Hay Fever

Another fabulous sketch at Pamela Young's blog!  I really loved all the circles on this one.  I pulled out my photos from my church's Hay Fever festival, from last Fall, as I thought this was the perfect way to scrap them.  I turned the single page into a double, by just extending the design all the way across the page.  I felt it fit my story better than the double posted by Pamela. 

I punched the circles out of a Swagger 6x6 paper pad.  Paper pads are the perfect size for this sort of thing since they shrink the design.  I then pop dotted a few of them up to give my dimension.  I love the way this turned out and I'm so glad to be able to play with the sketches again.  It's been forever and a day since I was last able to play!

The layout

 

Pamela's sketch

 

Pamela Young Sketch Card

I love Pamela Young's new sketch so much that I made a layout AND a card!  It is such a versatile sketch that will be used over and over again, especially for cards.

The Card

Portland Timbers

Pamela Young has another fantastic sketch up on her blog!  I liked it a lot and thought it would make a fantastic double page layout for these photos of Kayla's trip to a Portland Timbers game with her friends.  They had such a great time and I am happy to be able to scrap the day for her.

The layout

When "Gabe" Came

The Challenge:
Use 9 or more photos on your layout.

I have no problem with this!  I love using lots of photos, but it is coming back in style.  We went through a period of using just one itty bitty photo.  I love photos, so I want to use many.  I think with everyone having cell cameras and using Instagram, it is even easier to get multiple photos.  In fact, I used Instagram photos for this layout.

I scrapped about being so utterly, completely surprised by a scrap friend flying in to visit me.  We had a great weekend and my phone came in quite handy.  I just loved how this American Crafts line added such a playful feel and, again, a Pamela Young sketch worked perfectly for my story.

The layout

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

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.