Recipe For A Happy Life

The Challenge:
Scrap someone special in your life

I took the article about scrapping the people with special needs in your life and gave it the twist to scrap someone special.  Not all of us have special needs loved ones, but we all have special people.  I took the CSI challenge for last week, which worked perfectly!  One of the prompts was to use recipes.  I chose to document the recipe for a relationship.  I also used clocks, brads, and patchwork evidence too.  Finally, a sketch by Pamela Young jumped up and begged to be used for this layout!  I just love how it turned out.

The layout

The case file

Portland

Love the colors this week at CSI!  Red is a fave of mine and it was the perfect combo for this cool sign in downtown Portland.  I think the map paper paired with the red and brown stripe scallops really lends to the rustic feel of the photo.

For my evidence I used floral paper, stripes, and flourish.  My journaling relays info from a trip

The layout

The case file

Just Look At That Face!

The challenge:
Use a paper bag on your project

Little paper bags are kind of in right now, but you can use any grocery sack to make cut outs or upcycle a bag you received during a purchase.  This is what I did.  I used a little sack that I got when I made a purchase. I used it as a matte for my photo and to hold the journaling tag.  I will definitely use this technique again.

The layout

Surprise Surprise

The colors this week at CSI were super fun!  And some of the evidence prompts made it easy to choose the photos I wanted to use

I scrapped about the time my friend Adele surprised me by flying out to visit me.  I even went to the airport to pick up someone, I just thought that someone was a friend of John's!  We had a great weekend.  Steff even came down from Portland for some fun too.  I really felt loved and important all weekend long.  It still amazes me that someone would go through that much trouble for just me.

My evidence used was pom poms, frames, and something that shimmers.  My journal tags are housed in a vellum envelope that I made.

The layout

The case file

11/15 Pam Young Sketch Card

I recently discovered that one of the CK peeps has a sketch blog.  She has some fantastic sketches!  I decided to play along this month and chose to use it for a card.  I think it's the perfect sketch for a card and will use it time and time again.

You can find her blog here.  She creates a sketch and modifies it for using as a single page layout, double page, or a card.  Come play along too.

So Very Thankful

Happy Thanksgiving Eve!  Here is a little look back to last year's celebration.  I will be off to spend the day with all of these fun people.

If you shop till you drop, fall softy.

The layout

Charming

The Challenge:
Make borders around the edge of your layout

I like making a border around the edge of my page.  I can help "hold" things in and make them nice and cozy, not just off into space.  I also used the sketch that the weekly challenge had us use.  It was a great one for some everyday photos that didn't really have a story of their own, but a super cute subject.  The sketch called for 1.5" photos and paper squares, but I bumped them up to 2" to get more of the cutie in them.

I cut the chevron strips and place them in a frame pattern, then added the brads at the corner to anchor them down.  I like how this one turned out!

The layout