OLAF

I did my take on sketch #323 at  "SKETCHES IN THYME''  for this layout.  Instead of the big star on the sketch, I did a big heart for all the hugging the grandkids did when they saw Olaf at one of their stops on their Disney Cruise a couple of months ago.

Here is the sketch and link to  "SKETCHES IN THYME"

Otis and Elle

My daughter and son-in-law have 3 big dogs and they are all so good and patient with Elle.   But Otis is the calmest of them all.   This last weekend Otis was running in the backyard and Elle took off to follow him and he calmly laid down so she could sit with him and pet him.    So glad we got these cute pictures of them together.

I'm going to enter this layout in two different challenges.    First off I used the May 15th sketch at
LET'S GET SKETCHY"   and then the Golden Globe inspired challenge at   "SCRAP OUR STASH"

First here is the sketch and link to  "LET'S GET SKETCHY"

Then the May Golden Globe Inspired challenge at  "SCRAP OUR STASH"  Lion King was the movie and you had to make your layout about a pet and also use an animal embellishment or paper with animals on it.  I have a stamped image of dog in a dog house and also two dog bones photo corners on my layout.

Tree Swing

Addisyn is just the sweetest little girl and I'm so glad her Mom loves taking her picture because then I get to make all kinds of layouts for them.   It's even better that Addisyn is all excited every time I see her to see what new layouts of the family I've made for them.

For this layout and new pictures just a day old I used Sketch #152 at   "SKETCH N SCRAP"
The sketch was only for 2 pictures but I had to use all of these pictures.

Here is the link to the blog   "SKETCH N SCRAP"   so you can check out all the monthly challenge, two layouts and 2 card sketches per month.

Princess time

I only had 4 pictures of my granddaughters on princess night on their Disney Cruise in March.
So I decided to just use the right side of the May 1st  sketch at     "LET'S SCRAP"     It was perfect
for these pictures.   I loved seeing the pictures of the girls all dressed up as a princess and having so much fun, plus a good picture with Mom and Dad too.

Here is the link to the challenge and the sketch    "LET'S SCRAP."

1st Dental Visit

Been waiting for a sketch to use these 3 pictures with and this sketch #324 at  "SKETCHES IN THYME"  was the perfect fit.   I pulled out some different Jillibean Soup papers that I had left from a couple of collections and they went together fine.  I was even able to cut the tags from them.   Then mixed a couple of alphas and one little circle empherma and I was set.

Here is the sketch and link to  "SKETCHES IN THYME".

SPRING

I went to my Dad's house a couple of weeks ago to go flower shopping with him and then help him plant the flowers.    Before we left I noticed how beautiful the tree in front of his house was so I wanted to get a picture.   Got one good close up and one picture including the house.   This is the house my Mom and Dad had built and we moved into when I was 2 years old.   My Dad who will be 95 next month still lives there.  That means he will have lived there for 65 years  (yes I just told you my age).   Not to many people can stay in there home that long and nowadays there are very few "kids" that can go back home at this age.  The only house I ever knew growing up.

I used the sketch at  "ROCHELLE SPEARS SCRAPBOOKING"  for this layout plus I used the Mood board at  " USE YOUR STUFF"  and the  Theme Challenge at   "THE RUBBER BUGGY"

Here is all the links and information you need about the challenge.

"ROCHELLE SPEARS SCRAPBOOKING"  I loved using this sketch, I love the feel of it.
This will be one of the sketches I will keep to use another time.

"USE YOUR STUFF"  I took inspiration from the Mood Board with the Pink colors, the flowers and then the soft fabric of the dress with the fabric flowers I added to my layout.

"THE RUBBER BUGGY BLOG"    The theme challenge for May was Mothers Day or feminine and to make anything you want.  I think my patterned papers and colors, the pink ric-rak bow on the tag and the scenery in my pictures are all feminine

Breakfast with Elle

I went right to work on the 2nd challenge at the "Sketch N Scrap" 6th Birthday Bash.     I usually don't wake up when I visit the kids and see Elle before they take off for work and take her to day care.   But while I was there last week I told Leslie to be sure and wake me up this time.   Sure glad she did because I got some great pictures of breakfast.   She had already finished a piece of toast and cheese this morning and then topped it off with this banana...which she loved.

The twist to this challenge was to use the sketch and the word celebrate somewhere on the layout.
I have it in my journaling.   Here is the link to the blog   "SKETCH N SCRAP"