L... U.. V.. Madonna

I know that is spelt wrong but that's what we kept chanting with the opening act DJ at the concert.  Here's a pretty quick layout I did to play along with Shimelle's Sketch to Scrapbook page from Jan 3rd.  I switched it up a bit in only using one 4x6 at the bottom rather than 2 smaller pictures.  For two reasons, one, this one was already printed... two... this one was already printed :) haha!!  (no really, I've been sick and being lazy, it's done so I'm happy!)  I've got the ticket stubs laying around somewhere in my disaster of a scrapbook room so they will get added in the spot under the title once found.

Enjoy!

Jen

I'm back!!

My gosh, I had no idea it had been this long!!  I have been creating although December was a total bust ;)  Too busy!  Kids, house, life, Xmas and prepping for company meant I never got into my scrap studio.  But I'm back now and still busy but hoping to do a layout a week... (so far in January that has not quite happened either.  I've done 2 so 1/2 way there, haha)

Here's one I just finished for the Noel Mignon sketch challenge.

And another from a week or two ago I did for the challenge at Scrapbookin' Adventures on Facebook and forgot to post :)

And in finding that one, I found two more so I AM on target of about one a week with 4 done :)  This one was a challenge over at Two Peas (In the Mood to Scrap video #1):

This was for the December Noel Mignon sketch challenge but got done late! Oh well, it got done. I LOVE this photo my husband took during a December hike.  We live on the West Coast and so rarely get snow.  It was nippy but around 6 degrees (celcius) so definitely hiking weather. 

Enjoy! I promise to try to be back MUCH sooner.  I have like 5 Shimelle challenges I want to do!

Jen

Monday Inspiration

I followed the new "Sketch It 5" challenge over at the Scrapbookin' Adventures Facebook page and came up with this:

This uses a lot off different papers and embellishments from my stash.  Having it stored the way I do now, I go for colour or matching a multi-colour rather than worry a lot about which manufacturer I'm grabbing (but I definately still have my favs!!).  The yellow is Close to My Heart, blue and multi is October Afternoon.  Green is Basic Grey.  The stickers are all Echo Park from the masculine This & That collection. The tag and banners are from MME "On The Bright Side" collection 12x12 die cut sheets.

These are WalMart pics of my eldest at 9 months old.  The right picture is actually a 5x7 horizontal but I tucked it behind the vertical picture as all that is missing is empty space and a picnic basket. I'm not much on "props" in pictures so didn't mind hiding that! I didn't want it in the first place and only ordered that print cause of his cute expression.  He had been so exciting when she was taking his picture he was giggling and flapping his arms around :)  He LOVED getting his picture taken!

Have a great day!

Jen

imagine. create. inspire.

Boy in a Box

Sorry for the bad picture but I did this this evening and it's very dark outside!! This was as good as it got for 9pm and with my iPhone (and with me tired, haha).  This follows the LilyBee Design sketch from Monday (October 22nd) and uses up some REALLY old paper from Cherry Arte.  Their sketch had banners in the top left, paint splatters and a design cluster in the middle right side... so this paper did most of that for me!!

I added some MME words in the top left as well as an asterick from the same AC Thickers font as "boy" and "box".  The flag is from Bella Blvd and the wood banner is MME Fun Day collection.  The circle in the bottom right and by the wood banner I made myself to replicate the top left on the paper.  Looks like a pretty decent copy, if I do say so myself :)  That bottom right corner has a MME arrow, Jillibean Soup word and another one of those astericks from the Thickers.  They were pretty close to the "splats" on the paper and helped pull the lettering in a bit more.

Here's to a wonderful and creative week ahead!!

Jen

imagine. create. inspire.

#20 - I did it!!!

Here's the last layout!! I changed it up a bit as I didn't have quite enough paper to do it the way it was supposed to.  But that worked out ok as I had a LOT to say and so I was left with a lot of room to say it!! This is a pretty simple layout for me but the pictures are the star attraction so I'm okay with that.

#19... coming into the home stretch

I made a commitment to myself to get the last few layouts from the crop in Parksville DONE rather than letting them sit and I am so very very close!  This is #19 of the 20 total.  Found these gorgeous flowers in an old kit and wow, love them a lot.

Sorry, that's a really crappy picture.  It's really grey and dark here today. I'll try to take another tomorrow and replace it.

Jen

#18 - Getting so close to finishing

I had to leave the crop I've been talking about all week early to drive back to Victoria (and thank goodness we did as we hit a detour due to a horrendous accident!) so I've been working on the last 4 layouts I needed to finish.  This is #18 and I'm off to maybe work on #19 now.  (or I might do a sketch challenge from Noel Mignon... haven't decided yet)

This isn't my FAV layout of all time but was working OUTSIDE my comfort zone with the colours so that might be it.  BUT... check out the Weekender Thickers... oh love, oh to die for, oh so glad I bought them in two colours (cause I bought 5 new sets at the store during the crop... shhh)

Unrelated... I went to the Madonna concert in Vancouver a few weekends ago. I now seem incapable of scrapping without Madonna on...  Revolver and Girls Gone Wild are my favs but... even the song I thought was "gross" at the concert is in my head... I think it's called "Bang Bang" and she sings "Bang Bang, I shot my lover in the head..." which is gross but... the dang song is super catchy and I caught myself singing it the other day!!

Have a super day! It's rainy and dreary here but with Madonna telling me to go wild and all my pretty paper... I'm doing just fine :)

Jen

imagine. create. inspire.