At the Movies {Turqoise 4 and PGCB challenge #8}

Here is Kristy Lee's sketch for Turquoise 4 from Scrapbook Steals

And here is my page

The Paper Girls Challenge Blog (PGCB) Challenge #8 is to use up some chipboard out of your stash. The tag in the upper left corner is chipboard that I inked and added a cardstock cutout to.
The ribbon on the flags in the bottom right is from my good friend Cathryn, I won a prize on her blog last month and that was included, isn't it great?!
The movie tickets are copies of the real things because I don't think that type of heat-paper preserves very well. Does anyone have experience with that? Let me know!

Happy Half Birthday! {Turquoise 3}

 Here's the sketch for Turquoise 3 by Kristy Lee for Scrapbook Steals.

And here is my page

Thanks for stopping by!

Dr. K {Amethyst 6}

Here is the sketch for Amethyst 6 by Kristy Lee for Scrapbook Steals

And here is my page.

Cry {Amethyst 10}

Here is the sketch for Amethyst 10 by Kristy Lee for Scrapbook Steals

And here is my page.

Poor Little Lady {Amethyst 9}

Here is the sketch for Amethyst 9 by Kristy Lee for Scrapbook Steals.

And here is my page.

 I flipped the sketch horizontally and used bigger photos and paper squares in place of lots of little photos. The black background is not part of the page, just what it is sitting on to show the border punches :)

Raisin Toes! {Amethyst 8 & Authentique April Sketch}

This one is a bit confusing, but here goes! Here is the sketch for Amethyst 8 for Scrapbook Steals, but it is also the Authentique Paper April Sketch Challenge.

I guess that wasn't so bad after all ;)

Here is my page.

 

I decided to go with circles instead of hexagons to make it flow better with the circles in the background of the picture.

Easter Egg Hunt {Amethyst 7b}

Here is the sketch for Amethyst 7b by Kyla Norris for Scrapbook Steals.
I used the sketch for the second page of this set.

 Here is page one (no sketch used)

And here is page two, using Kyla's sketch.

Practical Scrappers Feature Day - Paper Strips

It is my day to be featured on Practical Scrappers today!

Here is a little peek at my layout that is posted over there, but you'll have to head over there to see the whole thing! :)

For those of you stopping by from Practical Scrappers, here is the card I made with the scraps leftover from the layout.

I love how bright and fun it is!

Thanks for stopping by and feel free to look around!

Make sure you become a follower, you never know what will be coming up! ;)

Sisters {MWM #35}

I went way back into the Scrapbook Steals sketches and found this one that I love and can't believe I haven't done yet! MWM #35 by Kristy Lee.

 Here is my page

Love {Amethyst 4}

Here is the Amethyst 4 sketch designed by Kristy Lee for Scrapbook Steals

Here is my page.

Explore {Amethyst 5}

 Here is the sketch for Amethyst 5 by Kristy Lee for Scrapbook Steals.

I have been wanting to try out several "new" products and techniques that I've seen around. I decided to just go for it and I tried a bunch of them all on one page! It was a lot of fun!

I used quite a few stamps on this page (something I have been a little afraid to try on a layout!) I also used washi tape for the first time. I am usually not a huge fan of chevron stripes, but I really don't mind them in this Amy Tangerine kit.

Scrapbook Retreat 2 (& Amythest 3a)

Here are the next 3 pages that I finished at my scrapbook retreat last weekend.

Here is the sketch for Amethyst 3a by the talented guest designer Melissa Dehne for Scrapbook Steals.

And here is my page.

Scrapbook Retreat (& Amethyst 2)

I was able to go to a great scrapbooking retreat this past weekend with my mom and a group of awesome ladies that I have met a few times before.
We had a lot of fun over the three days we were together, and got a lot of scrapping done! (Although I didn't get anywhere near the 22 pages that one friend finished!)
Here are three of the pages I did. I'll post another three tomorrow, and the last one when I get it finished!

 I will probably add some journalling to this page, but I can't decide where. The first picture is our family pic from '96, then we re-created it in 2011- second pic (that would be why my dad is holding my "little" brother!) And the bottom pic is the "real" family picture from 2011 :)

Here is Kristy Lee's sketch for Amethyst 2 for Scrapbook Steals

 And here's my page

Link With Love Blog Hop {Giveaway Closed}

Thanks for playing along! This giveaway is now closed!
***If you came here from Carolina's blog, you are on the right track. If not, please go to Practical Scrappers for the hop instructions and start from there!***

Welcome to the Practical Scrappers "Linking with Love" Blog Hop!  We believe it is important to always give credit when it is due to another crafter.  For this unique hop all of our design team members used the same inspiration piece to create their project.  Each of them will make an example of themselves as to how to properly "Link with Love" and credit the inspiration.  We'll be running the hop thru Noon EST on Sunday - so you have plenty of time to get thru it!

Liz Qualman created this beautiful layout and we have all used it for inspiration.  Each of us will tell what part we took our inspiration from.  The whole hop will culminate at Liz's blog where she'll provide us with a new sketch for inspiration.

Here is my page. I used a sketch of Liz's layout for my inspiration. I loved the bright, fun colours and the border of circles, so I included them on my page as well.

Many of the designers are providing prizes at their stop and Practical Scrappers is providing a prize for one person who becomes a follower at each stop (for all the details head over to Practical Scrappers). 

Blog Hop List 

Practical Scrappers

Christine Meyer

Kerri Yarus

Erin Morehouse

Christa Uttley

Audrey Yeager

Ann Jobes

Jenny Evans
Cathy Harper

Caz Hancock

Michelle Roycroft

Carolina Garrido

Brettaney Quinton - You are here!

Jayma Malme

Amber Goble

Sarah Nancarrow

Donna Bryant

Krissy Clark
Liz Chidester

Liz Qualman

To enter to win the prize here on my blog, please leave me a comment.
I will choose a winner via random.org and announce it here on Monday, March 5th. Winner will be contacted via email, so make sure you leave your email address for me!
That's it, and you're on your way to Jayma's Blog!

CMT: Inky - Beautiful

Today's Challenge Me Tuesday (CMT) on Practical Scrappers is to use ink!
There are some pretty neat projects over there, so go check it out! :)
Here is my page

I used Colorbox Chalk Ink pads across the bottom of the page (I turned the whole pad upside down and used it as a stamp). I also used the same method to colour the cardstock for the title before I cut it out with my Silhouette machine. I found a great tutorial to make the twine flower on youtube. It can be seen {here}

BG Sketch - 3am

Here is a sketch I found on Pinterest yesterday via a few friends. I loved it so much I decided to work on it last night (around 3am, actually!) It's by Lisa Truesdell, and can be found on Basic Grey's blog,
click {here}.

Here's my page

Paper Girls Challenge Blog & Garnet 10 - Blur

The Paper Girls Challenge Blog's current challenge is to use a photo strip.

Here is the sketch by Kristy Lee for Scrapbooksteals

Here is my page

This page was a lot of fun to do with all the little clusters of paper strips and embellishments!

Yum

Practical Scrappers is featuring quilt-themed layouts on their blog today, go check it out! (click {here} to go to the post)
Here is my page for today, it was a lot of fun to do!

The quilt blocks are white cardstock that I masked and misted with Chalkboard Glimmer Mists.
The doilies are also misted with the same product.

Do you ever have a picture that you know you want to scrap, but it just sits on your desk for ages until you find the inspiration to do something with it? That was me with this picture. It was taken at my husband's 10 year high school reunion, by our friend. I really love the picture. It shows off my daughter's crooked, cheesy grin that she had for quite a while at this stage.  :)

Garnet 9 - Trimming the Tree

Here is the sketch for Garnet 9 by Kristy Lee for Scrapbooksteals

Here is my page. I swapped the two pages and used less photos on my first page.

I don't usually like doing two page layouts, but they are really nice for scrapping pictures of big events!
All the paper and embellishments (excluding the kraft paper) on these pages are from Echo Park's Season's Greetings line.

Garnet 8 - Cousins don't let cousins do silly things ... alone!

This sketch was created by the super talented Becci Manies for ScrapbookSteals

Here is my page.

These two girls love to have fun and just be silly together! :)