This Month's Layouts

Thought I'd just share a few layouts I completed this month. Enjoy!

The first is Dakota, I did this one in an ad challenge for Scrapbook Heaven. I stiched around Dakota and around all the photos. It seemed to ground everything better. The journaling states: Dane and Dakota are best friends. It is a very sweet relationship. And I too love Dakota because she carries a piece of my brother with her.


I did Swim Class for a Becky Fleck sketch challenge for this weekend's crop at Scrap Shanty. I love how it turned out. She is an amazing sketcher. If, like me, you find sketches inspirational, you must go to Scrap Shanty and see her work.

Journaling: My mother, Joan Musschoot, learned to swim in the ocean in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. Their home was only a block away from this beach so they played there frequently. These photos were taken when Joan was 4 years old. When she was 9, a shark was spotted in the water while she was swimming with Nancy, her younger sister and Arthur, her father. They were closer to the platform than the shore so Arthur told Joan to swim as fast as she could to the platform while he helped Nancy. The lifeguard later rescued them by boat.

Becky Fleck sketch
Cardstock: Bazzil
Pattern paper: Imagination project: As you wish and office supplied, Foof-a-La capri
Stickers: Scenic Route alpha
Ink: colorbox maroon chalk, walnut ink ranger,
Pens: micron
Buttons: bazzil brads
Ribbon: unknown
Other: walnut ink tintz (on ribbon), glue arts strip adhesive, thread

Sweet Girl was done using Glue Arts products. They are our sponsor at Scrap Shanty this month and I am just in love with their adhesives! I also used Inque Boutique stamps. I had a lot of fun with this one!

Journaling: This was one of my grandmother’s favorite photos of my mother. MA 1952
Techniques: sewing; stamping on ribbon with Staz-on ink; heat embossing
Cardstock: Gold Leaf Bazzil
Pattern paper: Basic Grey (scarlet’s letter desire)
Specialty paper: vellum from Michaels
Stamps: Inque Boutique (what a feeling)
Stickers: Scenic Route Alpha
Ink: Colorbox dark brown, Colorbox off-white; Ranger walnut stain, tea dye and antique linen; StazOn timber brown
Pens: micron
Buttons: Imaginisce corduroy brads; buttons from old shirt
Ribbon: unknown
Other: Glue Arts vellum adhesive, micro squares, lines and squares; Heidi Swapp journaling spots; Fancy Pants large creative cards; Cosmo Cricket alpha buttons; thread; embroidery floss; prima flower; Judikins Egyptian gold embossing powder, acrylic paint

I just finished this one last night. On Saturday morning some friends and I ran our first 5K. (I think this may become a new obsession.) I didn't have any photos, but I wanted to scrap the memory so I used my little sign as a photo. I did the journaling with Inque Boutique stamps. I heat embossed them. Painted over and wiped the paint off with baby wipes so that the journaling would show through. If you do this, have a bunch of wipes ready. I went through about 10 on this. Plus, watch your painty hands. I smudged a bit on my white paper. Luckily, I was able to cover it up with the sign. And don't drop your paint brush on your carpet. That can't be covered with a sign. (I take no responsibility for the messes made while doing this technique.) The arrows are a mix of 7 Gypsies rub-ons and my own doodling and coloring. I'm not totally loving this layout, but I like the new techniques that I tried on it. However, I know that I'm not a very good judge of my own work so perhaps it turned out better than I think.

Journaling: I was so nervous that I almost didn’t go. At the last minute I decided to run my 1st 5K. 31 min 21 sec. Not bad. I guess I was so busy I forgot I’m an athlete.
Techniques: Painting over embossed text. Doodling with rubons
Cardstock: Bazzil
Stamps: Inque Boutique alpha
Ink: Colorbox orange
Pens: Zig
Rub-ons: 7 Gypsies Other: Personal Stamp Exchange red embossing powder, acrylic paint

Hopefully, I'll have more to share in a few days!