Lasting Memories Challenge #41

This weeks challenge at Lasting Memories has two parts.  The first is to use this page sketch.  The second is to use bling.  I think my layout accomplished both!

...And there is no better time to rock the bling than at a Limo Night with your girlfriends.

Check out the Lasting Memories blog for more inspiration and to play along.

Lasting Memories Challenge #38

This weeks challenge over at Lasting Memories is this great sketch with a circle theme.

The page is of a lunch at White Spot the day before my wedding.  My cousin and I grew up with their milk shakes and pirate pack kids meals.  Since both of our husbands to be are from non-Canadian families they missed out on the childhood fun. 

Check out the Lasting Memories blog for more inspiration and to play along with this weeks challenge.

Scrapbook Challenges and

Again I combined two challenges into one layout.  They colour and embellishment inspiration came from the Scrapbook Challenges crop prompt photo shown below.  I combined it with sketch #119 from The Scrappiest.

 

A couple of work friends and I often have "Finer Things Club" meeting (all you fans of The Office should appreciate this).  This is one they had to give me a gift before my wedding.  They are so sweet!

Cherry & Vanilla

I was exciting to play along with The Scrappiest blog when I saw this sketch.  It just looked like so much fun.

These photos are of my husband and his best friend.  They both happened to grow moustaches at the same time and were feeling like such rebels they wanted to do a bad ass photo shoot.  Unfortunately even the addition of beer and cigars couldn't save this.  It didn't turn out very bad ass at all. The title on the page is cherry and vanilla because those are the flavours of cigars they bought...I thought it was the epitome of not bad ass.

I had so much fun with this page and I'm happy with how it turned out.  Check out The Scrappiest post for Sketch 118!

Another One Inspired by Scrapbook Challenges

All the inspiration on the Scrapbook Challenges blog hop was overwhelming.  There were so many beautiful layouts and sketches I want to use so I have another layout based on one of their own sketches.

This layout is from a trip to Seattle with my cousin when we went to this dirty little 24 hr bar.  So bad it was good.

Also watch out for the Lasting Memories Mother's Day Challenge tomorrow.

Two Challenges in One

I was so excited when I found this page sketch during the Scrapbook Challenges blog hop.  I thought it was great inspiration for a photo I have been trying to scrap for about two years!  Every time I try I find I don't have any inspiration for it...now its finally done.

I used in combination with the From Screen 2 Scrap challenge for Love Actually.

Here is my page!  I love the simplicity and the fun details on the side.  It's great to finally have this layout done.  I am working hard to play catch up so I don't have a million half down albums sitting around...this is one more page down.

Watch out for my Lasting Memories Mothers Day Challenge post on Sunday!

Lasting Memories Challenge #35

Challenge #35 - PAGE SKETCH

I was really struggling to use these pictures and the simple page sketch from Lasting Memories was the perfect inspiration.

Here's my page.  I love how simple it is because the pictures are pretty busy.

Also, take a look back at my previous several posts to find more lasting memories challenges.

Our First Tree!

Since I just got married to my husband in August and we didn't live together before hand this is our first year decorating our own tree for Christmas.  We cut in down in the forest so its not quite perfect but that's party what we lave about it.

When I originally wrote this post I did not mention that I used the Creative Scrapper Sketch #132 because I thought I missed their deadline.  I just checked their blog and as it turns out I'm just losing my mind...there is still another 2 weeks to enter for this sketch!  Here it the sketch I used.  I stretched it out to make it a two pager.

Two More From Mexico

Swimming with the Dolphins

Here is a new layout of our swimming with the dolphin pictures in Mexico.  I've been working on this layout for a while but finally got the stuff in to complete it.  I paid a lot of money for these photos so I'm glad I got a couple pages out of them.

Statues

 This is another page I did a while back.  I enjoyed it because I only printed 4x6 photos so it was super easy.  After a night out at the Coco Bongo and an all inclusive bar my hubby was finally in the mood to take statue pictures with me.  I'm really in love with the pictures.

Jump! - A Sassy Lil' Sketch

This is the second submission I have for this month's Sassy Lil' Sketch.  I loved the design and think it could be used in so many different ways.

My photos are us jumping in the rain forest.  We were visiting Rio Secreto National Park in Mexico, on our way to explore their underground rivers.  I loved the photos and think this page sketch displays them perfectly.

I'm on my way to Victoria for the long weekend but will have more Mexico pages to post on Monday!

Moustache Fight!...and Birthday Card

Moustache Fight
Here is a page I just did of my husband and I.  We got in a wrestling fight with an eyeliner pencil.  Of course he won but at least he let me give him a mustache too when it was over.

Birthday Card
Also, here is a quick birthday card I made for a friend of mine.  I love card making because its the perfect way to use your scraps!

Have a great weekend ladies!

New Page Sketches: One and Two Page Layouts

Here are a few new page sketches I did.  Normally I am very biased towards two page sketches but since I've been blogging and checking out all your blogs I've decided to experiment and do more one page stuff. 

 

I already have pictures print for some of these pages...others are ideas I haven't even taken photos yet for.  I'll be sure to post some completed pages for them soon!  Happy Friday!!!

Mexico Title Page

Last night I completed the title page for our Honeymoon Album.  I have the first and the last page; now I need everything in between other than the couple layouts I posted yesterday.

I am excited about this album and plan on focusing on it till its complete.  I have a tendency to be unfocused when it comes to scrapbooking.  I often do whatever layouts I feel like and have serval albums from years ago that are only half full.

Making the memory albums and guestbook for my wedding forced me to learn the get pages done even when I'm not feeling particularly inspired.  Hopefully this lesson will transfer over and allow me to finish my Mexico album instead of leaving it half done for the next two years.

I based this page on a sketch I had created earlier.  Hope you enjoy!

Two Page Spreads

Here are a few page sketches to help inspire you.  Take a look and think about how you can use them with your own photos.

If you use one or have made a similar layout be sure to post a link.

SKETCH: Feed the Fish

I used this page sketch to create a page of my husband and I on the last day of our honeymoon.  We fed the fish outside our resort. I love it because it uses a lot of pictures and is a layout style I haven't used before.

Page Sketches

Here are some simple page sketches to help jog you creativity.  I love looking at page sketches to help me get out of my creative box.  It's a great way to see someone's perspectives and ideas, and make them your own.