Challenge #40 Paper Piecing

Over at Lasting Memories there is a layout challenge, that involves my FAVORITE form of scrapbooking!!  PAPER PIECING!!  

These pics are a bit older but, it was so much fun to see them again.  My daughter was just starting pre-school, and years ago, I had seen online a layout with some "fish" paper pieced, for "school of fish" and I had always thought that was such a cute idea..... So, here is my paper pieced layout!!  Come play along at Lasting Memories and see all the wonderful inspiration from the Design Team! :)

Sketches in Thyme open sketch Alex Bday Challenge

I took a great sketch from page maps challenge blog

and I used it for the Sketches in Thyme Open Sketch

Challenge...

It was just what I needed to inspire me to create this page. :)

Page Maps Sketch Challenge layout

This was a lot of fun for me to do!  I had a tough time, getting everything to sit the way I wanted, so definitely challenging....  but, inspired me to do another page of my millions of birthday photos! :)

Page Maps Challenge

Sketches in Thyme #48

Sketches in Thyme
has a wonderful challenge sketch.  I have so many Valentine Photos to still do, that i took advantage of their challenge, to inspire me to complete another layout. :)  My daughter LOVES the Beatles, and this is one of her favorite song titles.... :)

Sketch 121 The Scrappiest Challenge blog

The Scrappiest Blog Challenge has a great sketch up.  I have been wanting to work on my oldest son's birthday pics, and this sketch inspired me to do so. :) (I'm a big fan of ordering my pics in collage form) :)

My best Friend Challenge #39

Challenge #39 We're going floral.....

 Lasting Memories 

is having a wonderful challenge of flowers, fleurs, n' blumen. :)  I might have gone a tad overboard in my enthusiasm on my l/o! But, I had such cute pics of my daughter and her best little friend at her Grandpa's ranch, from the summer, that I kind of just had fun with it. :)  Pop on over and see the beautiful D/T layouts, and be inspired to create your own! :)

Challenge #172 HMITM Inner Geek Guest Designer

So, here is my 2nd guest designer post for How Much is too Much
and I loved it!! 
It was a layout about some "geeky" part of yourself, well that wasn't hard, I just had to pick just ONE of my geeky habits!  I asked my husband and Mom if I had to do a geeky layout about myself, what would you say--was 'geeky about me', and you know, they both said, "scrapbooking?"-- I kind of flipped out--WOW, that isn't geeky!!! :)

Come play along, and see all the lovely D/T layouts for inspiration... :)

Challenge 172 - Inner Geek - due Sunday, May 22

This week celebrates National Geek Pride day. Now, I know we all have a little geek inside of us. Let's scrap about it! Show us in a layout a little something that's geeky about you (or a loved one)! We'll be using prime numbers on our layout.

Use:
2 photos
a 3 word title
5 different patterned papers
7 stickers
11 metal items
13 buttons

Each Monday Alex, at You Had Me at Craft, will be having a "Linking Party." All you need to do is link something to her blog that you made yourself.

"Post ANYTHING CREATIVE that you made yourself. Did you sew? garden? paint? create home decor? make jewelry, use vinyl? color? quilt? papercraft? knit? crochet? bake? cook? WHATEVER !"

So, when I am not playing with scissors, I am using a torch and working with sterling silver..

 

You Had me at Craft 

Each Monday Alex, at You Had Me at Craft, will be having a "Linking Party." All you need to do is link something to her blog that you made yourself.

"Post ANYTHING CREATIVE that you made yourself. Did you sew? garden? paint? create home decor? make jewelry, use vinyl? color? quilt? papercraft? knit? crochet? bake? cook? WHATEVER !"

So, when I am not playing with scissors, I am using a torch and working with sterling silver..

so here is another bracelet I made. :)

 

You Had me at craft Challenge

Each Monday Alex, at You Had Me at Craft, will be having a "Linking Party." All you need to do is link something to her blog that you made yourself.

"Post ANYTHING CREATIVE that you made yourself. Did you sew? garden? paint? create home decor? make jewelry, use vinyl? color? quilt? papercraft? knit? crochet? bake? cook? WHATEVER !"

So, I am posting a bracelet I made, (when I am not cutting paper, I am busy with my torch) :)  -- so it was kind of fun to put something else I can do on here too....

 

Beary Sweet Challenge #26 Nature

Beary Sweet Challenge #26 is all about Nature... That was a wondeful incentive, since we have loads of pics of the outdoors.  I have been working on older pics all week, so this challenge seemed like a great time to take advantage, of that as well.  :) Here is my l/o

My Minds Eye Challenge Valentines Party #23

My Minds Eye Blog has a wonderful sketch to work off of.   Here is my submission:

Challenge #38 It's all about Circles

I had been wondering what was I going to

do with these great "fog" pictures, I had taken from our deck in the fall of last year.

 Lasting Memories posted this wonderful sketch and challenge

and my layout was born! :) 

So pop on over to the Lasting Memories  blog, and be inspired by all the lovely D/T layouts,

and post your own! :)



#119 Challenge The Scrappiest Blog Pool Sharks

The Scrappiest challenge blog has this wonderful sketch this week.  It inspired me to dig through my photos, and come up with some from a Thanksgiving ago.  :)
Here is my layout....

Challenge #119 Pool Sharks

The Scrappiest Challenge Blog

has this wonderful sketch that inspired me to use, some of my pictures from our Thanksgiving in 2009.  Thanks for the inspiration.. :)

Use it Tuesday Challenge --Bling

This week's challenge is near and dear to our hearts...@

Use it Tuesday Challenge
We challenge you to USE YOUR BLING!
Glitter, Stickles, Rhinestones...really anything that catches light and gives a sparkle will work!

I already used the wonderful sketch from 

Once Upon a Sketch, so I am posting my layout for the Use it Tuesday site as well, as I have most definitely used BLING!! :)  (and glitter, and glass graffix, and rhinestones, and and) :) What a FUN challenge!

Thanks for letting me play along! :)

Gem Mountain Layout

Followed this beautiful sketch challenge at Once Upon a .. Sketch
 and had loads of fun with some old photos, of a trip we took a couple years ago to a sapphire/gem mine, with our whole family. This was a fun layout, since I was able to add loads of gems, and did some sparkle and glass effects too. :)