Sweet Baby Girl

Hello back again with an exclusive Birthday Bash Crop challenge

My daughter takes the most adorable photos of my grandkids and this one is one of my favorites of my youngest one at 6 months.

I used some papers from the Beautiful Friendship Kit and love the feel of the page and as I was adding the finishing touches I noticed my kit had a sticker that said "Pearls are always appropriate" I also finished up the page with some pearls instead of my normal bling. I am loving how it all came together, but I am little bit biased with the subject matter. I also used some PML cards for the middle parts. You don't only have to use those in pocket scrapbooking projects. Often time they are perfect page elements.

Let see what you come up with for Birthday Bash Sketch #2:

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Happy Happy Birthday Sketch N Scrap

Lets get this Birthday Bash 6th Birthday Party started! How about a little pre-crop fun?

I can't believe SNS is turning 6. It seems like just yesterday that my friend Lisa was talking about getting a sketch blog started. I was so excited when she gave me the opportunity to be on one of the first Design Teams. Life got a little bit crazy and I had to step down but I would still play along when I could here and there. I was THRILLED last year when life had settled down and I could rejoin the team.

So Happy Birthday Sketch N Scrap here is to many many more!

I made this card with 4 different Picture My Life cards from the cut-aparts in Chelsea Gardens. Even though I decided to do a combination of regular scrapbooking and scrapbooking in a large planner this year I love the PML cards as they are always a great way to make a fast card. Pair that with a sketch and it is easy peasy! 

Card Sketch #98


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Lucky Charms Card - Challenge #2

I hope you have been able to join in our fun over on Facebook for the March Lucky Charms Crop... this is  2nd sketch challenge I hope you can play along.

I have been in the mood to play with some cheery colors and make some fun cards.  This card actually doesn't have any stamping on it. I made if from three pocket page cards. 

Here is the sketch that I used Sketch N Scrap #69



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Week 7 pocket pages lots of love

Week 7 was a lot of fun! It was valentines Day....awww I love a day of love. I got to see my dad, I got my hair highlighted, it has been years! My fiance`s daughter moved out of state last year and she called me a few weeks ago to surprise him so we have that here as well. Week 7 was fun fun fun and full of LOVE. Since it was so eventful I used two pages this week to tell all of the stories I wanted to share. 

Oh and do you see that weather photo? 60 degrees in February is unheard of here in the midwest!!! that is for sure newsworthy. Don't you fret winter came back in full swing. I am so thankful it is now spring as that is probably my favorite season. Everything is new and fresh. 

Week 4 - Pocket Scrapbooking and Organization

So Week 4 features photos of my daughters graduation from the National Guard. We are not really suppose to share where she is at or details so instead of showing you my finished page I thought I would show you a little bit of my process and organization while working on Pocket Scrapbooking

I found a great tracking tool on Pinterest that I love to use when planning my weekly pages. I fill that out and select my pocket page style

Next I cut down photos that I ordered using the collage feature from the Project Life App. That way I can order 4" x 4", 2" x 3" or 2" x 2" photos without the crazy expense of a special size. I just order a 4" x 6" and cut them apart. 

From there I assemble my pages using my PML cards. 

I store my cards in a medium size organizer from CTMH I saw a lot of people storing their cards this way on YouTube and the best part about it, is that it fits in the top of my Raskog Cart from IKEA.  I had originally kept them by color but recently I discovered something about myself that I never new. I scrap much better by collection. So now my cards are sorted by collection and that way everything goes together easy peasy and I don't have to worry about my pinks being a little off from one another.

Pocket Scrapbooking - Week 2 and 3

Whoa here I am again with week 2 and 3!!! It is really working this time. Now I just have to keep it up. How are your scrappy goals coming along?

I don't really tend to follow hard set rules when I scrapbook. I like to keep it fun and so I pretty much do what I want and what I like. My life is one that I love but it isn't always super exciting. I worked really hard to make my life lovely and simple and so there might be weeks when there really just isn't much going on. Especially when we are in the middle of winter and it has just been cold and dreary out there.

With that being said. I combined weeks 2 and 3 so I didn't end up with a pocket page full of pretty pockets filled with PML cards. I want to keep my album photo heavy with a good balance of filler and journal cards.

I feel like I am starting to get the hang of this. Some of it seems to just be patient. I might not like how one pocket is looking but then when I put it all together it is like magic happens and it just works.

Supplies from CTMH unless otherwise noted:

Cardstock: Pomegranate,  Whisper, White Daisy

Pattern Paper -  Sugar Rush

Embellishments - Sugar Rush Complements, Sugar Rush Dots

Other - Sugar  Rush Washi Tape

Extra PML Cards - Hooray!

Several years ago I was in a kit club and I loved it! One of the things I would try to do was use up the kit within a month or two of getting the kit. That way I could keep a fresh rotation of supplies I love on hand. In January most, but not all, of my projects came from the Workshops Your Way Sugar Rush Scrapbooking Kit from Close to my Heart. I love getting their kits because it all coordinates and it just makes my life simpler as far as trying to match supplies from different companies.

I know I am being wordy today but stay with me here I do have a cute project I am just giving you a little background. 

CTMH also made some changes recently, I think within the last year or so, and started adding PML cards into their paper packets. This is great for someone like me because I am actually doing pocket scrapbooking this year. However what if you don't do pocket scrapbooking? Well you can still use them in traditional scrapbooking like I did a while back on these pages. You can also use them on cards which is what I typically do. 

Supplies from CTMH unless otherwise noted:

Cardstock: Pomegranate

Stamps: Flower Market Collection

Ink: Black

Pattern Paper -  Sugar Rush

Embellishments - Sugar Rush Dots

Pocket Scrapping - Week 1

You might remember last week when I said I accomplished a Pocket Page Scrapbook well I did it again! If I play my cards right...(my PML* cards that is) I will be sharing these pages with you all year long! Do you think I can do it?

We shall see. Here is week two. I had a pretty busy week full of pajama days...last few days of Christmas vacation. A road trip to take my little soldier girl back to her AIT (Advanced Individual Training) and a nice overnight visit with my grandmother, whom is 97 and still lives independently.

The first thing I did was go through my photos and decide which ones I wanted to print.

Side note: when I decided i wanted to try Pocket Scrapbooking again I ran across a few good tips. Go through and edit or delete my photos every night. Make up collages and print them in 4 x 6 format at your favorite printer. Take notes if you can. Don't stress about it.

Ok so back to my page. I decided what photos I wanted and sent them to my local 1 hour photo lab and then I started working on my page. This week turned out to be all about the stories and less about the pockets. I added a few tabs and a few other little embellishments and "didn't stress about it" and called it complete. I love how it turned out!

One thing that I often get stuck on when I scrapbook is the story. I know this and so I have taken classes and bought books but I still cannot figure out how to make my story the way I want. I think that is why I ended up loving this page. I just talked about why I selected these photos (out of about 50) or what was going on in the photos. Now I didn't end up scrapbooking a few of the photos that I took but I just set them aside for now and I can use them in other pages or in a mini album or something. 

*Picture My Life

Supplies from CTMH unless otherwise noted:

Cardstock: Pomegranate, Seaglass 

Pattern Paper -  Sugar Rush

Embellishments - Sugar Rush Complements, Sugar Rush Dots

Other - Sugar  Rush Washi Tape

This is the year - Pocket Scrapping

For the last several years I have said I think I will try Pocket Scrapbooking. Every year I sit down plan what to scrap my first week order photos and stare blankly at the page and set it aside and go back to the traditional way I scrapbook.

This year it is a little different.

I have been trying to be more active in my scrappy groups on FB and less active in the other things you find on FB. This has been amazing! I have been scrapping more, organizing more, interacting more. I love it! So I mentioned how I had been organizing more, well I discovered I have a TON of pocket page protectors...and I am not kidding! I have like 90. That is a whole album and then some. So again this year I vowed to start pocket scrapbooking.

Here is what happened.

I did it! It went pretty smooth. I did have to figure things out and I swapped stuff around and changed out my photos a few times but I did it and I love how it came together.

I shared this on Facebook and had a lot of questions about that page protector. It says Stampin' Up! on the side so it must be from one of their value packs or something as I have only this one. I will list out the other supplies below they are from Close to my Heart.

Have you tried Pocket Scrapbooking?

Supplies from CTMH:

Cardstock: Pomegranate, Seaglass 
Pattern Paper -  Sugar Rush
Embellishments - Sugar Rush Complements
Other - Sugar  Rush Washi Tape

Challenge 15A: Technique using Liquid Glass

 

Hello there!! Welcome to another challenge at Between The Folds!! We hope that you will participate in the challenges!  We love seeing the different takes on each project!   Now, let's get started on the fun!  

This week's challenge at Between The Folds Bi-Weekly Challenge Blog is using Close to my Heart's Liquid Glass.

I decided to make a PML card using the cut aparts from Charlotte Paper Pack. Here is a close up before I added Liquid Glass.
 

 

Added some banners and layers and then picked an element to add liquid glass to. I wanted that to pop and liquid glass is perfect for that.

 

 

Here is the liquid glass all dry. You can see if is all glossy and clear. When you first add it sometimes it looks a little cloudy.

 



 

 

Here is my finished card. I will be printing up some black and white photos and making some 3" x 4" cards as well. This is the first time I have beefed up my PML cards and I have to say...I loved it!

 

We would love to see your interpretation of this challenge, so please play along with us. All submissions must have some Close To My Heart product on it and if the CTMH product you used isn't obvious, please let us know what you used. You have until Monday, February 29, 2016 at 11:55 pm. Eastern Time to participate in this challenge.

How about a little Jackson Action

I will be honest sometimes I struggle when I have a masculine paper pack. That has not been the case with Jackson. Perhaps it is because I love the colors that come in this kit. I really wanted to pair this up with some camping I plan on doing this summer. I will be offering these projects up at the end of the month in two different workshops. A Card Workshop featuring the Camper Crazy stamp set and a Scrapbooking Workshop featuring Picture My Life Cards and The Authentic Live stamp set.