrapping Everyday Miracles blog, AND link back to our challenge!  Winners will be announced on December 28th! 

Thanks for stopping by and have an excellent first day of December.

Peace to you all.

Just sharing some layouts today

Sharing some layouts today that have all been featured in

Scrapbook News and Review.

They feature my favorite subjects (the girls), and are mixed media and layered

papers.

Alles ist Gut

is done on a piece of craft card stock.

Gesso was scraped through a Stencil Girl stencil, as well as dripped onto and painted

around the page.

Some Lindy's Buccaneer Bronze mist was also added and dripped down the page.

A few scraps of paper, including a brown shopping bag were layered under the photo.

Forever and Ever

When the little one was small she used to hold everyone's ears, 

both to comfort herself as well as when she saw others in distress.

I caught the 2 youngest in the act one day. The baby was comforting her big sis. No matter how they fight (and boy do they fight!) they will always be there for each other.

Lots of distressing, paper layers and machine stitching on this page.

Lovely Smile

Some paper layering, misting through a Crafter's Workshop stencil and using some FabScraps chipboard to create this page.

The large SMILE is a Kaisercraft rub on.

Try placing them over a large spot on your photo. They'll look like you took the pic just for them.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!