Two Back to Back Pumpkin-themed layouts

Today, I have two back to back layouts to share that I made using 

some Chickaniddy Crafts Scrumptious products.

I made these layouts for the Pages With Papertrey Challenge #39: which is 

to create a "fall-themed layout."

I started with a piece of Hay Ride patterned paper, which I used to mat my layouts:

I trimmed some white card stock to 11.5"x11.5" and created my layouts on that, 

before adhering them to both sides of the Hay Ride patterned paper. 

Here's my first layout, which I matted on the denim side:

 I added a strip of Pumpkin Spice patterned paper along the left hand side.

I adhered two of my photos. I trimmed the third and layered it under a Die Cut Tag.

I typed my journaling onto a piece of white card stock and layered another Die Cut Tag over top. 

I added a couple of leaves that I die-cut from Friends & Family patterned paper 

with the leaf from the Papertrey Ink Pretty Poinsettia die collection.

I added two more die-cut leaves to another Die Cut Tag, 

which I layered over a piece of New Harvest patterned paper.

I added the "date" die-cut (from Die Cut Tags), on which I stamped the date with my date stamp. 

I added a fifth die-cut leaf to this frame, die-cut from Home Sweet Home patterned paper.

And here's the layout that I adhered to the back of that one:

I cut some Nutmeg & Corn on the Cob patterned papers and adhered them to my card stock. 

The Corn on the Cob patterned paper had this great blue and white strip along the bottom, 

so I used that, too, as a border.

 I cut out the "pumpkin" from the Home Sweet Home patterned paper and 

added the Scrumptious Alpha Stickers to finish off my title.

I fussy cut the pumpkins from the Corn on the Cob patterned paper and 

adhered them to a journaling card die-cut (using PTI's Journaling Card 1 die), 

on which I wrote my journaling.

If you create a fall-themed layout for this challenge,

please link to it in a comment here on my blog or here on the PTI forum.

Thanks for looking!

Pages With Papertrey Sketch #38

Today, I have a sketch and layout to share for this month's Pages With Papertrey Sketch.

I chose this sketch from Page Maps.



So, it's an 8.5x11 sketch, but I modified it to a 12x12 layout by adding some patterned

paper behind my photo.

I also just went with one photo, instead of three.

Here's my layout:

I used some Chickaniddy Crafts Scrumptious patterned paper & stickers.

I used a Wet Paint II Cuts diecut for the "you".

Here's a close-up of my journaling:

If you create a layout using this sketch,

please link to it in a comment here on my blog or here on the PTI forum.

Thanks for looking!

Five for Friday

1. I cannot believe that it's already October! 

September totally flew by.... I'm back at work and subbing 

quite a lot, which is good.

Sunday School started up again and I have a new group of 

kids that I'm getting to know, which is fun.

And, I also signed up to volunteer with the Senior High group on Wednesday evenings. :)

2. Last weekend, Austin & I attended a taekwondo refereeing seminar in Winnipeg. 

Austin volunteered at the seminar, which was fun to see.

We managed to do a little shopping in the morning before the seminar and 

after the seminar, we met my mom for supper.

3. Austin talked me into buying tickets to go to Central Canada Comic Con (C4)

in Winnipeg on November 1st.

And to make it even more fun, we're going in costumes. :)

It's a Doctor Who theme (of course).

Austin is the 10th Doctor (David Tennant), Jonah is the 11th Doctor (Matt Smith), 

Sage is going to be Amy Pond (I found her a red wig at Value Village after having supper 

with my mom last weekend) and I'm going as the Tardis. 

(I still need to make my costume, but am hoping to get it done soon.)

Don't worry, I will post photos. ;)

4.  A couple of things I'm loving right now... these jeans (which I got 30% off & used 

a $10 coupon that I got for my birthday) & these runners (which I got for $10).

Both make me very happy.

5. I have a layout to post for this month's Pages With Papertrey, 

along with a new challenge, which is to create your own patterned paper.

I created my own patterned papers with stamps -- the orange one is a Hero Arts stamp

and the text is PTI's Text Style.

The title was die cut using PTI's Headline Alphabet dies.

I created my banner using PTI's double-ended banner die and heat embossed my 

sentiment (from PTI's Slide Frame) in white.

The pumpkins are from Reverse Confetti's Forever Fall stamp set.

If you create a layout for this challenge, please link it up 

here in the comments on my blog or here on the PTI forum

-- I'd love to see what you create!

Thanks for looking!

Pages With Papertrey Sketch #37

Today, I am sharing a layout that I made using the following sketch:

Now, I'm posting this sketch for Pages With Papertrey,
but I have to admit..... the only Papertrey Ink products on my page are cardstock.
I debated on not posting the sketch, but I don't have any other layouts with a sketch
that I could share and a crazy week ahead filled with prepping for Sage's birthday party,
so I figured it was better than nothing. ;)

I used some Crate Paper The Pier patterned paper and chipboard to 

scrapbook these super fun photos of Sage and Jonah's best friend, Josh, on one of

the rides at our local Corn & Apple Festival last summer.

For my title, I used my Mama Elephant alphabet dies and some kraft card stock.

The "today was" stamp is Elle's Studio and I used my date stamp to fill it in.

So if you make a layout using the sketch, please link it up here

in the comments on my blog or here on the PTI forum --

I love to see what you made!

Thanks for looking!

Pages With Papertrey Challenge #37

Today I have a new challenge to share for Pages With Papertrey: 

use the masking technique on your layout.

Here's my layout, where I did some masking to stamp 

some rows of buildings using PTI's City Scene.

I stamped my title using Wet Paint Alphabet.

The patterned paper I tucked behind my building scene is Echo Park.

Here's a close up of my stamped scene:

The buildings were so fun to stamp & they complemented the buidlings in the photos, 

which was the theme of the museum we visited.

The clouds were die cut using PTI's cloud dies.

The arrow at the bottom was stamped & die cut using PTI's A Few Pointers.

If you create a layout using this challenge, please post a link to it here on my blog

or here in the Papertrey Ink forum. I'd love to see what you create!

Thanks for looking!

Five for Friday

1. We are making the very most of our summer....

On Sunday, we went to the Winkler Harvest Festival and took in the rodeo.

On Monday, we joined some friends at the beach.

On Wednesday, we went to the Manitou pool. 

By the way, that red slide was super steep -- and kind of scary, to tell you the truth. 

But I plucked up my courage and slid down it three times. ;)

2. Yesterday was my birthday and I had a great day!

We went to the library reading program wind-up at the park and Austin won

the Hunger Games book set (which he traded with the girl who won the Divergent book set -- too funny!)

My best friend, Val, took me out for lunch at the golf course -- so nice to spend time visiting together!

In the afternoon, I took Jonah & Sage to test drive a Dodge Charger for fun (Jonah's big into cars). 

Big mistake -- it was a really nice car, but unfortunately, not one we can afford right now. Sigh.

Austin had a gift card for Boston Pizza and took us out for supper.

We had our taekwondo black belt class in the evening.

I also wanted to share what Sage gave me for my birthday....and the sweet card she made.

I love this bike/clock! It's so me!

And here's her sweet card -- using the new PTI MIM Country Fair kit.

I'm linking her card up to this week's Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Summer

and to the Simon Says Stamp Summer Vacation Kid's Challenge.

3. We've been watching Lucy for the last three weeks and her owners got home last night.

She is such a wonderful dog. We all love her, but especially Jonah.

Hmmm, I'm predicting a layout in the near future.... ;)

4. I have a card to share that I made for Tag You're It Challenge #4

where we're being inspired by this lovely tag by TYIC Designer Marion:

I was inspired by inlaid die cut word at the top of the tag and the square beneath it.
I decided to use one of my Pretty Pink Posh tag dies,
along with my Simon Says Stamp hello die to make a shaker tag card.

I used Crate Paper The Pier patterned paper for my background,
which I layered over some vintage cream card stock.
I die cut the tag from cream card stock and then die cut the word die
and a square. Initially, I'd thought I'd switch out the Hello for a coloured die cut,
but I thought the cream on cream looked cool.
I filled the shaker with some Pretty Pink Posh wooden stars & sequins
(tangerine, 4mm lemon meringue, pink blush, pink peonies, raspberry).

Visit the Tag You're It Challenge Blog to see the rest of the DT's takes 

on the challenge and to play along, if you'd like.

You have until Wednesday, August 27th to link up your project.

5. And lastly, I have a new sketch to share for Pages With Papertrey:

For my layout, I substituted one 4x6 photo for the two on the right hand side
of the sketch and I put a chipboard frame with my journaling where the photo
on the left hand side was suppose to go.

I used some Crate Paper patterned paper and chipboard shapes/frames for my layout.
I die cut my title using my Papertrey Ink Notebook alphabet dies and some kraft card stock,
which I stamped using a My Favorite Things woodgrain stamp.

Here's a close up of the journaling, which I typed on my friend, Mandy's typewriter
(we were at a crop together when I made this layout.)

If you create a layout using this sketch, please link it up here in the comments on my blog
or here in the Papertrey Ink Forum. I'd love to see what you create!

Thanks for looking!

If I die.... post this on YouTube!

I have a layout to share today for this month's Pages With Papertrey,

where the challenge is to use stamps for your title.

I decided to use my new Wet Paint Alphabet stamps to create my title:

something my son called out as he swung on the Tarzan rope at family day at our local Bible camp. 

I used Crate Paper patterned paper, wooden embellishments and slide frames (the largest and smallest ones.)

The other two slide frames I made using PTI's Slide Frame die and coasters.

I stamped the date using the Slide Frame dies.

I stamped the sentiment from Get Lost in the small Crate Paper slide frame.

If you play along with this month's challenge, please link up your layout here in the comments on my blog

or here in the Papertrey Ink forum. I'd love to see what you create!

I'm also linking this up to Taheerah's Cure for the Monday Blues Challenge #25:

Thanks for looking!

Summer Memories that make me smile

Today, I have a sketch & a layout to share for
this month's Pages With Papertrey Sketch:

For this sketch, I decided to scrapbook some photos that I took of Austin on our
trip to Nanaimo, B.C. in August 2012.
My older brother had paid for Austin to go in one of those giant balls --
it was hilarious to watch!

I stuck really closely to the sketch, but I did add a strip of patterned paper
along the right hand side and I substituted four 2x3 photos for the two 4x3 photos.

I used some Crate Paper patterned paper along the right hand side of my layout,

and a Simple Stories bingo card beneath my title.

The chipboard pieces are all Pebbles.

Beneath my title, I stamped with a stamp from Papertrey Ink's Grunge Me set, inking it in both

orange zest and summer sunrise inks. 

The enamel dots are My Mind's Eye.

I used a PTI Double Ended Banner die to cut the white banner and then 

I stamped on it using an Elle's Studio stamp.

Here's a close-up of the journaling:

If you create a layout using this sketch,

please link it up here in the comments on my blog or 

here on the PTI forum, so I can check it out. :)

Thanks for looking!

Life is Sweet

Just popping in today to share a layout for July's Pages With Papertrey Challenge.

This month's challenge is to include some journaling cards on your layout.

Here's the layout I made, using both one of the journaling cards

that I got for free with my Papertrey Ink order.

which I paired with some We R Memory Keepers journaling cards.

I used my PTI Journaling Card 1 die to die cut the PTI card "Life is sweet". 

The WRMK cards came in a pad, but I noticed they were slightly larger than 

the PTI Journaling Card 1 die, so I die cut them all with the die, too,

so that they were all the same size.

I printed out my title on some vellum, die cut it with the journaling Card 1 die

and adhered it to the WRMK card. 

I stitched it in place with a zig zag strip.

I die cut one of the Life Is Beautiful butterflies from another WRMK journaling card

and added a few decorative brads to finish it off.

If you create a layout for this challenge, please link it up here in the comments 

on my blog or here on the PTI forum.

Thanks for looking!

Pages With Papertrey Sketch #34

Today, I have a sketch & layout to share for

this month's Pages With Papertrey Sketch.

This month's sketch comes from the November 2013 PageMaps:

 

 

Now, I have to say that my finished result isn't really close to the sketch,

but I did use is as a starting off point, which is my favourite thing to do with a sketch.

 

I didn't include the round 2" photo and I shifted my title and journaling over to the

left hand side.

Also, instead of a square photo, I included a slide frame embellishment.

I used some Crate Paper & Heidi Swapp patterned paper.

For my title, I die cut the arrow that came with the PTI Monthly Moments: March die and 

stamped "staying" on it using PTI's Antique Alphabet stamps.

The white die cut letters are Mama Elephant.

I die cut some Heidi Swapp patterned paper using the PTI Slide Frame die

and then framed the leftover patterned paper by building up the slide frame die cut with some

layers of coasters. 

If you create a layout using this sketch,

please link it up here in the comments of my blog 

or here on the PTI forum, so I can check it out!

Thanks for looking!

Pages With Papertrey Challenge #34

Today, I have a layout to share for this month's

Pages With Papertrey Challenge, which is to

use a stencil on your layout.

I used a Simon Says Stamp Snowfall stencil with

a Tim Holtz blending tool to add some polka dots to my layout.

I added the polka dots to my white cardstock background and layered this over some

Fancy Pants corrugated cardstock.

I diecut two hearts (using the hearts from Reverse Confetti's Love Note dies)

-- one from the corrugated cardstock & one from the stenciled cardstock.

Here's a close-up of my journaling:

For my title, I diecut my "puppy" letters using PTI's Bookprint uppercase alphabet dies.

The "love" (a Memory Box die) was also diecut from the corrugated cardstock.

If you decide to create a layout for this challenge,

please link it either here in the comments or here on the PTI forum.

Thanks for looking!