Hawaii Vacation time

I saw two new challenges this week and I knew I would do another layout from our family Hawaii vacation in 2014.   I took so many pictures so always find more to scrap.

Challenge #1 was at  "LET'S GET SKETCHY"   they have a combo mood board and sketch challenge going on now.   When I saw the mood board I thought immediately of this one paper stack that I have and how it would work perfectly with the colors and the tropical flowers and plants on the mood board.    I looked for a picture I hadn't used yet and deccided to use this one of my Dad,walking by the pool at the house we had rented for the walk on his way to the property edge to look out at the ocean.   Oh what a fantastic location we had.   My brother found the house through VRBO and it was perfect.  He had a room, Dad had a room and my husband and I had our own room.

Here is the sketch and the mood board for the challenge and the link to  "LET'S GET SKETCHY"

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Challenge #2 I am entering with this layout is the newest challenge at   "THE PAPER GIRLS CHALLENGE"     Their challenge #147 os   Travel-Vacation Fun and that sure describes this trip the four of us took together.  I so wish I was on my way back there right now.

So here is the link to  "THE PAPER GIRLS CHALLENGE"  and all the details about it.

Challenge #147 - Travel/ Vacation Fun

Karrie here in the midst of a crazy winter with blizzards, rainstorms, ice buildup and mud puddles!  Dreaming of getting away from it all again, I have chosen this fortnight's theme of 

 "Travel / Vacation fun"

So whether you've gone on vacation or had a staycation or enjoy making 

Bon Voyage cards, we want to see it!

Cuddles & Dad

My goal this month is to scrap at least one old picture a week.   This sure qualifies as it is my son and his Dad when he was about 6 months old and he turns 41 this fall.  This was also when my hobby was photo developing and this is one of pictures I developed myself.     I added some more masculine embellishments to it for the challenge #110 at  "SCRAPPING 4 FUN CHALLENGES"   My journaling tag has a metal tag opening and I just used pkg string to tie it instead of a color bakers twine.  The I added 3 squared off paper clips around the picture.   Plus (its hard to see) I have metal alphas on the bottom left of the picture that says 'hug'  Other than that I just kept it plain and simple.

Here is the link to  "SCRAPPING 4 FUN CHALLENGES"  and the rules.

Challenge 110 - Masculine, Boys

Challenge 110 - Masculine, Boys

1. You can create a - Layout, Card, Canvas, Mini Album, Mixed media, "Off the Page" creations
2. Only new creations from the 2nd of March 2018 onwards
3. Enter a direct link to your creations into the link tool, not only to the main page of your blog. This makes it easy for the Design Team to find your creations to leave comments
4. You may enter a maximum of 4 entries for each Challenge
5. MUST BE A FOLLOWER!!!!!(to enter Challenges)
6. If your Challenge entries does not meet the above requirements your entry will be disqualified!

This Challenge ends on Thursday, the 15th of March 2018, 23:55PM European Time.

Please, take in account the different time zones - you will find the DATE and CLOCK on the Blog (top Left)

3 St. Patrick's Day Cards

There is a challenge this week going on at  "BITTEN BY THE BUG 2"   The challenge is.....

Happy Monday!  Susan here to bring you this week's Bitten By the Bug 2 Cricut Challenge.  As March brings hopes of springtime, it also brings St. Patrick's Day. Being of Irish decent, we always mark St. Patrick's Day with authentic Irish food and a few fun traditions.  This week's challenge, 

SHOW US YOUR SHAMROCKS

pays tribute to my Irish heritage, as well as that of many millions of Americans.  I hope you get out your green card stock and join in us in preparing for St. Patrick's Day!!

For this challenge I got out my "Celebrate With A Flourish" cartridge and started cutting out double shamrocks for my 3 cards I needed for family to mail out for the holiday.   The top card 'Irish Luck'  I cut two double shamrocks set at 2" for my card and then the Be Irish card I cut the shamrock at 3"

and finally the card with the stamped sentiment (it's for my Dad) I cut the shamrocks at 2.5"

This was a fun challenge and I got to use my all time favorite cartridge.   Here is the link to the challenge at  "BITTEN BY THE BUG 2"

St Pat's card #2

I made another card for the challenge at  "FANTABULOUS CRICUT CHALLENGE BLOG"
I once again went to my all time favorite cartridge (even though I've had it for ages"  'Celebrate With A Flourish'.   This time I cut two 2" shamrocks and added them on this card for my granddaughter.   I used green ink again for all my card and paper edges and then used green alphas for my sentiment.

Here is the link and challenge at  "FANTABULOUS CRICUT CHALLENGE BLOG"

Challenge #321-St. Patricks Day/Green

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I am also going to enter this card in one more challenge at  "DIE CUTTIN' DIVA'S"

The challenge #359 is - Use Green

Ch #359 ~ Use Green

Hello Crafty Divas,

Welcome back and thanks for joining us! We have a new Die Cuttin' Diva challenge this week and we sure hope you will share your card, tag, layout, or altered project.

This Week's Challenge...

~ Use Green ~

Happy St. Pat's Day

I made this St. Pat's day card to send to my Dad.   I went with the stamped sentiment  "Thankful for you everyday" because that is how I feel about him instead of a St. Pat's Day sentiment.   But I have the shamrocks and I stamped in green so all is good for The Irish.
I used the Celebrate with a Flourish (my all time favorite cartridge) for the double shamrock and I cut it at 2.5 inches.

I am going to enter this card at   "FANTABULOUS CRICUT"

Here is the link to  "FANTABULOUS CRICUT CHALLENGE BLOG"

Challenge #321-St. Patricks Day/Green

I am also going to enter my card at  "USE YOUR STUFF"    The latest challenge is  

"ANYTHING GOES"

I used some stuff I haven't used in awhile,  first of all my cricut,  I haven't used it in well over a month, plus I haven't made a card in two months, so that means I hadn't gotten out the stamp set for my sentiment in beyond ages, because I was surprised when I found it today.

Here is the link to the challenge at  "USE YOUR STUFF CHALLENGE BLOG"

Father Daughter Dance

This is our granddaughter in Orlando and her Dad getting ready to go to the Father Daughter Dance.
I don't have any details but I think it might have been a masquerade dance since they both have masks.   I already made a layout of a single picture of Avery with a close up of her face wearing her mask.   But this sketch at  "STUCK?!  SKETCHES"  was perfect for the other 3 pictures of the two of them together before they left for the dance.    I am also entering this layout at  "PAPER ISSUES" facebook group as they are partnering with this sketch for their Partner Up challenge in March.
So a double challenge with one sketch.

Here is the sketch and the link to  "STUCK?!  SKETCHES".    This is the first sketch for the month and there  will be another one on the 15th and as always great prizes for several winners each month.

I am also going to enter this layout in one more challenge.   The challenge at  "STINKIN' INKERS"
is  ........

The theme for this month's challenge is:

"Wishy Washi"

Please use washi tape somewhere on your project or card.

I have two long strips of Washi tape on my layout,  it is the blue/brown squares above and below the pictures.  

First PL page for March

I finished my first March project life page today and I used the sketch #97 from  "SKETCHES IN THYME PROJECT LIFE STYLE"  to do one of the pockets.   I wanted to make sure I documented the Nor'Easter going on the last few days.  So I found 4 pictures and printed them in a mini size and made my card along with the journaling about it.

Here is the link to  "SKETCHES IN THYME PROJECT LIFE STYLE"  and the sketch for the card and then a picture of my full page with the card on it.