SOS Feb Sketch Challenge "Let's Go!"

It's time for February's Pick Your Side - Sketch Challenge from the Scrap Our Stash Blog!

Check out the 2 page layout sketch below, pick the left or the right side - as inspiration to create your layout - and be sure to included Striped Pattern Paper and Mixed Alphas too!

I picked the LEFT side of the sketch and used lots of stuff from the Simple Stories "Crafty Girl" Collection.  This is a photo of me on the way to a weekend scrapbooking crop. I had fun using mixed alphas on the banners I made across the top - definitely not something I would usually do - but it really was fun, and I like how it turned out - I hope you do too - and that I've inspired you to play along with us at the Scrap Our Stash Blog this month!

Here are some close ups for you:

Thanks for stopping by - I hope you will find some time to play along with us this month at the Scrap Our Stash Challenge Blog!

((HUGS)) ~ Sherri

Items used:
Simple Stories - Crafty Girl
  Hand Made
  3 x 4 Elements
  4 x 6 Elements
  4 x 4 Elements
  Craft Night
  Stickers and Chipboard Stickers
Teresa Collins - Freestyle Zebra
Echo Park - I Love Sunshine *Striped Paper
Craftsmart stickers - Sunshine Beach and Bookmarks
Hemptique Bakers Twine
Ranger Distress Stains- Picket Fence, Peacock Feathers, Rusty Hinge, Fossilized Amber, Picked Raspberries
Thickers: Dear Lizzy- Foam Fantastic- Purple - Polish - Pink, Elm - Black, Hooray - Aqua
Pink Fresh Studio - Puffy Alpha - Yellow
Creative Imaginations - Foam - White
Bling and Sequins

SOS 2nd Sept Challenge - Sketch and 3 School items "Date Night"

In the spirit of "September" being a "Back to School" month - This month's Sketch Challenge at Scrap Our Stash has a little "extra assignment" for you.  Not only do you have a GREAT Sketch to work with - we've added the requirement that you have to "ADD 3 School Items."

Here is the SKETCH  - so put your THINKING CAPS on - as we'd love for you to play along with us!

I've been wanting to use these photos of my husband and I, from a "Date Night" we enjoyed back on September 8th, 2013!!  We went out to dinner and then to a club with a bunch of his friends from work.

Here is my DT Inspiration Layout for you....

I LOVE this paper line from Paper House - Color Ways: Sapphire Collection!!
Blue is one of my favorite colors and I thought it went great with my 2 photos 
from our "Night on the Town!"  

You can see all of the school supply items I used for the challenge in this photo.
They are:
(1) Staples - I used my big EK Success Fastenater Stapler with white and black polka dot staples
(2) Graph Paper for the journaling tag
(3) Black Paper Clip
and an extra (4) Note book edge punch

Here are a few more close ups for you:

One of my favorite necklaces broke, and I couldn't part with it, so I put the beads in my scrappy stash and pulled a few out for this layout.  You can see one of them here - I affixed it to the corner of the photo with an enameled brad.  I love the Silver letters - and decided to make the title "#NEVER2OLD2 Party" since we were the "oldest" couple in the group that night!!

Here is the rest of the title  and another bead from my broken necklace, along with some silver star washi tape and some more "bling!"

We really had a great night! Lots of laughs, good food, a train ride with more laughs on the way home  - and even if we were the oldest ones in the group - I don't think we look that bad for a couple married 31 years!

This is the tag (made with graph patterned paper,) that was tucked behind the photo on the right.  I added the photo with 3D Foam Tape on the bottom and sides, so I could slip the journaling tag behind it.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you will play along with us at the SCRAP OUR STASH BLOG!!

((HUGS)) ~ Sherri

SOS AUG Sketch - "Happy Memories"

Can you believe we are more than half way through August?!!!  OH MY - where does the time go??

Well, that must mean it is time for the 2nd challenge of the month from Scrap Our Stash and get ready to use up lots of your "STASH," because it is a DOUBLE CHALLENGE!

Not only is there a really cool sketch for you to use, there is also a "BINGO" board that you can select 3 items (in a row) to include in your layout too!!  How FUN is that?!!!

Sooo....  here is the Sketch and the Bingo Board - and be sure to CHECK OUT all of the RULES on the SCRAP OUR STASH BLOG too!

After selecting my photo ( one of my Mom and I at a play ) and searching through my "stash"  - I decided to go with the 3 squares on the left of the board - TAG(s) | Polka Dots | Yellow - as the paper pack I wanted to use really fit in with the colors of the photo, and 2 of the items on the board ( Polka Dots and Yellow.) I just LOVED Simple Stories "DIY Boutique" when I first saw.  I've had this pack for a while and have been dying to use it.  I think it worked out perfectly!

"Happy Memories"

I decided to make my circle out of various brads, and different bling - I am really happy with how it came out - I love the mix of different size, heights and finishes.

The photo is a "SELFIE" that we took while waiting for the play to begin - It was at an odd angle, so I tilted it when I added it to the layout and I "popped" it with foam tape, on 3 sides, and made a pocket to add my tag for journaling - and also to satisfy the 3rd item on the bingo board too!

Here are a few more close ups:

Hoping you will play along with us this month at Scrap Our Stash!!  Trust me, this is a real fun challenge and a great way to use up some of your STASH!!  ( so you can buy more! LOL!)

Here are the items that I used:

Simple Stories "DIY Boutique" :
#5110 - Newspaper/Yellow
#5103 - Freeze Frame
#5113 - Boutique Dots / Pink
#5105 - Lovely
Jillibean Soup "Sprinkles"
Various Brads and Bling from my stash

Thanks for stopping by....  ((HUGS)) ~ Sherri

SOS AUGUST Word Challenge "PAPER"

Hello my Scrappy friends!!   It is time for the first August Challenge from Scrap Our Stash!

This month - the word is " P A P E R "  so - your Challenge is to use "STUFF" from your "STASH" that begins with those letters  - FULL DETAILS / RULES and other DT Inspiration can be found on the Scrap Our Stash Blog!

So..... I went through my Stash, and came up with the following layout -

The Graduate!

I just am just LOVING these WORD Challenges!  This is a photo from my youngest son Jake's Middle School Graduation, in 2009!! I've had these photos printed for some time - only about 6 years!!!  - It is one of my favorite pictures of Jake.  I loved it so much that I printed it in 2 different sizes!  I sometimes like to repeat the same photo on a layout - if it is one that I feel is really special, and sometimes use it in different sizes, and/or using different filters too.  Since I had printed it in black and white, I decided to use that color(less) pallet for my layout too.

I've had these papers and embellishments since that time too, and I am so happy this challenge pushed me to finally scrap them, and use up some of my stash!!

I even used one of the 2 pieces of 12x12 Acetate that I have held onto, and wasn't sure what to do with, (why I had 2 of them - I don't know!)  After painting around the edges of the base black flocked and silver graduation caps page, I added the feather, and the 2 matted photos.  I then covered the page with the Acetate sheet, but added some score tape between the base and the acetate, under where I knew I would be placing the title.  I then secured it by using 4 Black Eyelets ( one in each corner)  I I love how this layout came out!  I hope you will play along with us this month too!  Here are the items I used for the challenge:
P - Photo corners ( the old school black ones)
A - Arrow (brad,) Acetate
P - Paint ( White Ranger Distress Paint)
E - Eyelets, to secure the Acetate on all 4 corners
R - Rhinestones, Reminisce "Hat Toss" Flocked paper

 Here are some close ups for you:

I hope you will play along with us at SCRAP OUR STASH this month too!  Thanks for stopping by! I'd love to hear from you and can't wait to see what you will create!

((HUGS)) ~ Sherri

Challenge YOUrself #17 - "Around here I Am..."

It's time for April's Challenge over at the 
Challenge YOUrself Blog!
Last month we went back in the past, now we are sticking to the present.

Challenge YOUrself #17: Around Here

Record some of your daily blessings (snippets of your normal day)

Remember to include YOU in the photo :)

♥♥♥

This month, I am sharing a few little "snippets" of my daily routine with you, and also preserving them to look back on years from now, to see how my daily life has (or has not) changed!That is one of the GREAT things about these "YOU" Challenges! We as scrapbookers tend to fill our albums with photos that we take of others.  The Challenge YOUrself Blog "allows" usto document ourselves, and tell OUR story,along with that of our family and friends!The title of my layout is: "Around Here... I am Blessed" and I truly and gratefully feel that "I Am!"Here is my layout for your inspirations - and I hope you will play along with us over at the Challenge YOUrself Blog this month!

Around here - I am BLESSED with,
 and enjoy my simple everyday routines:

1. Mornings with Maggie and Tino ( our 2 Portuguese Waterdogs)
2. Dinner Prep, and my 1st Cup of Coffee 
(Starbucks in a Disney Cruiseline Tervis Cup of course!)
3. Work, Computer and 2nd Cup of Coffee
4. Feed us please! - Maggie and Tino want to eat dinner!
5. Family Dinner around the table - my favorite time of the day!
6. My Scrappy Time - if I'm lucky
7. Red Wine Time - after a busy day at work!


Here are a few close ups for you:

Love the gold accents and the feathers!

The little chipboard frames and the bicycle are super sweet!

I am just LOVING everything about this new Simple Stories "I Am" Collection! The colors, the embellishments, the patterns on the papers, the stickers....ALL OF IT! 

Here are the items that I used:
Simple Stories "I Am" Collection:
12x12 Basic Kit
12x12 Collection Kit
Enamel Dots
Chipboard Stickers
Chipboard Frames
Bits and Pieces
Self Adhesive Brads
Photo Stickers
Sentiment Stickers

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you will come play with us at The Challenge YOUrself Blog, and let us know what your daily blessing are - we can't wait to see what you come up with!

((HUGS)) ~ Sherri