FTS wk 14 & a few more lo's

Here are the first of my 2013 layouts. I should say that I've set my goal to 500 for this year. I did just over 420 in the year 2012 with 200+ swaps, so this year should be a piece of cake as long as I also keep up my goal of cutting back on swaps to 100 (or so ;) ) ... Anyway here are the first layouts of the year, 8 pages to start it off! 

This layout will be for a challenge on Colorful Creations, for the "Boy" Challenge. Only requirements were to use blue, a star and bling. Mick Pepper made this page kit for me and it already had 2 of the requirements on it so adding some blue cardstock finished it off! 

Another page kit from Mick Pepper! Thanks Girl!!

 

A page kit from Donna Clark :) I love your kits that allow me to make 2 page layouts so easy!

This was a partial kit from IASST about cookies. I added the pattern paper and the title myself :) ! 

This was wk 14 challenge at FTS yahoo group. I used some embossed card fronts I've had for a while from Juanita (thanks!) and the rest was leftovers from my stash. 

Happy New Year!!!

FTS Dec Sketch & SYAO 48

Here is my SYAO 48 .. I really liked this sketch and I loved the banners on the original sketch as well, BUT I wanted to use up these papers and the swap kit that was made to go with it. So I improvised :). I did use a wire paperclip, paint (on a circle stamp that I stamped on the white paper very hard to see) I also painted the  medalallion that says 22 with a yellow paint. I used stamped stitches, and a paint pen to do white stitches, I used my paper crimper to make the pennants corrugated, I also used a Tim Holtz light purple ink (forgot the color name right now) to ink/distress all the white cs, and stamp the mini banner on the journal box. I inked/distressed all the pennants as well and the medallion in the middle. 

 So in short used : wire, medallion, paint, Tim Holtz distress ink, corrugated paper, distressing, stamping and stitching! 

This is a layout made for FTS yahoo group as the Dec Sketch Challenge. The pic is blurry and words are backwards because I took it using the video camera on the new computer :D! 

Week 13 at FTS yahoo group

... just a day after Christmas and we are back to challenges :) !! The first page of this double layout is for week 13 at FTS yahoo group. I used faux stitching, border punch, ribbon, 3+ flowers, glitter (stickles), chipboard bubbles, and alpha stickers! 

and of course a page of the same pics for mom's album :)! 

TFL! 

Merry Christmas from my family to YOURS!

A night at the Glow event at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens on our first snowy week !

 And another family pic of us at Columbus Zoo for their annual Winter Lights! 

These both might be new traditions for us! 

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! 

SYAO47

And so the dilemma is over :) !  I had thought quite a bit about how I would tackle this or not .. and leaned a lot toward the not. Until someone brought up the idea of photo copying, which is free at my work!  So onward we go to week 48 in this challenge! 

I do like how this came out and I originally thought to make it for my scrapbook album, but I'm not sure that's where it will end up. I might just add it to my little guy's albums instead :).

For this challenge I did a stamped stitch around my 12x8 picture and I distressed my journalling ticket. I also used numbers, 5 washi tapes, chevron paper, paint, tag & ticket and twine.

Merry Christmas to all! And good luck to all those that are still in it! 

Few pages, challenges etc ..

Well the week of vacation went to quick again as always :). I did get a few pages done and some will actually be fore challenges on different sites etc. I also used many kits or items received in swaps/pifs again which I love using! Here they are! 

This was a page kit I made for my yahoo group Page Kits Plus .. a page for mom's album :)! 

I made an extra kit and used it for Tyler's page in his album!

This was a page kit swap from IASST, and I LOVE the poem .. "What is a Boy?". Such a perfect poem for these pics of Tyler. If you can't zoom in and read it let me know I'll send it to you! Oh and this will also work for a challenge on ACOT - Fashion Findings Challenge using school girl type designs or embellies. I used the plaid printed paper. 

This was a page kit made for me on my yahoo group Page Kits Plus by Donna Clark! Thank U Donna for all the fun kits I've received from you :)! 

This is a page of misc papers and pics of my youth almost 40 years ago! Thank U Mick for the very cute Easter paper piecing! 

Too cute ain't it? ;)

These were pics of Memorial Day parade 5-27-2012. As you can see not many pics of the parade but just of my little guy enjoying the day! This page was for Tyler's album ...

and this page was for mom's album, it was also for a sketch challenge on ACOT! 

Last but not least my SYAO46 challenge, it was using the same sketch as ACOT, which was funny as I didn't know that until I finished the previous challenge. BUT I really loved the sketch so I changed it up a little and did it again and loved how it came out. This is my DD's 6th birthday from 16 years ago :)! 

For the challenge I used stamping, distressing of the cardstock, 2 of the number 6's, 10 photos, twine and a ruler washi tape. 

2 challenges complete!

This first layout was for a sketch challenge on http://mycreativesketches.blogspot.com/. I really liked the sketch and I'm sure I'll use it again! 

These photo's were taken during a 2012 Summer Family Photo Shoot :). 

This layout was for a sketch challenge on Friends That Scrap Yahoo group, week 12. There are 7 of us still in it to win it! I think this will go a loooooooong time though as much of us are die hard scrappers and love challenges! 

I used bling, brads, tags, tickets, distressing, misting and tearing.  Again loved the sketch and will most likely use it again!