This month’s challenge at the Challenge YOUrself monthly scrapbook challenge is a layout featuring your favorite animal! I don’t currently have any pets, so I thought I would share my latest obsession…Iguanas! That’s right! My latest hobby allows me to sit on the dock and look for iguanas sunning themselves in the mangroves across the canal. It… Read More »
I absolutely love this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge sketch! It’s so pretty, I actually want to use it in a scrapbook layout to create an Easter layout. Won’t this make a perfect title piece for a scrapbook layout? I didn’t even bother to add my creation to a card base. I’m going to create a layout and… Read More »
Calling all traveler’s notebook newbies! I share how I go about creating my traveler’s notebook layouts with some tools that are quick and easy to create from your stash. A little of that scrap paper goes a long way here! I created a traveler’s notebook sketch template with a marker and a ruler to illustrate the basic… Read More »
This month’s Challenge YOUrself scrapbook challenge is to create a layout with your favorite memory from 2023. Of course I have to create a layout from our daughter’s wedding! It was such a beautiful event and a nice getaway vacation with family combined! For this layout, I used the CTMH Sweet Memories scrapbook workshop kit and… Read More »
Hello friends! It’s been a while since I’ve posted. Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season. I must confess that I haven’t been feeling at all creative for the last several months. I just couldn’t motivate myself to do any papercrafting projects at all. I have an autoimmune illness that I have been battling… Read More »
This month’s theme for the scrapbook Challenge YOUrself layout is to include your favorite quote. I have a few favorite quotes, but I decided to go in search of something new for my scrapbook layout. I found a quote that said, “Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day”. I LOVE this! It’s… Read More »
This month’s scrapbook Challenge YOUrself challenge is to create a page about what helps you find balance in your life. I found it very challenging to keep a balance in my life while I was working and raising kids. I don’t think I ever really mastered making enough time for me. I used to get up before… Read More »
It’s time for a new Challenge YOUrself scrapbook layout challenge. This month’s them is to create a layout about a time you had to dress to impress! Mine was easy this month! We just got back from our daughter’s wedding. One of Katie’s friends snapped a picture of me, my husband and the bride! That’s the one… Read More »
I used the fabulous Cozy Up scrapbooking workshop kit from Close To My Heart to create several double page layouts. In today’s share, I used a sketch from the Stuck?! Sketchbook on Pinterest to force myself to keep lots of white space on my layout. The sketch also forced me to edit down my embellishments. My new goal… Read More »
Hello crafty friend! Welcome to my new video series: How to Scrapbook! I will be walking you through the basics of scrapbooking and showing you some of the amazing tips and tricks I’ve learned from so many of the industry experts! This is a really incredible hobby. So many scrapbookers and artists freely share their expertise and experience… Read More »
I found some really inspiring sketches scrapbook layouts on Pinterest a couple of weeks ago. You can see my Pinterest scrapbook layouts board HERE! I selected a sketch by Laura Whitaker’s Stuck! Sketchbook and decided to use the Close To My Heart Hello Darlin’ scrapbook workshop kit and stamp set to create a layout today. I love… Read More »
The Love To Scrap Challenge for May and June is live! In the midst of moving, unpacking, and having my son here for two weeks, I’m a little late sharing my blog post! As always, this is an anything goes challenge as long as you use scraps! I created a quick Traverler’s Notebook layout: I decided to… Read More »
Oh how I love to play with ink! This month’s challenge for the Challenge YOUrself scrapbook challenge is to get messy! Of course I wanted to play with some splatter! I had some scraps from the Flea Market scrapbook collection that I had used for the Crop & Create event over the weekend and decided to use… Read More »
This month’s theme for the Challenge YOUrself February challenge is meditation. I don’t meditate per se. I do activities that I find meditative. I often find that as I’m riding my bike I focus on the sights and sounds around me and the feeling of freedom and relaxation that I have while riding my bike. I find… Read More »
I feel in love with the Seas & Greetings Scrapbook Workshop Kit as soon as I saw it on the Close To My Heart site. This set was a December and January monthly special. It has a snowy winter theme on one side of the paper and a tropical beachy winter theme on the other side. It seemed… Read More »