January layouts

Poor neglected blog!

This year, I decided to do things a little different. For 2014, I went through and picked the photos I wanted to scrapbook, and then I set up the album/page protectors. Then I went through and planned out the pages for the first seven or so months with photos printed and paper and sketches selected.

I am also leading a year long challenge on a message board. Every Monday I post a "recipe" of 4 or so "ingredients" (theme, product, color, tool, technique, etc) and a specialty bakeware item (tools or product that not every one might have). I also signed up for a 40 week challenge (post one layout a week).


1. Random recipe, week 1

Recipe: summer theme, journaling in strips, brads, washi tape. Extra: border punch (which I forgot, lol).

 

2. Random recipe, week 2

Recipe: flowers, multiple fonts, mat at least one photo, gold. Extra: shape die. (tab underneath journal card)


3. Random recipe, week 3

Recipe: stripes, grid design, enamel dots, ink other than black. Extra: Project Life or cut apart card, any size.

4.  40 week challenge, week 1

 

 

5. Ditch the Kids Crop

SG sketch

 

 This one also has an insert for more photos (still needs one more photo printed).

 

 

I'm so mad that I forgot to save the cut file! It took me forever to create.

SG sketch/kit that I scraplifted. I loved the kit (made 3 layouts), but it was A)sold out, and B) I already owned the paper, so I created the 3 layouts from the photos on the web, and used on for this layout.

I think it needs something above the 4x6 photos. SG page kit that I scraplifted.

Still needs the journaling :)

 

 

6. Random recipe, week 4

Recipe: 6x6 paper pad, ribbon/twine/lace, one word title, at least one camera. Extra: any watercolor medium (Gelatos, watercolor pencils/paints/crayons).


7. 40 week challenge, week 2

SG sketch

 

8. Random recipe challenge, week 5

Recipe: at least one banner shape, 3 different pattern papers, stars or hearts, yellow. Extra: die cut title. I was going to die cut the "me" portion of the title but forgot. SG sketch/kit that I scraplifted (same "kit" as the bluebonnet pics).


2015 layouts: 21

Peep Skip Day, 2014

On the message board I'm on, someone made a mention of senior skip days, and it turned into a discussion about wouldn't it be fun to have a skip day for crafting? Before anyone knew it there was a poll for dates and it turned from a day to a 4 day thing complete with prizes, Bingo and lots of fun. I love the message board I'm on :)  There were 16 challenges and I managed to complete them all, and it has totally rejuvenated me for scrapping; I feel creative for the first time in a long time.

Challenge #1
Christmas card tutorial

Challenge #2
Mad Dash, complete a layout in under 45 minutes

Challenge #3
Embossing and Embellishments, either use an embossing folder or make your own embellishments and use them on a layout. I made stacked label embellishments.

 

Challenge #4

sticker sneeze, create a layout where stickers are the main focus or organize your stickers.

I organized my stickers (upcoming Workspace Wednesday post).

 

Challenge #5

Make your own kit club kit

I started out with these two cut apart sheets from Echo Park Happy Go Lucky, the only two pieces I have from that line:

I love bright colors, so I was looking forward to seeing what I could pull from my stash. I started with pattern paper:

then added in several alphabet options:

followed by embellishments:

Can't wait to play with it!

Challenge #6
Fall layout challenge

Challenge #7
Let's go to the Border--use a sheet of border sections cut apart to create your layout

 

Challenge #8

27 fling boogie...pull a Fly Lady cleaning spree and clean up 27 things in your space or clean for 27 minutes. I completed this several times, lol.

 

Challenge #9

Die Cut Dodgeball, make die cuts your focus

Challenge #10
the challenge of challenge. A list of 52 challenges from a book, and this was the only challenge where layouts from the other PSD challenges could be used. I submitted 3.

Challenge #11
Peep recipe. Create a layout with a brown background, uses at least 3 circular elements, gold and some twine/string/ribbon.

Challenge #12
stencil challenge, use a stencil or mask.

Challenge #13
the 12 days of Christmas, create a Christmas themed layout with at least 12 items on it.

Challenge #14
random recipe challenge, when you signed up you were given a list of 4 things chosen by random.org.  I got fall theme, camera/geotag/arrow, frame your photos, and multiple fonts.

Challenge #15
peep skip day sketch. I actually used this for #3, as well.

Challenge #16
lots of dots! Use at least 15 enamel dots on a page.
I originally started this page for die cut dodgeball (#9) but realized I had enough dots on it to qualify for this one, so used it for this and made another one for DCDB since I still had my machine and dies out.

2014 in 2014: between working on 13 or so weeks of PL and this, I got my total up to the 1700+ range but forget to write down the exact number before updating it. Oops.

50 Layouts challenge, weeks 33-35

week #33, from the 6x6 sketch class:

 

week #34, from the 6x6 sketch class:

week 35, from working on base layouts:

2014 in 2014 total: 1187/2014

 

Labor Day weekend online crop

At the scrapbooking message board I hang out at now, a bunch of us decided to have an online crop over the holiday weekend, complete with live chats, a hilarious and fast paced game of scrapbook bingo and challenges. Anyone who wanted to could "host" a challenge and provide a small prize. My challenge was to use the colors of the rainbow and the prize was a rainbow selection of Thickers stickers. I couldn't win my own prize, but this is a layout I did for it.



And the rest of my pages:

Challenge: football (or any sport)

Challenge: use hexagons

Love that it combined one of my favorite paper lines (Simple Stories 100 Days of Summer) and the hexagon nesting die set that Terri got me for Christmas :)  I also used a sketch that I pinned on Pinterest.

 

Challenge: scraplift the given layout:

It was almost a direct lift; same background paper, same placement, and a mat made of ribbon.

Challenge: pink and bling:

Challenge: pick 6 (from a list of 11). I chose patterned paper background, thickers title, block sticker subtitle, wood veneers, handwritten journaling and enamel dots.

Challenge: use up leftovers

I had originally cut out the heart for the pink and bling page, and the pink paper for cupcakes is leftover from the same layout. I've been waiting to use the Silhouette title cut for awhile :)

Challenge: Patriotic

I actually one this challenge, by virtue of being the only one to submit. Oh well, I like the layout and received a lovely SG page kit set from my friend Debbie (challenge host).


100 projects total: 61/100