1890 wedding

 

While going through old pictures a couple of weeks ago I found this wedding day picture of my maternal great grandparents.  I loved making this layout and writing up some of the history of my great-grandparents.    I went very simple with the design for a 1890 wedding.

I'm entering this layout at  challenge #209 at   "THE PAPER GIRLS CHALLENGE"

Challenge #209 - Wedding/Anniversary

Hello everyone, it's Alex here bringing you Challenge 209 which is about Weddings.  

 

My hubby and I will be celebrating our 20th anniversary in just two days time and my wedding scrapbook is awfully bare, so starting last month I've been scrapbooking almost entirely that!

If you have no weddings to scrap or create cards for, how about an anniversary or graduation?  Whatever the occasion, CONGRATULATIONS! 🎉🎉🎉

Elle

 

My granddaughter didn't want to wear her orange Halloween Tutu only once on Halloween Day so she got it out and put in with her fall outfit she was wearing to pre-school that day.   Looks pretty good all together.

I'm using this layout for the "Hello October" challenge at  "SCRAP OUR STASH CHALLENGE BLOG"

I was inspired by the colors, the plaid in one picture and the leaves on the trees in another picture.

Whats for Dinner

 

When I saw the sketch for challenge #211 at  "SKETCH N SCRAP"  I knew I had the perfect pictures to use with the sketch.   The weekend before the sketch came out I had been craving Mexican food.   With the coronavirus we have only eaten out about 4 times since March and this Mexican restaurant was now the 2nd time we had gone out to it during all of this.   They do social distancing and I also knew they had a separate table by itself in a front corner so by going at an odd hour, we went at 3:00, I knew it would most likely would be available.   So off we went and had a nice dinner out as safely as you can during these times.   I had to start with a huge margarita (which ended with me having a long nap when we got home) then we had the chorizo/bean/cheese appetizer and I got the special chicken burrito for my entree.   It was just what I had been wanting.

Here is the sketch and the link to all the great challenges in October at  "SKETCH N SCRAP".

Hunters Moon

 

Challenge #519 at  "LASTING MEMORIES"  for me because I happened to wake up early to see this sight of the Hunter moon setting out over the lake.   It was so light from the moon shining through the deck door of our master bedroom I knew I had to get up and try and capture a good picture.   I'm so happy that I did because I love the shot I got and now it works perfect for this challenge.

"LASTING MEMORIES"

LM #519 - Hello Fall - Full Moon

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to Lasting Memories! We are so happy that you are joining us today. Are you ready for a new challenge? Here we go.

Our theme for October is -  Hello Fall - and our challenges this month will feature a variety of events and things you can find in October during Fall in the USA, and this week's challenge is:

LM #519 - Full Moon

October 13th is the night of the Hunter's Moon. Create a layout with a moon on it this week. Your moon can be in your photos or in your paper or embellishments.

Another Halloween Card

 

First thing I did this morning in my craft room was go to "SKETCH N SCRAP"  and see what this Saturday's card sketch was.     I needed more Halloween cards and went right to work using the sketch.

I used a muted orange inking on my white card  and then added black on top and inked the card edges in black.   I added the orange plaid patterned paper and then cut down a PL style card that had my Happy Halloween sentiment on it.   Next I added my yellow moon circle behind the card and then on top of the moon I added a bat sticker and my card was complete.

Here is the sketch I used and the link to "SKETCH N SCRAP".   

Fun in the Leaves

 

My brother and I went for a drive Monday to see the leaves out in the country.   One stop was in Fayette, Missouri at the courthouse where there were several trees that were so beautiful.   I decided to play in some of the leaves and have some child like fun.    Luckily my brother took some pictures.  

So this worked out fine for the October challenges at  "CHALLENGE YOURSELF"  #42  Fall Color Palette.

FLOWER COVE

 

I had heard about this cove at the lake for 3 summers now and finally last month we went out on the boat looking for it.   We were about to give up and turn around and head home as we were having no luck finding it where I thought it was and then just like that it was there.   What a wonderful sight.  Now I'm looking forward to going back there next year earlier in the summer.    But what a wonderful sight at this home owners lake front lot and dock.   I'm sure there have been 1000's of pictures taken here over the years.   It is so beautiful to see.

I used the  sketch #210 at  "SKETCH N SCRAP"  for this layout.   I wanted to make sure I got to include more than just a single picture for a layout of this scenery.

Here is the link to  "SKETCH N SCRAP"  and all their challenges for October and the sketch I just used.