A Great Escape - Scrapbook Page

Hi everyone!  I hope you're enjoying the weekend!  This is the first one in months that we've had very little planned.  My kids wrapped up their basketball seasons last week and soccer and baseball/softball don't begin for another week or two!  Whoo hoo! 

Today I'm posting a page I put together for my oldest son's scrapbook.  He's an athlete...will play ANY sport for hours on end.  It was for him that I made the basketball bookmark a few weeks ago.  But he also LOVES to read.  Well, when I saw that the ladies over at These Are a Few of My Favorite Things are hosting a challenge this week about favorite pastimes, this was the first one that came to mind.  My son, now 11, can be in a conversation with you one minute then have his head in a book mid-sentence.  I think I mentioned that he's been known to read while brushing his teeth and often tries to sneak a book on his lap during meals and at school during lectures.  I'm not complaining....I love to read too and I know that I'm lucky he enjoys it so much.  :-)  I need to find time to read more myself! 

The photos are various ones I've taken over the past few years, usually while we were vacationing.  Don't miss the photo of my son's bedside table!!  :-0  My layout is based on a recent sketch at Sketch Inspiration.  It was perfect for all of these photos.  Suzy at Scrap With Suzy used the sketch to make a SUPER adorable little leprechaun layout...be sure to check it out!!  I thought the title "A Great Escape" was appropriate for a page about a love for reading.  :-)  I cut the book from Locker Talk (I'd forgotten about so many of the wonderful images on this cartridge) and the word 'Escape' from Gypsy Wanderings, both with all the layers.  I was excited to find the blue paper with the tiny script in my stash...it too worked so well on this page.  The two small metal brads say "discover" and "dreams".  Simple, but effective!

Recipe

Argyle patterned paper from Momenta "All Through the Year" stack

Blue 'script' patterned paper from My Mind's Eye "everyday tango" stack

All cardstock from Recollections

Book cut from Locker Talk

"Escape" and top note shape cut from Gypsy Wanderings

EK Success puffy black dimensional letters

Recollections dimensionals to pop up the book

Black Creative Memories marker for stitching/doodling/journaling

I'm entering this page into four challenges:

Die Cuttin' Divas: Challenge #6 - Unused and unloved! - Create any project with a cartridge you've never or rarely used and use a cut that you've never used.  I haven't used Locker Talk in ages...and I've never used the book cut.

Lasting Memories: Recipe Time - Use (1) die-cut, (2) brads and (3) layers on your layout.

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things - These Are a Few of My Favorite Pastimes - Create anything that has to do with your favorite pastime.

Wacky Wednesday #31 - Manly Challenge - Create anything, as long as it's for a guy.

Enjoy the weekend!

~Sharon C.



handsome boy - scrapbook page

There's a fun challenge going on right now at These Are a Few of My Favorite Things called "These Are a Few of My Favorite Features".  They'd like to see a project showing your favorite features...could be one of your own, some of your children's, that of your pet...any take on the theme.  The DT's creations are just fantastic...take a look if you have a minute.  I combined this challenge with the sketch challenge at Get Your Sketch On  and the "double take" challenge at Cooking With Cricut to create my scrapbook page.  Another one for my books...yea!! 

These pictures of my middle son were taken in March, 2004 when he was 2 1/2 years old.  It was late in the month and we had a few nice, warm days.  My older two boys couldn't wait to play on the swingset, so out we went.  (I think we'll still have 6 inches of snow on the ground later this March....just sayin'!!)  My little guy was (and still is) very rough and tumble, curious, gregarious, sweet, generous and loving.  And, I can say this because I'm his mom and COMPLETELY biased, very handsome.  My opinion...just sayin'!  :-)  So my favorite features that I'm highlighting on this page are his eyes (big, ol' brown m&m's), eyelashes (today they're so long that they push up against his glasses) and his curly hair (which gets way out of control if it's not cut every 2 weeks!).  I won't say anything about those chunky cheeks!!  OK, I'm done.  I wouldn't dare say any of this to him today...talk about embarrassment...I'd be in trouble!! 

Recipe

Patterned paper - My Mind's Eye everyday tango paper stack

Kraft, white cardstock - Recollections

Chipboard frame, journaling spot - My Mind's Eye Home collection

'handsome' from Cricut Birthday Bash; welded with my Gypsy; cut from cereal box, inked and popped up

Cuttlebug herringbone embossing folder

Martha Stewart border punch & corner rounder

Chestnut Roan Cat's Eye chalk ink

Brown Creative Memories marker for stitching, journaling

EK Success dimensionals

I'm entering this page into 3 challenges:

Cooking With Cricut: Double Take - Create a new project using these elements (at a minimum):  2 pieces of cardstock, 2 pieces of patterned paper, 2 embellishments and a Cricut die-cut.

Get Your Sketch On: Challenge #9 - Use this sketch:

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things: These Are a Few of My Favorite Features - Create a project which shows some of your favorite features.

Enjoy the day!  TGIF!

~Sharon C.