Wishful Soul

When I saw this sketch by Karan Gerber at Sketchabilities  I wanted to do it right away. I just love her! When I saw the banner I went "yikes". That's what I love about challenges. They sometimes take you out of your comfort zone or let you try things you wouldn't normally do. My first thought was....wedding layout! But then I sat and thought about it. I wanted to do pink and frilly, and it took me 2 hours to find a photo, lol. I wish I had a baby girl ( anyone want to borrow me a grandbaby?) I ended up picking a photo of me with my new "piggy mittens" I got for my birthday when we went to Banff for the weekend.  Then I stopped by Scrapping The Music and when I heard the song "I'm alive" and read the lyrics I knew what the layout was going to be called. Those girls over there really have to stop making me cry. I don't share alot of my personal story on my blog, so that's why alot of the time it's in hidden journaling. For my journaling I used the lyrics to the song. It spoke to my heart. So thank you Karan for the beautiful sketch and for the girls who always touch my heart at Scrapping the Music.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I love reading your comments and I appreciate your scrappy support! Have a wonderfully happy scrappy day! Lynn

Supplies: Fancy Pants Wishful Thinking Line, Rose Petals, Darling, Banner, WT Strips, Alpha Stickers, Prima Flowers, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Wheat Beer, Maya Mist, Antique Copper, Tim Holtz Distress Stain Victorian Velvet.

Sugar & Spice

This layout took me forever to do, lol. I fussed, I inked, I rearranged but I finally finished it. This is my daughter Nicole on her wedding day. I love this girl. The title of my layout "Sugar & Spice" came from Scrapping The Music. If you know my daughter, this fits perfectly. She is sugar, but she has a spicy side to her. Love that James Brown Song!  The inspiration came from Once Upon A Sketch which has the most beautiful sketches and inspiration to do a layout. We were asked to journal about  New Beginnings and again if you know Nicole, her life now is full of new and wonderful beginnings. The hidden journal tag reads:

What a Year for you my sweet Nicole

A new marriage

A new house

A new job

And new friends

Along with this will come new experiences,

and your life is now on a new journey.

I'm so proud of what you have accomplished

and the risks you take in life.

You are my precious girl

I love you today, tomorrow and forever

Supplies: Bo Bunny Enchanted , Enchanted Love, Fairytales, Licorice Dot, Bling from Dollarama, Prima Flowers, Prima Resist Canvas,  Ranger Distress Ink, Dusty concord, Forest Moss, Photos by Pink Sugar.

I'm Just Beautiful Me

This layout was chosen as the winner at Scrapping The Music and will now hang in their Hall of Fame! 

After seeing the challenge at Scrapping The Music I thought of my niece Renee when I heard the song. My little niece is being bullied at school. She is going through some tough times right now. We are all supporting her but I just wanted her to know she is so beautiful and we love her just the way she is. My daughter went through a similar situation when she was younger so that's why I did the challenge twice. So...To Renee: I love you sweetie..and your beautiful just the way you are!

Sketch from Basic Grey

Supplies: Basic Grey Oxford Dean's List, Finishing School, Magna Cum Laude,. Basic Grey Oxford Stickers, Misc. Buttons and Maya Road Chipboard.

Beautiful

Today I started an 8x8 mini album for my daughter of her wedding photos. Now...looking through challenges I see the The Paper Variety has a challenge for black and white with a kiss of color. YEAH! I'm doing Nicole's album all in black and white. Then I hunt for a sketch...go right to Creative Scrappers and find another amazing sketch ( I love the sketches there). Now I need a theme. At Scrapping The Music the challenge is the song "Who Says". The lyrics are so relevant to my daughter. So a perfect combination wouldn't you say? I felt like I was almost doing a mini layout with mini things, lol. How fun! With more challenges like these I will have the album done in no time. I'm using another Creative Scrappers sketch but it's for a design team assignment which you will see soon. My goal is to have her album done for her birthday at the end of February! Better get moving, lol

Supplies: Bo Bunny Enchanted Romance, Evening, Harlequin papers. Wilton Doilies, Recollections Floral Embellishments, Bridal Bling Butterflies, Tattered Angels Mist Blitzen, Perfect Pearls Mist Grape fizz, Prima Say it in Crystals.