STAYCATION

 

I'm catching up on some small trips from last  year.  My brother and I did a day trip just hours from home and went to Maramec Springs.   It had been decades since I had been there.   I made this layout with just pictures of him and will give to him for his album I  keep adding too.

I used the "ROCHELLE SPEARS BLOG" sketch for this layout and then played along with the tic-tac-toe challenge at "SCRAP WITH STACY".  I did the diagonal Ephemera, 3 photos and brads.

Christmas Wreaths

 

My brother and I have been busy getting his house all decorated for Christmas this year as we will have a full family vacation with everyone together for the first time in 7 years and now two more grandkids have been added.   There will be 17 of us and traveling to Columbia, MO from Sydney, Australia, Dallas, TX, Miami, FL and  upstate New York.      

I will add this to the challenge #131 at “SCRAP-CHALLENGE-YOURSELF”.   I have the picture of myself with the Christmas wreaths we put on the front door and then I did  a grid layout background.

Hello Fall

 

Scrapping is slower the last couple of weeks with my husband having surgery and then a few complications, but hopefully on the uphill now.   I made this layout today of some fall tree’s in the neighborhood I got pictures of yesterday.

I’m entering this layout at   “LASTING MEMORIES”   for challenge #723 to use items that have been in your stash for 2+ years.   I’m not sure how old these fall collection papers and tags and stickers are but I haven’t bought any new fall collections in probably 4 years.

For this week's challenge, we are taking our inspiration from FALLING LEAVES and saying out with the old! 

LM #723 - Use an item that's been in your stash for 2+ years.

The End

 I’m finishing up my scrapbook from our Alaskan Cruise in May.    It was cold weather and rainy a lot but I’m so glad I finally made it to Alaska.   Now I want to go back again and see more.

I’ll be entering this layout at  “LASTING MEMORIES” Challenge  #724.

LM #724 - Find inspiration in the growing crops by using ascending sizes of paper strips or shapes OR create a colorful ombre design to symbolize the growth. 

Halloween 2024 @ the Greenbergs

 

I made this layout for the “LASTING MEMORIES”  challenge #722.

LM #722 - Autumn Inspiration: Pumpkins

 Hello, hello! Welcome to OCTOBER on the Lasting Memories Challenge Blog! This is design team member Brandi Jo, inviting you to join us this month as we celebrate fall with all things autumn. Each week, we will bring you a new challenge inspired by one of the many signs of the season. 

For this week's challenge, we are taking our inspiration from PUMPKINS.

LM #722 - Create a layout using at least 50% orange and include a round element. 

American Highways

 I’m entering this layout at “CHALLENGER YOURSELF”  this months challenge #130 is to always include a picture of yourself and to use circles.   I have a double circle around my title and the 3 circle buttons.

This was taken last year on a two day trip my brother and I took to pick up a car he had bought, we flew to Texas and then drove home with a couple of Route 66 stops for us.

Coffee & Eggs

 

I made this layout for the Scrappy Friends October double challenge.    First the sketch by “ROCHELLE SPEARS”

and then Tic-Tac-Toe at “SCRAP WITH STACY”  I did the left column, Wood, Word Stickers & Tag.