Happy Playtime

This picture has been sitting on my desk for probably 6 months now and finally I'm scrapping it.
I saw the sketch at  "The Memory Nest"  sketch #33 and decided to get busy and finally scrap the picture.   Gibson and Addisyn play so well together and they always are so happy.  
I'm also going to enter this layout in a SOS challenge in one of the yahoo groups I'm in.
It's a word challenge --- SPRING -- I have S = stars,  P = Patterned Paper,  R = Ribbon,  I =  Inking,
N = Naked Chipboard, G = Green.

See the sketch below and check out the challenge details at "The Memory Nest"    HERE,   they have a weekly sketch all month long that you can make and enter.   So hope to see some of you play along.

Making The Turkey

This week I'm working on all my Thanksgiving layouts from 2014.  I got two others made in the last couple of days and now this one.    When I saw the Week 2 sketch at "Let's Get Sketchy" and that it had 4 pictures in it, I immediately thought of using "turkey prep" pictures.   For several years now its been my son Jason that is in charge of the turkey for both Thanksgiving and Christmas and he deep fries it.   Everyone just love it.  He starts with injecting a butter cajun marinade and then covering the outside with a dry rub of cajun seasoning.   I highly recommend it.

I have a copy of the sketch from "Let's Get Sketchy" below and check out all the details  HERE.

Kai - Christmas 2014

I caught this picture of Kai opening a book that was in his stocking.  Not sure where he is looking but I think its over in the direction of where Papa was sitting so he must be looking to see what was also in Papa's stocking.   I love that we have kept the tradition for decades for even all the adults to get stockings filled by Santa.

I used the Feb 1st sketch at "The Studio Challenges"   I really liked that I got to use a lot of different patterns of paper for the layout.   I used mostly papers from the Authentique - Jolly  collection and also the stickers for embellishments from that collection,  the two pieces of red paper were from another Christmas collection but not sure what it was as was just in my scrap drawer.  
If you know my style I usually do a lot of matting on my papers and pictures, but this time left the picture as is and used either red or green ink around the edges of the different papers.

Be sure and check out the challenge at "The Studio Challenges"   HERE  and I have added the  sketch below for you to see.

YUMMY

Now tell me, who wouldn't be saying "YUMMY" looking at these two desserts?    I know both of us were.   Even though we were stuffed from our dinner, when you have coupons for free desserts and they say they have both chocolate cake and raspberry topped cheesecake, we didn't have to listen to anything else.   They hit is with both our favorites.   In fact as you can see we both had a  bite before I remembered I wanted to take a picture.

The February 8th challenge at "LASTING MEMORIES" is 'Sweet As Can Be' and these were sweet, sweet, sweet.    I would say would save room for dessert the next time we go back to eat here, but I know we won't.   But.....there is always to go boxes so we can have it later.

Check out this great challenge   HERE  and share your  'Sweet As Can Be'  layout at
"LASTING MEMORIES"

No Peeking

Yes, I still have Christmas layouts to make, for that matter I have Thanksgiving layouts left to make too.    When I saw this set #74 at "Sketch-N-Scrap" the first of the month, I thought it would look great using Christmas papers.    I used an old collection I had,  Authentique's - Jolly collection.

I used one of the stickers that was with the collection for the title and just matted it in red and then put on a green square to make it stand out a little more.   Another sticker for another embellishment.
Then I decided to get a little more green in the layout, I cut down the patterned paper some and centered it on some green card stock that matched the green I did some of the matting on.
It's hard to see in the picture but I decided to add some journaling with a gold gel pen across top left and bottom right on the green card stock.

Be sure and check out all the details of the challenge at "Sketch-N-Scrap"    HERE  and you
can see the sketch below.

Life Is Good

Another wedding layout.   This was a picture taken at the reception.  Leslie's grandfather is probably her most favorite person in the whole world.   So of course even with just a month before his 93rd birthday there is no way he would miss it.    Turns out at the reception he was the life of the party,  all the family was not surprised, but that's him, danced with everyone and was with the last group to leave.

I used the sketch at "Stuck On U Sketches"   I wanted something that would really highlight the photograph and one that I could print as a 5x7 and really shine on the sketch.   This sketch was perfect.    Check out all the details  HERE  and see the sketch below.

KC BBQ

I was so honored when I was asked to be the Guest Designer at "Lasting Memories" for the month of February.   This February 1st challenge is 'Favorite Recipe or Food'.   We we live in Kansas City and when you live here and don't say BBQ is your favorite you might be asked to leave.  In fact last week we at lunch at one BBQ place and then dinner 4 nights later at another place.   Both happen to be our favorites.  But there are many more than the two and we have tried a lot of them.   This was our dinner at Famous Daves for their all you can eat ribs night.   Arthur ordered that but I only ordered the half slab and couldn't eat that last rib.  But I sure gave it a valiant effort.
There is no sketch for this challenge, so make your layout anyway you want and just feature your favorite food or recipe.   Check out all the details   HERE   at "Lasting Memories"