Hey, Friends!

It's my turn on the Sketches in Thyme blog, today, sharing my layout for this fabulous sketch by Laura Rumble.

I had these photos of one of my boys, who was looking quite handsome in them, I thought. As a matter of fact, I had wanted to make the title of my layout 'Handsome Highwayman', but decided that it was too long for the page. I might go back and add 'handsome' in as a smaller word strip, or something, but then again, maybe not. :)
This guy of mine loves to design costumes and can be found as a character from a recent book, or when there is no new inspiration, a character from Star Wars, on any given day. Just the kind of thing a mom wants to document!

I chose Whisper White cardstock, from Stampin' Up!® for my background, used the packaging technique to create the watercolor splotches behind the photos, and then watered down some Folkart Pure Gold acrylic paint to make the gold splatters.

I did a wee bit of stamping behind the photos, just three little impressions from one of my favorite Stampin' Up! sets (Organic Grace-retired), just to add a bit of interest and visual dimension to the background.

 All of the embellishments were printed from digital kits. That fabulous antique pistol is from the Cedar Creek elements kit by Raspberry Road Designs. (Sadly, this kit is no longer available.) All the others are from various kits at Pixel Scrapper.

I cut the title on my Sizzix Eclips using the Emillia Script font using Basic Black cardstock from Stampin' Up!.

When it came time for the journaling, I liked the clean look of this layout so much, that I just couldn't do all of that writing around the edge, so I added my journaling to the back, instead.

That wraps up my layout for this sketch. I hope you enjoyed seeing it and you are inspired to come play with us at Sketches in Thyme!

Until next time!
Elizabeth

makin' tracks

Here's another scrapbook page.  Yah!  I've been pretty productive lately!  But, if you read my last post, being productive with the scrapbook pages means I've been accomplishing things elswhere, too!

I used Creative Scrappers Sketch #259 for this LO and will be linking this up over there.

Since I tend to invest my money in paper, ink and stamps, all the phrases have been stamped and cut out by hand.  The title was cut with my eclips.  I had tons of fun making this LO.  It came together very quickly and that has added to my excitement to finally be putting some pages together.

Thanks for stopping in!

Credits:

DP: DCWV Stack 8

Cardstock & punches: Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Close to My Heart

Title Font: Kimberly Geswein~KG The Last Time

Love that Smile!

I've been spending a lot of time in my scrapping room lately.  It's been helping me keep the stress to a minimum as I drag out boxes, sort through stuff and decide what to do with it in other parts of the house.  I'm sure you've all been there where you suddenly realize there is a lot of STUFF in your life that you'd rather not have there.  It just tends to accumulate, (and then multipy ???), until you can't ignore it any more.  Things reached that point here, so I started to dig in.

And how does spending time in my scrapping room help alleviate the stress?  Well, when I take a break from the sorting, I've been putting my mind and efforts into some serious scrapbooking.  I've been intending to do this for years, (no, I won't mention how many), and decided taking breaks from the cleaning and sorting to be creatively crafty is a great 'two birds with one stone' approach to life right now.  And I have to say, it's been working fantasticly!

Here is the proof of it where the scrapbooking is concerned.  It still lacks a title.  I'm not sure what that should be, but it's mostly done.

This is actually a layout I started in January of 2013, but only finished the last week of December.  See!  I had intentions!  It just didn't work out.

But I'm on a roll now.  (Remember the 'Diligence' page from my Book of Me?)
This is only the beginning of what I have to share.  I'm really excited to be getting these done since it's been on my 'To Do' list for a long time.

Hope you have a blessed and cozy weekend.

Credits:

Stampin' Up!: BG DP, cardstocks,  stamps and punches

Stash: other DPs, buttons, ribbon and twine

Book of Me: My Word for the Year

Hi there!


I'm participating in a Book of Me challenge on Scrapbook.com.

I've been wanting to do a BOM for a long time, and have lots of years prior to 2014 that I will have to fill in, but I wanted to start this year right, by staying on track with BOM entries.

As my husband and I have been evaluating our past, and seeking God for direction for our future, I began asking the Lord for a word that I should focus my attention on for this year.  At first, I was really just desiring it, not whole heartedly seeking God for it.

Then I read a post on my friend Kelly's blog at Sandcastle Stamper.  I was thrilled to see that she had the same desire, and already had her word for the year.  With a yearning to have a focus, grounding point, and something for which I could be accountable to myself, my husband and my Master, I sat right there at my desk and sincerely asked, "God, what's my word for this year?",  

Within seconds I had my answer:

The first layout in my BOM for 2014.

Blessings!

Credits:

Background Paper & image behind 'Diligence': Kindred Spirits from RaspberryRoadDesigns.net

Stamped images & metal tag: Stampin' Up!

Other DPs: My Mind's Eye