Kiss and Tell Scrapbooking

Last Day of Lain Ehmann's LOAD Challenge on Flickr

Thanks Lain for the LOAD Challenge - I created a LOT of scrapbooking pages in February 2010 - here's the Flickr slideshow to prove it!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46471973@N07/show/

Hope that link works.  Here are the 3 I made today:

The two with Mac are for an 8x8 minibook about his adventures.

This one with Allison's drawing is for Moon Ko's "Use Someone Else's Journaling" Challenge on Two Peas:

Allison was VERY interested in this one & read it out loud while I snapped the pic of the layout.  The pics are from an index sheet - were were sitting in Grammy's backyard swing - although I don't think thats obvious from those tiny pics - but we know they are in the swing!
 

  

Sailor's Delight

My Grandpa Allen Cunningham always used to say "Red at Night - Sailor's Delight; Red in the Morning - Sailor's Warning."

Process:  (1) PRODUCT:  Started by wanting to use the Sassafrass paper, (2) STORY: it make me think of my Grandpa's saying "red at night..." - (3) PICTURES:  then found the picture of the sunrise and a happy picture of my son and I boating; (4) DESIGN:  I wanted to use most of those photos so I just trimmed them a bit and matted them so they'd stand out from the busy background - I also used a sheet of cardstock in the backound to cut down on the busy-ness; I'm not totally delighted with the title block -  I used a Glitz Design Journaling Block Rub On - but I wish I would have used a plainer paper underneath it; but I'm calling it done!

Supplies:  Sassafras, Miss Elizabeth, Cosmo Cricket, Glitz Design,  Fiskars, Sharpie.

Another "sitting down" layout

made with whatever I could reach!

Scraplifting Margie Scherschligt

I saw this cute layout by Margie Scherschligt "PearlyGirl" on the Two Peas website (which I've been exploring lately) and make this layout:

This is the first layout I have ever made sitting down!  I'm a standing up scrapbooker - but they had us doing a zillion squats in karate class on Thursday & my legs are a bit sore - so I sat down and just picked things for the layout that were within reach! 

Write. Click. Scrapbook.'s Speed Scrapbooking Challenge - Help! I need a Team!

Write. Click. Scrapbook. is having a speed scrapbooking challenge - I made a layout - but I need a team - anyone want to play?  Just make a layout inspired by this one that I made which was inspired by the first layout on the Write. Click. Scrapbook. post:

 

Then post your layout somewhere & get a third member to make a layout inspired by your layout.  I'm probably getting the rules wrong here (go read the rules at their blog), but it sounded like fun - and I love the banner.  Let me know if you want to be on my team!

 

Its a Small World - Especially If You Are From Calais, Maine

 

(Supplies:  cardstock, martha stewart letters, sassafras scallop thing) 

"I left my office "Scott & Fenderson" to go get the kids from school, after I

picked them up I noticed that my gas tank was empty so I stopped to fill

up my tank.  It was cold and I was wearing a one of my favorite business

dresses - the grey pinstriped Calvin Klein with no sleeves .  So as I stood

there shivering and pumping gas, the guy filling his tank next to me says: 

"Cold Weather isn't it?"  This makes me smile and I say "I guess you could

say it was cold, but I'm from Maine, so I wouldn't say this was cold."  "I'm

from Nova Scotia" he says.  "I grew up in Calais on the border of Canada" 

I add, to which he replies "I used to have a buddy there - a customs broker

- his name was Fenderson."  "That would have been my grandfather or

my dad." I say.  Then we both say something about small world, but I don't

add "and they are both dead."  because that would have just been a buzz

kill for the conversation.  The guy drives away, he's got South Carolina plates. 

Later I tell Charlie about it and he thinks I should have gotten more details

about how the man knew my Dad; but I say I didn't need them, that it was

nice enough to have a coincidence like that happen, like it was a wink of

some sort or just to know that It's a small world after-all   -- During my first

trip to Florida when I was about ten - the trip that indirectly led me to later

make Florida my home - my dad and I got stuck for over an hour on the

"It's a Small World" ride at Disney. Lately, my kids have been letting me know

its about time for another trip to Orlando, I always make sure to ride that ride

when I'm there. Katie 2/25/10"

Two Peas Color Palette Challenge

I don't hang out at the Two Peas Scrapbooking website much, but I've got to say, maybe I should; there is so much there - it is really kind of amazing.  I saw this challenge and made this layout:

 

Took this one in my backyard, I was quite proud of the picture that I took while taking a photography class - and look carefully - I got the bird while it caught the fish and before she swallowed it - this is like a fraction of a second chance to get this picture; I'm glad I finally made a layout with it.

A Few More Layouts for L.O.A.D.

I've been participaing in Lain Ehmann's LOAD Challenge on Flickr  its been nice to get back to fast fun scrapbooking:

Supplies:  Die Cuts With a View "Green Stack" & QuicKutz "Studio" & EK Success circle punch & index card & Sharpie.

Supplies: Die Cuts With A View "Green Stack" & Martha Stewart Letters. 

Scraplifting Vivian Masket

I saw this layout by Vivian Masket on Facebook and had to scraplift it!

Supplies:  October Afternoon, Cosmo Cricket & Heidi Grace.  

Time spent making layout:  12 minutes!

I love you - my little goof-ball :)
  

Ella Publishing's Book by Stacy Julian "UR2 Cre8ive" On Sale Today!

Stacy Julian on creativity?  I'm so there!  I loved this book and Stacy's message.  I took some of the quotes that appeared in her book and used them as my inspiration for creating these scrapbook layouts:

For more details, description and a better view of these layouts look below to some of my recent posts; for Stacy Julian's book on Creativity go to Ella Publishing!

Scraplifting Jodie Wenke

Scrapbooker Jodie Wenke's layouts are the definition of the simple style of scrapbooking - always beautiful and always simple and always meaningful and most always about her daughters - and sometimes about her cute little doggie (I recall a "Bent" layout about her dog that was supercute). 

Jodie's Layout was the inspiration for this page I created about my daughter.  I could have written about how this was one of our girl dates and I could have put when and where and all the "w" questions, but instead, I just opted for remembering how I felt at that moment - Lucky to have this girl as my daughter. 

Supplies:  Me & My Big Ideas "Chester" (that I'd been saving since 2005 and still love love love - it was about time I used it!) & Die Cuts With a View Mod Retro Stack (this paper reminded me of the old style diner we were at when the picture was taken).

Scrapliftable?  Yes - this is so simple!  Give it a try & if you do please share it on Flickr - and leave a comment here to let me know you did - I'm setting up a "Scrapliftable Layouts" Group and I'll post this there too! 

I'm getting a sneak peek at Stacy Julian's New Book: UR2Crea8ive!!! It goes on sale at ellapublishing.com on Wednesday!

I'm going to be guest-blogging at www.ellapublishing.com this week - I don't think its up just yet but STAY TUNED & check it out. P.S. The STAY TUNED is a hint about the topic of my guest blogging week - can you guess my theme?

Scrapbooking Vincent Van Gogh

Inspired by a quote in Stacy Julian's upcoming creativity book from Ella Publishing - listen to Noell Hymann's Paperclipping Rountable #7:  The Process of Scrapbooking because both Angie Lucas and Stacy Julian are on the show and Angie leaks a little more information about Stacy's upcoming book!  Very exciting stuff!

supplies: paper & journal block (dcwv) + stickers (reminicense) + 12x12 layout by katie scott

Journaling reads: "Reading this quote sent me on a search for an old sketch pad from the summer in 1992 before law school when I was doing lots of sketching + painting + writing + thinking.  I did this drawing
of Vincent's chair in pastels + visited the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam + stood for hours in front of Stary Night  at the MOMA in NYC.  Always feeling a connection with this artist." &q "my long time
love of the artist Vincent Van Gogh"; (the quote from the ebook) "Oh Vincent- you had me at Hello!  I knew I loved you! - Katie"

"Unique" Scrapbook Layout/Letter Inspired by Super Secret Creativity Project

More on the TOP SECRET (that I sort of let out the bag - whoops - SORRY!!) - Creativity Project coming soon.  Meantime, here's another page that I made that was inspired by that top secret Creativity Project:

CREATIVITY QUOTE that inspired the page: 

"We are each gifted in a unique and important way.  It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light."  - Mary Dunbar

When I read this quote I instantly thought that this would be more meaningful for my daughter to read - but not at this time when she is six years old, but more like when she was 16 years old and she's in the midst of highschool and peer pressure to conform, thats when it would be really important for her to remember that she is unique.  So I had this beautiful picture of her that was full of lightness taken last Sunday during her brother's birthday party (which is why she's holding balloons - she later set them free and made a wish - there were 6 balloons); and I had these cute little postage stamps that just happen to have the numbers "6" and "16" on them and I thought I'd make this page look a bit like an envelope.  Maybe someday, when she's 16 or in the future sometime, she'll be having a hard time and be able to look at this page and get a better sense of herself.

{And morbidly:  My Dad died at 56 years old and I always wish I could find some kind of letter from him.  So, not that I'm planning on going anywhere in the next 10 years (before she's 16), but just in case...
{my grandmother always said if you worry about it then it won't happen} - so I guess I'm covered & I'll live a good long life - but then again, just in case, she'll have this one ;) }

Journaling:  "From Allison at 6 years old 2/10: Don't forget that you are unique and beautiful."  "To Allison at 16 years old:  Stay true to yourself and your light in this age of conformity and know that I love
you.  Love, Mom."

supplies:  patterned paper (DCWV) + stickers (Martha Stewart) + stamp stickers (K&Company) + index cards + sharpie + 12x12 layout by Katie Scott.