The Royal Wedding Album

The Royal Wedding album is complete!  I had such a great time making this and reliving all the memories all over again.  It really was such a fun wedding made up with the most amazing people.  Thank you to all of you who were part of this amazing day!

Here is the album in order

One Big Happy Family

The Challenge:
Use three things that inspire you from the Nov/Dec Creating Keepsakes magazine

Looking through my magazine, I found that I really liked a flower that was corrugated so I corrugated my stars.  I also liked some "wrapped" presents; complete with ribbon ties, so I added some of these.  And finally, I loved how one scrapper "tied down" her tag with a brad a short distance off, so I did this too.

The sketch is this month's sketch from Sketch Support

The layout

Moonriver Pizzeria

The Challenge:
Scrap about your favorite holiday treat

I can't say that I have a favorite holiday treat.  We don't bake the same special cookie for Christmas or some treat for Halloween or a delicacy for Easter, but we do cook pizza every Fall for Sunday Night Football.  We invite friends over the watch the game, eat yummy homemade pizza and to catch up with or get to know them better. It is a long running tradition that I look forward to every year!

I used a sketch from Sketch Support and the Life is Good kit from Echo Park

The layout

Here Comes the Bride

The Challenge:
Write your journaling in a shape

I chose to make the page of the wedding party walking down the aisle for this challenge.  My first thought was to use a flower or butterfly to write the jounaling in, but decided that there was an elegance to the page that such a shape would take away from.  There was an empty shape on one of my sticker sheets so I traced it on a piece of scrap paper and used that paper as a mask while using my alcohol inks to create a cool white space to journal inside of.  I then glittered the edges to give it some texture.  I also made the stick pin.

I also used another sketch from the muy talented Ashley Horton!

The layout

The sketch

Friends & Family

We were so blessed to be able to share the joining of Kayla and Kyle with so many of our friends and family.  It was a lot of fun to see so many great people turn out for the wedding!  I chose to use this week's Sketchy Thursdays sketch to showcase some of the photos of these great people.

I flipped the sketch on its side and stretched it into a double layout to fit more photos.

The layout

The double

The sketch

Blog Hop winner!

Random Org has chosen comment #10 made by....GLOANN!

 GLOANN said...

So cute. I remember making those with the foiled gum wrappers as a girl. Not the wreath; just chains.

Be sure to convo me your address and I will send this little goodie on its way to you.

Dance

The Challenge
Place you photos into photo strips or arrange like photo strips.

It was funny when I read this challenge because I had already had this in mind for these photos.  I had just finished placing them in their strips when I read the rules.  Great minds....mmmm.  I wanted to use another sketch from the amazing Ashley Horton.  It was the perfect sketch to use a bunch of photos taken while guests hit the dance floor at Kayla's wedding.  I just tipped it on its side.

The dancing was so much fun!  Everyone got in on the action.  I saw her friends, aunts, uncles, cousins and even grandparents all taking part in the fun festivities.  The workers at the winery told us that they had never seen a group take to the dance floor as quickly or stay as long as ours.  I had a ton of fun!  It is so nice to know that my daughter has so many wonderful, fun friends.


The layout

The sketch

Homemade Holiday Blog Hop

Welcome to the Homemade Holiday Blog Hop!

You should have reached my blog from Ashley's.  If you are lost or want a full list of the blogs participating, be sure to start at the beginning at the amazing Amanda's.  It's your source for holiday decorating and gifts.

I chose to make a gum wrapper wreath that I made for Christmas gifts last year.  I thought they were pretty cute and easy to make.  I chose to use patterned paper in place of actual gum wrappers, but I used the same folding and assembly directions.  Below is a tutorial of how I make them and here is a link for the directions I found at the BHG website http://www.bhg.com/christmas/crafts/folded-paper-wreath-ornament/

I will be giving away the wreath I made to one random comment posted by someone who is also a follower!

Pick your papers.  I picked three patterns and colors, but you could pick more or less if you like

Cut pieces into 1" x 2 3/4" strips

Fold in half.  Be sure to make clean edges and crisp folds.  I use a folding bone.

Open up the strip and fold edges into the middle

Fold in half again

Fold the already folded strip in half lengthwise, fold edges in to the middle

Make another piece in a complimenting color and insert the ends of the second piece into  the space between the last folds of the first piece.  

Make more pieces in other complimenting colors and insert into the chain.  I find it easiest to insert the ends into the smoother side of the preceding link.  One side has extra paper edges rather than the clean edge of a single fold.

Continue to build your chain.  Mine measure 9 1/2" in total.  You will know you are done as you gently bend the chain into a circle.  When the ends meet comfortably, you are done.

Fasten the ends together.  I used floss.

Add adornment and hanging apparatus and enjoy!

Be sure to hop on over to Heather's blog for some more great ideas!