Scrap The Boys: And So the Adventure Begins

Hello there!! I am sharing my last layout with Scrap The Boys DT today! I have been with Rachel and the team for nearly two years!!! 

This month's challenge comes with cut files by Gwen!!! 

I used Pretty Little Studio's Ain't Life Grand paper and embellishments for this layout. I also used two of Gwen's files for this . . . her background file and large adventure title.

Thanks for stopping by today!!!

Scrap The Boys: Life is Good

Hello and welcome!!! It's that time again for a new challenge at ScrapTheBoys!

A friend of mine said, "Girl, you could have made a bigger cake!" LOL . . . my son really wanted to celebrate his 12th birthday at the Melting Pot and this is how they do it. He just LOVES that restaurant and the close atmosphere the place encourages.

I was hugely inspired by this layout on my Pinterest board.  I wanted to make something simple, but bold! So I grabbed my 49 and Market stamps, gelatos and a smattering of various words stamps from my stash.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY TODAY!

Scrap The Boys: I Love You to the Moon and Further

 Hello and welcome! Today is the start of a new challenge at Scrap The Boys!!

Without further ado, here it is! The design team really went all out and has incredible diversity of pages for this challenge. Hope you find inspiration!

I got the starburst freebie die cut from Paper Issues. I will admit, this did not quite turn out the way I wanted, plus the photo of the page is not helping. It seems I'm on the down low with taking good shots these days with trying to learn to use a new lens.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY TODAY!

Scrap The Boys: Loving Today

Hello and welcome!!! Today is the 1st and that means a new challenge is waiting 

for everyone at Scrap The Boys!!! For this month, it's a mood board challenge, 

with lots of blue. For an added bonus, the design team was also provided 

cut files from Cuts 2 You showcasing Created by Gwen Designs.

 I fell instantly in love with the heart and 

it was just a matter of figuring out how I wanted to use it.

I used a touch of Lindy's sprays to really make the heart "pop".

The pattern paper is by Pretty Little Studio's "Ain't Life Grand" collection.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY TODAY!!

Supplies:

--Strathmore for Acrylic paint 12x12

 (this REALLY is much better for making mixed media "pop")

--AC black cardstock

--Pretty Little Studio "Ain't Life Grand" collection

--Pretty Little Studio words and titles

Lindy's Stamp Gang:

--Flat Fabio Tweedle Dee Denim

--Starburst Spray Azure Sea Asters

Prima Marketing:

--Color Bloom Summer Sky

Bling from Hobby Lobby

Date stamp

Scrap The Boys: Merry Christmas

Hey! It's December 1st and you know what that means!!! Time for a new challenge at 

Scrap The Boys!! 

I was greatly inspired by Missy Whidden's summer piece from a couple years ago.

I didn't quite pull off her bright design but it's all good anyway.

I added a light layer of white acrylic paint, instead of gesso. With a small chevron stencil, I then

colored in the pattern using metallic gelatos Ice Currant and Gold Champagne.

I followed that up with stitching! Pattern paper is by Teresa Collins: Tinsel & Company.

Thanks for stopping by today!!!

Scrap The Boys: U + Me

 Hello there! It's that time again for a new challenge at Scrap The Boys!! 

Thanks for stopping by today!!

I have lots of photos of my son and I'm not in many of them. I have even fewer photos of me and my husband, but we did get family photos taken last year. So I thought this was a great opportunity to make a page about us! I was greatly inspired by Natalie DeSousa's page with Simple Stories. 

I used leaf cut files from the Silhouette Design Store. All the pattern paper and extras are by Fancy Pants "Golden Days" collection.

You can really bring a page together just by adding stitching.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:

Paper, stickers and die cuts by:

Fancy Pants - Golden Days

AC Cardstock - smooth white

Sewing Maching

Silhouette Cameo

Scrap The Boys: Love You So Much

Hello! It's the first of the month which means it is time for a new challenge at Scrap The Boys!!!

I went with the white, pink, and blue for a layout about my son on a swing. He had the best toothless smile only a mother can love!!!! (Hint: I have another photo of him missing so many teeth it's hilarious.)

Making a page about my son in his younger days means I get to reach for bright colors! Woo hoo! And I'm rolling in bright colors and paper packs by Pretty Little Studio.

Hope you like my page and thanks for stopping by today!!!

Supplies:

--Pink Fresh - Dream On - (background border)

--AC pink and white cardstock

--Pretty Little Studio - Ain't Life Grand collection of paper, dies, cut-aparts, and stickers

Sewing Machine

Free Cut file by Paper Issues (scribbleclouds)

Sillouette Cameo

Dymo Label

Scrap The Boys: Follow Your Path

Hello there! This month Scrap The Boys has extra big things to share with you. We have been sponsored by 'Created by Gwen', a site dedicated to cut files by a lovely scrapper and designer named Gwen. She provided Scrap The Boys design team with this CuttoYouWild geometric background file for us to play with.

Without further ado, here is my page!

Thank you for stopping by today!!

Supplies:

Simple Stories: Sn@p Basics
Pretty Little Studio: Oakley Avenue Collection

Silhouette Cameo
CuttoYouWild Geometric File

Pebbles Word maker

Scrap The Boys: Hello

Hello and welcome! It's a start of a new month and that means a start of a new challenge at Scrap The Boys!!! Below is the inspiration for this month's challenge.

I won't lie . . . it's a hot summer. It's rather hard for me to get motivated to scrap during the summer months. My office gets really warm in the afternoons and I'd just rather be at the pool, honestly. So, it took me three tries to get this layout right.

I finally settled on a die cut by Ashley Horton. This photo really needed a bright, but light background and Pinkfresh has those in abundance.

All of the embellishments are from Pretty Little Studio. Love their products!!!! The stamped quote is from Citrus Twists.

I added stitching to the die cut at the very end to give it some dimension. Otherwise it became rather lost on the background.

There was a short period of time when my son would let me practice taking photos. He has the prettiest blue eyes. Now . . . . . he's older and I have to bribe him to at least face the camera. LOL!

Supplies:

Pinkfresh: Dream On: Daydream

The Cut Shoppe die cut by Ashley Horton

Pretty Little Studio Embellishments:

--Ain't Life Grand

--Let's Go

--March Freebie Titles

--Sequins

Hand-stitching

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Scrap The Boys: Play in the Water

Today starts a new challenge for Scrap the Boys!

I've been in a summer mood lately and decided to scrap this gem tucked away in my photos. When it comes to scrapping rowdy boys, I like to either take the "loud and bold" approach or the mixed media "messy and masculine" approach.

I decided to play with this fun die cut provided by Paper Issues! I did add journaling along the bottom of the layout, but my logo is covering it up because I wrote names.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Supplies:

Paper:
Bella Blvd: Sand&Surf
Pebbles: Fun in the Sun
Echo Park: Summer Bliss

Embellishments:
Silhouette Cameo - die cut design and title from Paper Issues
Pretty Little Studio - Ain't Life Grand
Pebbles "Chips" - Fun in the Sun
Stitching

Scrap The Boys: Adventure

Hello there! Today starts our new challenge month at Scrap The Boys!!!

 This month it's a mood board challenge. Be sure to check out all the fabulous layouts our design team came up with for this challenge.

I recently updated my Pretty Little Studio stash and just had to use it for this layout!

The large leaves are from the Silhouette Design Store. Lots of embellishments and die cuts from Pretty Little Studio's 'Island Treasure' collection.

The background is from Simple Stories Snap Basics.

After taking photos of this layout, I did go back and add journaling around the leaves.

Thanks for stopping by today!!!

Scrap the Boys: Splash

Hello and welcome!! It's a brand-new month and time for a new challenge at Scrap The Boys.

This month we are teaming up with Cocoa Vanilla, which unfortunately I

do not have any of their products in my stash. So I decided to go completely bright

and colorful.

'Summer Fun' is a cut file I purchased from the Silhouette online store. I also offset the 

cut in the patterned pink to really make the frame pop.

I reached for several items from various places in my stash that seemed to all

have coordinating colors. The die cuts are from the Pebbles line.

I would consider this layout to be simple in design and execution. Some dots,

twine and die cuts and you have yourself a masterpiece!!

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY TODAY!

Supplies:

--Paper:

---Pebbles: Fun in the Sun 

---Echo Park: Summer Bliss

---Bella Blvd: Sand & Surf

Twine

Dots

Pebbles Die Cuts: Fun in the Sun

Silhouette Cameo

Scrap The Boys: Family

Hello there! Today is a bonus post with Scrap The Boys as we join together with

the Stick It Down blog challenges. Here is the sketch . . . perfect for February!

I recently had family photos taken and was really excited to get

started on this page about us. Hearts and family go well together, don't

you think? The large heart is a free cut file from Paper Issues.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY TODAY!

Supplies:

Paper:

--FancyPants "Golden Days"

--Simple Stories - Basics Wood

Ephemera by Golden Days

Silhouette Cameo

Die Cut heart by Paper Issues

Scrap The Boys: Follow Your Dreams

Hello there!! Did I not tell you? I'm now part of the Scrap The Boys Design Team!!! Woot! There are going to be some fabulous challenges lined up for you this year so I hope you'll join me this season. Without further ado, here's the first challenge.

We had family photos taken this year for the first time in 7 years!!!!! Yikes . . . far too long. So bear with me this season as you may be seeing a lot of family photos type 'layouts' in the coming months. I was greatly inspired by this layout on Pinterest. I have been diving more and more into the world of mixed media. It's still a huge learning process and it takes time to build up a color stash. But I'm still very happy with how bright and playful this turned out.

I used a lot of die cuts and a few scraps of paper from Pinkfresh's

"Dream On" collection. The thread of circles is die cuts by Tim Holtz.

Stamps by Tim Holtz and Citrus Kits.

Supplies:

--Paper: Pinkfresh: Dream On collection

--Diecuts: Pinkfresh: Dream On collection

Tim Holtz dies and stamps

Stencils: Brick and Codes

Gelatos: Tangerine and Lemon

Modeling Paste mixed with color

Black acrylic paint

Citrus Twist phrase stamps

Date Stamp

Funny Face

Scrap the Boys September challenge is to include "you" in the photo. If you are like me, you are always behind the camera, not in front of it.  That blog always has great challenges but somehow I get distracted and don't always participate.

Well, this summer I spent a lot of time with my son and randomly decided to get in one of those cheesy photo booths with him one day. So glad I did!!

The sketch and design was greatly inspired by Ashley Horton.  I just love her work.

Thanks for stopping by today!!!

Supplies:
Paper:
---Light Kraft
---Heidi Swapp - September Skies "Aspen"
---American Crafts - Stitched "Continued"
---American Crafts - Stitched Flora
Chipboard Letters - Life is Beautiful
Fancy Pants - Collecting Moments Button Set
Elle's Studio - Serendipity Tabs
Stitching Circles and Embossing Thread - various colors
Enamel Dots
Other stuff