I’ve been doing a lot of research and I’ve taken several classes on scrapbook layout design. I’ve come up with 5 key elements that I like to include on all of my layouts or in each double page layout. These 5 items include: Photos Canvas (layout background) Ephemera (the “jewelry”) Title Journaling I scrapbook to tell my… Read More »
I have really been enjoying the scrapbook workshop kits that I have purchased from Close To My Heart. I have been playing with the Now & Forever Scrapbook Workshop Kit. I got the kit with the stamp and thin cuts set included and I’m so happy that I did that! I’ve made a ton of my own ephemera… Read More »
Happy 2023! It’s time for a Challenge YOUrself Scrapbook Challenge. The first challenge of the year is to create a 2022 Year in Review layout. I had a lot of fun with this challenge! I don’t think I’ve ever done a year in review layout before and it was eye opening to really see highlights of the… Read More »
This month’s theme for the scrapbook layout challenge on the Challenge YOUrself blog is to use your own handwriting to do some journaling on the page. I won’t lie…I’m too lazy to do anything but my own handwriting to do journaling on my layout! Everything else seems like a lot more work! I had fun with… Read More »
I have two scrapbook layouts that I made with this month’s Challenge YOUrself Challenge. The theme is to use a sketch to create your layout. Here is my first one: While packing up my Mother-in-Law’s house after she passed away last fall, I salvaged all the pictures I could find of my husband and my kids. It… Read More »
I’ve been getting the Not 2 Shabby subscription kit for several months now. I LOVE monthly kits. This one is always a fun one. This month’s kit contained 3 stamp sets, 2 paper pads, and 2 sets of ephemera. I also received a free package of coordinating sequins, a lolipop, and a coupon code to use this month.… Read More »
I finally took a road trip this summer! I traveled to Ohio to visit my son. I had not seen his new hometown since he moved there a few months before the pandemic. Then I drove on to Ann Arbor to see my daughter, her fiance, and their new house. Again…they bought this back and 2020 and I… Read More »
I’m so excited to be joining the design team for the Love To Scrap Challenge Blog this month! This is a scrapping challenge blog and it is an anything goes. You can create cards, scrapbook layouts, altered items, 3-D projects…anything that uses leftover stuff! There are 6 challenges a year and each challenge is about 6 weeks long. … Read More »
Yay! It’s time for the June scrapbook challenge at Challenge YOUrself! This is a month long challenge and this month’s theme is a mood board. I loved the colors and the images in this mood board. It reminded me of the colors that I used to decorate our house in the late 80’s and early 90’s. It was… Read More »
This month marks the 100th challenge for the Challenge YOUrself blog. This month’s layout theme is CELEBRATION! You need to use stars somewhere on your layout. We would love to have you join us for the challenge. You just need to create a celebration layout with YOU in the photo and share it on our blog HERE.… Read More »
Happy March! It’s time for the Challenge YOUrself March Scrapbook Layout Challenge. The March theme is to include a picture of YOU with a pet or animal! I pulled out the December Hip Kit Club kit remnants and made a quick layout with the leftover pieces I had from the kit. I am always amazed at how… Read More »
This month’s February Challenge YOUrself theme is a color palette! I didn’t use all 5 colors in this palette. I had the December Hip Kit Club kit that I had not had a chance to play with yet and the colors of the papers were perfect for this color challenge! I used the light pink, minty green, and… Read More »
Yay! A new year means new scrapbook challenges with the Challenge YOUrself Scrapbook challenge!! This month’s challenge is all about teamwork! I pulled out one of my kits from The Scrap Room to play with today. It felt so good to scrap today! My original plan was to do some stamping on my layout, but I found a… Read More »
The final scrapbook challenge from Challenge YOUrself for 2021 is an Anything Goes. I really love this challenge! Making a scrapbook layout that requires using a photo with me in it tends to be a challenge! I finally feel like I’m telling MY story now and not just that of my family. I’m included in the story now… Read More »
It’s time for the November scrapbook layout challenge on the Challenge YOUrself blog! I really enjoyed this challenge. You know that I love to stamp in my scrapbooks!! I had a blast pulling out some pretty florals and creating a fun layout with one of my favorite pictures of me! One of my students snapped a picture… Read More »