Frosty Friends Scrapbook Page

Woot, woot!  This is the 3rd day in a row I've posted.  My scrap area and my Cricut are getting quite the workout!  I've been inspired by so many great challenges these past few days.  The lastest are a scrapbook layout sketch challenge, a die-cut challenge, a winter challenge and a color inspiration challenge.  I started with the latest sketch at Stuck On U Sketches.  I haven't done a layout like this before and it was quite a bit of fun.  I was inspired by the colors on Diane's antique pin here at Capadia Designs.  Then I cut a snowman for the latest SOUS die-cut challenge and created my winter-themed layout for the Getting Scrappy Challenge at Amanda's Crafts and More.  A bit of bubblegum glitter glue, a few rhinestones, some stitching and two googly eyes later, I was done.  Yay!

The picture is my daughter and one of her good buddies playing in the snow after one of our snowstorms last year.  It was just a coincidence that her friend's hat and jacket match the blues and greens in Diane's challenge!!  The girls were very proud of their snowman and asked me to take a picture for them.  :-)  I think they were more proud that they were able to fend off the attacking boys!

Recipe

'Frosty' word art - Cricut Winter Frolic cartridge

Snowman - Cricut Gypsy Wanderings

Patterned/designer papers - SEI Chick-a-doo

Glittered cardstock - DCWV Holiday and Winter glitter stack

Other cardstock - Recollections

Bubblegum Stickles

EK Success bubble letters

Rhinestones and googly eyes from my stash

Black Creative Memories marker for stitching/doodling

Recollections dimensionals

I'm entering this scrapbook page into 4 challenges:

Amanda's Crafts and More: Getting Scrappy Challenge - Create a "flurries of fun" winter or snow layout.

Capadia Design's Color and Pattern Inspiration Challenge - Create a crafty project inspired by Diane's antique pin.

Stuck On U Sketches Sketch Challenge - Create a scrapbook page based on the sketch provided.

Stuck On U Sketches Die-Cut Challenge - Create a project with a die-cut snowman on it.

Have a great day!

~Sharon C.





Merry and Bright Scrapbook Page

Hi everyone!  I thought I'd be crafting and posting more, and I had the BEST intentions, but it just doesn't always work out like you plan.  You know what I mean??  I have piles of photos I'd love to scrap....and here are a few I managed to get on the page while the moments were still fresh in my mind.  :-)

I've had the Jolly Holidays cartridge for over a year now (I HAD to get one!!) and just opened it to make the elves for this page.  Aren't they cute?  I added some glitter and doodling to spice 'em up a bit.  The journaling is written directly on the page...something I've tried a few times before and like to do.  The title "Merry and Bright" is from the Winter Frolic cartridge.  Hope your holidays were Merry and Bright too!

Recipe

Elves cut from Cricut Jolly Holidays cartridge

"Merry and Bright" cut from Cricut Winter Frolic cartridge

All printed paper - DCWV Holiday stack

Glittered cardstock - DCWV Glitter mat stack

Other cardstock - Recollections

Martha Stewart glitter

EK Success border punch

White gelly roll pen

Creative Memories black marker for journaling

I'm entering this page into 2 challenges:
Amanda's Crafts and More - Getting Scrappy Challenge: Anything Goes! - Create a new layout using a Cricut or SVG cut.
Whimsical Designs - Whimsical Wednesday Challenge #37: On the Edge - Create something with a border around the edge or use an edge punch on your project.

Have a great day!
~Sharon

Four at Christmas - Holiday Layout

Good Monday morning!  Did you all survive the weekend?  We had a busy, but fun one.  Aren't they all?  :-)  Just a quick post today...the kids are on winter vacation and our schedule is booked.  Need to keep them busy!

I'm posting a layout I put together over the weekend for this week's challenge at The Paper Variety.   Here's the sketch...it's really a card sketch, but the rules allowed us to use it to create a layout if we'd like.  Well, it wasn't easy, but you know me....I'm determined to make more pages for my scrapbooks.

This picture I scrapped was taken in December, 2003...a few weeks before Christmas.  My twins had come home from the hospital at Thanksgiving and were about 6 weeks old here.  Their older brothers were 4 and 2.  It was a super busy time...we had no idea how crazy life would become!  :-)  This is the first holiday photo we have of our four kids together.  And it wasn't that difficult to stage...as you can see, the babies slept right through it all.  :-)

Recipe

Striped paper; light green cardstock - 3 bugs in a rug

Patterned paper on tree - DCWV Holiday stack

Other cardstock - Recollections

"four", "at" - from Cricut Birthday Bash font; with shadow layer

"Christmas" - from Cricut Gypsy Font; welded and sized with my Gypsy

Christmas Tree, mouse - from Cricut Winter Frolic

"Present" journaling box - from Cricut Mini Monograms

Bow - from Cricut Birthday Bash

Wired ribbon, paper flowers and button from stash

Cat's Eye chalk ink

White Gelly Roll pen for stitching

Black Creative Memories marker for journaling

EK Success dimensionals for popping up mouse, journaling box

I'm entering this scrapbook page into 2 challenges:

The Paper Variety: TPV Card Sketch Challenge - Use the sketch provided to create a card, layout or other paper project.

Scrappy Saturdays with the Bug: Challenge #2 - Something Lovey - Create a layout using something lovey...the word "love", a lovey sentiment/title, hearts, cupids, lips, pictures of someone you love, etc.  I chose to scrap a picture of my 4 little chicks...couldn't love them more!  :-)

Have a terrific Monday!

~Sharon C.