Magnificent Marigold!

YAY!!!

I did ALL 10 Scrapbook Steals Mid Week Mojo Marigold sketches!!!

Marigold #1:

Mine:

Marigold #2:

Mine:

Marigold #3:

Mine:

Marigold #4:

Mine:

Marigold #5:

Mine:

Marigold #6:

Mine:

Marigold #7:

Mine:

Marigold #8:

Mine:

Marigold #9:

Mine:

Marigold #10:

Mine:

Whew! 

I know these aren't some of my fanciest layouts, but sometimes it's nice to JUST SCRAPBOOK for scrapbooking's sake!!!

Check out their blog HERE to see tons of other great ideas!

MWM Orchid #10

Stupid Bronchitis!!!

I am getting NOTHING done!

I forced myself to finish just this one little layout because tomorrow is my birthday and I need to do JUST ONE THING fun while I'm coughing my lungs out...

Anyway, here is Scrapbook Steals' Mid Week Mojo Orchid #10 sketch:

And here is my of course 2-page version:

Darn Out On A Limb had a sale again, so I just had to make the layout work around my new ice cream cut-outs:

The title didn't stand a chance against my super busy background! I added strips of white paper lined in pink pen and then attacked the letters with my sparkle ink:

MUCH better!!!

Make sure to visit Scrapbook Steals blog HERE for tons of cute stuff!

Here's to another fun filled night of cough attacks!

MWM Lily #10

I HAD to do at least one of the Scrapbook Steals Lily series Mid Week Mojo on time!

My DAUGHTER'S name is Lily!!!

Here is the sketch:

And here is my of course 2-page version:

I have been waiting for an excuse to use my new train cutouts from Out On A Limb and here is it!!! I even have pictures all ready and waiting to put on!

Seriously, how cute is this title:

When I'm feeling ambitious (or guilty because I own a bazillion stamps I don't use) I like to stamp my journaling:

Yep, it takes QUITE a while! Every time I power through I end up loving the look, though, and my stamps are WAY cuter than my handwriting... so I'll keep "wasting" time doing it!

Go visit the Scrapbook Steals blog HERE to find out all about their Mid Week Mojo contests!

Then make your own!

KL Scrapbook Sketch #9

It's my favorite time at Kiwi Lane!

SCRAPBOOK sketch time!!!

Go to their blog HERE to see all the details and find out which template set you can WIN!

Here is the sketch:

And here is my sample:

I decided to skip the flower from the sketch and REALLY focus on butterflies! Luckily I really like butterflies and had *quite* a few choices for paper...

Kiwi Lane wanted to focus on all the fun ways you can use their awesome mini-border templates. I LOVE their mini-borders!!! All you have to do is stack them and it shows off your cute paper:

Your super shiny BUTTERFLY cute paper:

 And of course I always like to pop up my layers for dimension:

Happy with this one!

Go make your own!!!

HAPPY GRANDPARENTS DAY!!!

HAPPY GRANDPARENTS DAY to all my AWESOME Grandparents and my kid's Grandparents!!!

I wish all of you a great day in Heaven or on Earth!

It's hard to stamp nicely on textured cardstock...

but I'm out of smooth white paper (huh?!) so it had to work!

I think cards are more interesting when they open up differently:

Hopefully everyone else does, too...

HAPPY GRANDPARENTS DAY!!!

KL Scrapbook Sketch #8

There's another chance to win over at Kiwi Lane!!!

Go to their blog HERE for all the details.

Here is the sketch:

And here is my sample layout:

I KNOW!!! There's actual photographs on this layout!!! What?!

Calm down, it's just me and my husband! We're fair game...

I really wanted to get my point across in this layout, so I made my title LONG and HUGE:

One of the many times having a gigantic Thicker stash is helpful!

I can't write straight. I just can't. So this is how I make journaling lines when I'm too lazy to stamp:

Having the arrow point to my journaling also helps draw attention to the story... and my awful handwriting...

I just discovered that what I thought was a camera template:

is actually a suitcase template! Who knew?! I'm just going to keep using it as a camera. Kiwi Lane won't mind!

The kids are in school now, so you have no excuse not to enter!

Go make your own!!!

MWM Tulip #8

I'm baaaaaaaaaack!!!

Wow. Being Camp Director for Girls' Camp TOTALLY killed me. I got by on pure stubbornness and adrenaline... til I got home. Then I CRASHED!!

Long story short, I'm "better" now and decided to participate in Scrapbook Steals Mid Week Mojo sketch Tulip #8!

Here is the sketch:

And here is my 2-page version:

Yes, I am a total nerd and took pictures of my kids eating pizza pie on March 14th this year because it was:

Get it?!

It was even accurate 2 extra digits this year!!!

Ok, so I'm a dork, but the page is still awesome!

I made a pi symbol out of my trusty Thickers and luckily had a bunch of duplicates so I could list pi out as far as my Ipad's calculator listed across the top of my page:

And just in case you need more of the story behind the Pi Day photos that are not developed yet (It's only June after all) here is my journaling:

I started to stamp it all... but bailed after I messed up at the very end of the first line and realized what a migraine I set myself up to get... so I just stamped the word "pie" for emphasis.

There is still a few more hours left to enter! Go HERE for all the details!

Great Gardenia!

Over at Scrapbook Steals they have a weekly Mid-Week-Mojo sketch contest. Once a run of 10 is complete, there is a GRAND PRIZE for everyone who finished all 10 sketches!

Well I actually finished on time!

Here are my 2-page versions of all 10 Gardenia sketches:

Gardenia #1:

Gardenia #2:

Gardenia #3:

Gardenia #4:

Gardenia #5:

Gardenia #6:

Gardenia #7:

Gardenia #8:

Gardenia #9:

Gardenia #10:

Whew!

Honestly I LOVE looking back at a whole bunch of cute accomplishments! Sketches with a deadline "force" me to carve out scrapbooking time... and that is happy time!

Wish me luck!