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I love this layout!  I based it on the sketch at Fetch - A - Sketch, Challenge #33

and I loved the geometric elements, especially! I also took the opportunity to use 3 photos in these elements, and that always make me happy!  I cut the stars with my Cricut and the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge, and inked them with chalking ink and a brush!  The title is made with Me and My Big Ideas Alpha chips and then I brushed them with the same Quick Quotes Powderpuff Chalking ink in Baja Blue.  

What I Love At The Sea

 

I created this layout for these creative blog challenges:

 

My Scraps and More: Scrap Stash

http://myscrapsandmore.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=stash&action=display&thread=4041

I used LOTS of old plain flowers, and layered them, securing them with staples!  I was happy to use up some of these flowers from my stash!

 

4 Crafty Chicks: Metal

**I used metal colored staples, and metal paperclips.**

http://4craftychicks.blogspot.com/2012/09/challenge-106-metal-and-blog-hop-gdt.html

I frequently forget about using my stapler, although I love the result every time I do!  I also have had these paperclips for years,. and am so excited about using them!!!

 

Challenge Up Your Life: Patchwork

http://challengeupyourlife.blogspot.com/2012/09/challenge-up-yourlife-77-patchwork.html



 What a unique challenge!  I used a tiny square punch and lots of my favorite scraps of paper and created my mini patchwork!  I will certainly use this technique again!

 

I used these supplies, tools and products in my layout:

 

Simple Stories Year-O-Graphy paper collection

Fiskars tiny square punch

Prima flowers

Recollections flowers

Close To My Heart paperclips

Jenny Bowlin font stickers

American Crafts thickers

 Making Memories staples

Jenny Bowlin font stickers

Bazzill cardstock

 

This layout, and this photo, reflects one of my major personality traits - curiosity - especially about nature and even moreso about animals! One of my favorite activities when we go to any body of water is to search for animal life! And this layout reflects some of my favorite elements to use when I scrap - FLOWERS, pink, polka dots, layers and distressing!  What do you like about nature?

 

 

Bo Bo On the Go Mini Album

Here is a pic of the album out of the Bo Bunny packaging, and a link below to a great website to see every part of the collection!

Scrapping Jewels Website:

http://scrappingjewels.blogspot.com/2012/02/bobunny-on-go-has-arrived.html

 

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I love to distress photos, and I use a hardware store style sanding block for all the edges. I then took the corner of the blovk, and used it to scratch-distress the surface of the photo, all around the image of my son. I love how this brings focus onto him, and emphasizes the rough and tumble personality he sometimes exhibits. I have discovered my love for these tiny alphabet font stickers! I am anot abig fan of my own handwriting sometimes, and these are a perfect solution! These are from Carolee's Adorn It, and I have used Pink Paislee, and other manufacturers with just as much success!

This close-up shows my fussy-cut clouds, and the new polka-dotted American Crafts thickers, which coordinated well with my background patterned paper with a faded black and white focus!

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I was really happy to create this layout with 9 photos, and still have a little "white" space not covered! I used square punch to create the uniform photo size, and then distressed all photo edges with my hardware store sanding block! I love the sanded photo look, and I think it fits my subject well; my rough and tumble little boy! I would say this is one of my signature looks.

I used these products to create this nautical layout:

Cardstock (CTMH, Bazzill & Recollections), Patterned Paper (American Crafts), Nautical Stickers (Martha Stewart), Metallic Font Chipboard (Me and My Big Ideas), Twine (My Mind's Eye), Blue Pearls (Queen & Co.), Silver Charms (Michaels), Anchor Punch (Martha Stewart)

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I had a lot of fun making this layout about my youngest son, Ezra and I on an outing to our local theme park. It also sparked some sadness as I chose my title inspired by the song, "Yellow," by Coldplay. This was one of my oldest son's favorite songs in 2000, and he later passed away in 2001 at the age of 14. Hearing this song again, and thinking about how much he would have enjoyed his youngest brother was heartbreaking. This photo is a closeup of my very old blue chipboard title that I distrressed and attached together!

Here is a closeup of my ticket-title! I cut several sizes of tickets on my Cricut, and layered them until I was happy with the look!

This is a closeup of the multitude of hearts, buttons, and glitter dots on the side of the layout. I just love these 3 bright colors!

I created this layout using these materials: Bazzill cardstock, Phoenix swiss dot & CTMH cardstock, Ocean American Crafts Cardstock: Junior Defense embossed dot

Patterned Paper, Lime Twist, Go Fly A Kite, My Mind's Eye

Cricut Cartrides, Carousel and Plantin Schoolbook

Fiskars Puffy Stickers font Blue Alphas

Chipboard font from my stash

Recollections Glitter Adhesive Dots

Buttons from my stash

Offray Microspool felt ric rac

Martha Stewart border punch and liquid glue

I am entering this layout in these challenges: http://sketchabilities.blogspot.com/2011/09/sketch-55-design-team-reveal.html Sketchabilities #55

http://designed2delight.com/blog/2011/09/saturdays-challenge-die-cut-divas/ Designed 2 Delight Saturday's Challenge - Die Cut Divas (2+ Die Cuts: hearts & ticket)

http://www.scrapbookexpress3.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11425 Scrapbook Express Final Weekly Divas Challenge, Any past weekly challenge: July 27-August 2 Big Shape (rectangle patterned paper)

http://scrapbookers-anonymous.blogspot.com/2011/09/september-challenge-and-birthday-treats.html A-Z Challenge, letter "B" stash (very old BLUE chipboard) http://scrapfit.blogspot.com/2011/09/wwu-14-winner.html ScrapFIT Weekend Warm Up #14: Buttons (orange buttons) http://scrapitwithasong.blogspot.com/2011/09/new-challenge-coldplay-yellow_22.html Scrap It With A Song New Challenge: Coldplay "Yellow" (I was inspired by the lyrics especially, when thinking about my littlest son in these photos, and remembering my oldest son, Corey, who loved this song when it was released in 2000. In the song, the artist sings about bleeding himslef dry for his subject, and as a parent, I know exactly how he feels. I would do anything for my children, and I appreciate the chance to express that through this song challenge!)

http://stuckonusketches.blogspot.com/2011/09/sept-23-die-cut-challenge-heart.html Stuck on You Sketches Sept. 23 Die Cut Challenge :Heart (All the red, turquoise and orange hearts)

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/2011/09/make-it-monday-56.html Make It Monday #56

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Share, Fun Times

I love getting to SHARE memories and such fun times with my littlest son!

I love the big smile on my sweet son's face in this layout! We were riding on the "convertables," and Ezra, at the time only 1 year old, was "driving" on this local carnival ride!

Below is a detail photo showing many of the embellishments and elements I included for the various challenges I entered this layout in!

Last, is a closer shot of the photo of my son in the cars! This is always one of his favorite rides, and we visit on a weekly basis in the summers! My Recipe for This Layout:

• Cardstock, Desert Sand, Ocean CTMH
• Cardstock, dark ocean strip, Recollections
• Patterned paper, Plaid and flourish, Sarsparilla Paper Pack, CTMH
• Patterned Paper, turquoise bandana, Martha Stewart
• Patterned paper, brown gingham and turquoise grid, Fly A Kite, My Mind's Eye
• Patterned paper, turquoise micro-dot, Out of the Blue, My Mind's Eye
• Ric Rac, felt, Offray ribbon
• Stamps, Friendship Word Puzzle, CTMH
• Brown ink, Distressing Ink, Ranger Tim Holtz, Vintage Photo
• Brads, Twilight, CTMH
• Pen, American Crafts, .05
• Adhesives, Scotch ATG and Foam Dots
• Font Chipboard , hemp string, buttons and ticket - my stash ________

I am entering this layout into the following challenges:

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-158-l-is-for.html My Time To Craft: "L" is for (My Little Boy)

http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2011/09/repeat-after-me.html Little Red Wagon: Repeat After Me, (Fun Times)

http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/2011/09/dysu-challenge-38-duo.html DYSU 38: Duo (2 sets of double matchng buttons, and 4 sets of double stamped phrase)

http://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-28-anything-goes.html SouthernGirls Challenge: 28 Anything Goes

http://scrapbookers-anonymous.blogspot.com/2011/09/september-challenge-and-birthday-treats.html Scrapbookers Anonymous: September Challenge: Chipboard "Share"

http://birdisthewordchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/09/sunday-september-11th-new-challenge.html Bird is The Word:September 11: SHARE

http://scrappingeverydaymiracles.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-7.html Scrappin' Everyday Miracles: Capture the Moment and stamping (Fun Times & Memories)

http://www.papercreationsink.com/2011/09/challenge-9-buttons-or-bows.html Paper Creations Ink: Challenge #9 Buttons or Bows (I used both!)

http://bellichallenge.blogspot.com/2011/09/belli-challenge-126-string.html Belli Challenge #126 String (Hemp)

http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-117-time-to-get-cooking.html Moving Along WIth The Times Challlenge #117: 3 Design Papers, 2 Embellishments, 1 Photo (5 patterned papers by CTMH, MME & MS) (Buttons, Ric Rac, Brads & String) and 1 photo!

http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-58-gingham-or-plaid.html 2 Sisters Challenge 58: Gingham or Plaid (brown gingham paper and plaid paper)

http://lollipopcrafts.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-49-anything-but-card.html LolliPop Crafts Challenge #49: Anything But a Card

http://www.scrappinmojo.com/forum/index.php Scrappin' Mojo: Stella's Theme Challenge: Combining The Old With The New: (Old chipboard from 2003? and My Mind's Eye Lime Twist papers from 2011)

http://scrappinchicschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/09/september-challenge-carnivalfair-theme.html Scrappin' Chics September Challenge: Carnival/Fair (My son is riding the track convertable cars at our local Tweetsie Railroad carnival!)

http://sketchesinthyme.blogspot.com/ Sketches in Thyme Spetember Open Challenge (I used Sketch #53)

http://craftuscrazy.blogspot.com/2011/09/what-beautiful-entries-weve-had-so-far.html Craft Us Crazy: Challenge 17 Goodbye To Summer (Our summer weekly tradion is a trip to our local amusement carnival, Tweetsie Railroad! They Close in October, and Ezra is waving goodbye in the photo!)

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/2011/09/make-it-monday-55.html Make it Monday Anything Goes #55 _____

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Roberta