World's Fair Park layout

I'm feeling pretty accomplished in the craft room this weekend. Even though everyone is back in the house (some are exhausted from camping) I'm still getting things done! I'm sharing a layout I did with inspiration from the second  CSI challenge this month. I really liked the color combo and just happen to have the two main pattern papers I used sitting out.  We stopped by the World's Fair Park in Knoxville on our way back to IL form NC during a summer trip. I have a lot of pictures from the trip, but I thought the yellow in the layout would perfect for some pictures of the sphere.

Here is a look at the CSI challenge inspiration image.

I added some 6x6 pattern papers that had the same colors and black cardstock to mat my layers with. Figured out how I wanted my lay out and got started. Since most of my papers only had two of the colors on them , I added a another pattern with 3 colors on it to tie them together a little better. I grouped the patterns together as banners in the top corner and scattered some in other areas as well.

The alpha's I used were actually black and white striped, I thought they looked to busy so I colored them with a black Copic to try and cove the white.  

I will use the white space for my journaling about the sphere. There isn't a lot of room for info, but since I have other pictures I'm sure more info will make it to another page eventually. ;-) CSI recently changed the requirements for the challenges so that you don't have to use the clues, but I still like to try. I think I did alright...  I used the colors as well as stipes, dots, test pattern,circles, doily, washi and puffy stickers (alphas). 

I'm pleased with the way the page turned out. I sometimes get a little nervous added some pattern paper, as I feel it can get cluttered looking very easily. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Monica

A little adventure...(scrapbook layout)

Just a quick post to share a scrapbooking layout I did today. I was inspired by this CSI challenge

and this sketch from last month on Stuck?! Sketches. I didn't get a chance to play along with it during Feb, but still wanted to use it. It's one that I can easily use over and over. 

I was inspired by the image to scrap some photos of a little camping trip we took. I wasn't the happiest about going, I hadn't camped in many years and told my husband I want to Glamp! ;-) He just rolled his eyes...

It ended up storming the night we were there, which didn't seem to bother the kids, but I din't sleep well. The morning sky was pretty to see the next morning, you can kind of see it in the picture.

In the close ups you can see the wood grain detail on the cardstock I used. I used some plaid and added some interest with stamps on the borders.

It's a little hard to see in the picture, but I added a tree punched strip in plaid just above the pattern paper. I hadn't used the punch in a long time and thought it would be a good time to use it. I love it when I remember to use older items in my stash!  

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Have a great day!
Monica

CKC guest spot FEB

Today I'm posting as the February guest designer over at Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog. This months inspiration kit is the Weekend in Paris kit by Noel Mignon.

Inspiration photos...

   

Here is a look at my kit. Some of the things that caught my eye where the colors, doilies,lace ribbon,  that hot air balloon paper and the black and white striped bows. I used a black and white striped washi instead of bows, its just laying flat in my photo so you can't see it very well.

Here is a look at my papers for the kit, since you can't see them very well under my embellishments.

I hope you join this month and make your own Weekend in Paris kit. Before to continue on the hop to see the rest of the inspired kits from the team and come back to see me on the 12th to see a layout.

CKC

Margie

Guest Designer- Monica -- You are here

Tina

Cindy

Lori

Lynnette

Julene

Kelly

Lisa

Laura

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Moinca

Let's Get Sketchy NOV 1st

Today I'm popping in with a scrapbook layout I made with using the Nov 1st sketch from Let's Get Sketchy. 

I decided to do a mini layout (8x8), to go in my display frame. I needed to scrap the annual photo booth picture I take with my boys.  It's getting so cramped in that small space for the 4 of us, but I plan to keep this tradition going as long as I can. Even if we pop our heads in from both sides! ;-) 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Monica

Day 1 of Jr. High

I finally got time to sit down and make layout using my kit inspired from this months Counterfeit Kit. This may be the only one I get done... before the challenge ends at least. I also use this sketch for Stuck?! Sketches...

You can see my kit here. The lighting wasn't great so my paper looks a little pinker than it really is. I didn't want to add to many embellishments on my boys page, maybe I'll get over that and add what ever I want... Until then the embellies are a little light on the page. ;-)

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! 

Monica

Photo Fun

I'm here today with a layout I did this morning using the Stuck?! Sketches first sketch for September. 

My layout is 8x8 to fit in a hanging display I got from Michael's a few years ago. It's a perfect size layout for the photo booth pictures my boys and I do in the summer (especially with the new way the pictures print), this is a tradition we started the summer after my youngest was born. He was 4 months old in the first one and this one is from 2 summers ago. I'm getting caught up!

I used some scraps of paper to create the back drop, I figured this was a perfect sketch to use them for. Since my strips were bright and colorful, I felt my picture go a little lost, so I layered it with two pieces of vellum. Since this is a smaller layout and the paper was so colorful I didn't want to over crowd the layout with a lot of embellisments.

I thought the gray cardstock background looked a little plain, so I added a little interest to it. I stamped some splatter for a tone on tone look, but didn't think that was enough and added some black Heidi Swapp shine spray. Once the spray was dry I stamped the date in gray and added a little journaling in silver. 

There is a little more journaling on the tag behind the picture mat. Used two different letter stickers to make my title.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!!

Monica

CKC- Sept Kit

Dropping in with a peek at the kit I put together inspired by the Counterfeit Kit Challenge.

I looked through my stash to find the papers I wanted to use to make my kit. The yellows and blues stuck out to me in the inspiration kit. I also pulled some similar patterns strips, polka dots, woodgrain and the the feathers looked like the tree pattern in the top left. 

I had some alpha that are lined in gold and out them with the kit. Put in some washi tapes, three to be exact since I couldn't pick one! Not sure what pictures I was planning on using, I couldn't pick what embellishments to add so I've left them out for now. Sometimes, less is more! ;-)

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Monica

CKC- 2nd challenge

Today I'm popping up with a scrapbook layout for my guest DT spot for the Counterfeit Kit Challenge. This time around we were challenged to scraplift one of our own previous layouts. I didn't have a lot to chose from being that I've been slacking in my scrapping time. I ended up choosing a page I did last year, that I'd attempted a little mixed media!

I wasn't totally happy with the way it turned out, but like the basic sketch of the page. So that is why I picked it for the challenge. I did make a few changes... like the pattern paper border is bigger and my strip goes across the the full 12 inches!

Since the pattern paper shows more I decided to keep my embellies smaller, I'm finding that I don't like to make a page look super busy! I'm still working on finding my style... until then I'll just keep trying new things and playing with my goodies!

 

I stamped the ink spots in a navy ink and sprayed some Heidi Swapp color shine to add a little shimmer. Added a few orange enamel dots to the ink clusters for a splash of another color. Below you can see part of the tag I used for my journaling.

Thank you so much for stopping by and have a great day!

CKC - challenge #1 phrase stickers

This post is my reveal for the Counterfeit Kit Challege this month. We were to use phrase stickers on out layouts. I know I have a few and don't always use them on pages and should really use them more. On today's layout I used them on a tag for my journaling, even cut a few to make the words needed for it.

I used this sketch from Stuck?! Sketches for a little more inspiration and will link this up to their challenge!

                              

I love the phrase stickers from Tim Holtz, made it easy to make a journal tag with what I wanted it to say.

I'm also loving the clear alpha, I bought them on sale probably about 2 years ago and have never used them! I'm really happy how the page turned out, it was even husband and kid approved! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
Monica

Counterfeit Kit Challenge Guest spot

Happy Tuesday, I can't believe it's August already! Today I'm excited to be a part of the Counterfiet Kit Challenge blog hop today as the August Guest Design team member! This month our inspiration kit is the July 2017 Gossamer Blue kit.



The first thing that stood out to me in the kit were the colors! I think the colors give more of a masculine feel even with the floral patterns mixed in. So that is what I based my kit off of. This kit will work well with pictures of my boys! 

Here are some stamps I added to my kit. There are images I thought would work well with the kit and pictures I'm planning to use.

 I'm looking forward to using this kit and getting some more pictures in albums! Follow along with the links below to see what the other ladies have created for their kits this month.

1. CKC http:// counterfeitkitchallenge. blogspot.com
2. Guest Designer, Monica >>>You are here<<<
3. Margie http://scrappinmargie. blogspot.com
4. Kelly http://honeysucklehillcrafts. com 
5. Lisa http://lisahausmann.blogspot. com 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!!

Monica