Sketches In Thyme PL Style #69

Hello, scrappy friends! Today is our day - National Scrapbooking Day! There are so many fun things going on around the internet today, so let's get started.

Today I am featured over on the Sketches In Thyme PL Style blog with my take on sketch #69, courtesy of Majo. Here's a look at the sketch:

Here is the card that I have created based off of this sketch:

I've been trying to work on Ada's first-year album, so I thought I would use this sketch to make a card for it. At first, I thought I would use this as a journaling card, but I may add a photo to it instead - when I figure out which photos I am going to use with it!

I also created a couple of coordinating cards to go along with this card:

I used last month's sketch #67 for this card. I will add a photo to the left side and a little journaling to the right side. Here's a reminder of what that sketch looked like:

For this last card I have created another photo card. 

Here are all three cards together. Now all I need to do is figure out which photos I am going to use, and I'll have a few more photos in Ada's first-year album!

I know I will add in a few more embellishments once I get the photos picked out, but I think these turned out pretty cute!

We are offering up a fun prize this month, so head on over to the Sketches In Thyme PL Style blog and check it out. We would love to see you playing along with us!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I will be back soon with another project to share with you!

Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style Sketch #58

Hello, hello! I am so happy that you are here! We are preparing for a possible ice storm around here tomorrow...I am just hoping we don't get it!

Today is my day to be featured on the Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style blog. This week we are working with this great sketch from Cherie Averill:

Here is my take on the sketch:

I turned the sketch and made a 6x4 filler card for my title page for this year. I used Simple Stories "Posh" collection for this layout.

I kept my title page pretty simple for this year. I don't have any die cutting machines - although I have one on my wish list - so I went old school on the numbers for my year and traced some old chipboard numbers that I have and cut them out.

I look forward to getting started on my 2017 album, and I am so hopeful that I can somewhat keep up with it, and finish 2015 and 2016.

Check out the Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style blog for inspiration often. I hope that you play along with us in this new year!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day!

Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style Sketch #54

Hello again! I am back with my second post of the day. If you are looking for my reveal for The Memory Nest, you can keep scrolling down or go here.

Today is my day to be featured over on the Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style blog. We are working with another great sketch from Cherie Averill this week.

I was hoping to have some of my December Daily pages done to show you, but for some reason I cannot log into my photo account where I normally get my photos printed, and I haven't had time to get them elsewhere, so I will show you some of the cards I have made for my album so far.

I do know that my spreads are going to be photo heavy, so chances are these cards won't wind up in the same spread, but it gives you and idea of what will be in my album.

I am mostly using a couple of 6x6 paper pads from The Paper Studio for this album, with a few other papers from my stash that match, mixed in.

I like to keep the majority of my filler cards pretty clean and simple, that way if I want to add to them I still have room to do so. 

I do plan on sharing some of my album once I have my photos - probably in a catch up post here on my blog. Until then I will keep on making cards to have for when I am ready!

Be sure to check out the Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style blog often! You can find inspiration there every single day! We have a super fun prize up for grabs this month, so check it out and play along wit us!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I will be back soon with another project to share with you!

Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style #50

Hello everyone! I hope your weekend is off to a good start!

Today is my day to be featured over on the Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style blog with my take on this week's sketch. This sketch is courtesy of Cherie Averill.

It's getting that time of year to be thinking about December Daily, and even though I have not been successful in years past with getting one done, I am hopeful to do it this year! I have made my title page using this sketch.

I am not going to use any special kits for this project, just random papers and embellishments from my stash. I hope to get some use out of my much neglected stamps, and I really hope to use up some of my Christmas stash! I will be using a traditional color combo of red, green, white, black, silver, and gold. You may even see a little pink and light blue mixed in as well. I'm not worried about every page being matchy - matchy, I like it when the pages are a little different!

For this page I stamped the Christmas tree and the "hello" and cut them out. I die cut the letters for December a couple of times and glued them together for a little added thickness. I found that silver tinsel trim at the dollar store a couple of days ago and thought it would be cute draped at the top where the banner placement is on the sketch. A few silver sequins scattered about the page, and I've gotta say, I am excited to get started on my foundation pages, so stay tuned I will be sharing those with you throughout the next couple of months!

Be sure to check out the Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style blog for inspiration every single day! We have a great stamp set up for grabs as this months prize.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I will be back soon with another project to share with you!

Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style #46

Hello, hello! Here we are at the middle of the week, heading ever so quickly towards the weekend! We have a family get together to look forward to on Saturday. It's been a while since the whole family has gotten together, so I'm hoping to get lots of good family pictures!

Today is my day to be featured on the Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style blog. We have another great sketch courtesy of Cherie Averill.

For my card and layout I used the Simple Stories Hello Fall collection. This is such a cute fall line and I know I'm going to have to try to get some more of it! This layout used up the majority of the 6x6 paper pad, and I still have lots of things I would like to make with it!

Here's a look at the layout:

I kept things pretty simple on this layout and didn't do a lot of embellishing. I used the cut apart cards that came in the collection for my journaling and for some of the filler cards. A few of the photos I left as is. I may go back and add a little word strip, but for now they will just stay photos. 

And each page individually for a closer look!

I feel like I am ever changing the way I do this way of scrapping. Sometimes I spend a lot of time worrying about if I have embellished enough, but in the end it's my scrapbook and if I am happy with it, then that's all that matters! The main thing is getting these little stories of our every day life told!

We have a fun stamp set up for grabs this month! Be sure to get your cards/layouts linked up for a chance to win this:

Remember to check out the Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style blog every single day for some new inspiration!

I will be back soon to share another project with you. Until then, thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style Sketch #42

Hello everyone! Happy Monday! It seems like it's been a while since I've posted, but I posted just a couple of days ago.  We had a very busy weekend and I didn't have a lot of opportunity to be online much. I guess that helped to make the weekend feel longer!

I have several projects to share with you today, so let's get started.

Today is my day to be featured over on the Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style blog. This week we are working with a sketch from a - brand new to us - sketch artist - Cherie Averill. Here is a look at the fabulous sketch:

Here is my title card for this sketch:

The left hand side of my layout:

The right hand side of my layout:

Both sides of my layout together:

It seems like it's either feast or famine with my photos for my PL style album. Some weeks I have so many that I can't seem to fit them all in a two page layout, and then there are weeks that I struggle to fill up one side! This was one of those weeks that I had so many that I couldn't fit them all in! In fact, I will be adding an insert to this layout just documenting the photos from the first day of school! Sadly, when I got my photo order, I had forgotten to get a couple of the photos from the first day, so the insert will be shared a little later!

For this layout I used Crate Paper's Wonder collection. I have a lot of the papers from this collection - maybe all of them - but none of the embellishments, so I did a lot of fussy cutting and using the cut apart cards for my embellishments.

We had so many fun things going on this week, and it was so fun to put this layout together. I love the photo of Ada and Willie that is in the bottom left hand corner of the right page. She wanted a toy out of the machines at the grocery store, and the one that she picked was a "splat" toy - you throw it on the floor and it splats out flat before returning to it's original shape. I don't think that either one of them knew what to think about it! I just absolutely love the looks they are both giving!

Be sure to stop by the Sketches In Thyme Project Life style blog for  inspiration every day of the week! Kim is offering a fun stamp set to one lucky winner, so get your layouts linked up!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I will be back soon with another project to share with you!

Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style Sketch #38

Hello again! I am back with my second post of the day. If you are looking for my PDE Linky Party reveal, please scroll down or go here.

Today is my day to be featured over on the Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style blog. This week we are working with this sketch from Kirsty.

For my card I turned the sketch on it's side.

I am back to working on Ada's first year album. It's been quite a while since I've done anything with it and I thought I'd better get back to it. Otherwise, she will be starting school and I still won't have it done! 

Here is the completed layout - just a note, I have a ton of photos from outside for her 6 month photo shoot that I still plan to include with these, so expect to see more soon!

Since it's been so long (Ada is almost 3!) since these photos were taken, I will have to find my notes for what she was doing and talk to her Mom so I can get it all right!

The papers for this layout are from my 100 Patterned Paper challenge stack. The yellow is probably some of my oldest paper, like 12 - 14 years old - old, and the blue is from a bulk pack that I picked up at Tuesday Morning last summer...or maybe it was this spring...I can't remember, but it's not nearly as old!

I'm hoping to continue working on Ada's first year album, as well as my 2015 album. Yeah, not even thinking about 2016 yet and we're already 8 months in! I'm okay with that - I have my planner and all my notes, and I enjoy working on them as I have time and because that is what I want to be working on - not because I feel like I have to do it and be caught up!

Stop by the Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style blog any day of the week for some inspiration. There are lots of different takes on the sketches. Be sure to link up with us if you play along. Kim is offering up this fun Halloween stamp set to one lucky winner. You have until August 31 to play along.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I will be back soon with another project to share with you!

Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style Sketch #34

Hello everyone! Happy Tuesday to you! I hope that you are having a good start to the week.

Today is my day to be featured over on the Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style blog. This week we are working with Kirsty's sketch:

My card is actually for the second part of week 7 for 2015, and focuses on Valentine's Day. I took the colors from Ada's Valentine's Day outfit for my card.

The boys were out of school on Friday the 13th, but Abby still had to work, so we had Ada with us all day Friday. Saturday we got up and headed to Springfield for some shopping. The boys were all good sports and let me go to a lot of scrappy stores. Matthew had been sick during the week, and he didn't even mind me stopping a lot! Although we did have to stop at Target and pick him up some cold medicine.

For lunch we stopped by Fazzoli's - which is usually a favorite for all of us. Little did we know that Shane was more in the mood for tacos! We had ordered him spaghetti, but he told us "NO!" When we asked what he wanted he said, "12" which means 12 tacos. No he does not eat 12 tacos, but once upon a time we ordered a to go box that had 12 tacos in it, so he thinks they always come in 12! He sat quietly (which is a first for him) while we finished our meal, then we headed to Taco Bell to get him his tacos!

Here is a close up of each card:

Be sure to stop by Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style for inspiration every single day. Kim is offering up a great stamp set that would be perfect for all of your paper crafting projects.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a great day!

Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style Sketch #30

Hello everyone! Happy Sunday to you! Today is a very special day for me because it is my birthday! We have had a very busy few days filled with a trip to Silver Dollar City, some shopping, and a birthday party for my great nephew. A great way to spend my birthday weekend!

Today is my day to be featured over on the Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style blog, showing my take on sketch #30. This sketch was created by one of our new sketch artists, Kirsty. Here's a look at the sketch:

For my card I used a 4x6 card from Simple Stories birthday snap pack that I cut in half for the striped area. The stripes had a couple of pinkish red stripes and really didn't go with what I was wanting for my son's birthday layout, so I used a couple of different washi strips from the So Rad collection to cover them up. 

This layout of Matthew's birthday from 2015 will actually be an insert between week 4 and 5. His birthday is the 24th of January and his brother's is the 26th, and that means a lot of  photos to go along with the other happenings of the week. So, Matthew's birthday will be featured on the front side and Shane's will be on the back side. 

We have a great prize up for grabs this month. If you play along with any of our sketches and link up by the end of the month, you have a chance to win this fun stamp set - perfect for your summertime photos!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I will be back soon with another project to share with you!

Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style Sketch #18

Hello everyone! We have made it to the weekend! I hope that if you are lucky enough to have it off that you can find something fun to do, and if you are having to work, I hope your work day goes quickly!

I am so excited to share with you the latest sketch from Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style today! It is courtesy of Crystal, and it is another sketch with lots of possibilities.

I decided to make a title card for my project this time around.

Here is the left hand side of my page:

This is the second week of 2015. It started out as a pretty eventful week, and then slowed down quite a bit. This is the week that the boys started back to school after Christmas break. That morning started out pretty bizarre as it was very cold outside and my door would not stay closed. We drove all the way on the gravel road - about 2 miles - with me trying to hold my door closed. I then realized that if I locked the door it would hold it in place. By the time we picked Ada up, it had warmed up enough to close properly. Then later that day I got a call that they were dismissing school at noon due to a water main break in front of the elementary. Now that's a great way to start back after two weeks off! The boys didn't mind a bit! Later that day we found out that Aunt Kay had fallen and dislocated her shoulder. What a wild start to the first full week of 2015! After that it slowed down into our every day routine!

I have the right hand page almost complete and will add it in a little later when I can get a good picture of it.

Be sure to stop by the Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style blog to see more inspiration using this sketch and the first sketch of the month. Remember, you don't have to use your card on a pocket page. You can use it on a traditional page or a card.

We have a pretty spring prize to one lucky winner this month, and all you have to do is join in one or more of our sketch challenges!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I'll be back with another project to share a little later today!