Baby Boy Layouts

I've been making baby pages. I'm using up some really old baby paper and a couple of new paper to me collections. I've incorporated Pocket Pages as additional inserts and there is no pictures on here as it is a Baby Shower gift so these would be considered Base Pages.

Our Sweet and Handsome Little Guy:

I'm using Janet's RTS Scrapbooking : Base Pages Using a Collection // Gift Idea  Layout #2  for this set of pages and there is  no  Pocket Page for this set. 

The next set is a set of 2 12x12 pages and a pocket page in the pages. I'm using some really old scraps from Nana's Nursery. I had made a few baby albums in 2009 with these papers. I keep all the baby papers together as it is not something I was scrapping every day.

 These papers are all scraps that were already cut. The light green is embossed with the Echo Park - Special Delivery.

The two pocket pages are 4x6 with most of them bordered with the scraps.

I did add a label from the Colorbok collection to one of the pages 4x6's.

On the flip side of the  I used the cut a part from the Bundle of Joy collections. I find it amazing that the colors still match.

Baby Shower pages.

 I think the papers are from the Colorbox collection. They were already cut so I just layered them together. I scanned the Baby Shower invitation and printed it off for this page and added the sticker from the Bundle of Joy Collection.

 I added a few inserts using more scraps of pattern paper and added the animal pictures and a sticker from the Baby Boy sticker tablet.

Final page for the Baby Shower Pages.
The really nice thing about the pages is that she can move them around into any order she wants.

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RTS Scrapbooking : Base Pages Using a Collection // Gift Idea

Baby Boy Pages - 10 pages
Recipe:
Echo Park - Bundle of Joy Collection, Bundle of Joy New Addition Collection, Sweet Baby Boy Collection; Colorbok - Sweet Baby Boy Collection
Embossing Folder: Echo Park - Special Delivery.
Sticker Tablet - Deja Views Baby Boy

Iron Monuments

I'm using  Christy's Beautiful Life 30 Days of Sketch's 2 Sketch #4

I started with the Holiday Cheer "Plaid" paper for my background and pulled in a grid paper from Me & My Big ideas.  I stamped and cut my snowflake that I included in my kit, fussy cut them out and placed then at the top and bottom of the photos. My journaling is in the middle between the two pictures.  I cut a tag shape and stamped "the Details", the date and the snowflake. A little bit of twine finishes off the tag.

 

The journaling is the same on both layouts and reads: Our neighbors were in the process of adopting a puppy and they wanted to find the property lines before the fencing guy came out. John waved Dale down and asked if Doug could find them. John must have spent over an hour outside looking for them. Doug had them found in 30 minutes.

My son's layout was much easier to make for some reason. I cut the paper to 8 1/2x11 then layered the blue grid paper on top. All the banners I cut and drawn around with a gold and black marker.

For my oldest son's layout I switched it up a bit.

I used the snowflake paper as on top (another paper I've had around a while and love) and the snowflake wood veneers as accents. I had a little bit of pompom trim that went well with the olive in the layout so I added that to the bottom of the photo mats. Each mat has  it's own journaling spot.




Christy's Beautiful Life: #30DSCBL2

Sketch #1: Christmas Ornaments
Sketch #2: Oh Christmas Tree
Sketch #3 - Merry Christmas Tree

100 Pattern Paper Challenge: 2 sheets

January Counterfeit Kit - Holiday Joy
9 - 12x12 Layouts
5 - 8 1/2x11 Layouts
     12x12 Project Life
     8 1/2x 11 Project Life
1 - Planner Pages
8 - Cards
8 - Tags

Recipe:

January Counterfeit Kit - Holiday Joy
Paper:Crate paper - snow Day Collection "Sparkle" and "frosty"' Bo Bunny - Holiday Cheer "Plaid"; my & my Big ideas value pack; Provo Craft Slab III
Alphabet: Basic Grey Sugared; Cosmo Cricket - Red Line and Pink Oak
Stamps: Scrapbook and Cards ; Unity Stamps KOTM November 2015 {best year yet}
Ink: Distress Ink- black soot, worn lipstick, stormy sky and mowed lawn
Misc.: Adhesive, Date stamp, Die Cuts: Pinkfresh Studio, ribbon, sequins, twine, wood veneer - stars, and Zots

For the birds and St Paul Saints

I have used up my paper from the September Counterfeit Kit so I am going to go back to some previous kits and finish them off. This is from the February 2016 - Aren't You Lovely Page set 9.

It contains Amy Tangerine Stitched papers a couple of 6x6 papers from Stampin' Up- Welcome Neighbor, a few rhinestone, flowers, ribbon and a couple of die cuts. To this I added the September Skies Project Life Value kit, White and black cardstock, enamel dots and alphabet stickers and a few items from my reject box.

I started with the layouts for my guys. When they moved into their new place a robin had made her nest on the rain gutter under the eaves by their front door.  I snapped a few pictures to scrapbook for them after they were all moved in.

In my reject box there was two flowers, one bird and two large wings. I colored chipboard pieces with evergreen bough and then went around the outsides with brushed corduroy.  I also had a white pieces of a chipboard flower that I did not color.

The dragon fly was cut in half - one for each layout. The labels were cut lengthwise and used at the top and bottom of the layouts with the flower clusters along with the die cut flowers. A few sequins and rhinestones finish off their layouts.

 

My layout is a picture of the geese stopping traffic. We were coming home one evening and the traffic was just terrible. We thought there was an accident but it was just the geese crossing the road.

I cut the 3x4 card into a tag, punched a hole, threaded the lace and ribbon through it.  I added the bird to finish off this embellishment cluster. I added the wings to the top and bottom of the layout along with the rhinestones flowers, sequins, ribbon and paper.

 

My next layout will have a picture of us from the St. Paul Saints baseball game. I added the large die cut flower to the side, the clear "Be Brave and Wild" 3x4 card, the place label another arrow die cut, ribbon and enamel dots.

 I added a project life page to go with this for the month of July. I stamped the flower and saying onto tracing paper and embossed in gold.

The "what I learned" journaling spot was in my eject box and I thought it went perfectly with these colors.  I used a few of the embellishments from the September Skies Kit, alphabet stickers and DIY enamel dots to finish off both sides.

 

For my youngest I will  add a picture of him squinting at me. I used the clear 3x4 card, alphabet stickers and another die cut arrow.

 

I also did a project life spread for him of the baseball game and firework show afterwards.

 

 I have another layout and project life spread of the fireworks coming.

From my reject box I used die cut labels -4, labels-3, place label -1, lace, journaling spots-2, 3x4 card and the chipboard pieces.

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September Counterfeit Kit - Enjoy the Little Things
17 - 12x12 Layouts
7 - 8 1/2 x 11 Layouts
2 - 12x12 Project Life
2 - 8 1/2 x 11 Project Life

September 100 Pattern Paper Challenge - Use Stamps on your layout
5  - 12 x 12 Layouts
2  - 8 1/2 x 11 Layouts

Christy's Beautiful Life - 30 Days of Sketches
Sketch 1 - 3 Layouts  Recycling and the whole story
Sketch 2 - 2 Layouts  Sewing for Tank
Sketch 3 - 1 Layout   Boston Trip
Sketch 4 - 3 Layouts Life is Good
Sketch 5 - 1 Layout Adventure and Adventure redone
Sketch 6 - Tank

Recipe:
September Counterfeit Kit - Enjoy the Little Things
 February 2016 - Hello Lovely

Paper: Amy Tangerine - Stitched;  Stampin' Up- Welcome Neighbor; Recollections - white and black cardstock
Stamps: Unity Stamp Co KOTM -August 2017 {never be afraid}
Ink: Distress Ink - black soot, evergreen bough, brushed corduroy
Misc.: Adhesive, Corner Punch,  Embossing powder -gold, die cut flowers,  Foam Dots, Glue Dots, heat gun, hole punch,  Sequins and Zots

Love being Together

So I'm on sketch number 8 of the 30 Days of Sketches.  I'm plugging away and will eventually finish them but it won't all be in September. You can find Christy's pinterest board here.

Instead of the three photo's I used two on my page. I put the title on the side of the photo and embellished with some sea shells. I stamped the "Love being Together" and "life is better in flip flops" then used copper embossing powder.

For the guy's I just used their own picture. . .

and kept the embellishments the same.

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September Counterfeit Kit - Enjoy the Little Things
17 - 12x12 Layouts
7 - 8 1/2 x 11 Layouts
2 - 12x12 Project Life
2 - 8 1/2 x 11 Project Life

September 100 Pattern Paper Challenge - Use Stamps on your layout
7  - 12 x 12 Layouts
3  - 8 1/2 x 11 Layouts

Christy's Beautiful Life - 30 Days of Sketches
Sketch 1 - 3 Layouts  Recycling and the whole story
Sketch 2 - 2 Layouts  Sewing for Tank
Sketch 3 - 1 Layout   Boston Trip
Sketch 4 - 3 Layouts Life is Good
Sketch 5 - 1 Layout Adventure and Adventure redone
Sketch 6 - Tank
Sketch 7 - Quiet Moment/Pit Stop

Recipe:
September Counterfeit Kit - Enjoy the Little Things

Paper: The Paper Studio Pearlized cardstock;  DCWV Photo Reel Stack 3; Recollections black and white cardstock
Stamps: Unity Stamp Co KOTM -July 2013 {Spirit of Summertime}; Amy Tangerine date stamp
Ink: Distress Ink -  brushed corduroy; Color Box - Chestnut, Lime, Orange and Scarlet; VersaMark
Alphabet stickers: Basic Grey - Sugared; Pink Paislee - holly doodle cream
Misc.: Adhesive, Labels, Embossing Powder - copper, Heat gun, Sea Shells, Twine and Zots

Adventure

The sketch for day is Stuck Sketches February 15, 2015. You can find Christy's Pinterest board here. These layout were much easier to create. The Counterfeit Kit Challenge #1 this month is to "choose any one of the cards as inspiration - and create a layout, card, or ... well, anything, using one of the phrases as a prompt for your storytelling".

When we were down in San Antonio this past spring Dale and I dragged the kids to the River Walk and made them take the guided boat ride. In my box of reject I have three purple punch birds. Purple in the lights and purple in the birds and some of moms old vellum light blue and purple stickers.

I added a little bit more purple with some pattern paper. I cut apart the 7 gypsies paper to get the "adventure" and added it to the side.

The sketch has some little hearts in the three embellishment clusters. I thought my butterfly with the hearts was perfect for this.

My tag is blue as there was only 2 purple tags. I added the punched bird to the tag. I added the other butterfly in the top by the photo.

Since I have the bird on here - I need to find a bird stamp to incorporate it in here also. I haven't completed the guys' layouts as I'm not quite sold with my layout.

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September Counterfeit Kit - Enjoy the Little Things
8 - 12x12 Layouts
2 - 8 1/2 x 11 Layouts

September 100 Pattern Paper Challenge - Use Stamps on your layout
3 - 12 x 12 Layouts
1 - 8 1/2 x 11 Layouts

Christy's Beautiful Life - 30 Days of Sketches
Sketch 1 - 3 Layouts  Recycling and the whole story
Sketch 2 - 2 Layouts  Sewing for Tank
Sketch 3 - 1 Layout   Boston Trip
Sketch 4 - 3 Layouts Life is Good


 Recipe:
September Counterfeit Kit - Enjoy the Little Things
Paper: 7 Gypsies - Lille 6x6 paper pad; DCWV - Photo Reel Stack; The Slab 3 Stack: Black and blue cardstock
Ink: Versa Magic - Purple Hydrangea; ColorBox - chestnut.
Stamps: Unity Stamp Co. -  KOTM's - July 2017 {it's going to be beautiful| butterfly with hearts;  September 2017 {flowers, foliage & fall} small butterfly;
 Misc.: Adhesive, Buttons, Date Labels, Distressing tool,  Glittered wood clips, Lace, Enamel dots,  Sequins and Zots

the whole story

My previous layout used a sketch from Christy's Beautiful Life 30 Days of Sketches on her YouTube channel, I'm again using the sketch but this time for my guy's layouts. You can check out the details on day one here.

Since I had the leaves left over from the previous layout I added them to this one then stamped the tree and fuzzy cut it. I printed "the whole store" and " , , , and it goes" onto white cardstock for the title. I again colored the heart die cut red but also did one with a gold paint pen.

The brown circle was also in my reject box and I cut it in half to give the leaves and "the whole story" a starting place.

In case you are wondering from my reject box with 3 layouts completed I have used:
11 Sequins; 3 Map tags, 7 hearts that have been colored, 3 pieces of twine, 1 die cut circle, 3 labels, 1 3x4 project life card grid.

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September Counterfeit Kit - Enjoy the Little Things
2 - 12 x 12 Layouts
1 - 8 1/2 x 11 Layouts

September 100 Pattern Paper Challenge - Use Stamps on your layout
2 - 12 x 12 Layouts
1 - 8 1/2 x 11 Layouts

Christy's Beautiful Life - 30 Days of Sketches
Sketch 1 - Recycling

Paper:The Paper Studio Pearlized cardstock and Tattered and Worn stack, DCWV - The Everyday Essentials Stack; Recollections - Tan Quilt and Blue Tan Plaid; White and Gray cardstock; Unknown tan cardstock
Ink: Distress Ink -black soot and gathered twigs; Martha Stewart - Stem Green; Color Box - Chestnut
Stamp: Imaginisce - Apple Cider Collection "leaves"; Studio G - Tree stamp
Misc.: Adhesive, DIY enamel dots,  DIY mists, glue dots, Gold Paint pen, red Sharpie, twine and Zots

Recycling

Christy from Christy's Beautiful Life is doing 30 Days of Sketches on her YouTube channel. Her first video is using the January 15, 2017 Stuck?! sketch from Laura Whitaker which can be found on her Pinterest board.

When I selected my papers this month I knew I wanted to use the Recollections Tan Quilt and Blue Tan Plaid paper for the pictures of a local playground that was donated to Kids Around the World. It was recycled and sent to another country. At this time I'm waiting for my photos so I will add them when they come in.

From my reject box I pulled out the map tag and cut it in half, punched the hole, added twine and placed it on the top and bottom of the layout. The red hearts were originally white and I colored them red.

I stamped the leaves on white cardstock and spray misted them. I was going to use it as a border but didn't like the look, so I cut them apart. In the embellishment cluster I have the heart, leaf, and sequin.

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September Counterfeit Kit - Enjoy the Little Things
1 - 12x12 Layouts

September 100 Pattern Paper Challenge - Use Stamps on your layout
1 - 12x12 Layouts

1 - Christy's Beautiful Life - 30 Days of Sketches

Paper:The Paper Studio Pearlized cardstock and Tattered and Worn stack, Recollections - Tan Quilt and Blue Tan Plaid; White and Gray cardstock; Unknown tan cardstock
Ink: Distress Ink -black soot and gathered twigs
Stamp: Imaginisce - Apple Cider Collection "leaves"
Misc.: Alphabet Stickers - unknown DIY mists, glue dots, red Sharpie, and twine

100 Pattern Paper Challenge - Stamps

The September Challenge at 100 Pattern Paper Challenge Facebook group for September Stamps and picking out at least 5 stamp sets you haven't put ink on.

I pulled two sets from Unity Stamp Company - July 2017 KOTM {it's going to be beautiful} and August 2017 KOTM {never be afraid} - I've only used the tree and sentiment of Comfort and peace from this set. I have a Stampin' Up set called Button, Button that is several years old. Then grabbed a couple of really old  single stamp sets. A Studio G stamp with gems of a tree and the sentiment is "bloom where you are planted" from 2010. The three leaves are from Apple Cider Collection by Imaginisce from 2010.  Lastly is a stamp from 2007 from Autumn Leaves called red, white and blue.

Recipe:
Stamps: Unity Stamp Co KOTM - July 2017 KOTM {it's going to be beautiful} and August 2017 KOTM {never be afraid}; Stampin Up- Button, Button; Studio G - unknown name; Imaginisce - Apple Cider Collection "leaves"; Autumn Leaves - red, white and blue

Christmas Cards

I made up a few more Christmas cards for Operation Christmas Card. For cards 3-6 I stamped the coffee cup, colored it in and die cut it out. After I had the top put together I remembered I had some of the bar brads so I added one to the bottom right corner.

I used the same sentiment that I had on cards 3-6 for the inside since I still had it on my Misti.

I stamped and embossed on the envelopes using the Christmas Tree postage stamp from the  October 2013 {Oh Christmas Tree}KOTM

Cards 7-8 are using the left over cardstock from the previous 6 cards and the pattern paper from cards 1-3.

Once again the sentiment is the same as before.

This time the envelopes are stamped with an old Inkadinkado snowman stamp.

100 Pattern Paper Challenge: August use your Cardstock
8 - Cards

Previous Cards:
Cards: 1-3

Recipe:
Paper: DCWV - Holiday Collection "The Christmas Stack" and Recollection - Bright and Jolly Paper Pad Recollections Cardstock: Blue, Black and White
Dies: Spellbinders Nestablilities - Large circles; Die-namics - Zig Zag Stitched Circles
Stamps: Unity Stamp Co KOTM - September 2015 {Our Hearts to Your} - Coffee Cup and sentiment and October 2013 {Oh Christmas Tree} - Tree postage stamp; Inkadinkado - snowman stamp
Ink: Color Box - Black; Distress Ink: Evergreen bough, broken china,
Misc.: Adhesive, Brads, Clear Embossing Powder, Colored Pencils, Crop-a- dile, Misti, and Score Tape

Christmas Cards - first three

I know it's only August but I saw a post for Operation Christmas Card on the Unity Show and Tell Facebook page, so I figured I could make a few cards to send their way. I need to have my cards boxed up and sent by October so that she gets them in plenty of time to send them out. The August Challenge at the 100 Pattern Paper Challenge Facebook group is to use cardstock. Like Tina, I have a stack of 8 1/2 x 11 cardstock and my scrapbook pages for my youngest are 8 1/2 x 11 but will I really use some of the odd colors on his layouts, probably not.

I started by pulling one sheet of paper from the 12x12 paper pack - DCWV - Holiday Collection "The Christmas Stack"

 and the Recollection - Bright and Jolly Paper Pad.

 I have a bunch of 8 1/2"11 cardstock that I can use for my bases.

So here is my first three Christmas Cards using the DCWV Holiday Collection. 

 

I used the pattern paper as the focal point on the front, wrapped a little bit of embroidery yarn around the edge and added a scallop border behind.

I stamped my sentiment onto white cardstock and added a border of pattern paper at the top.

I stamped the Christmas Bulb and clear embossed it on the envelop of each card.

Here's my first three cards ready to go.

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100 Pattern Paper Challenge: August use your Cardstock
3 - Cards

Paper:  DCWV - Holiday Collection "The Christmas Stack" and Recollection - Bright and Jolly Paper Pad. Recollections Cardstock - green, white, blue and black.
Ink: Distress Ink: broken china; Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black
Stamps: Unity Kit of the Month: October 2013 Oh Christmas Tree - Christmas Bulb; September 2015 Our Hearts To Yours - Sentiment
Punch: Stampin' Up - Scallop border
Misc.: adhesive, clear embossing powder, embroidery yarn and Misti